Reasons not to use a shotgun during a zombie invasion

[inthebutt]

I'll take a katana over a shotgun.

Though I hope it'd be a l4d senario where you're immune. Otherwise, give me the zombies from Shawn of the Dead. I could cut them apart all day with ease.

thats too much work, when you can just use your index finger to kill zombies.

[Christmas]

I never understood so many people's infatuation with that sword.

[Paper]

I never understood so many people's infatuation with that sword.

Me neither. Personally, if we're talking shotguns and katana's, I'd take an 870 over a katana.

[inthebutt]

Me neither. Personally, if we're talking shotguns and katana's, I'd take an 870 over a katana.

if we are talking about weapons, why hasn't anyone brought up the sentinel beams from halo???

come on now, think about it. when the time comes for zombies to start roaming around killing people, I'm pretty sure we would have a laser like gun such as the sentinel beam.

its like having a sword and a gun in one.

and I'm surprised no one has even mentioned the lightsaber, the force has just pewed on all your faces.

[Paper]

and I'm surprised no one has even mentioned the lightsaber, the force has just pewed on all your faces.

This thread is too long for me to bother finding it, but I think it was Zero who mentioned a space elevator or something along those lines? Death Star anyone?

[weeman2412]

or you can hide in an elevator and glitch the door with a book case .... zm_fidlers_green ftw...

[๖ReS]

The Zombie Survival Guide by Max Brooks states that a Katana, if proven to be battle ready, is one of the best hand to hand weapons you can find, If you can that is...

The Guide also states that shotguns should only be used in very tight and close quarter situations. Even if you do manage to hit the head and get a kill the problem of Reloading and capacity comes along. There are however shotguns with magazines such as the SAIGA 12... Picture here.

Get your hands on one of those and a couple magazines and you got yourself a hardcore close range beast of a shotgun.

All other task however, should be taken care by means of Rifle or Sub-Machine gun.

*note* The zombies in the Guide are NOTHING like those in Zmod XD Slow moving, lumbering, but not stupid zombies. I do NOT in anyway believe in "Zombies" i just like the Comedic property of the Book