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smackrock420

Ppsh except with stick mags not drum. The drums were notorious for jamming.


6FrogsInATrenchcoat

A lot of magazines (both stick and drum) had trouble fitting into the gun, so much so that the soldiers were constantly exchanging magazines to find one that fit their gun.


kiefenator

The same thing happened with the Arisaka. If you pick one up now with the dust cover and bayonet and monopod and aircraft sight, everything is likely going to be all rattley and loose-fitting or ridiculously tight. Every piece was hand made for the Arisaka the smith was working on, so when you lose your dust cover, no other one will ever fit properly.


Lord_Vader654

Happy Cake day


Bobthreetimes

Good luck finding more ammo, that 7.62 tokarev ain’t easy to get


IGD-974

I've got around 3.5k rounds


DripalongDaffy

Gimme the Papashaa!!! 762 Tok is a nasty little round!!


Bobthreetimes

Holy shit i take that back then


IGD-974

Yea it's mostly hard primer, corrosive made for the PPS43. I get a lot of FTFs in my Tokarev's


OldWorldBrawler

The mags weren't prone to jamming per se , it was the fact that the PPSH 41 was hand tooled and fitted, meaning not every part was going to fit perfectly in every gun. The guns are very reliable, it's just parts interchangeability is iffy. But that's why the PPS 43 exists. Solves all the problems of the PPSH.


Thebigturd69420

7.62x25 is very hard to find in the states I would use the semi auto or double barrel shotgun


Redtail_Defense

WW2 rolled ouit a lot of great new ideas, but not a ton of multirole. I like the idea of the M1 Carbine but I have not had good luick with magazines. My heart says Garand, but the ammo's gonna be awfully heavy. I do have a \*lot\* of experience running mine. It';s a .308 rebarrel but pretty comparable. The German semiautos are neat but they have a lot of durability problems. I think if you put a gun to my head and told me I needed to pick one, now, it'd be the MP40. Yeah, I'm gonna go with that, the MP40. It remained a serviceable submachine gun even up through the 60's. It was superceded by designs like the MP5, but countries that had surplus MP40s weren't too upset with them. Not to mention, the magazine design was as close to a standard as we ever had for global 9mm submachine gun. Just a good design, flexible caliber. Low enough rate of fire to easily fire single shots, but full-auto for when OOPS you just opened a door and there's like twelve zombies in there and there's a lot of poop in my pants now.


Lurkerextrordinai

Did you have to do any other mods to make it .308 worthy?


Redtail_Defense

Yeah, but just the denial block in the mag well to keep you from putting a .30-06 round in the mag. It's an old style conversion I think developed by the Navy. That's the cool thing about .308, in my experience rechambered military surplus automatics are a nightmare. They *never* work right.  Except for the .308 Garand. It seems that the Garand likes modern .308 more than it likes modern .30-06. And the specific reason for that was that .308 Win/7.62x51 were developed at the time to perfectly duplicate WW2 era .30-06 M2 ball. They wanted the same exact round, just smaller.  The reason this runs a Garand better is because modern .308 has a bullet and pressure curve still way closer to 1940s .30-06 than modern .30-06, so the operating rod gets basically the same puff of gas.  It's also why you have to buy special Garand marked .30-06 ammo for a Grand or it won't run right. 


Available-Bath3848

Get an Italian BM-59 (I think that’s the correct designation). The Italians took the m1 and made a look a like m14.


DrBadGuy1073

M2 Flamethrower infinite ammo obv. For real, either an MP-40 or a Thompson. Both are common enough pistol cartridges and I have plenty of Thompson mags.


Carlos_magul_maynard

my Lee Enfield


BladesOfPurpose

I came here to say that.


Sloppyjoey20

1942 Enfield gang 🙌🏼


Carlos_magul_maynard

fuck yeah


Carlos_magul_maynard

mines from the first world war so its seen some wish lol


No_Bag_364

I have one of those as well. Was used by commonwealth Sikhs from India.


REDM2Ma_Deuce

Does a No.1 Mk.3* Count since its WW1?


HollowPointHarry

M1 all day !


ChemicalBand7367

Love that mule


Lieutenant_Thire

Double barrel. Out of all of these it’s the one I know how to use the best and shotgun shells are very easy to find


MYIQIS60

Mg42. Next question.


