Zombie Survival - Choice of Firearm

[k9870]

against zombies you dont need 40 pounds of armor, so might as well load up on mags. but a .308 with a 11-13 inch barrel? nope. something more practical is in order.

[Markost]

Don´t forget the kevlar globes and clothes.

[k9870]

zombies you just shoot COM and drop like any other human, i mean, that headshots only crap is stupider than the idea of zombies themselves. "only the brain is working nahnahnahnahnah.....then how is the body walking? only zombies that are people infected by a virus, like rage in 28 days, make any sense....

[BurtReynoldsMoustache]

Here's my zombie survival strategy. Take a few levels in Cleric, choose Pelor to worship so I can have access to the Healing domain for extra cure spells, spend the extra gp on a high quality silver holy symbol, take Improved Turning and Extra Turning as my feats.

You fools, headshots won't do shit to zombies. Undead are immune to critical hits. Using slashing weapons like swords and axes, they overcome the zombie's damage reduction.

[Excalibur]

I'd go with whatever the hell I can find.

[BurtReynoldsMoustache]

I'm pretty sure "zombie apocalypse" is just code for "race war".

[k9870]

your comments are starting to get weird, especially that last one....

Originally Posted by k9870

against zombies you dont need 40 pounds of armor, so might as well load up on mags. but a .308 with a 11-13 inch barrel? nope. something more practical is in order.

I've shot these weapons before so I'm pretty accurate and comfortable with them.

Why are most people trying to get .223 rifles and 9mm handguns? You realize that 9mm and 223 rifles have a hard time bringing down people on adrenaline. They have no stopping power. Zombies are like crazy pcp hooked crackheads. Good luck with that.

[funkychinaman]

Originally Posted by sillybunz13

Why are most people trying to get .223 rifles and 9mm handguns? You realize that 9mm and 223 rifles have a hard time bringing down people on adrenaline. They have no stopping power. Zombies are like crazy pcp hooked crackheads. Good luck with that.

You say that like there's actually some science behind zombies. The popular opinion regarding killing zombies is that they'll be stopped once you destroy the brain. A headshot with either a .223 or a 9mm will do nicely.

Has anyone considered the magazine issue? As in, it doesn't matter how much ammo you have, only how many mags you have. I'd go with a pump action shotgun and a revolver. That way you can just use loose ammo.

[Markost]

Originally Posted by funkychinaman

Has anyone considered the magazine issue? As in, it doesn't matter how much ammo you have, only how many mags you have. I'd go with a pump action shotgun and a revolver. That way you can just use loose ammo.

You´re right. Fist, use the magazine-based weapons. Then, when they´re empty, use the shotgun or the revolver until you can find a safe place to reload the magazines.