Author Topic: Best zombie guns? (Read 4755 times)

lazs2 · « **on:** September 19, 2007, 08:32:01 AM »

The zombie threads got me thinking... if I have to go to the gunsafe and grab a few favorite firearms for the coming zombie plague.....

What to grab?

I just can't leave without my cut down, 4" redhawk with the stag grips... I know... overkill and the ammo is heavy but... love that gun and... even a chest shot will slow down one of the undead.

practical matter.. the mini 14 would be good.. the garand is more to my liking but.. the mini had 30 round mags and weighs nothing and has no recoil.. easy to get back on target... and... a head shot with a 223 is pretty devestating...

The kimber 45... plenty good for zombies and accurate... quick reloads... ammo easy to find lying around.

340 pd... 357 at 12 oz and a few 5 shot speedloaders all fit in the front pocket... great last ditch gun... 125 hp will bust their melon good but....

The real king would probly just be my model 97 trench gun pump shotgun with a bandolier of 00 or number 4 buck. even has a bayonet to keep em at arms length during reloads... extremely reliable shot gun good sling.

might throw in the walther ppk in 32 and a few mags for last ditch stuff too..

lazs

JBA · « **Reply #1 on:** September 19, 2007, 08:49:22 AM »

Flamethrower if you’re tiring to hold ground, them Zombies fears a good blaze.

I like you selections, good knockdown power, and couple good melon splitters as well.

A well supplied boat would come in handy as well; I don't think zombies can swim to well

lazs2 · « **Reply #2 on:** September 19, 2007, 08:59:01 AM »

flamethrower would probly kill me carrying it around..

For cars I would go with a 4 wheel drive truck and bulletproof glass.. for sure no convertables.... maybe an older hummer.... yeah... first model hummer would be good.

Like the boat idea tho.. zombies can't swim.. you could get some breathing room a hundred feet from shore.

lazs

Jebus · « **Reply #3 on:** September 19, 2007, 09:16:08 AM »

A boomstick from army of darkness

Maverick · « **Reply #4 on:** September 19, 2007, 09:47:07 AM »

I'd like to have something with some reach to it. The AR15 would be fine for medium plus range with a 3x9 variable on it. (National match model)

For close in I want a 12 guage pump or semi with #4 buck or better and my Glock 19 with extended mags. The 9mm is just fine for head shots and having 17+1 in the gun is a nice feature. It's an easy to find caliber as well.

I'd add a good quality accurate .22 with hollow points and a scope as well. Ammo is very easy to find and you can carry a bunch in a small container. Easy on the ears and quick for regaining a target.

Having a fair size sail boat on a large lake would be a great idea as well. Water is plentiful, fish available and I wouldn't need to depend on a motor to get around all of the time.

Engine · « **Reply #5 on:** September 19, 2007, 09:54:22 AM »

That's a great plan until you realize the fish are zombies, too.

TPIguy · « **Reply #6 on:** September 19, 2007, 09:59:43 AM »

I normally like old fashion firearms. Bolt action rifles and wheelguns are my favs.

However, when it comes to zombies the best combo would be a suppressed sub gun and pistol in matching caliber. Heres why...

1) zombies can hear. When you start shooting a big loud rifle or magnum handgun you'll draw every zombie in 500 yards. Pretty soon you'll be over run.

2) only head shots can kill a zombie and it doesn't take much power to scramble a melon. Anything over .45acp is overkill under 100 yards. .223, .308 even .50 cal wont kill one unless you hit the head.

3) plenty of accuracy out to 100 yards. Even farther if you are a good shot. Much past 100 yards and you are better off avoiding them than engaging. You don't need a rifle capable of 300yard headshots unless you're stuck on the roof of a mall. At which point you're already screwed anyway so it won't matter.

4) light recoil makes for easy followup shots. Lighter more compact ammo means you can carry alot more. More ammo = less zombies.

5) Many subguns and pistols can use the same mags. If you lose one gun you will still have mags and ammo for the other.

A zombie outbreak is generally unsurvivable (based on all the movies I've seen...) Its really just a matter of how many you can take out before they get you. Stealth and speed are your best chance.

