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Originally Posted by Platapus
I never could get the hang of ammo making in NV. Fortunately, it is really not needed if you watch your shooting.
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True, but the real benefit of this is not keeping stocks high, but making better ammunition, with increased armor penetration and damage and lowered spread. Hand loaded match 5.56 rounds for example do +15% damage and reduce spread by 65%.
The only time I made ammo because I was running low was in Old World Blues.
By breaking down the ammo types you don't use you get the powder, primers and lead you need. Hulls, or cartridge cases, are collected as you fire that ammo type (with Hand Loader perk), and more can be bought or looted.
About weapon repair, there are also two companions -- ED-E and Raul -- who can repair weapons for the player.