Simple Gun Parts are one of the most in-demand crafting materials in ARC Raiders. You need them to craft weapons, upgrade existing ones through the Gunsmith, repair damaged gear, and refine them into higher-tier components like Light, Medium, and Heavy Gun Parts. The catch that trips up many new players is straightforward but frustrating.
Quick answer: There is no blueprint for crafting Simple Gun Parts directly. You obtain them by looting containers during raids, recycling weapons and higher-tier gun parts, killing ARC drones, and purchasing them from vendors.
Why You Can't Craft Simple Gun Parts
Unlike Light Gun Parts, Medium Gun Parts, and Heavy Gun Parts — each of which can be refined from Simple Gun Parts at a Refiner 2 station with the appropriate blueprint — Simple Gun Parts themselves sit at the bottom of the gun-part hierarchy. No crafting recipe produces them. They are a raw material you must acquire through other means, which makes them a constant bottleneck for players who craft and repair weapons frequently.
Looting Simple Gun Parts During Raids
The most consistent source of Simple Gun Parts is looting containers on the surface. They appear in suitcases, trash cans, raider bags, weapon cases, and general loot containers across every map. Stella Montis is particularly productive for targeted farming runs. A focused loop through Metro Admin, the Lobby, Business Center, and Atrium can yield roughly 30 to 40 Simple Gun Parts in equivalent value within 10 to 15 minutes.
Step 1: Drop into Stella Montis and head to Metro Admin first. This area is the most contested, so arriving early matters. Search every container thoroughly — many players rush through looking only for keys or blueprints and leave gun parts behind.
Step 2: Move to the Lobby and work your way up floor by floor. Suitcases, trash cans, and raider bags spawn on all three floors. Weapon cases here almost always contain gun parts. Don't skip the breach rooms on the left side of the Lobby, as they hold additional containers.
Step 3: Clear the Business Center, checking containers that other players may have partially looted. Then finish in the Atrium, including the second floor — most players skip the upper level entirely, leaving loot untouched.
Step 4: Extract via the metro. Repeat the loop two or three times if you need a large stockpile.
Recycling Weapons and Gun Parts
Recycling is the second-best way to accumulate Simple Gun Parts, and it's something you can do passively as you play. Any weapon you don't plan to use can be broken down at the recycler back in Speranza. Recycling at Speranza yields more materials than salvaging on the surface, so haul weapons back whenever inventory space allows.
| Source Item | Simple Gun Parts (Recycled) | Simple Gun Parts (Salvaged) |
|---|---|---|
| Unusable Weapon | 5 | 3 |
| Heavy Gun Parts | 2 | 1 |
| Medium Gun Parts | 2 | 1 |
| Light Gun Parts | 2 | 1 |
| Complex Gun Parts | 3 | 2 |
| Anvil I | 2 | 2 |
| Anvil IV | 5 | 5 |
| Burletta I | 2 | 2 |
| Il Toro IV | 5 | 5 |
The key takeaway from this table is that recycling higher-tier gun parts you don't immediately need is an efficient conversion. Each Light, Medium, or Heavy Gun Part recycles into 2 Simple Gun Parts. Since it costs 4 Simple Gun Parts to refine one of those higher-tier parts, recycling them back is a net loss —, but if you're sitting on a surplus of blues and purples while starving for Simple Gun Parts, the trade-off makes sense in the short term.
Green-rarity weapons are the sweet spot for recycling. They're common drops and yield Simple Gun Parts without sacrificing anything valuable.
Killing ARC Drones
ARC drones — specifically Wasps and Hornets — drop Simple Gun Parts when destroyed. This isn't the fastest farming method on its own, but it adds up naturally during any raid. You'll encounter these enemies constantly while running loot routes, so take them out rather than running past them when you're trying to build your stockpile.
Buying from Vendors
You can purchase 5 Simple Gun Parts from the seed vendor in Speranza. Celest also sells them periodically. The vendor stock is limited, so grab them whenever they're available — even if you don't need them right that moment, you will eventually.
What Simple Gun Parts Are Used For
Simple Gun Parts feed into nearly every weapon-related activity in ARC Raiders. They're required for initial weapon crafts, tier upgrades, repairs, and refining into specialized components.
Weapon Crafting Examples
| Weapon | Simple Gun Parts Needed | Other Key Materials | Station Required |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anvil I | 6 | 5× Mechanical Components | Gunsmith 1 + Blueprint |
| Arpeggio I | 6 | 6× Mechanical Components | Gunsmith 2 |
| Burletta I | 3 | 3× Mechanical Components | Gunsmith 1 + Blueprint |
| Il Toro I | 6 | 5× Mechanical Components | Gunsmith 1 + Blueprint |
Refining into Higher-Tier Parts
| Result | Simple Gun Parts Cost | Station Required |
|---|---|---|
| Light Gun Parts | 4 | Refiner 2 + Blueprint |
| Medium Gun Parts | 4 | Refiner 2 + Blueprint |
| Heavy Gun Parts | 4 | Refiner 2 + Blueprint |
Weapon upgrades from tier I to tier II typically cost 1 Simple Gun Part plus Mechanical Components. Higher tiers continue requiring them alongside the previous weapon tier. Repairs scale similarly — an Anvil I repair costs 2 Simple Gun Parts and 2 Mechanical Components, while an Anvil IV repair demands 5 of each.
Recycling Simple Gun Parts Themselves
If you ever find yourself with excess Simple Gun Parts and desperately need Metal Parts, you can recycle them. Each Simple Gun Part yields 2 Metal Parts when recycled or 1 Metal Part when salvaged on the surface. This is rarely worthwhile, but it's worth knowing the option exists.
Simple Gun Parts remain one of the tightest resource bottlenecks in ARC Raiders. The lack of a direct crafting blueprint means you need to stay disciplined about looting, recycling green weapons, checking vendors regularly, and picking off drones during every raid. Running a focused Stella Montis loop a few times will keep you stocked for a while, and building the habit of recycling every unwanted weapon ensures you're never completely dry.