Sure, killin’ zombies with a shotgun just seems natural. I mean, we’ve all seen zombie movies like Dawn of the Dead, read zombie comics or zombie books like The Zombie Survival Guide. We know how to kill zombies with tough-guy weapons. You’ve got to separate the head from the body of the zombie, or destroy the zombie brain.
But in a true zombie outbreak, a widespread pandemic of flesh-eating zombies, that inevitable zombie plague, chances are that you won’t be ready. When zombies arrive, you’ll probably be sitting around at home, doing whatever it is you usually do when you’re sitting around at home. Not thinking about zombies, that’s for sure. To that end I’ve done the legwork. Consult the list, grab a weapon and start killing zombies!
Zombie Defense – 10 Zombie Weapons You Already Own
Almost every home has one. Grab it, tear it off the wall and start slapping zombies.
Don’t underestimate this diminutive weapon – a hard chop against a zombie neck and you’ve got a dead zombie. Make sure you’re using a metal spatula, as zombie killing results with a plastic spatula may vary.
Whack zombies about the head with a heavy candlestick like you’re Colonel Mustard in the Dining Room. Tell them the zombie did it.
For your garden variety zombie, knives aren’t the best, but they work. Remember to go for the head – orifices are soft spots.
The only problem about killing a zombie with a rolling pin is that you can’t use it for baking afterward. Effective against multiple zombies.
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I already own a 12 gauge shotgun, a .44 magnum revolver, a .22 rifle, and a .223/5.56NATO AR-15.
How is a shovel a good weapon? It would fall off after a few hard hits.
If it’s even a moderately good shovel you can decapitate someone in one smooth motion especially if it’s file sharpened. Also I don’t know if you’ve ever been shovel whipped but it hurts you more than a shovel.
I prefer aluminum baseball bats. I have a red one. It means more if you’ve read XXXHolic, but zombies rarely note such a reference.
dude just buy a switchblade and if one of them got near,slash his head off
Dude, Jack, that would be stupid. Switch blades aren’t very long, and letting a zombie get in that close is a horrible idea.
yes, a switchblade IS a bad weapon, unless you combo it (or any othe sharp weapon) with a broom handle (or the like) you can make a spear. Spears can keep zombies at bay while other reload firearms. Close combat is bad, but spears would be perfect for holding them back and buying time. If many people are using spears, they can hold off many zombies at a time.
If you do use a spear, be sure to attach some sort of sturdy crosspiece to keep the weapon from going right through the zombie’s rotting body. Remember, only brain damage kills a zombie, and the spear’s intended target can walk.. er.. shamble.. unhindered into biting range.
of course, of course,but I’m not recommending spears for KILLING a zombie, just holding them back for the gunmen to finish off. Though a spear could be useful at holding them at bay (ie multiple people pushing the zombies outward from a doorway) and a kiling blow would only work if the spear [and person] is strong enough. A strong spear can cripple zombies (eye stabs, chops to the knee etc) so a quick getaway can be made. hmmmmm… a halbred could also be fashioned with a broom+axe+blade combination, that would also be an effective stabbing and chopping weapon.
I have a wooden bat with large bolts screwed threw it. Great against zombies and tenderizing the stray buffalo.
mmmmm…buffalo… that would be a excellent weapon against a single Z, but the nails could get stuck in the head of the zombie.
I write a blog on myspace, it’s a story about post-apocalyptic world that is recovering in an army base. I do stray from some rules (animal zombies) and I also included Resident Evil-esque monsters for flavor. I wrote also a great deal of futuristic weapons and vehicles as some more spice. You guys should check it out.
As a former member of the Army, I could lend a few other useful household items to your lineup.
1. Pizza cutter, small, sharp, metal, good backup weapon.
2. Electric saw blades, Frisbees of death.
3. The odd bits of pipe that lay around most basements and garages make a good staff, ram it through a neck, or crack a skull, just do not plan on using for future plumbing jobs.
4. Broken Broom Handles, splintered spears, keep your distance.
5. This one is for all the rednecks out there, the good old board with a nail in it. Try wrapping an end with barbed wire.
6. Hand held manual cross cut saw, you know wooden handle, long metal blade, for cutting wood the old fashioned way. Good hacking/slashing weapon, no pun intended.
7. Cast Iron Skillet, works as a bashing item for those squishie craniums. Works against those blokes that won’t take no as an answer too.
