Your weapon of choice for a zombie apocolypse.

[rockyoumonkeys]

Snake's cardboard box.

That's all.

 

[Justanothergamer300]

THIS

 

[King of Wei]

A spear, Glock 17 pistol, incendiary grenades.

 

[Sean Strife]

Sniper Rifle, Desert Eagle, and either a katana or a crowbar. Deagles are badass and I've always been sort of the sniper type (be it paintball, airsoft, or in games), and while I'm rather handy with a katana, crowbars are a multipurpose tool in the zombie apocalypse. Of course, sledgehammers work just as well, but since I'm not Thor, a crowbar will do.

a desert eagle is a poor choice ammo would be short and its heavy clunky and packs too much power to be used properly a m1911 packs enough punch to take out a zombie (i hope)

personally id use a mp5/scar a m1911/m9 and a melee weapon like a katana or a tomahawk although i wouldn't say no to a sniper (m110 or a m40)

Which is why the Desert Eagle would be more of a secondary weapon than a primary.

 

[Not-here-anymore]

Sidearm - any old pistol, really. M1911, maybe?

My bow, with as many arrows as I can get my hands on (double as a melee weapons of sorts) (or a machete. A falchion would be nice, but harder to get hold of)

Any rifle I can get my hands on.

 

[Not-here-anymore]

Sidearm - any old pistol, really. M1911, maybe?

My bow, with as many arrows as I can get my hands on (double as a melee weapons of sorts) (or a machete. A falchion would be nice, but harder to get hold of)

Any rifle I can get my hands on, ideally taking the same ammo as the pistol.

EDIT: Oops, accidentally quoted myself rather than editing. Forum fail...

 

[ScourgeOfHell]

Hmm, How about the cure to the apocalypse

 

[TheTaco007]

Lightsaber.

Why would I need two more?

 

[Edvinas1111]

I'd take da orkz 'uge dakka gunz nad zog those 'humie zombie gitz

 

[Treblaine]

The .300 RUM was first produced in the early to mid 1900's, long after the bright uniform went the way of the dodo. Also, just because you can use it at 1100 meters, doesn't mean you can't use it at 200-300 meters.

hmm, every source I can find talks about Remington introducing the .300 RUM in 1999, though the PARENT CASE - .404 Jeffery - was fist introduced in 1909. Though with a .40 cal bullet and at lower pressure it's a completely different cartridge altogether.

"It's a completely different cartridge"

: |

Anyhoo, I'm pretty sure .300 RUM was always intended for sporting hunters, not defence from massed humanoid enemies. This is a premium cartridge for very long power retention and very long point-blank [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_blank] range. But the price in recoil, muzzle blast, weapon-wear and the scarcity of ammunition/reloads/replacement-parts seems would be an extra high price in the hypothetical "zombie apocalypse".

But as a hunting cartridge use in our relatively peaceful society with functioning infrastructure, it seems to be without peer.

It also has enough power to ensure complete destruction of the head. as far as limited sightlines, that's what optics are for. Also, at 200-300 or even 400 yards, I could use a 30-06 or a .270 or even a 30-30 if I was a really good shot, but the .270 doesn't have enough punch to double as a weapon for hunting moose or bear or other super-large game(Neither does the 30-30 if we're being honest) and the others lack the super flat trajectory that I want so that I can set the rifle's scope for 200-250 yards and with very little adjustment hit anything from 100 yards to 300+ yards.

It's my understanding the appeal of .300 RUM is its effectiveness with body-shots - on deer and elk - at long range. It has the energy to still open up a heavy hollow-point bullet and still penetrate deep enough but is that practical on a zombie who can shrug off all but bisecting torso injuries? For headshots it seems to be overkill.

Do you really need to hunt bears and elk when smaller game are both more common and more suited for how you'd be providing meat for a small party. You going to have a freezer in this hide-out, don't kill a great stonking grizzly just to let it rot! Bear meat is too delicious and precious to waste.

