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SHTF Gun Question
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OK, let's say polite society has gone tits up.
And now you're on the move, or in a defensive postion, or something in between.
Realistically, you're probably going to have 1 handgun, and 1 long gun.
out of your collection which 2 would you keep, assuming you can't carry ammo and mags for more than 2 total
Please keep it to guns YOU CURRENTLY HAVE, not guns you WISHED you had.
MY choices...
Colt AR15A2 Govt. Carbine
Colt M1991A1 pistol
you?
And now you're on the move, or in a defensive postion, or something in between.
Realistically, you're probably going to have 1 handgun, and 1 long gun.
out of your collection which 2 would you keep, assuming you can't carry ammo and mags for more than 2 total
Please keep it to guns YOU CURRENTLY HAVE, not guns you WISHED you had.
MY choices...
Colt AR15A2 Govt. Carbine
Colt M1991A1 pistol
you?
Comments
Olympic AR-15
Colt New Agent 9mm
Wife: S&W 640, and Rem 552 Speedmaster
Glock 19
FNP45
S&W M60 with 3" barrel:
One of these three AKs (I don't know which one yet):
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Okay, lets narrow it to one of these three:
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For the wife Colt SP-1
S&W Mdl 13
For me SA M1A
SA 1911A1 Longslide
I would stay home and keep access to everything I have, including other important things like, food, water, shelter. Also important would be that it would keep me out of the sights of people who have one rifle, one pistol, and are on the move.
Keeping with the gun theme in general though I would estimate that one of my 2 22LR rifles (Ruger 10/22 and something that resembles a Marlin model 60) would come in most useful for shooting rabbits, squirrels, and birds. Besides deer and protection I think those would be the most important ones.
m1 garand
While they're not the most powerful round, they're cheap and if I run out of my stash I can always steal more.....
M1A
G19
The wife
Stoeger double defense in 20ga
sp101
Am sure a 22 would be jammed in some where.
Part of the reason we are set up to stay right were we are. Not having to worry about what to carry.
That said, I'm not bugging out anywhere. I'd stay here and fight the fight at my house.
Raven model .25ACP(with custom drum mag)[:)]
And 2 guns ONLY.
It isn't that hard of a question[:)]
BE three for me....1911 45acp, Marlin 30-30, Mossberg 22 bolt action
are you special?[:D]
TWO guns, not 3.
Garand M1
AK redheaded step child varient. Its a. 223. only because a 30round magazine on anything would have a benifeted intimidation factor.
A 22SA would be more practicle.
i'll take my stand here till i die here
i AINT MOVING PREIOD!!!!!!!
i'll take my stand here till i die here
well, now, you aren't playing nice[:)]
The wife a Marlin 981T and a S&W642.
I think that option would work well.
That way I have a rifle that fires a great combat round and there is plenty around, a great combat proven pistol, my wife has the small game getter and a pistol that can fire reg. thee types of rounds (with moon clips of course[8D][;)])
700 bdl 223
OK, assume you HAVE to move around, that is the question.
And 2 guns ONLY.
It isn't that hard of a question[:)]
I think moving around is silly, assuming you don't live in downtown Detroit.
I think the guys who sell bug out bags have fostered the notion that leaving your home makes any sense.
OK, assume you HAVE to move around, that is the question.
And 2 guns ONLY.
It isn't that hard of a question[:)]
Same as before
quote:Originally posted by jwb267
i AINT MOVING PREIOD!!!!!!!
i'll take my stand here till i die here
well, now, you aren't playing nice[:)]
OK! my mossberg 22 and my browning 9 mm hi power, BUT I AINT MOVING[:D]
Spouse: S&W .22 revolver and Mossberg 500c
However...I'd be packing two sidearms...the second would be a S&W .357. My wife would also have her S&W Model 442.
quote:Originally posted by jwb267
i AINT MOVING PREIOD!!!!!!!
i'll take my stand here till i die here
well, now, you aren't playing nice[:)]
HA! You changed the rules!
Ok... Since there is no way I would find a better place to be than my own house... and assuming my property doesn't get taken over as a command post and artillery base/helli field or something... It would be a bad call for me to move to my buddies house since he has no room, no extra food and water, and no extra anything... Sooo assuming my buddy is not pigheaded enough to stay in his house and moves to mine, I hope he would bring with him...
His Ruger GP100 6" because it would go very nicely with my Marlin .357 mag levergun, and his Ruger P89 which would go well with my Kel-Tec Sub2000 (though a Glock would be better because of magazine interchangeability). I'm speaking ammo wise in both of these matches. I like the idea of having one big supply of one ammo rather than 2 supplies and being forced to leave one gun out if it goes empty. I know those are both handguns but he's got a wife and a teenage kid and they can carry whatever else is required to fulfill the requirements of the OP.
If I had to go to get him and didn't know if I was going to be able to make it back I would be forced to grab the 10/22 and Walther P22, as many bricks of 22LR as I could and a couple bandoleers of 12ga for his shotgun. He doesn't have much ammo on hand so the bricks would give the most bangs for the pound and he lives at the edge of a gulf course with a deer overpopulation problem so the 12ga ammo would be better than .357 or 9mm.
FN PS90, FN Fiveseven. Takes same ammo.
I though of the same thing, but then again, what if we are dealing with Zombies? I would have to take my 22 AR with suppressor, uses 60 grain SSS, really quiet and hand gun would probably be my 5-7 [:D]
quote:Originally posted by PBJloaf
quote:Originally posted by jwb267
i AINT MOVING PREIOD!!!!!!!
i'll take my stand here till i die here
well, now, you aren't playing nice[:)]
HA! You changed the rules!
Ok... Since there is no way I would find a better place to be than my own house... and assuming my property doesn't get taken over as a command post and artillery base/helli field or something... It would be a bad call for me to move to my buddies house since he has no room, no extra food and water, and no extra anything... Sooo assuming my buddy is not pigheaded enough to stay in his house and moves to mine, I hope he would bring with him...
His Ruger GP100 6" because it would go very nicely with my Marlin .357 mag levergun, and his Ruger P89 which would go well with my Kel-Tec Sub2000 (though a Glock would be better because of magazine interchangeability). I'm speaking ammo wise in both of these matches. I like the idea of having one big supply of one ammo rather than 2 supplies and being forced to leave one gun out if it goes empty. I know those are both handguns but he's got a wife and a teenage kid and they can carry whatever else is required to fulfill the requirements of the OP.
If I had to go to get him and didn't know if I was going to be able to make it back I would be forced to grab the 10/22 and Walther P22, as many bricks of 22LR as I could and a couple bandoleers of 12ga for his shotgun. He doesn't have much ammo on hand so the bricks would give the most bangs for the pound and he lives at the edge of a gulf course with a deer overpopulation problem so the 12ga ammo would be better than .357 or 9mm.
lighten up Francis[:)]