Weapon Comparison – Every 7 Days to Die 3.3 Weapon's Damage and DPS

Weapon	Class	Round	Damage Q1	Damage Q6	Head Q6	Per min	Magazine	Reload s	Range m	DPS Q1	DPS Q6	Sustained Q6
SMG-5	Handguns and SMGs	AP 9mm Ammo	56	70	280	480	30	4	36 / 65	448	560	271	Calculate
.44 Desert Vulture	Handguns and SMGs	AP .44 Magnum Ammo	104	130	520	130	8	2	36 / 50	225	282	183	Calculate
.44 Magnum	Handguns and SMGs	AP .44 Magnum Ammo	79	98	392	100	6	4	32 / 70	132	163	77	Calculate
Pistol	Handguns and SMGs	AP 9mm Ammo	43	53	212	180	15	2	20 / 50	129	159	114	Calculate
Pipe Pistol	Handguns and SMGs	AP 9mm Ammo	34	42	168	126	6	5.57	12 / 40	71	88	30	Calculate
Double Barrel Shotgun	Shotguns	Shotgun AP Slug (Ammo)	176	220	880	240	2	3	9 / 18	704	880	126	Calculate
Pipe Shotgun	Shotguns	Shotgun AP Slug (Ammo)	173	216	864	120	1	5.67	9 / 18	346	432	35	Calculate
Auto Shotgun	Shotguns	Shotgun Shell (Ammo)	10 × 20	10 × 25	1,000	70	16	3	4 / 10	233	292	239	Calculate
Pump Shotgun	Shotguns	Shotgun AP Slug (Ammo)	180	225	900	60	8	2.5	9 / 18	180	225	171	Calculate
Sniper Rifle	Rifles	AP 7.62mm Ammo	110	137	1,348	140	12	3.33	84 / 150	257	320	194	Calculate
Hunting Rifle	Rifles	AP 7.62mm Ammo	68	85	540	120	1	2.88	62 / 150	136	170	25	Calculate
Lever Action Rifle	Rifles	AP 7.62mm Ammo	86	107	828	82	5	3	72 / 150	118	146	80	Calculate
Pipe Rifle	Rifles	AP 7.62mm Ammo	54	67	368	120	1	3.5	50 / 150	108	134	17	Calculate
M60 Machine Gun	Machine guns	AP 7.62mm Ammo	77	96	384	440	60	5	61 / 90	565	704	437	Calculate
Tactical Assault Rifle	Machine guns	AP 7.62mm Ammo	60	75	300	405	30	2.62	51 / 90	405	506	319	Calculate
KV-47 Machine Gun	Machine guns	AP 7.62mm Ammo	47	58	232	360	30	2.87	43 / 90	282	348	221	Calculate
Pipe Machine Gun	Machine guns	AP 7.62mm Ammo	37	46	184	335	15	3.47	34 / 90	207	257	112	Calculate
Compound Crossbow	Bows and crossbows	Steel Crossbow Bolt (Ammo)	88	123	492	75	1	2.87	43 / 100	110	154	34	Calculate
Compound Bow	Bows and crossbows	Steel Arrow (Ammo)	71	95	380	75	1	1.11	37 / 100	89	119	50	Calculate
Iron Crossbow	Bows and crossbows	Steel Crossbow Bolt (Ammo)	63	88	352	75	1	2.87	30 / 100	79	110	24	Calculate
Wooden Bow	Bows and crossbows	Steel Arrow (Ammo)	51	68	272	75	1	1.11	27 / 100	64	85	36	Calculate
Primitive Bow	Bows and crossbows	Steel Arrow (Ammo)	37	49	196	75	1	1.11	20 / 100	46	61	26	Calculate
Rocket Launcher	Launchers	Rocket Frag (Ammo)	30	52	208	75	1	2.62	84 / 100	950	1,663	389	Calculate
Machete	Knives and machetes	–	25	37	148	65	–	–	2.3	27	40	40	Calculate
Hunting Knife	Knives and machetes	–	12	18	72	120	–	–	2	24	36	36	Calculate
Candy Cane Knife	Knives and machetes	–	12	18	72	120	–	–	2	24	36	36	Calculate
Bone Knife	Knives and machetes	–	5	7	28	120	–	–	2	10	14	14	Calculate
Steel Club	Clubs and bats	–	32	48	192	52	–	–	2.4	28	42	42	Calculate
Baseball Bat	Clubs and bats	–	20	30	120	52	–	–	2.4	17	26	26	Calculate
Candy Cane Club	Clubs and bats	–	20	30	120	52	–	–	2.4	17	26	26	Calculate
Wooden Club	Clubs and bats	–	12	18	72	55	–	–	2.4	11	17	17	Calculate
