Comments on: Preparing for SHTF http://www.commonfolkusingcommonsense.com/2009/10/07/preparing-for-shtf/ My rantings and ravings in this interesting world. Fri, 24 Dec 2010 22:41:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Mark http://www.commonfolkusingcommonsense.com/2009/10/07/preparing-for-shtf/comment-page-1/#comment-29853 Mark Sat, 10 Oct 2009 15:33:05 +0000 http://www.commonfolkusingcommonsense.com/?p=2510#comment-29853 I see no need for a 20 ga shotty (presuming you already have the requisite 12 ga). A .410 perhaps for small fowl or rock salt use against roaming dogs, but a 20 just doesn't make sense to me. I see no need for a 20 ga shotty (presuming you already have the requisite 12 ga). A .410 perhaps for small fowl or rock salt use against roaming dogs, but a 20 just doesn’t make sense to me.

]]> By: Bubba Man http://www.commonfolkusingcommonsense.com/2009/10/07/preparing-for-shtf/comment-page-1/#comment-29851 Bubba Man Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:56:04 +0000 http://www.commonfolkusingcommonsense.com/?p=2510#comment-29851 Not so much an opinion as what I have collected over the years. in order of descending caliber rifles 30.06 1) Scoped Remington 710 Hunting, 2) M1917A Eddstone w/ iron sites 308 1) M1A Iron sights 7.62x39 1) MAK90, tarted up and using a dot scope 2) SKS Ranch rifle (takes AK mags) 357/38SP 1) Rossie 92 carbine .22LR 1) two (2) Rugger 10/22s 2) a very old (but rugged) bolt action 3) a break down AR7 style rifle (lives in my BOB) Shotgun 12 Gage 1) Maverick 88 2) SAAS style double barreled carriage gun Pistols .45ACP 1) H&K USP Full size (ok, I like big guns) 2) Springfield Armory Micro-compact 1911 357/38SP 1) two colt style single action revolvers .22LR 1) P22 2) Beretta Neo I expect/Hope to get more use out of the 22lr than anything else in a TSHFT situation, but I could make use of all of them, and I have enough to arm up the wife and kids (kids are trained) and a couple of friends. -Bubba Man Not so much an opinion as what I have collected over the years.
in order of descending caliber
rifles
30.06
1) Scoped Remington 710 Hunting,
2) M1917A Eddstone w/ iron sites
308
1) M1A Iron sights
7.62×39
1) MAK90, tarted up and using a dot scope
2) SKS Ranch rifle (takes AK mags)

357/38SP
1) Rossie 92 carbine

.22LR
1) two (2) Rugger 10/22s
2) a very old (but rugged) bolt action
3) a break down AR7 style rifle (lives in my BOB)

Shotgun
12 Gage
1) Maverick 88
2) SAAS style double barreled carriage gun

Pistols
.45ACP
1) H&K USP Full size (ok, I like big guns)
2) Springfield Armory Micro-compact 1911

357/38SP
1) two colt style single action revolvers

.22LR
1) P22
2) Beretta Neo

I expect/Hope to get more use out of the 22lr than anything else in a TSHFT situation, but I could make use of all of them, and I have enough to arm up the wife and kids (kids are trained) and a couple of friends.

-Bubba Man

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