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Escape from Tarkov ammo tier list by calibre: which armor class every round defeats, which trader sells it and from which loyalty level.

• Armor tier list

A rank is a rule, not an opinion. For armor it equals the in-game protection class. For a round it is the highest class it reliably defeats: penetration of at least “class × 10”. An A-rank round defeats A-rank armor and anything below.

.50 BMG

• S (defeats class 6): .50 BMG M903 SLAP (pen 115, dmg 160)
• A (defeats class 5): .50 BMG M33 (pen 56, dmg 190) — Peacekeeper LL4
• B (defeats class 4): .50 BMG M21 (pen 45, dmg 220) — Peacekeeper LL4
• C (defeats class 3): .50 BMG HP (pen 34, dmg 260) — Peacekeeper LL4

.338 Lapua Magnum

• S (defeats class 6): .338 Lapua Magnum AP (pen 79, dmg 115)
• B (defeats class 4): .338 Lapua Magnum FMJ (pen 47, dmg 122) — Jaeger LL4
• C (defeats class 3): .338 Lapua Magnum UCW (pen 32, dmg 142) — Jaeger LL3
• F (below class 2): .338 Lapua Magnum TAC-X (pen 18, dmg 196) — Jaeger LL2

7.62x54mm R

• S (defeats class 6): 7.62x54mm R BS gs (pen 70, dmg 72); 7.62x54mm R SNB gzh (pen 62, dmg 75)
• A (defeats class 5): 7.62x54mm R BT gzh (pen 55, dmg 78)
• B (defeats class 4): 7.62x54mm R PS gzh (pen 45, dmg 84) — Prapor LL4; 7.62x54mm R LPS gzh (pen 42, dmg 81); 7.62x54mm R T-46M gzh (pen 41, dmg 82) — Prapor LL3
• C (defeats class 3): 7.62x54mm R FMJ (pen 36, dmg 84) — Prapor LL2; 7.62x54mm R SP BT (pen 31, dmg 92) — Skier LL1
• D (defeats class 2): 7.62x54mm R HP BT (pen 26, dmg 102) — Jaeger LL1

7.62x51mm

• S (defeats class 6): 7.62x51mm M993 (pen 65, dmg 70); 7.62x51mm M61 (pen 60, dmg 73)
• A (defeats class 5): 7.62x51mm M80A1 (pen 55, dmg 75)
• B (defeats class 4): 7.62x51mm M80 (pen 43, dmg 80) — Peacekeeper LL4; 7.62x51mm M62 Tracer (pen 42, dmg 82)
• C (defeats class 3): 7.62x51mm BCP FMJ (pen 37, dmg 83) — Jaeger LL3; 7.62x51mm TCW SP (pen 30, dmg 85) — Skier LL2
• F (below class 2): 7.62x51mm Ultra Nosler (pen 15, dmg 105) — Jaeger LL1

5.45x39mm

• S (defeats class 6): 5.45x39mm PPBS gs Igolnik (pen 62, dmg 37)
• A (defeats class 5): 5.45x39mm BS gs (pen 54, dmg 45)
• B (defeats class 4): 5.45x39mm BP gs (pen 45, dmg 48); 5.45x39mm 7N40 (pen 42, dmg 55) — Prapor LL4
• C (defeats class 3): 5.45x39mm BT gs (pen 37, dmg 54) — Prapor LL4; 5.45x39mm PP gs (pen 34, dmg 51)
• D (defeats class 2): 5.45x39mm PS gs (pen 28, dmg 56) — Prapor LL2; 5.45x39mm FMJ (pen 24, dmg 55) — Prapor LL2; 5.45x39mm T gs (pen 20, dmg 59) — Prapor LL2
• F (below class 2): 5.45x39mm US gs (pen 17, dmg 65) — Prapor LL1; 5.45x39mm SP (pen 15, dmg 67) — Skier LL1; 5.45x39mm PRS gs (pen 13, dmg 70) — Prapor LL1; 5.45x39mm HP (pen 9, dmg 76) — Jaeger LL1

7.62x39mm

• A (defeats class 5): 7.62x39mm MAI AP (pen 58, dmg 53)
• B (defeats class 4): 7.62x39mm BP gzh (pen 47, dmg 58); 7.62x39mm PP gzh (pen 41, dmg 59) — Prapor LL4
• C (defeats class 3): 7.62x39mm PS gzh (pen 35, dmg 61) — Prapor LL3; 7.62x39mm T-45M1 gzh (pen 30, dmg 65) — Prapor LL1
• D (defeats class 2): 7.62x39mm US gzh (pen 29, dmg 56) — Prapor LL1; 7.62x39mm FMJ (pen 26, dmg 63) — Prapor LL1; 7.62x39mm SP (pen 20, dmg 68) — Skier LL1
• F (below class 2): 7.62x39mm HP (pen 15, dmg 80) — Jaeger LL1

