M110
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Lever-action in .357
how about a Saiga in 223. goes for about $300.
+ another one...how about a Saiga in 223. goes for about $300.
In rural areas, huntiing isn't that ineffecient, however. My grandfather grew up dirt-poor. He used to tell me that every morning, he was sent out to go kill squirrels or rabbits for breakfast. I personally think that my family would starve to death if they were waiting for me to bring home meat every day, but I suppose they faired better. He died at 98 years old.
I added that because of the various degrees of SHTF people may wish to prepare for. Hunting would be needed to be addressed in a TEOTWAWKI (The End of The World as We Know It) situation. I consider that a VERY unlikely event in the best scenerio, and one that you will never completely be prepared for in the worst scenerio.
I tend to view SHTF more on a regional geographic level much like Katrina or the Winter storms in CO-- Not a global breakdown.
What about an AR15 with a piston upper?
I agree with this 100 percent. A good 12-gauge is the one weapon a person should have on hand in any disaster situation.The shotgun can pinch hit for a military-derived rifle, but a said rifle is going to have a much harder times replacing a shotgun.
This may be true of city dwellers, who live isolated from one another, but the moment the S starts spraying from the F, I'm heading straight to my dad's farm. I can walk there in about four or five days in the worst case scenario, but I will be there. Between our neighbors and extended family, we'd take care of each other, and that would entail sharing ammo, just as we often do during hunting season. The most common calibers up there are .22lr, .30-06, and 12-gauge. Probably next in line would be .22 Magnum, .22-250, .223, .243, .270 .308, and 20-gauge. 5.56x39 would be a third-tier ammo, like .17 HMR, 410, 220 Swift, 7mm magnum, and 300 Magnum. Not too many people use the fancy new calibers, like the Winchester Short Magnums, though the .17 HMR is really starting to catch on and is moving up fast.In any reasonable SHTF situation you are going to be using you own supply of ammunition,
This may be true of city dwellers, who live isolated from one another, but the moment the S starts spraying from the F, I'm heading straight to my dad's farm. I can walk there in about four or five days in the worst case scenario, but I will be there. Between our neighbors and extended family, we'd take care of each other, and that would entail sharing ammo, just as we often do during hunting season.