8. Firearms, I know some of you own them, legal or not, a good headshot is all it takes, and the cops won’t care too much, you are helping them, just ditch the gun after the outbreak so you don’t get busted.
9. The front bumper of your car. Oh darn, I didn’t see that crosswalk. Hint hint…
10. Broken Glass, hey, if you were stupid enough not to board up your windows, and they made entry, and you have no other way to defend yourself, send them to the afterlife with a quick slash to the neck from the window they just broke.
10.5 Country music. We have determined that zombies can hear, so, if that music depresses most living, why not try it on the re-animated, they may want to off themselves. Better not try this, you may want to join them.
if you have other ideas, hit me up on myspace, I am Scorp, look for the monkey at the keyboard picture.
I’ve got some of my own.
10. A big branch. They’re all over the place. If you’ve made the dumbass move of going into a forest during a Zombie Apocalypse, then you’ve got no other choice. Make sure you pick up a sturdy one that won’t break. Hold the thick end of the branch outward so you can hit the zombie in the brain with it.
9. Rocks. Big ones. Now if you’re outside and there’s no good sticks, there’s always rocks. If it’s really, really big, then you should hold it over your head and when the zombie comes close, bash it over the head. This will only work if there’s one or two zombies, but in a full crowd, you should probably pray. If the rock is smallish, pick up some more and start throwing. Remember, accuracy is life.
8. Book Cases. Sticks and stones may crush a zombie’s brain, but a lot of books will crush maybe 12 zombies at once. If you’re ever in a library, line the zombies up with the long side of a book case, run to the other side and push it over! I’ve always wanted to do it, now you can too!
7. A tool box. Same with the big rock, bash ‘em in the head.
6. Bowling ball. Awesome.
5. Fireworks. Throw something like an artillery shell in the middle of a zombie horde and watch the zombies fly. You’d better be on the roof or something though because it might send zombies your way.
6. Bass Guitars. They’re big enough to be use just like axes! Seriously! And if that don’t work, kill ‘em with your rock!
5. Piano Wire. Act like an assassin, sneak up behind a lone zombie, and cut his head off.
4. Cricket Bat.
3. Live bears. Or elephants. I have no idea where you would get one, but if you were near a circus, and you had a trained bear or an elephant, it would prove very usefull. Or it might kill you.
2. Gravity. If you’re on a roof, just push the zombie of the edge, assuming you’re wearing armour.
1. That sword on the mantel. Don’t just leave it there idiot, it’s a friggen’ weapon! Sure for some reason there’s handgun ammo everywhere you go, but a sword is a ************* sword!
I must agree about the piano wire, however, I would only use that as a last ditch effort, you still have to get a lil too close for my comfort, especially if you have to pass the hungry mouth to get to the neck.
I would almost assume that stealing manhole covers would be a descent idea as well, after all, zombies do not climb, let the buggers fall down somewhere that no living person would be stupid enough to go to, or at least one with any common sense. This may not capture all of them, but since they do not look down they will eventually fall in, only to be ground up at the treatment plant at the end of the line.
excellent idea! manole covers could be utalized as a trap, if debris was placed to the sides of the manhole cover, it could funnel zombies into the sewers!
a skillsaw. pick it up a battery powered version. it may be heavy but it’ll kill a few. not to mention slice off a few arms
once the batteries run dead, you have the frisbee of death on your hands. I have tested this at work today, if thrown hard enough, it will penetrate a 2X4.
Granted I got in a lil trouble for it, but, to test a therory, it was worth it.
Accuracy would be a big problem. And a shovel couldnt be much of a real weapon, I’ve tried it, its better then a 2 by 4, but barely. Sharpened isnt much of an improvement either, against singles is the only way you’d use it.
A base-ball bat would take about 10+ hits to shatter the skull and damage the brain. A sword would get buried in the skull without piercing to the brain. Fire-works would alert everything that can see of your location. Glass splinters upon impact, slashing you and them, infecting you. Throwing it would weaken them, but not enough to bother pausing to pick it up.
i truly, truly disagree with you on all but the glass and fireworks (partially).
What about the machete? I have seen knives and swords featured, but not the humble machete? A good heavy one will cleave any part of the zombie you aim at!
