My progression will be Beltfed, drumfed, magfed, cylinder fed, muzzle fed.
Bug-out gun??
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Yep, always have a flintlock on hand. Use it as much as possible and save cartridges for when needed.
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Bearcat
Agreed. Would add that I keep a wrist rocket and pellet pistol/rifle behind the seat of my vehicle. My Beeman R1 is a guaranteed pot filler @ .01 per shot.
And a source of sulphur and saltpeter.
black1970
Single-Sixer
I don’t have to bug out. 95% of people are better off where they are. Just keep a low profile. No need of going where you have nothing.
Exactly!!! Once you are on the move you are completely open and vulnerable. Essentially deer wandering around in the woods!!!
oldwolf
Bearcat
Don't forget a powerful air rifle for hunting small game. Quiet, efficient, don't attract attention. I have a few Weihrauch rifles that work well for small game.
I don't know how to use a bow, but that is another alternative weapon to use.
I don't know how to use a bow, but that is another alternative weapon to use.
Band together with other High Value Neighbors. If you can't control access to your area and people 24-7 manning the beltfeds you have nothing. Fortunately I'm in a semi rural area with lots of ravines that can limit access.I have neighbors with cows,chickens and horses, alpaca, and goats and pigs not too far away. I have a few acres I could turn over with the gas I have available. It can also be fenced for pasture if needed. Lots of guns between us and solar panels to charge batteries and run the wells. I'm thinking about getting a hydro generator because all I would need is a knee dam in my ravine to power my needs for when the solar panels give out.
Those are things that can be sourced in their raw state and obtained by bartering. Just like it was originally done. But flintlocks don’t need complex manufacturing like percussion caps, much less cartridges.
German Shepherd Dog.
Not many people these days know how to collect and process sulphur and saltpeter. I have a pasture across the dirt road. Sulphur isn't prominent immediately locally. Could probably be done just more of a challenge. I've been using broken rocks for flint so no problem there. Manufacturing a Flintlock isn't as easy as it seems. Most of this has been lost. It's doable but it will take centuries before the manufacturing capabilities could be restored. When America Falls it will be another Dark Age. Greeks and Romans had indoor plumbing. My Grandparents didn't have indoor plumbing until the 1970's!!!
If America fell it would be but a ripple in human history. Unless some sort of catastrophe destroys all of our current industrial infrastructure we aren’t going back to the Stone Age.
Our infrastructure is dependent on large networks of supplies and materials. Trains, Power Lines and Pipelines. Just like Rome. Once China moves in to restore order we'll be relegated to subhuman status.
Thank you.
rwp315
Bearcat
That’s why there is absolutely nothing in the city of Chicago that my wife and I need. So don’t go there. Name of the game in self defense is stay away from trouble.
On a commercial flight years ago the subject of guns came up and the young man across the aisle said they should be outlawed because of him being robbed 3 times going to a nightclub in Old Town.
My response was why did you go back the second time?
Paul B
Buckeye
Bug out? Not me. I'm too old and busted up to walk, let alone run. I'll just stick around and survive the best way I can.
Paul B.
Paul B.
Next month I’ll be 81. Spinal arthritis means I don’t have the stamina to carry a pack for long. So, I am not bugging out. I’ll be fighting in. That fits my Marine mentality — we don’t like to retreat.
I keep a $100 Walmart 20-gauge single barrel shotgun that has been cut down and modified. It's legal length and the insert is a Chaszel 30-30. This is in an oxygen tank bag with ammo for both. If I have it slung over my shoulder with a canula and tubing going into the top of the bag nobody notices a thing. The 317 S&W kit gun is just over 12 ounces loaded with 8 rounds of Remington Yellow Jacket hollow points and is either in this pocket holster or a Simply Rugged 120 holster. This combination should take care of most situations. But if we really knew what we were up against we might want napalm and a 50 caliber Browning M2!!!
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CHEVYINLINE6
Single-Sixer
My choice for rifles would be,
My 30/30 because it's light, powerful and used for large game and protection.
My Browning BL22 because it shoots lots of different 22 ammo and for protection.
My 54 caliber muzzleloader because you can make caps, balls and powder. It can shoot ball or shot. Powerful and for protection.
My choice for handguns would be,
A 357 / 38 Blackhawk with a extra cyl in 9mm. Powerful and for protection.
A Ruger Mk 2 target pistol with a 6-7/8 inch barrel for small game and protection.
A Ruger Single Six in 22lr / 22mag for small game and protection.
And lots of ammo, spare parts and a cleaning kit and a bow with lots of arrows.
And all my meds.
My 30/30 because it's light, powerful and used for large game and protection.
My Browning BL22 because it shoots lots of different 22 ammo and for protection.
My 54 caliber muzzleloader because you can make caps, balls and powder. It can shoot ball or shot. Powerful and for protection.
My choice for handguns would be,
A 357 / 38 Blackhawk with a extra cyl in 9mm. Powerful and for protection.
A Ruger Mk 2 target pistol with a 6-7/8 inch barrel for small game and protection.
A Ruger Single Six in 22lr / 22mag for small game and protection.
And lots of ammo, spare parts and a cleaning kit and a bow with lots of arrows.
And all my meds.
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