Zombie Ammo by Hornaday

[Sprefix]

I was looking at some of this stuff today. Has anyone actually fired the 9mm Zombie ammo? I'm curious if it is loafer ammo or a bit hotter. I can google it, but would rather hear it from a forum member with experience. Was @ $20 for a box of 25 rounds. Thanks 9mm shooters.....

 

[doby]

I think it is actually Critical Defense ammo. This might help.........HORNADY ZOMBIE MAX AMMUNITION | Zombie Tactical Gear Review.

 

[Bartman3562]

AGREED

It is critical defense with a green tip instead of red. Usually cheaper too

 

[team sidewinder]

Sorry but I haven't used it or never will but have used the Hornady Critical Defense and I have no complaints on that ammo but my gun prefers a different brand better.

IMHO it looks just like a gimmick for Hornady to sell more ammo under a differnt label. Pretty much the same thing as Critical Defense in a scary box. I am not crazy about the image this type of Zombie ammo packaging makes responsible gun owners look either. Buy hey that is just me.

 

[rojodiablo]

It's useless against the undead. You shoot a live person, they will simply die, then come right back to life. You then have to shoot them a bunch more times.

This is a little known ply from Hornaday, designed to trick us into expending more ammo than necessary. Thus, we will wind up buying more ammo, making them richer and more powerful.

 

[yeti]

Sorry but I haven't used it or never will but have used the Hornady Critical Defense and I have no complaints on that ammo but my gun prefers a different brand better.

IMHO it looks just like a gimmick for Hornady to sell more ammo under a differnt label. Pretty much the same thing as Critical Defense in a scary box. I am not crazy about the image this type of Zombie ammo packaging makes responsible gun owners look either. Buy hey that is just me.

No, Sidewinder. It is not "just you."
I don't favor Critical Defense ammunition, anyway.
Using a green insert and putting a zombie on the box isn't marketed to us.

 

[coach22]

Brilliant marketing and just proves there is a sucker born every minute.
A. It's the same ammo.
B. There aren't Zombies.

 

[Sprefix]

This is exactly what I was thinking. I just wanted another opinion. If it actually shoots and performs well, then the packaging is of no matter. The box does seem a bit childish, not to mention the "uses" for the ammo. For the record, I'm NOT into the vampire and spook Bravo Sierra either. Heaven forbid someone watching and old black and white movie with a message and a feel-good lesson in it. Thanks for the sense.....

 

[Martya]

I know you are actually looking for some sort of performance report, but I wonder how many responsible gun owners would even buy this stuff?

I am all for having a good laugh at most anything, but can you imagine the field day the press would have - not to mention the grabber elite - when the next looney-tune that goes off the deep end with his 'automatic handgun' is in possession of a bag full of "Zombie Max" ammo...

 

[Skeptic 9c]

Brilliant marketing and just proves there is a sucker born every minute.
A. It's the same ammo.
B. There aren't Zombies.

But, if there ain't no Zombies, why did the US GOVERNMENT spend hundreds of millions of borrowed dollars to run a counter Zombie Drill?

Geoff
Who wants to know exactly what the .gov is NOT telling us!

 

[pace40]

C'mon guys...everybody knows zombie ammo is made specifically for zombie guns...

Seriously, I don't know if there are zombies or not(cept maybe in WalMart at midnight) but I do know dealers can't keep this stuff on the shelves. Now I haven't seen anyone come in and buy zombie ammo by the case but one after the other "has to have" a box or 2 just for the yuk of it. Betcha the marketing guys that thought this up got some pretty nice bonuses.

Oh yea, to the OPs original question...as said above same stuff-green tip(not just any green... zombie slime green)

 

[David LaPell]

Have you ever seen someone doped up on thorazine? Closest thing to a zombie I can recall. Seriously though when I first saw this stuff I laughed my butt off, much to the embarrassment of the young kid behind the counter. It's a gimmic, just like the Mossberg zombie guns, the Varmageddon bullets, etc. I see now Kabar is putting out zombie knives and machetes with green handles. I mean, cmon now. Besides, us guys who now about it would rather use FMJ's or cast wadcutters on our zombies anyway for better penetration of the brain. But a good .22 long rifle is the best because its quiet and ammo is plentiful.