Machete is one of the best i think, also the shovel is extremely bad for close rang combat (in a room, hallway ect.) i think they left out the best, the crowbar (smaller is probly better for close range) either work.
best weapons.. Machete, sniper, 357 hand gun, throwing knives (if you got the skill), carbine (the range is good short and little distant), fuck.. havent yall read any Max Brooks books>?
“I already own a 12 gauge shotgun, a .44 magnum revolver, a .22 rifle, and a .223/5.56NATO AR-15.”
So you are going to hang around the zombies shooting at them until you run out of ammunition and get bitten in the neck? Or maybe you are going to whale at them with the shotgun until you get zombie in your eyes and go all frothy.
Don’t you people realise that guns are only good against real people in real life? In a zombie apocalypes, the gun nut always runs out of ammunition because the pinko commie film maker wants to show the futility of worshipping guns. Except if you are a hot chick with a shotgun. I am going to guess that you aren’t. My recommendation is a sword, or a baseball bat with big nails in it. But the best weapon of all, running like fuck and hiding very quietly.
10+ hits with a baseball bat jesus man are you like 95 lbs it would only take one if you knew how to swing it myself i would have a crow bar, a katana, a BFH (big f****** hammer) and a boot knife on me at all times and as far as fighting I’ll let you all go first and I will see wich wepons hold up and use those accordingly
but you know I think the best wepon during a zombie apocolips would be a zombie. not to fight off other zombies butto kill all of you that I can’t stand and get away with it ” no officer he said he wasn’t gonna sit by and do nothing and the ‘turned’ him so I had to kill him”
yeah I know it wont be easy to keep controle of one but if they could do it in 28 days then I’m sure I could use like one of those dog catcher rope pole things
but if not you had better watch out cause zombies wont be your only cuase for concern
yeah, i read the max brooks boor the zombie survival guide. i cannot say that i am really impressed though. especially in the weapons department. the M-16/AR-15 series is so much better than the AK rifles. I have used both in combat situations. The only thing the AK has going for it is it’s indestructableness (if thats a word) they really take a beating. However, they are not as accurate. I also dont like the location of the safety, but that is just personal preference. Additionally, max is way off on the “carbine” section. the M-1 carbine is a neat little weapon, but again suffers in accuracy. here in minnesota, they wont even let you deer hunt with them because the round is too weak. according to max, “the power and accuracy of a modern crossbow can send a “bolt” clean through a zombies skull at over a quarter mile. i would love to see that shot. a heavy, subsonic round travelling 400 meters through a zombies skull. That would be a once in a millenium shot if you ask me. just to heap it on:
1)lever actions are the most inaccurate action
2)M-16/AR-15 wpns butstocks dont break easily
3)Mauser ammo isn’t as common as .308 win.
4).303 british is even less common
5)If you are hunting birds use birdshot in a shotgun, not for use with zombies
6)unless a temple shot, .22 rimfire doesnt typically penetrate the human skull (needs a near perpendicular angle) at medium and longer ranges
7)Suppressors (silencers to max) need subsonic ammo to work properly. otherwise you will still hear the “crack” of the bullet breaking the sound barrier
8)Where the hell is joe citizen going to get a heavy machine gun (a M-249 is a light one by the way max) or even a flame thrower (which is still in use with the national guard max)
and the list goes on….
You guys are dumb. i have thought long and hard of what the best zombie weapon would be…its a no brainer! Chuck Norris would kick the shit out of anyone or anything that even came close to him.
What a bunch of noobs. Have you guys ever heard of robots? I would engineer a killer Roomba and have it destroy all zombies. Also maybe an R2D2-like model with swinging chains with heavy steel balls attached to really thin a crowd of wobbling dead fellas.
Hah, I own 2 military issue machetes, a ruger mini-14, a 350. Krag autoload, and a double-edged claymore! What more do I need?!?
