8 Best Zombie Calibers - Guns & Ammo

[Sandgroper]

Could be controversial! :lol:

http://www.gunsandammo.com/2011/12/20/c ... r-zombies/

Like it or not, not every cartridge is going to get the job done when it comes to keeping you and your family safe from the incoming zombie horde; Hornady had the right idea in making its Zombie Max Ammo available in a wide variety of calibers. That’s why we’ve picked our top eight calibers — four for handguns, and four for rifles.

But it’s not that simple. We can’t just pick eight that we think will best service our zombie-splattering needs. Remember, we have two contradictory tasks we may need to fulfill: stoppers to deal with fast-movers, and poppers to give clean head shots as finishers. You can’t have both; that’s just the way life is. Plus, we may be a long time between re-supply, and we might have to use whatever we can find.

8 best for the UK?

Prepare. Be Zombie Aware.

[Tower75]

8 best for the UK?

Anything you can get your hands on I guess. We're not allowed "self-defence" or "man-stoppers" so it'll be a case of routing through the safe.

For me, .303 and a .44 BP revolver. Though I could make a very slow shotgun with revolver balls and a Brown Bess :?

[Mike357]

Tricked up 1911 in 45ACP.
Benelli M4 (the new one)
M4 in 300BLK for super/subsonic stopping power close in
308 mag fed rifle with ballistic tips
And a machette

[Tower75]

The .300 Blackout is subsonic?

[Sandgroper]

The .300 Blackout is subsonic?

Yep.

I'd go for,
22lr - Plenty about and it's better than getting too close,
12 gauge - as above,
5.56/223 - again plenty about, esp if you take into account Police/Mil stocks
7.62/308 - as above
9mm - If you have a pistol or a rifle in it, again Police/Mil stocks,

and whatever else was lying about!

Prepare. Be Zombie Aware.

[Sandgroper]

8 best for the UK?

Anything you can get your hands on I guess. We're not allowed "self-defence" or "man-stoppers" so it'll be a case of routing through the safe.

For me, .303 and a .44 BP revolver. Though I could make a very slow shotgun with revolver balls and a Brown Bess :?

At the very least, you lay down smoke with the BP or if you know what you're doing - make a few of them go bang at the same time!


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[Blackstuff]

I'd go for,
22lr - Plenty about and it's better than getting too close,
12 gauge - as above,
5.56/223 - again plenty about, esp if you take into account Police/Mil stocks
7.62/308 - as above
9mm - If you have a pistol or a rifle in it, again Police/Mil stocks,

and whatever else was lying about!

Prepare. Be Zombie Aware.

Agreed, once all of the gun shops have been emptied you're going to have to start looking for Police/military vehicles to 'aquire' ammo from, or if you're feeling lucky military armouries

Now, what calibre/bore are my guns, hmmm;

.223/5.56mm
.308/7.62mm
9mm
.22lr
12b . . . Bring it on yer undead onanists!

[Sandgroper]

I'd go for,
22lr - Plenty about and it's better than getting too close,
12 gauge - as above,
5.56/223 - again plenty about, esp if you take into account Police/Mil stocks
7.62/308 - as above
9mm - If you have a pistol or a rifle in it, again Police/Mil stocks,

and whatever else was lying about!

Prepare. Be Zombie Aware.

Agreed, once all of the gun shops have been emptied you're going to have to start looking for Police/military vehicles to 'aquire' ammo from, or if you're feeling lucky military armouries


Now, what calibre/bore are my guns, hmmm;

.223/5.56mm
.308/7.62mm
9mm
.22lr
12b . . . Bring it on yer undead onanists!

Great minds... etc :lol:

Prepare. Be Zombie Aware.

[ovenpaa]

8 Best, well this is the UK so assuming I need to go looking for the stuff I am going to be quite limited

12 Guage/Bore as it has to be one of the most common things in a shooters house.
7,62x51/.308
5,56x45
9mm
.22LR

That covers the more common stuff, the problem now is what is a scavange going to turn up....

.410
20 Gauge/bore
22-250

As a last resort my trusty garden spade