Out of curiosity my friends asked me this question and it really had me thinking, I can't decide weather a gun or melee weapon would be better, so I ask you to select your fav weapon if the
Zombie apocalypse. ;)

i would use my katana first because guns make to much noise which attract them to you.

This is a duplicate.

There are alot of construction tools at my house so I have quite a few options.

Chainsaw

Tank.

Well, it may be a duplicate....it may not be....Thiamor's was like the 4chan style "object to your left is your weapon". This is more like what would you preferably use. Minor difference; argue for yourselves.

Anyway, I would choose a crowbar. Like it says in "The Zombie Survival Guide":

the crowbar is lightweight, allowing you to carry it everywhere. It also has the reach of any other melee weapon. Best used as a bludgeon.

It is very durable, and won't easily bend or break.

It also functions as a tool, using it as a pry-bar, lever, hook, wedge, ect.

Requires absolutely no maintenance.

That's why I choose it. It's versatile, easy to obtain, and lightwight.

>>8 I'm going with Maru-Kai on this one. The other thread (if I remember correctly) was just a "whatever's to the left of you" thing while this one actually takes some thought.

I would take my TKD stick (referred to in Korean as a "bong") because it's one of the only weapons I can use with any sort of confidence. I also have several guns and Japanese swords in my house (courtesy of my dad) that would come in handy in case the dead decided to rise up and try to devour us.

Browning .22 caliber rifle. Tons of ammo readily available, easy to carry lots of ammo and easy to put into a zombie skull

>>11
Actually, .22 caliber guns often lack the firepower to put a bullet into a zombie's head at a safe range. A more effect ranged weapon would be a crossbow. A crossbow bolt can punch through plate and chain-mail at 500 yards relatively easily; a zombie's skull is no challenge for such a weapon.

Another important thing to remember is that a crossbow is silent AND you can recover your ammo afterwards. You can even make your own with a little practice.

In addition, crossbows can be fitted with just about anything you can put on a gun; namely, this means a scope, drastically increasing your effectiveness at range.

The only real downside to a crossbow would be the lengthy reload time, which can be negated with muscles and practice. So, yeah. Crossbow for me.

>>9>>10 Youre both wrong. This is a duplicate, n not thiamors.
BUT SINCE SOMEBODY DECIDED TO KEEP COMMENTING, Ill let it stay, since the other only had 16.

>>13 Since Sleep is letting it stay, Chuck Norris.

>>13 I'm just saying that since this one actually involves choice and discussion it's different from the other thread. God, they're two different things.

>>12 And you get mad at me for commenting on threads you go on when we have the same IP. Way to be a hypocrite you brat.

>>9 Crowbars do make wonderful weapons. They're just so much fun to swing around.

THIS is what Sleep is talking about. Thiamor's thread has nothing to do with it.

Anyway, this OP is superior, sooo yeah. Let's keep it.

As for me, I would go melee with my mom's police baton. If I could find a gun, then I would probably take that as well, but I wouldn't limit myself to it.

If I could find it, I would use a baseball bat instead. I love bats; however, we don't play any baseball, so we don't have one. Police batons are harder, but they're also smaller, and I don't want to have to be within arms length of the zombie to hit it.

I'm not sure if I would use my dogs or not. I mean, if they could get infected by biting them, then I probably would keep them locked away. However, if they were immuned, then they would be my best allies.

Out of curiosity, where do you guys think you would camp out during the apocalypse? Or would you keep moving?

I would probably gather all the supplies I could and then camp out on top of the water towers for a bit. We have a lot of water towers, so I could easily venture from one tower to the next.

It's about an hour walk between each, so when I'm running from zombies, it would probably only be a fifteen minute to a half-hour stretch of hyperventilating between each. I highly doubt that zombies are coordinated enough to climb up a 300+ foot tall ladder, after all. Then again, I wouldn't be able to bring any heavy supplies. BUT THEN AGAIN, if I could find a lot of rope (which would be easy with all the hardware stores here), I could easily develop a pully system so I could take bigger things up with me as I climbed.

