[gleneagle]

DPMS .308 semi auto

[TayNinhCrusader10]

Weapons choices are like opinions, they are personal.
Handle a variety, shoot them and choose.
You can do this at many good shooting ranges and gun clubs all over the country.
When the SHTF I would prefer the following.
308/7.62 for distance defense.
223/5.56 for close in defense.
12 gauge slugs or 00 buckshot for home defense.
45 pistol for room defense.
A good fighting knife, preferably double edged, for hand to hand.
God forbid I should ever need any of those.

[An American!]

For low dollars just get a Remington 770 or any of the other similar variants like the Savage Axis makes, etc in 308/762. $350 or so.
Savage Axis 308

[1066AD]

Here's a helpful chart. :)

[jmax]

COPY & PASTE FROM MY POST ON THE SAME SUBJECT ON SUNDAY, JUNE 12, 2011 FOLLOWS. FIGURED IT WAS WORTH REPEATING.

Buy ammo. And, do it correctly.....I have a few friends who still don't get it, ie: when I ask, "how much ammo do you have on hand?" I get a few answers of : Got plenty, plus 14 guns in the closet. Have 3 or 4 boxes of 12 ga, a couple for my kids .410, couple of boxes each for my 6 rifles, and a bunch of partial boxes for all my hand guns. I tell them that's fine if they can stay in the house and shoot out the windows, B-U-T if they need to run outside and shoot from behind the car or garage, they may find themselves in the do-do. One can only carry a couple of long guns (of different calibers) and a couple of handguns while on the run, along with their ammo. You shoot up those 3 - 20 round boxes of .30/06, 4 boxes of 7mm, 3 boxes of .45 ACP and you no longer have 3 guns....just 3 clubs.

Designate one shotgun, one rifle and one handgun as your primary "social unrest" home defense weapons and load up on the ammo for them. Having 20 guns doesn't do you any good if all you have is a few rounds for each. Kinda hard to watch out the FRONT living room window where the armed looters are moving around and dig through the BACK bedroom closet for more ammo. ("I KNOW I have at least a half box of .270 somewhere from last deer season......where the hell is it ???").

If you can't afford lots of expensive high caliber ammo, get a few bricks of .22 ammo. 300 rounds flying out that window from your .22 rifle and pistol may not drop a 250 lb man, but a wound in the arm with a .22 will slow him down, take him off the attack and put HIM on defense. Plus, with a bucket of .22 ammo, your wife and kid can easily load one gun while you shot the other.

Don't forget magazines / clips. It's great that you have 1 EXTRA mag that came with your favorite deer rifle, B-U-T a total of 2 mags with only 5 rounds each isn't going to last long until you hear "click" and stop shooting to reload them. If you can't get oversize mags, get a sack full of the "regular" ones.

AND, as noted by another FREEPER after my post; Ensure you have slings on your long guns, so you will have at least one hand free when on the move. If you don't want to "mess up the looks" of your beautiful 375 H & H Magnum with swivels and sling, at least have some precut lengths of small size rope or strapping handy to use for an 'emergency' sling. You can always tie it around the stock and forearm (or barrel) and throw it over your shoulder. It doesn't have to be 'pretty', just a temporary jerry-rig that could save your life.

[1L]

Here’s what every hunter and gun enthusiast should have in their arsenal:

1. .22 good for teaching — pump or lever action preferable
2. .22 good for having fun — MP5 clone works well for this
3. .2x caliber high powered that can be used for both varmints and deer if desired or if someone needs a loaner rifle/wants a lighter recoil rifle
4. M4 in .223 decked out
5. Short barreled M4 decked out (requires stamp)
6. AR in higher caliber
7. High .2x/ low .3x rifle (7mm, .270, .308, etc.)
8. Something classic (Win 94, etc.)

[Yosemitest]

Before you buy another rifle, how much ammo do you have?
I recommend Georgia Arms for Ammunition.
When the delivery truck (UPS) came with my ammo, He said "I got your Obama Kit. It's a 100 pounds. Can you handle it, or do you need some help?

I told him, "I got it no problem."

[NavyCanDo]

A high caliber is a good choice, but make sure you have a good 22LR in your collection.
The 22LR will be the most useful weapon of all. You can buy years worth of ammo now for a small investment. They are accurate, and It will bring down all small game, wild and domestic (there won’t be much big game to bring down after a few weeks). Though they are not the best choice for home defense, after the SHTF, the bad guys will have a hard time getting bullets for their guns in a short time, while you have thousands. Nuff said on that.
The report does not carry far, giving away your position, and all members of the family can use it. Oh, and you can still have your large bore defense weapons if it comes down to “them or you” situations.

[Whenifhow]

Notice To All Gun Owners!!!! Tagging A Gun Owner’s Vehicle

http://lonestarwatchdog.blogspot.com/2012/03/notice-to-all-gun-owners-tagging-gun.html

[ebshumidors]

Whatever you get, go to an Aplleseed clinic and learn how to shoot it. See my tagline.

[ebshumidors]

Whatever you get, go to an Appleseed clinic and learn how to shoot it. See my tagline.

[Still Thinking]

FAL in .308, which will also fire 7.62x51 NATO

[ebshumidors]

Read ‘Boston’s Gun Bible’ before you buy anything else.

[baddog 219]

If you can, try looking into the SKS. You can pick one up cheap. Make sure that they are Sov/Block made. Same for an AKS 47. They will get the job done in the short and medium range targets. I bought a SKS some years back and over the years have been modifying it with composite stock, rails,
scopes,etc. The gun handles well and tons of cheap ammo.

[Bizhvywt]

Get an M1 Garand from the CMP. A practical cost effective classic.

[Jeff Chandler]

For the budget minded, the Doublestar Star 15 CAR 16" HBAR .223 is an affordable choice. It's a nice AR-15 knock off in semi-auto and I can attest to its accuracy. Bud's Gun Shop has them right now for $659.00.

[Vendome]

Springfield Armory M1A .308. I ran thousands of rounds of surplus from Argentina, So. Africa, Hungary, Russia and all kinds of ammo through it before I cleaned it.

Zero malfunctions and accurate. 1-1.5 @ 100yrds depending on how much I concentrated.

Luv it and my SHTF goto weapon.

Fast on target, easy to clean and if I ever ran out of ammo is so heavy I can easily KO an opponent with one swing.

Surplus ammo can be had for .40-50 cents per round and will easily reach out to touch someone @ 800-1000 yrds.

Favorite cordless long distance drill.

[Razzz42]

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[RC one]

get something that accepts AR15 magazines and something that accepts AK47 magazines and you’ll have your bases covered. Make your AR15 type rifle one of the new AR15s that does away with the old direct gas impingement system and all your friends will be jealous even if it is 5.56 mm. If you must have a 7.62 mm, you should get a SCAR 17. You would be hard pressed to find a better big bore battle rifle at this time. I have a modified Armalite AR10T incidentally, worth about $3,500. I would trade it in for a SCAR 17 in a heartbeat.

[chuckles]

I like the .308 more than a .223, so it’s an AR10 or a M1A. I have the M1A and love it. The second choice would be an AK variant of some sort for the ammo. I like .30 cal bullets. If you just had to, I guess as a 3rd choice I might settle for a AR15 or a Ruger mini 14. I have the mini .30 and a mini 14. I like the mini .30 more. I also have 2 Mak90’s. Have a large drum for one so, well,....I can last a long time without reloading. I will lose them tomorrow in a boating accident. I want to be buried with my M1A so I may jump overboard.