.50 AE

• A (defeats class 5): .50 AE FMJ Bull (pen 57, dmg 113)
• B (defeats class 4): .50 AE FMJ (pen 40, dmg 85) — Mechanic LL3
• C (defeats class 3): .50 AE Copper Solid (pen 33, dmg 94) — Mechanic LL2
• D (defeats class 2): .50 AE Hawk JSP (pen 26, dmg 122) — Jaeger LL1
• F (below class 2): .50 AE JHP (pen 12, dmg 147) — Jaeger LL2

5.56x45mm

• A (defeats class 5): 5.56x45mm SSA AP (pen 57, dmg 38); 5.56x45mm M995 (pen 53, dmg 42)
• B (defeats class 4): 5.56x45mm M855A1 (pen 44, dmg 49)
• C (defeats class 3): 5.56x45mm M856A1 (pen 38, dmg 52) — Peacekeeper LL4; 5.56x45mm MK 318 Mod 0 (SOST) (pen 33, dmg 53); 5.56x45mm M855 (pen 31, dmg 54) — Peacekeeper LL3
• D (defeats class 2): 5.56x45mm FMJ (pen 23, dmg 57) — Peacekeeper LL2
• F (below class 2): 5.56x45mm M856 (pen 18, dmg 60) — Peacekeeper LL1; 5.56x45mm MK 255 Mod 0 (RRLP) (pen 11, dmg 72) — Peacekeeper LL1; 5.56x45mm HP (pen 7, dmg 79) — Jaeger LL1; 5.56x45mm Warmageddon (pen 3, dmg 88) — Peacekeeper LL2

9.3x64mm

• A (defeats class 5): 9.3x64mm 7N33 (pen 56, dmg 108)
• B (defeats class 4): 9.3x64mm FMJ (pen 44, dmg 115) — Prapor LL4
• C (defeats class 3): 9.3x64mm SP (pen 37, dmg 129) — Prapor LL3

9x39mm

• A (defeats class 5): 9x39mm BP gs (pen 54, dmg 58)
• B (defeats class 4): 9x39mm SP-6 gs (pen 48, dmg 60) — Prapor LL4; 9x39mm PAB-9 gs (pen 43, dmg 62)
• C (defeats class 3): 9x39mm SPP gs (pen 35, dmg 68) — Prapor LL4
• D (defeats class 2): 9x39mm SP-5 gs (pen 28, dmg 71) — Prapor LL2
• F (below class 2): 9x39mm FMJ (pen 17, dmg 75) — Jaeger LL1

4.6x30mm

• A (defeats class 5): 4.6x30mm AP SX (pen 53, dmg 35)
• B (defeats class 4): 4.6x30mm FMJ SX (pen 40, dmg 43) — Mechanic LL4
• C (defeats class 3): 4.6x30mm JSP SX (pen 32, dmg 46) — Mechanic LL3
• D (defeats class 2): 4.6x30mm Subsonic SX (pen 23, dmg 52) — Mechanic LL2
• F (below class 2): 4.6x30mm Action SX (pen 18, dmg 65) — Mechanic LL1

5.8x42mm

• A (defeats class 5): 5.8x42mm DVC12 (pen 52, dmg 46)
• B (defeats class 4): 5.8x42mm DVX12 (pen 47, dmg 48)
• C (defeats class 3): 5.8x42mm DBP191 (pen 39, dmg 53) — Skier LL3; 5.8x42mm DBX95 (pen 33, dmg 57) — Skier LL2

.300 Blackout

• B (defeats class 4): .300 Blackout AP (pen 48, dmg 51); .300 Blackout CBJ (pen 43, dmg 58) — Peacekeeper LL4
• C (defeats class 3): .300 Blackout M62 Tracer (pen 36, dmg 54); .300 Blackout BCP FMJ (pen 30, dmg 60) — Skier LL3
• D (defeats class 2): .300 Blackout V-Max (pen 20, dmg 72) — Skier LL2
• F (below class 2): .300 Whisper (pen 14, dmg 90) — Jaeger LL1

6.8x51mm SIG

• B (defeats class 4): 6.8x51mm SIG Hybrid (pen 47, dmg 72) — Peacekeeper LL4
• C (defeats class 3): 6.8x51mm SIG FMJ (pen 36, dmg 80) — Peacekeeper LL3

