Limeyfellow
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Having a commonly available round only really works before a crisis appears since when civil order does break down in these siturations stores tend to get robbed of ammunation.
An Ar15 is nice but in this area there are better choices. It makes a great military rifle, though I like something with more stopping power, especially when you are seeing no food coming into the stores. I am far enough out that you see a number of larger animals (I have at least a dozen deer that regularly on my property) that could be culled. So I would go with something bigger. Infact I probrobly arm with an SKS as others have said due to their unbreakingness, lack of maintaince and then throw in a bolt action like the Lee Enfield for more power, hunting and so on. Then there is a couple of .357 magnum revolvers around.
More importantly would be a water filter if anything. We have a spring on the property, though its still handy to have something to clean the water. You going to run out of that long before ammo for most people. Make sure you have the clothes for the seasons too. Especially if you are out of power for weeks. I quickly learned here that every couple of years an icestorm will knock out the power and after two weeks without electricity in temperatures well below freezing I was ready for some warmth. I also found growing my own vegetables and storing them in jars and similar stuff also is a good thing to do if you have space for a garden on your property. A year's growing gives me and my family enough vegetables to last over two years from the garden so we sell quite a bit of fresh veg and give others to friends and family, but its easy enough to store it. Then don't forget useful equipment.
I find people concentrate too much on the firearms when their choice isn't by far the most important one. Most people could cope with a .22lr rifle and be amply protected as much as any other rifle to scare people off. Your best advantage would probrobly be number of people, so knowing your neighbours helps as much as anything.
An Ar15 is nice but in this area there are better choices. It makes a great military rifle, though I like something with more stopping power, especially when you are seeing no food coming into the stores. I am far enough out that you see a number of larger animals (I have at least a dozen deer that regularly on my property) that could be culled. So I would go with something bigger. Infact I probrobly arm with an SKS as others have said due to their unbreakingness, lack of maintaince and then throw in a bolt action like the Lee Enfield for more power, hunting and so on. Then there is a couple of .357 magnum revolvers around.
More importantly would be a water filter if anything. We have a spring on the property, though its still handy to have something to clean the water. You going to run out of that long before ammo for most people. Make sure you have the clothes for the seasons too. Especially if you are out of power for weeks. I quickly learned here that every couple of years an icestorm will knock out the power and after two weeks without electricity in temperatures well below freezing I was ready for some warmth. I also found growing my own vegetables and storing them in jars and similar stuff also is a good thing to do if you have space for a garden on your property. A year's growing gives me and my family enough vegetables to last over two years from the garden so we sell quite a bit of fresh veg and give others to friends and family, but its easy enough to store it. Then don't forget useful equipment.
I find people concentrate too much on the firearms when their choice isn't by far the most important one. Most people could cope with a .22lr rifle and be amply protected as much as any other rifle to scare people off. Your best advantage would probrobly be number of people, so knowing your neighbours helps as much as anything.
