While there is a large gap to bridge when it come to the choice of weaponry for those fighting zombies, there is also a gap in the technology in regard to the gizmos that people decide to mount on their weapons.

 

                While there is the argument by some for simplicity, a club, bat, or sword, there is just also the argument for more modern weapons such as the AR15/M4 variants and other firearms. While there are few options to add on to your sword other than a different sheath or grip, perhaps a new manner to keep an edge, there are literal tons of options for one to add to their favorite firearm. Here we will look at some of the more modern.

 

1. The flashlight: While there is no doubt the most here have at least one in their homes, perhaps even one close at hand as you read this, those that are designed at mount on weapons tend to be different from you everyday light. Firstly, those that are high quality(also high priced) tend to be vastly brighter than your average mag light, some reaching well beyond two or three hundred lumens. The flashlight is perhaps one of the most practical of the gadgets that one can mount since in low light environments it is mandatory that you be able to tell friend from foe, though run life for high end lights can leave something to be desired.

 

2. Red Dot Sight: This is perhaps the hottest of the items that people want to mount on their long guns in today’s world. There are a wide variety of makes, models, and manufactures with prices ranging from as low as twenty dollars to well north of seven hundred or more. While there can be no argument that they help a marksmen get onto target faster the large red dot can force accuracy to be lost in favor of speed, and they are not indestructible, regard what some may have seen or believe. While a well made sight is a great addition they are no replacement for old fashioned iron sights and proper marksmanship.

 

3.  Night vision/ Infrared: While the two, Night Vision and infrared, are two different things they try to accomplish the same thing, allowing one to see in low light or complete darkness without a visible light that may give them away. Some of the latest generations equipment have even gone so far as to combine the two in a kind of hybrid of the two to offer a better picture. However, while being able to see at night is an advantage they narrow the line of sight, are highly expensive and rare outside of military use, and eat batteries alive.

 

4. Laser Sight: In the writers opinion laser sights tend to have little use in combat, though they are not useless by any degree. They only hold a small bit of use outside of very specific applications. However, this only falls under the visible light lasers, those that are used in conjunctions with night vision have a vast amount of use in marking and aiding in aiming at night. Visible lasers, however, hold a very possible use against the undead since while a human may realize what the red dot being pointed at them is a zombie will not thus allowing for more precise aiming and possibly even a means of distraction.

 

While is article is only a brief exploration into a subject that could fill a book all of the above carry with them a very real problem. They all rely on batteries to work. Without them they become useless, not even making a good paper weight often enough. With the exception of some red dot sights, which can run from months to years on one set of batteries few of the other gadgets will run more than a day or two at most. While you can carry packs of batteries on you the weight and bulk that they take up can be used in other ways that can better help you survive. Also, with the exception of the red dot sight and to degrees to the laser sight, flashlight and night vision are used primarily for night excursions which should be avoided like the plague since the night gives the advantage to the undead.