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    Default Re: The perfect survivalist rifle.....

    Quote Originally Posted by 4XLT View Post
    dont get me wrong fellahs, i dont mean to say that it should be used for deer sized animals, but in a survival aspect you can kill game rabbits birds squirells , its a light easy to manage weapon and same with the ammo, remember we are talking survival.
    i have seen a deer taken with a .22 when i was a young boy it was within 30 yards and no it didnt just drop but it didnt go far, a well placed head shot did the dead..
    dont get me wrong, i would have my pistol with me and preferably a sawed off shotgun and a good .30 cal rifle also ...

    No real argument from me. even though i like my .30 cal carb. a .22lr would be great to have in a survival situation.

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    Default Re: The perfect survivalist rifle.....

    Unless we're talking a military invasion, I'll take a shotgun. Easy to hunt everything from birds to bears with a minimal ammo selection...it also works well on two-legged predators. There aren't many longarms that can compare to the versatility of a shotgun in a non-combat survival scenario.

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    Default Re: The perfect survivalist rifle.....

    Strength in numbers, everyone in your group has a different weapon for a different purpose.



    If I were roughing it myself though....I'd take an AK or an AR along with a sidearm.

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    Default Re: The perfect survivalist rifle.....

    Quote Originally Posted by Kaos View Post
    Strength in numbers, everyone in your group has a different weapon for a different purpose.



    If I were roughing it myself though....I'd take an AK or an AR along with a sidearm.
    But then you lose the benefits of shared equipment. Your AK mags and ammo won't work in your buddy's AR, so when he's out, he's out, period. His spare firing pin set won't fit your rifle, and none of your springs will work in his. Just a thought.

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    Default Re: The perfect survivalist rifle.....

    I've got an AR15, FAL, AK47 and a shotgun. I'd probably grab the FAL or AK47 if the SHTF.

    But I'm real worried about that happening anytime soon.
    "Having a gun and thinking you are armed is like having a piano and thinking you are a musician" Col. Jeff Cooper (U.S.M.C. Ret.)
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    Default Re: The perfect survivalist rifle.....

    I've given this a lot of thought, and there is no perfect choice, and come up with a bolt action .223.
    Small enough for small and medium game and plenty of reach for "social work" if necessary. Ammo is pretty cheap and available as well.

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    Default Re: The perfect survivalist rifle.....

    Quote Originally Posted by semperfi2 View Post
    I've given this a lot of thought, and there is no perfect choice, and come up with a bolt action .223.
    Small enough for small and medium game and plenty of reach for "social work" if necessary. Ammo is pretty cheap and available as well.
    That's the best you could come up with in 10.5 months?


    If you're going .223 may as well be a AR. Accurate enough for game and bettor for you 'social' work.
    Koli's back from Ambler.

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    Default Re: The perfect survivalist rifle.....

    I've got the following now as far as "would use for survival"

    AR-15, plnety of ammo.

    M-6 Scout Survival Rifle (.22, .410)

    AK-47 on the way (kit sitting next to me going to be built soon).

    Another AR on the way for the Mrs.

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    Default Re: The perfect survivalist rifle.....

    How about the AR-7, now called the Henry Survival Rifle?

    tom
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    Default Re: The perfect survivalist rifle.....

    Quote Originally Posted by Kaos View Post
    If I were roughing it myself though....I'd take an AK or an AR along with a sidearm.
    +1 -- maybe throw a stockless mossberg 500 in your bag "just in case".

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