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Alex C:
I meant it in reply to Obsessions, not your post, which is basically saying the same thing: longarms are waaay easier to be accurate with than pistols.

0bsessions:
My complaint towards larger sidearms and rifles isn't a matter of accuracy or technical skill, it's more a matter of burden.

If you're going gung ho and trying to hold ground on something, yeah, larger sidearms would be useful. However, when we're talking pure survival on the run, the only times you should be using a gun at all is in situations where you need to get off multiple shots at once, which is why recoil becomes a large factor. If a zombie's far enough away that the difference between a headshot on a rifle or handgun is relevant, you shouldn't be engaging to begin with. A firearm should be an emergency weapon. Whereas an automatic weapon would be a waste of ammo (Not to mention much harder to get ahold of for your average person) and a rifle would be impractical for close range fighting, a small calibur handgun would seem the more optimal choice. If you're only dealing with one or two zombies, you should just be taking a blunt instrument to their head in an effort to knock them out of your way and run, not standing your ground and tempting fate. A small calibur handgun will be a quicker shot, a lighter ammo and a quicker reload than much anything else you can easily get your hands on. The most important factor in any zombie encounter is a quick escape, not getting into a pissing contest with the undead. Remember, a handgun is classified typically as a self defense weapon for a reason. We're not playing offense on this.

Beyond the practicality of using and aquiring a firearm, we must remember one of the most important parts of survival: encumberance. The bigger and heavier your weapon is, the less additional supplies you can carry. A headshot's a headshot. A 9MM pistol is still likely going to do the job for you while weighing about a tenth of your average sidearm.

Also of importance, as noted briefly, you don't want to rely on luck. Anyways mentions he knows where to aquire an HK416, but what if it's gone by the time to reach the destination it's located or your route to it is impassable? For that matter, how do you get from where you are to where it is? If it's in your home and yours, fine and dandy, but if it belongs to someone else, it's probably been swiped already. A plan centered around a gun fails to note the horrible impracticality of aquiring one to begin with for your average survivor. A crowbar can be got at any department or hardware store, damn near everyone's got a hammer or a bat lying around. Looking around my office, I can see about a dozen things that could be used for a makeshift bludgeon to get me to somewhere I could stock up on the base supplies my plan revolves around, even being away from the home where I store all the stuff I routinely would plan around. Relying on a gun means relying on access to a specialty store that actually has them sitting around. If you're within a mile or two of a military base and don't have to trudge through hostile territory to get there, that's one thing. As it stands, though, if we want to play "best gun for the situation" regardless of one's ability to actually access it, one might as well say they'll wait it out in a freakin' tank.

I stress again, folks: Think practically. You are not John Rambo. You're not butting heads with enemy soldiers. You're up against slow moving, mindless drones that, while stronger than you and incredibly deadly, can be easily outsmarted. Don't outgun an enemy like that, outthink it.

Alex C:
Unless, of course, you run into other hostile survivors with guns. Then again, I'm from the heart of the midwest; the only thing in my room heavy enough to bludgeon someone to death with is a marlin .22 and my ATX midtower.

Scandanavian War Machine:
your first mistake is that you will be grouping together with other humans.

your second mistake is that you told me where you were going to do it.

i'm am going to wait around in my secret fortress* and when i figure you are all dead/undead, i will move in and steal your supplies.



* i use the term "fortress" loosely

Storm Rider:
Wouldn't thinking practically mean that you wouldn't be planning for a zombie apocalypse in the first place?

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