As adapted from an article on Orion Woods Brigade.

Continuing our discussion of good guns for the undead . . .

2. AK-47 – The weapon designed to be used by semi-trained peasants to repel the evils of capitalism is a great choice for the undead. Though it pushes back a little harder on the shoulder than the carbine, it is uber-reliable – a boon when trying to find gun oil and extractor springs in a collapsed economy.

Its once-unusual cartridge (7.62x39mm) is becoming more prevalent in sporting goods stores and collections around the country. Even Winchester and other US manufacturers are making legit hunting and sporting rounds for it. Although tempting, I wouldn’t recommend the AK-74 unless you have stockpiled and cached a mad amount of 5.45x39mm ammo.

My dad would also be proud to see that the top two items on my list have wooden stocks.