Also wasn't the "light n' fast" 5mm assault rifle cartridges chosen because they had a "point-blank" flat trajectory out to 300m? Sure they're light and tiny but even 62 grains of lead hitting the cranium at 2500ft/s (1'500 miles per hour!) will pulverise the brain and spray pieces. I don't care if the hypothetical zombies use only the most basic brain functions a 5.56mm bullet through the head will at the very least leave them paralysed and blind.

As for use indoors, I have no intention of limiting my mobility by being indoors. That plays to the zombies strengths. I plan to walk to isolated places in the Adirondack park(I live on the outskirts) where there are fewer people and therefore fewer zombies and looters. I plan to build a relatively simple shelter in the tree canopy so I can sleep safely and I want to be able to destroy the zombie as soon as I can detect it, so that it won't attract scavengers right to my shelter.
Yes, it's a little bit of overkill, but i'm going to be buying one this year or next year anyway, so i'll have it close at hand. Being pump action, it will have the rate of fire that I'm looking for and being clip fed I can reload quickly if I'm in a hurry, and it also has the Range to keep them at a distance.

Why the hell would I want a sub-machine gun? The emphasis is rate of fire well above the rate that you can accurately hit a target the size of a head, and they are much less useful for hunting, and you need lots of ammo. Spraying is not the solution to zombies, well aimed single precise shots are. If they're close enough for my longbow, I wouldn't want to announce myself with gunfire anyway.

I suppose I was more worried of the fast-zombies in which case rate of fire would aid headshots. At least a pistol carbine for low recoil and very fast follow-up shots and reloads. For close quarters it seems to make sense, the SAS seem to think it's ideal for hostage-rescue where they claim they always aim to put a burst of fire into the head: instant death, not even enough time to activate a suicide vest.

Probably ideal to defend from an open position... but you may not have a choice. What if the weather turns VERY bad, or you run out of food, or ammo, or found out you don't have something critical to your survival, or you need to help someone. What if you can't even GET OUT of an urban/sub-urban area to your hideout due to military road blocks and are left with just what you can carry.

In fact, considering the element of military and law enforcement i'd like to revise my weapons of choice, something like this:

This is kel-tec's sub-2000 though I understand there are similar competitors, a 5.56mm is probably overkill, 100m range is enough. The appeal of this is I can stick this under a coat and hopefully be less likely of getting shot out of fear and armed gunman is coming for them.

It would go well with another pistol using the same magazines while pistol ammo is lighter, smaller and arguably more available.

 

[Triangulon]

A reliable pistol and rifle (such as M14). Also a wrecking or felling bar (the man's crowbar!). Good reach, excellent for clearing obstructions or heads from necks.

 

[ImprovizoR]

I can't believe I forgot these babies!

 

[C2Ultima]

A portal gun,, a call of duty ray gun, and a gun that multiplies whatever I shoot.

But if you want real guns, I'd say a Spas 12, just to get rid of zombies quickly, a Berreta .50cal sniper, for picking off 1 or 2 zombies, and a fully automatic glock 18.

 

[klaynexas3]

those who've seen GRRshow, which is a podcast made by the guy who also made unforgotten realms, which is a show that used to be on here, you already know my list

1. a flamethrower
2. the iron man suit
3. a lightsaber

edit: shit, i didn't see the sidearm part. i guess, the halo pistol. the first one

 

[RazzleDazzle102]

Spade, Crossbow with a bunch of arrows, and um.... springfield sniper rifle

 

[Junkle]

I feel sorry for all the people saying Desert Eagle. It's such a useless weapon... Small clip (Only between 7 and 9) and the recoil is ridiculous. I'd want a smaller pistol with a larger clip. Something that also wouldn't blind me, break my arm when firing, and would actually be useful while fighting zombies.

That said, I'd prefer the Heckler and Koch USP Elite. Larger clip, more likely to find compatible ammo (Models are for 9 mm, .40, and .45). Also, you don't need stopping power for zombies. You need to destroy the brain. Admittedly, the DEagle does well in this category, as it's fairly accurate. Personally, though, I think the problems outweight the benefits. Okay, I'm gonna stop ranting now.

