Short? Medium? Long Range?

     Hey viewers!  Last time we talked about the where and how to survive a zombie apocalypse.  But what happens if you have a face to face encounter with a zombie or five or ten zombies.  You need to be prepared.

     Each person has their own favorite weapon or weapon of choice, but I'll explain the pros and cons of a few in the short, medium, and long ranged categories. I'll start with a sword/spear.  The sword/spear is a short ranged weapon that can be sharpened to high levels allowing one to cripple a zombie in one slice or chop.  The sword is also a stealth weapon.  If you plan on hiding throughout the whole apocalypse, the sword would be the way to go.  If the zombies in our apocalypse happen to respond to sound,  we wouldn't want to attract a hundred others while killing the one in front of us. The major problem with the sword/spear is a person's skill level with his weapon, and his ability to manage a crowd or horde fight.  Not being able to take on five or more zombies will be a man's downfall.

If you or your friends are the running type that hops from location to location running for your lives,  a medium ranged weapon would suffice. Most of the time location hoppers don't need to worry about attracting attention since they are already on the run. So noise does not factor into medium ranged weapons.

These weapons can include assault rifles such as an ak-47, or an M-16.  Each have different accuracy, damage, and range of fire,  but they serve the same purpose.  With one of these, you or your friends can keep yourself at a distance at all times.  A major drawback to a gun is finding ammunition to supply it.  If you run out, you are hopeless in a fight.

     Last of all is the long ranged.  These can include a sniper or very accurate assault rifle. They can be used in any setting, but would best serve anyone in a bunker with lots of open space around them, or in a building shooting at the ground.  With a sniper or hunting rifle, you have the longest ranged weapon available.  This means you are way far away from any hand to hand combat (the only way to die from a zombie attacking you).  Also, it only takes one shot to kill most zombies.  But here is the catch, sniper ammo runs out super quickly.  So don't be unprepared.

Hope to see you guys next time - TM, KR, NB

 TM, KR, NB