12.7x55mm

• B (defeats class 4): 12.7x55mm PS12B (pen 46, dmg 102) — Prapor LL4
• D (defeats class 2): 12.7x55mm PS12 (pen 28, dmg 115) — Prapor LL2
• F (below class 2): 12.7x55mm PS12A (pen 10, dmg 165) — Prapor LL2

.308 ME

• B (defeats class 4): .308 ME (pen 42, dmg 80) — Mechanic LL3
• D (defeats class 2): .308 ME LOKT (pen 24, dmg 96) — Jaeger LL2

.366 TKM

• B (defeats class 4): .366 TKM AP-M (pen 42, dmg 90)
• C (defeats class 3): .366 TKM EKO (pen 30, dmg 73) — Jaeger LL1
• D (defeats class 2): .366 TKM FMJ (pen 23, dmg 98) — Jaeger LL1
• F (below class 2): .366 TKM Geksa (pen 14, dmg 110) — Jaeger LL1

23x75mm

• C (defeats class 3): 23x75mm Barrikada slug (pen 39, dmg 192) — Prapor LL3
• F (below class 2): 23x75mm Shrapnel-10 buckshot (pen 11, dmg 87) — Prapor LL2; 23x75mm Shrapnel-25 buckshot (pen 10, dmg 78) — Prapor LL3; 23x75mm Zvezda flashbang round (pen 0, dmg 0) — Prapor LL3

9x19mm

• C (defeats class 3): 9x19mm PBP gzh (pen 39, dmg 44) — Prapor LL4; 9x19mm AP 6.3 (pen 30, dmg 52) — Peacekeeper LL3
• D (defeats class 2): 9x19mm Pst gzh (pen 20, dmg 54) — Prapor LL1
• F (below class 2): 9x19mm FMJ M882 (pen 18, dmg 56) — Peacekeeper LL1; 9x19mm Green Tracer (pen 14, dmg 58) — Mechanic LL1; 9x19mm Luger CCI (pen 10, dmg 70) — Mechanic LL2; 9x19mm PSO gzh (pen 10, dmg 59) — Jaeger LL1; 9x19mm QuakeMaker (pen 8, dmg 85) — Peacekeeper LL4; 9x19mm RIP (pen 2, dmg 102) — Mechanic LL4

.45 ACP

• C (defeats class 3): .45 ACP AP (pen 38, dmg 66) — Peacekeeper LL4
• D (defeats class 2): .45 ACP Match FMJ (pen 25, dmg 72) — Peacekeeper LL1
• F (below class 2): .45 ACP Lasermatch FMJ (pen 19, dmg 76) — Peacekeeper LL1; .45 ACP Hydra-Shok (pen 13, dmg 100) — Peacekeeper LL2; .45 ACP RIP (pen 3, dmg 130) — Mechanic LL4

9x21mm

• C (defeats class 3): 9x21mm 7N42 Zubilo (pen 38, dmg 49) — Prapor LL4; 9x21mm BT gzh (pen 32, dmg 52) — Prapor LL3
• D (defeats class 2): 9x21mm 7U4 (pen 27, dmg 53) — Prapor LL3; 9x21mm PS gzh (pen 22, dmg 59) — Prapor LL2
• F (below class 2): 9x21mm P gzh (pen 18, dmg 65) — Prapor LL2; 9x21mm PE gzh (pen 15, dmg 80) — Prapor LL1

12/70

• C (defeats class 3): 12/70 AP-20 armor-piercing slug (pen 37, dmg 164); 12/70 flechette (pen 31, dmg 25) — Jaeger LL3
• D (defeats class 2): 12/70 makeshift .50 BMG slug (pen 26, dmg 197) — Jaeger LL3; 12/70 Piranha (pen 24, dmg 25) — Jaeger LL2; 12/70 FTX Custom Lite slug (pen 20, dmg 183) — Jaeger LL2; 12/70 Poleva-6u slug (pen 20, dmg 150) — Jaeger LL2
• F (below class 2): 12/70 Poleva-3 slug (pen 17, dmg 140) — Jaeger LL1; 12/70 Dual Sabot slug (pen 17, dmg 85) — Jaeger LL1; 12/70 lead slug (pen 15, dmg 167) — Skier LL1; 12/70 Copper Sabot Premier HP slug (pen 14, dmg 206) — Jaeger LL2; 12/70 Grizzly 40 slug (pen 12, dmg 190) — Jaeger LL1; 12/70 SuperFormance HP slug (pen 5, dmg 220) — Jaeger LL2; 12/70 7mm buckshot (pen 3, dmg 39) — Skier LL1; 12/70 6.5mm Express buckshot (pen 3, dmg 35) — Jaeger LL1; 12/70 RIP (pen 2, dmg 265) — Jaeger LL4; 12/70 8.5mm Magnum buckshot (pen 2, dmg 50) — Jaeger LL3; 12/70 5.25mm buckshot (pen 1, dmg 37) — Jaeger LL1

