Wormwood Dawn (Episode VI) by Crae Edward

Author:Crae, Edward [Crae, Edward]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Post-Apocalyptic | Horror
Published: 2016-01-13T05:00:00+00:00

There weren’t many guns left by the time Dan, Drew, and Max arrived. While Drew went searching for ammo and a new piece for Max, Dan went straight for the back counter where the rifles would have been displayed. There were a few shotguns left, along with a single semi-auto rifle.

Dan reached up on the pegboard to retrieve it, examining the chamber and the stickers that adorned its tactical stock.

“Ruger 10/22,” he read out loud.

It was a beautiful rifle; stainless steel barrel, pistol grip, and a long picatinny rail across the top. It had no sights, as it was likely built for a scope, or maybe a red dot sight. Either one would work just fine. The rifle would be perfect for Toby. A .22LR had very little, if any, recoil, and would be sufficient for taking down any shuffler or shambler with a well-placed headshot.

Over to his left was a display case with various accessories. He chose a good scope, a canted mount, and a red dot sight. He also grabbed an appropriate boresighter in order to get the scope sighted without having to waste too many bullets.

Other than that rifle, there was little else of interest. In the other room, Max and Drew were checking out the handguns and ammo supply. Dan immediately spotted the .22LR ammo. There was plenty of it left, which was surprising. Before the shit hit the fan, most retailers were so backordered on the tiny bullets that they all had a purchase limit. Here on the shelf, however, there were six boxes of high-velocity rounds.

“Whatcha got there, chief?” Drew asked.

Dan held the rifle up to show him. “Ruger 10/22,” he said. “For Toby.”

“Sweet,” Drew said, smiling. “That looks like a BX-25 mag in it. There are more of them at the front counter.”

“Cool,” Dan said. “I’ll get them all. Do you see any .22LR handguns in there?”

“Another Ruger right here,” Max said, pointing straight down into the glass case.

Dan grabbed the six boxes of ammo, and took the handgun. He went back to the front room, leaving Max and Drew to continue their search. As Drew said, there were two double packs of BX-25 mags, all shrink wrapped for his enjoyment. He stuffed them into his pack and slung the rifle over his shoulder.

Toby’s gonna love this, he thought. And the kid would. With the high capacity magazine inserted, the Ruger would look badass. It would make Toby feel like he was armed to the teeth. When he got older he would definitely need something a bit larger. If he got older, that is.

Dan shook his head in frustration as he realized what a shitty thing that was to think. Of course the kid would get older. He would make sure of it. It was his job, after all, being their elected leader. Everyone was his responsibility.

“Dan,” Drew said from the other room.

He turned and went back, seeing Drew standing at the top of a set of stairs. He joined him, looking down into the dimness that was only light by the flashlight in Drew’s hands.

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