Most of you are insane ! The best weapons you have are : (1) Your bodies, you need to train by lifting weights and running on a regular basis. (2) Your minds, you should use recourses available to you now. Survival training, shooting training, first aid, driving, and other worthwhile training. You also need to read a large assortment of manuals on the equipment you have or may get and items you may find gathering supplies. I have 6years in the Marines and know what combat is after 5 years in Iraq. Be prepared and be ready to defend yourself.
ha ha i have you all beat,i have a sks,4 remington 870’s in 12, 3 stagecoches in 20, about 34 or 35 22′, 5 .50 cal muzzle loaders, a ak, ar-15 in 30 cal, and my most powerful handgun my 44 rem magnum smith and wessan redhawk
kydrow your a poser! When it happens people like you are going to be targets for those of us that are ready for the outbreak. I own: 2 AR-15’s, 40 – 30 round mags., 5000 rounds .223, 2 12gauge pumps, M1 grand, 100 – 8 round mags., 1000rounds 30-06, 1300 rounds 12 gauge shells, Weatherby 28 in 30-06, 2 – .22rifles ( ruger 10-22, and trail master .22 ), 1100rounds of .22lr., Beretta 92, 12 – 16 round mags., Ivers 9, 14 – 13 round mags, 800rounds 9mm., Glock 21, 15 – 12 round mags., Ruger Red Hawk .45acp. revolver, 1200 rounds .45, and my other weapons: Full tang (hand forged) short sword, Compound bow and 30 arrows (which I hunt with an a regular bases.), and assorted axes,and other tools.
Dammit Americans and your guns, we aren’t allowed them over here in the UK so we’d either have to steal one off an armed policeman or go without. When it comes to zombie apocolypse we ONLY think about melee. So we don’t rely on ammo, and are more resourceful, (knuckle dusters, weed wackers, with knives attached, chain saws :D ) guns would just be a massive bonus. If it ever happens make sure we keep in touch to find out whos doing the best :)
Ok even if ammo is a problem a Claw hammer and a Air driven Nail/Staple gun will keep zombies off your lawn for a long time. Please try not to forget about Propane tanks w/flares and a single well placed bullet. Back up weapons include take that shovel you all are whining about and duck-tape/epoxy a iron or two to the inside. Lets improve the force at which you hit them. Gun’s i’m not even getting into, to many friends that are ex-seals…thats covered. Please everyone dont forget about explosives, there are so many that have that kick without being flamable.
are you guys kidding me? the chick from resident evil would be the best weapon and in the last movie she’s got like 10,000 clones, hell we could all have one.
In my opinion, the most effective weapon combo would be:
1: High-powered rifle, for long ranges.
2: good pistol or sawed-off shotgun for close ranges.
3: sword or machete for when you run out of ammo. (use them to cut off limbs and heads, don’t try to stab.)
4: hammers, crowbars, or baseball bats for when your sword goes flying and lands 20 feet away. (happens in every movie, so watch out.)
5: explosives, ideally fragmenting, if you need to clear a room or whatever.
I would grab my .22 and 12 gauge along with a baseball bat and a hammer. But what about vehicles? I personally would take my truck stock it with supplies and friends/family with weapons and search my town for an armored car, preferably a swat van. A military helicopter would be nice too.
I believe that the Zombiephile forgot one crucial weapon. The all powerful and handy-dandy crowbar! not only can it puncture a zombies head but can be used to open sealed things. hammer nails into boards to fortify defenses. and when in doubt can be throw at a zombie for a clean head removal
As this Zombiephile has pointed out time and time again, one thing you want to avoid are weapons that cause a large amount of blood spatter – so shotguns, explosives, chainsaws, and so on are RIGHT OUT!
This is the thinking – there’s no idea how zombieness is spread, and if you subscribe to the 28-Days Later mentality, one drop of zombie blood in your system is enough to turn you. What about inhaling a fine mist of aerosol zombie blood? I’m not taking any chances, personally.
Gotta go with Kaigon (as usual) on this one – crowbar should definitely have made this list.
JJ’s got a point – us Americans may be a little light on the melee combat. I think we could all consult Shaun of the Dead for a good luck at the importance of a good old cricket bat.
Chainsaws are the worst Idea out, think about it, the zombie infection is spread through bodily fluids,so you will get bleed on if your using a chainsaw, and the blood will go into your screaming, chainsaw happy mouth, then you will die.
I’m from Australia so we don’t have all that many guns, but we do however play cricket, and a cricket bat is very handy, you can crush a decomposing skull with it, and thiers little to no blood.
Plus guns can be unrealyable, they can jam (if not taken care of), you mostly need experience with guns to get headshots, guns run out off ammo,in a zombie outbreak everyone is going to go for guns, which means less for the average person,think about it, you go searching for a gun and it’s not their what do you do now? you were reliying on finding a gun, so you’ll be screwed.
