What is the best gun for an auto turret?

On a naked player standing still in clear view, the Bolt Action Rifle with its usual ammo: 1 shot, 0 s from the first shot. Against full metal, the M249 (0.8 s). Averages at 15 m.

Is a shotgun good in an auto turret?

Up close. A Pump Shotgun turret lands 72% of its pellets at 5 m, 20% at 15 m and 5% at 30 m. A rifle bullet lands every time.

Does an AK do full damage in a turret?

No. A turret scales each gun's damage. The AK deals 35% of its handheld damage, a Bolt Action Rifle 128%.

What is the auto turret range?

An auto turret sees targets up to 30 m away.

How much power does an auto turret need?

10 rW. Without it the turret does not shoot.

Best Auto Turret Weapon in Rust: Time to Kill Ranked

Target

Distance

Pellets spread, so fewer land further out. Past 30 m the turret does not fire.

Gun

Leave it on Fastest, or pick the gun you have. Any row in the table works too.

Fastest turret gun

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Bolt Action Rifle kills a naked player at 15 m with 1 5.56 Rifle Ammo on average.

Avg rounds per kill

Avg per shot

102HP

Hits that land

100%

at 15 m

Fewest rounds

Bolt Action Rifle

Every turret gun

naked · 15 m

Weapon	Ammo	Scale	Avg hit	Shots	Seconds
Bolt Action Rifle	5.56 Rifle Ammo	128%	102.4	1	0
L96 Rifle	5.56 Rifle Ammo	128%	102.4	1	0
M249	5.56 Rifle Ammo	45%	29.6	4	0.6
HMLMG	5.56 Rifle Ammo	40%	23.1	5	0.8
Assault Rifle	5.56 Rifle Ammo	35%	17.5	6	1
Python Revolver	Pistol Bullet	39%	21.2	5	1.6
M39 Rifle	5.56 Rifle Ammo	40%	20	5	1.6
Minigun	5.56 Rifle Ammo	30%	11.3	9	1.6
Prototype 17	Pistol Bullet	28%	11.2	9	1.6
LR-300 Assault Rifle	5.56 Rifle Ammo	28%	11.2	9	1.6
MP5A4	Pistol Bullet	26%	9.8	11	2
Thompson	Pistol Bullet	26%	9.8	11	2
Crossbow	Wooden Arrow	84%	50.4	2	2.2
Bowless Crossbow	Wooden Arrow	84%	50.4	2	2.2
High Caliber Revolver	5.56 Rifle Ammo	65%	42.3	3	2.4
M92 Pistol	Pistol Bullet	32%	14.2	8	2.8
SKS	5.56 Rifle Ammo	30%	12.6	8	2.8
M16A2	5.56 Rifle Ammo	24%	8.6	12	2.8
Custom SMG	Pistol Bullet	21%	6.3	16	3
Mini Crossbow	Wooden Arrow	70%	35	3	3.2
Semi-Automatic Pistol	Pistol Bullet	28%	11.2	9	3.2
M15 Semi-Automatic Pistol	Pistol Bullet	28%	11.2	9	3.2
Semi-Automatic Rifle	5.56 Rifle Ammo	28%	11.2	9	3.2
Compound Bow	Wooden Arrow	70%	35	3	4.4
Hunting Bow	Wooden Arrow	70%	35	3	4.4
Legacy Bow	Wooden Arrow	70%	35	3	4.4
Revolver	Pistol Bullet	24%	8.6	12	6
Nailgun	Nailgun Nails	35%	6.3	16	6
Spas-12 Shotgun	12 Gauge Buckshot	26%	8.4	12.4	7.2
Handmade SMG	Pistol Bullet	15%	3.1	33	8.4
M4 Shotgun	12 Gauge Buckshot	28%	8.1	12.9	9.6
Blunderbuss	Handmade Shell	35%	11.8	9	11.7
Double Barrel Shotgun	Handmade Shell	35%	11.8	9	11.7
Krieg Shotgun	12 Gauge Buckshot	35%	14.9	7.5	11.8
Pump Shotgun	12 Gauge Buckshot	35%	14.9	7.5	11.8
Blow Pipe	Wood Dart	35%	17.5	6	12
Eoka Pistol	Handmade Shell	35%	8.2	12.8	18.9
Waterpipe Shotgun	Handmade Shell	35%	10.9	9.7	26.2
Paintball Gun	Paintball	26%	<0.1	2540	675.8

Hits and shots are averages at the chosen range: shotgun pellets spread, a rifle bullet lands every time. Shots is also the rounds used per kill. Auto turret sight 30 m, 10 rW; it fires with the gun's own spread. Shotgun trap cooldown 0.5 s. Flame turret sweeps 90°, 4 s spray. SAM targets aircraft within 150 m and shoots down rockets within 225 m.

Rust Auto Turret Time to Kill by Weapon

A turret fires the gun's own ammo, then scales the damage. It applies the gun's damage scale a second time, so strong guns gain and weak ones lose: the Assault Rifle deals 35% of its handheld damage, the Bolt Action 128%, the MP5 26%. Range does not reduce the damage of a hit, and hits count as body shots. Spread does matter: shotgun pellets fan out, so a Pump Shotgun lands 72% of its pellets at 5 m and 5% at 30 m, while rifle and SMG bullets all land. The table shows the average damage and shots at the range you pick. Armour counts as a whole-body average: all worn protection added up and split over six, so a chest plate helps less against a turret than against a player. A turret only takes a shot every 0.2 seconds at best, so even the fastest guns fire five rounds a second, and semi-automatic guns wait half again as long, rounded up to the next 0.2 seconds. Rank by seconds if you want the kill, by shots if you are feeding the turret.

Methodology

Turret hits were tested in game on our own server for pistols, shotguns and the High Caliber Revolver, and the armour rule was tested on a full metal kit; every other gun uses the same formula with its own settings. Pellet spread was tested in game with 200 shots per gun at 5, 15 and 30 m against a standing target. Every gun was also run in a powered turret that found and shot a standing scientist by itself, to check its shot rate and hits. Seconds count the turret's fire rate, burst pauses and its short reload. Flame turret, shotgun trap and SAM ranges are the entities' own values. Tested on the current version of Rust.

Best Auto Turret Guns

Target

Distance

Gun

Every turret gun

Rust Auto Turret Time to Kill by Weapon

Methodology

Auto turrets: common questions