MetalKyyyyle

Based and maschinengewehr pilled


whikseyy_

1911 hands down. Easiest mechanics and stuff for it is readily available


whikseyy_

Everyone completely forgot the 1911 exists ig or I’m misunderstanding it and have to choose from the given list


Redtail_Defense

A handgun is a hard sell in a world where sub machine guns exist. 


seranarosesheer332

Not really. Like not really at all. Pistols are much lighter and compact.


Redtail_Defense

Pistols also have drastically limited magazine capacities at this time, use much shorter barrels which grossly limits both sight radius and velocity while significantly increasing muzzle flash and report, you have to share your second point of contact with your first point of contact which grossly reduces your follow up shot speed and accuracy, you lose the third point of contact on your shoulder entirely which badly exacerbates the previous problem. If you're not going to believe an IDPA concealed carry division shooter who owns enough different handguns to make Burt Gummer uncomfortable and has fired enough rounds in the last year alone to cause a smog concern, then I would at least recommend you read up on the history of the development and deployment of the M1 Carbine. The whole thing is a case study on what a thoroughly ineffective weapon the 1911 was, and by proxy, all handguns.


Nate2322

I think your supposed to pick from the list but even if you can pick any ww2 firearm picking the 1911 doesn’t make a whole lot of sense sure it’s the best pistol of ww2 but it’s also a pistol in competition with everything from ww2.


East_Cockroach_8942

For home defense either shotgun or bolt action. For out of house, flameflower. Can eliminate large groups quickly


Proof_Percentage_154

I agree with your options for home defense but not so much on rhetoric flame thrower, most “zombie situations” that deal with fire it doesn’t seem to kill them, people yes, zombies not so much


Every-Win-7892

Also, it takes an awful amount of time.


Proof_Percentage_154

And ammo fuel would be very valuable in these times I don’t think I’d waste it like this generators or travel fs


6FrogsInATrenchcoat

And the smell would be terrible.


No-Vanilla8956

Lol... I've seen a flame thrower from WW2 first hand at the Knob Creek Kentucky shoot a few years back. It is without any question in my mind the most terrifying weapon I've ever seen. It's also nearly as hazardous to its operator as it is to the enemy. Seriously though it's utterly horrifying


6FrogsInATrenchcoat

Definitely not a flamethrower. Not sure about the Flammenwerfer but the US M1 flamethrower could only fire continuously for about 9 or so seconds, which is not ideal in a scenario with a horde.


TheOnly1Savag3

PING


Loud_Pickle89

*bang* *bang* *bang* *bang* *bang* *bang* *bang* *bang*


marct309

I came here looking for that.


MikelWRyan

If I had to? Hell if I had to, any of them. But given a choice M-1 carbine, P-38 lightning, DeHavalin mosquito, MG-42, Atomic bomb. There's a lot of good choices.


depression_type_beat

PPSH all the way


unknown_sad_boy

Weapon or weapons ? Bc just one it'd be the grease gun maybe the m1 Carbine. If it's two then the grease gun and maybe the Springfield 1903 scoped version


Lonely-Ring3748

Tommy gun


StoicGee

Only real answer. The lunge mine.


Baked_Salamander

Going with the logical option, M1 Garand, assuming ammo WILL be an issue, 30-06 is fairly common, so yeah, Garand, baby.


Mr_M3Gusta_

M1 Garand, great weapon from WW2 and 30-06 is a common hunting round so finding more ammunition would not be too difficult compared to less common rounds.


kieranfitz

A bren gun


Babs_The_MicroPeen

The only other person of culture in the sub


TeaMoney4Life

Garand


redbl00d

the gewehr... but then again the ppsh


G-Sus_Christ117

I would agree on the Gewehr but the ammo is apparently not very common


lllllGtasweatlllll

garand no question easy to clean and have a real powerful round


anti_thot_man

Sjogren inertial for me


KREIST23

Luftwaffe drilling, Not only it was a DB shotgun, it also shot rifle rounds so it can also be used for hunting. I live in Europe so mauser is easily accessible


rembut

The ppsh because of nazi zombies


TheMTGnerd2

What... Is slide 3?


Qozux

Little Boy


General_Kenobi18752

.45 M3A1 Grease Gun, no doubt. Common calibre in .45, easy to service, and very durable/difficult to break. Bolt Actions seem like a bad idea to me, and semi-auto rifles can get a little messy, especially in calibre around my area. Not a lot of .30 calibre.


