I prefer a tube fed .22 over a 10/22 for survival purposes just because the magazine is just one more piece that could break
For your money, what would you buy as a true survival rifle?
So, I give you "The Perfect Jeep Gun".
If by survival, you mean a no-holds barred, every man for himself, all-conditions free for all?
Option #1
1.) A compact double-barrel .410 shotgun for harvesting small game (think coach gun). Don't kid yourselves. All the big stuff will be gone. Deer, cows, etc. will be gone in a very short amount of time.
I prefer a tube fed .22 over a 10/22 for survival purposes just because the magazine is just one more piece that could break. My dad has a Nylon 66 that has had absolutely countless rounds through it with basically no cleaning at all, it is very light, and deadly accurate.
I think the only thing I really worry about surviving is falling down a well and not being able to climb out.
So this is my ultimate survival gun: http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=680145
For a true all around survival rifle it would be an AR 15.
If you're talking out of doors, if you take a fall and dent the tube, you're SOL. Most folks don't carry spare parts and tools to replace their tube magazine in the field, while detachable magazines make carrying spares easy.
This. Easier I've found to break mags than tubes.In over 50 years of shooting tube fed and magazine fed 22's, i haven't dented even one tube on a 22. BUT, "I" and other's i know have had magazines fail and more than a few of them have been lost.
There's no way a tube failure happens even close to the amount of times a magazine fails or is lost!
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But not cheap. Even at this time for stock piling.Generally speaking, SBR AR-15.
-5.56 ammo is still pretty light, you can carry a lot of it.
-Durable & reliable
-Enough power, range and accuracy to hunt big game with careful shot placement and proper bullet selection
-Sufficient firepower for a certain kind of "survival"..