Survival Gun

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pinetree

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The winter camp pictures from Matthew Krissak, got me thinking. It looks like he is carrying a Chipmunk. I nifty youth 22. I need one. Then I thought about either the H&R or Rossi/Taurus 22/410 combos. Then again my 7.5" barreled Ruger MKII is handier and probably more accurate. What do you guys think? My Ruger 10/22, recently went through a make-over and isn't the little handy gun it used to be.:cool:

tjg
 
I'm always looking for the next survival gun....I wouldn't go with the rossi I recently got the chance to handle one of the .22/20 guage combos and wasn't impressed...felt very fragile to me.....As far as bang for the buck and versatility,
The H&R or NEF single shot shotguns are tough to beat you could pixk one up for under 100 bucks and they are tough as nails if it breaks or something bad happens it's not the end of the world...and with proper ammo selection you can bag small and large game with one...The downside is they are not vey portable...Alot of cats like the henry survival .22 but I also am not a big fan of this either my brother has one and it jams frequently. among the single shot .22's the best one I've handled recently was the henry arms mini bolt (stainless steel) good solid small light and safe.. If weight is an issue and local laws allow the Ruger MKII is a pretty handy survival gun I'd feel pretty good with that..if weight is not an issue than a shotgun is hard to beat IMO, Good Luck P.S. you might want to try and find a used springfield M6 scout a take down survival gun .22over .410 over under I'd love one but they stopped making them and I'm a little scared to buy a gun that I can't get replacement parts for...but that's just me.
 
easy, just get another 10/22! It's a gun and action you are used to. I've got 2 myself, a folder and a standard, both have scopes-most accurate and reliable guns I've ever shot. The rossi's are nothing to sneeze at I have a .410, .22 combo and a .44 magnum single shot too, they are all accurate and very reliable, they takedown and are super light weight to boot.
 
I don't think I'd want a semi-auto as my survival gun. For the past 50 years I've think I've tried just about every .22 rifle out there. Remington 552 speedmasters, 10/22's, Marlin model 60's, nylon 66's. I just wish my latest was around back then, the CZ scout.

A bolt action will give a more realiable, simpler gun under harsh conditions. The Chipmonk like in the photo, or a Henry mini-bolt, or a CZ scout gives a small light weight gun easy to carry, very accurite, and few moving parts.

The problem with combo guns is that you have to carry an extra barrel unless you have a Savage 24, then you have a heavy gun. In a survival situation you may be injured, or allready burdened with supplies, so weapon weight counts, as does ammo weight.

The couple guys I knew in the service who were from WAAAY back in the hills of Kentucky or West Virginia, swore by a bolt action .22 if they had to keep their family fed. In fact i recall from Audie murphy's biography, growing up dirt poor in rural Texas, it's what he used. Theres always more small game around than big game. You can go a long way on squirrel stew or roast rabbit.
 
I'm another fan of simplicity, so I would lean towards a bolt .22 or break-open 20 or 12 guage, I think. On the other hand if you're familiar with say a 10/22 and know how to take care of it, that's what you should carry.
 
For a simple easy to shoot "Survival" pistol, I like the Ruger Single Six .22 (It comes with cylinders for .22LR and .22 MAG!!)

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For a nice little survival rifle, I use the Henry Repeating Arms AR-7. It's .22lr and fits into the stock.

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However, it sets up VERY quickly and it pretty accurate.

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For a HARPOON, I recommend..... SKUNKWERX!
 
... single shot with the interchangeable barrel and carrying case. I like it. Fit and finish do leave something to be desired, but that comes with the price and they do advertise a lifetime guarantee.

In addition to what type of weapon and action you want, think about ammo price and availability. Ex. Try putting 50 rounds of 12 gauge in your pocket. Now try 50 rounds of .22lr. Price comparison should be done also. As always, in the end it comes down to personal choice.
 
