We don't do "SHTF" threads, as mentioned.
(Let me also point out that we frown darkly on "IBTL" drive-bys as well.)
There have been SO VERY MANY "what rifle for urban hostilities, break down of civilization, foraging/looting/stealing supplies, stopping others from foraging/looting/stealing supplies, "unrest," natural disasters, and any number of other apocalyptic themes that we really don't need another.
I really can't imagine how the question really needs this much discussion anyway. What does a rifle do? What might I need a rifle to do? What am I capable of doing with a rifle? If I really need a rifle to answer this need, which kind does whatever I'm imagining/fantasizing I'll need it to do? Is 'what rifle' really the important question to be asking if any of these events come to be?
Hmmm...
"Which rifle for leaning against a tree while chopping firewood?"
"Which rifle for leaning against a fender while I siphon gas out of a car?"
"Which rifle for leaning against a wall while servicing a generator?"
"Which rifle for leaning agianst the fence while hoeing a garden?"
"Which rifle for leaning against the kitchen counter while purifying water?"
"Which rifle for leaning against a tree while digging a latrine?"
"Which rifle for leaning against a table while bartering bullets for beans?"
Etc...