>>17 go to my friends house for a while (he has a shit ton of guns). Afterwards, either travel north, or south.

Goin north to the tundra means that there will be no zombies. If there are, they would freeze in the winter, and would be few and far.

South means the tropical rainforests, which have a lot of humidity, so they will decompose and die quickly.

If you're in a city, prisons and schools make a good hideout.

Also, shipyards, which can be easily defended.

And offshore oil platforms. These are like artificial islands, and are large enough to store supplies on. They have water purifiers, and require no defense (except from possible sea raiders.

>>16 Since there was no link from those saying it was a duplicate and then not really explaining that they weren't talking about Thiamor's it was kinda confusing. Thank you for linking the actual thread. I just control+f'ed zombie and Thia's was the first to show up so I thought that was what they were talking about. Sorry for arguing, I should have looked farther.

>>13 im sorry i had no idea that was even up, I thought i had a fresh idea, but from what i seen after looking through the one linked, I only ment to state your fav weapon

don't forget that we need a source of food and way to preserve them, also LOTS of ammo that we need to carry/drive with to places

>>12 If you want to get technical, no. You can only fire a crossbow as many times as you can reload it, and the reload process is slow. It's good for 2, maybe 3 zombies, but if there's 4+, there are better options (even a bow is better).

Ammo for a .22 caliber rifle is VERY abundant, and makeshift silencers work better with this gun than others since this gun is more quiet. Also, you only need to hit the head. The effective range of a .22 is equal to, if not farther than that of your typical crossbow. It's maximum range is unquestionably farther than a crossbow.

Okay so far the crowbar seems to be the best melee weapon (unless you have an idea for a better melee weapon then post) so what is going to be the greatest Range weapon?

>>23 Axe. A crowbar can hit stuff, and pry things open, and how often do you need to pry stuff open?

And axe, on the other hand, is a universal tool. It can kill zombies, by either concussive force or the blade causing direct brain damage. It can also chop wood for fire, cut rope, food, etc., be used as a hammer, and other things.

I don't know much about zombies but.. don't get them stoned or anything, they get the munchies.. damn, what will they be capable of? O.o

>>24 But on the other hand, if we're talking about zombies that are very infectious (where biting isn't the only way to be infected), you wouldn't want a lot of zombie juice on you, right? God forbid you had an open wound. In that case, wouldn't a blunt weapon be better for melee?

It all depends on the kind of zombies during that apocalypse. Every story has a different kind of zombie (or mulitple kinds), so you need to know what weapon would be best for the situation.

And what you use as a weapon doesn't have to be what you use as a tool. The weapon should be the largest thing you have, but it doesn't take much effort to grab a pair of sizzors and a hammer. Not to mention that you're probably not going to need to cut wood unless you're in a forest environment, and even then, it's not hard to break off a branch. In reality, a lot of us are in city or desert environments, and there isn't much wood to cut in the first place. It's a cute concept, but if you're stuck on a rooftop in NYC or even a lot of suburb areas, it's not really necessary or even possible.

There are plenty of other things you can burn, as well.

I would use a katana

Come on guys! How can you use anything but the classic baseball bat! ;)

I would just break into the nearest PD and grab the following: guns, tazers, batons, clean donuts, coffee, the water jugs, ammo, neosporin or any other medical cream, flashlights, batteries, and spare clothes from the uniform room if they have any

>>30 Lol, assuming the police officers don't gun you down first for being a fucking raider.

>>26 A blunt weapon has potential to splatter more, but you could turn the axe backwards and use the dull end if you would rather use a blunt weapon. But getting close to a zombie is a bad idea in general, regardless of what weapon you have.

>>27 The reason you should use an axe instead is because you can use all those in one thing. Only carrying an axe instead of all those means your pack is lighter, and you have more room for food, water, bandages, medicine, or other essential items. And you don't want to be in a big city. Large population=large zombie population, and it's best that you avoid zombies altogether. Small towns are best for looting, and it's safest to stay on the outskirts, meaning there will generally be fuel for fire which can be more easily harvested with the axe, and you can use the axe to cut vegetables and such. Remeber. Pack right, pack light.

