"Torso shots would be very effective if you had a high cal. rifle like a 50. Even conventional hollow tips/armor piercing bullets at the side can take off large chunks. If you pick away at enough with smaller arms fire then it could be effective. But a 50. is the way to go if you want to ensure that the Z ain't gettin up."

"all of these theories are great but have any of you taken physics? listen, a human skull is shaped like an egg, not a box so upon impact the bullet is going to create whats called a wound channel. now if you've seen ballistic jell tests you will notice that some channels curve up, some down, and some can make a solid 90degree turn. the reason for that is the bullet follows the path of least resistance. with a 22lr it is more common place for the bullet to enter the skin and channel around the side of the skull and out the back then it is to "punch" in and "bounce" around in fact most of the stories about a 22lr bouncing around are myth. most high power rounds like the 223 will only punch through 6-8in of dense tissue before all of its energy is expended and it comes to rest. so the possibility of a 22lr playing pong in your chest cavity is a little out there. please research your info a little better if your going to post it, people come here looking for info that could save there life in any survival situation and what you just posted will get a good number of them killed! "

"all of these theories are great but have any of you taken physics? listen, a human skull is shaped like an egg, not a box so upon impact the bullet is going to create whats called a wound channel. now if you've seen ballistic jell tests you will notice that some channels curve up, some down, and some can make a solid 90degree turn. the reason for that is the bullet follows the path of least resistance. with a 22lr it is more common place for the bullet to enter the skin and channel around the side of the skull and out the back then it is to "punch" in and "bounce" around in fact most of the stories about a 22lr bouncing around are myth. most high power rounds like the 223 will only punch through 6-8in of dense tissue before all of its energy is expended and it comes to rest. so the possibility of a 22lr playing pong in your chest cavity is a little out there. please research your info a little better if your going to post it, people come here looking for info that could save there life in any survival situation and what you just posted will get a good number of them killed! "

"Alright, the zombies that must be shot in the head to be killed: shoot for the head. you may miss three times, but if you shoot the torso first, it's the same thing as missing the head.

Rage zombies, however, it doesn't really matter. The chest or head doesn't matter. As long as it has good stopping power to kill the zombie right then and there.

And... well, when it comes down to it, can you afford to shoot at the torso at all? even if you hit, there is no guarantee that it's going down.

It depends on the situation, really."