[DCBryan1]

If you have never owned a gun: buy a revolver for close in and a bolt action/lever for range ( see below)
If you don't have much $$$, buy a Ruger 10/22 and a brick of ammo...will kill game and feral humans.
If you absolutely want to kill stop a man in your home, get a 12 gauge pump-action and load it with #4 buck.
If you want to defend property outside the home, you need #00 buckshot for distance and car/garage penetration (warning: can penetrate many sheetrock walls).
If you want to defend against a mob, you will need a semi-auto with hi-cap magazines, ar-15/ak series/mini14/sks.
for two man team patrols in/around property, it's hard to beat a .357 lever action for the wife/preteens and a .357 revolver. (can shoot .38 SPL)....this is old school SHTF... But still has merits.
lastly..... For zombie defense, get a M1919a4 on tripod and set the T&E to head level ;)

[WayneS]

Have you been looking in my gun safe?

I actually HAVE at least one of each of the weapons you mentioned in your post... except the “zombie” gun. Does WANTING one of those count??

[M1928A1 Thompson]

I keep a Vickers, water-cooled is the way to go if you want sustained fire.

[Sir Francis Dashwood]

“If you have never owned a gun: buy a revolver for close in and a bolt action/lever for range ( see below)
If you don’t have much $$$, buy a Ruger 10/22 and a brick of ammo...will kill game and feral humans.
If you absolutely want to kill stop a man in your home, get a 12 gauge pump-action and load it with #4 buck.
If you want to defend property outside the home, you need #00 buckshot for distance and car/garage penetration (warning: can penetrate many sheetrock walls).
If you want to defend against a mob, you will need a semi-auto with hi-cap magazines, ar-15/ak series/mini14/sks.
for two man team patrols in/around property, it’s hard to beat a .357 lever action for the wife/preteens and a .357 revolver. (can shoot .38 SPL)....this is old school SHTF... But still has merits.
lastly..... For zombie defense, get a M1919a4 on tripod and set the T&E to head level ;)”

I like the way you think...

[Mama25]

ping. I’m going to need this later.