The ammo is gone. What are your weapons for zombie apocalypse?

Well, try to sleep in trees at night time if possible - they can't climb trees very well.

I shall remember that,thank you : )

I do hope I get to fry the Queen with my mirror should she become Zombified.

I'm liking this discussion, would be very relevant, even if you do still have ammo. The point about cotton versus wool is very good. I remember I went on a hiking trip and I was wearing the usual cotton socks and shirt. Both were soaked and the socks lead to my feet being blistered. It was a good thing the trip was for only one day. If it were a survival situation I would have been in trouble. I have some wool socks now... problem solved. Bring on the woods with these bad boys. Don't have the wool shirt yet but take my word for it, you will want them. No point in having a great weapon if you get in the woods and within a couple of days you're so out of sorts that you can't use it in a combat situation.

Speaking of which, one great asset would be to get a horse. You can travel almost anywhere, won't run out of gas, can carry a lot of gear for you, and can outrun the zombies with ease. That being said, of course I would want a good bow and arrow. I have a compound bow with a nice assortment of arrows so I'm good there. In regards to melee, I'm undecided. The efficient part of me says get a machete, I want something that I can cut through the woods with as well as fight. But to be honest, if I get into it with zombies I would want an old broadsword/longsword. The katana is a great sword but its key features only becomes relevant when you are well trained. The broadsword has a better learning curve for an idiot like me and fits my style a bit more. But being that I don't have one, i'll just have to run with my machete and hatchet. At least I can make a good spear with them while in the woods.

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It will happen. Things will get so out of control that government will close all the gun stores. Many will not be able to protect themselves....

Good ol' Louisville Slugger is my first choice.

I'd also like to have a machete handy, and a crossbow.

Only a moran would fail to find a weapon.

Anything I could bash its skull in with is a perfect weapon. A refrigerator door on over to a vacuum cleaner extension.

I don't give two shits, if it gives me distance between me and the dead head, I'll take it.

Spurt of the moment, react or be bit scenario? I'll gouge its phuckin eyes out.

Agreed. Snares are the key. If I have 2 hours of prep I can have 5 or 6 pinch points to my perimeter secured with snares that cause the bodies to pile up to the point that they can not climb over them. Tons of cordage from surplus cat5, to romex, hook up wire, clothes line, boat steering/dog cable, all the way up to tow straps and chains.

Zombies are strong, but they can not pull out good anchors or pull down trees. The slipknots will cause them to lose appendages (including their heads) first. pile em up. When they are trying to get through the last breech point, I detonate the dynamite under one of the full up body walls they have abandoned. exit. and do it again at another location.

I am an old dude. I do not have the endurance for sustained melee.

I'm over 70 years of age... So no doubt you would be faster than me if you are 50 or younger...

In my youth (20's and 30's) I did 'play archery' such as shooting targets while on horseback at full gallop, fast multishots, multi-arrows at one time, shooting apples on those suicidal enough to stand there... but that was 50 years ago...

It was part of events like the society of the creative anachronism back in the 60's and 70's and other similar 'shows' earlier. you know Medieval dress-up and play act where you can find real black smith pounding steel, real people jousting, etc.

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Funny Fred.

Thanks OP : )

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very cool bowyn

been to a medievil fair like you are describing and it was a lot of fun.

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Maybe we should try to appease and negotiate with the zombies. Give them cash and welcome them to our compound with open arms.

I can't afford that, I just use a sock full of old crusty splooge.

This is a good point. Melee could spell trouble

Unless it's summer-time. Then cotton is tops.

what ive got on hand to arm up for a zombie war party:

folding arm 150 lb xbow. 10 strings, 10 tubes wax, 50 bolts
tactical wakazashi by cas hanwei, also with leather harness
2 united ninja swords with the abs sheaths
1 m48 tactical tomahawk
2 kabar big brother stacked leather bowie knives
1 boker m3 dagger
1 cold steel kobun tanto
2 ontario air force survival knives
1 short speak for indoor work, 3 foot
6 united stinger daggers
1 gerber hunting knife
8 push daggers assorted
3 auto batons
1 collapsable nun chucks
2 bamboo kendo practice swords.

I want double or tripple the xbow stuff, more kabar knives, some ontario m3 daggers and more of the swords. all of em. that should do it.

bow (I can hit a beer can at 80 yards with a arrow @300fps)Sword and its a good one not the cheap shit.Baseball bat and a framing hammer.In that order.Fuck the zombies.

yeah check out the cas hanwei tactical katana and wakazashi set. realy nice for the money. several people who know have said its the best under 500 bucks. including cold steel. im very happy with it.