Airscrew · « **Reply #7 on:** September 19, 2007, 10:00:19 AM »

For zombies at a 25 yards or more, a Semi-auto in a 223, 308, or 30-06.
Less than 25 yards but more than 40 feet a semi-auto shotgun 12ga 00, short barrel. Less than 40 feet or close in zombie crowd control, sawed off 12ga side by side or over and under or a Winchester Defender 12ga pump. A couple of handguns either revolver or semi-auto .357, .44, or .45.

I think my vehicle of choice would be a large RV, self contained living, with a dolly or a trailer for a jeep. I dont have to go searching for a place to sleep every night if I was on the move

Maverick · « **Reply #8 on:** September 19, 2007, 10:04:49 AM »

Airscrew, the RV idea is kinda nice but it lacks real security. Any place you can put the RV, zombies can follow easily. That's whey the fair sized sail boat is a neat option.

Airscrew · « **Reply #9 on:** September 19, 2007, 10:20:51 AM »

I dont know, first of all the windows and the doors would be reinforced and covered with heavy screening material like hog wire. I would stay away from the cities and towns and other large population centers except when shopping for supplies. Use state highways and rural roads. I can carry extra diesel tanks on top of the RV or in the trailer. When its necessary to stop for rest I'm sure I can find a secluded. out of the way location to stop, and even if the zombies find me they wont be able to get in and if all their moaning and groaning wakes me up I can just drive away. the only purpose for the RV anyway is to get to a defensable location or find an island, either in a large lake/river or on the coast

Goth · « **Reply #10 on:** September 19, 2007, 10:21:24 AM »

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Originally posted by Maverick
Airscrew, the RV idea is kinda nice but it lacks real security. Any place you can put the RV, zombies can follow easily. That's whey the fair sized sail boat is a neat option.

You guys are forgetting one thing, zombies don't breath either, so they can wait you out and follow you around on the bottom of the lake. Your best bet is to just stealth like find a deserted island, with a cave in the cliffs and live as best as you can alone.

TPIguy · « **Reply #11 on:** September 19, 2007, 10:24:59 AM »

Do zombies freeze in the winter? Cause that could make a big difference depending on where you live.

Maverick · « **Reply #12 on:** September 19, 2007, 10:27:56 AM »

Airscrew,

You'd basically have to build the RV from scratch if you wanted to armor it. There's no way you'd be able to set one up otherwise, they couldn't handle the load. They are way to lightly built to take armor attachment and do not have the weight carrying capacity to handle much in the way of any load. Of course even a trailer has the same situation and you'd have to exit the RV to get to the tow vehicle to move again, negating any security from the RV.

Chairboy · « **Reply #13 on:** September 19, 2007, 10:28:05 AM »

One problem w/ firearms vs. zombies is the limited amount of ammunition. For guns, the shotgun seems to be the obvious choice, but for long term survival, here's my strategy:

1. A long bladed weapon that can kill from outside arms reach.
2. Something for killing the ones that get into that perimeter.
3. This is the most important: Control your engagements so that you can't be overwhelmed. Don't get boxed into a corner, and set it up so that you can control how many zombies are immediately dangerous. An open field, don't let yourself get flanked, don't always wait for them, pick them off as fast as you can on a one to one basis without getting enveloped. Zombies have poor strategy, they rely on numbers. So if you wittle away at them effectively, you might be able to stay alive. You just need to kill all of the ones that know where you are before you're overcome with fatigue, or have an exit strategy that can take you out of their reach for rest.

Also, a problem w/ cars and RVs: fuel. A bicycle isn't sexy, but it's fast enough (zombies are slow) and isn't dependent on infrastructure to the same degree as a motor vehicle.

Engine · « **Reply #14 on:** September 19, 2007, 10:39:19 AM »

Chairboy, a bicycle also has no real carrying capacity, and while the blade option means you wouldn't have to lug around boxes of ammunition, you'd still be pedalling pounds of weapons. Don't forget you'll also need to procude foodstuffs, and you begin to see why a bicycle should only be used as an emergency escape.

Bladed weapons are a last-resort option. As you mentioned, zombies rely on numbers, and you'd quickly tire yourself out, exerting the force needed to split a skull and then wrench your blade free from the brainy red mess. The prime rule of zombie-killing is efficient use of force: never tire yourself out. There aren't many weapons more efficient than firearms.

Since guns are pretty difficult to get here in NYC, I'm going to just hope the police protect me, because that's what I pay them for, right? Besides, the common reasoning here is that guns are dangerous and only criminals posses one.

Man, when Zombiepocalypse comes will people here be sorry....