Would .22lr be enough?

[Finch]

deepcover,

you're doing it wrong

[phalanx]

I'll be using my potato gun, thank you very much.

[dynomike]

.22lr is a good round, I tend to prefer the .22wmr. It packs a little more punch to it. But if you are attached to .22lr, they make AR's chambered in .22lr (which only means you look cooler firing a tiny bullet).

As for zombie killing power, you may need a couple more into the undead to finish the job. IMHO, if you are firing less than .223/5.56 NATO into a zombie, you should be doing more running and less shooting...

[TonTonMacoute]

Years ago I killed a medium size deer with one shot from a .22 rifle at a distance of 100 yards. Shot it right in the fore head and it droped like a sack of bricks. Was a standard velocity round and went in the front and out the back of the neck....don't tell me a .22 won't go through somebodys skull
Most farmers put down hogs and steers using a .22 and also probably the most popular round for spot lighting deer. I knew a guy that killed many with a .22 short and who claimed to never have lost one.
If you have to hit a Zombie in the brain to kill it a .22 will do the job ....T

[Clark_Kent_X]

Would a .22lr fired from some sort of semi-automatic rifle be enough to pierce the deteriorating human skull of a zombie and cause damage to the brain? I was thinking .22 because the bullets are common and cheap, which would make finding corresponding ammo easier to find in a PAW. Sorry if this should be in the firearm section, but I thought that since this particular section is for discussing combat, it would be perfect for this post.

the thing with a .22lr is that its a great assassin weapon for up close. with the dymanics of the bullet, once it enters the skull cavity it ricochets around multiple times until it looses momentum.

the bad part about it you have to hit a soft spot on the skull to do so...such as the eye, ear, temple or upwards from the mandible (lower jaw).

[phalanx]

Would a .22lr fired from some sort of semi-automatic rifle be enough to pierce the deteriorating human skull of a zombie and cause damage to the brain? I was thinking .22 because the bullets are common and cheap, which would make finding corresponding ammo easier to find in a PAW. Sorry if this should be in the firearm section, but I thought that since this particular section is for discussing combat, it would be perfect for this post.

the thing with a .22lr is that its a great assassin weapon for up close. with the dymanics of the bullet, once it enters the skull cavity it ricochets around multiple times until it looses momentum.

the bad part about it you have to hit a soft spot on the skull to do so...such as the eye, ear, temple or upwards from the mandible (lower jaw).

That's fascinating. Please tell us with more about your career as a CIA hitman.

[Finch]

Would a .22lr fired from some sort of semi-automatic rifle be enough to pierce the deteriorating human skull of a zombie and cause damage to the brain? I was thinking .22 because the bullets are common and cheap, which would make finding corresponding ammo easier to find in a PAW. Sorry if this should be in the firearm section, but I thought that since this particular section is for discussing combat, it would be perfect for this post.

the thing with a .22lr is that its a great assassin weapon for up close. with the dymanics of the bullet, once it enters the skull cavity it ricochets around multiple times until it looses momentum.

the bad part about it you have to hit a soft spot on the skull to do so...such as the eye, ear, temple or upwards from the mandible (lower jaw).

That's fascinating. Please tell us with more about your career as a CIA hitman.

the boathouse what color is it

[brer]

A lot of the stories on both sides of this debate are anecdotal.

The way I figure it, in a Romero style ZPAW, only head shots count anyways. It doesn't matter where else you hit them, the only thing that would stop one is a shot that destroys or damages the brain. So all shots are going to have to be carefully aimed shots.

I have killed pigs more than a few times. In traps and in sties. A pigs head is a heck of a lot thicker than a humans, even in that thin part approximately in the center of it's forehead.

I have seen a pig shrug off a .45acp that hit it correctly while going into instant quivers after it was hit with .22. Are we now going to argue that the .45acp is underpowered?

Life is expensive, ammo,especially .22lr, is cheap. Anything worth shooting once is worth shooting a few more times, just to make sure.

[AK49er]

22LR is okay for small game : squarrles, rabbits, snakes and so on. But larger animals you can bring them down with a 22 but you need to be a very good shot or really close to them. Which reminds me of an old saying , it is unwise to hunt Polar bear with a stick.

That's right, you hunt polar bears with a long pointed stick and a snowmachine.

[Arkiser]

probably, but I would bump it up to a 22mag

[Redeker_Plan]

[Finch]

imsge

this threads been open since sept this is zombie combat tactics not firearms i think this is an acceptable thread, even if its nonsense

[Redeker_Plan]

imsge

this threads been open since sept this is zombie combat tactics not firearms i think this is an acceptable thread, even if its nonsense

Zombie tactics or not, .22 lr effectiveness has been covered.

[Finch]

your right best we never cover anything more then once and just post pictures in threads

[Redeker_Plan]

your right best we never cover anything more then once and just post pictures in threads

No. You're right. It should be answered legit.

To OP - yes 22lr should do you just fine. Walmart should have plenty on stock.

[D-Train]

I know below the ear isn't a instant kill spot, just posting it since I saw it in the news a couple days ago. But the fact that the guy was 70 and described as "conscious and alert" doesn't sound very promising for SHTF. That said, other than my 12g, my only other gun is a 10/22 so I'd be using it if I had to.

With a large enough caliber it is.