Guns, Whats your pick?

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Comment by Buster Smith on October 27, 2011 at 4:00pm

ar-15 with .45acp upper, along with a kimber 1911, mossberg 500 slung across the back just in case..

Comment by ronnie Mott on October 27, 2011 at 2:01pm

usas full auto semi auto shootgun

 

Comment by Michael T. Douglas on August 11, 2011 at 9:08am

Stag Arms Model 8 M4 with an Aimpoint red dot sight and plastic-tipped bullets.

Heckler & Koch P30 in .40 Smith & Wesson with a micro Aimpoint red dot sight and soft-point bullets.

Mossberg 590 or a Benelli M4 Super 90 in 12 gauge with an Aimpoint red dot sight.

Comment by Esgar on February 2, 2011 at 12:41am

I stick with the weapons I've been trained to use, 12 gauge Remington 870 police edition, pump action Remington .270, and Ruger 10/22.

Reasons are as follows.

870: Lightweight, compact, 8 shells before reload is not good in a horde, but highly effective against small groups, even at medium range, it's accurate enough to do a knock-back when running sabot slugs, and in CQC, nothing beats the incredible knockback of a 3 inch magnum 00 buck round. Even if it's not a one shot kill, the knockback will give you time to do a finishing blow.

 

.270: Long range, high power. It's the rifle I grew up shooting, I can take an empty 12 gauge shell off a fencepost at 150 yards all day long, providing I have good ammo.

 

.22: Not to be underestimated, at short range, the .22 long rifle round carries just enough energy to enter a skull, at that point it ricochets around like a little blender, ammo is plentiful, light, and easy to carry. The Ruger 10/22 in particular is a tack driver in my hands, sub 1 inch groups at 75 yards. Especially useful for taking small game if need-be for food.

 

Muscle memory is key with the guns you use, if you're unused to using a certain gun, then you won't have the muscle memory for a certain gun, then you're much more likely to fumble and it takes longer to perform the same actions as opposed to a firearm you are familiar with.

 

Another key component is ammo, and is far too often overlooked.

(this next bit is more focused on rifles than shotguns but still applies)

A box of Winchester in say, .30-06 will perform differently than a box of Federal in the same caliber. A box of Winchester Spitzer-tails will shoot different than a box of Winchester boat-tails, powder type, powder charge, and bullet grain weight will also affect how the gun responds, you can count on one thing though, no matter what the ammo is, if you're a good shot, then 85% of the time at long range (200Yards+) Your shot will be on target.

 

I have custom loads for my .270 built that are calibrated down to a milli-ounce for powdercharge, bullet grain weight varies less than 1 grain, powder type is always a medium burn large rifle, the powder I use provides the most consistent results. 

 

If you want to experiment with ammo, find a good reputable ammo loader, ask to have a sampler made of a bunch of powder and bullet variations, different powder brands, different powder types, different bullet brands, different bullet styles, and different bullet weights are all factors in accuracy in ANY gun.

Brass cases or steel cases are also different in response, case tolerance in height and external neck diameter also affect a shot's performance.

 

My cases are all <1 micrometer or uM different, the neck dimensions are <5um difference, and the powder and bullet I have already mentioned.

 

You pay more for precision ammo, but the trade-off is <90% accuracy and precision.  I can take a box of 20 off the shelf .270 from say Federal, run the 20 rounds through a freshly cleaned gun, clean the gun to the same level as before, and run a box of 20 custom precision grade loads, and have a noticeable accuracy gain from OTS to precision built.

Comment by LT.zombie crusher on November 23, 2010 at 7:59pm

my weapon chioce is the m4 carbine,and the m16 with the m203 granade launcher............and love head shots....................

Comment by brennan on October 6, 2010 at 8:12pm

I am an extreme outdoorsmen enthusiast and i love going portaging for weeks at a time so I am used to carrying everything you need. I think the best weapon against zombies would be to cross train roman urban praetorians and teach them to use guns. that way you have ranged killing power with rock hard unbreakable discipline and a bunch ot tough guys who can run 10miles a day in chain mail.

Comment by Zazil Sass on October 6, 2010 at 7:15pm

That's why shotguns are not so good for zombie killing, and all guns get heavy after you carry them for more than a couple of hours, in fact pretty much anything gets heavy after you carry it for more than a couple of hours.

Comment by brennan on October 6, 2010 at 12:25pm

it is not to bulky or heavy for me, besides a 20 round drum is better then 8 round pump and feed

Comment by Zazil Sass on October 6, 2010 at 10:58am

And even with the drum the gun can only carry 20 shells, so it might look awesome, and it might be awesome for man-man close quarters combat, but it really wont do anything for you against Z's

Comment by Zazil Sass on October 6, 2010 at 10:56am

All am saying is the weapon and ammo itself are too heavy for long voyeurs, it's too bulky to clear out small houses, it might me good for i dont know defending a really long and narrow hallway, but you wont really make it in a zombie outbreak.

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