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To: circlecity; Kommodor; Windflier
...my first rule of firearms is I don’t buy a caliber that ammo isn’t cheap and plentiful at Wal-Mart.

That raises an excellent point. During the last ammo shortage under Obama, you couldn't find 9mm at Walmart (where I lived, at least), but you could often find .40 S&W. During that same period, Walmart tended to have zero .223 or .308 on the shelves, but did have 6.8 SPC, .300 Blackout, and steel-cased 7.62x39. So, one possible approach is to have a handgun that will fire 9mm OR .40 S&W, and a rifle that can handle a NATO cartridge OR an alternative. It's often as simple as swapping the top half of the firearm (and maybe mags), and the additional parts usually cost less than buying a second gun...

38 posted on 02/07/2019 10:49:42 AM PST by Who is John Galt? ("He therefore who may resist, must be allowed to strike.")
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To: Who is John Galt?
...one possible approach is to have a handgun that will fire 9mm OR .40 S&W, and a rifle that can handle a NATO cartridge OR an alternative.

I think in a post SHTF scenario, we're going to best be served by having firearms and ammo setups that are simple, rugged, and reliable. While zombies are still infiltrating your perimeter every day, it would behoove you to have as few complications between you and the bang switch as possible.

This is why I own multiple weapons of the same caliber, and it's why I keep those calibers restricted to the most common varieties around.

65 posted on 02/08/2019 12:58:36 AM PST by Windflier (Pitchforks and torches ripen on the vine. Left too long, they become black rifles.)
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