Widgett sent this over to me, proving once again that those of us who know what’s coming know no bounds when it comes to efficency.

This is a magazine that delivers M16 magazines. Granted in the field you’ll want to stick with pouches, given their compactness and ease of use, this little item would be perfect for a mobile sentry from a defensive position. Under ideal conditions, in order to maintain sustained fire against swarms of undead, you’d want to lay out your magazines so you’ll never miss a beat on the firing line. This allows a wallwaker to keep his or her magazines on their person until the shooting starts. Or, under less than ideal conditions, this rig will allow you to keep your magazines protected until you’re seating them.
Since sentries don’t need to carry too much gear, they could carry two of these and be set for the field teams running back through the gates with a horde of baddies in tow.

Great Heston’s balls, someone actually did it. 

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Beautiful.  Designed for taking down big game, the WASP Knife injects the target with pressurized supercooled gas to freeze and rupture internal organs.  Since this would be most useful to us in a zombie’s skull, we’re working on modifying this as a better melee weapon.  Something along the lines of a pickaxe that delivers similar blows as shown in the video.  Imagine that happening to a zed’s brainbox.

Check it out.

Now that we’re back from our hiatus of filling our stores, it’s time to continue our presentation of melee weapons.  We’ve established that the best one to carry in the field is a titanium crowbar, for the best balance of utility and lethality.  But when you’re close to base, and not venturing out for long, you have more options.  In any case, it’s good to compile a collection of handheld weaponry.  Some things that are best for most may not work for some, so you need to practice with whatever works for you.

This is the tactical tomahawks page for rmjforge. The Eagle Talon and Crash Axe are good tools and weapons. Personally, I would go with the Eagle Talon, as it has that nice piercing spike that can easliy punch through skulls and armor, as well as providing aid in climbing and light utility work. With the long handle, you can maintain safe distance from any ghouls you have to dispose of, and the structure has been tested to extreme conditions. Aside from the price tag, it’s an excellent addition to any weaponry stock.

Too bad this isn’t going to be put on the market, but it’s something we might be able to modify into existence. 

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The beautiful contraption pictured above is called the RipSaw. It’s one of the fastest and most agile dual-tracked vehicles ever created. Given its versatility, ground clearance, and potential for modification, could it be that we’ve found the perfect vehicle for Z-Day?

Unfortunately, we have no specs on its fuel efficiency, so we can’t say for sure. But consider the possibility of a rotary gun mount, along with some kind of autoflail chain system fixed on the front and sides. The potential kickassery is virtually limitless. The only severe drawback, other than its likely gas guzzeling capacity, is the availability factor. This seems to be a private project, so buying one for your personal use during zombiegeddon, or just for joyrides on the interstate, may prove difficult.

But what do you want other than a pretty picture and the ramblings of a gun-toting paranoid madman? Proof of the ramblings of course. Here’s a video of it in action.

I am well aware of the differing opinions on battle rifles, and I must concede that it comes down to personal preference. Whatever you’re willing to hump in case the end comes is fine by me. The problem with all arms is you need ammunition to feed them, you need time, materials, and space to clean and maintain them. There will come a time when your zombie killing uber gun of doom will fail in the field or you’ll be unable to find any ammunition and you’ll have to switch to plan B. my vote for plan B is ether the Remington Model 870 or the Mossburg 500 series shotguns. The pump action shotgun is about as bomb proof of a design as you can find anywhere, very few moving parts and not much if any cleaning is required to keep them functioning. I think most important for any survival situation is the fact that a variety of 12 gauge ammo is sold almost everywhere in the country and almost every store that even dabbles in sporting goods. So while ammo may be large and heavy is it also extremely common to find.
Once upon a time the British army put thought into their weapons and training. The original long lee rifles had what was called a magazine cutoff installed. It was a sliding metal plate that would keep the rounds in the magazine from advancing up when the bolt was cycled. The theory was that a rifle man could charge his magazine and then load single rounds when firing volleys keeping his topped off magazine full in case his position was attacked and he needed firepower quickly, the cutoff could be disengaged and his already full magazine would be ready for rapid fire. A pump action shotgun leaves you with a similar option because of the manual bolt release. The tube magazine can be left charged and during slow fire the weapon can be breach loaded keeping plenty of ammo ready to get you our of a tight spot.

the very nice image above was posted here, it looks just like my police magnum, but he’s a much better photographer

While shamless plugging is not traditionally what we do here, we’ve come across the perfect energy drink for zombie hunting.

 Headshot energy drink is available at Walmart.  I grabbed some “Apple Slam” which could be taken as a metaphor for bashing in a skull.  So it’s perfect.  Also the bottle fits perfectly into a pistol magazine pouch. 

Not that you should ever fill those with anything other than a pistol magazine. 

I’m aware that sewing isn’t the manliest of crafts, but I decided to endure all my girlfriend’s allegations of being a homosexual to see just how hard it is to make tactical gear yourself. Having gear is really nice when its time to fight or run from the legions of the undead, but I would rather spend the $300 I would have spend on a nice vest on ammo or food. I’m currently planning a series of How-to articles on making gear inspired by the forums on DIY Tactical. Mad props to Diz over there for writing some really bitching posts that makes sewing as manly as possible.

To start out I needed a sewing machine, the $80 Walmart special wasn’t going to cut it when I needed to sew through multiple layers of heavy fabric or handle the thread I needed so I needed to go old school. The old 1950’s vintage Singers will handle just about anything you can feed into them ten layers of the heavy fabric I was using wasn’t a problem for my Singer 99k. I found it on Craigslist for $50 but had to drive and hour to go get it. Its worth every penny in my book, similar machines were selling on ebay at the time for $100+ with $30 shipping. When I got it home it was clear it needed a new belt for the electric drive, and a new bobbin winder rubber wheel, a replacement of about $0.80 worth of stuff, not bad for its age. A little Rem oil and it was humming along. There is an option for a hand crank drive which I might look into, who knows when you might need to make/repair gear in the field or when you don’t have an electric source nearby (we are packing for the end of the world you know)

After getting the machine fully operational I stopped by the local fabric store and found something dense, manly and on sale. The only thing that fit that was this dense cotton fabric like a heavy duck canvas in night time digital camo.

Here are some pictures of my first creation, once i get some nylon and webbing i’ll make up a proper how-to. if you read Diz’ posts you’ll understand how i made this.