Survival firearms...

A Ruger Single Six in .22LR/.22Magnum dual caliber is a GREAT close-range hunting piece, esp. with the 6.5" tube. Flinging good .22Mags you've got power levels on par with a .22LR rifle.

You can back that up with the NAA MiniMaster 4" barrel .22LR/.22Mag dual-caliber mini. Mine can keep all five high-vel .22Mags in 5" at 25 yards (30gr CCI +V JHPs clocked at 1,400FPS). The Ruger can do a bit better, but not much. The .22Mag isn't half bad as a personal defense load and you can switch to .22LR, .22Short or CB Caps for small game.

A Ruger .357/9mm convertible Blackhawk with some hot .357 hunting loads would round out carry nicely. That plus the NAA MiniMaster would really be all I'd ever need, although the Single Six as a backup hunting piece would be good too.

In power-and-usefulness-to-weight, the NAA MiniMaster dual-caliber is unparalleled. It's about 10oz, can do game and self defense.

Jim
 
As a natue photographer, weight and size are of a concern to me. Unfortunately, the Canadian firearms laws prohibit most of us from carrying handguns. This means that I'm legally restricted to rifles.
I hadn't considered the 10/22 for survival before. Seems like a good choice, as long as all one's clips work well (I have a clip that causes the beast to jam.) The calibre is small enough for little game. For bigger stuff (at least for self defence) one can hope to put enough rounds in the attacking animal to stop it.
What I HAD considered was an Ithica Model 94 copy. Lets one load mixed rounds (short, long, long rifle) so that one can use whatever .22 ammo is to hand. A bit heavy, but accurate and solidly built. Short enough to make a good brush gun.

Ideally, I'd like to carry (a) sidearm(s). I agree with the poster who favored Rugers: they are nice guns. The single six has the added advantage of having a .22 magnum cylinder as well as the regular .22. Only problem with them is that they are heavy... even the single six. On the flip side, I'll take the Redhawk up against anything smaller than a Kodiak or a Polar bear. (Yes, I may be foolish!! Fortunately, I haven't had to discharge anything heavier that a medium format camera in the woods yet... :-) )
Louis


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Louis Zimmerman, Software Developer at large.
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Ruger 10/22 stainless with NON FOLDING synth stock with a trijicon ACOG tritium site(dot or triangle). Even better: ruger stainless bolt-action .22(for cb's, shorts, longs. and lr's and my .50 cal pennsylvania flintlock rifle which, no lie, is my most RELIABLE firearm.

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"Blessed is the Lord my rock, who trains my hands for war, and my fingers for battle..." excerpted from Psalms 144.

 
Survival in Alaska could mean surviving a bear attack...For that reason i'd choose the EAA combination gun..in 12 ga. 45/70 an assortment of ammo could round out your needs very nicely. You could take large and small game with no problem...
 
Maybe, I am making this to simplistic, but I believe that a true "survival firearm" is one that you are carrying on your person or can be at arms reach in time of need. Having one in your $1000.00 gun safe in your den doesn't help much if your 15 miles from home and the sh_t hits the fan.

Just My Thoughts
 
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