>>32
>implying an axe is lighter and takes up less space than sissors, hammer, and a bat
>implying you need an axe to cut vegetables
wut

Yeah, you don't want to be in a big city, but you can't really help it. This thread is about the first weapons, righ? If you're stuck in a big city when the apocalypse starts, then your first weapon should be something appropriate for big city action. Once you escape the city, then you can get a better weapon. Again, it all depends on situation and location.

To be honest, I don't think a blunt weapon would cause more splatter. If you're first aiming to escape, then you're not going to repeatedly beat each zombie to death - you're going to hit them out of the way and run. One hit from a blunt weapon compared to one hit from an axe... which do you think would splatter more? And it's very difficult to hit with the backside of an axe; you have to have a lot of strength to keep it balanced when you're hitting it the opposite way it should be. (Obviously, I've used an axe before. We us them to clear out a lot of dead trees in the woods for hut materials.)

Everything is siutational, though. An axe would be good for some areas, but it wouldn't be very good for others. That's all I'm getting at.

>>33 yes it is about the first best weapons you can get and great information btw.

>>33 Hand axe or hatchet. I mean you don't need an axe to cut vegetables, but it can serve that utility purpose. The reason I stated it is because of it's ability to mimic the functions of other tools, not solely because it's a magnificent melee weapon, although it does make a very capable weapon as well, with soldiers having use axes in wars.

It was stated favorite weapons. An axe may not be my favorite, but it's utility uses make it one of the most valuable tools you can have, as well as being a very efficient close quarters weapon.

And a blunt weapon usually won't do the job in just one blow. You've got to completely shatter the bones to either be rendered useless in limbs, or to be able to cause significant damage directly to the brain. Most deaths from blunt trauma never completely shatter the skull, and have to do with internal bleeding in the brain cavity, which is useless against a zombie. It will usually take multiple blows unless you have incredible force behind it. You can use it as a blunt weapon, but I don't recommend it. I'd only use the blunt end for an improvised hammer, personally.

I'm gunna poke my head in here and take the totally-not-overplayed side of the Katana. But I'll elaborate a bit more because I'm cool like that.

/completelyignoringthefactthatthisthreadisaduplicate/

More specifically, I would take a Katana/Wakazashi since they are quite commonly found together. A small knife is always in my pocket for utility work, so I'm going to ignore that as a factor for now.

For the small handful of people that actually know how to use a Katana to KILL another person (IE nobody you've ever met - they only teach choreographed movements nowadays), the weapon is silent and the only limitation on its use is how well you maintain and draw the weapon during/after a fight. It is a hunk of steel folded over several hundred times because they fucking could. Not only is it silent, but a large portion of training that the Katana/Wakizashi had based on them involved killing unarmed opponents. That's right, silent, AND already used for killing other things that don't wield swords. Fucking brilliant I tell you.

Katana for open combat, Wakizashi for close-quarters, a little bit of proper knowledge and suddenly zombies are only a problem for you when your eyes are closed. Or if you're in the bathroom. Or if you didn't check the back seat. Or if you're fat/lazy/not fit and can't run long distances (cardio).

Chainsaw for sure.
damn badass, they are.

>>37 And loud, and entirely dependent on gas, and will be extremely messy. If you have any cuts on you at all , you'll be zombified. Good luck.

I will use my bat-mobile to run them down.

>>35 Axe will kill better, but again, you wouldn't be aiming to /kill/ the zombies when you're first escaping from a city, right? I don't think you would sit there and beat each zombie to death with any weapon when you're in a populated area; you'd just whack them out of the way and keep running so you could get to a less populated area.

Axe would be a good first weapon for people already in small towns or less populated forest-y areas, but I don't think it would help in the city. That's all I'm saying.

>>36 It's a better duplicate :\

>>40 I'm just assuming that if a zombie grabs you, your options are either to break its arm off, or kill it. Anything else, and it won't let go.