5.7x28mm

• C (defeats class 3): 5.7x28mm SS190 (pen 37, dmg 49) — Peacekeeper LL4; 5.7x28mm L191 (pen 33, dmg 53) — Peacekeeper LL3
• D (defeats class 2): 5.7x28mm SB193 (pen 27, dmg 59) — Peacekeeper LL2; 5.7x28mm SS197SR (pen 25, dmg 62) — Peacekeeper LL2
• F (below class 2): 5.7x28mm SS198LF (pen 17, dmg 70) — Peacekeeper LL1; 5.7x28mm R37.X (pen 11, dmg 81) — Mechanic LL2; 5.7x28mm R37.F (pen 8, dmg 98) — Mechanic LL3

7.62x25mm TT

• C (defeats class 3): 7.62x25mm TT M995 (pen 37, dmg 32); 7.62x25mm TT M855A1 (pen 31, dmg 34) — Mechanic LL2
• D (defeats class 2): 7.62x25mm TT M856A1 (pen 27, dmg 36) — Mechanic LL1; 7.62x25mm TT Pst gzh (pen 25, dmg 50) — Prapor LL2
• F (below class 2): 7.62x25mm TT PT gzh (pen 18, dmg 55) — Prapor LL2; 7.62x25mm TT P gl (pen 14, dmg 58) — Prapor LL2; 7.62x25mm TT AKBS (pen 12, dmg 58) — Prapor LL1; 7.62x25mm TT FMJ43 (pen 11, dmg 60) — Prapor LL1; 7.62x25mm TT LRN (pen 8, dmg 64) — Jaeger LL1; 7.62x25mm TT LRNPC (pen 7, dmg 66) — Jaeger LL1

.357 Magnum

• C (defeats class 3): .357 Magnum FMJ (pen 35, dmg 70) — Jaeger LL2
• D (defeats class 2): .357 Magnum JHP (pen 24, dmg 88) — Jaeger LL2
• F (below class 2): .357 Magnum HP (pen 18, dmg 99) — Jaeger LL1; .357 Magnum SP (pen 12, dmg 108) — Jaeger LL1

20/70

• C (defeats class 3): 20/70 TSS Armor Piercing Slug (pen 30, dmg 155)
• D (defeats class 2): 20/70 Dangerous Game Slug (pen 25, dmg 143); 20/70 flechette (pen 24, dmg 20)
• F (below class 2): 20/70 Poleva-6u slug (pen 17, dmg 135) — Jaeger LL1; 20/70 Star slug (pen 16, dmg 154) — Jaeger LL3; 20/70 Poleva-3 slug (pen 14, dmg 120) — Jaeger LL1; 20/70 Devastator slug (pen 5, dmg 198) — Jaeger LL3; 20/70 7.5mm buckshot (pen 3, dmg 25) — Skier LL1; 20/70 7.3mm buckshot (pen 3, dmg 23) — Jaeger LL2; 20/70 6.2mm buckshot (pen 2, dmg 22) — Jaeger LL2; 20/70 5.6mm buckshot (pen 1, dmg 26) — Jaeger LL1

9x18mm

• D (defeats class 2): 9x18mm PM PBM gzh (pen 28, dmg 40) — Prapor LL1; 9x18mm PMM PstM gzh (pen 24, dmg 58) — Prapor LL1
• F (below class 2): 9x18mm PM BZhT gzh (pen 18, dmg 53) — Prapor LL2; 9x18mm PM RG028 gzh (pen 13, dmg 65) — Prapor LL1; 9x18mm PM Pst gzh (pen 12, dmg 50) — Prapor LL1; 9x18mm PM PPT gzh (pen 8, dmg 59) — Prapor LL1; 9x18mm PM PPe gzh (pen 7, dmg 61) — Prapor LL1; 9x18mm PM PRS gs (pen 6, dmg 58) — Prapor LL1; 9x18mm PM PS gs PPO (pen 6, dmg 55) — Prapor LL1; 9x18mm PM PSO gzh (pen 5, dmg 54) — Prapor LL1; 9x18mm PM P gzh (pen 5, dmg 50) — Prapor LL1; 9x18mm PM PSV (pen 3, dmg 69) — Jaeger LL2; 9x18mm PM SP7 gzh (pen 2, dmg 77) — Prapor LL2; 9x18mm PM SP8 gzh (pen 1, dmg 67) — Prapor LL2