User blog comment:Postapocfan1999/Season 1 Ep 3 Rick Grimes vs Max Rockatansky/@comment-5559147-20130802181845

Does Max get the Smith and Wesson Model 29 or the Model 27/28? I ask because the 29 is listed, but is stated to be a .357 a conventional caliber for the 27/28. Not the 29 which is normally a .44 and as Max carried both at different times. I figured it was best to clarify which is in use for this match.

Unitl I get an answer I'll go ahead and cover the rest of the edges.

SEMI-AUTO

Glock 17 vs C96. Yes, yes I know the Glcok is newer has a larger mag capacity and is well loved by Glock fan boys that said the Mauser has something like 3 times the range as well as penetration and muzzle velocity.

EDGE - Max

CLOSE RANGE

Mossberg vs Sawed off double barrel. Well the obvious answer is the Mossberg, but the side by side has some advantages of its own. Size/weight, spread/power( firing both barrels ), faster firing ( almost semi-auto ), quicker reload, and simpler mechanism that makes for a more reliable robust weapon. Its also in this case Max's go to weapon, his primary, his first choice. So he is going to have way more experience and be more comfortable with it then Rick is with the Mossberg. Not to say Rick doesn't have experience with the Mossberg, just that he's far more likely to use his Colt. This is tough, but in an urban setting between these 2.

EDGE - Max

MID RANGE

M4 vs M1. Size, weight, power, wiki aside functionally similar ranges. In other words statisically speaking pretty close. The one major difference is mag capacity and that greatly favors the M4.

EDGE - Rick

MELEE

Machete vs Knife. The Machete is longer and has more options for attack.

EDGE - Rick.

So far both have taken 2 edges, though both of Max's are in fire arms. Which are a bigger factor in matches were their involved. Though Rick may have taken in the edge in the most important fire arm catagory. That and I'm still out on the revolvers until I get clarification.

As for the men themselves. Max seems a bit tougher, more self reliant, and oddly for him mentally sound. He typically only has himself to think about were as Rick is always distracted by the good of the group so Max is likely going to be more focused on the task at hand. Though it could be argued that his children and his group will actually give Rick some thing to fight for, make him fight harder. Either way I'm going to with hold final judgment until I can give edges on all the weapons. Though I'm leanings toward Max.