Comments on: Ammo for the Coming Zombiepocalypse

By: Brucey

Brucey — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 15:50:18 +0000

for my money I’d bet on blunt weapons, like an aluminum louisville slugger. light weight, easily picks up enough force to put a zombie on the ground, and never ever runs out of bullets. The shotgun is nice for crowd control if you have a few yards between you, but if there is one thing i know about zombies, the one that gets you is the one that sneaks up on you when you’re reloading or out of ammo or just can’t aim and shoot in time.

I’ve been wondering on a related subject, for treating bites to the extremities, about how long do you think you’ve got to amputate?

By: Jason

Jason — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 13:51:36 +0000

I don’t know much about the specifics of guns, but it’s key to remember that stopping power (ie, slowing or knocking down the zombie) is at least as important as killing power. Sometimes you just need a few seconds to get in the car, and after that it won’t matter if the zombie is defunct or just staggered. I’d think for that, you’d want a rifle for range, and a high caliber, low penetration round. Something that will impart all of its kinetic energy to the zombie, the better to take it off its feet, or take out enough of the head to put it down for good, if you’re a good shot. High penetration will just go right through, perhaps not slowing it down, or destroying enough of the brain to be effective.

It’s always good to have a shotgun for close encounters, though. ChrisC is right about the damage a shotgun inflicts at close range, and being able to take down a zombie while just aiming near his head is priceless when they’re close and you’re panicky.

Just avoid breach loaders. Anything with only two shots is only good as an improvised baseball bat.

By: seki

seki — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 03:40:53 +0000

regardless of the ammo, don’t forget to Double Tap.

By: ChrisC

ChrisC — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 22:23:15 +0000

To really choose the right weapon, you have to ask the question “what does it take to kill (or repel) a zombie?”

I’m surprised you say you have to shoot it in the brains. I thought if a zombie ate your brains you would become a zombie? If that is the case, there aren’t much brains left to hit. (Which might explain why zombies are so stupid.) Zombies appear to be just fine if they have a hole in them, people will die with a hole in them.

Hence you want a weapon which will not just lodge a projectile in the remains of the zombie’s brains, but will obliterate them. Try this: shoot guns at a piece of drywall at short range. You will find that a rifle merely makes a small hole, and a shotgun will obliterate a large circle (with the diameter increasing as the range increases). I’d go for obliteration over small holes any day. It’s the only way to be sure.

By: chris

chris — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 21:15:21 +0000

Note that a rifle is poor choice (as was proven in the last Resident Evil movie) as you have to be far more accurate with your shots. If you have room to play with, 200-300 yds then sure, a rifle beats a shotgun any day.

If you are in close quarters, the aforemetioned office complex, you’ll want the old-reliable standby close quarters equalizer: Remington 870 Pump in 12 gauge. You’ll want, I feel, buckshot though. The 32 guage balls should have, in most house/office scenarios enough power to get to the brain, given a head-area shot.

happy zombie hunting, my son notes that they are in fact looking for brains, to eat. (he’s four though…)