Cant say for anything console platforms, only experience from PC.
But this problem seems to go away if both of you keep the same ammo scavenge skill. 50% and then 100%.
Other solution is just to collate ammo in co-op, use different weapons. Should be easy enough to stay ample amounts of ammo.
We didn’t run out of ammo. So that’s not the problem. But it’s not so fun when you open empty box after empty box. It’s after all a lot game. All The empty boxes made it less fun for the clients so thats the biggest Reason we put the game on paus.
Boxes have all kinds of ammo inside in coop (client side), but at the moment best way of bullet farming is simple - kill tanks