The Annual ZSDW Weapon ElectionThis is a featured page

Back in 2010, a vote was taken as to what the best weapons would be when the SHTF. Now, the time has come to vote again. Vote for your favorite firearms and see how they place in the minds of others.

Voting will commence on August 16th, and will last for one week. Until that time, threads will be created in order to nominate the firearms they believe are worthy of being on the ballot.

Voting will work in a similar manner as the moderator elections. Members will pick their top three firearms in each category. The 1st choice will receive 3 votes, the 2nd 2 votes, and the 3rd one vote. There will be a "voting thread" created on the 16th where the votes can be placed (it is not believed that these votes need be anonymous.)

Any questions can be sent to SasquatchJim. Thanks for your attention.

The results of 2010's voting.

Top 10 rifles:
1. M1 Carbine
2.AK-47
3.Remington 700
4.H&K G3
5.AR-15/M16
6.M1 Garand
7. Ruger Mini-14
8.Mosin Nagant
9.Kel-Tec Sub2000
10. Marlin 336

Top 10 handguns:
1.1911
2.Glock
3.FNH Five-seveN
4.Beretta 92
5.Sig P220 series
6.Taurus Judge
7.Ruger .22 series
8.Ruger double-action revolver series.
9.S&W M&P
10. Springfield Armory XD

Top 10 shotguns (well, more, given all the ties):
1.Mossberg 500 and Remington 870 tied
2.SPAS-12.
3.Saiga 12.
4.USAS-12 and Mossberg 590 tied.
5. Winchester 1897 and Benelli Supernova tied.
6. Remington 1100.
7.Benelli M4 and NEF Pardner tied.
8.Beretta Xtrema, Ithaca model 37, and Winchester 1200 tied.

The results of 2011's voting:

Top 10 rifles:
1. AR-15
2. AK-47
3. M14
4. Mosin Nagant
5. M1 Carbine
6. SKS
7. Ruger 10/22
8. Winchester 1894
9. AK-74
10.Remington 700

Top 10 shotguns:
1. Remington 870
2. Mossberg 500
3. Saiga 12
4. Mossberg 590
5. Winchester 1897
6. Benelli SuperNova
7. Stoeger Coach Gun
8. Serbu Super Shorty
9. Remington 1187
10. Grizzly Arms Mag

Top 10 pistols:
1. 1911
2. Glock
3. Beretta 92 series
4. FN Five-seveN
5. Sig P226
6. H&K USP
7. Springfield Armory XD/XDM
8. S&W L-frame revolvers
9. Ruger .22 automatic series
10. Browning Hi-Power

Top 10 melee weapons:
1. Machete
2. Tomahawk
3. Kukri
4. Crowbar
5. Axe
6. Hammer
7. Katana
8. Entrenching tool
9. Trench knife
10. Bayonet

The results of 2012's voting:

Top 10 rifles: 1. AR family: 42 votes. 2. AK family: 25 votes. 3. Ruger 10/22: 24 votes. 4. Remington 700 and SKS: 15 votes. 5. Mosin Nagant: 13 votes. 6 Marlin 336: 10 votes 7. Marlin Model 1894: 9 votes. 8. M1 Garand: 8 votes 9. Tie: Winchester 1894 and SMLE: 7 votes. 10. Ruger Gunsite Scout: 4 votes.

Top 10 shotguns (well, top 7. Didn't have enough to make it to 10): 1. Remington 870: 64 votes. 2. Mossberg 500: 55 votes. 3. Benelli M3 and Remington 1100: 15 votes. 4. Ithaca Model 37: 13 votes. 5. Winchester Model 1300: 8 votes. 6. Benelli Nova and Winchester Model 12: 5 votes. 7. Kel-Tec KSG and Browning BPS: 1 vote. Top 10 handguns: 1. 1911 family: 67 votes. 2. Glock family: 33 votes. 3. S&W L-frame: 19 votes. 4. Springfield Armory XD: 18 votes. 5. Beretta 92: 15 votes. 6. Sig P22X family: 12 votes. 7. Browning Hi-Power: 7 votes. 8. Walther PP and CZ-75: 6 votes. 9. S&W M&P: 5 votes. 10. Colt Detective Special: 4 votes. Top 10 melee weapons: 1. Tomahawk: 46 votes. 2. Kukri knife: 29 votes. 3. T-Hammer: 23 votes. 4. Hatchet and Machete: 20 votes. 5. Crowbar: 12 votes. 6. War-hammer: 11 votes. 7. Spear: 8 votes. 8. Hammer: 6 votes. 9. Baseball bat: 5 votes. 10. La Tenne short sword: 3 votes.



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SasquatchJim Weapon Election Thread 2012 (page: 1 2) 36 Aug 24 2012, 3:07 PM EDT by SasquatchJim
Thread started: Aug 16 2012, 12:45 AM EDT  Watch
Okay, everybody! According to my watch, it's August 16th. You've made your nominations, and now it's time to vote!
To vote, you pick your top three choices in each catagory.. Choice 1 will get three points. Choice 2 gets two points. Choice 3 gets one point.

