moses said:
My question is.... Do you think the smallish 223 bullets are enough to stop a zombie? Will it have to be a head shot or maybe even a brain stem shot to put a zombie down?
Pretty sure body shots won't do anything to a zombie.
We will need to stop the brain waves I assume.
If that is the case Pretty sure I will be using my FAL in 308 for inflicting the most damage to the zombie hoard!
We could have a whole tread on Zombies, or even their own board.
My bodies and I would talk story about Zombies over beers. We've come up with a few types and how we think it would be best to deal with them. I've pasted in some of my own writing about the most likely for of zombies - Plague.
Plague – think “28 days later”. An infection (in this case “Rage”) has broken out, turning everyday people in to vicious monsters... In “28 days” and to some extend the crappier “28 weeks later” the zombie have some restriction. The zombies’ body has to be viable. [No headless corps or walking skeletons.] Zombies also have a limited effective time period. The zombies like the surviving un-infected needs fuel (food); without which they lose the ability to function. This type of zombie attack can be waited out, assuming zero-exposure level. The zombies will simply starve out. There a good scene is “28 days later” explain this... Here’s the problem with the “Rage” zombie – [sic]the have no limits (outside of the fuel requirements) Rage zombies don’t feel pain, they don’t seem to tire, they are at 100% strength until they are stopped... This type of zombie have normal human senses, and could thus be avoided.
Here you’ll need some knock down power. Think about some one on PCP or iced... Long-range head shots would be idea. If you can do enough damage to the body you could stop an attack. Melee combat should be avoided... Infection is spread by contact and extreme fury of the zombies' attack is bad news in close quarters combat. This type of combat would be a bit like hunting – a bear. The goal - ranged, one shot take downs, avoid knife fights.
That’s what freaked me out about the “28 days” zombies – they were freaking fast and strong, and really, really mean. It was the first movie where the zombie weren’t just shuffling around in a stupor. The old school slow walk zombie that were the norm up until then.
I've got a bunch of notes on zombies... I've been think about writing a surviver-horror novel for some time.