A crowbar is a good choice also as, most people have one, and it doubles as a prying device.
Right on, Jonno! A fellow chainsaw-hater! Cricket bats forever! And don’t forget that guns are noisy!
Yes!, its nice to see another Aussie here. I too am from the land down under.
anyway, im partial to all forms of one on one combat, personally i would go for an aluminum base ball bat, you know easy to swing and does a LOT of damage to a zombies head.
also i don’t think anyone has touched on protection from being infected them self’s, via blood or bite, i’m thinking some form of scavenged armor, if your on the run and can only use what you can find…what do the rest of you guys think?
They way I see it is ball bat, knife, pistol(weapon of choice, only for no way out scenarios ),and a back pack filled with canned food,sugars, and bottled water. People seem to think high up one way in one way out places are good…there not. Like attics, or panic rooms or other stupid closet like areas are okay,uh…no, somewhere secluded, wide open but know your saftey areas and escape routes. As far as clothing for protection, I thought at first well maybe 3 layers of sweats, easy to move lots of padding for potential bites but eh it would get hot which in the long run would slow you down and use up more food and water then you intended. Maybe leather perhaps?? Like what bikers wear but nice thick black leather to put a sudden absorbing stop to nail scratching and biting, combat boots, nice and thick and are pretty much all terrain. Gloves as well, but fingerless or what? Cuz with snow gloves not good enough grip and the ones that do have grip on them are thin, same with leather gloves so….dunno? And a gas mask and helmet of some sort, dont need a zombie pukin’ on ya or some undeads blood splattering on your face and getting in your eyes or mouth…
Funny I read these and sorry to say some are just sad…it actually worries me not so much that zombies will actually happen but in a post-apocalyptic time for what ever reason where survival of the fittest is key. But back to zombies..a pizza cutter to close quarters, same with the switch blade which I think we all agreed on. The basic idea is the scenario, enemy, resources, and retreat. Obviously the enemy at hand is more then likely contagious or as far as it seems from what we know, therefore you would like to keep at least a 3 foot radius away from them, yay? A ball bat of any kind, metal is popular becuz it can take more wear and tear. I would simply, not to be all village people on you but bikers leather, its thick and can take scratches and bites without being dented, a double arm lengthed melee weapon, a bat or crowbar or broom but hopefully something light weight and sturdy(ball bat),a pistol for those last resort moments where there is no way out but through 20 zombies, pistols hold lots of ammo and are accurate but only use for last resort, a backpack with lots of sugary foods, canned goods, and only bottled water, with the foods you should get everything you need so alls that is left is water so no soda…everything here is basic and lightwieght you dont need more or less depending on the time frame, oh and go somewhere secluded but not an attic, no places where its one way in and one way out to hell with that a mountain or large hill where you can see it coming but know your exits and little paths along the way somewhere high where it will take them ages to get to and oh by the way zombies can climb and crawl….
i acctually think the best weapon against a zombie is ur brain god think people there zombie there stupid, slow and ugly but most people aree faster than a zombie and smarter than one to so just think it over and yeah grab a baseball bat or a knife but they are all secondary weapons campared to ur brain
YOUR brain? Really? Are you sure about that? Apparently the the use of spell-check isn’t part of that arsenal, huh?
no-one mentioned the trusty seven iron golf club
my top ten weapons would be
1. shotgun
2. katana/other knives (i collect)
3. guitar (works as club)
4. fire poker (works as spear or club)
5. 4 sharp knives tied to the end of a rack handle (epic spear)
6. lawn mower blades (anyone who has looked under a mower will know that the blades are basically handless machetes…just roll a rag and duck tape on the end and it works well)
7. Sobe bottle (works in desperate situations and there hard enough to work as a club)
8.Butcher Knife
9. bo staff (works defensively to push them out of your way or hold them at bay)
10. cabinet door
These are what would work best for me cause its what i have redily available
The noble crowbar is a tragic omission here. It’s sharp and sturdy enough to fill a zombies mouth, then rip the jaw off. That’s the next best thing to a kill. And it’s still heavy enough to break some arms, which is the next best thing again. Just don’t use the bill end. It’ll get stuck.
Otherwise, great article.
Additionally, if you’re lucky enough to own one a bill hook is a tremendous weapon.
Evade.
Defend.