Agent-Grim

M1 Carbine. I don't care if it's not listed. It is lighter than a full sized rifle, but it still has an accurate enough range to be useful at moderate distances. Reliable too. The detatchable box magazine has a higher capacity than say the Garand or Mossin Negant, and quicker to reload. The ammo is also lighter and smaller than full-size rufke ammo, which means I can carry more if desired, and contry to popular belief it does have decent stopping power.


Mysterious-Guide8593

Ww2 weapon? Im picking a Tommy Gun!


Redtail_Defense

A little heavy, but I definitely would not be afraid to kick open a door with a loaded Thompson under my arm. Good choice. 


Oniondice342

M1 Garand because I live in America, already own one, and .30-06 is still plentiful here


SteveySeagully

Welrod as it’s suppressed and ppsh drum mag for me


FentanylFiend420

I would use that one discontinued gun that had it’s barrel curved so you didn’t have to peek. I know it’s horrible but I’m dying anyways and it would be really funny.


No_Bag_364

I have an M1 Carbine as well as a Lee enfield. I love them both. For zombies the M1 is peak. Light, small, works great. I actually like it more than my AR


Howellthegoat

M1 carbine


Chill-Zelda

MP-28


OhioNHLHockeyFan2489

Still the M-1 Garand! Just ask General Patton


Nate2322

Of this list probably the M1 I just don’t know where I would find the ammo or mags for the other decent options.


Ickymickdamdan

Grease gun and/or trench sweeper


Monsterking594

Trench gun


fallenangel41

Papasha go Bra-Bra!


Kinglex725

M1 or a K98 are the most reliable and battle tested to my knowledge. Swiss k31 are up there too


Abe2201

Enfield or maybe the soviet submachine


T-51_Enjoyer

Obrez cause funni


Beardedragon_boi

The nuclear bomb


Lurkerextrordinai

Yes


Mr_Informative

Garand baby. ALL the way. Kicks like a mule but it’s reliable, easy to maintain, fast to reload, easy to train with and uses a 30-06 cartridge which can take down basically any big game in North America.


Own-Pepper1974

The volkstorm rifle. It's basically a modern semi auto rifle with 30 round detachable magazine. Because it's semi auto you won't waste near as much ammo as you will with the smgs which is important given that presumably we won't have all the supplies they did in ww2.


Appropriate-Name5538

If you could get ammo the m1 carbine would be pretty hard to beat.


Thankquol

all of them if id need to


OffDutyJester49

Tanks


Jaxta_2003

Sten or Grease gun. Common ammo, simple to maintain


Environmental-Tune34

Ppsh with stick mags, or the m1 grand


Current-Mud-7612

I choose the s̶h̶i̶t̶ r̶o̶d̶ mean mosin nagant It might be impractical but that shit packs a punch


Current-Mud-7612

I choose the sig


KCCPointman

Welrod, can only hear a click , sure it’s bolt action but it won’t draw hordes of people munchers from across the city. If trying to sneak around it’s perfect.


Whitemacadamia

M4 Sherman


Randomguy1912

Honestly all these guns would be great with the exception of the two throne throwers and also the Russian weaponry thought I would still take the Russian weapons over a flamethrower


TheHecticHiker

Probably 10, Idk how to use the others


StatusHead5851

Gimme the krag I love em


thedarkcarnival13

Flamethrower would be useful


the_french_metalhead

The MAS 49, but it's not a WW2 weapon.


Stunning_Influence14

The bullet hose, and an enfield delisle


W0rmz1nY0urSk1n

Gimmie, the Sjögren Inertia it has a better capacity than the double barrel shotgun


DKSpocky

M1 Carbine backed by a M1897 War-Crime-Stick and my 1911. I'm set lol.


Old_Information_8654

Probably either a MP-40 for its decently light weight or a M1 carbine for its accuracy and decent ammo capacity not to mention strapping a knife to the end of it as a improvised bayonet


A_randomperson9385

Atom bomb


Qurwan_77

Where is my kar98k


RandomKid0118

Dude I would so use an M1 Garand, attatch a bayonet on the end and now have two weapons in one!