Steel Sledgehammer	Sledgehammers	–	55	82	328	34	–	–	2.6	31	46	46	Calculate
Iron Sledgehammer	Sledgehammers	–	32	48	192	34	–	–	2.6	18	27	27	Calculate
Stone Sledgehammer	Sledgehammers	–	18	27	108	50	–	–	2.6	15	23	23	Calculate
Steel Spear	Spears	–	33	49	196	55	–	–	2.6	30	45	45	Calculate
Iron Spear	Spears	–	20	30	120	55	–	–	2.6	18	28	28	Calculate
Stone Spear	Spears	–	12	18	72	55	–	–	2.6	11	17	17	Calculate
Steel Knuckles	Knuckles	–	19	28	112	100	–	–	2	32	47	47	Calculate
Iron Knuckles	Knuckles	–	11	17	68	100	–	–	2	18	28	28	Calculate
Knuckle Wraps	Knuckles	–	7	10	40	100	–	–	2	12	17	17	Calculate
Stun Baton	Stun batons	–	20	30	120	70	–	–	2.4	23	35	35	Calculate
Pipe Baton	Stun batons	–	12	18	72	60	–	–	2.4	12	18	18	Calculate
Chainsaw	Mining and building tools	Gas Can	6	9	36	300	300	3.8	120 / 2	30	45	42	Calculate
Steel Axe	Mining and building tools	–	29	43	172	55	–	–	2.6	27	39	39	Calculate
Steel Pickaxe	Mining and building tools	–	23	34	136	55	–	–	2.6	21	31	31	Calculate
Steel Shovel	Mining and building tools	–	25	37	148	50	–	–	2.6	21	31	31	Calculate
Auger	Mining and building tools	Gas Can	4	6	24	300	300	3.5	120 / 2	20	30	28	Calculate
Nailgun	Mining and building tools	Nails	5	7	28	257	10	1.67	4 / 10	21	30	17	Calculate
Iron Fireaxe	Mining and building tools	–	15	22	88	65	–	–	2.6	16	24	24	Calculate
Taza's Stone Axe	Mining and building tools	–	8	12	48	105	–	–	2.4	14	21	21	Calculate
Claw Hammer	Mining and building tools	–	12	18	72	70	–	–	2.2	14	21	21	Calculate
Iron Shovel	Mining and building tools	–	15	22	88	50	–	–	2.6	13	18	18	Calculate
Iron Pickaxe	Mining and building tools	–	11	16	64	65	–	–	2.4	12	17	17	Calculate
Stone Axe	Mining and building tools	–	6	9	36	105	–	–	2.4	11	16	16	Calculate
Stone Shovel	Mining and building tools	–	9	13	52	50	–	–	2.6	8	11	11	Calculate
Wrench	Salvage tools	–	16	24	96	50	–	–	2.4	13	20	20	Calculate
Ratchet	Salvage tools	–	16	24	96	50	–	–	2.4	13	20	20	Calculate
Impact Driver	Salvage tools	–	16	24	96	50	–	–	2.4	13	20	20	Calculate
Torch	Lights	–	10	10	40	50	–	–	2.4	8	8	8	Calculate
Flashlight	Lights	–	7	7	28	65	–	–	2	8	8	8	Calculate

What the columns mean

Damage is one shot (or swing) to the body, cut to a whole number like the game does; shotgun shells show pellets × damage per pellet. Head is a headshot at quality 6 with attribute level 1. Per min is shots a minute as fast as the trigger allows, or swings a minute for melee. Range is the distance of full damage / the maximum range (for melee, the reach). DPS is damage per second while firing or swinging; sustained adds the reload after every magazine.

The round is the strongest one that does not explode (exploding arrows and bolts cost far more); rockets count their blast. Weapons get +10% damage for every mod installed and much more from perks: try a build in the damage calculator. Numbers leave out the random roll each crafted or looted weapon gets.

Ranked by class: weapons tier list.