texas bulldog
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marlin 1894 in .357 mag. it does all i would truly need.
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ThomasT
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A good choice.
If I could take my reloading kit I would pick the Marlin 357 lever action. If not then I would take the Ruger 77/22 and all the 22lr I could haul.
Onesiphorus
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Saiga 7.62x39.
THE MACHINIST
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Ruger 10-22 .
Maverick223
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One gun threads are boring, and unrealistic (at least for me)...How bout we narrow it down to just "one safe" (filled with guns) for the rest of my life...then perhaps I can decide how to fill the safe. 
alemonkey
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My 870.
I'm going to go with the AR-15 here also. Reason being is that it's light, ammo is light, has a bullet that has significant knock down power and can hit a target 300 or 400 yards out and with the .22LR conversion bolt, you have 2 guns in one. You can carry 1000 rounds of .22 ammo with no trouble.
tactikel
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Springfield 1903-A3 (Rem. 2 groove, made 06-1944) 65 years old, and still shoots 1.5 MOA with GI sights.
black_powder_Rob
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well in a true SHTF scenario i would have to take my hand guns and at least one rifle. my pistols would be my 22 and my 9mm revolver. my rifle would be my mini 14. I know the OP said just one gun but I just think that I would have to take three.
jpwilly
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Sounds a lot like a marriage to me. I'm going to have to do some more dating before I answer this one. Besides I have too many sweethearts at home that could get jealous!
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Based upon your scenario, I would take either a Remmy 870 or a Marlin Glenfield M-60.
Based upon real life (carry every day) if I could only have one firearm it would either be a Commander sized 1911 or a 4" S&W in .41 Mag or .45 LC. A .357 would be my third choice.
Based upon real life (carry every day) if I could only have one firearm it would either be a Commander sized 1911 or a 4" S&W in .41 Mag or .45 LC. A .357 would be my third choice.
I'm relatively convinced that a Marlin 336 in 30-30 would be the best all-around survivalist "one gun" because of portability, versatility, durability, field repairability, and ammo availability in most any one-horse-town general store. I'm assuming that if you manage to live a couple weeks into a survivalist situation, all these factors become more and more important.
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I currently own a Remington 541T, and love it. But, if all I could have is one the Marlin 60 is likely it. Experience says they are accurate and dependable. With appropriate ammo there's not much you couldn't do in. I sure hope it never comes to where I can only keep one though.
JLaw
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Since this is in the Rifle section, I'd stick with my Winchester 30-30.
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Smith357
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TC Encore with one of every barrel made.
villemur
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Since you stipulated that it's a SHTF scenario, I'd want a gun with long-range potential. Why let the fight get up-close and personal? I'd probably grab my Garand with a SPAM can or two of surplus ammo. Although I'd probably be just as happy with my scoped Rem 700 in .30-06. Granted, this would be overkill for a lot of the shooting that might need to get done, but the long-range potential would trump that.
You really think 5.45x39 is going to be easy to get in a SHTF situation? You been watching Red Dawn too many times.
iamkris
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My choice for SHTF...
HOLY DIVER
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already thought this out i'll carry my M-4gery.wife will carry my mossberg 12ga (a scatter gun suites her best) i picked m-4gery because it is chambered in 5.56 nato, and i think you'll have a better chance getting parts for a AR.i know you won't be able to pick the phone up a call midway lol. but still i think you'll have a better chance getting AR parts than you will have getting AK parts.just my opinion......
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