whitesquirrel44
Well-Known Member
Ok, I have read a number of these threads on this and other forums and I don't want this to turn into another reliable AK vs accurate AR argument. So I'm going to eleminate those from your choices.
Lets say there is a national catastrophe such as an economic collapse, EMP, plague, or other disaster on a national scale that wipes out all the food in the stores and the scope of it prevents FEMA & Federal government from swooping in to help the poor folks. People would be evacuating the cities in search of rural areas to find food and water (Me included). What rifle would you grab as your second choice, or what would you grab for a liberal neighbor who suddenly has seen the light, or your wife who thinks black guns are "Ugly", or for a young teenager.
I'm going to eleminate some weapons because they are obvious choices:
NO AKs or any variant.
NO ARs or any variant.
NO M14, M1a, Grande or 30 Carbine.
NO military specific rifles, either in use, was used, or was designed for, such as FALs, SKSs, SCARs, AUGs, PS90s or anything like that.
NO Military bolt guns, such as 1903s, 1917s, Mausers, Mosin Nagants & Enfields,
NO 12ga pump or auto Shotguns.
NO Scoped Deer rifles.
NO Ruger 10/22s, all other 22s are acceptable.
NO 50BMG rifles (lets keep it real).
I know this limits your options but that's the point. What's left you ask, Combo guns, Lever Actions, Scout rifles (Like the Ruger or any non-scoped commercial bolt gun), 22S, Keltec Sub2000 or SU-16, Mechtech CCU, Marlin Camp, Beretta Storm, Rossi Circuit Judge or single shot with the 3 interchangable barrels and pump action rifles. You don't have to choose from this list, if you can think of something else, I like to know.
If you would like to include handguns as backup to the rifle in this discussion, that's fine. I think a Glock 22 or 23 with a Lonewolf 40 to 9mm barrel would be the best handgun choice even though I hate the grip angle of the Glock. I much prefer an XDm but Glocks are more common. I don't want this to turn into another Glock vs 1911 argument either.
I'm going to eleminate some handguns as well, UNLESS paired with a carbine rifle:
NO 1911s or any variants.
NO Glocks, XDm or M&Ps.
NO 92FS or M9s.
I own most (not all) of the weapons on the restricted lists and want to know what's left as a good choice and why you think so.
Remember, this is a "what if" discussion and I'm not going to sell my FALs to buy a Rossi combo barrel single shot and a TT-33. Also, I'm not going to be walking 10 miles a day with a 70lb pack after burying my gun in mud with no cleaning supplies and have to shoot zombies. I just want to know what weapons would be a good alternative to have. If I could get a modern drilling with 12ga, 308 and 22lr barrel, I'd like to know.
Lets say there is a national catastrophe such as an economic collapse, EMP, plague, or other disaster on a national scale that wipes out all the food in the stores and the scope of it prevents FEMA & Federal government from swooping in to help the poor folks. People would be evacuating the cities in search of rural areas to find food and water (Me included). What rifle would you grab as your second choice, or what would you grab for a liberal neighbor who suddenly has seen the light, or your wife who thinks black guns are "Ugly", or for a young teenager.
I'm going to eleminate some weapons because they are obvious choices:
NO AKs or any variant.
NO ARs or any variant.
NO M14, M1a, Grande or 30 Carbine.
NO military specific rifles, either in use, was used, or was designed for, such as FALs, SKSs, SCARs, AUGs, PS90s or anything like that.
NO Military bolt guns, such as 1903s, 1917s, Mausers, Mosin Nagants & Enfields,
NO 12ga pump or auto Shotguns.
NO Scoped Deer rifles.
NO Ruger 10/22s, all other 22s are acceptable.
NO 50BMG rifles (lets keep it real).
I know this limits your options but that's the point. What's left you ask, Combo guns, Lever Actions, Scout rifles (Like the Ruger or any non-scoped commercial bolt gun), 22S, Keltec Sub2000 or SU-16, Mechtech CCU, Marlin Camp, Beretta Storm, Rossi Circuit Judge or single shot with the 3 interchangable barrels and pump action rifles. You don't have to choose from this list, if you can think of something else, I like to know.
If you would like to include handguns as backup to the rifle in this discussion, that's fine. I think a Glock 22 or 23 with a Lonewolf 40 to 9mm barrel would be the best handgun choice even though I hate the grip angle of the Glock. I much prefer an XDm but Glocks are more common. I don't want this to turn into another Glock vs 1911 argument either.
I'm going to eleminate some handguns as well, UNLESS paired with a carbine rifle:
NO 1911s or any variants.
NO Glocks, XDm or M&Ps.
NO 92FS or M9s.
I own most (not all) of the weapons on the restricted lists and want to know what's left as a good choice and why you think so.
Remember, this is a "what if" discussion and I'm not going to sell my FALs to buy a Rossi combo barrel single shot and a TT-33. Also, I'm not going to be walking 10 miles a day with a 70lb pack after burying my gun in mud with no cleaning supplies and have to shoot zombies. I just want to know what weapons would be a good alternative to have. If I could get a modern drilling with 12ga, 308 and 22lr barrel, I'd like to know.
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