Your End of the World Gun Collection

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Old Fuff is supposed to be sending me my Reprobate Diploma

It is all good.

I am over 50, and my role is to be a pain in the butt to some, and "yeah, I was raised like that" to others.

Matters get serious and unless one is a gunsmith, or has one in the immediate group they are dealing with serious matters with...

Well, nothing wrong with many platforms, or calibers.
Just what do you have to handle the situations, and ammo, and replacement parts and what not ?

9x23 in 1911 platform, I am a huge believer as a serious defensive tool.
Common sense tells me having 3 Kel-Tec P-11s in 9mm instead of one 1911 in 9x23 is smarter.
Three snub nose or 3" Model 10/64 instead of that 9x23 makes more sense too.

P-11s and Model 10/64s allows one to have a gun on person, concealed, and ammo is easier to come by, or reload.

P-11s will shoot lead bullets made from wheel weights, or other lead melted down. I and others have done so.

BHPs will shoot home made lead bullets too...again a better choice than some platforms, and calibers.
BHP has BTDT, when times were serious, and still is.

25 variety or 25 of redundant considerations?

Five of Five of the same make model and caliber, is my preference.

 

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[Seancass]

no harm done.

let me try this list thing again. i enjoy doing this anyways. it is kinda hard now that i'm working on it...

GI 1911-- must have, every faithful.
Marlin 45/70 guide gun -- ditto
auto .22
CCW(probly KARH) single stack 9mm
S&W .44, performance center
12 guage, probly pump or SBS double
Belt fed, prefferably automatic AR or similar -- seems like it could be handy
S&W460
.308 target bolt
Marlin 39 or henry
Lever action Wild west guns Bushwacker -- its just too cool
Double bbl, 700 nitro express or 600 overkill
doulbe stack race gun 1911
compact .38 snub, S&W
Ruger .454 alaskan
about 5 SAA's
target 1911
S&W .357
.50 BMG semi
.22 semi auto
Single Six
and a peice of artillery for good measure

i guess that list is somewhat close. if i make it again tomorrow it should come out different. its a hard line between what i want and what would be useful. who knew i wanted so many guns?

 

[george29]

Original Poster states:

Your End of the World Gun Collection

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I made mention elsewhere that if necessary I could be totally happy for the rest of my life with no more than about 25 firearms. I then set out to see, like I usually am with the topic, if I was lying to myself.

So I made this list under the precedent that if I could only have one firearm for the rest of my life, it would be #1, and if I could only have two, it would be #s 1 and 2, etc.

Anyway, it was quite a bit of work, but feel free to make your own.

It does not have to be 25 guns, just a prioritized list of your EOTWAWKI guns. I wouldn't know what to do with 15 guns nevermind 25, not that I'm knocking anyone.
All survivalist agree on one thing, a good .22 will be your best friend in a situation where you can have only one gun with you. With proper placement it has killed a Grizzly by an old women in Alaska.
Here are a few links about the diminutive and under rated .22 (the same caliber used by Sayeret Matkal when they stormed the hijacked Sabena Aircraft in 1972 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabena_Flight_572 )
http://www.volny.cz/buchtik/Revo/22mag_us.htm
http://www.arcticwebsite.com/SurvivalFirearm.html
http://www.alpinesurvival.com/guns-to-grab.htm
http://www.alpharubicon.com/leo/survrifletghunt.htm
http://www.alpharubicon.com/leo/224survivaltg.htm
http://www.chuckhawks.com/survival_rifles.htm
http://www.gunblast.com/Charter-PathfinderAS.htm talks about using it for social purposes as well
http://www.gunblast.com/Remington-ModelFive.htm here Jeff talks about if he needed to keep one gun it would be the .22

I think y'all get the idea. You can stuff 1500 rounds in your pack and another 100 in your pockets and you are well armed, especially if you have a .22 mag conversion.

If all I could have was one rifle and one handgun, both would be my Rugers, a10/22 in LR and convertable Sigle Six.

 

[CountGlockula]

It all depends what ammo is available: 9mm.

 

[The_Shootist]

Short and Sweet

Ak-47 platform in 7.62x39
S&W (pre-lock) 686+ in 4" bbl
S&W (pre-lock) 617 in 6" bbl

Guns that ALWAYS go bang and where the ammo will likely available.

 

[45Broomhandle]

Okay! I'll Play...

AND . . . . . . MINE'S PACKED!!​

It is A .22rf, magazine-fed, single-shot with interchangeable 3" bbl for concealed carry; 7 1/2" bbl for practice or up-close hunting; and 20" bbl with walnut forestock and detachable buttstock for hunting. (Smoothbore barrels also available.)

Ammo is readily available about anywhere. Useful for obtaining a different weapon - if worse comes to worst!

Fairly quiet, doesn't announce your presence for a 5- or 10-mile radius.

VERY transportable WITH 1,000s of assorted type of rounds. (HUGE variety of ammo available for ANY need.)

Compact, leaving more carry-space/weight available for other supplies.

Of course, in the REAL world I've got a large assortment to choose from at home, BUT, if I had to leave in a hurry - Here Fiala, here boy....

Best regards ~ ~ ~ GGN

 

[jr4521]

OK I have played this game with myself for about 15 years, this is my actual list of what I own for EOTW or a similar issue.

AR 15 10 30 round clips /removable Nikon scope
AK 47 10 30 round clips
590 12 gauge
Savage 110 308 Nikon scope
22lr bolt action
Glock 19 9 clips one 30 rounder
Springfield XD 45 5 inch 5 clips
S&W 3 inch 44 mag
Ruger Super black hawk hunter 44 mag
S&W 4 inch 357 mag
S&W snub 38

at least 200 rounds for each.

Is it practical to attempt to take all these with you? i guess situation dictates,I feel confident I could well arm my family if needed.