Comments on: Apocalypse Survival: Keep Your Head, Know Your Weapons

By: zombiephobe

zombiephobe — Thu, 19 May 2011 23:23:57 +0000

I am a big AR-15 guy, but I must say that my Rem 870 Tactical is probably my zombie gun of choice for close range. Shoot 00 buck shot or slugs through one, and you will see why. I also keep a tactical tomahawk around (yep, they exist): http://zombieattacksurvival.com/index.php?l=product_detail&p=44

By: Tiago

Tiago — Wed, 18 May 2011 21:00:17 +0000

Our best weapon is also their favorite meal? That dosn’t sound good.

By: PFC Unknown

PFC Unknown — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 04:48:53 +0000

im not sure if i got on the subject of what is called the “dual gun thunder” (its what we call our guns after we got retrofitted with the new M-16/M-4 mods) but it completely eliminates the breeching and clearing weapon system (shotgun) for us grunts in urban combat, i think i mentioned it in the chainsaw bayonet thread, but ill bring it up here, perhaps it will be easier to choose primary/secondary load outs.

the “dual gun thunder” is configured much like M-16/M203 variant, the diffrence is instead of the M203 its a cut down shotgun, im sure if you google it, it will come up, but it actually saved us the trouble of lugging around our shotty as a secondary weapon, but the cool thing about this its pretty much two weapons in one, and it allows you to carry your primary side arm (pistol), so in all you have 3 weapons in total.

the undercarriage shotty does have some flaws though, small ammo cap, short barrel, and it is kinda awkward to handle if your not used to it, im not sure if it is out for the civilian market, i know me and 12 others just been assigned as breechers and i know the military has them, i think the Law Enforcement will soon get them as well but im not sure exactly when.

but i wanted to bring this up because it does come in handy espeacially for those who will need to be breeching a building for supplies or for more ammo, and it really does a number on close targets and doors if used as a breeching weapon. the shotty itself uses standard 12 guage shells, the recoil is in the acceptible range, it kicks harder then my M-4, but its handy to have.

so if it hits civilian markets ( IF ) it would be a good investment to purchase one or a kit that will convert a 12 gauge into it. just keep in mind if you do happen to get one, it has a short barrel so it wont be extreamly accurate in distance (wide shot pattern) and the short mag tube means not as much rounds as a normal shotty.

hope this helps a lil on weapon choice (or atleasts sparks some intrests)

By: logan

logan — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:41:34 +0000

Cabs will provide better protection, but seriously lower your gas mileage. If you’re on a long trip, and don’t want to stop, keep the cab away- note, though, you could make an improvised one.

By: josho123

josho123 — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:01:08 +0000

yeah good idea purple eater

By: PurpleEater

PurpleEater — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 02:36:54 +0000

@josho: Go for the cab. I would even go with a pop-up trailer-hitch. You could always drop it if you needed to get out of somewhere really fast and it would always give more room. Tight spaces breed insanity.

By: Callum The Survivor

Callum The Survivor — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 18:21:18 +0000

Well i live in the UK so guns are off of the list completely. Melee weapons are the best option and therefore i will have to be borrowing some knives on the night of 2012.

By: josho123

josho123 — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 01:22:19 +0000

i agree with you sam and orange glint avoidance is the best with me and my group are going on a risky route when this happens we are driving in two convoys a van with supply and a truck i think with some people in the back loading the van with weapons/ammo/food/tents [knives] other survival things then the truck will just have people in it. It might have a cab on the back idk should i or not?

By: Zombie Hunter Sam

Zombie Hunter Sam — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 23:57:30 +0000

Good point, Orange Glint. A shotgun is pretty versatile and yes, a running target makes for a much harder kill, especially without years of training. The best defense is avoidance.

By: Orange glint

Orange glint — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 23:16:47 +0000

To ryum: if i had a choice i would have the wooden stock stainless steel version with multiple after market upgrades. The reason the ruger is so popular is because its easy and fun to make your own gun out of it. The quick clip release should be the first thing you get along with larger magazines. Without the quick clip realease you have to use both hands and fiddle with the mechanisms to reload (unless your very skilled with it.) myself I would buy an extended barrel to and the common hotlips clips as they have speedloaders already made and slots on them so that you can put two of the clips together for fact reloading. There are also 50 round drums but they are difficult to use. The marlin is basically the same rifle but is tube fed and longer. I would highly suggest a speedloader for it. I don’t know how often its required to clean them but I clean them after every usage to a degree, depending on how many rounds I have fired. I like the marlin more though as it is extremely comfortable to shoot and becomes an extension of your body more than the ruger, “point and shoot” is allot more easy with the marlin (mine has a wood stock). But maybe thats just because ive had it a lot longer. Either way both are the height of anti zombie weaponry in my opinion (but only if they are shamblers or walkers)

To jon: I think the shotgun is a popular zombie weapon more due to pop culture than actual anti zombie tactics. Ill be honest. I’m no action hero. The chance of me picking up a semi automatic rifle and hitting 10 humanoids in the head as they run at me top speed is zilch. If the zombies are runners i hope to never encounter them. I would much rather have a shotgun as the spread and ease of use would heighten the chance of a head shot by a great deal. And even if I missed chances are that it would knock the target down or at least cause him to stumble. People are overconfident on how accurate they will be with their rifles against runners.
Ps: browning automatic is an awesome gun.