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roylandblackhart |
Thowing knives...?
Nov 29 2007, 2:44 PM EST
This may sound strange, but bear with me...say you are scrounging through a cramped area store and and a zombie sneaks up by surprise... wouldn't it be a good idea to use a throwing knife in this situation? it ihas it's uses an utility, weapon, and projectile.... it may not kill the zombie instantly or at all, but it should buy enough time to grab a better weapon if it stuns the zed at all... plus you could use it again in it already lodged in the head again for the down and dirty, or hit the zombie with a blunt object and use it like a nail 12 out of 26 found this valuable. Do you?
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Mr.Awsome |
1. RE: Thowing knives...?
Dec 5 2007, 10:03 PM EST
Yes very true. But in some cases you may HAVE to go retriev the knife as if it was your only weapon or if it was priceless and the zombie was running away. This could be dangerous if, like you said, the zombie wa still alive.
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notazombie |
2. RE: Thowing knives...?
Dec 5 2007, 11:16 PM EST
if you are not good with thowing knives you mite not hit the zombie, and that is no good at all if you only have 1
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roxas33 |
3. RE: Thowing knives...?
Dec 21 2007, 11:40 AM EST
"if you are not good with thowing knives you mite not hit the zombie, and that is no good at all if you only have 1 "i concur Do you find this valuable? |
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monkeyfacedzombie |
4. RE: Thowing knives...?
Dec 24 2007, 7:30 AM EST
it would not be a good idea to throw your weapon at the zombie with a little to no chance of hitting it. knife throwing is much much much harder than it looks in films, so unless your a practised expert don't try
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blutgott |
5. RE: Thowing knives...?
Dec 24 2007, 9:40 AM EST
Unless you've practiced a hell of a lot, you'll just end up up bouncing your knife off it's chest. If you have practiced a hell of a lot, your knife will bounce off it's head. You simply cannot penetrate a human skull with a thrown knife. The same applies to the sternum. Don't learn to fight from TV.
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deadslayer69 |
6. RE: Thowing knives...?
Feb 10 2008, 2:56 PM EST
in the zombie survival guide max said very good tool but you have to be really good to score a kill (months of practice)
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byates |
7. RE: Thowing knives...?
Feb 21 2008, 5:33 PM EST
Why throw your weapons away? Lash it to a pole and poke zed in the head.
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EvacMedic |
8. RE: Thowing knives...?
Feb 28 2008, 3:05 PM EST
I'm going to go with no. I throw knives fairly accurately and am working on power. These are tools used to maim Flesh, not break bone or shatter skull matter. If you are interested in a short range, silent weapon, I suggest investing in a Crossbow or a Silenced Pistol. Subsonic ammo is required for a silenced pistol, so be wary of that. The crossbow must be held at the ready at all times, as some do not hold the bolt in place. You may also want to consider a slingshot. Granted this is one of the weakest weapons you can find as a kid, but if you can manufacture one it is very possible to make such a weapon extremely powerful. I suggest stretchable but very strong rubber as the launching mechanism and Steel piping for the body. There are quite a few tools one can make out of almost nothing that may or may not actually fit into your Silent close quarters killer.
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CrazyWhitebread |
9. RE: Thowing knives...?
Feb 29 2008, 3:03 PM EST
Knives? Hell no. Throw an axe if you want skull cracking... or a crowbar. BUT then you lost a valuable tool in the process. Make a homemade bolo, thats the only throwing weapon I'd take. something to slow them down or trip them up.
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Andering_J_REDDSON |
10. RE: Thowing knives...?
May 23 2008, 3:44 PM EDT
¡NO! ¡ABSOLUTELY NOT!Only 1 in 1,000 people have the skill level to actually THROW a knife with any chance of hitting the target; This is a skill developed over years of practice, with specialty throwing knives (and to truly be effective, you gotta make your own), and once you throw the knife; you can’t get it back. NEVER, throw a knife. Nor any other weaps. 2 out of 5 found this valuable. Do you? |
