I'm fairly new here, (and new to firearms in general), and I'm sure this has been done in the past. I searched and didn't really come up with anything (maybe I suck at searching 
). Anyway, I like hypotheticals, so I thought I'd give one a shot. I've seen threads about what caliber for a given situation, but I wanted to take it a step further.
Note: If you don't like the topic or think it's been done to death, just don't respond, that's what the "back" button is for. I'm hoping there's at least some people like myself who like to day dream about unlikely scenarios, and just need an outlet.
That being said, here's the question: If you could have one rifle and only one rifle for all situations (i.e. home defense, plinking, hunting, really, awful, nasty bad day, zombie uprising, sentient machine uprising, foriegn invasion, etc.) what would you choose, and in what caliber? Here's the catch... it can't be a black (re:evil), tacticool, hyper-combat, sniper-grenade launching, combat AR 6000. (please recognize extreme hyperbole)
There is an element of reality in this for me, as DW would never allow such weaponry into the home, and I am actually at least a little curious for my own preparedness' sake. Plus, there's just nothing like some good wood and steel. As for me, I currently have a Mosin-Nagant M28 that I imagine short of anything else, this would be able to fill some of the above niches, though not as well as some. You go with what you've got, I guess. I'm thinking what would be better might be something in a lever action like winchester in .30-30 as the rate of fire could be increased marginally over the Mosin for combat purposes, and would still be a sufficient hunting/survival caliber, with decent reach.
So, if you like to dream, let's talk. What would you own and why?
P.S. I apologize in advance if this is at all unclear. Let me know if I need to clarify.
). Anyway, I like hypotheticals, so I thought I'd give one a shot. I've seen threads about what caliber for a given situation, but I wanted to take it a step further. Note: If you don't like the topic or think it's been done to death, just don't respond, that's what the "back" button is for. I'm hoping there's at least some people like myself who like to day dream about unlikely scenarios, and just need an outlet.
That being said, here's the question: If you could have one rifle and only one rifle for all situations (i.e. home defense, plinking, hunting, really, awful, nasty bad day, zombie uprising, sentient machine uprising, foriegn invasion, etc.) what would you choose, and in what caliber? Here's the catch... it can't be a black (re:evil), tacticool, hyper-combat, sniper-grenade launching, combat AR 6000. (please recognize extreme hyperbole)
There is an element of reality in this for me, as DW would never allow such weaponry into the home, and I am actually at least a little curious for my own preparedness' sake. Plus, there's just nothing like some good wood and steel. As for me, I currently have a Mosin-Nagant M28 that I imagine short of anything else, this would be able to fill some of the above niches, though not as well as some. You go with what you've got, I guess. I'm thinking what would be better might be something in a lever action like winchester in .30-30 as the rate of fire could be increased marginally over the Mosin for combat purposes, and would still be a sufficient hunting/survival caliber, with decent reach.
So, if you like to dream, let's talk. What would you own and why?
P.S. I apologize in advance if this is at all unclear. Let me know if I need to clarify.
it will last longer than you will. 