You definitely have a point, and it's not wrong. But if I were in a bigger city, it's still one of the first things I'd grab, just because the goal is to get out of the city asap, and it's thoughtful planning. Better to get one now than to get there and not be able to find one.

assuming that 'real' zombies would be the same as they are in say..'The Walking Dead' then personally I'd go for some sort of melee weapon, because of silence and close quarter speed.

Or something like a bow (never a crossbow because they're sloooow) for silence again and also distance

melee for sure. people assume that you need to kill every zombie you see when in a realistic since you shouldn't aim to kill any more like avoid. only need to kill when you have to.

>>43 You're more likely to get infected the closer you are.

yea but if stay on your feet they cant get you.

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>>12>>22 The cool thing about a zombie apocalypse is that you don't want to have any "ranged" shots. Anything that you have to worry about is going to be up close and personal. The distance will do to put a .22 round in a skull and let it bounce around since they rarely have the power to exit.

I would use a really big frying-pan.

Bats, i'd love bats, or anything like bats, pipes, swords. Long poles would also work.

A banjo. I totally want to pull a Tallahassee and kill a zombie with a banjo. Not effective, no, but just once. All I need.

>>48 Yes i laughed at that xD Its an funny idea, but i dont think you will get close enough to hit one trough~~

>>50Make it happen, please!!

Me myself, i would probably take a gun and a pipe/bat/sword or something~~

I would have a machete. Either that or my katana I keep beside my bed~ That thing could cause damage if it wasn't so blunt and useless.

>>45... Yeah they can...

>>47 In an apocalypse, you don't want to have any interaction with zombies at all.

Baseball bat and homemade bombs....someone has to do it.

Crossbow, with Broadhead bolts. A Wristbow, which can sufficiently pierce through the decayed head in to the brain and kill a zombie and quick reload time as well as one handed firing, probably the best for killing zombies. I will end with a 9mm Baretta PX4 semi-automatic pistol and a 28 inch Katana. <3

>>53 ok, i suppose up close and personal was a poor choice of words. but you definitely dont need anything thats going to be long range and melee is last resort. you want to keep yourself at midrange to far away from them as possible

In my case, i'd probably go with my grandfather's rifles, a large kitchen knife, and a pistol.

Going with a Sniper, maybe a Submachine Gun(not sure), my dad's Steyr Mod-GB(18 round mags), and KNIVESKNIVESKNIVESKNIVESKNIVES

Alright, well, if you want to kill a zombie, DO NOT USE FULL AUTO ON THEM. THE ONLY THING YOU NEED TO HIT, IS THEIR BRAIN. The brain is the only part of a zombie that is alive. All you need is one shot. Using medium to short knives is a horrible idea, because they risk infection. A hunting rifle, sniper rifle, other semi-long range weapon would be your BEST AND SMARTEST choice. Hand to hand combat would be the most ill-thought, drunken idea known to man. Hand to hand combat would leave you dead no matter how you look at it. Avoid going full auto, for it just wastes bullets.

Guns, Metal pipe, alumium bat...

>>59 this.

>>59 I actually know how to avoid death in hand-to-hand with a zombie. Avoid their arms and try to get their legs or knock them down in another way. Once they're down, crush their head with a stomp. Alternatively, you could use this time to get away and reinforcements/weapons.

However, try to avoid it best you can. If you find yourself unarmed/out of ammo and there's only one-two zombies, hand-to-hand isn't a death sentence. But an entire hoard, and you're effed. Just run.

My worst weapon would definitely be the two axes we have. The lighter for smaller groups, as it has low possibility of getting through many zombies in one hit, but is much easier to swing. The heavier to take out medium-large groups, for it could easily go through ten-fifteen zombies standing next to each other without losing much inertia, but is is harder to swing.

The lighter is wood with metal head, so has a possibility of breaking as well. The heavier I full metal, no chance of breaking. If I can find a store with a good, sturdy, sharp sword, I may just switch to it.

First*

My first choice would be a set of Trench Spikes and a semi-automatic gun.

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If that isnt the truth.

dual wield katana, then i would find an actual katana master to train me... if said person is still alive.

>>68 Faggot.