Zombie Invasion: Weapon of choice?
 

So yes, I got this idea from the other zombie topic titled 'Wait, you mean a zombie invasion could happen?'

Only this thread is discussing weapons rather than how it could happen ^.^ If it *is* too similar, feel free to lock this thread.

Anyway on to the topic. So if an outbreak of flesh eating zombies did happen, what would your weapon of choice be?

I'd definately have to say a metal baseball bat. They're strong, fairly good reach, and I love hearing the sound they make when connecting with a zombies head XD

Also, keep this realistic, you probably won't have uzi's and bombs lying around your house, would you? Unless you're like...Extremely paranoid o__O

Cricket bat, of course. The gentleman's choice.

Of course, that would require a bit of strength to heft. For easy dispatch, I think a flamethrower would be good, but you'd be in trouble once you ran out of fuel, whereas at least a cricket bat doesn't require ammunition or refueling. Also, where on earth would I get one from?

I always carry around a knife, so I'm not even going to consider that. That would be my close range/ran outta ammo weapon.

As for my weapon of choice that is something I normally would not have on my person, a shotgun. It may take a while to reload, but all I'm worried about is getting the zombie down long enough for me to make a hasty retreat.

The problem with things like baseball bats or two by fours is that you have to be very close to a zombie, not to mention you have to keep hitting him over and over to do any lasting damage. If you're up against more than two zombies and all you have is a baseball bat, unless you're some awesome martial arts type person like in the movies, you're screwed. O.O If the zombie movies are anything to go by, zombies seem to travel in packs. A baseball bat won't help in a group of zombies, even though you don't have to stop and reload. xD That's why I'd try to avoid a weapon like that unless I had no other choice.

Yeah...Maybe a bat wouldn't be the best choice. I'm scared of guns; especially shotguns. They kick way too hard! An alternative to my bat would be a machete. I know it's not much better than a bat, but I feel safer with a melee weapon rather than a gun XD

Yeah, a gun won't do much good if you don't know how to use it or are afraid of it. A machete sounds better than a bat to me though. If you're good and the zombie is mushy, maybe you can take it's head off in one swing!

Not all shotguns are hard to handle. I mean, sure, the double barreled ones you see in all the movies could probably knock you on your butt, but not all will. My boyfriend has a 410 shotgun and it hardly has any kick at all. It's just loud. xD It's great for when you're young or just learning.

At least, I think it's called a 410. I have a horrible memory. o.O

I would prefer a flame thrower, but I'd probably have to break into the Chemistry building and hook one up to something, so its a bit inconvient.

So perfumed body spray. Spray it in their eyes (provided they still have eyes...) and RUUUUUN and find someone with a shotgun. :3

A baseball bat! Blunt object!

If I had to fight my way through World War Z (and it would be a dream come true if I could), my weapon would be a revolver with unlimited ammo. But because I don't have one of those lying aroung my house, I would either use my aluminum baseball bat or my machete. I would have lots of fun with those!

zombies..? umm a gun that shoots wooden stakes :o so I could shoot their head off.

oh but if it has to be something from the house..
umm.. a hammer? xD

Where exactly do they sell stake shooting guns? XD I know! A nail gun? A reeeeally big one?

A...Hammer? XD That's a new one. And not a very smart idea at all o__O They have very short range, and you'd have to get all up in a zombies business to get in a hit. On the plus side, they hit pretty hard and a pretty nice knock to the head could do some great damage...You'd also be risking getting bit to get in a hit.

Don't have like, a really short range though? I'd like something to keep them as far away as possible...

I'd have the pointy end of the big out door unbrella. You know the bit that you shove in the ground and then put the top bit into. OR maybe some salt if they were the type of zombies that dissolve when you thtow salt on them.

Or maybe even a javalin. Anything thats long and pointy preferably a pitch fork if I can't get the spikey end of the unbrella out of the ground.

There's a type of zombie that dissolves when salt hits them? Really? o.O

Apparently there are types of Zombie that dissolve with salt. Unless it's one of those super zombies than run really fast. Then I would just join in all of the groning and make meself over to look like one of them. They would never know and I wouldn't have to fight. Then the only problem would be trying to convince people I'm not one of them.

I've got this crazy bat my dad made in shop class when he was in high school. The thing is deadly. For awhile I was having some nasty zombie stress dreams and had it resting by my bed at night... heh.

anyway, really, the best defense against zombies is cutting off their access to you and then just sniping them. Like, I live in a condo with wood stairs on the outside, my plan is to chop out the stairs, and take pot shots at them when I'm bored. I'll either die of starvation, nuclear bomb, or boredom, but I won't get eaten by zombies, which is the important part.

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Hm, that's weird. Never heard of it before. It would be good for us if they did dissolve because of salt. xD Did you see it in a movie or read it book or something?

The other night, my boyfriend and I were actually talking about trying to fit in with the zombies so they wouldn't eat us. We were just wondering if they could tell if you were human or not. Like, if there was some special scent that zombies gave out and humans didn't or vise versa.

I'd most likely chose two weapons, and a backup. My primary choice would be a Ruger 10/22 All-Weather, with a RamLine 30-round extended magazine and a Leupold reflex sight. My sidearm would be a Ruger Mk-III Hunter. Only a direct headshot will destroy the brain and stop a zombie anyway, so greater than 22 cal will not really buy you much, and the ammunition becomes much heavier. The main point in engaging zombies is to aim carefully, and resist panic fire that will just expend your ammunition to no benefit.

I read it somewhere. I think they just go by the way you look if you look if your not green or looking dead your not one of them.

Hmm, I would not put too much faith in that one, mainly because zombies seem to have very well-developed sense of hearing and smell, they are able to group together for mass attacks on prey from some distance, with fair accuracy. IT might be possible to disguise yourself, but if you're wrong, it would be really bad.

That sounds like those super zombies that run fast and not your regular old stupid zombie that walks slowly. Now if it's the regular old stupid zombie you could get away with it but hide pointy objects in your clothing just in case same with the super zombies so then if they catch you. Then you have a fighting chance to get them off before you get turned into on of them.

Melee combat with zombies should be avoided at all costs. Remember, the only way to actually destroy a zombie is to destroy its brain, so a knife or small sword is not going to do it. A heavy blade like a machete would be useful, because you could sever the entire head from the shoulders, but a smaller blade would be useless. Additionally, a zombie can quite effectively kill you with a single strike.

This applies to firearms also, as simply hosing one down with a submachine gun or blasting one with a shotgun will do next to nothing unless you strike them in the head. That's why my personal choice goes to light-caliber weapons. Knockdown power does not really apply against undead, and ammunition weight will most definitely be a factor in terms of the amount of ammunition you will need.