Favorite Zombie Killing Weapon

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I’d take a very stout smashing stick like a thick jo (a small bo) and probably a .22 mag semi auto rifle. Plentiful ammunition, little recoil. Both items are easy to find and use.

I wouldn’t carry any edged weapons as there’d be a good chance of infection from any bodily fluids. Therefore blunt weapons would be better.

More important things would be clothing, boots, water, maps compass etc. You’d be most likely to survive by avoiding contact.

I’ve put a lot of thought into this too. 1st I’d go to the gun shop. 2nd the camping shop. 3rd the car dealership for a 4wd and an off road trailer. Finally, the supermarket to stock up on food.

Then I’d go back home and fortify it. Wait a few wks for the excitement to die down and then head off down the highway to the wilderness. I wouldn’t do this straight away as most people would have the same idea so the roads would be all jammed up. Accidents and carnage would be everywhere.

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Okay, after further consideration:

  1. Pudao or “Horse-sword”
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The strong silent type for all the up close and personal work. I worry about a katana’s durability, torque, and mass.

  1. HK Mark 23 Mod 0
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or

Glock G32C

or

DE .44 Magnum

Stealth, stopping power, or magazine capacity? Decisions decisions…

  1. Striker Street Sweeper
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For when the going gets tough.

Why people want long rifles is beyond me. If the zombies were shooting back or psychologically effected by being stalked and killed it might make sense, otherwise, the long rifles are for after you’ve found shelter/food/ammo. And once that has happened, you pretty much aren’t fighting for your life anymore.

And the people choosing .22 cal. rifles have clearly never killed anything with a firearm, let alone undead. Might as well forego the katana for a clam knife too.

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shotgun

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I would not need any weapon. Just Professor X. Zombies don’t eat X, X eats zombies.

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Well in reality forge technology this time. A horse would be even better than a bike or car as it can get its fuel fromthe natural environment, go 40 mph, and carry all kinds of shit. Secondly for weapons I would take a 8 gauge magnum shotgun as primary, uzi as secondary and two small axes for back up. For a long range weapon I would pack a crossbow As for the carry of supplies and things my horse can take all that stuff. For defense I would wear leather under armor with chain mail on top. As this completely removes the possibility of bites.

Defense of my house ould be pretty simple. A 12 foot high electrified fence with barbed wire and mesh with spikes on both sides of the fence 5 feet in each direction. Beyond that my rot wilers could take care of it. Of course I would lock all the doors and board up all the windows on the first floor.

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All interesting points, gentlemen. But I’d like to challenge you all with this:

What weapon would you rather have in zombie world, a tactical shotgun with infinite ammo or have Chuck Norris as a companion?

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Ok to all these people suggesting animals in their defense - You are fucked, sorry, if I need to explain why, you will still be fucked.

Fighting zombies is all about positioning and picking your fights. Now when positioning yourself, you might not be able to choose a ‘fighting’ position, but a ‘survival’ one.

When I say ‘survival’ position, I mean a place where you can easily get food/water & not get completely swarmed by zombies.

Now when you find a place like this (It might be in the wilderness, some people are good at living off the land, this would actually be your best bet)

So lets choose the above scenario, you will encounter very little zombies, but death will come in form of nature. If you play smart, this shouldn’t be too hard to over come.

You’ll have to find a place there has a flowing river nearby; to drink from/wash yourself. Rivers can also provide food: Fish.

Also theres a good chance that if a river is nearby, there will be some wildlife (Deer) that you can also hunt and kill for food.

So with all this planned ahead, you can think of some supplies to bring you on the way to a desolate area. (Compact Fishing rod w/ Hooks/Water Filter/Sturdy Knife/Katana (For zombies)/Bow & Arrow (for deer)/Tinned Food (until u can get a good survival plan down)

Make sure the clothes you bring are high quality and are durable (leather jackets etc.)

Anyway, thats what I would do, I highly doubt in that situation i’d encounter many zombies, and even if i did i’d be more than prepared.

