Posted on 10/02/2009 8:37:24 AM PDT by Sasparilla
No one will ever compile a top ten list that everyone will agree with. The subjective criteria used here is based on price, range required, caliber required, history of use and reliablity, and commonness of ammunition, not necessarily in that order. This is not to suggest that a person needs every gun listed.
A large caliber rifle, .22 rifle or pistol, 9mm or .45, and pump shotgun are the basics. There will be lots of other opinions, but here is my list that I came up with after 50 years of shooting… not necessarily ranked in order.
1. We know that the first choice here will be controversial. A good AK47 is practically indestructible. Taking much of its design from the best points late WWII German MP44, the AK47 usually functions flawlessly under the worst of conditions. Throw it in the mud, fill the receiver with muck, or just leave it in a muddy river for weeks like the Viet Cong hid them, and all you need to do is wash it out, lubricate it, load it, and you are ready to go. In worst conditions, you could probably even urinate on it to clean out the muck. It is not the most accurate rifle available due to the loose manufacturing tolerances used. You can count on 3 inches at 100 yards. But, these loose tolerances allow the rifle to function and feed, and for the parts to move in almost all weather and geographical conditions. Its hard to freeze up an AK47. The 7.62X39 intermediate round is smaller than .308 or 30.06, and is comparable to a 30-30. 10, 20, 30, 40, 75 round magazines are plentiful. 75 round drums can be had for about $255.00, but they are bulky to carry and use with a semiautomatic AK47. They...
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Sir, please enlighten me about the sight and how it’s set up on your A1 config AR.
I have one with a permanent carry handle and want to mount an aimpoint or some other red dot sight without having to buy a new upper.
1-SKS
1-AR-15 Shorty
1-Savage short bbl 12 ga pump
1-Remington 870 HD pump
1-Glock-19
1-Walther P-99
2-1911s
1-30-30
2 J-frame snubbies
1-Ruger 10-22
1-Ruger MK1
If I need to go to the grocery store I can easily conceal a 16-shot 9mm, 3-4 mags and my back up 642 smith snubby.
That ought to keep their heads down while I pay for my groceries.
Good handgun, not my favorite caliber. Id prefer 16 rounds of 9mm anyday.
Cheaper to practice with 9mm too
Me, too.
(I have 8 Mosin Nagants)
Affirmative.
I have a 303 enfield dated 1942. What a honey. An action so smooth that it almost works itself.
I also have a M1917 enfield from the Eddystone arsenal in 30.06. That thing is a beast, the closest thing is a German 88mm antitank cannon. When a person fires that, they gain a new repect for those doughboys in WW1. It kills with sound and the feeling of the cold steel buttplate on your shoulder makes you happy to pick up a Icepack.
Yep, the “American” Brownings were produced by Remington during WWII and a bit after while FN tooled back up. I’ve got several A-5’s 16’s including a 1914 with a staight english style stock.
This was my first sxs, and I wanted to do it right. ;)
Sorry - I meant removable magazine tube, not choke tube.
I agree with your list. Insert mini-30 as a substitute for 4 and 5. One gun can handle both needs.
Well, the other thing is this...When TSHTF when all these folks have these huge arsenals...They’re stuck right where that pile is...
I kinda like to stay mobile, and have whatever stash people think I have is dispersed in a few places that are tactically feasable to get to in a pinch...
But thats just me...
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