Got a new "survival/pack" rifle - show me yours

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Lnf Crzr said:
It all depends on your terrain.

Survival out at hunting camp far from anything resembling a Grocery store, Living on Squirrels and Rabbits? 22lr.

Escaping city and having to possibly interact with combatants on way out with survival in mind after?
357

Crashed on side of Mountain road in Wyoming far from others and stranded…. Defense against 4 legged animals, plus survive on what animals you can harvest?
45 colt

Depending on Where I’m going to be and headed to, I’ll grab the appropriate Guns and ammo. Takes about 5 min. Bag goes in truck… Nice and ready. Survival knife and other items in bag also.

Best to be prepared
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Hey...that's what I was going to say.!! Different types of survival, "urban" or "wilderness". Some combinations of rifle/pistol will "cross over" work for both, but what works best in one type might not be great in the other...and...visa-versa! My passion is wilderness survival and bush-craft. But, that don't mean I can't do well in the other...just not too "excited" about it.
 
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In a City urban survival situation I don’t want to be limited to a single shot 22lr.

In a Wilderness survival situation hunting squirrel, I don’t want a folding Ak 47

Compromise on some things to do others well … so entire survival is not so difficult… that’s how I look at it. Hence why I like the 357 or 44 and 45 PCCs so much.
 
chicharrones said:
Probably easier (and wiser) to wait for a CZ600 Trail to come along. ;)
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That is the truth! For some reason I can not find a Marlin 25 to save my soul. I hope when Ruger finalizes the Marlin line Nodak will adjust their offering. The Ruger American would be great, but the rotary magazine would not work well with this design. It would be too thick.

I would be happy to settle for the 600 trail. That will make a great desert/truck gun. Not as svelte as your 25 survival rifle, but a neat nonetheless.
 
chicharrones said:
Years ago I wanted a Papoose, but I tend to shy away from rimfire autoloading rifles for some reason. That would leave the ol' Marlin Midget Magnum as comparable to a Papoose, but those are kind of rare. Not to mention I already have a small .22 magnum carbine. :D
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The midget magnum was before the papoose, and the entire receiver and barrel came out of the stock versus the papoose barrel removal.

I havent mentioned my other couple similar rifles. The stevens 22-410 comes apart in 10 seconds and is just as fast to reassemble. Or my ancient Hopkins & Allen No.922. Its a single shot takedown 22 from pre 1915. Though the bore looks like an old clay sewer pipe...
 
BigBlue 94 said:
The midget magnum was before the papoose, and the entire receiver and barrel came out of the stock versus the papoose barrel removal.

I havent mentioned my other couple similar rifles. The stevens 22-410 comes apart in 10 seconds and is just as fast to reassemble. Or my ancient Hopkins & Allen No.922. Its a single shot takedown 22 from pre 1915. Though the bore looks like an old clay sewer pipe...
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It really is hard to beat a break open long gun for single shot (or double shot) usage. My only two break barrel guns were a Winchester 37A and a Stoeger Uplander. They should have come with a neat case for takedown, because they takedown so nicely.
 
Armored farmer said:
I had visions of making this my "road trip gun".
I am a fan and reloader of the .30-30.
This little booger is compact and traditional looking.
I really want a leather ammo sleeve, sling, and big loop?
My ccw. Mrs ccw. and this carbine are a pretty useful combination.
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I love the compact 30/30 as a travelling companion. I have a Marlin 336 LTS and it likes to travel with me. It shoots the Speer 130 FP's in the small groups and gives me a decent reach. This load worked good on the smallish deer we had running around and I am sure this would translate into similar performance if needed in a SD role. This one was a ranch companion with me in when I lived in TX so it is definitely not pristine. I am hoping the Ruger brings back a version of the 336 with a 16" barrel. I missed the Spikehorns and was not entirely comfortable buying the Remington youth version. The LTS is hard to replace, but my only 16" 30/30. I would love to find a good Trapper in .30/30

Recently I have acquired a few folding/breakdown/compact firearms. I used to think they were gimmicky, but now love them. I think Ruger played a good part in this with the affordable and functional TD method they first developed for the 10/22 and then expanded to the PC Carbine.

EDIT: Is that a 20" rifle?
 
I guess for me the closest I get to a firearm origami scenario these days is clandestinely packing a rifle into my car without the elementary school parents and teachers across the street calling in the local SWAT team on me.

I've got two folders that will fit into my padded mandolin case:
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My H&R/NEF Handirifles are also good for this, since their barrels can be removed with one screw.
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Armored farmer said:
I had visions of making this my "road trip gun".
I am a fan and reloader of the .30-30.
This little booger is compact and traditional looking.
I really want a leather ammo sleeve, sling, and big loop?
My ccw. Mrs ccw. and this carbine are a pretty useful combination.
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Wow, we got "road trip" guns, wilderness survival guns, and urban survival guns. That's a good thing, not a critique. My road trip gun is a M44 Mosin Nagant, with a FR8 or a "Jungle Carbine" SMLE as a substitute once in a while. But I always go back to the M44.

For road trip, or urban use, a PCC and pistol in 9mm makes a nice combo. Not so much in the deep woods on the side of a mountain. !!! Lnf's .357 combo would be at home in all three scenarios.

From the original post, I assumed wilderness survival, which is where the .22LR shines, but I think including the others is making things interesting. I hope Chic don't mind. !!

The .30WCF is indeed a great cartridge to reload for, and can be loaded down nicely for shooting grouse and wabbits.
 
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