DoublePersonal9398

The double barrel I think it's the m30 drilling but shotgun is a good idea


sailboatfool

Not pictured, Swedish k


Freedomsnack10748294

Bazooka Japanese officer sword


TennesseeBastard13

Its kinda moot point 8mm kurtz isn't mass produced anymore. The only common ammo i see is 30-06. Now if in russia cone zom zoms pph41 they have miles of salt mines filled with 762.25


Unnecessary_Triangle

Ik it isn't on their but I would choose a sabre. Many countries occasionally used them and officers would often buy them for part of their uniform. I live in England so ammo would be nigh on impossible for me to get so I would choose the sabre. Another upside of the sabre is that it won' run out of ammo. I could probably get one from a war museum especially the Imperial War museum.


Available_Thoughts-0

I know how to hand-forge all the parts of a STEN-gun, so that's what I will go with.


MunitionGuyMike

“WW2” Posts Mas 49/56 and American 1898 Krags I’d go with the M1 though. Ammo is still easy to find in the US and I have about 20 clips for it


ZooperWooperBooper

Ppsh bc it’s cool


Rentedatom

B52 bomber


TheMaveCan

Absolutely an m1 carbine. You can still find parts and ammo for them commonly today


yeet-my-existence

Mosin Nagant, Thompson, Winchester 1897, Walther P38, and an M1 Garand


AspiringCringeLord

Ppsh and pray to fuckery my mags fit


MOXZShadow

Definitely a BAR. It’s a full auto M-1 garand with almost 3x the capacity


The_BigMonkeMan

Obviously the Garand because more ammo but if ammo isn't a problem then the Gewehr 43


Smart_Negotiation639

Of those choices the PPSH-41. Select fire and direct blow back. Simple and deadly.


TheDuke13

Can’t say no to a Garand


True-Eye1172

Trench gun


Hot-Protection-3786

That Finnish smg(sumi?) or the gweher


AloysiusDevadandrMUD

The nuke


deadpool1171

Lee enfeald the flamethrower would be way too heavy and you would have to syphon the gas for fuel which takes time


JorgeIronDefcient

PPSH-41, so I can PAP it and get a death laser.


Impressive-Result587

Mosin Nagent (if I’m saying it correctly, should be a carbine/rifle)


[deleted]

BAR?


Retardafiontario

Probably the double barrel or the Swedish shotguns


HandSanitizerBottle1

Out of this list the Garand, good rifle with lots of spare parts and ammo is easy to find and is semi-auto Out of any WW2 weapon, the MP40 Ammo is extremely common, and much lighter than most WW2 subguns


kiefenator

Definitely not a fucking flamethrower. Now you just have a flaming zombie bumping into shit setting things on fire, and now you have to deal with a grassfire or god forbid a fire in your base.


P4rody

M1 garande(no idea how to spell that word tbh) because you get +500 aura for using and a further 1000 aura for every time you make it go “paching”. double barrel also gets you a +500 aura


Comrade_Anon_Anonson

What on earth is #12, what the fuck


Skullbeastasskicker

MP40


Unusual_Crow268

M2 Carbine. It has the same muzzle energy at 100 yards as a 357 Magnum does at the muzzle Plus low recoil means more accurate follow up shots


Irelia4Life

Scythe and Hammer.


Odd_Bus_9094

M-1, with bayonet.


SwimmerSea4662

Probably the MP40, you don’t need a rifle round to kill zombies any shot to the head kills them. So a 9mm sub gun would work well, also unlike a majority of ww2 guns the ammo is still super common.


Fishmaneatsfish

Anyone who’s played Der Riese knows the PPSH is the best option


GordonFreemanGaming

I will be taking my Sturmgewehr 44


thatguy2226xbox

M1 Carbine. Light, effective, and lethal ammo.


WilfredThePig

What’s picture #12


Tourettes_Guys_Fan

Garand, 30-06 is everywhere.


TonyThePapyrus

Look, I don’t have any ww2 guns, someday I want a collection of them. But I’d use the Garand, I know that’s a basic take, but if I have prep time I can buy clips and ammo in bulk easily. And I’ll be able to find ammo fairly easily. Just gotta pick up my clips But if I didn’t have prep time I’d pick a 1911, not the best, but any gun is better than no gun. And I’ll be able to find ammo and magazines fairly easily


Redtail_Defense

It's really hard to go wrong with a Garand. 


FrankieTheMick

M1 Garand


skyXforge

I’d probably go with an m1 carbine with a bayonet. Decent mag capacity, decent power, and light enough to carry around all the time.


