survival firearm??????????????

[Scottman]

As long as it's a gun that you have with you, its a "survival gun."

 

[Erasmus]

Mine is the M6 Scout in .22 Hornet, over a 3" .410 barrel. Weighs near 4 lbs. and the Hornet barrel shoots 2" at 100 yards, with all reloads and bullet weights.

The .410 barrel is choked full, but produces blotchy skeet patterns. Nevertheless, I've wingshot several California quail with it. Used Win AA skeet #9s.

For most mammal hunting, I load the Hornet barrel with .22 magnum strength reloads (45 grain jacketed bullet going around 2,000 fps). Offhand and sitting shots travel very flat and straight, with only a mild report, for the times when you don't have time to access your ear plugs.

What I would say about survival firearms is this:
Go and hunt with it. If you can get animals with it OK, then it's an OK choice. But if you can't get anything with your designated weapon on the hunting fields, you better rethink it.

Which is why I find myself hunting with a wierd little metal .410 combo rifle. I'm just proving to myself that it works, for me.

On the other hand, you may find that you are best served with an open choked 12 gauge.

CHEERS

 

[koyote]

The .410 barrel is choked full, but produces blotchy skeet patterns. Nevertheless, I've wingshot several California quail with it. Used Win AA skeet #9s.

CHEERS

I've always used 7 1/2 for dove and quail. Hell, I've taken a few rabbits with it opportunistically. Probably my all around favorite shotshell for that bore.

 

[ras]

I always use #9's for Skeet, 7 1/2 or #8 for Trap. .410 carries a small payload for anything, I cheat and use a 12 ga.

 

[Scottman]

This looks good with the exposed hammers,
Has removable chokes, and weighs 6.25 pounds in 20 and 12 gauge.
http://www.remington.com/products/firearms/shotguns/SPR_models/SPR220_side-by-side_specs.asp

 

[razcob]

My go to gun would be a .22 rimfire rifle. It has a history of killing nearly anything stateside. Ammo is plentiful.

 

[Erasmus]

I like to use 6's on everything when I'm shotgunning (regardless of gauge or bird), but my M6 seems at its best with 9's.

Hunting season's almost here again. Everbody go and burn up some shells, trying to hit clay pigeons!

 

[tholiver]

I like the Stoeger Outback. 12 gauge over and under shotgun, with screw in choke tubes, and iron sights (They are crude but decently regulated to the top barrel). The barrels are 20 inchs long.

Hmmm i'm a sucker for shotguns but i haven't bought a new one in 5 or 6 years. That Stoeger looks good. You may have just led me to my next shotgun purchase!
Just out of curiosity is there anything about it that you don't like?

Also heres an article i found on it
http://www.gunsandammomag.com/long_guns/stoeger_072507/

 

[Scottman]

I heard you can't select which barrel you are going to shoot.

 

[mr.trooper]

12 guage SxS coach gun.

 

[Peppe]

With all the things that I carry it will have to be the last thing to leave the side of my hip and that will be a Ruger Super Redhawk .44 mag.

 

[udtjim]

Browning Buckmark Camper. Easy to carry the ammo and in a pinch it will take game up to and including deer.

 

[1whitefoot]

Just read a very informative article about Marlin leverguns in GUNS 2008 ANNUAL.

"Make Mine a Marlin" by John Taffin

I've quoted what he has to say about his "survival gun"

"...I like Marlins and I like Winchesters and definitely enjoy shooting both.
However, if I had to choose one rifle, not just in leverguns, but rather in all styles, actions, and chamberings,
the choice among centerfires would be quite easy.

I don't include .22s as they are not a choice but rather a necessity...

Of all the rifles offered if I had to narrow it down to just one, my choice would be the Marlin 1894C .357 Magnum.
There's not much as far as shooting and hunting we cannot do with a .357 Magnum levergun.
No it's not for elephants, Cape buffalo or Alaskan brown bear...

For the rest of my life a .357 Magnum Marlin would do just fine.
More later on this do-it-all levergun...

The Model 1894C is my No. 1 choice for the handiest levergun ever produced.
It has been in production since 1969 when I purchased my first one.
The .357 Magnum in a lever gun is a totally different performing cartridge that in a sixgun.
Performance is more like a .30-30 or even a .35 Remington.
Some may choose a semi-automatic as a "survival gun" I'll take the .357 Marlin.
Compared to any of the bigger bores the .357 Magnum is much easier to shoot with very little felt recoil,
in fact it delivers maximum punch for minimum punishment, and 100 rounds of .357 Magnum in a backpack
weigh a whole lot less than any of the bigger bores.
Two of these handy little carbines are kept on hand - one with a receiver sight and the other scoped..."

 

[razcob]

Runningboar again with pissing contest. I have personally known people to have gotten shot with .22 and the bullet INDEED bounced when it hit bone. If a person gets shot with a .22 in the arm that bullet WILL richochet and exit through the neck or somewhere else.

You are right. One of the .22 bullets that hit r. kennedy fragmented and was redirected.

 

[zman308]

I have two old Savage over under guns. I believe the model # is 24. They were cheap when I bought them, but well made and fool proof. One is .410 - 22 the other is 20 ga. 22 mag. They are hammer guns with a selector on the hammer to choose the upper or lower barrel. These would be great survival guns for food gathering. Use shot, slugs or rifle. You could take deer, rabbit or ducks with these guns. Match this with a .22 cal auto pistol for basic self defense. If you plan on fighting off Jihadists then you will need something much bigger.

 

[tholiver]

Originally Posted by Scottman
One idea I have for a survival gun is a .22 LR rifle. But Like a revolver, think single six- like those old cowboy carbines. It would have a switch cylinder in .22 magnum, and have like a six shot cylinder.

There was a gun like that available back in the 1980's. Basically looked like a S&W k-frame with a 16 or 20 inch barrel and a pistol grip stock. In 22 lr and 22mag. Can't remember the make. I remember it from an old outdoors/sporting catalog (S.I.R mailorder from western Canada).

Found the Catalog! SIR listed it as the Canada Scout double action revolver rifle 19 3/4 inch barrel avail as 22 LR only or as convertible 22 LR/22 Mag.
http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/...neous/CanadaScout22revolverrifleSIRcatalo.jpg
Anybody here ever own one or shoot one?

 

[nemoaz]

Convertible pistols typically aren't accurate with the 22 LR/L/S because the bore necessary to fire 22 Magnum is slightly larger than the other 22 rimfires.