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What is your melee weapon of choice?
May 24, 2019, 04:05 PM
arcwelderWhat is your melee weapon of choice?
I'm having trouble deciding between an 8lb sledge and a fire axe, with a third choice being a mattock.
Your choices are limited to current commercially available tools and weapons that are within your personal budget and actual ability to wield.
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May 24, 2019, 04:05 PM
arcwelderA halligan would also be tempting.
Arc.
______________________________
"Like a bitter weed, I'm a bad seed"- Johnny Cash
"I'm a loner, Dottie. A rebel." - Pee Wee Herman
Rode hard, put away wet. RIP JHM
"You're a junkyard dog." - Lupe Flores. RIP
May 24, 2019, 04:07 PM
ZSMICHAELHalligan bar here too.
May 24, 2019, 04:08 PM
arcwelderGetting the spike stuck in people may be a problem.
Arc.
______________________________
"Like a bitter weed, I'm a bad seed"- Johnny Cash
"I'm a loner, Dottie. A rebel." - Pee Wee Herman
Rode hard, put away wet. RIP JHM
"You're a junkyard dog." - Lupe Flores. RIP
May 24, 2019, 04:10 PM
airsoft guy3 D-cell Maglite. I might be a daywalker now, but you know I keep that MF thang on me. Adjust some attitudes, enlighten ne'er-do-wells to the error of their ways.
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Originally posted by Will938:
If you don't become a screen writer for comedy movies, then you're an asshole.
May 24, 2019, 04:11 PM
ryan81986Halligans are good tools but I don't know if I'd want to be swinging one around since they are single piece (usually) forged steel. An axe or a sledge would be better since all the weight is at the head. The benefit to the halligan though is that the handle isn't going to break.
May 24, 2019, 04:12 PM
MRBTXWhen I worked on a surveying crew I always felt medieval when we used these for clearing line...
May 24, 2019, 04:14 PM
Yanert98I'm going with the fire axe.
Heavy head, sturdy handle.
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May 24, 2019, 04:14 PM
RHINOWSOAluminum Baseball bat.
May 24, 2019, 04:14 PM
hjs157Some people call it a Kaiser blade . . .
Seriously though, I keep a surplus Swedish entrenching tool and a 4-C Maglite in my vehicle. Both perfectly legal in PA.
May 24, 2019, 04:15 PM
arcwelderquote:
Originally posted by airsoft guy:
3 D-cell Maglite. I might be a daywalker now, but you know I keep that MF thang on me. Adjust some attitudes, enlighten ne'er-do-wells to the error of their ways.
I have 3 6 D-cell maglites kicking around the house as backup bludgeons. I always joke about getting big black dildos for the same purpose, but that's not practical.
Arc.
______________________________
"Like a bitter weed, I'm a bad seed"- Johnny Cash
"I'm a loner, Dottie. A rebel." - Pee Wee Herman
Rode hard, put away wet. RIP JHM
"You're a junkyard dog." - Lupe Flores. RIP
May 24, 2019, 04:16 PM
KevinCWWhat am i fighting in this scenario?
Strive to live your life so when you wake up in the morning and your feet hit the floor, the devil says "Oh crap, he's up." May 24, 2019, 04:16 PM
arcwelderquote:
Originally posted by RHINOWSO:
Aluminum Baseball bat.
Good choice, just for the likely "home run" sound.
Arc.
______________________________
"Like a bitter weed, I'm a bad seed"- Johnny Cash
"I'm a loner, Dottie. A rebel." - Pee Wee Herman
Rode hard, put away wet. RIP JHM
"You're a junkyard dog." - Lupe Flores. RIP
May 24, 2019, 04:17 PM
arcwelderquote:
Originally posted by KevinCW:
What am i fighting in this scenario?
Doors, Kevin. Doors.
... Everything and anything, jackwagon.
Arc.
______________________________
"Like a bitter weed, I'm a bad seed"- Johnny Cash
"I'm a loner, Dottie. A rebel." - Pee Wee Herman
Rode hard, put away wet. RIP JHM
"You're a junkyard dog." - Lupe Flores. RIP
May 24, 2019, 04:17 PM
tatortoddMachete. A modern example of its effectiveness is unfortunately in the Rwanda genocide where 10% of their population was wiped out in 100 days.
Ego is the anesthesia that deadens the pain of stupidity
DISCLAIMER: These are the author's own personal views and do not represent the views of the author's employer. May 24, 2019, 04:17 PM
RHINOWSOquote:
Originally posted by arcwelder76:
quote:
Originally posted by RHINOWSO:
Aluminum Baseball bat.
Good choice, just for the likely "home run" sound.
Yeah, follow up attacks are quick too, no danger of burying a blade / spike into something you can't get it out of.
May 24, 2019, 04:18 PM
Ryanp225I keep this tomahawk from Eastwing handy in my truck.
My home melee weapon is a short gladius.
May 24, 2019, 04:18 PM
phxtoadA trebuchet launching rotting cow carcasses, of course.
Todd
phxtoad
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May 24, 2019, 04:21 PM
airsoft guyquote:
Originally posted by KevinCW:
What am i fighting in this scenario?
A baby golem. Not a small, infant, golem, but a golem made of babies.
quote:
Originally posted by Will938:
If you don't become a screen writer for comedy movies, then you're an asshole.
May 24, 2019, 04:21 PM
arcwelderquote:
Originally posted by phxtoad:
A trebuchet launching rotting cow carcasses, of course.
Todd
Todd, play by the rules or stay out of the thread. In case it's unclear, a trebuchet is not a melee weapon.
Arc.
______________________________
"Like a bitter weed, I'm a bad seed"- Johnny Cash
"I'm a loner, Dottie. A rebel." - Pee Wee Herman
Rode hard, put away wet. RIP JHM
"You're a junkyard dog." - Lupe Flores. RIP