Which Firearm(s) do YOU Take?

[TFOGGER]

Simple answer: Baby Eagle in 9mm (my EDC gun) and my AR in 5.56. Echoing the thought of others: Gonna take a damn good reason for me to leave my home, and an even better one to go wandering around the urban shithole that is Downtown.

[spyder]

Hello Everyone,

I apologize if this has been asked already – but I’m curious about answers (and why) to these questions:

• Scenario 1: Major natural disaster strikes and you have room for only one rifle and one pistol to take with you. Which rifle would you take (and why), and which pistol would you take (and why)?

• Scenario 2: Major rioting is occurring in the inner city and you HAVE to make your way into town to pick up/protect an elderly family member. Which weapons do you bring with you (and why)?

I’m curious about make and caliber along with reasons. If you don't own the weapons you'd like to bring with you, list what you'd like to have vs. what you own.

For scenario one, I would have my AR that I'm building with my two uppers (458 Socom & 223), and my USP 45. I would carry the same for #2 also (I have a cool backpack that holds one rifle with and upper). I would take the USP because in any SHTF scenario, you need a gun that works, and might have to work continuously without a cleaning for a long time while being able to take a shit load of potential abuse, and for that, you can't bean an Hk. The AR is because it has a lot of different applications, and well, it's my only rifle currently. If I had it my way, I would change out the AR15 for an AR10 with two different uppers, one in 308, and one in 300 WSM.

[Goodburbon]

I don't bug into big cities, that's just asking to get killed.

If I HAD to go for some unfathomable reason. Short AR and G19.

Chose the glock over the USP, XD, Beretta, M&P, 1911 for 2 reasons Reliability+ highest capacity (30rd mags)

Chose the AR over the AR-10, FAL, SKS, Bolt gun for compact length and capacity.
Chose the AR over the AK for comfort of shooting, and accuracy if needed.
Chose the AR over pistol caliber carbines for range and precision if needed.


I just wish I had a catalog of guns like that to have to make the choice.

[TriggerHappy]

SBR AR-15 in 5.56 and Glock19 for both scenarios. Keep it simple, stupid.

+1 me too. I would also bring my 3 buddies I train with. The medic, the muscle and the boss. And like the rest, the first question is why would we leave. Hunker down and defend the fort.

[hatidua]

I'd choose Glock 19 and AR-15 due to function and availability of ammo/spare parts.

In even a mild disaster, you can't so much as find a gallon of milk or a loaf of bread on the shelves and most gas stations are pumped dry within the first six hours of the event or forecast thereof. Pray tell, where are all the gun part & ammo vendors that are open for business during these SHTF scenarios that I read of?

[exxonv]

In even a mild disaster, you can't so much as find a gallon of milk or a loaf of bread on the shelves and most gas stations are pumped dry within the first six hours of the event or forecast thereof. Pray tell, where are all the gun part & ammo vendors that are open for business during these SHTF scenarios that I read of?

Ha! Ha! Ha! Nobody is open for sure, but you can "obtain" ammo. It's all a scenario for sure - but in a real world situation, I'd like to have something on my hip I could easily resupply with - so no 5.7 or the like for me.

[exxonv]

I don't bug into big cities, that's just asking to get killed.

If I HAD to go for some unfathomable reason. Short AR and G19.

Chose the glock over the USP, XD, Beretta, M&P, 1911 for 2 reasons Reliability+ highest capacity (30rd mags)

Chose the AR over the AR-10, FAL, SKS, Bolt gun for compact length and capacity.
Chose the AR over the AK for comfort of shooting, and accuracy if needed.
Chose the AR over pistol caliber carbines for range and precision if needed.


I just wish I had a catalog of guns like that to have to make the choice.

Never owned an AR pistol, but was looking at a few recently. G19 for me (ammo), but I love the G23, G30 and G26 as well.

AR - yeah, I like the AK platform, but the AR is light, fast, and sweet.

[TriggerHappy]

In even a mild disaster, you can't so much as find a gallon of milk or a loaf of bread on the shelves and most gas stations are pumped dry within the first six hours of the event or forecast thereof. Pray tell, where are all the gun part & ammo vendors that are open for business during these SHTF scenarios that I read of?

4 of us run the same set up, for the most part. I have 2 19's as well as a few of us. We all have multiple ARs. Availability is what you have on hand (parts drawer) or back ups.

I think the Darwin award will be rewarded to those that decide to rob a gun store. Just saying.

[hatidua]

Ha! Ha! Ha! Nobody is open for sure, but you can "obtain" ammo.

Good luck with that

[exxonv]

Good luck with that

- I hope to never have the problem!