Always aware of the imminent danger of Z-Day (the day zombies come), I was up till the wee hours of the morning finalizing my preferred weapons load out for when it happens.
Melee weapons:
Machette - easy to use blade and doubles as a multi-tool.
Hammer - Something heavy and blunt. Preferred over swords/axes/knives because they can crush a skull, and you don't have to worry about getting a blade stuck in fleshy bits. Can be as simple as a pipe with tape around one end (for a handle) to a replica warhammer or warmace. To those who think swords are a better choice- swords are specialized weapons and require training to be used effectively (keep in mind you have to essentially cut a zombie's head off if using a blade- not that easy to do). They are also a lot less durable.
Ranged Weapons:
Ruger Mini-Thirty - a ranch rifle that fires 7.62 rounds. Ranch rifles are shorter than normal rifles (the idea is they are easier to use on horseback and easier to carry in general) while maintaining good range and accuracy. Meanwhile, the 7.62 round is extremely common and would be easy to find in an apocalyptic situation.
OR:
SKS - a russian semi-auto carbine that also fires 7.62 rounds. Cheaper and supposedly as good if not better than the Ruger.
Glock 19 - a 9mm handgun, a slightly smaller version of the glock 17. Easy to use, extremely durable and very accurate. Some might think that larger caliber rounds would be better- but a 9mm has the advantage that it is cheap, extremely common, and has enough energy to penetrate without exit, meaning that if you shoot a zombie in the head, it will bounce around in it's skull guaranteeing that any remaining brain function is gone.
If possible, a suppressor and subsonic rounds for any of these weapons. This will essentially *silence* the gun which will help keep you from drawing more attention that necessary. In all honesty, you'll want to fire your gun as infrequently as possible and try to avoid zombies all together.
To those who think shotguns are the best weapons for zombies- Shotguns can only carry 8 shells at a time and 12 guage ammo is HEAVY. Furthermore, good luck reloading when you're stuck in a corner. You want range when it comes to these situations- the farther you can keep yourself from zombies, the better, and shotguns don't really work at distance too well.
3 comments:
Wow you sure know a lot about guns. I guess that's why you're a boy.
Have you considered a trident? Or perhaps a panther companion?
Ah yes. A Hammer indeed... Or a pipe, or any other type of club...
But remember, if you're trying to use a hammer you're putting yourself in a very, very short range situation. Very easy for a walker to get one on ya. And the only way you're gonna try to stop that zombie is if A: you try and bash their brains out or B: Cripple them to an extent where they can't move. Remember; zombies feel no pain. Bashing them with blunt weapons doesn't do much.
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