If I had to depend on one of my guns for survival, it would probably be my old Winchester model 67 22. It will shoot any kind of 22 cartridge, shoot them accurately, and has very few moving parts. It's a bolt action single shot.
 
"For a HARPOON, I recommend..... SKUNKWERX!"

NOOOOOOoooooooooo....... Not the FAKEY-POON! :eek:

I'm not looking forward to cutting out another one of those anytime soon. :barf:

I'm a charter member of RMPHA
(Rescue Mike's Poon Hunters Association)

;) ;)
 
I would have my Colt woodsman, for a true survival situation while hiking or just woods wandering. For hunting or other activities, I would more than likely have my 1894C in 357.
 
+1 to the Ruger Single-Six. I've had one since I was 16 and that revolver has taken more game than I can remember. It handles anything from .22 CB to .22 Magnum.

I used to have one of those Chipmunk rifles like the one pictured. Don't make the mistake of not taking them seriously. They are a very well made and accurate gun. I gave ours away when I moved to Brazil. I don't regret that as it was a worthy cause but I do miss that little gun. It was highly compact. I had thought about making it into a takedown, backpacker special.

For true versatility a 4 inch .357 magnum makes alot of sense too. Loaded with wadcutters or shotshells it will do for small game and it can take anything up to deer as well.

A .22 handgun makes alot of sense especially if you are going to carry a rifle for big game. In Alaska we carried a variety of .22 handguns for small game as well as our big guns. Mac
 
Not tryin to hijack a thread here just had some similar thoughts I'm looking for a new campgun as well I'm looking at the Henry arms minibolt it is small but nice...I know it's silly but the one shot capacity bothers me form a "What if the boogieman stops by" perspective, I have no concern about being attacked by animals in the field. It's people that Trouble me the most specially Now that I have a wife and son with me..most of the time..However I feel like I'm much more likely to use it as a plinking/small game gun than a SD piece and it seems really safe (as it requires a cocking lever to be engaged after ther round is chambered via the bolt action mech...(the safer the better when around the fam, even though all firearms are trigger locked and unloaded and sometimes dissasembled in my bag) I suppose what I'm asking is would the majority of you feel safe out in the bush with a single shot .22 It is certainly better than nothing but we deal in a lot of what ifs here on the forum so I thought i'd just put it out there.. Regardless if I were to choose a .22 as a survival weapon I would bring a large variety of ammo cb longs, subsonics, bulk high vel hp's and maybe some velocitors
 
RR,
I like a little more firepower myself, the 22 single shot has a lot going for it but I always carry a pistol, which I know you can't. Have you checked on the new youth 10/22, couple of hi cap mags is a lot of fire power. Chris
 
didn't even know there was a new 10/22 I'll look into it "good looking out bro" With a lttle luck I plan to be moving out of the city in the next year or so...That also migt open up my options a bit
 
One thought I've had--with a different kind of survival scenario in mind--is that a flintlock rifle is an interesting addition to one's family arsenal. The idea is that if you're in a situation in which something user-maintainable without a whole lot of technology is desirable, this could be your gun.

For most scenarios in which one'd want a "survival" gun, I'd definitely second the little .22 rifle--easily available ammo, easily carried, you can supposedly drop anything up to a whitetail with it with some predictability. But in the spirit of something one could keep going with minimal technology one one's own, I'm finding flintlocks increasingly interesting. They lend themselves both to gunsmithing and to teaching non-shooters the very basics--and the costs can be pretty low, too.

Just a different angle on this thread.
 
Modern firearms (which includes almost anything firing a cartridge) are leaps and bounds beyond the flintlock design. It suffers from numerous problems, but the real issue is that most of these are very difficult to remedy in the field. Modern cartridges are not accompanied by so much fragility and potential to go wrong. Doing a lot of research on that subject would be very wise before selecting a muzzleloader as a primary weapon in the field.

Hunters/woodsmen used them in the field for more than a few years obviously, but they switched for a reason.
 
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