Item · Weapon
Bolt Action Rifle
Tier 4 long-range rifle crafted from a bought recipe with steel and Tier 4 parts like triggers.
At a glance
- Damage
- Not in our data yet
- Recipe price
- 400 gold
- Vendor price
- 200 bucks
- Made at
- Workbench
- Recipe unlock
- Tier 4
Values can change between playtests. Numbers from Game data: Alpha 5 game data
Recipe
Every version of Bolt Action Rifle side by side. Each one is its own recipe.
| Needs | Standard | Uncommon | Rare | Epic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 60 | 70 | 80 | |
| Weapon wood (any kind) | 35 | 55 | 60 | 70 |
| 5 | 8 | – not needed | – not needed | |
| Rare Weapon Parts (tier 4) | 2 | 4 | – not needed | – not needed |
| – not needed | – not needed | 30 | – not needed | |
| Rare Weapon Parts (tier 5) | – not needed | – not needed | 3 | 5 |
| – not needed | – not needed | – not needed | 8 | |
| Crafting time | 5 s | 7 s | 10 s | 15 s |
Older recipe details from posts and streams are under Facts and Patch history.
How to get
Where Bolt Action Rifle comes from.
Facts
Each fact links to where it comes from.
Sometimes sold at the General Store ("Limited Time Only!" list, 1 in stock, tiers 3–4 only).
Its recipe is sometimes sold at the General Store ("Limited Time Only!" list, 1 in stock, tier 4 only).
Its recipe is sometimes sold at the Gunsmith ("Limited Time Only!" list, 1 in stock, tier 4 only).
Sometimes sold at the Gunsmith ("Limited Time Only!" list, 1 in stock, tier 4 only).
The Bolt Action Rifle is a rifle in the game.
Steam post: Dev Update: Peak California (opens in a new tab)
Sniper rifle whose bullet could in theory cross the island; special handling limits it.
Has separate uncommon, rare and epic recipes, each unlocked on its own.
Video: Dev Livestream: End Game Doomsday Bunker at 36:44 (opens in a new tab)
Crafted at the Workbench.
Video: Dev Livestream: End Game Doomsday Bunker at 37:17 (opens in a new tab)
An uncommon one cannot one-shot bunker enemies; a rare one is needed.
Video: Dev Livestream: End Game Doomsday Bunker at 1:14:23 (opens in a new tab)
Uncommon bolt action rifles drop in Strongholds.
Its recipe can be bought from a vendor.
Video: The Legend of California Dev Livestream (July) at 1:49:05 (opens in a new tab)
Recipe needs steel and Tier 4 components.
Video: The Legend of California Dev Livestream (June) at 3:13:28 (opens in a new tab)
Tier 4 gun; craftable after learning the recipe; Cypress adds damage, Eucalyptus adds durability.
Video: The Legend of California Dev Livestream (June) at 5:12:03 (opens in a new tab)
Referred to as a "bolty"; a long-range option for overlooking a stronghold.
Video: The Legend of California Dev Livestream (May) at 9:25 (opens in a new tab)
Example of a craftable sniper-style weapon for players who favor long range.
Video: Introducing Kintsugiyama + The Legend of California at 2:47 (opens in a new tab)
Numbers already shown in the tables above aren’t repeated here.
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Patch history
4 versions
Every fact about Bolt Action Rifle by game version, newest first.
| Version | What we know |
|---|---|
| Dev build |
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| Alpha 5 |
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| Alpha 4 |
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| Alpha 3 |
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Sources
10
Official posts, videos and game data this page is built from.
| Source | Date | Used |
|---|---|---|
| Alpha 5 game data Game data | Nov 12, 2026 | 16 |
| Dev Livestream: End Game Doomsday Bunker (opens in a new tab) Video | Nov 11, 2026 | 3 |
| Alpha Weekend Livestream - Jeff & Tim Play on Dread Rock (PvP server) (opens in a new tab) Video | Sep 20, 2026 | 1 |
| The Legend of California Dev Livestream (August) (opens in a new tab) Video | Aug 15, 2026 | 3 |
| The Legend of California Dev Livestream (July) (opens in a new tab) Video | Jul 18, 2026 | 1 |
| Dev Update: Peak California (opens in a new tab) Steam post | Jun 18, 2026 | 1 |
| The Legend of California Dev Livestream (June) (opens in a new tab) Video | Jun 6, 2026 | 6 |
| The Legend of California Dev Livestream (May) (opens in a new tab) Video | May 2, 2026 | 1 |
| Jeff Kaplan + Tim Ford Play 10 MORE HOURS of The Legend of California (opens in a new tab) Video | Mar 22, 2026 | 1 |
| Introducing Kintsugiyama + The Legend of California (opens in a new tab) Video | Mar 12, 2026 | 1 |