[BlueSkyJaunte]

OK, so what does it take to put a zombie completely out of commission?

I'm thinking a single round (even a headshot) won't do it. Even with a large-calibre round. You've got hundreds of these things coming at you, so you don't want to spend time doing the Bill Drill on every zombie. So you're stuck with a shotgun, which means lots of space/weight for ammunition. And major fatigue, lugging a heavy gun and absorbing the recoil on every shot fired (I typically use a 12-ga magnum load, 00 buck, myself). Plus it's farking loud and that's a fatigue factor in and of itself.

That's why I say you've got to wade in there and get your hands dirty. Use a long edged weapon. Keep it nice and sharp so when the day comes you can zip thru those beasties like you're cutting the grass. Have a buddy who's a crack shot on backup to plug anything that gets out of hand. Wear skintights plus some body armor to avoid getting snagged on anything or grabbed and reeled in. And train train train.

I'm off, back to the dojo!!!!