A CZ-52 is a hell of a gun for $200, especially when the ammo is so plentiful and cheap.
TT 30s are the same caliber and are about the same price.
Ishapore Enfield Rifle in 7.62 NATO. Qty: 2
Price each: $110.00
Very scarce these days and you'll pay more than I did. But they're rugged and wicked accurate.
Mosin-Nagant Rifle in 7.62 X 53(R) Qty: 3
Price each: $100.00 Plentiful and ammo is still (relatively) inexpensive in quantity.
Cheap, rugged, reliable, and proven man stopper.
SKS type rifle in 7.62 X 39 Qty: 2
Price: $150.00
A real bargain for a semi-auto rifle IMO.
7.62 Russian ammo is still widely available although the price has gone up.
AK47 Pattern Rifle in 7.62 X 39 Qty: 2
Price: $350
Every freedom loving American should have AT LEAST one of these weapons in their home along with 1000 rounds of ammo, soft point preferred.
CZ-82 Pistol in 9 X 18 Makarov Qty: 2
Price: $200 each. IMO it's one of the best buys on the market today. It doesn't have quite the punch of the Tokarev but it's a well built (Czech made) pistol. The caliber is roughly equivalent to .38 spl and ammo is plentiful and cheap. I got 500 rds delivered to my door for less than $150. That's JHP btw.
Don't overlook the ubiquitous .22 LR, especially the inexpensive revolvers by folks like High Standard or semi-autos like the Ruger 10-22. (Another rifle that belongs in EVERY home IMO). They're quite, cheap to practice with, and for very little money you can have 10,000 rounds sitting in the corner of a closet. I don't need to tell you how effective a quiet little round like a standard velocity .22 can be even out to nearly 100 yards.
Some will quibble with my choices. Fine.
The point is I can outfit a small squad of trusted neighbors who either lacked the means or the foresight to become as prepared as we did.
Have we got "better" stuff for ourselves? Damn straight. Would we be willing to hand a neighbor our 1200 AR or my 2500 M1A? NFW, buddy.
And this stuff won't be handed out willy nilly. It's for a SHTF situation when our lives are on the line.
There's enough firepower there to dissuade anything other than a well led platoon of regular infantry.
Couple that with the other stuff we've been putting back (radios, binoculars, NVG, etc) we'd be a pretty damn tough nut to crack.
We're not going for invulnerability here, just being a target that's way harder than the ones just up the road. Hey, it'll suck to be them but they had the same opportunities and warnings we did.
Good read, Travis. Thanks for posting it.