April 30, 2005
A claimant to the manufacture of "Vampire Killing Kits"
A couple of years ago, I posted a short entry about an auction titled "Rare Mid to Late 19th Vampire Killing Kit" on eBay. Today, a fellow posting as "Michael de Winter," whose IP address indicates he's writing from Gibraltar, has posted a rather long and interesting commentary claiming the phenomenon as originating from a hoax he perpetrated in 1972. I have no way of knowing whether the guy is for real, but he spins an interesting yarn nonetheless, so I'll mention it here in this separate entry.
I should do this more often for those blog entries that surprise me by taking on lives of their own. Undead threads, anyone?
Posted by Russell Whitaker at April 30, 2005 01:06 PM | TrackBackI posted the observations below on another forum but thought it might be relevant here as well.
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Zombie killing armament.
My main reservation about the G36 is that it is gas operated as opposed to delayed action recoil roller block operated like the older ones meaning that it would not be as operationally dependable as the older HK designs in a Post-apocalyptic scenario. And believe me, at such times ruggedness and dependability will be paramount since support services and replacement parts will be likely by spotty at best.
Even if you have a well stocked and fortified retreat , you never can tell when due to unforeseen circumstances you need to high tail it out of there with only your primary weapon and your three day GOOD (Get Out Of Dodge) Kit.
Having said that I'd opt for the M1A Shorty because all things being equal: 1)it is still probably one of the most reliable gas operated guns out there 3) 7.62X51/.308 will be commonly available--second only to the 5.56/.223, it has the best trigger suitable for precise shot placement and trying to score head shots on moving targets is nothing if not precise. 4)Like Brother Xen said, the .30 cal has a decided advantage if all you can get are torso hits--and you never know, you might just luck out and take out his CNS with a hasty torso shot 5) and never overlook the fact that because of a malfed/empty rifle or an undead ambush being sprung from xtreme CQ you might be forced to use your primary long arm as a bludgeon.
That being the case, you had better be damned certain that your rifle is both solid enough to bash in the skull of a ghoul and that it can do so without the high probability of getting busted.
Other gear. You will definitely need a reliable sidearm that you can transition to if you shoulder weapon malfs in combat. Though a lousy stopper for the living, I would probably opt for a Glock in 9mm Parabellum. High capacity and dependability would defintely be the order of the day.
Impact weapons. Anything man made including firearms can--and will--go tits up at the most incovenient times. For either those moments or times when the walking dead are too close for me to access my guns I would like to transition to a solidly built skull crushing implement like the Visby War Hammer or even a stout tomahawk.
One thing that seems to be overlooked in all these films are personal defensive measures like armor. Most of the living's vulnerability is the risk of being bitten by the Zombies and thereby being devoured or infected with the undead virus. Wearing soft ballistic body armor--hard armor isn't necessay since the threat of projectiles from center fire rifles is low, unless the undead intelligence evolves to the point where they are able to wield firearms ) and a few strips of latigo leather wrapped arounfd your arms and neck can go a long way to protecting you from being bitten.
What happened to just using the good old reliable garlic and stakes? (ha ha)
I'll be sure to tell all hollywood directors they need more body armour in their movies. Over it.