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I have read many disturbing responses in this thread and it seems that many T-Nation members desperately need to be educated in this very serious subject:

The first thing that comes to mind is the chainsaw. The only reason a person would use a chainsaw against the living dead is that it makes them feel ballsy. This is in fact a weakness as it causes the same effect as little punks getting drunk and trying to pick fights with you due to their nice new “beer muscles”.

Other than the psychological effect of the chainsaw, it has three MAJOR weaknesses:

  1. Limited fuel supply.

You run out of gas, you’re dead.

  1. Noise!

Revving up a chainsaw immediately alerts your presence to every zombie in a three-mile radius – and they will immediately start to travel in your direction. This is bad.

  1. Bloody mess.

When fighting the living dead, you do not want to come into contact with the virus, bacteria, or parasitic worm which caused the outbreak of zombification in the first place. With a chainsaw, you are literally spraypainting the room with zombie blood, guts, and brains. If you get that shit in your eye, you’re infected.

The second one that comes to mind is all sorts of machine guns and guns in general.

The only gun one should consider in a zombie outbreak is a high powered semi-automatic with the best silencer that money can buy.

Why a silencer? See the reasons against chainsaws above.

Why a semi-auto? You can riddle a zombie’s body with hundreds of bullets, but it won’t stop until you’ve taken out the brain. That requires only one or two well-placed shots. In a zombie outbreak you have no guarantee that you’ll be able to resupply soon, if ever. Conserving ammunition is of the essence.

Which is why my favourite anti-zombie weapons would be:

  1. For Long-distance:

A good sniper rifle with the best silencer I can find.

  1. Shorter distance:

i) A .22 rimfire with silencer. Its obvious weakness is in fact a strength. The round can enter the skull, but lacks the force to exit out the other side. The result is the bullet rattles around inside the zombie’s skull, destroying the brain and killing the zombie.

Another advantage to using .22 ammunition is that every gun shop in the world keeps it in stock and it is relatively easy to resupply your stock of .22 than any other ammunition.

ii) A handgun with silencer. Whatever holds the most ammunition. Maybe even a .22, meaning one less type of ammunition to worry about. Keeps it simple.

  1. Close-range:

A Katana. Katanas are fast, light, silent, and never need reloading.

  1. Hand-to-Hand:

A trench spike. Seven inch skull-penetrating spike for a blade with brass knuckles for a handle.

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The one on the left. Fucking awesome.

And for good measure, I’ll leave ya’ll with this…

TOP 10 LESSONS FOR SURVIVING A ZOMBIE ATTACK:

  1. Organize before they rise!

  2. They feel no fear, why should you?

  3. Use your head: cut off theirs.

  4. Blades don’t need reloading.

  5. Ideal protection = tight clothes, short hair.

  6. Get up the staircase, then destroy it.

  7. Get out of the car, get onto the bike.

  8. Keep moving, keep low, keep quiet, keep alert!

  9. No place is safe, only safer.

  10. The zombie may be gone, but the threat lives on.

– ElbowStrike

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[quote]Gordon Bombay wrote:
What weapon would you rather have in zombie world, a tactical shotgun with infinite ammo or have Chuck Norris as a companion?[/quote]

Gimme the infinite ammo shotgun. Chuck I can use as bait to lure the zombies where I want them.

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[quote]Goodfellow wrote:
Ok to all these people suggesting animals in their defense - You are fucked, sorry, if I need to explain why, you will still be fucked.

Fighting zombies is all about positioning and picking your fights. Now when positioning yourself, you might not be able to choose a ‘fighting’ position, but a ‘survival’ one.

When I say ‘survival’ position, I mean a place where you can easily get food/water & not get completely swarmed by zombies.

Now when you find a place like this (It might be in the wilderness, some people are good at living off the land, this would actually be your best bet)

So lets choose the above scenario, you will encounter very little zombies, but death will come in form of nature. If you play smart, this shouldn’t be too hard to over come.

