Now that the loot has been rolled back, this advice isn’t as valid. The best places to find loot where outhouses, deer stands and those small brown sheds with the single doors. I actually didn’t even bother to look in most buildings.
My last spawn, I was lucky to spawn in Novo and load up on some apples. I headed straight for Nagornoe. Once I left there, besides a gun, I was loaded up with everything I would need and much more.
We’ll have to see what tweaks the make to the new loot system. That will likely not be until .56 but we’ll see.