M44 vs Zombie

[marmot]

Was catching up on the last season of The Walking Dead on Netflix and it made me happy to see an old M44 being put to good use.

(warning: gooey)

 

[fiddler]

If he had a 91/30, he could have done that without getting up

 

[gusamoto]

lol nice! I was split between getting a M38 vs an M44, but after seeing this I kinda favour the M44

 

[Horilka]

I would rather rely on SKS, but both MN and SKS are poor man's choice. Here is the right tool for zombies. Compact, full auto, 20 or 32 round mags, bayo, old school Steyr quality. Can't beat that.

 

[drifter dave]

If he had a 91/30, he could have done that without getting up

LOL

Yes the M44 would be an excellent zombie weapon: 2 jobs in one!

 

[EL34/6L6]

Or...you grab what is immediately available or found along the way because its a zombie apocalypse and it happened without warning.
Full auto if occupying a fortress, otherwise, way to noisy.
I'd be perfectly content roaming the woods/countryside with either a M44 or SKS.

 

[drifter dave]

Suppressed SKS with a drum mag?
Now we're talking.

 

[radmacks]

Remington 870, 700 and sks in my drag bag

 

[collector67]

I think the ideal zombie weapon would be one of those Pietta Puma (PPSH knock off) .22 rifles with a drum mag. Nice and lightweight, and relatively quiet, not to mention you could carry tons of ammo around for it.

 

[lalunette]

If he had a 91/30, he could have done that without getting up

So true !!

Nice use of barbed wire as well !!

 

[gunaddict99]

Looked like Glen was using one in last nights episode.

 

[KND]

If I have to choose, I would pick my SKS 45 and VZ 58, both are fixed with bayonet.

 

[marmot]

Y'all aren't thinking big enough. If we're going to talk about the ultimate close-quarters anti- zombie artillery then allow me to present the greatest zombie-killing firearm ever conceived:

 

[EL34/6L6]

Carting around 100+ shotgun shells day in and out, no thanks.

M44 still for me. Long range & close range shooting, optimal carbine length. Reliability. Can be used as club. Silent, close quarters bayo to the head execution.

 

[grelmar]

Y'all aren't thinking big enough. If we're going to talk about the ultimate close-quarters anti- zombie artillery then allow me to present the greatest zombie-killing firearm ever conceived:

1897 Trench Gun. Capable of pump-firing (often misnamed as slam firing). Inspired zee Germans to lobby (unsuccessfully) to have Shotguns banned by the Geneva Convetion at the end of WWI.

Supplanted by the Ithaca 37 Trench gun before WWII. Also capable of pump-firing (pre-71 models), the Ithaca was much beloved by the Marines in the island hopping campaigns, was more mechanically robust than the 1897, and remained in service through the end of the Vietnam Conflict. (Lower shotgun below) :

Shotguns are, militarily, a specialist weapon, unsuitable for mass adoption as a general purpose arm. I'd take my M44 over any shotgun in the ZomPoc, all day, everyday, but even that wouldn't be my first choice.