Next, as to melee, I'd prefer dual wakizashi, probably. Now, this is assuming I'm an expert with any weapon that I choose, which most people simply assume. Anyway. I prefer the shorter blade because katana could get awkward in close combat. Similar problem with poleaxes, etc.

Now, if I'm not an expert, I'd probably just grab a mace. Bashing in heads is suddenly so much easier.

Hmmm. Last weapon... I'd say the P90, but I'd want something longer range and more power. I'd be using the pistol to clear buildings, etc, so... Hmm.
I'd probably go with the SCAR-H, long barrel. Still useful mid-range, but totalling out at about 800 meters.

So that's my loadout. Comments?

 

[Buleet]

A sniper rifle.Preferably easy to use and without much knockback.
That i-phone app that helps with sniping.Yes it exists and yes its used by the military.
and a small 10mm pistol.Why use bigass deagles that might break your wrist when a single shot will drop 'em anyways?
(Slow ones = a headshot is required or it wont help having a HUGE gun
fast ones tend to be just humans with rabies so a single shot will proberbly still drop them.
Also Those heads and torso's exploding from 50. cal bullets will leave a lot of infecting blood around.A single fall and your dead from exposure to blood.)

I will also get a high place and place a ladder for survivors in order to await helicopter rescue.

And yes i know i should proberbly get a melee weapon but if they got close you proberly aint gonna survive long.

 

[RazzleDazzle102]

I feel sorry for all the people saying Desert Eagle. It's such a useless weapon... Small clip (Only between 7 and 9) and the recoil is ridiculous. I'd want a smaller pistol with a larger clip. Something that also wouldn't blind me, break my arm when firing, and would actually be useful while fighting zombies.

That said, I'd prefer the Heckler and Koch USP Elite.

Next, as to melee, I'd prefer dual wakizashi

Now, if I'm not an expert, I'd probably just grab a mace. Bashing in heads is suddenly so much easier.

Last weapon... I'd say the P90, but I'd want something longer range and more power. I'd be using the pistol to clear buildings, etc, so... Hmm.
I'd probably go with the SCAR-H, long barrel. Still useful mid-range, but totalling out at about 800 meters.

So that's my loadout. Comments?

To your pistol situation, you have a solid case.
To your hand to hand combat situation, there needs to be some discussion. While its true that when your an expert with a weapon, it can be a valuable tool, when dealing with zombies, quickness and effectiveness come before anything else, and I believe the dual wakizashi would be cumbersome in battle. I'd recommend the spade. It's reach is good, and one swift jolt to the head will easily either decapitate or severe the spinal column near the top, essentially destroying the brain.
P-90 is not good. Not only is the accuracy a bit wonky at times, its an automatic weapon. Any automatic weapon is liability in combat. The SCAR is a good weapon, but its not being used on the battlefront for a reason. It is prone to over-heating, and is basically not a real, reliable weapon.

 

[c_westerman13]

Primary: SVD Dragunov Rifle
Equipped with a Suppressor and Night-Vision Scope

Medium range accurate firing, 10 Round Semi-auto mags, 7.62mm ammo for one-shot kills most of the time.

Secondary: L85A2 SA80 Enfield rifle
Equipped with SUSAT and Rifle Sling

Short-Medium range burst firing, shorter range full auto, 30 round box mags, 5.56mm ammo

Sidearm: Nagant M1895 Gas-Seal Revolver
Dual Wielded, and Equipped with an extended barrel for accuracy

Short Range Double-Action PDW, 6 Round Cylinders, 7.62mm Ammo for high-level stopping power at close range

 

[c_westerman13]

VSS Vintorez!
*phtphtpht*

Ah, Soviet weaponry, reliable to the ends of the earth.

but surely, if you're at sniping range, it's worth sacrificing the quieter shots in favour of an extra 500 or so meters of effective range? not to mention the sub-sonic rounds that thing fires are a shit-load more rare than standard 7-62s!