You’ll have to find a place there has a flowing river nearby; to drink from/wash yourself. Rivers can also provide food: Fish.

Also theres a good chance that if a river is nearby, there will be some wildlife (Deer) that you can also hunt and kill for food.

So with all this planned ahead, you can think of some supplies to bring you on the way to a desolate area. (Compact Fishing rod w/ Hooks/Water Filter/Sturdy Knife/Katana (For zombies)/Bow & Arrow (for deer)/Tinned Food (until u can get a good survival plan down)

Make sure the clothes you bring are high quality and are durable (leather jackets etc.)

Anyway, thats what I would do, I highly doubt in that situation i’d encounter many zombies, and even if i did i’d be more than prepared.
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I live in a townhouse just outside Washington, DC. There is no wilderness for miles. I would use an animal, i.e. dog, to alert me to oncoming zombie threats. I can not see or smell what the dog can. I would not have the dog attack the zombies. It would be my improved eyes and ears. Kind of like in terminator. They would use dogs to locate terminators.

There would be nowhere for me to run or hide until I made it to the mountains about 45 - 1 hour away driving. And in winter, this is really not a pleasureable idea.

I already own a rimfire .22, a glock 32, a mossburg shotgun that can hold seven rounds, a high powered hunting rifle, and I hold plenty of ammo in my place.

I would not fight the zombies face to face unless I absolutely had to. With the scoped rifle, the dog, my own paranoia, and the millions of other potential victims in my area, this seems unlikely.

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[quote]Gordon Bombay wrote:
All interesting points, gentlemen. But I’d like to challenge you all with this:

What weapon would you rather have in zombie world, a tactical shotgun with infinite ammo or have Chuck Norris as a companion?[/quote]

I can understand why one would think that the Chuck Norris vs. infinity ammo shotgun is a no brainer, but think about this:

What if, by some unfortunate act of God, some errant speck of zombie blood found its way into Chuck Norris’ system (probably through his eye, as there is no way he would have any open wounds on him)after a particularly vicious roundhouse kick decapitated some poor, mindless zombie?

Now you’ve got zombie Norris to deal with and no infinity ammo shotgun to put him down.

That infinity ammo shotgun doesn’t look so bad now, does it?

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An infinity ammo shot gun wont help you against the normal chuck norris. What makes you think it will matter against the zombie one.

On the other hand Bruce Lee would beat the zombie chuck norris

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[quote]Kiwigeezer wrote:
tveddy wrote:
Primary
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Secondary
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Last Resort
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I Hear you bro, if the machine gun or pistol doesnt work, a quick “Invalid item number” will sort them out.
Take that Fucker!

[/quote]

Ahahah
It was a double edged battle axe.

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Preparation is the key. Anyone saying a chainsaw is a good weapon is going to become zombie food very soon. If anyone has ever used one of these things, they are heavy and noisy. Try swinging it around over your head for 15min and see how tired your arms get, then you’re in trouble.

The sword is a little better but still a bad idea. It would be next to impossible to take on a couple zombies at once with this thing. They are going to rush you, you get the blade stuck in an arm or something and get eaten. YOu need something to take them out from a distance, and use the sword for a last up close resort weapon.

Bolt action rifles and sniper rifles are a bad idea also. soon of later you got a zombie up close and then you are toast. 22 caliber guns have no stopping power either, so a good shotgun is the best choice, maybe a laser sighted 45 desert eagle for up close.

What you need is a portable motion sensor of some sort, like the one in aliens. Despite being loud, dead and shambling, any movie buff knows zombies are the best ambushers this side of hollywood.

A bat is an awful idea. you’re not going to take the head off a zombie with one swing, so thats going to end badly for you if you encounter 2 or more.

A good shotgun, supporting pistol with combat knife and some riot gear should be enough to get you out of the city. Fall back to some remote locale and hunt for food. The warmer the climate the better. Some place with natural barriers, like a high coast line that prevents them from sneaking up on you. If you get attacked you could wait them out on the cliff, they would probably throw themselves over trying to get to you.

