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Saw ‘Red Dawn’ the other day. I’ll put some spoiler cuttage in here for folks that havent seen it yet.

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Given that the skull of the average ‘Walking Dead’ zombie seems to be pierced very easily, I see no reason why the smart zombie hunter in this show wouldn’t be best served with a suppressed Ruger 10/22. Fast followups for crowds, quiet signature, highly portable ammo, lightweight guns….seems ideal for the travel-intensive survivor lifestyle of a zombie apocalypse. Until, of course, you encounter the other walking dead – the less-than-friendly survivors. Then you’ll be wanting your AK and M4 back.

I was complaining to the wife that I like the episodes that deal with the nuts-n-bolts of day-to-day existence in the zombie-infested world – securing food, scavenging, security, fuel issues, hygiene, etc, etc. When it turns into interpersonal drama, the show could be like any other soap opera only with the element of zombies. Now, obviously, in a real crisis of any sorts there are still going to be interpersonal dramas…a couple that was at each others throats before the bombs go off will probably still be at each others throats afterwards…maybe even more so. And there’s always going to be love triangles, naked self-interest, betrayal, etc, etc. I know that but I still wish they’d just stick to the issues instead of going to war with New Bern..I mean, Woodbury.

How many times do these people need to have near death experiences before adopting a two-man rule? And establishing departure/return times? And contingency planning? And organized searches for supplies? Heck, there’s still parts of the prison that have bad guys in it.

As long as theyre sending out people to scavenge, they may as well scout out a couple secondary and tertiary fallback positions as well. Stock them, secure them, hide them, and be ready to evac the minute a superior force looks like it’ll take their primary location. Did these people learn nothing from eight months of wandering after their farm was overrun?

I know its the end of the world, but personal hygiene really needs some attention. A bucket of hot water, some soap and a washcloth at least. Whats the point of avoiding getting bitten by a zombie when you wander around all day covered in it’s decaying gore, filth and who knows what else. Avoid dying of zombie virus just to die of some other easily avoidable infection?

Still, I’ll continue watching the show. If nothing else it’ll be interesting to see how some of these personal dramas get worked out.

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You’ve heard of Tactical Truck Monkeys? Well…..

Problem is, without thumbs, a spade-grip trigger is tough to use. He has to look over the barrels, and then drop his head to hit the switch with his nose. Not terribly efficient.

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Yeah, it’s a remake of the original.

Yeah, it’s probably gonna suck.

Yeah, I’m going anyway.

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Sure, you watch “The Walking Dead” and “Revolution” every week… but are you prepared for a real-life end-of-the-world scenario? The folks featured on National Geographic’s “Doomsday Preppers” sure are: They’ve built themselves well-stocked bunkers that can withstand anything from a global pandemic to a zombie apocalypse. And while the “preppers” stockpile supplies like crazed hoarders and put their small children through elaborate survival drills, the show brings on emergency-preparedness experts to judge how long each bunker would actually survive a catastrophe.

I still haven’t watched this show and despite people assuming that I wouldhave a tremendous interest in it, I really don’t.

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I dunno how I missed this:
JOHN MELVIN DAVIS 84034-012 60-White-M 03-29-2012 RELEASED

I knew he got pinched a few years back when one of his wives/girlfriends alerted the feds to his being a felon in possession and having stolen some stuff. (Mostly ammo and other gear.)

What I didnt know was that he was still in jail up to this year. For those of you who don’t remember the name, he was better known as ‘Gunkid’ (among other names) on most survival forums.

Now I’m going to have to really look closely at some of the posts on some of the boards I frequent and see if maybe his armored-wheelbarrow self is resurfacing.

Filed under “Entertainment” because..well…Gunkid! He’s a blast from the past, alright.

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Many of the video links don’t work, but it’s still a good list.

An interesting list.

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Probably one of the most eagerly anticipated zombie flicks since the Omega Man remake. It appears to follow the book only in the sense that we get to see the situation from different global venues and viewpoints rather than just the local shopping mall. Brad Pitt doesn’t appear to be a journalist though. Regardless, we’re back to fast zombies with an apparent hive mentality:

I dunno what kinda drum that is in the M249 Negev at 2:06 but put me down for three. (I originally that that was a Daewoo Ultimax but, no, it appears to be a Negev…makes sense considering the Israeli-lookin’ gear on the guy wielding it.)

Anyway, yeah, put me down for two tickets to this one.