Shotgun — Factorio Production Calculator
Shotgun is crafted in the assembling machine in 10 seconds, producing 1 per craft from 15 × Iron plate, 5 × Iron gear wheel, 10 × Copper plate, 5 × Wood. At 60 per minute you need 20 assembling machines, and the chain behind it draws on 3 raw resources: iron ore, copper ore, wood.
Production chain for 60 Shotgun / minute
| Item | Per minute | Machines | Machine |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron plate | 1,500 | 80 | Furnace |
| Copper plate | 600 | 32 | Furnace |
| Iron gear wheel | 300 | 5 | Assembling machine |
| Shotgun | 60 | 20 | Assembling machine |
Raw materials
| Resource | Per minute |
|---|---|
| Iron ore | 1,500 |
| Copper ore | 600 |
| Wood | 300 |
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.
Shotgun recipe
| Machine | Crafting time | Output | Ingredients |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembling machine | 10 s | 1 | Iron plate × 15, Iron gear wheel × 5, Copper plate × 10, Wood × 5 |
What the whole chain needs
60 shotguns per minute pulls in 3 intermediate products, and the whole tree comes to 137 machines across 2 machine types, fed by 3 raw resources. 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 1,500 per minute, which is 1.67 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 shotgun
No base-game recipe consumes shotgun — it is an end product. Once you build it, the chain stops here, which makes it a good target if you only want to size the sub-factory that feeds your mall.
What shotgun is made from
- Iron plate — 15 per craft
- Iron gear wheel — 5 per craft
- Copper plate — 10 per craft
FAQ
How many assembling machines do I need for 60 shotguns per minute?
20 assembling machines. One at standard speed produces 3 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 shotgun take?
At 60/min the chain consumes 1,500 iron ore per minute, 600 copper ore per minute, 300 wood per minute. Those numbers are the theoretical minimum — mining productivity research and productivity modules both reduce them.
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.