Rebuild.
havent you guys heard travel light strike hard. use the special forces mentality if you dont have to engage the enemy……….dont. find a safe route around until you build up your numbers and firepower. if you have to engage or have been engaged…..act accordingly as to keep you and your team safe.
and on another note……….chainssaws and shotguns blow i for one dont want to be close enough to smell the zobies breath
I prefer a crow bar and i have an ACTUAL kitana with a 4 foot blade and after seeing I AM LEGEND i always keep a skrewdriver in my nightstand
where i come from in australia some people go boar hunting and i know web site that sells boar spears it has good length is very strong because you are hunting boars and you can also buy a holder for it buy a few of them and you should be fine.
crowbars are also good at opening doors as well as a weapon but make sure you knock first because there might be a zombie in there. knocking make sure if it empty or not because a zombie hears you knocking and makes noises so you know to be prepared or not.
the best rifle to get is a millitary bolt action rifle. also the ammo must be easy to get. A millitary bolt action rifle has a harden stock so you can smash there heads.the reason you should get bolt action rifle is so you dont go crazy and go shoot auto, semi auto and waste your ammo because you dont want to run out of ammo when it is needed. Single bolt gun with a good scope makes you pick your shots carefully and try and get a silencer on it because you only need to get there heads remember one shot no more than that and you will be fine.
I am collecting machetes. I have two military machetes and a life saving bowie knife which has a compass at the end and is hollow which hold matches fishing line and sewing stuff. I also suggest you get a survival box from an army surpluss store and a fire starting kit. Stay away from hand guns and revolvers because you have to get close to the zombie and there goes your accurracy and hitting the head with power of some hand guns just dont cover it. and goverments in countries like australia have very strict gun laws so even getting a gun is like inpossible. and then the firearms a quite standard no semi or auto and no pump action shotguns to be found. so I suggest a crossbow with a rifle scope on it plus get the fishing part that comes with certain crossbow so you can live on the sea and land as well as kill zombies but this can only be done with single zombies so if there are more join a group.
m1 garand, beretta 92fs inox, sig sauer p226, machete… yup, got em all. ZOMBIES BRING IT ON!
think logicly you are probably not going to find a working m1 garand with ammo your going to need shotguns and pistols you also need knives for quick melee attack
go to your local gadering or farming store and find all sorts of weapons from pick axs, axs, scythes, knifes, one and two handed hammers, two and one handed crow bars,screw drivers, and wretches. all sorts of nice shit. personally i go with a pick ax.
go ahead and go to a tractor supply store or anywhere like.
ice picks are allso a great weapon. much better than a knife.
a large explovise object ((with a long fuse))in the middle of a thin plastic bottle ((those eco friendly one that don’t have alot of plastic)) surroded with small pepples ((not too many not to few)), makes a nice fragment gernade. ((never tried it and i don’t want to))
machtes aren’t a great weapon, good yes but pointless
i ave an mosin nagant i taped binoculars to it an i have a 43. old countried luger w/ a hair trigger both legal of course someone tell me wat ima missin m i ready??
I would just weld knives, blades, anything sharp to the front, sides, and back of my truck. Since I live in NJ, I would drive up to the Yukon and just live there for 6 months, then see how everything is, wether or not the living humans won. But if I ever had to get involved in combat, I would use my twenty-five pound iron crowbar, a machette, a metal baseball bat, and a can of bugspray/lighter (instant flamethrower). I would wear a thick leather jacket, boots, jeans with shin guards, and a pair of sunglasses so I look cool while bashing in the head of a zombie. I say ditto for the supplies you bring, as they are a necisitty, but I would also bring a couple fireworks. Shawn of the Dead showed us how the melee is done!
what I would like to know is where you get a real katana in western australia. because most of them are fakes.
I do have machetes but there not long enough
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just thought id put my 2 cence in..i didnt read all this but get a shotgun..saw the stock off cut the barrel down..then lets say you have a wooden table..cut a square out of it then pound nails so the go out the front side nial 2 leather straps on in the middle..u have a shield but a weapon on it! then pieces of chairs lik the long legs or back pieces, get a bunch of those pound a couple nails in the end of them u have an arsenal if u loose one laed them away or pound yourway throu with the shotgun
another good thing i read was paino wire..boobytraps!! stand that stuff head high but a couple strands then nail it to the doorway..get a 20ish zombies to follow you and run them rite into it,make sure to duck tho!
