SHTF Rifles!!!

retrorichard said:

M1 garand for me.

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BradMacc82 said:

Chris - if you want to practice handgun, I'll be at my 'home away from home' on friday.

My father even wants to go so he can work on handgun skills too.


SCAR - Thank you, I take that as a compliment - and yes, at this point Al's probably got more range time than most S.F. guys, and if E.Shell ever goes active in a SHTF scenario, I don't want to be within 3000 yards of him - just to be safe. Man would be dropping fools at 300 with a .22 for fun.

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jimbobborg said:

The last thing I want if it goes WROL is having a rifle with common ammo, same as the military/police are using. They'll be more than happy to take your ammo when they're running out, and they have the numbers to back it up.

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chris12138 said:

Appreciate the offer! Unfortunately I just took off last Friday so I wouldn't be able to get there until 4:00. Also planning on meeting up with Nemesis sometime soon to try out his new Beretta 92A1, so we need to synch up

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303_enfield said:

Then you are a fool! If the Mil/Leo's are taken ammo/weapons, they take everything. Been there done that.

If you use common ammo in your area you can resupply. First line of supply is the dead. Second is the wounded.

If all you have is a AK in 7.62x39mm an you burnt your 10,000 rounds fighting or bugging out. UPS won't be dropping anymore. Anyplace in the world I can find .22 lr and 38 spl.

My 2¢

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KMK1862 said:

I'd be willing to bet the most numerous centerfire rifle rounds in the US go something like this, and in order. Note that I said centerfire, so there is no .22 lr on this list.
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.30-06 - Fudd's/Garand guys
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Hell this could almost be a seperate thread...

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KMK1862 said:

I'd be willing to bet the most numerous centerfire rifle rounds in the US go something like this, and in order. Note that I said centerfire, so there is no .22 lr on this list.

5.56/.223 - Mil/LEO/prepper/hoarder/foreign mil/Civ use
7.62x51/.308 NATO - Mil/LEO/Civ use
7.62x39 - civilian/prepper/hoarder/some foreign mil
.30-06 - Fudd's/Garand guys
7.62x54r - The cheap Mosin Militia
5.45 - Not sure on this one, I know the AK74 has a good following, but I don't know how big it is compared to the AKM/SKS crowd. Used by some foreign mil.
.50 BMG -Mil/LEO(?)/Civ

Judging by the support that AK variants have gotten on this thread, I don't think finding 7.62x39 would be impossible, but it wouldn't be as easy as 5.55/.223.

Hell this could almost be a seperate thread...

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You could have 45-110 be your SHTF rifle if you can reload.

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sailskidrive said:

I bet it is something more like:

5.56
30'06
30-30
308
270
243
7.62x39
25'06

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Kingjamez said:

I don't know why anybody cares about finding ammunition. Its easy to buy a cheap reloader and have enough supplies to do 10k rounds in whatever you want. You could have 45-110 be your SHTF rifle if you can reload.

-Jim

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sailskidrive said:

I think Jim just officially endorsed the 45-110.

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rj1974 said:

If Im being attacked by Buffalo Ill bust out the Shilo

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Inigoes said:

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rj1974 said:

Dammit need a new plan

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HollowPoint said:

RPG?

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BradMacc82 said:

Gotta go bigger, Buffalo's have already taken good sized IED's and only had cracked windows.

I'm thinking 105mm (minimum) for that type of Buffalo.

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