Zombie survival quiz

I got Z+, which is totally ridiculous, but i KNOW if there was like a zombie apocalypse I would last like a day maybe  :'(

Not true, Sonya.  You would hide under an afghan and they would never know you were there.

It differs person to person.  The quiz is based off the book, and the author believed the hunting rifle was a better choice.  Myself, I don't have enough shooting experience with many different weapons to tell a difference.  I've gone to firing ranges, but just to blow off steam or practice knowing how to properly fire a weapon.  Mostly pistols and some light target shooting with a small .22 rifle.

As for the .45 and such... that's a heavy round, but if you hit a zombie in the chest with it, it'll knock it down... then the zombie will get back up with a gaping hole in the chest and keep going, supposedly.

As for the impulse/urge... you carry a rifle on a regular basis.  You're comfy with them and don't panic in combat.  Joe Average grabs a assault rifle from some corner gun shop when the zombies come and he sees the "shuffle o death" approaching... he's going to play Rambo, go full auto, and hope that spraying enough bullets will down all those zombies.

My preferred method is the cheeze-slicer hallway.  Let the zombies funnel into a hallway with thin filament wire at neck and knee level.  The mindless undead will decapitate and amputate themselves as they shuffle through.  Of course, to get them to do that would require bait and making sure there was only 1 way through the hallway and that there was a safe escape exit, just in case.

I still plan on my emergency procedure, which is grab a boat laden with supplies and go a few miles off shore.  During the daytime, goto shore, grab more supplies and rest.  At sundown, cast off a few miles and keep a vigilant watch for any zombies walking the ocean floor that try to climb up water buoys or other such to get close to my boat.

For long range shots, thee is nothing like a hunting rifle, but how to see at night.  I do not have night ision goggles, which I know is stupid of me what with all the zpmbies roaming Bucks county.

agreed on the spray and pray, and that Im comfy with carrying a weapon, Ive been doing it for most of my life. anyone that has used a rifle to hunt, or gone to a range will understand basic fundamentals of marksmanship and ammo conservation.

Dont agree with the hallway trick though, a static wire might not be the best idea.....perhaps one the snaps down, but that would require moving parts and it would have to be rest, unless it can do it both ways. then you run into the  clean up, eventually all those bodies are going to need to be disposed of. but I dun know if just shambling through a static wire would cause the effect you want....I know it will cut the skin, but how long to cut through bone?  what about zombies of differnt hieghts too? this is something well have to figure out.

dunno, about the boat idea either...you would still have to be anchored or you would drift constantly? what about bad weather and severe storms?

I would probaly Build a area....with several means of deterrant, and would have to say I would treat nost of it like being in the military...you have a gaurd shift you pull your duty, you get tasked to go on patrol you go on patrol. Perhaps get enough assests to barricade off a town or such. It would have two, maybe three, main entrances/exits  that are heavy fortified and defended.

i wonder if a simple chainlink fence , properly placed is deterrant enough? I could just wax them through the link. and use homemade incidearies to burn em....idea's idea's.

Home defense? .40 cal H&K USP Compact, with Hydra-shock rounds. If that is deemed ineffective, then yep..12gauge pump, loaded with rippers (nickle size discs) or roomsweeper.......or if Im feeling nice salt shot. hurt like a bitch and you would rather wish you had been shot for real.

In a Zombie world, you can be I would be well armed, and well coordinated. My choices for fire arms are as such.

Long Rifles:
1. Barret .50 cal - dont have to worry to much about being dead acurrate. a shot to the chest removes upper chest cavity, and does severe spinal damage. Has a magazine well which allows for magazine capcity and is semi-automatic, no need to cycle a bolt. But is heavy and requires more to use...best used for long jobs with no immediate threat. you can hit shots close to 2,000 meters away.
2. Remington 700 or the equivlent. bolt action,Has a floating barrel  allowing for better accuracy and smoother fireing.  can be adapted to house a magazine allowing more shots.  it is generally light weight and fires a 7.62mm round, which has stopping power and can tear through bones with little problem. it is we
3. M-14 or Modified M-14. yes the old vietnam rifles are still around, has the same round as number two and magazine well, and fires semi auto. jams to easily though and is not to accurate

assualt rifles
1) H&K G36-C. Germany's battle rifle of choice. it fires a 7.62mm and has a 30 round magazine. I folding stock allows it to compact for confined area's. The G-36 is also mudular and chambers and barrels can be swapped out with ease for differnt calibers. it can be fired, semi, 3 round burst, or full auto
2) P-90 is a very very compact (almost classified as submachinegun) but fires a NATO 5.56mm. its comoact frame makes it ideal for close quaters, or from a vehicle use. but teh design of the frame gives the user complete control and accuracy.
3) M-4 carbine (perferablly with a m203 40mm grenade launcher) most comfortable in my hands right now. great qualities your looking for in a assult rifle. draw backs...its gas operated...can double feed or not full discharge the empty cartige. if you know what your doing this isnt a problem and a 3 second step gets you going again. the 40mm, no dont worry Im not going to go rambo and launch grenades....I would use a buckshot round...picture a shotgun ground but bigger...we have em...they hurt like hell when you fire but it will clear a swath. No to mention I can fire Illumination rounds to light up the way at night if need be.


there you go, now you have my choices...everything but the G36-C I have  trained on, and used briefly....I hope to get to use a it here soon as we have some AWG's that have them and we work with them from time to time.
anyway there you go

Interestingly enough, my hunting rifle is a 7mm Remington Magnum.  I'm no pro, but anything up to 200 yards always went down.  Sadly, Bucks county changed to shotgun only about ten years ago.  Never used a .50 rifle, but I did fire a Weatherby .458, IIRC.  Commonly called an elephant gun, it fires a one ounce projectile. 

Pitfalls and such, goopy stuff like the La Brea tar pits.  Zombies are not bright.  Think propane - or natural gas.