You in the Zombie Apocalypse

posted on August 11th, 2011, 2:02 pm

Mosin was created in WWI it is battle proven rifle in WWI and WWII and it is still in use by professional snipers due to its reliability , American weapons are made for simple show not for fight . If you shot a zombie with magnum you will rip its arm off but you will have to be some 5m or to put in american 13,5 feet from it , if you use mosin sniper you can hit it in the head from 3km. The most important is to be safe not powerfull if you know woth I mean. 

LMAO 3km ahahaha makes me wonder if you have ever even used a firearm.

posted on August 12th, 2011, 12:03 am

Hmm, I'm working on a few solid state fuel-cells...

Slow zombies? I have a bike that I can ride. Fuel is not an issue. Assuming that I can in fact survive getting cut by sombies without getting infected, I could just ride like the cavalry and swing hammer at them. No sharpening needed, and it doesn't produce more pieces that you have to kill. Also, I have a zombie-proof house because it's on high ground, and I can always dig a trench; I have the tools.

Fast zombies? My solid state fuel cells would be worth their weight in gold. I could use them for ANYTHING from making my bike faster to purifying water to setting up camp to supplying heat... the possibilites are endless. A tazer/ modified DVD laser (burn their asses)/coilgun would have theoretically indefinite power.

posted on August 12th, 2011, 12:29 am

Mosin was created in WWI it is battle proven rifle in WWI and WWII and it is still in use by professional snipers due to its reliability , American weapons are made for simple show not for fight . If you shot a zombie with magnum you will rip its arm off but you will have to be some 5m or to put in american 13,5 feet from it , if you use mosin sniper you can hit it in the head from 3km. The most important is to be safe not powerfull if you know woth I mean. 

Actually a typical .44 magnum has an effective target range of around 130 meters, that should be plenty far away to make a kill and stay safe. And yeah 3km head shot, good luck on that. Anywho, good thing I been doing alot of practice on L4D2, well be ready when the time comes. 

posted on August 12th, 2011, 12:41 am

You can take consistant shots on a target the size of a man's head at 130 meters with a .44mag? What model are you using? Hmm...might have to take some video of that.

posted on August 12th, 2011, 12:51 am

You can take consistant shots on a target the size of a man's head at 130 meters with a .44mag? What model are you using? Hmm...might have to take some video of that.

Hmmm I looked over my post and dont see anything about consistant head shots in there... I DO however recall saying that a .44 magnum has an EFFECTIVE TARGETING range of 130 meters, meaning you have a good chance of hitting your target. And if you have a magnum, you wont NEED to hit the head, a solid body shot will do plenty of damage.

posted on August 12th, 2011, 1:27 am

True, but this is a zombie thread, so head shots have to happen. The maximum effective range of a .44 depends on the gun it's chambered in, barrel length, and what type of load you're using. Also, are optics used or are irons?

posted on August 12th, 2011, 1:38 am

True, but this is a zombie thread, so head shots have to happen. The maximum effective range of a .44 depends on the gun it's chambered in, barrel length, and what type of load you're using. Also, are optics used or are irons?

Yes headshots are good, but you dont need one to kill a zombie. And I wasnt talking about maximum effective range as you can kill something at longer ranges, its just the accuracy is so bad your likely not going to hit anything your aiming at. I was talking average effective targeting range, which is about as far as you can effectively aim before factors like bullet drop and wind start to come into play. Obviously if you change up the loads and use a long barrel that can change the outcome, thats why I said typical, that doesnt mean all magnums. Not to mention you can just wait till they get closer, even 50 meters is a safe distance and that you should be able to reliably get head shots with. Unless they are the fast kind which then just plug them till they stop moving. 

posted on August 12th, 2011, 2:17 am

Ah, I guess we are talking about different kinds of zombies, I was reffering to the classic, headshot only ones.

Maximum effective range is the longest distance you can accurately shoot, maximum range is the maximum distance the bullet will travel.

With the .44mag, 100+ meter shots can be done within reason by using a lever action rifle chambered in .44 mag. But the handgun chambered in the same round just doesn't have the accuracy to do that within reason. Now, there have been many a pro that can make shots over 100 meters with a.44mag revolver, but they have years and years of experience under their belts. The average joe can't expect to make those kind of shots.

I'm no slouch with my .45, but anything beyond 50 meters is just unrealistic on a target the size of a human head.

For a example, the ruger redhawk, in .44mag, gets anywhere from 4 to 7in groups at 100 yards. That's off a rest too. In the event of a zombie attack, you'll be shooting freehand, so you can expect the grouping to be even farther apart.

posted on August 12th, 2011, 3:08 am

I dont disagree on the range for headshot, I would say 50 meters is generous on a moving target, but I dont think you would NEED headshots to kill a zombie since a magnum is gonna do plenty of damage wherever it hits, if you DO need headshots then youll want something like a rifle. Im just saying a magnum at 100 yards is doable for just trying to hit your target, especially if you got optics and you can set up your shot.

posted on August 12th, 2011, 4:15 am

Most hunters won't go past 30 to 40 yards on shots using handguns. taking shots past 50 is hard, 100 is really, really hard. Unless you're Bob Munden. I've seen trained Police officers getting 12in groups at 25 yards...Handguns are for close in work, it's harder to become good with them, it's just one of those things. I've owned my .45 for awhile now, and spent many hours and thousands of rounds getting good with it, I can take 50 yard shots on head sized targets consistantly, and it ain't easy, it took me awhile to get there.

posted on August 12th, 2011, 8:44 am

I'd hide, trying to survive is too dangerous. If you try to drive away, there is a Zombie on the backseat, if you try to rob a market, there'll be a zombie hiding under erverything and biting you in the feet. I'd lock the door and wait for a helicopter to pick me up. If I need sth. to eat I act like a Zombie like in Shaun of the Dead and get what I need.
Plus here in Germany I don't know where to get guns.

posted on August 12th, 2011, 9:37 am

Plus here in Germany I don't know where to get guns.

it doesnt matter, going by the evidence zombies dont often attack germany. they like britain and america better. they got to france in 28 weeks later.

posted on August 12th, 2011, 10:18 am

it doesnt matter, going by the evidence zombies dont often attack germany. they like britain and america better. they got to france in 28 weeks later.

Lol...

posted on August 12th, 2011, 12:44 pm

Actually a typical .44 magnum has an effective target range of around 130 meters, that should be plenty far away to make a kill and stay safe. And yeah 3km head shot, good luck on that. Anywho, good thing I been doing alot of practice on L4D2, well be ready when the time comes. 

It is possible to get a 3km headshot with a Mosin-Nagant if you are dealing with slow-moving targets. Case in point: Simo Häyhä - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

posted on August 12th, 2011, 12:57 pm

It is possible to get a 3km headshot with a Mosin-Nagant if you are dealing with slow-moving targets. Case in point: Simo Häyhä - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

why did you link to that? it doesnt even support your claim. and not only is it irrelevant, its not even very good, it reads a bit like a fanboy's biography of the person in question.

nowhere in that article does it mention him getting a headshot at 3km with a mosin-nagant. it mentions his high number of kills.

here is evidence:
Longest recorded sniper kills - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

not only is would you (not you, a trained military marksman) most likely miss any motionless human target at 3km, the chances of a headshot are incredibly low. it would be foolish to even try, a body shot can quite easily kill.