I’d say that a good zombie killing weapon would be the axe.
Blunt or stabbing weapons might get a few hits in but you’d have to rely on accuracy in going for the head.
With an axe you could just hack off a couple of limbs but taking off the head being the first goal to achieve.
The beyond best weapon would be a sword :) but they obviously aren’t too common.
As for range weapons… I’d firstly have a sword because you don’t have to rely on bullets. But if I did have a ranged weapon it would be in the lines of long ranged, accurate, and doesn’t need lots of reloading.
For close range weapons, definitely the shotgun. You don’t need accuracy because the zombie would be right there in front of you, and the buckshot would be useful against more than one zombie.
Best weapon combo: sword, rifle/sniper rifle of some sort, and a shotgun. There you have hand to hand weapon and long/short range.
What would be sick is havin a flamethrower to burn those undead to a crisp. Unfortuanately, running out of fuel would be a common occurence, SO DITCH AND RUN! Would be worth those sweet, sweet, ten seconds.
Man, if I spend to long on this site, my face’ll explode
A zombie on fire is more dangerous than a zombie not on fire, as not only will it not kill it immediately, but it also wont stop it from coming near and grabbing you; setting you alight as well as being bitten.
Hey at least its methodical you’ll die before you turn into a zombie :P
You really think you can slice a zombies head off with a switchblade? Do yourself a favor, buy a goat, or even a rabbit, and do your damndest to “slash” it’s head off. Chances are, you’re going to be sawing away for quite awhile before you get the head off.
I disagree, “Fool.” Swords and axes have what I refer to as the “stick factor.” Plant a sword in a chunk of brain and bone and it’s not going to come out easily. A good mace, if you can find one, would do excellent, due to its ability to crush skulls without sticking. Of course it can’t be spiked, or you’ll still have stick, but spikes were designed to pierce plate armor anyway. A Hammer also won’t do because of the protrusion, which will also stick. A baseball bat would make a decent substitute, the problem being breakage, weight, and slippage. Get yourself a good mace before the necropocalypse, you’ll thank me later.
(first of all sorry for my bad english)
wow guys weapons are not everything, most of the people with weapons are dumb and/or dont know how to use them properly
Well obviously you wont be in a city with a rifle and a pistol killing zombies, thats suicidal..there are more important things (like ammo lol), wear light but durable clothes, be clever, weapon training, be on good shape, strategy: know where the f*** you are going in case a zombie outbreak comes (and have a B plan & C), food, water, a vehicle, clothes, a medical kit with morphine or at least the basical meds in case you or someone gets injured (obviously not zombies..we all know what happens when a zombie bites or w/e)
also dont carry a “lot” of guns, its better to have a lot of ammo for 2 weapons that have a lot of weapons (well thats obvious)
close combat weapons? sorry to say this but if someone stucks a knife in the chest of the zombie (honestly, in a lot of cases 1 vs 1 with a zombie you will either be scared or wont have a chance to stuck the knife in the head)..the zombie will have the opportunity to bite, they dont care if you knifed em..they just want to “eat” you..
not saying that close combat weapons are bad, but preferably use something with a bit of range and powerful or something you are familiarized with (machete or a bat will work for me)
Flamethrower? lol thats dumb “flame em”…they are un-dead they wont care a lot if they are ugly, burning, or without a leg etc.
Explosives, mhm well they would save you from a small group or escaping from a horde…but like someone said in this post you would atracct more, so after using explosivesm,escape.
Did i miss something?
for cheap armor try finding football pads, soccer shin guards, elbow pads, leather jackets, or even clothes wrapped in duct tape or electrical tape. For those of you who don’t believe the tape armor, have you ever tried biting through a pair of jeans wrapped in tape?
i personally would trust my mosin nagant M38 carbine, because ive seen what it can do, and my Mini-14, due to its accuracy (at least I can shoot it accuratly) and its reliable function. although i would have to say that the mosin M44, with its folding spike bayonet would be nice too. any of the mosins could also be used as a club if needed, or firewood, or an oar for that extended hide out in the middle of a lake lol. hell, you can spear someone across the room with the bayo on a M91/30.
