Aw, that’s a shame. From your descriptions, it’s the only one with a happy ending. 
As a strategic weapon, this would be an avenue to pursue. As a PDW, it would be lacking. For that purpose, you want something that functions as close as possible to instantaneously.
Since I consider Romero zombies to be the only “real” zombies, I have to go with what I have seen in his movies. On an individual level, zombies just aren’t that tough. Pretty much any repeating firearm that is powerful enough to reliably puncture the skull is suitable for laying one to rest.
[Geek mode]It worked for the Xudarians.[/GM]
I’m sticking with my white magic thing. About time all that church paid off.
Nothing works like the Big-F’ing Gun (BFG) from Doom.
Failing which, a katana. A katana is the deadliest weapon in the way. You can’t go wrong with a katana.
[Geek]
White Mage possessing high Faith with Math Skill in the second slot.
Or, just send T.G. Cid.
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Until it becomes lodged in a vertebra or collarbone. This is why you want the chainsaw for zombie melee.
What’s wrong with all of us?!? :smack: :mad: :rolleyes:
Dynamite!
Ideal for blowing up bodies, live or dead.
After all, if it works on Zombie Whales…
A phaser Rifle with extra power packs would be very handy. 
Just go down to your neighborhood Army Surplus store and pick up one of these babies.
Damn, you guys are big on needless expenditure of ammo.
The HE-capable stuff I can see has some utility because a big enough blast will destroy the brain along with everything else. But here’s a question: Do zombies typically bunch up enough that you wouldn’t be expending an expensive (and non-replaceable in the post-Apocalyptic world) shell on just a zombie or two? Moreover, won’t use of such weapons destroy the very towns/cities you might wish to reclaim or scavenge?
Likewise the machineguns. Since only the headshots count, all the other ammo you are flinging downrange is wasted.
Well if you have the time and you are protecting your boarded up property may I suggest two cannons with cannonballs chaned to each other?
Fire them both at the same time and cut a large swath through your shambling foes.
Of course a moat of gasoline works to give you the time. Better yet, forget the the F’in property and do what the Survivors of Romero movies do. Get the hell out of Dodge and go North or find an island. You will never win against Zombies… especially if there are more than two people working together.
I think there is a formula for this…
Where (St) is survivablity time then
St = (#days in one location*number of possible exits)-(# of people involved+number of Zombies)
or something like that.
Wow, you guys really know your weaponry. May I jump in for a little high-jacking?
What is that big-ass assault rifle that Teal’c and O’Neill get to use on Stargate SG-1?
Good idea, but you don’t need two cannons, just one and the right kind of ammunition. They used to have a special cannonball that separated into two halves connected by a chain; it was used in wooden-ship naval battles.
Hmmm. In D&D terms, I hope you have a high-level divine spellcaster. “Mass cure serious wounds” can put a dent in the undead before you wade into melee. You can sledgehammer their heads off that much faster. Or get yourself a strong barbarian with a sledgehammer, & let him do it.
On second thought, lots & lots of accelerants, & set them on fire at a key moment.
Of course, if you’ve seen the most recent movie Islands aren’t particularly effective anymore.
What about holing up in a prison? The walls and doors should be strong enough to keep out the dead. The only question is how easy it would be to retrofit the security and controls to keep the baddies out instead of in.
I would head to Fort Knox, home of armor, so plenty of tanks, plus you can use the gold repository as a building of last resort.
Personally, I might try Fort Ross—solid construction, high walls, on-site well, kind of out of the way. Have to bring a LOT of your own supplies, of course. (You could probably grow at least some food in the yard, though.)
It’s also in Northern California, so you’d probably have a hard time finding a decently-stocked gun store.* Though at least that means whatever gun-control people who aren’t consumed by the ghouls will make an excellent serf caste for you when you start rebuilding civilization.
*I half expect someone to chide me for my ignorance and point out the country’s largest gun emporium is actually in downtown Nicasio, or something.
Pair of lightsabres.
Or use grape shot or canister. Either should turn a zombie into grey goo most satisfactorily, but the reload time may kill you.
In AD&D, a prismatic sphere will keep out an infinite number of zombies; if you’re too poor for that, a ring-shaped wall of fire is your next best bet. High-level druids might have preferred to run 'em down with a chariot of Sustarre. High-level clerics don’t need to mess about with spell-casting but just keep the holy symbol presented; success is automatic and the poor saps are blasted into dust, not merely repelled.
Back to the wall? I’d want a shotgun. Dual pistol-grip autoshotguns if they’ve got 'em. Maybe I should start shopping now.
In a secure position on the roof of a mall that still gets power, ala Dawn of the Dead 2004? Seems like I’d want to sharpen the blades of an industrial fan and wave it around on the end of a cable.
If sci-fi weapons are on the table, well…
First of all, how about the ARZ 6MM Charge Autorifle from the old Star*Drive game? Decent damage, and the magazine holds 100 rounds. Just to be on the safe side, I’d better get a suit of AAS-2 Titan Assault Armor, which can protect you from up to 4 g’s of gravity, extremes of radiation, super corrosive or crushing atmo and up to 500 degrees C. It has limited flight capability, air/space radar, and has a hardpoint to mount a heavy weapon, or a powered melee weapon such as the AX2 monomolecular chain-sword. A regular chainsword renders flesh and spews it forth in pea-sized chunks, but the AX2 shear flesh so fine it sprays forth in a cloud of meaty vapor.