Arch_slayer |
11. RE: Thowing knives...?
May 23 2008, 4:10 PM EDT
I will say NO KNIVES!! If you are to use a knife in a Zed fight it has to be hand to hand. Here's the example: Say you have a Zeds that came out of nowhere. All you have with are 2 6 inch blades (average size for a thrower). You do one hard kick to the chest pushing it back, run up throwing his arm away, and driving the blades into his temples. But the truth is why have a weapon you have to waste?! I say carry to hatchets. Perfect for hand to hand, and if thrown easier to go and reclaim it. Do you find this valuable? |
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HossDelgado |
12. RE: Thowing knives...?
May 23 2008, 4:49 PM EDT
"Knives? Hell no. Throw an axe if you want skull cracking... or a crowbar. BUT then you lost a valuable tool in the process. Make a homemade bolo, thats the only throwing weapon I'd take. something to slow them down or trip them up."So you are saying "hell no" to knives but would bring a bolo with you??? Are you looking to catch some zombie cattle? Then maybe it's a good idea...otherwise the time and space that is needed to throw this weapon makes it pretty useless. You could always use a lasso to rope some in and then maybe do some rope tricks to amuse the zombies to death. 0 out of 2 found this valuable. Do you? |
Haloeclipse |
13. RE: Thowing knives...?
May 24 2008, 4:46 AM EDT
honestly a bolo is easy to make and easy to effectively use against a target, at least more so than a throwing knife. But I wouldnt put any stock in either of them. it takes a long time to not only get accurate enough to reliably hit a zombie in the head, but with enough power to penetrate the skull and do enough damage to destroy the brain....meh.
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rabidbeaver |
14. RE: Thowing knives...?
Jan 5 2011, 2:04 AM EST
i have thowing knives but not for throwing. They are lightweight sturdy backup knives and they are extremely cheap if you know where to buy them. Plus if you get proficient with them they might be of some use in small game hunting. O ya and throwing knives would never kill a zombie they dont even kill humans they are designed to stun.
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Mr.Trickman |
15. RE: Thowing knives...?
Jan 5 2011, 3:26 AM EST
"Yes very true. But in some cases you may HAVE to go retriev the knife as if it was your only weapon or if it was priceless and the zombie was running away. This could be dangerous if, like you said, the zombie wa still alive."Why would a zombie run away? Any way having a throwing knife for a backup is a good idea but not for throwing. A small .22 pistol would make a good backup weapon or if your going for stealth and or convenience a push blade or neck knife might work. The good news? Neck knives are LEGAL to wear in public. Do you find this valuable? |
VagabondVance |
16. RE: Thowing knives...?
Jan 5 2011, 9:30 AM EST
"The good news? Neck knives are LEGAL to wear in public."The bad news? In order to get said knife you have to cross your hands and remove the blade from its sheath. The even worse news? In my experience with martial arts, crossing your arms is always asking for a beating. Do you find this valuable? |
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Mr.Trickman |
17. RE: Thowing knives...?
Jan 5 2011, 9:49 AM EST
"The bad news? In order to get said knife you have to cross your hands and remove the blade from its sheath. The even worse news? In my experience with martial arts, crossing your arms is always asking for a beating. "why do you need to cross your hands to reach a knife on a necklace? Besides don't alot of neck knives use magnets in the sheathes for a good hold and easy drawing? Do you find this valuable? |
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VagabondVance |
18. RE: Thowing knives...?
Jan 5 2011, 10:17 AM EST
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"why do you need to cross your hands to reach a knife on a necklace? Besides don't alot of neck knives use magnets in the sheathes for a good hold and easy drawing?"The ones I've seen were button released, and unless you were standing still getting the piece to stay in one place seems more like an ordeal than anything else. Even harder if you tried it one handed. That said I don't like the idea of a knife being that close to my neck anyways. Edit: Also this sh*t is old, requesting lock due to necrothreadtivity. Do you find this valuable? |
2WheeledSpeed |
19. RE: Thowing knives...?
Jan 5 2011, 10:31 AM EST
I had a cheap neck-knife, it was simply held in there by pressure. I hated the darned thing, didn't like having it dangling from my neck. Stopped carrying it after a day.I much prefer the tried and true folding knife clipped to the inside of the pocket, it's not very "tactical" or cool, but it's better than a silly neck-knife IMHO. Neck knives are too small to be decent fighting knives anyways. 1 out of 1 found this valuable. Do you? |
