Sir Blayse wrote:I'm not sure if a .22 could do much to kill a zed. If you have a chance I'd get a .270, this bolt-action should be more than enough. Also, it is a common hunting rifle and you can get plenty of ammo. Just remember to stock up now on ammo. Ammo is already getting scarce in our area just from the President scare. I have 9mm pistols, but I'm having a hard time getting more decent ammo. You can still get the cheap stuff, but Hydroshocks are nearly non-existent. Wheat is ok, but you might look into growing corn as well. You can do a lot more with corn- you might even look into making ethanol fuel. That is something I had not look into before, but is an option. I think I'd rather learn how to make cooking oils and then setup some kind of bio-diesel refinery. I would also suggest learning how to can items.
.22LR Can mess up someone's brain. That's all it takes for Zak. It gives you bulk purchasing power...well maybe not anymore but I've got about 12,000 on hand so that should do me for a bit...that's just the bulk bricks....But .22LR is low recoil, low noise and accurate enough at a short range. Read World War Z. It's a great book.
.270...no...I don't have a purpose for it now. I've got my bases covered for personal defence, home defence, hunting and sport.
I hate to say I told you so...but the "Messiah" screwed everything up. That's why I soldily maintain at least 1,000 centerfire per gun. Obama was elected, ammo ran short, and I was inconvienenced, not put back.
With regards to corn...it's definately a possibility. I will definatley put that into my list of things to discuss with my people.
Remember, when the ammunition becomes available and decently priced, buy it cheap and stack it deep.
There should be a specific sub-forum of the Rifts forum dedicated to the only hope for salvation of the human race, the Coalition States.