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8 Best Zombie Calibers - Guns & Ammo
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 8:50 pm
by 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.
Re: 8 Best Zombie Calibers - Guns & Ammo
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 11:06 pm
by 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 :?
Re: 8 Best Zombie Calibers - Guns & Ammo
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 11:22 pm
by 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
Re: 8 Best Zombie Calibers - Guns & Ammo
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 11:33 pm
by Tower75
The .300 Blackout is subsonic?
Re: 8 Best Zombie Calibers - Guns & Ammo
Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2012 8:51 am
by Sandgroper
Tower.75 wrote: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.
Re: 8 Best Zombie Calibers - Guns & Ammo
Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2012 8:55 am
by Sandgroper
Tower.75 wrote: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!
Prepare. Be Zombie Aware.
Re: 8 Best Zombie Calibers - Guns & Ammo
Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2012 1:22 pm
by Blackstuff
Sandgroper wrote:
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!
Re: 8 Best Zombie Calibers - Guns & Ammo
Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2012 6:21 pm
by Sandgroper
Blackstuff wrote:Sandgroper wrote:
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.
Re: 8 Best Zombie Calibers - Guns & Ammo
Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2012 6:30 pm
by 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
Bring it on yer undead onanists!