Firearm magazine — Factorio Production Calculator
Firearm magazine is crafted in the assembling machine in 1 seconds, producing 1 per craft from 4 × Iron plate. At 60 per minute you need 2 assembling machines, and the chain behind it draws on 1 raw resources: iron ore.
Production chain for 60 Firearm magazine / minute
| Item | Per minute | Machines | Machine |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron plate | 240 | 12.8 | Furnace |
| Firearm magazine | 60 | 2 | Assembling machine |
Raw materials
| Resource | Per minute |
|---|---|
| Iron ore | 240 |
Machine counts are not rounded up. Add a little headroom in game — belt throughput and inserter speed usually mean you want 5-10% more than the exact number.
Firearm magazine recipe
| Machine | Crafting time | Output | Ingredients |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembling machine | 1 s | 1 | Iron plate × 4 |
What the whole chain needs
60 firearm magazines per minute pulls in 1 intermediate product, and the whole tree comes to 15 machines across 2 machine types, fed by 1 raw resource. The table above already sums demand across every branch — if copper cable is used by two recipes, you see the total, not one of them.
Belt check: the busiest input here moves 240 per minute, which is 0.27 of a yellow belt's 900 per minute. Above 1.0 and you need a second belt (or a faster tier) before the machines themselves become the limit.
What uses firearm magazine
1 base-game recipe consumes firearm magazine, sorted by how much each one takes:
- Piercing rounds magazine — 2 per craft
What firearm magazine is made from
- Iron plate — 4 per craft
FAQ
How many assembling machines do I need for 60 firearm magazines per minute?
2 assembling machines. One at standard speed produces 30 per minute, so 60 ÷ that number is the count. The calculator above rounds nothing — add 5-10% headroom for belt and inserter losses in a real factory.
How much raw ore does firearm magazine take?
At 60/min the chain consumes 240 iron ore per minute. Those numbers are the theoretical minimum — mining productivity research and productivity modules both reduce them.
Is firearm magazine needed for science packs?
Not directly. It feeds Piercing rounds magazine, and those in turn feed the science packs. Open the science pack page to see the demand that lands on this recipe.
Machine counts assume bare machines at standard speed. Recipe data comes from the game's own prototypes (PlayerCalc, Factorio 2.0 base game). Not affiliated with Wube Software.