I personally think that id stick with my machete’s as long as you have a sharpener of some sort and have a couple machete’s i think you can survive and i kno it may sound a little stupid but for just facing a few zombies at a time id be smart to have one machete in one hand and have a small kind of hand sheild in the other to like whack them away or push them back giving u time to get a nice swing to the neck with your machete =D , but ov course if i could eventually get to some guns and get a good place to hide thad be better like i believe i would go to some kind of grocery store but not one thats really popular but one that just has enough food to live off of for a while nd live on the roof.
okay i have duct tape that you can just smack on an infected person’s face when they push you down, a 150 lb. draw weight crossbow with telescopic sights and a trigger that has a range of 300 feet maximum for sniping from high positions, a 4 feet long sword made of carbon steel that i clean and practice with every week at the mountainside, a 50 lb. draw weight composite reflex bow, and two pool sticks duct taped at one end with any sort of large knife, good for stabbing through zombies’ heads from a barricaded position like the Spartans do it
oh ya molotov cocktails are easy to make: just take a bottle of alcohol, cut a nice opening inside the cork, stuff it up with tissue that reaches down into the bottle, and to use, simply light up the tissue, and throw into a pit of dead infectees for decontamination
has anybody heard of counteracting a bite by burning it? you could ignite the infected tissue and burn it away then wrap the wound tightly with gauze to decrease blood flow, and wait and pray for your friend or you to survive
theres no way you will survive if you are bitten in your torso or neck
bye guys!!
oh yeah.. forgot to hand these out!!
Survival philosophy # 1: Never let your guard down
Survival philosophy # 2: Mobility and stealth are your best friends
Survival philosophy # 3: Scavenge, stockpile, sustain
Survival philosophy # 4: Plan, prepare, organize
Survival philosophy # 5: Keep track of the time
Survival philosophy # 6: Keep well-fit and healthy
guys don’t forget anything noisy foot steps are heard and retards that are bickering back a forth about where to go are heard as well so basically you are going to be heard and need adaquate protecion
Switch blade (last resort of corse)
machete (for close range
Pistol (do i need to explain)
and last but not least
Main gun of your choice
depending one what you want to do, any of it you will need to be organized make classes and work in teams
Close range
any pistol (just make sure if you want only pistols to caryy three or more) one for back up and two to weild at once
Medics
they need to carry the same thing, but carry food water and most importanly plain liquid bleach nothing treated/ anf or rubbing alchol( higest percentage is recomended) and have to have boy scout like skill set know how to make fire and every thing
Stay putters these are the people that stay at the safe house and keep communcation on people
Pistol/ shotgun and lots of ammo
most of the time are the leaders (walkie talkies are a surviors best freind when in a survisl situation) gps to. to any tech geeks i bet you now a trick or two about gps and can pin point spots through stuff as simple as google earth( just the other day i was able to accuratly target in 4 mock strikes
drivers
they have the most dangrous job usally armed with psitols and shotguns (unless you are in a gang full auto guns are hard to come by especally because most avarge joes won’t just go out and get a license) they drive trucks/ buses and helis etc/ what they should do is get a auto license. ( because of a lwa passed only guns that are before 1983 can be automatic and still legal. lots of ammo and put it on their vehicle armor and drive around being bad ass
Snipers (no further) no 50.cal’s great for hitting long long long long ways away but why worry when they are already that far away. (but keep it in your repatware If not else it’s better than nothing
and combat peeps
Pistols shotguns rifles and carbines M4 great choice
ak (not a carbine but also a great choice)
M16
any thing not bolt action
i only agree with the survival philosphys however as i said before number two is going to the hardest to do
why yall on bout gunz n shit??? do it the hard nut way, a good ol baseball bat to the face will knock em out, then crack thir skulls open, then put a grenade inside their mouths and run for dear live
thats my way of doing things, damn id love if a zombie outbreak happend now,
Okay.. so I have heard the downside to all guns.. and knives and other such thoughts. I ask another question. In the heat what would the top Vehicle for a Zombie outbreak
A bicycle, easy. Doesnt run out of fuel, easy to fix if it breaks down, you can carry it over things, it works perfect in basicly all terrains and its pretty silent so as not to draw attention. Allthough it does lack that wonderfull ability of being able to plow through thick swarms of zombie and mushing them into zombie soup.
in the real world a zombie is gonna work just like a crazy person that eats people if you hit them in the head it will knock them out shoot em in the heart it will kill them same as the head if you want to stop them dont think as if there zombies that makes it to crazy just think of them as another person and how you would kill a person