Here are your choices:
Rifle:
Winchester 1894
Ruger 10/22
AR-15
SKS
Ruger Gunsite Scout
SCAR
AK
Marlin 336
Remington 700
SMLE
Schmidt-Rubin
Marlin 1894
M1 Garand
Kel-Tec Sub 2000
Mosin Nagant
Dragunov
Beretta CX-4

Shotgun:
Remington 1100 series
Remington 870 series
Kel-Tec KSG
Mossberg 500 series
Benelli Nova
Winchester 1300
Ithaca Model 37
Benelli M3
Browning BPS
Winchester Model 12

Handgun:
S&W L-frame.
1911 series
Glock series
Colt Detective Special
Springfield Armory XD series
Sig P226
Ruger P series
Browning Hi Power
T/C Contender
Taurus Judge
Walther PP (includes PPK and PPK/S)
Beretta 92
S&W M&P
S&W N-frame
CZ-75
Jericho 941

Melee weapon:
Machete
Kukri knife
Hatchet.
Tomahawk
T-hammer
Crowbar
Baseball bat
Sledgehammer/Warhammer
La Tenne short sword
Katana
Spear


Here's mine:
Rifle:
1.AR-15
2.Winchester 1894
3.Remington 700

Shotgun:
Remington 1100
Remington 870
Mossberg 500.

Handgun:
1.1911
2.S&W L-frame
3.Sig P226

Melee weapon:
1.Hammer
2.Hatchet
3.Tomahawk

Happy voting! Poles are open until Thursday the 23rd!
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Chaingunfighter1 Vote for your favorite 3 light machine guns! (page: 1 2 3 4) 66 Jan 13 2013, 3:06 PM EST by W-CG-M1911
Thread started: Aug 18 2011, 4:17 AM EDT  Watch
(Sorry if I'm not allowed to make posts here, admins, if I'm not, please let me know)
So, basically, you know how it goes, just vote for your favorite 3 Light Machine Guns off of this list, if you could, some information on why you'd choose what you did would be nice, but I don't care really.
*NOTE* I put some MG's that are basically derivatives of eachother because they have differences that make one better than the other in certain conditions!
Anyway
Light Machine Guns:
- Maschinengewehr 42 (MG-42)
- Browning M1919A6
- Type 11 Light Machine Gun
- Lewis Automatic Machine Gun (Lewis gun)
- L4A1 Bren
- RPD
- RPK-74
- Heckler and Koch MG-4
- M249
- FN Minimi
- Steyr AUG H-BAR
- FN MAG
- M240
- M60E4
- Stoner 63
- Browning Automatic Rifle (B.A.R.)
- (Suggested) Pulemyot Kalashnikova (PKM)
- (Suggested) HK-21 (All variants)
- (Suggested) Ameli

So let'sa see.


(EDIT 1)
Removed calibres, since there are more than just those for a lot of these, and voting should be based on the MG itself (which includes all calibers) and I did not realize that myself at first
-Allowing your own Light Machine Gun submissions, i'll be sure to add any people want to nominate to this list. It's not as organized as a nomination thread but It's a bit too late because I'll just start a mess in the forums, so it's all I can do. Also make sure it is an LMG and not a Heavy Machine Gun like the DShK or M2 or a Medium Machine Gun.
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BamaChris Weapons preferences (page: 1 2 3 4 5 ... last page) 118 Dec 5 2012, 6:56 PM EST by Sharpie41
Thread started: Apr 12 2012, 3:05 PM EDT  Watch
I'm new here, so forgive me if I add things in the wrong spot.

As far as weapons choices go, I have some variations depending on whether the SHTF is a social collapse or a zombie apocalypse.

For example, in a zombie apocalypse (ZA) I'm looking for volume of ammunition as opposed to heavier calibers. For social collapse (SC) I want my M1911-A1 .45ACP as a sidearm. It has better stopping power and is more reliable. But in a ZA situation, stopping power is not an issue. Either you penetrated the skull and scramble the brains or you don't. So for teh ZA I'd prefer a Glock or Sig 9mm, with some 15+ round magazines.

As for a rifle, I think the AR15 wins. One of the best things about it is that you can have 2 upper assemblies and, in effect, have two different specialized weapons with the weight and bulk of 1.5 weapons. Start with a 16"bbl on a rifle with a collapsible stock, add combat sights and quad rails and yuo have the basis for a top quality close combat weapon. Have a separate upper assembly with a 24"bbl and a good scope, and you can turn your CQB rifle into a 500 yard sniping weapon in a matter of minutes. Same ammo, same magazines, and same trigger pull. Plus you can always canabalize one for parts for the other.
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KodyCouch if you could get your hands on a military grade mini-gun... (page: 1 2 3 4 5 ... last page) 140 Sep 2 2012, 3:34 PM EDT by redcomrad
Thread started: Aug 5 2011, 9:24 PM EDT  Watch
and you could get a ton, and i mean a TON, of ammo (don't remember the caliber) get in a high place, or maybe in an aircraft, you could mow them down like ants
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