“I too am buying a gun, next week, today was the clincher. I’m going to buy a rifle in case I need to hunt for food (total enconomic collapse) and a pistol in case I need to protect (total societal collapse).”
Rifle is the best idea for both situations. “...a pistol is for fighting your way to the rifle you should have been carrying in the first place.”
Get yourself a 12 gauge pump and about 250 rounds of OO buck.If things go completely to hell,you will be happy you did...