Reasons not to use a shotgun during a zombie invasion

[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.

[acolyte_to_jippity]

andrew brought up a good point about matching ammo types.

here you go:
main would be a Ruger 10-22 CRR rifle http://www.survival-gear-guide.com/Ruger-10-22-CRR.html

sidearms would be either a taurus MODEL 94 .22 LR REVOLVER, or a walther P22
http://www.taurususa.com/product-det...egory=Revolver
http://www.smith-wesson.com/webapp/w...04&isFirearm=Y

cheap, light ammo, low recoil, low report, low velocity ensures complete estruction of enemy zed's brain. easy to stockpile before apocalypse occurs due to the price of ammo and ease of storage.

[dice]

What kind of zombies are we talking about here? L4D common type shit or Resident Evil run your ass off type?

[Angry Kitty]

All u need is a nuke or chuck norris