Bang For Your Buck: A Guide To Affordable & Reliable Firearms For Preppers

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Rifles Your needs: Hunting, varmint control, “just in case”

Why: While some people may use or need a rifle for home defense, all the rifle owners I know use their rifles for either target shooting or hunting and varmint control. They use a different kind of gun for personal or home defense. However, for the sake of argument let’s say that the proverbial excrement has hit the rotating airfoil and that you, despite the fact that you get your meat from the grocery store and don’t run into coyotes at the bus stop, could be called upon to defend all that is categorically good from all that is categorically bad. In light of this potential situation, you should gravely proclaim to whoever is in charge of your bank account that it is morally incumbent upon you to own a rifle . . . just in case.

While semi-automatics are incredibly popular and effective, a good bolt-action rifle is the most rugged, durable, economical, and time-tested rifle platform available. Remember: this article is for the average person who does not need something like a battle rifle. That being said, my recommendation for a cheap, reliable bolt-action rifle is, in fact, a battle rifle. Oops.

Recommended: Mosin-Nagant 1891/30. Cost: $100

[Marcella]

“Just got a 3 pack of the Battledyne mags in. Took about 6 weeks to show up, but Cabelas keeps having to use out my BX-25x2.”

I still have an order in to Cabelas for Remington 22LR hollow points and they gave me a March 25 date to get them in this last notice. This has been going on over two months to try to get these.

I looked again yesterday at all the gun sites I have in my favorites for CCI 22LR hollow points. I’ve got two or three Freepers waiting for me to find them. I have the time every day to look for them so I’m happy to help Freepers find ammo.