The best weapon is going to be your mind and will to do what it takes to survive. You gotta be willing to put a bullet in any companion at a moments notice without compassion, even children.

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[quote]BabyBuster wrote:
I can understand why one would think that the Chuck Norris vs. infinity ammo shotgun is a no brainer, but think about this:

What if, by some unfortunate act of God, some errant speck of zombie blood found its way into Chuck Norris’ system (probably through his eye, as there is no way he would have any open wounds on him)after a particularly vicious roundhouse kick decapitated some poor, mindless zombie?

Now you’ve got zombie Norris to deal with and no infinity ammo shotgun to put him down.

That infinity ammo shotgun doesn’t look so bad now, does it?[/quote]

Are you kidding me!?

Chuck Norris is so bad-ass that his blood would kick the zombie virus’ ass and shoot it back out of his body so far other planets would have to start to worry about infection.

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A Marlin 1894 chambered for .44 magnum but loaded with .44 Special Glaser Safety slugs.

Remove the buckhorns and install an XS sight systems Ghost Ring and an Williams Firesight front blade.

Attach an XS scout rail and mount and mount a Trijicon Relfex in the scout configuration.

I have it all but the Trijicon, they are wicked pricey.

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[quote]SWR-1240 wrote:
BabyBuster wrote:
I can understand why one would think that the Chuck Norris vs. infinity ammo shotgun is a no brainer, but think about this:

What if, by some unfortunate act of God, some errant speck of zombie blood found its way into Chuck Norris’ system (probably through his eye, as there is no way he would have any open wounds on him)after a particularly vicious roundhouse kick decapitated some poor, mindless zombie?

Now you’ve got zombie Norris to deal with and no infinity ammo shotgun to put him down.

That infinity ammo shotgun doesn’t look so bad now, does it?

Are you kidding me!?

Chuck Norris is so bad-ass that his blood would kick the zombie virus’ ass and shoot it back out of his body so far other planets would have to start to worry about infection.[/quote]

I stand corrected

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[quote]Dirty Tiger wrote:
A Marlin 1894 chambered for .44 magnum but loaded with .44 Special Glaser Safety slugs.

Remove the buckhorns and install an XS sight systems Ghost Ring and an Williams Firesight front blade.

Attach an XS scout rail and mount and mount a Trijicon Relfex in the scout configuration.

I have it all but the Trijicon, they are wicked pricey.[/quote]

UNCONVENTIONAL!!!

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My giant pork sword of course. It is suitable for bludgeoning a zombie to death, a wallop to the head will easily crush its skull and destroy it’s brain.

It can also be used for impaling zombies in my path if I need to run somewhere.

Not to mention, zombies cannot bite through it’s thick leathery skin, thanks to my secret masturbation techniques involving sandpaper.

Oh, it also serves or a great drink holder. If I am in need to weild an firearm with both hands, but I have say, a good mug of a protein shake that I am drinking, I can simply rest the drink on top of my enormous wang and arm myself.

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T-gun experts, please correct me if I am wrong, but as far as I know you cannot silence a sniper rifle due to the fact that it’s so powerful. Especially a good 'ol .50 cal bolt-action rifle used now for destroying the engine blocks of tanks (formely used to be able to shoot THROUGH the tank and kill the crew). The real benefit of a sniper rifle is one shot, one kill…then slink away. To quote DMX: I done lost my mind and I’ma make you lose yours from far away one time.

Lol@ all the D-eagle mentions. I’d LOVE that stopping power, but where do they sell .50 calibur ammo ? I can see it now: A t-nationer goes into a Wal-Mart looking for .50 cal ammo “Uh sir, why do you need .50 calibur ammo ?”…‘Zombiepocaylpse’. I’d rather have me a .38 magnum or a .357 special or a .45 Berreta. Easier to find the ammo. A glock wouldn’t be a bad thing either.