Ruger 10/22 is the best zombie gun, change my mind

FlatsMatt96

The ruger 10/22 is the best zombie gun, change my mind. Its endlessly customizable, no recoil, and ammo is plentiful. Its good for hunting and shooting zombies. 

cadman

Are we talking about Walking Dead Zombies or World War Z Zombies. 

 I want a lot more firepower for World War Z zombies. Mini gun would be preferred.

Walking Dead Zombies, you might be right. 

treemanjohn

When you're not shooting zombies what are you shooting?

dave44

A BB gun would take out a walking dead zombie. Their heads a really mushy, even little girls stomp on em.
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  But I love my 10-22.

AaronCannon

10/22 takedown.

fins4me

The firearm is fine but rimfire ammo regardless of quality or price is less reliable than centerfire. 

Resinhead

Small game and plinking.

Great gun but not enough.

22-250, different story. POW!

Mister-Jr

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4vQSEcN6XA

pottydoc

AR in 223/5.56

Resinhead

My AR 300BO pistol will definitely do the job.

Turner River Terror

Back it up with a Walther P 22 sidearm and I could clear the gates. 
Fine little rifle...got 2 myself.

FlatsMatt96

@cadman it is regular walking dead zombies. @treemanjohndinner small game for dinner. 

@Resinhead I would agree with that but ammo isnt as plentiful. 

Resinhead

FlatsMatt96 said:

@cadman it is regular walking dead zombies. @treemanjohndinner small game for dinner. 

@Resinhead I would agree with that but ammo isnt as plentiful. 

It is in my 2 safes.

FlatsMatt96

@Resinhead You might have plenty of ammo but in case you need to leave your place or move somewhere else and they dont have that caliber. Its not that mainstream so its hard to find in lots of rural places. 

Resinhead

I'll just use what I have to accumulate what is available. Both my sons have been shooting since they were 6 and will make great pack mules if needed.

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treemanjohn

10/22s are good and very popular. Personally I prefer a CZ452 in .22 and .22wrm

Resinhead

CZ's are sweet but that bolt action might slow you down.

cadman

Walking Dead Zombies, all you need is high capacity and accurate shooting to get the head shot. You also need to reload quick. You want to kill as many as possible between reloads. I think Rick's Colt Python is a poor choice due to only six shots between reloads, but he seems to get more shots than that sometimes. It is one of the few times I would favor a Glock 17 with 9mm ammo as the handgun of choice, The Ruger as your rifle is good since the 22lr is the common round in the US and you should find lots of it. 

Saltygatorvet

10/22 are great, but I’d feel better with a .223. Most are also endlessly customizable and almost no recoil. Extremely pleasant to shoot as well. The best survival plan may be to get w resinhead. Good topic

Tarponator

I think it would be really dumb to leave your zombie protection to one single gun, even if it is the best.  You should probably go out and buy a wide range of weapons and calibers along with several thousand rounds to go with each so you're appropriately prepared for the apocalypse to come....like all the rest of the gun nuts.  

Change my mind.

Resinhead

Don't need to change your mind, you'd be done the first 5 minutes.

cadman

  Tarponator said:

I think it would be really dumb to leave your zombie protection to one single gun, even if it is the best.  You should probably go out and buy a wide range of weapons and calibers along with several thousand rounds to go with each so you're appropriately prepared for the apocalypse to come....like all the rest of the gun nuts.  

Change my mind.

It would be hard to carry a lot of weapons and ammo, especially if fuel is hard to find, Which is another thing, You need a hand pump and 10 or 15 feet of pipe to get gas out of the underground tanks to keep your vehicle going. 

cadman

Resinhead said:

Don't need to change your mind, you'd be done the first 5 minutes.

I think Tarp would surprise you. Now Mister would be dead in 5 minutes. 

FlatsMatt96

@Tarponator why...just why

FlatsMatt96

I like ar15's too it was a hard choice, the only problem I had with ar15's is they are much better in a live combat scenario. Youve got to put out a lot hard hitting rounds for people. Thats where the ar15 shines. Plus some young ones might find them heavy and long and maybe even a bit hard to use. Im not saying all will but some will. Thats where I also like the ruger 10/22 super reliable, accurate, semi auto and easy to shoot. The .22lr round is great for killing zombies with headshots. Target acqusisition is incredibly important and most people can pick up a .22 and be really good at it. The ar takes a bit mmore practice. Again I love my ar15 and want another. I just think the ruger makes so much sense so its super easy. Oh you can also buy drum mags for it so thats a plus. 

Gary S

I feel pretty safe with a sling shot for zombie protection.

Turner River Terror

You also have to figure gunshot  noise as an attractant. Zombies follow noise..
A suppressed 22 is pretty darn quiet.. Kill a couple and slip away or fight the Horde you just called in burning thru 30 rounders with that AR.

Gardawg

Why not use an imaginary weapon on an imaginary foe?

It's be the perfect choice.

Knowledge and accuracy are quite often more important than knock down energy.

Arizona -(Ammoland.com)- On 10 May, 1953, Bella Twin was hunting small game with her partner, Dave Auger, along an oil exploration cutline south of Slave Lake, in Alberta, Canada. She was 63 years old.

They saw a large grizzly bear coming toward them. Wishing to avoid an encounter, they hid off the side of the cut.

But the bear kept coming closer and closer.  The bear got so close that Bella Twin thought it less risky to shoot the bear than to not shoot it.  It was probably only a few yards away. Some accounts say 30 feet. Perhaps she saw it stop and start to sniff the air as if it had caught their scent. We may never know.

She shot at the side of the bears head.  Knowing animal anatomy very well (she was an experienced trapper, and had skinned hundreds, perhaps thousands of animals) she knew exactly where to aim to penetrate the skull at its weakest point.

She shot, the bear dropped. It was huge. She went to the bear and fired the rest of the .22 long cartridges that she had, loading the single shot rifle repeatedly, to “pay the insurance” as Peter Hathaway Capstick said.  She made sure the bear was dead, and not just stunned.  My father taught me the same lesson when I was 13.

What rifle did Bella use to shoot the world record grizzly in 1953?

I wrote an article asking for help in 2014. Several alert readers replied over the intervening period.  Because of their efforts, and the Internets, I have been able to find more detail about Bella Twin, her rifle, and the event. One reader was able to track down the current location of the rifle and send me pictures taken by the curator of the museum. The rifle is a Cooey Ace 1 single shot .22 rimfire.

HomerSimpson

22, what it lacks in power it makes up in light weight, plenty of ammo readily avialible (you could scrounge that up anywhere).  light ammo so you can carry lots and lots.  Quiet so it doesn't attract more zombies.  

in practice, you would only be shooting close range, no need to reach out 100 yards.  If they are that far away then you just retreat.


unless you are building an army to attack the zombie hoards.  that has different requirements.

pottydoc

I’ve put down several hundred cows we were butchering with a 22. POP, and they hit the ground dead. It’ll handle zombies for sure

FlatsMatt96

A lot of historical gangsters preferred to execute their victims with a .22 lr pistol. This is because its a quiet round with enough energy to go through one sice of a skull and kill that person on spot. It also didnt leave a mess behind making it hard for the investigators and police to find evidence. .22 lr is one of the most underrated rounds in my opinion.