The ONE gun for SHTF

[GETTYLEIGH]

here I am posting to a thread thats a year and a half old again.

I'd think it best to stick with a NATO round. I'm no fan of 5.56 X 45, and 9mm, though plentiful, won't knock down a deer, so that leaves 7.62 x 51. Of course, I could kick myself thouroughly, in the behind, for not buying the Remington 7600 pump action .25-06 that was for sale on here a while back. If there was ever a versital round it is 25-06. Go look at the terminal ballistics at http://www.handgunsmag.com/ballistic...remington.html ; it has good reach and acceptable stopping power. I say, It will take anything down from hare to bear; though I probabbly would not charge a bear with it on purpose. Plus, you could buy a pistol grip set up for the 7600 remingtons, and the parent case is 30-06. If you had the right reloading tools, that 25-06 pump would be my choice.

[jerrymrc]

here I am posting to a thread thats a year and a half old again.

The Forum is only 6 mo old.

[BPTactical]

No button for G3/HK clones.
Too bad.
Cheap mags, unbreakable and powerful battle rifle. NATO ammo.

I'd grab the PTR in a second with an AR for short range work.

But I voted for the AK as a one gun run.

If it was down to a handgun-HK

[GETTYLEIGH]

The Forum is only 6 mo old.

It was sarcasm. I assure you I can count.

[jmg8550]

I chose the M14/M1A rifle. Very reliable, .308 caliber, not really all that heavy, and just plain works.

[gcrookston]

I'd have to go with a Drilling, 12ga / 9.3x72R...

[BigMat]

I recently had to do this with some earnest

I sold off most my collection due to being in nursing school, had to drop down to one gun!

I kept the AR, 20inch irons, 22lr kit.

I went for the AR for a number of reasons, the 22 kit is a big part of it, I can shoot for cheap, and carry a ton of ammo in either caliber. 20" as I don't plan to clear any houses with it as I am a civilian and that is just asking for it. End of the world a splinter could kill me, right now, well, I'm a civilian, I get to clear one house, and I don't need a 10 barrel to do that well. the other reason for the 20" is it avoids the whole middy/carbine/piston debate, it works, well and its fairly clean and easy on its guts. And I like keeping that little bit of juice. Irons, well, I like irons more, I shoot better with them and they don't break or run out of batteries.

As to reliability, It is a BCM upper on a billet lower with fine internals to match, I have no reliability issues, at all, rain, snow, sand and neglect. I didn't clean this gun for a long time, just to be sure. It works, well and I fully trust it. I've own short AR's, AK's, M1's, SKS's and plenty of others, this gun works better than the rest.

[jerrymrc]

No button for G3/HK clones.
Too bad.
Cheap mags, unbreakable and powerful battle rifle. NATO ammo.

I'd grab the PTR in a second with an AR for short range work.

But I voted for the AK as a one gun run.

If it was down to a handgun-HK

Only had 10 to pick. And while I do like some of the G3/Cetme features I still prefer a Fal. Also looked at what might be the most popular choices around here. Now if I posted this on the Militaryfirearm.com board then the choices would be different.

[ERNO]

I voted AK 47 in 7.62x39,mainly because of the rounds ability to destroy concrete cinder block;far better than the 223.Some of the poachers in Africa use ak-47's to take on elephant;try that with your 223 AR, and you'll probably wind up as pulverised mincemeat,on the jungle floor.As previously noted by other's,the ak-47 is far more dependable than the ar-15; especially because of their anvil like hammers,as compared to the dinky looking ones on the ar-15.You won't be getting soft primer hits with your AK,thats for sure!Compare the steel magazine lips on the ak and you'll know that that the will never be bent,unless a bullet hits them.I have a KREBS CUSTOM AK-47 Saiga,with a Viltor collapsible stock,A-2 rear sight on the picatinny rail mounted on the dust cover,with a Burris AR-332 3X mounted on top.A rail forend,A-2 front sight and a standard A-2 flashhider.I believe I won't have to much of a problem finding 7.62x39 ammo around when the SHTF,because I'll be carrying a whole slew of 30 or 40 rd.AK mags on my chest.Second choice,or as a partner to my beloved AK;My 870 Law Enforcement 12 gauge 7 rd. capacity Surefire lighted forend;which is one of my bedside gun's.The only thing that that I don't like about the forend,is that their is no master off switch;for the pressure switch.

[only10x]

based on the guns that I have. I really like my m1 carbine.
but if it were to be a Zombie SHTF scenario then prob my SPR 5.56 with green tip rds. just because im proficient with it and ammo should be fairly common if one has to rummage thru a decayed society.
otherwise, Katrina or other natural disaster a pistol would be best.

you dont need much if you are a master with what you have.