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The Zombie Survival Guide Vermillion Jack 13/06/07(Fri)21:19 No. 4634 ID: 0ca3a9
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There may or may not have been a thread about this, but I am asking anyway.

How accurate (this might be) is "The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection From The Living Dead" if it might be used in an apocalyptic setting, including those it was ment for.

I own this book, I re-read it sometimes, and I can see some of this accurately working, but I want your opinions as well.

I've also read "World War Z" (Written by the same author) and it also seems plausible.

"The Zombie Survival Guide" Thread.


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Shambler 13/06/07(Fri)23:55 No. 4642 ID: 2217bf

I have a digital copy but have not made time to read it. Working too often. I think I literally only read 2 pages in to it. Is it even really worth reading the first time though?


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Vermillion+Jack 13/06/08(Sat)03:47 No. 4644 ID: 0ca3a9

>>4642

Actually, yes. You really should read it. It brings up a lot of arguments and ideas. It has some 'historical' events that link to the undead, that may or may not be true.


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Shambler 13/06/10(Mon)05:30 No. 4646 ID: 1402fe

>>4644
Well, sounds like it gets in to conspiracies which I'm not fond of. I've had people try to convince me that zombies were real or based on a real concept but that doesn't interest me. The ideas are more or less why I got it. I'll give it a read eventually.


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Typ+shambles 13/06/14(Fri)23:35 No. 4660 ID: c10305

A few of the chapters in the book bring up really good points. You don't have to read it all, since it's just like your regular, run-of-the-mill survival guide (except Zs). Read the chapters you feel are relevant/interesting, and keep away from the "history" part, which is utter bullshit. :D


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Shambler 13/07/05(Fri)07:07 No. 4709 ID: debb17

>>4660
Will do. I started reading it at work on my break the other day, didn't get too far in yet though.


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Shambler 13/07/09(Tue)08:18 No. 4714 ID: dd1f0e

It's shit. The guy knows nothing at all about firearms, his weapons section is embarrassing to read


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Shambler 13/07/22(Mon)17:55 No. 4731 ID: 435599

>>4714
You can't tell me you didn't stop and seriously consider the value of the Shaolin Spade?! I think that thing would be bad ass for monster hunting, at least in principle.


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FPOB!!R1ZmxlMzD4 13/07/23(Tue)12:18 No. 4732 ID: f322df

>>4731
Yeah, but it's quite heavy, requires specialized training to use effectively, and a good quality modern repro is hard to find.

A short/medium spear would work well, IMO, with a short sword as backup.

Anyone think a suppressed .22 would be able to damage a zombie's brain enough to render it "dead"? Don't give me any of that ".22 bounces off the skull and scrambles the brain" BS either.


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Martyn Grim 13/08/05(Mon)04:38 No. 4752 ID: 435599

>>4732
Yea spear/short sword combo would work well I think. And a .22 is...meh IDK. I hold out hope for it, I really do think it could be effective at really close ranges, but who really knows.


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FPOB!!R1ZmxlMzD4 13/08/05(Mon)13:12 No. 4754 ID: f322df

>>4752
I mean, there's instances where the angle of the bullet entry led to a headshot being non-lethal, but with zombies, their bones would be weaker from lack of calcium which would be evident in anywhere from a week to a month after the initial outbreak (I'm guessing).

I figure .22lr would be a good siege defense weapon, since you could have thousands and thousands of rounds easily stockpiled at a cheap price. But my main reason for asking is that we all know firearms are damn loud, but a suppressed .22 is on the noise level of a air gun from what I've seen. Would be easy to scrounge for supplies and take out small groups of zombies in your way without attracting a horde. .22 rifles tend to be lighter and more compact (Ruger 10/22 takedown) as well and you could carry hundreds of rounds on your person.

Since you could carry so much ammo, you could loose off several rounds into a head without worrying about running out of ammo (.22lr can be found just about anywhere as well).


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Zeke Shambler 13/11/30(Sat)04:43 No. 4917 ID: cef44f

Max Brooks wrote that book for the average civilian. That means a person who never did outdoors shit, someone who doesnt know shit about firearms and is new to a world where u have to fend for their selves. The history part is BS of course, its for entertainment purposes. Think about, the weapons most people want to use is military weaponry. I would use a M-14. Its 7.62x51 mm or .308 Winchester, ammo is easy to come by and u can put a bayonet on it. Use sum common sense people.



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