 

[SixGunHunter]

I have a box of .40 coming in the mail because I can't find any of the stuff in any GS.
If you follow the TV show "The Walking Dead" you can better understand why a ammo company would market such a product. Timing is near perfect. Like Pace40 said, the marketing guys might have hit pay day.
The idea is Brilliant.
This responsible gun owner is looking forward to his box and I plan on getting other calibers, but it will sit on my bench shelf as a conversation piece. I don't care about how good the stuff shoots, that is not why I bought it.

 

[nipster]

I have a box of .40 coming in the mail because I can't find any of the stuff in any GS.
If you follow the TV show "The Walking Dead" you can better understand why a ammo company would market such a product. Timing is near perfect. Like Pace40 said, the marketing guys might have hit pay day.
The idea is Brilliant.
This responsible gun owner is looking forward to his box and I plan on getting other calibers, but it will sit on my bench shelf as a conversation piece. I don't care about how good the stuff shoots, that is not why I bought it.

Let us know how it works against walkers...

(walking dead is one of my favorite shows)

 

[Homechicken]

I have a box of .40 coming in the mail because I can't find any of the stuff in any GS.
If you follow the TV show "The Walking Dead" you can better understand why a ammo company would market such a product. Timing is near perfect. Like Pace40 said, the marketing guys might have hit pay day.
The idea is Brilliant.
This responsible gun owner is looking forward to his box and I plan on getting other calibers, but it will sit on my bench shelf as a conversation piece. I don't care about how good the stuff shoots, that is not why I bought it.

This was my thought also. Good gimmick and nearly perfectly timed with The Walking Dead phenomena, not to mention all the other zombie movies and zombie video games that have come out in recent years. I too want to pick up a few boxes strictly as conversation pieces. And who knows maybe someday the stuff will be collectible.

 

[David LaPell]

I am waiting for Smith & Wesson to jump on the zombie bandwagon (makes you wonder what the driver looks like). Mossberg is in on it, Nosler (sort of with the Varmageddon), Hornady, Kabar, and a half a dozen other companies. It won't surprise me if Smith comes out with a zombie gun of their own. I had thought about getting a box as a collector piece, but I don't own a gun in any of the calibers they have. I think that since Rick Grimes carries a .357 revolver (albeit a Colt) they could at least oblige us wheel gun guys and make a zombie load for us. We should have a chance against walkers too right?

 

[had2]

I bought a couple of boxes in 45 ACP at the suggestion of my local dealer and ran them through my M&P. As ammo goes, it's fine. Also cleared the zombies out of my neighborhood. Y'all ought to git some fer yurselves.

 

[SixGunHunter]

I think that since Rick Grimes carries a .357 revolver (albeit a Colt) they could at least oblige us wheel gun guys and make a zombie load for us. We should have a chance against walkers too right?

+1! .357 Magnum would be very cool!

 

[PCnotPC]

Personally I think this whole zombie apocalypse craze is silly and hope it will blow over soon.

That being said, I was given a box of Hornady Zombie Max .45ACP ammo as a gag gift and decided to try it out. Other than the puke green tip they are identical to the Critical Defense and they functioned perfectly in my S&W M&P 45c. Since they were priced 10% less than the Critical Defense I bought a couple more boxes for home defense. Threw away the boxes so I don't even have to be reminded of the ridiculous packaging.

 

[riverrat38]

It would be bad enough having to explain to a jury why I needed to load my gun with magnum, hollow point (dumdum) ammo. I don't want the prosecutor showing them a box of "Zombie Killers" ! Might give them the wrong ideas.

rat