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[Terminator]What weapons did Kyle Reese have access to in 1984 that would've been effective against a terminator

Anti-tank and anti-material rifles seem to do the trick based on Genisys. Why didn't he attack an armory or a gun store and steal some? 

What about just throwing acid on it like they did in Genisys? I don't know if you could build a gun that shot acid without it also destroying the gun, but something like that would probably be more effective. 

I don't think Reese had the ability to make EMPs.
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Kyle didn't have time to rob an armory or anything like that. He barely had time to check the fit on those sweet ass Nike Vandals when he was clothing himself. He had to make do with what he could pick up along the way. 

Having bad ass weapons wouldn't mean much if the Terminator got to Sarah while he was out shopping for anti-tank guns and acid.