Top 5 Reasons You Should Not Use a Shotgun for Zombie Defense

[Guest AeroEngrSoftDevMBA]

http://www.zombiesarecoming.com/2007/11/02/top-5-reasons-you-should-not-use-a-shotgun-for-zombie-defense/

[Guest Linoge]

Dunno... There is just something about 00 buckshot that just seems to spell doom for zombies.

*shrugs* Given my hardware, I am sticking with my M1A SOCOM .

[creeky]

I still want a cricket back to hang in a glass box above my drawing table with

a note on it that says "In case of Zombies... Break Glass."

[Guest tedbo]

Katana!

Nip it,Nip it in the bud!

(best Barney Fife voice)

[nightrunner]

if i had to pick any weapon for zombie defense, id probably go with a ar-15 with a .458socom upper on it. with a .45 acp handgun as backup.

[Im Neero]

Flamethrower

[Angus]

yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.now yer talking....cook em....they taste like chicken

[molonlabetn]

The key, here, is to not live in an area which might produce a large number of zombies... folks in urban areas are just screwed, I don't care what you're armed with, you won't have enough ammo or be able to fire it fast enough. The idea is to remove as much tissue from the attacker as possible. Screw hitting the CNS with a .224" bullet... I want to destroy a knee or hip so they can't run after me, or I want to nearly remove the whole head, because who cares if they're still flopping if they have nothing to see or bite with... Fire rate? Get a semi-auto. Capacity? You're choosing your battles poorly... avoid contact and get out of the blast zone (since the contaminated zone is sure-as-hell getting nuked).

Me? The last shell I can manage onto the carrier is sending its load through my cerebellum anyways. Screw it.

...then again, who knows, maybe it'd be fun to eat brains... hmmmm...

Naw, just do me a favor if that happens. No need to bother saying to me 'I told you so'.

[Guest Honest AK]

[molonlabetn]

Ah yes, I forgot about the RPG...

...truly the ultimate CQB weapon.

[mhm2a]

My buddy Borat uses gypsy tears to keep them away...

[Oh Shoot]

You guys don't seem to know anything about zombies.

You just need a decent shot to forehead to disrupt brain; you don't really need to blow them apart or anything drastic.

Really, a .22 semi-auto or pump will suffice.

Maybe one of those Kel-Tec .22 jobbies if you want lots of capacity.

A backup pistol to fend them off while you reload. Hopefully, you have buddy with you, one shoots and one reloads.

- OS