*Updated scenario & edited for more clarification* In the event of a zombie attack, what firearm would you choose?

[HamburgerBoy]

Originally posted by: Gbaby1008
Also are they like just walkin all slow n crap with their arms out, or can the run n jump?

Since when can zombies run and jump?

Originally posted by: danzigrules
Flamethower

That never works, unless you like flaming zombies.

 

[Gbaby1008]

Originally posted by: HamburgerBoy

Originally posted by: Gbaby1008
Also are they like just walkin all slow n crap with their arms out, or can the run n jump?

Since when can zombies run and jump?


That never works, unless you like flaming zombies.

theres some movie where the zombies are like kinda 'intelegen' and one figures out how to use a gun, but they run n jump like crazy buggers

 

[AbAbber2k]

Originally posted by: danzigrules
Flamethower

Flaming Zombie threat > Standard Zombie threat

Bad idea. I'm pretty sure zombies can burn for a significant period of time before expiring. Plus, with a flamethrower, you've got an awfully dangerous canister of combustible material strapped to your back. Also, flaming zombies don't fall down, which means you can't clear a path, or do any damage to the rest of the zombies behind them.

Sure it looks cool... but just not practical.

 

[ruffilb]

Originally posted by: 91TTZ

Originally posted by: Mikey
Imagine some evil scientists have taken Jessica Alba hostage. They want to turn her into a super zombie. You hear her cry for help, "SOMEBODY SAVE ME! THE ONE WHO DOES GETS POON FROM ME!" You have 48 hours to rescue her before she starts eating you out (hehehe). Everyone else is dead, so no help is on the way. All you have is a pair of jeans, a pair of converse, a black T, a kevlar vest, and a swiss army knife. All help is dead, and the city is under strict quarantine.

What single firearm will you choose? Be realistic here. No fanwanking allowed. As for ammo (if any), it will be scattered all over the city (from dead soldiers).

Personally, mine would probably be the P90. Strong, fast, and plenty of stopping power with the armor piercing rounds.

First of all, what kills a zombie? I doubt your gun will have any stopping power whatsoever if it doesn't affect zombies. And if you use armor piercing rounds, all you'll be doing is poking holes through the zombie. I believe a zombie is already dead so you can't really kill it.

Yea, AP rounds really wouldn't have that much power. Honestly, you need HP rounds or something else highly illegal yet absurdly effective on unarmoured targets.

Originally posted by: JackBurton
All I need is one of these and my ninja skills.

How much does one of those weigh? I doubt you can swing around one of those nonstop for 45 minutes, much less 48 hours, and run/jump for that amount of time too.

 

[Coquito]

YK42B Pulse Rifle & everything is dust in one hit.

If that isn't fair, I'll take a H&K G11E.

Realistically, an OICW that works.

 

[wfbberzerker]

m109 *cough*

 

[Coquito]

Originally posted by: ruffilb

How much does one of those weigh? I doubt you can swing around one of those nonstop for 45 minutes, and run/jump for that amount of time too.

Weight...BWT Katana (Standard Tsuba) 1040gm (2.3 lbs.); (New Tsuba) 970gm (2.15 lbs.);
(Double "C" Tsuba) 975gm (2.2 lbs.)

:thumbsup:

 

[ruffilb]

Originally posted by: Coquito

Originally posted by: ruffilb

How much does one of those weigh? I doubt you can swing around one of those nonstop for 45 minutes, and run/jump for that amount of time too.

Weight...BWT Katana (Standard Tsuba) 1040gm (2.3 lbs.); (New Tsuba) 970gm (2.15 lbs.);
(Double "C" Tsuba) 975gm (2.2 lbs.)

:thumbsup:

I saw that... so one of those only weighs 2-3 pounds? DAMN!

Still, with a 48 hour time limit, I'd take a gun.

 

[AbAbber2k]

Originally posted by: ruffilb
I saw that... so one of those only weighs 2-3 pounds? DAMN!

Still, with a 48 hour time limit, I'd take a gun.

Especially in a Class 3 or 4 zombie epidemic. It just isn't practical (or safe) to go melee a horde of zombies, nor will a sword help you clear an effective escape path. If anything it'd just be a good thing to keep under your bed incase one manages to sneak in on you while you're asleep. But then... you could keep a glock next to your bed too.

 

[ruffilb]

Originally posted by: AbAbber2k

Originally posted by: ruffilb
I saw that... so one of those only weighs 2-3 pounds? DAMN!

Still, with a 48 hour time limit, I'd take a gun.

Especially in a Class 3 or 4 zombie epidemic. It just isn't practical (or safe) to go melee a horde of zombies, nor will a sword help you clear an effective escape path. If anything it'd just be a good thing to keep under your bed incase one manages to sneak in on you while you're asleep. But then... you could keep a glock next to your bed too.

Explain the classification system, please?

 

[StrangerGuy]

Jackhammer

 

[xanis]

Originally posted by: ruffilb

Originally posted by: AbAbber2k

Originally posted by: ruffilb
I saw that... so one of those only weighs 2-3 pounds? DAMN!

Still, with a 48 hour time limit, I'd take a gun.

Especially in a Class 3 or 4 zombie epidemic. It just isn't practical (or safe) to go melee a horde of zombies, nor will a sword help you clear an effective escape path. If anything it'd just be a good thing to keep under your bed incase one manages to sneak in on you while you're asleep. But then... you could keep a glock next to your bed too.

Explain the classification system, please?

It's in the Zombie Survival Guide by Max Brooks.

 

[ruffilb]

Originally posted by: Xanis

Originally posted by: ruffilb

Originally posted by: AbAbber2k

Originally posted by: ruffilb
I saw that... so one of those only weighs 2-3 pounds? DAMN!

