So I haven’t posted too damn much, which kind of defeats the
purpose. As a result I’m taking a new tact; my own journey to preparedness.
I’ll tell you right now, if a Zombie Apocalypse happens
tomorrow; I’m fucked.
Beyond the fact that I’m living in Ottawa, a city which can’t
be held in the event of an outbreak; http://www.ottawacitizen.com/life/Ottawa+Zombieland/7446274/story.html
Ottawa falls in 6 days. That’s the plot synopsis. Beyond my
choice of residence though, I’m not prepared.
In terms of defensive armament, this is what I have;
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An Enfield No2 Mk1 Revolver. Originally designed for British
officers just before WWI it’s a single action/double action top break Revolver
in .38 Smith & Wesson. The top break allows for very quick reloading. I
have 200 rounds for it, and four speed loaders allowing to quickly load 24
rounds and pouches in which to keep them ready on my belt in case I’m moving.
That all sounds great right? Except it doesn’t work…
The timing is off on the revolver. While I’m sure that makes
no sense to someone who has no experience with firearms it’s actually a fairly
major problem. Allow me to explain;
The correct operation of a double action revolvers firing
sequence is thus;
You begin to pull the trigger rearward, everything that
follows is hooked directly, or indirectly to the trigger pull such that when
the trigger reaches full back position everything that follows is done.
The first thing that happens is the cylinder stop drops,
allowing the cylinder to turn
The Pawl rises and rotates the cylinder one position
The cylinder stop come back up and locks into the cylinder to
hold the cylinder aligned.
The hammer drops firing the cartridge.
On my gun, the cylinder stop drops away, the pawl comes up
and turns the cylinder, but then the cylinder stop does not come back up,
because the pawl doesn’t turn the cylinder far enough.
The leaves the chamber slightly out of alignment with the
barrel, this doesn’t stop the gun from firing however it will shave a bit of
lead off the bullet as it jumps from the cylinder to the barrel, this is spit
out the side of the gun making it, rather unpleasant to shoot. It can also
build up and jam the cylinder within a few rounds. Something that could be disastrous
at the wrong time.
So that’s the state of my firearms in a city that will fall
in 6 days in the event of an outbreak. My armor is at my parent’s house 50miles
outside the city.
Close combat weapons, well I have an arming sword, at my
parent’s place, a kukri, at my parent’s place, K-BAR, also at my parent’s
place. Here in Ottawa I have a cheap Canadian Tire Machete, which I don’t trust
not to break.
So, in the event of an outbreak I’m currently in trouble.
