Survival Gun

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Sweet looking .22

I have the Ruger Mark III and its a pretty accurate pistol.

What kind of accuracy are you getting with your KMK 10?

What kind of distance are you shooting with it?

 

[Infi-del]

Great choice. If you read the survival book "six ways in twelve ways out" they recommend a long barreled 22 pistol for the same reasons you mentioned.

My choice as well.:thumbup:

What is that holster? I need one.

 

[quietmike]

London bridge trading company.

 

[Les Snyder]

Savage 24C camper combo rifle/shotgun ... .22lr over 20ga.... minimum barrel length, takedown.... had an older one and was pretty rugged and adequate accuracy

 

[Infi-del]

"Survival" is a funny thing, if you are saying the scenario is just surviving, walking the wastelands like Mad Max, the .22 is good for small game and to have as a deterrent to the greatest threat ever invented, people. All the fun stuff, the good stuff, has been addressed, loads of ammo, light weight and a go get it effect on small game out to 150(ish) yards.

With that said...

I will always and forever choose a Mossberg 590A1 as an only gun, regardless of if Browning 50's were falling off trucks, if 1911's went on clearance or any other firearm out there...the 590 is rock solid, mine has ghost sights so its ready to chuck real lead out to 150 on to man size targets, it stops BS with a rack of the slide, that sound is enough for the price of admission when the poop starts to fly. I can mount a bayonet, why? Intimidation of course, nothing tells a curious onlooker there is pain coming like a racked slide with hog sticker on it.

Plus it will stop everything, in its tracks with 50 yards to put food on the table. Ask most Alaskan guides, the ones I know don't even carry pistols, they carry a 12 Gauge.

SO if you are talkin' mere sustenance survival a .22 would do you well, if you keep that on your hip and take the 590 out, chances are your survival rate just went up.

Why would I carry a 590 when I could carry an 870? LOL

 

[Infi-del]

But you arnt "taking what you could get" like some post apoctalyptic yuppie trying to find a gun. YOu are preparing, and can pick any gun/caliber you want.

This isn't for some end of the world type of deal. It's for a 3 to 5 day hike gone wrong. Survival is about taking care of ones self or group in a bad situation until help arrives or is located. If I were planning on entering into a long term situation I probably would take my AR-15 or AR-10. But 223 or 308 are no fun to hump in large amounts. 12 guage is even worse. I wouldn't want 100 rounds of 12ga on my back for 5 days if I didn't absolutely have to have it. 100 rounds of 22lr and this little gem in my pack afford me a little piece of mind in case the trip doesn't go as planned. And it's not such a burden to carry.

 

[jaymeister99]

This isn't for some end of the world type of deal. It's for a 3 to 5 day hike gone wrong. Survival is about taking care of ones self or group in a bad situation until help arrives or is located.

Exactly. We are talking about a firearm you do not plan on using, and want as a minimal item for survival. This isnt a weapon to have just in case a zombie apocalypse breaks out on your hike.

This is something you can pack away, a handgun or the AR-7 works for this quite well. Don't get me wrong. I can't stand my AR-7, its a piece of crap. But for its intended use its tough to beat. I would much rather lug an AR-7 in a pack than my AR-15 for a long hike.

 

[nc527]

This isn't for some end of the world type of deal. It's for a 3 to 5 day hike gone wrong. Survival is about taking care of ones self or group in a bad situation until help arrives or is located. If I were planning on entering into a long term situation I probably would take my AR-15 or AR-10. But 223 or 308 are no fun to hump in large amounts. 12 guage is even worse. I wouldn't want 100 rounds of 12ga on my back for 5 days if I didn't absolutely have to have it. 100 rounds of 22lr and this little gem in my pack afford me a little piece of mind in case the trip doesn't go as planned. And it's not such a burden to carry.

OK. I thought you were talking about trying to achieve long term sustinence with a .22 and small game. For what your talking about, staying feed until help arrives, I agree that a long barreled .22 pistol is what you want.

 

[jackknife]

I remember reading about Castner's Cutthroats, and how they were issued a sniper rifle for use against the enemy, b ut a .22 Colt woodsman for survival use. They shot all the game they ate with the ..22's, and lived pretty good. The .22 allowed them to stay in the field independent of supply lines for long periods.

Carl.

 

[roughneckrob]

I'd also rather have a larger caliber. However, I am not willing to take around an overly heavy gun when I do not need to. I know a .22 can take what ever I would need it to, and have plenty of ammo extra if I needed it.

That said, most of the time I am in a place I could possibly get lost, I am hunting and have a more powerful gun on me anyway. :thumbup:

I agree, Proper placement can take big game. My father did it years ago, he took a moose with a .22 and so did Chris McCandless before he died in Alaska. However, reality is nothing beats a 12ga for survival. Big game will not be a problem and you can still get your ducks, and rabbits as well. The weight factor is the only down fall to this tool, considering you have to carry multiple types of shells on your person.