Buy and AK74 and an AK 47 and two thousand rounds for each. You should have money left over and a good start to an arsenal..
I gotta go with you on that.
During the apocalypse you need something that won’t break, won’t jam, will shoot any crap ammo you can find. Something with minimal maintenance needs. That’s the AK.
A civilian with no military infrastructure to support him needs a rifle that requires almost nothing more than ammo.
At least 6 mags per rifle and several thousand rounds for each, above & beyond your practice needs.
Yeah, and then maybe they’ll get “stolen” and he won’t be targeted when the time comes.