SGT Duff Man
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I'm positive it's already been done, but I'd like to get everyone's take on what they would choose as their ideal "survival" weapon/weapons. 1 long arm, 1 pistol, what would everyone go with and why?
When I say survival, I mean SHTF, Katrina type, governmental collapse, zombie hordes, crashed bush pilot, etc. You're in a situation where help is scarce if existant at all, you have what you can carry, scrounge, or store in a small cache, say 2 ammo cans worth or space.
I know there is no end all be all weapon, but I'd probably go with a sturdy shotgun like an 870 w/ at least a 4 shot tube, preferably 6 or 7, C&C folding stock for space, trijicon sight set with ring on the rear, and a side saddle to hold some spare ammo with the gun. I figure that'd keep off the zombies, stop deer, bear, birds, squirrels, or armed vermin, depending on the type of shot you had. You could reach out and touch someone/something to 100m without any problems.
For a pistol a .22 revolver w/ at least a 5" barrel as I would prefer to use it as the primary means for putting small game in my stomach and conserve as many shotgun rounds as possible. It could also be used to demotivate armed vermin in a pinch, not the best but enough to change someones mind. It would also be capable of using different kinds of ammunition, like snake shot, .22l/r/s, low powder or no powder rounds like aguilla colibri.
When I say survival, I mean SHTF, Katrina type, governmental collapse, zombie hordes, crashed bush pilot, etc. You're in a situation where help is scarce if existant at all, you have what you can carry, scrounge, or store in a small cache, say 2 ammo cans worth or space.
I know there is no end all be all weapon, but I'd probably go with a sturdy shotgun like an 870 w/ at least a 4 shot tube, preferably 6 or 7, C&C folding stock for space, trijicon sight set with ring on the rear, and a side saddle to hold some spare ammo with the gun. I figure that'd keep off the zombies, stop deer, bear, birds, squirrels, or armed vermin, depending on the type of shot you had. You could reach out and touch someone/something to 100m without any problems.
For a pistol a .22 revolver w/ at least a 5" barrel as I would prefer to use it as the primary means for putting small game in my stomach and conserve as many shotgun rounds as possible. It could also be used to demotivate armed vermin in a pinch, not the best but enough to change someones mind. It would also be capable of using different kinds of ammunition, like snake shot, .22l/r/s, low powder or no powder rounds like aguilla colibri.
