Zombie Targets
Any y'all gunslingers out there know that down-loadable targets aren't the easiest to come by, depending on what you're looking for. I've been looking for zombies, and generally haven't found a thing that some guy isn't asking an arm and a leg for. Be Serious. We're talking about pieces of paper that some person is gonna put fricking holes in, okay? Draw a picture on poster board with goddamned crayons and it's a target, right? Yet some buttheads still want to charge you your first-born for their special take on shootable paper. Give me a break.
I'm offering these up for free. Yes I know that my Photoshop (copyright Adobe inc.) skills aren't that great. But for pity's sake, were talking about pieces of paper that people will put holes in. We all get that, right?
I don't know who the original artists are, and I apologize in advance should they not want people to shoot the horrors they keep in their heads. Gosh, I'm real sorry guys.
These are pistol targets, though if you have balls and can print them big, you can use them as rifle targets as well. The head shot is nearly life sized. The full body shot should be treated as a zombie at distance. We all know what they're capable of should they get close, so take
them down far away, yes?
I know that the target zones are small, and well they should be. What? You think a zombie is going to present it's two-foot wide cranium to you for practice? Get real, Sharleen! Print them out; take them down. That's the very point.
And, you're welcome.
p.s. Anyone that has access to high-rez pics of zombies is welcome to share them. ... Just sayin' ...
I love your targets. My only suggestion, since the only way to kill a zombie is to destroy its brain, should any points be awarded for areas outside of the head? A body shot isn't going to do anything but waste a bullet.
Posted by: The Zombie Apocalypse | May 22, 2007 at 11:10 PM
Cool targets. I have definitely added them to my growing file of targets. Sacha says that she is working on a couple. We will see what she comes up with...
We will be prepared when the eventual zombie invasion happens.
Moorcat
Posted by: moorcat | May 23, 2007 at 06:02 AM
Actually, TZA, what I was thinking is that a shot outside the kill-zone could at least inhibit their ability to harm you (no teeth, no bite), and/or slow them down for another shot. That's why I gave score for bone breaking shots that won't destroy.
Posted by: Wulfgar | May 23, 2007 at 11:09 AM
Wulfgar,
Good point. Also, I was commenting under the assumption that you would be using a handgun or small caliber rifle. If you talking about high-powered weaponry here, a couple shots, regardless of where they're placed, will pretty much render any zombie ineffectual.
Posted by: Chad Crawford | May 23, 2007 at 10:08 PM
Chad, my friend, just for the record, my handgun is a .44 mag. *BOOM*
Posted by: Wulfgar | May 23, 2007 at 11:37 PM
I had meant to print some of these out before shooting this weekend, but forgot.
I'm suspecting that the sight of a zombie really gets the neurons firing and sharpens the aim out of a sense of self-preservation. Am I right?
My only concern would be that in order to maintain that kind of newly honed skill, I might have to visualize a zombie when actually looking at a deer. Might that ruin the aesthetic experience of hunting? I need to know.
Posted by: Montana Headlines | May 28, 2007 at 08:11 AM
I'm kind of new to your target thing - might I suggest Jesus? You should be able to download him at will. People are more than anxious to share him with you.
I've long bemoaned the internet being taken over by sideshow freaks and carnival barkers. It's basically a medium for free exchange of ideas. But the 'free' part is disappearing. And the advertisers have long salivated over it - they are getting more sophisticated even as we sit here, thinking up new ways to invade our space. If there is a hell, may they go there, and may they be bombarded for eternity with their own product.
Posted by: Mark Tokarski | June 01, 2007 at 11:17 AM