Carver's Guns
I'm bored, so I might as well make a thread. Where did Carver get all the AKs and ammo for them?
EDIT: In fact, not only did they kind of waste it at the ski lodge, everyone is pretty sure that they shot everyone at the river. Pete said they were full of holes, so they clearly weren't aiming for the head. Hence why one of them was still alive and at least one of them was a walker.
EDIT: In fact, not only did they kind of waste it at the ski lodge, everyone is pretty sure that they shot everyone at the river. Pete said they were full of holes, so they clearly weren't aiming for the head. Hence why one of them was still alive and at least one of them was a walker.
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I would say from the army but I don't imagine the US army would have many AKs, and not being from the US I'm not terribly familiar with how many civilians own them there.
Even then, they weren't really spraying if I recall. Most of them were on target with their shots.
Its probably because I live in the north east and have never seen a gun shop. I'm sure they are around, but clearly not enough for me to see any. I kind of forgot they are way more common down south.
AK-style rifles and the 7.62mm ammo they use tend to be pretty common in America, most of them were sold as surplus from former the Eastern Bloc collapsed. Civilians without a special permit are only allowed to buy semi-auto models. but anyone with the basic tools and some gunsmithing skills could probably convert it to full-auto without much trouble.
The wasteful ammo use kinda bothered me too, but I just chalk it up to the 'rule of cool' winning out over realism.
Also
"According to the Geneva-based Small Arms Survey – the leading source of international public information about firearms – the U.S. has the best-armed civilian population in the world, with an estimated 270 million total guns. That’s an average of 89 firearms for every 100 residents"
1.) Ammo, even the surplus 7.62x39R that the AK uses, is expensive, to the tune of 25-60¢ per round fired. The cheapest box I could find was $130 for 500rds and that was VERY cheap, crappy ammunition.
2.) Demnd is outpacing supply. Ammunition is almost always in shortage for one reason or another. It would be even worse during an outbreak. Common rounds like 9mm, .223 and 7.62R would fly off the shelves.
3.) Firing in full auto is completely impractical. Suppressive fire is useful against humans because it's terrifying and forces the enemy to keep his/her head down, allowing another team to flank and kill them. Walkers don't feel any fear, so firing at them in full auto is just a drain on a resource which is already in short supply.