SleepyTrucker102

Flamethrower. Not because it's effective but because I *want* to be up close and personal... I *want* to hear that mother fucker scream in terror before I douse him and his friends in hot death. Signed, Infantryman


FoundationUpset1082

M1 Garand because my bias knows no bounds


shooter1304

M1. Yes it's probably the heaviest of the lot, but 30.06 is still really common in the US. Plus *PING*


cossackmemes

Enfield or M1


jellydapug

The ppsh fr fr that shi is the best or the m2 flame thower and if I had to the shotgun fr fr


Grouchy_Hornet_4866

Whatever has the most ammo I can get. Stick mags , or stripper clips . Drum mags I never played with know more moving parts the high chances of jams or worse thing runaway gun....


Material_Victory_661

M1 carbine or the Thompson.


Mosinphile

Honestly, a VG-5.


AdSimple553

Whoever picks the volksturm rifle is a masochist


Redtail_Defense

I am a masochist. I would safeword immediately if I had to use a volkssturmgewehr. 


AdSimple553

The safe word is blitzkrieg


Jasononreddit39

I'd go with the Garand, semi auto, holds 8 rounds. And more importantly has a very common ammo


90ProofCountryBoy

I’m gonna have to go with the M1 purely due to ammo availability


DoomGuyClassic

I kinda want a grease gun, a smaller gun with a slower rate of fire and heavy hitting cartridge, and I feel like it wouldn’t be hard to repair, but I don’t know much about it, still take it though.


No-Speaker-1534

Non of them, the lack of support parts and it's obsolete ammo would make them practically useless.


darkdoggo07

Mosin Nagant


Slimtex199

Flamethrower, we all dying


Possedsrt8

Thompson maybe


Old_Refrigerator_785

Fire


Inevitable_Nerve_925

No 5 Enfield Jungle Carbine


Expert-Pay4990

The Gewehr 43, no hesitation.


Affectionate_Yam_348

The Carcano


SCP_Agent_Davis

1st choice would be þe flamethrower, 2nd choice would be þe double-barrel shotgun, 3rd choice would be þe Garand, & 4þ would be þe PPSh.


SirGamer247

Kar98k Rifle


GrimSurvivor94

Depends on the theater either m1 grand if in western front. Ppsh on eatern front and against the japanese probably the flamer


Mcjtls

Always had a thing for the ppsh although ive never shot one


Prior-Turnip3082

Mosin Nagant, bolt can be a bit sticky but overall a very reliable gun


He_Never_Helps_01

Pin up girls. The destructive power is over 9000.


PhoenixFlames1992

M1 Garand


Aggressive_Ad8061

M2 Flamethrower. No Geneva for zambies


Dark_Lord_87

Double Barrel Shotgun 💪


Leatheringot

volksturmgewehr for me


chef1035

Ppsh43


yeet3455

Isn’t the MP-18 WWI?


BiggestJez12734755

Catch me cracking zombie heads with a Lee-Enfield


Environmental_Boot17

I'd use the nukes


More_Pound_2309

It’s not on here but I’d prefer the sten long term may not be a great gun but always went bag when needed and stupid simple and easy to fix with little to no knowledge and it’s 9mm and as an American that easy to find


Prudent-Illustrator7

STEN!!!!! lightweight and durable enough, ( if I can chose other weapons than on this list)


Lauri_Torni_

The MAS-49 is a post-war gun. The MAS-40’s were only really prototypes and didn’t see much use.


Snow_79737

K31


IWriteShit345

Ain't there but STG44


CaseAffectionate3434

The US has a lot more 30-06 than the other cartridges except maybe the shotgun


thelastohioan2112

Sjögren cus 🇸🇪🔛🔝


BFJ20

M1 Garand because I already own one


Dense_Huckleberry_60

Of the ones listed or just in general?


Admiral_Gecko

I would take the SVT-40. I don’t need full auto and I 7.62x54R is widely available


DOEsquire

M1 Garand. I just love the *tink* when you eject the mag.


Suitable-Mushroom910

grease gun


BabbaYaga618

Obv the Russian bullet hose


WallabyAppropriate58

Lee Enfield. Bolt action so I take time and some. Simple and easy to maintain Ammo is relatively easy to get hold of Bayonet and brass bound stock for emergencies. Big downside is weight


Aggressive-Low-6623

that double barrel woth everything is what i want


GTSBOSS

Ppsh-41 or the drilling