Misfires & Jams, an in-depth analysis

Jamming

Spoiler alert, weapon jamming depends on your weapon's durability.
I couldn't find ANY data about jamming, so I made a formula for calculating your jam chance.

The game only runs a jam check applies if your weapon has one or more of the following attributes.

  1. Your gun has ammo in the magazine

  2. Your weapon does not have a bolt catch

  3. Your weapon does not have a magazine inserted

If those checks succeed, the game generates a random number and checks it against a few variables.
You can use the formula below to calculate your chance of jamming per shot.

30 – 0.295 * Weapon's current durability = Chance in percentage to jam per shot

For example:

A weapon with 100.0 durability will have a 0.5% chance to jam per shot

A weapon with 50.0 durability will have a 15.25% chance to jam per shot

A weapon with 1.0 durability will have a 29.705% chance to jam per shot

Misfires

Misfiring entirely depends on your ammo.
I couldn't find ANY data about misfiring, so I compiled a list of the chances for every(?) ammo type.

Ammo typeMisfire chance
.45 ACP AP0.03%
.45 ACP HYDRA SHOK0.03%
.45 ACP LASERMATCH FMJ0.03%
.45 ACP0.03%
.45 RIP0.03%
12.7×108 BZT0.01%
12.7×1080.01%
12.7×55 PS120.01%
12.7×55 PS12A0.01%
12.7×55 PS12B0.01%
12×70 BUCKSHOT 5250.01%
12×70 BUCKSHOT 650.01%
12×70 BUCKSHOT 850.01%
12×70 BUCKSHOT0.01%
12×70 DUAL SABOT SLUG0.01%
12×70 FLECHETTE0.01%
12×70 RIP0.01%
12×70 SLUG 50 BMG0.01%
12×70 SLUG AP 200.01%
12×70 SLUG FTx CUSTOM LITE0.01%
12×70 SLUG GRIZZLY 400.01%
12×70 SLUG HP COPPER0.01%
12×70 SLUG POLEVA 30.01%
12×70 SLUG POLEVA 6U0.01%
12×70 SLUG SUPERFORMANCE0.01%
12×70 SLUG0.01%
20×70 BUCKSHOT 5.60.01%
20×70 BUCKSHOT 6.20.01%
20×70 BUCKSHOT 7.30.01%
20×70 BUCKSHOT0.01%
20×70 SLUG DEVASTATOR0.01%
20×70 SLUG POLEVA 30.01%
20×70 SLUG POLEVA 6U0.01%
20×70 SLUG STAR0.01%
23×75 BARRICADE0.01%
23×75 SHRAPNEL 100.01%
23×75 SHRAPNEL 250.01%
23×75 STAR0.01%
.366 AP0.01%
.366 TKM EKO0.01%
.366 TKM FMJ0.01%
.366 TKM GEKSA0.01%
40×46 M3810.01%
40×46 M3860.01%
40×46 M4060.01%
40×46 M4330.01%
40×46 M4410.01%
40×46 M5760.01%
40×46 M7160.01%
4.6×30 ACTION SX0.01%
4.6×30 AP SX0.01%
4.6×30 FMJ SX0.01%
4.6×30 SUBSONIC SX0.01%
5.45×39 7N390.01%
5.45×39 BP0.01%
5.45×39 BS0.01%
5.45×39 BT0.01%
5.45×39 FMJ0.03%
5.45×39 HP0.02%
5.45×39 PP0.01%
5.45×39 PRS0.01%
5.45×39 PS0.01%
5.45×39 SP0.02%
5.45×39 T0.01%
5.45×39 US0.01%
5.56×45 55 FMJ0.01%
5.56×45 55 HP0.01%
5.56×45 M8550.01%
5.56×45 M855A10.01%
5.56×45 M8560.01%
5.56×45 M856A10.01%
5.56×45 M9950.01%
5.56×45 MK 255 MOD 00.01%
5.56×45 WARMAGE0.01%
5.7×28 L1910.01%
5.7×28 R37F0.01%
5.7×28 R37x0.01%
5.7×28 SB1930.01%
5.7×28 SS1900.01%
5.7×28 SS197SR0.01%
5.7×28 SS198LF0.01%
7.62x25TT AKBS0.03%
7.62x25TT FMJ430.05%
7.62x25TT LRN0.03%
7.62x25TT LRNPC0.02%
7.62x25TT P GL0.02%
7.62x25TT PST GZH0.02%
7.62x25TT T GZH0.01%
.300 BLACKOUT AP0.01%
.300 BLACKOUT0.01%
7.62×39 BP0.01%
7.62×39 HP0.01%
7.62×39 PS0.01%
7.62×39 T45M0.01%
7.62×39 US0.01%
7.62×51 BPZ FMJ0.01%
7.62×51 M610.01%
7.62×51 M620.01%
7.62×51 M800.01%
7.62×51 M9930.01%
7.62×51 TPZ SP0.01%
7.62×51 ULTRA NOSLER0.01%
7.62x54R 7BT10.01%
7.62x54R 7N370.01%
7.62x54R T46M0.01%
7.62x54R 7N10.01%
7.62x54R LPS GZH0.01%
7.62x54R SNB0.01%
86×70 LAPUA AP0.01%
86×70 LAPUA MAGNUM UPZ0.01%
86×70 LAPUA MAGNUM0.01%
86×70 LAPUA TAC x0.01%
9x18PM BZT GZH0.02%
9x18PM P GZH0.02%
9x18PM PBM0.01%
9x18PM PMM0.01%
9x18PM PPE GZH0.01%
9x18PM PPT GZH0.01%
9x18PM PRS GS0.01%
9x18PM PS GS PPO0.01%
9x18PM PSO GZH0.01%
9x18PM PST GZH0.02%
9x18PM PSV0.01%
9x18PM RG028 GZH0.01%
9x18PM SP7 GZH0.01%
9x18PM SP8 GZH0.01%
9×19 7N310.03%
9×19 AP 630.03%
9×19 GREEN TRACER0.03%
9×19 LUGER CCI0.03%
9×19 PSO GZH0.03%
9×19 PST GZH0.03%
9×19 QUAKEMAKER0.03%
9×19 RIP0.03%
9×21 SP100.01%
9×21 SP110.01%
9×21 SP120.01%
9×21 SP130.01%
9×39 BP0.01%
9×39 SP50.01%
9×39 SP60.01%
9×39 SPP0.01%

Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/EscapefromTarkov/comments/lv3p4t/misfires_jams_an_indepth_analysis/

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