Still, with a 48 hour time limit, I'd take a gun.

Especially in a Class 3 or 4 zombie epidemic. It just isn't practical (or safe) to go melee a horde of zombies, nor will a sword help you clear an effective escape path. If anything it'd just be a good thing to keep under your bed incase one manages to sneak in on you while you're asleep. But then... you could keep a glock next to your bed too.

Explain the classification system, please?

It's in the Zombie Survival Guide by Max Brooks.

Oh, I can't see it on the intraweb?

:thumbsdown:

 

[xanis]

Originally posted by: ruffilb

Originally posted by: Xanis

Originally posted by: ruffilb

Originally posted by: AbAbber2k

Originally posted by: ruffilb
I saw that... so one of those only weighs 2-3 pounds? DAMN!

Still, with a 48 hour time limit, I'd take a gun.

Especially in a Class 3 or 4 zombie epidemic. It just isn't practical (or safe) to go melee a horde of zombies, nor will a sword help you clear an effective escape path. If anything it'd just be a good thing to keep under your bed incase one manages to sneak in on you while you're asleep. But then... you could keep a glock next to your bed too.

Explain the classification system, please?

It's in the Zombie Survival Guide by Max Brooks.

Oh, I can't see it on the intraweb?

:thumbsdown:

I don't think so, unless it's on eBook somewhere.

 

[Fritzo]

Originally posted by: AbAbber2k

Originally posted by: ruffilb

Originally posted by: Fritzo
12 gauge- everyone knows that if you shoot a zomie's head off, it dies. What better way to do it in one shot?

Anyway, zombies are terrible monsters. They can't move to fast...just walk away from them! All you have to do is not get cornered in!

Easier said than done. You know, you're just running... and running... and running... and all of a sudden, BOOM, you're in a corner surrounded by zombies.

Happens every time.

Higher ground ftw. Avoid subways, tunnels, alleys, basements, parking garages, etc, etc...

Why run? Just walk! If you get cornered, double back!

This is why you never see zombies in open fields. They would never be able to catch anyone.

 

[AbAbber2k]

Originally posted by: ruffilb

Originally posted by: AbAbber2k

Originally posted by: ruffilb
I saw that... so one of those only weighs 2-3 pounds? DAMN!

Still, with a 48 hour time limit, I'd take a gun.

Especially in a Class 3 or 4 zombie epidemic. It just isn't practical (or safe) to go melee a horde of zombies, nor will a sword help you clear an effective escape path. If anything it'd just be a good thing to keep under your bed incase one manages to sneak in on you while you're asleep. But then... you could keep a glock next to your bed too.

Explain the classification system, please?

As stated in the Zombie Survival Guide.

Class 1: 1-20 zombies in a 1st world rural area, or 3rd world country.

Class 2: 20-100 zombies in an urban or densely populated rural area.

Class 3: Thousands of zombies in an area of several hundred miles.

Class 4: Basically at this point the zombies have taken over and significantly outnumber humans.

 

[ruffilb]

Originally posted by: Fritzo

Originally posted by: AbAbber2k

Originally posted by: ruffilb

Originally posted by: Fritzo
12 gauge- everyone knows that if you shoot a zomie's head off, it dies. What better way to do it in one shot?

Anyway, zombies are terrible monsters. They can't move to fast...just walk away from them! All you have to do is not get cornered in!

Easier said than done. You know, you're just running... and running... and running... and all of a sudden, BOOM, you're in a corner surrounded by zombies.

Happens every time.

Higher ground ftw. Avoid subways, tunnels, alleys, basements, parking garages, etc, etc...

Why run? Just walk! If you get cornered, double back!

This is why you never see zombies in open fields. They would never be able to catch anyone.

Hey, when the zombies are chasin' ya, and you're killin' bitches, you just get a little carried away.

Actually, the real reason zombies aren't in fields is because the population density out there is too low.

 

[AbAbber2k]

Especially in urban areas, it's a lot easier to get cornered by zombies when you least expect it. They have a tendancy to suprise you like that. Damn zombies.

 

[Excelsior]

Originally posted by: Xanis
.22 Hunting rifle with a scope. Ammo is light and very easy to find, and the scope makes your shots count.

Not enough stopping power IMO.

 

[Excelsior]

Originally posted by: Xanis

Originally posted by: ruffilb

Originally posted by: Xanis

Originally posted by: ruffilb
M249 SAW or RPK?

Way too impractical... would you want to lug around a big 'ol M249 SAW whilst being chased by several zombies? I think not.

Yea, but with 200/74 rounds, would those zombies be chasing me for long?

Remember, zombies are only eliminated through headshots. Spray and Pray won't get you too far

Not if you actually shred their bodies apart with bullets. They can't very well chase after you with no legs/arms.

 

[AbAbber2k]

Originally posted by: Excelsior

Originally posted by: Xanis
.22 Hunting rifle with a scope. Ammo is light and very easy to find, and the scope makes your shots count.

Not enough stopping power IMO.

Bullet through the head should stop any zombie. I've never heard of having to completely obliterate their gray matter.

Semi-automatic rifle + tactical red dot sight ftw.

 

[Excelsior]

Originally posted by: AbAbber2k

Originally posted by: Excelsior

Originally posted by: Xanis
.22 Hunting rifle with a scope. Ammo is light and very easy to find, and the scope makes your shots count.

Not enough stopping power IMO.

Bullet through the head should stop any zombie. I've never heard of having to completely obliterate their gray matter.

Semi-automatic rifle + tactical red dot sight ftw.

But like others have said, you can't pick them off one by one in the head if you are cornered. It just isn't practical. I'd rather have something that has a bit more stopping power.

 

[GrammatonJP]

I take a mini gun

 

[fitzov]

shotgun

 

[keeleysam]

BFG