Quote:
"And because "SHTF" is a silly concept espoused only by paranoics and commando wannabes."
You're kidding right? I think Katrina and the LA riots are examples of SHTF being a real possibility.
Then again, I bet .270 makes fine anti-looter medicine.
If he's kidding, I seriously agree with him. I don't live in NO or Watts. If something ever DID happen like a "Road Warrior" scenario, nuclear apocalypse or something...
....I see little point in planning on it. I'd hope to be one that fried in the blast and didn't suffer. Sometimes I think some of the "survivalist personalities" I know are praying every night for it to happen. I think they've seen too many early Mel Gibson movies. That's akin to a CCW holder hoping someone will shoot at him so he can use his weapon to kill someone.
Funny, but of all the people I know that carry, not one is hoping THAT will happen. They're of the mindset that they will avoid such a thing at all costs! They prepare themselves in case it should happen. If you wish to prepare yourself for the apocalypse in case it should happen, fine, but be aware that getting accosted on the street is FAR more likely to happen than a nuclear apocalypse.
If I survived such a scenario, I am confident that my hunting/sporting guns and handguns will suffice. I don't need no stinkin' AK for such scenarios. If you like shooting AKs and ARs, hey, buy 'em because you LIKE shooting 'em. You need no justification for the purchase. It is your right under the constitution as a citizen to own and shoot said weapons, at least until Nancy Pelosi gets it changed. :banghead:
Meanwhile, if I find myself in New Orleans after the next Katrina, I will have my carry weapon with me. That should be plenty of firepower to see me through the nights until I can get out of that place. But, in reality, when a hurricane is coming, I, like any SANE individual, is getting the hell outta Dodge! Don't need no AK if I run to Dallas! I've seen several hurricanes in my life and never saw a New Orleans situation in the aftermath before. That was an isolated incident in a particularly onerous place to live. I never liked VISITING there, much less living there.
At least my Texas CCL is good there now, thank God.
Now then, I think the .357 magnum is the best choice for me, with more thinking about it. I love my bolt guns and the range and capability on game they give me, but most of my shots on game have been taken within .357 carbine range where my land is, at least. It's only been out west where I'd feel seriously under-gunned with the carbine. The caliber gives me a small game gun using my light .38 loads, too, and after all, the lever carbine is the original "assault rifle" for anti-personnel situations. I can't think of another caliber I own in rifles that would allow me to hunt both big and small game, so I've settled on the.357 magnum as my choice, an' I'm stickin' to it this time.
