Thread: "SHTF" Rifle?

Well, If I dont need to go anywhere I've plenty of guns in the house that cover every end of the firearms spectrum, so I'm pretty much covered there.

If I need to be mobile though I would carry my .357, which will shoot .38 S&W, .38 special, .357 Mag, and 9mm (with half moons) so ammo availability wouldn't really be an issue and I would also take my NEF handi-Rifle in .243, its small, light, and the synthetic stock makes it durable. .243 is pretty common and accurate enough to hit and kill anything I'd be shooting at.

But really I guess it would all depend on the situation, if they're fighting in the streets I'd probably want my Garand for obvious reasons, if its a disaster situation and theres just some shady activity going on all I'd probably take is the .357 or possibly a shotgun with 00 buck.

Which brings me to another thought, why not a shotgun with a slug barrel, you can shoot bird, buck , and ball, and have the ability to kill pretty much anything, accuracy might be the only issue but lets face it most people aren't 800 yard shooters hell most people aren't even 250 yard shooters. Plus 12 Ga. ammo is everywhere.

Im buying my dad a breakdown .22 for his SHTF rifle. Im thinking the U.S Survival by Henry.

I think this would be a pretty good choice too. .22 ammo is everywhere, its accurate enough, recoil is light, and can kill squirrels to people. Now I know its not the best choice as a man stopper but I know I wouldnt want to get shot with one. plus the AR-7 has the ability to break down into the stock making it very compact and easy to carry or store and it floats, which would be handy in a hurricane/flood situation.