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hopefully my guitars will serve via deth metal.

yes, deth, sans 'a' as in 'death.'

Nice pic,,,I'm partial to CC Filson products.

Magnum22,

I take it you have a .22 WMR based on your screen name. Don't underestimate the .22 Mag especially in the Hornady 30gr V-Max bullets going 2200 fps. I have a Ruger 10/22M with a magnum research carbon fiber barrel. I guarantee it would stop or slow down an intruder. Put 10 of those puppies in a zombie and it'll give you an excellent advantage over the undead. Then you can use your scrapyard to finish them off.

good tip, but i have a Custom22 (a guitar) and my initials are MAG. that's how i got the name.

Sigfest,

Filson tin cloth is almost bomb proof. Great functional gear that will outlast today's super synthetics. Hmmm. Tough enough for The Yard.

This is the ultimate .22 WMR anti zombie gun(Grendel P-30). 30 rounds of pure zombie melon exploding goodness. Super reliable and 10 mags should get you through most scrapes with your brain intact.

Tedwca,

That's awesome! 30 rounds? That would make a great survival handgun. Oh, and for zombies.

i'll take it.

How does the 257 perform on deer?

Coyotebc,

In my experience, the .257 Weatherby Magnum with the 110 grain nosler works great. I hit a buck this year that was quartering towards me. I hit him square in the shoulder and he went down like he was hit by lightning. The bullet broke through the shoulder and came to rest just below the skin on the opposite side. Anything from the .243 on up would have done the job in a humane manner. Some may argue that a bigger bullet with greater frontal area will do better on big game. However, there is always a consquence to bigger fast moving bullets. You can't argue with physics.

As always,if using an appropriate caliber and bullet within their limitations, placement is the key to a clean kill. What a .257 Weatherby Mag does is give you a flat-shooting, light-kicking, hard hitting round adequate for medium size game. I think that is is ideal for the animals I hunt.

A bonus is that is doubles as an excellent predator round. If you hand load, (which I don't) You can push the light bullets close to 4,000 fps. I used the 110's earlier this year to hit a coyote at 350 yards (ranged by laser). Not super far by any means, but with a flat shooter like the .257 WM, it was easier than trying to calculate the drop on a slower .30 caliber.

So, to answer your question, in my limited experience, the .257 weatherby magnum gets the job done on deer... and probably zombies.

If anyone else in The Yard wants to chime in on the .257 weatherby on deer, please share.

honestly for zombies i think .22 LR would be your best bet overall. its cheap, easy to find, lightweight (so you can carry TONS) and does a good job at penetrating the skull.

its quiet compared to just about everything else, so you wont alert other zombies.

get one of those lakeside machine .22lr machine guns to mow em down.. lol

smaller calibers would probably be the best way to go...unless you are looking at shooting distance, where the larger calibers excel.

when youre fighting off huge waves though, something closer to either a shotgun or p90 might be best.