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Personally I would use guns that are chambered in 22 long rifle caliber. The reason being you can transport 22 lr ammo easier than any other ammo. If you are careful you can kill just about anything you shoot with a lowly 22. I have an AR with a 22 lr upper, and it's accuracy leaves a lot to be desired, so it is next to worthless. I have a 1911 with a Kimber 22 lr upper, it's accuracy is good, but I prefer one of my Ruger Mk I or Mk II's. A suppressor for a 22 lr will work on any rifle or handgun you have if the barrel is threaded, so I feel it is best to stick with one caliber, one that doesn't make much noise.
I'm not a rifle guy as I've never put the time into getting good with one so I can't really say. I'd need to do my homework on a rifle which is something I really should do. I do know this. It would need to be effective at a minimum of 1000ft and have some type of optic so I can defend at long distance.
The hand guns is an easy pick. Sig P226 in 9mm. Has never failed in over 6K rounds and is still as tight as it was the day I bought it.
Glock 19 9mm for my handgun. I already have at least three parts for all of the common breakage parts that need fixed on hand. It's not like they break all the time anyways. AR-15 for the same reason. I can build several more rifles with my spare parts. Sure a trusty Ruger 10/22, MKII or Marlin 70PSS Papoose in .22 LR would come in handy. If it breaks, you are pretty much DONE though.
carry that belt gun WHERE, while carrying rifle and BOB pack? :-) The only feasible place is a fannypack, worn at the navel. then when you lay aside the pack, your pistol doesn't go with it. Me, I favor the same pocket 9mm (diamondback) along with the M4, and a .22lr conversion unit for the AR.
I often contemplate this topic and figured I would ask other firearm enthusiasts: If you could pick only One Rifle and One pistol....for an "End of Days" Scenario. Which two would you choose?
This question is one of the reasons why I find these dystopian fantasy threads to be so ridiculously funny.
My survival firearm is my brain and my brain tells me that the best firearm in such a hyper-hypothetical scenario is any firearm that I can find that utilizes whatever ammunition that I can find!
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Pistol: Glock 19 - Why?
-Indestructible
-Super reliable
-Fairly accurate
-high capacity. and 33 round magazine available.
-9x19mm Very abundant ammo and easy to reload.
No weapon is indestructible which means that it can't be "super" reliable. A 33 round magazine if all fine and good if you have enough of the right ammunition which razes the question. Abundance is theoretically all fine and good in a macro sense but but if you are out of it in your little corner of the world and all that you can find is .357 what good is your Glock 19? As for reloading, well its the end of the world, so what makes you think that you will be able to stay in one place with your catche of ammunition and reloading gear. You need food, clothing and a lot of other gear, so unless you are going to humping 100lbs packs I think one needs to think adaptability rather than some dream list of firearms.
By the way... Glock 23 with a 9mm conversion barrel and 9mm mags would double your odds of finding ammo.
Personally I would use guns that are chambered in 22 long rifle caliber. The reason being you can transport 22 lr ammo easier than any other ammo. If you are careful you can kill just about anything you shoot with a lowly 22. I have an AR with a 22 lr upper, and it's accuracy leaves a lot to be desired, so it is next to worthless. I have a 1911 with a Kimber 22 lr upper, it's accuracy is good, but I prefer one of my Ruger Mk I or Mk II's. A suppressor for a 22 lr will work on any rifle or handgun you have if the barrel is threaded, so I feel it is best to stick with one caliber, one that doesn't make much noise.
a rifle like the Ruger 10/22 with a 50 rd snail drum loaded with .22 Stinger hollow point would probably work well , you could even hunt with it for small game for survival and it would work well against feral / stray dogs you may encounter
If i am walking away forever, and can never resupply I am taking my 60 cal Nor'West Gun in flint and if I must take a pistol it will be my Ruger Old Army. I have molds for both, and the Nor' West Gun is a smooth bore, so it can take shot, ball or shot and ball.
If i can resupply I might take a AK, I own 2. Some of you read I owned 3 but recently i sold one.
Hand gun then if I must own it now would be my Rand WW2 vintage .45 govt mod. I will trust my life on it.
If i can have what i want in fantasy world a S&W Model 29 in .44 mag might be nice.
I also own several shots guns in 12 and 16 ga...... The 16's can stay and i am willing to pack any of my 12's but these are all very old guns and are very tight still and well proven.
I have made a bunch of bows from English Long to Native pony bows and i can make arrows all day long. I like the long bows styles best, but dragging them around in my woods is no fun.
More or less north NH, VT and Maine are wicked thickets of rain forest fir, spruce, swamp birch, alder, and assorted other trees that reach out and grab you.
I always get amused by guys in long western fringe at primitive events who are about hog tied when the enter my woods
I see the OP is long gone, he seems to have a hero complex and a short attention span. I fear if his scenario ever becomes real he will be a lost cause in the first 15 minutes.
Of course as per my usual and in no order Silver tips and Happy always make sense.
Happy if you ever trip on 2 affordable Sharps in say .45/70 I want one
Just out of curiosity, what exactly is your "end of days" scenario?
The Zombie Apocolypse of course!
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