Reasons not to use a shotgun during a zombie invasion

[Christmas]

I go skeet shooting, at least once a month, shotguns are easy to reload if you know how to. Also, when you're reloading any other weapon and a zombie is in you're face, it's practically impossible to line up, wwith a shut gun, you shove the barrel in his mouth use you're body weight to load one more shell, cock, and pull the trigger.

I meant difficulty as in comparison to a magazine. And it is much easier to load a single magazine than 8 rounds. This is forgetting about how you can be mobile and hold a sufficient amount of shotgun ammunition.

And the act of shoving the barrel in the face of a zombie is easy in a controlled environment, but we are talking about panic situation. Especially when there is the possibility of more than one zombie bearing down on you.

[Angry Kitty]

The AK would be better as it does more damage(yes it does do more damage in rl)

But I would think that a grenade launcher would work really well, now you may need to reload ever 6 shots but you should be able to take out about 150 per clip. Also I am sure that they make a magazine version somewhere. Also why not have a mech unit for anti zombie or some battle droids. If your going to fight your way out and your home is prepared you should have a mech that the zombies can not penetrate. That has rail guns and missals. Also battle droids would not be targeted by zombies as they are not alive jsut give them some blades and ave them dice ther heads off.

Also the best wepon really is: a carbinfiber samuri sword!
Why: unlimited amo, light weight, stronger than steel, you can jsut attack them faster than they can get you and in addation you can run away faster.

If you have really advanced tech a light sabor would also work well.

Dont forget about flame throwers

[DJ_MikeyRevile]

I go skeet shooting, at least once a month, shotguns are easy to reload if you know how to. Also, when you're reloading any other weapon and a zombie is in you're face, it's practically impossible to line up, wwith a shut gun, you shove the barrel in his mouth use you're body weight to load one more shell, cock, and pull the trigger.

so what you are saying is that you have first hand experience killing zombies?

The difference between skeet shooting and zombie fleeing is that when you skeet shoot.. nothing is trying to kill you.
it wouldnt be about the power of the weapon, it would be more about its efficiency. That is why having a side arm and a 8lb assault rifle would be ideal. If you can aim like you say you can, under pressure with a chance of losing your life, why the fuck would you want a shotgun? All a shotgun is doing is putting you closer to the target, which in this scenario would be stupid.. why put your self in any more danger then you need to be.

[acolyte_to_jippity]

so what you are saying is that you have first hand experience killing zombies?

The difference between skeet shooting and zombie fleeing is that when you skeet shoot.. nothing is trying to kill you.
it wouldnt be about the power of the weapon, it would be more about its efficiency. That is why having a side arm and a 8lb assault rifle would be ideal. If you can aim like you say you can, under pressure with a chance of losing your life, why the fuck would you want a shotgun? All a shotgun is doing is putting you closer to the target, which in this scenario would be stupid.. why put your self in any more danger then you need to be.

i've always said, the best gun for anti-zombie situations would be an old m1 or a m14 EBR. something semiautomatic to conserver ammo, fireing large, slow bullets. hi velocity rouns may travel farther, but you're not going to be sniping for fucks sake, only clearing your path as you go. the high velocity rounds would impart less impact force/energy to the zombies head, increasing chance for a through-an-through.

[DJ_MikeyRevile]

i've always said, the best gun for anti-zombie situations would be an old m1 or a m14 EBR. something semiautomatic to conserver ammo, fireing large, slow bullets. hi velocity rouns may travel farther, but you're not going to be sniping for fucks sake, only clearing your path as you go. the high velocity rounds would impart less impact force/energy to the zombies head, increasing chance for a through-an-through.

what your goal there would be, is to have a rifle powerful enough to penetrate the skull but not leave an exit wound. this results in the round ricocheting around the interior.

But tbh... if the zombie apocalypse where to happen tmrw, i would not be prepared, the FIRST thing i would focus on is food, tools, and high shelter with a sufficient amount of natural material. i.e. boondocks/mountians. Im not going to be focused on some silly kill count. With that said i completely understand why that article suggest the shotgun as the least appealing weapon to use during a situation like that. Your goal is to keep your distance and survive, not hunt and put your self at risk.

alot of people have a hard time understanding situational awareness

[acolyte_to_jippity]

what your goal there would be, is to have a rifle powerful enough to penetrate the skull but not leave an exit wound. this results in the round ricocheting around the interior.

tbh, for mid-range engagements, a simple .22 rifle would rock. i had forgotten about non-exiting shots. i was imagining head-removal type shots, but a .22 at 100 yards would penetrate and not exit. they're easy to use, clean, fix, carry. simple mods turn a bolt-action single-shot into a bolt-action mag-fed, and if you can adjust the sights right, they got great accuracy.

[StarsMine]

And you will have ammo a plenty for really cheap

[DJ_MikeyRevile]

And you will have ammo a plenty for really cheap

cheap? what.. would you be buying ammo from the zombie retailers? or looting it from shelves.

[acolyte_to_jippity]

cheap? what.. would you be buying ammo from the zombie retailers? or looting it from shelves.

haven't you ever played killingfloor?

there will be some black brittish bitch who appears in random rooms each time you pause from your zed killing to sell you stuff. sometimes you'll also find a pair of blue torches in the ground and a creepy guy w/ a hooded cloak will sell you stuff too.

[Andrew_Pavlik]

You only need 1 bullet to kill a zombie, a single action rifle for longer ranges and a pistol with a large clip for closer ranges. Your not trying to shoot through body armor, if you are in a situation where you need to mow down a large number of zombies you are probably dead anyways.

Its also better to use guns that have similar ammo types.

And as for a flame thrower? The only thing thats going to happen with using that is now you are going to have a zombie thats on fire chasing you.