9mm round (Fallout: New Vegas)

For an overview of 9mm ammunition types, see 9mm.

The 9mm round is a type of ammunition manufactured by Donaustahl GmbH in Fallout: New Vegas.

Characteristics

The 9mm is a medium caliber auto-pistol round, suitable for use in handguns and submachine guns.

Production

Standard and JHP 9mm rounds can be crafted at a reloading bench. A single cartridge requires the following materials:

Materials:		Requirements:		Produces:
Case, 9mm (1) Lead (13) Powder, pistol (6) Primer, small pistol (1)		Reloading bench Repair: 25		9mm round (1)

Materials:		Requirements:		Produces:
Case, 9mm (1) Lead (15) Powder, pistol (7) Primer, small pistol (1)		Reloading bench Repair: 50 Hand Loader		9mm round, JHP (hand load) (1)

Breakdown

Breaking down a standard 9mm round yields:

Materials:		Requirements:		Produces:
9mm round (1)		Reloading bench Repair: 25		Case, 9mm (1) Lead (11) Powder, pistol (5) Primer, small pistol (1)

Weapons using this ammunition

The following is based on test content from the Fallout: New Vegas files.

Debug megapistol

End of information based on test content from the Fallout: New Vegas files

Variants

9mm, hollow point
9mm round, +P
9mm round, JHP hand load

Comparison

Legend
	- Ammunition type		- Weapon spread modifier
	- Weapon Damage modifier		- Ammo bonus effects
	- Target Damage Threshold modifier		- Ammo is craftable
	- Weapon condition modifier		- Percentage chance of empty casing, hull or drained cell/pack/tank


9mm round, standard	x 1	x 1	x 1	x 1	25% chance
9mm round, +p	x 1.1	- 2	x 1.2	x 1	20% chance
9mm round, JHP (hand load)	x 1.65	x 2	x 1	x 1	25% chance
9mm round, hollow point	x 1.75	x 3	x 1	x 1	25% chance

Locations

As one of the most common ammo types in the game, they can be purchased from most merchants that sell weapons and ammo.
The +P ammunition can be purchased in mass quantities from Bardon at Hoover Dam.
Occasionally found on NCR troopers.
Found on legionaries from Caesar's Legion.
Found on Powder Gangers and escaped convicts.

Notes

Benny remarks on the 9mm bullets he shot the Courier in the head with.^[1]

Behind the scenes

Joshua Sawyer stated that the ammunition is based on 9x19mm Luger/Parabellum/NATO rounds.^{[Non-canon 1]}

Bugs

PC Playstation 3 Xbox 360 Although +P rounds are available from most vendors, their scarcity from some vendors, particularly Gun Runners, appears to be unintentional. Specifically, +P rounds are not included in a vendor list which contains all other non-standard types of bullet ammunition.^[verified]

Gallery

References

↑ Courier: "It takes more than a couple bullets in the head to stop me."
Benny: "Yeah, hello... Well, serves me right for using a 9mm."
(Benny's dialogue)

Non-canon

↑ Question: " Is the 9mm Caliber in Fallout NV 9mm Luger (9x19mm) or a more exotic type of 9mm?"
J.E. Sawyer: "It's supposed to be 9x19mm Luger/Parabellum/NATO."
(J.E. Sawyer on Formspring)