.22's - The True Ultimate Zombie Killers

[JaeFern]

I'm thinking that while a semi auto .22LR is definately the best single choice for the standard zombie attack with some semi decent lines of sight, what really would be ideal is three guys...

1 guy with a Ruger 10/22 and lots of cheap ammo for primary defense
1 guy with a Benelli M4 for close range defense
1 guy with an RPG for crowds but mainly for shock and awe

I'd change guy #3 for a guys with a 3 phase self-charging photon cannon with a 30 target auto lock sighting system... No?...ok...

[Marlin Hunter]

A zombie can only be stopped be removing large chunks of rotting matter from their body. This task is usually accomplished with a 12 gauge shotgun.

[Kryptyde]

I'd change guy #3 for a guys with a 3 phase self-charging photon cannon with a 30 target auto lock sighting system... No?...ok...

Well yes...but that kinda takes some of the thrill out of it, no?

[Dion]

Think about it.

Headshots to decaying flesh - .22 right in the skull-la-rony will put a zombie down.

Quiet enough to not attract other dead heads. Shotguns are cool, but you have to be far enough so that you don't get infected blood on you.

Of course, running zombies is a game changer. But your standard George A. Romero slow movers don't have a chance with a good .22 rifle with a plinking scope.

Running zombies definitely require a fortress with heavy firepower, including some Molotov cocktails.

[shadow65]

Zombir Killer

[pennys dad]

I know 22lr is good for coconut destruction at 25, 50, 75 and 100 yards. You just have to hit the coconut.
My choice for zombie battles:
12g = Clears a path
22lr rifle = keeps a path open
.45 = back up

[JaeFern]

Well yes...but that kinda takes some of the thrill out of it, no?

Not when there are thousands in sight and thousands more right behind them!

[Skunk2Racer]

IMO (and it's just an opinion since there's no way to be sure on this), is that you won't have slow moving zombies unless they're the dead-rising ones... possibly regeneration style ala Resident Evil t-virus. Then a .22LR would be great since you'll have all the time in the world to set up your shot, take aim, and take them out in 1 or 2 shots to the head pretty easily.

But if you have regular people turning into 'zombies' where they are infected by some type of virus, thus their body still holding most gross motor skills (running for example), then I'd much rather have a larger caliber than a .22LR to stop them faster and more effectively. Even a 9mm in that case would be a better choice for me, but this is again my opinion.


BTW, the baseball bat idea is always good, but I just love it (really hate) when in movies they show people bashing zombies with a bat or some large bludgeon object, and blood cast off is going everywhere and they have no protection on (no mask over their mouth, no goggles, etc).

I'm just saying...

Zombie juice is what Slurpee's are made of

[luckygunner]

If nothing else having 22 LR rifles around are perfect for the youngsters in case of an outbreak. My niece has gotten pretty good at shooting rotted apples at 75 yards with open sights.

The 22 is also good for when your on the move. A bit easier to shoot if your running and it's cheap suppression.

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[arod2051]

Very good point. When the rush happens, I can arm my 10 year old to provide more firepower. If the zombies are anything like the zombies in Robert Kirkman's "The Walking Dead" comic book title then 22LR is perfect.

[Saber2Golf]

I would use a scoped .22 for a perimeter rifle because the ammo is cheap and plentiful, and from the roof of Costco I'd have plenty of time to just plug away at the zeds. However, if I'm fighting my way to Costco, carrying something that I wouldn't rely on for EDC seems ill-advised.

[gingerkid]

My Marlin/Glenfield mod. 60 with ATI stock should do the trick.... older one with long barrel so there is less noise just incase they are like the ones in "The Walking Died"

[shadow65]

My Marlin/Glenfield mod. 60 with ATI stock should do the trick.... older one with long barrel so there is less noise just incase they are like the ones in "The Walking Died"

TYhats why I run a can.

[straykiller]

I know 22lr is good for coconut destruction at 25, 50, 75 and 100 yards. You just have to hit the coconut.
My choice for zombie battles:
12g = Clears a path
22lr rifle = keeps a path open
.45 = back up

i like the first 2 this would be my back up.

[iano1]

I personally like my Draco with 100 round drum maybe a .22 in my waistband with a back-pack full of ammo