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Thanks guys! (and gals).

I'm still building my zombie armory... got my 92F. Also a Taurus Model 66 .357 (Brazilian rip off of S&W 66). I'm with you all on weird TWD zombie physiology... they last for years w/ no food (people), don't rot fast enough, only teeth can infect you no matter how much gore you get on you, etc.

But I'm just going with the TWD "rules".

Soooo. For handguns... I'm still leaning toward 9mm double stack mags. .22's are a good point...since you can have pallets of ammo... However, I will say from watching many of the zombie genre movies, if you don't hit the brain...the more tissue damage you can do slows them down.

I know we all know zombies are not real but I guess we get a decent amount of caliber, capacity, functional handgun discussions out of it. .


So let's get the "religious" caliber and auto/wheelgun war going!

Just spent the last 4 weeks' evenings catching up on seasons 1 - 5 of "Walking Dead" (was out of town on business). I know there's been a number of these threads, but I think I have a different spin so let's see what you all think...

Quick setup... Zombies (walking dead) require a head shot, complete brain destruction, or severing head from body, to permanently stop (not kill, they're already dead). Until stopped they can infect you and cause you to turn (into a zombie) by biting you with their teeth. They generally shamble or shuffle until they smell/see the living when they then get much more active, since they need to eat living people.....gross.... They can (don't ask why) keep going until one of above methods stops them...even if missing legs, lower torso, etc.

OK so I'm limiting to handguns. If you are prepping for the zombie apocalypse...what CHL qualified handgun to you choose? Remember, world is falling apart with 95%+ of the population (un)dead.

Walking Dead protagonist Sheriff Rick Grimes carries a stainless Colt Python .357mag. I'm a big fan of this wheelgun since it was hot when I was getting into shooting in the '80's. I also am a big 9mm fan for the capacity. Personally may go with a Beretta 92F for my Z gun based on the capacity and oodles of ammo available. I do also like 1911 variants as I owned a Springfield 1911, but .45 ammo harder to scavenge.

TXCHLFORUMER's... What's the best zombie dispatching handgun?