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Makeshift SMG

Weapon · WeaponAssaultRifle2

Makeshift SMG is an early weapon: 67th of 70 by attack, so treat it as a stepping stone, at 135 against the 15,000 of Charge Rifle.

Nothing is crafted from it — it is an end product, so anything you make is meant to be used rather than banked as a component.

Details

Gold Value23110
Weight15
Max Stack1
attack135
magazine28
durability2000

At 15 weight each it eats carry capacity fast, so bring a mount or park a chest nearby. At 23,110 gold it is worth real money to a merchant.

Makeshift SMG Crafting Recipe

Ingot×60
Fiber×45
Work: 360000

Crafting it takes 120 materials across 3 types.

Where to Find Makeshift SMG

Makeshift SMG is not something you find lying around — you craft it, and the recipe is below.

Ammunition Makeshift SMG Uses

Makeshift SMG fires Coarse Ammo, and nothing else — running dry mid-fight is the usual way this weapon lets you down, so keep the recipe unlocked before you rely on it.

AmmoYieldCraft cost
Coarse Ammo×20Ingot ×1, Gunpowder ×1

Schematics That Unlock Makeshift SMG

Makeshift SMG is not learned from the Technology tree — you need a schematic for it. One schematic grants the recipe, and they are world loot — chests, boss Pals and the late-game pools — rather than anything you research. Higher-rarity copies of the same schematic raise the quality of what you end up crafting.

SchematicRarityWhere it comes from
Makeshift SMG Schematic 22★Grasslands, Forest, Enemy camp loot in the Forest +4 more (grade 3/4/5) · Supply drops in the Forest (1.74%)

Alternatives and Upgrades

Step up from here and you get Makeshift SMG at 150 attack; step down and it is SMG at 130. That gap is the honest measure of whether an upgrade is worth the materials right now.

Other weapons at a similar tier, for when you want to weigh this against the rest of its class:

Makeshift SMG (2★) — How to Get & Uses | Palworld Database