What would those three guns be? Jerry Miculek had a chance to voice his response on the subject. Posted on 03/28/2017 7:48:50 AM PDT by w1n1
What would those three guns be? Jerry Miculek had a chance to voice his response on the subject.
Wait, before we get to the guns, just to clarify that we’re talking about having these three guns for survival.
Some folks have talked about the .357 revolver as a primary SHTF in many internet forums and this has stirred up the hornet’s nest. Mainly due to the age demographics, for instances, folks that are from the older generation would agree with the .357 revolver. Where the younger millennium generation will stick with the striker based handguns like the Glocks in 9mm.
Don’t think so?, someone had asked this question to shootist extraordinaire Jerry Miculek and even he went with an 8-shot .357 wheelgun–specifically a Smith & Wesson 627–as his one handgun for every situation. Take a look here.
The main reasons I pick a .357 is ammo — .38 and .357, plus a good wheel gun can sit around forever (assuming well taken care of) and still go bang. It would also work on really crappy reloaded ammo if the world really fell apart.
I keep a .22LR and .357 under the spare tire in every vehicle I own, with a holster, mags, tennis shoes/socks, $1,000, etc.
You could hunt OK with any of the ones I listed, and all of them are fatal.
If I had to pick ONE, I’d pick the Ruger 10/22, mainly because you could pack a bag with 1000 rounds and it would last you years in the woods.
The AR-15 trumps the shotgun (barely) for this reason, as well as magazine capacity and distance accuracy.
Ping
“but a .22 Pistol and rifle and a 12 gauge shotgun.”
Not a bad choice, at all.
I have a Browning .22 pistol with a suppressor with which I have killed more squirrels than anything I own.
Class III Uzi, Browning Hi-Power, Ithica Model 37 Police/Riot Gun.
.22 rifle, .257 with .38 ammo as well, 12 gauge.
Correction: .22 rifle, .357 with .38 ammo as well, 12 gauge.
I only have three guns - Ruger 9mm, Remington shotgun, Ruger .22 rifle - so I guess I’ll have to make do.
Build up a stock of old mercury thermometers.
***Erle Stanley Gardner, .... a Smith & Wesson model 17 with a six inch barrel. ****
Shooting Times author Skeeter Skelton preferred a .357 M-19 S&W with a five inch barrel.
Bill Jordan liked the M-19.
Elmer Keith preferred his.44 Mag.
Cooper his .45 ACP.
Each has different ideas for different reasons.
Handguns, what ever I am comfortable with. Something that won’t jam. Wheel or auto. I have had wheel guns jam. Hard to believe but it is true.
I’ll stick with my Remington Nylon 66.
A certain .223 rifle.
I’m on blood thinners so the 30-36 and 12 gauge are out now. Causes bruising and other problems.
One for big game, one for small game, and one for carrying. Beyond that, it’s a personal choice.
For me, I have a 12-gauge, an AR22, and a .38 special revolver. I’d like to either change the revolver or at least make some adjustments, the trigger is way too stiff, but for right now that’s what I have. I also have a BB/pellet gun that I inherited from my grandfather, but I don’t know if it has enough power to hunt rabbits with. I’d like a pellet gun I could use for that, we’ve got a lot of rabbits.
I’d say a sidearm you’re comfortable with to carry
And two long arms of your choice dependent upon where
Shotguns not much use unless you decide to survive in a tenement cluster
Which is stupid
I’d have a 20 caliber semi auto with ready ammo
.22 LR has been scarce in real loads since Shady
.223 I reckon
And 7.62
Both for ammo ease alone
Freepers love .22
I grew up with one from birth almost
It’s a varmint gun
I’m not in love with it
3 guns
I was surprised to read a Jeff Cooper article in his later years where he admitted that he often carried a small .22 LR auto when hiking.
Probably something like a Beretta model 70.
Col. Cooper said that it did not hit hard but hit hard enough.
We’re on the same page except a mini-14. That G19 is just sweet. Although like you have others the G19 will never leave my side.
And with a Judge you can use .410 snake-charmer rounds.
I didn’t say I wasn’t a good shot with a pistol, or that I haven’t mastered quick draw and tactical shooting drills. I have, it’s fun, it’s just not a skill I’ve found a niche for, or have the same intuition for as others. My best friend loves his pistols, and has a niche for them in his personal survival strategy— I understand, just don’t share the love. A lifetime of martial arts, sword and knife training kind of make that my preference for very close up work. At longer ranges, I want to be prone, behind cover so I don’t want a pistol. For indoors, room clearing drills, or closer ranged engagements shotgun or PTR work for me.
As one needs to eat.... a solid pump shotgun. With slugs, buckshot and birdshot it is both a food supplier and the best all around detense weapon. A 1973 Winchester has often called “The Gun That Won The West”. But in reality it was the side by side shotgun. The guy next to the stage driver was ‘Riding Shotgun” not pistol or rifle.
It is often said that the purpose of a pistol is to use it to get to your rifle.
So your rifle is next. And If Ammo is in short supply you might not want to ‘spray and pray’. If you use a semiauto you might want to consider placing your shots rather than wasting them. You’re going to want an accurate rifle in a caliber that can take game and protect yourself from a distance....minimum .308 Winchester caliber or thereabouts for range and takedown power. M1A1 or FN FAL would be my choice. (Though I would not feel undergunned with a slick bolt action .30-06)
Hangun?. Tough one. In this situation a small concealable weapon is the last thing I would chose.. though I often carry one now. Only because I must carry concealed in my state.
My choice is a 1911 (or another .45acp weapon with larger capacity) or a model 19 .357 magnum revolver. As stopping power would take precedence over volume of fire.
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