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Ruger MK II .22 pistol
Ruger Mini-30
Mossberg 590 12ga pump
 
22
30/30
12g

Ammo for these can be found just about anywhere and in many configurations.

If you do your part and shoot well, anything will fall with these. It is not in the gun, it is all about the shot placement.
 
I'm in West Virginia, but I think these three could see me to Alaska and back

1. Ruger M77 mk II stainless steel laminate stock in 30-06 with a Leupold 2x7 scope (my current all around rifle)

2. Mossberg 500 12 ga woodland camo with 26 inch barrel and multiple chokes (my all around shotgun, its ugly, but it works)

3. 22lr, if I had to take the 22 I have now it would be a toss up between a Ruger Mk 1 Target or a Marlin 60

Obviously this trio would only be feasible if I was stationary or traveling in a vehicle of some kind.

If I was travelling on foot I'd opt for a 357 mag wheel gun and a youth model 22 single shot.

Brandon
 
What I would want:
1. Springfield M1A National Match. The .308 is a good cartridge for deer. With the wood stock, and a 5 rd box magazine, it doesn't look too tactical. Should you need a defensive rifle when the zombies attack, go to the 20 rd magazine and you are good to go. A 2-7 power scope would be more than enough optic for this area.

2. Ruger 10/22 for small game. Dependable and there are tons of them around if you need parts.

3. A 12ga pump. I would probably go with an 870, because they are more popular around here than the Mossberg 500. As far as barrels, a short (18.5"-20") cylinder bore barrel for slugs and buckshot, and a longer (maybe 26") barrel for birds would be my choice.
 
Florida.

1.) Remington 870P with 20" smoothbore rifle sighted barrel, RemChokes. I have this setup, and realistically, it can take any game in the southeast (really the whole eastern) US with ease.
2.) Marlin 925RM 22 mag bolt gun with iron sights and a fixed 4x scope. The bane of small game.

Really I can take any game with those in this area (close brush), so my last pick would be a pistol, probably be:

3.) a good old S&W model 29 .44 mag. Can take about any game with it from big game (to include deer and hogs) to small game (I got decent patterns with the CCI shot shells from my last M29).


Now, to come clean, I do most of my squirrel to rabbit hunting with the Marlin. I rarely hunt birds, and rarely use the 870 for hunting otherwise.

What do I hunt big game the most with?
Either a Mosin Nagant 91/30 or an AK (yes, as in 47), or I use a bow (recurve).



Now, to open up a different can: IMO, to cover ALL of your bases, you need 4 or 5 guns:
1.) Some kind of rimfire (pistol or rifle)
2.) Some kind of shotgun
3.) A good handgun
4.) A long(er) range/more powerful rifle
5.) A defensive rifle

If you pick a battle rifle like an M1, M1A, FAL, G3, etc, you can combine 4 and 5.
 
Here in Bulgaria we have thick forests,high mountains some hard terrain.
I would go for :
12 gauge shotgun - very versatile
.357 magnum revolver - self defense
.22 with scope - for small game,birds etc..
 
Catskills of NY. Typical forested hills interspersed with farms and fields. Most less than 50 acres.

My go to battery:
.357 Ruger Security Six 6" barrel, stainless w/iron sights.
.22lr/20ga Rossi Matched Pair iron sights
.30-30 Marlin 30as w/ Weaver 4x scope

Nothing fancy but they work well. I have others that actually see more use, but this is probably the most versatile 3 gun combo that I can put together with what I own.
 
we don't have dangerous game in central PA.:) I'd opt for:

Henry 22mag lever gun with red dot

Mossberg 12ga pump

Ruger speed six 357
 
I hunt in Central AL. Could be whitetail in thick woods or long field shots. Squirrel, dove, quail, turkey and duck.

Benelli M2 12ga with 18.5" rifle sight barrel and 26" field barrel.
Rem. 700 Varmint 308 with 20" barrel
Savage Model 30 single shot 22
 
I hunt in West VA, which is brushy woods, and very hilly/ mountainous. My 3 favorite guns to use up there are:

Remington 870 Marine Magnum
Ruger 10/22 carbine w/ red dot scope
Sig P220 in .45ACP

I don't have to take many long shots- there are so many critters, and they're so tame that you can pretty much walk right up on them and shoot them at 25 yards or less. When deer season rolls around, you can open up the door, walk out on the porch and shoot your deer in the head with the .45. We call it "harvesting" rather than "hunting". There's no sport in it whatsoever.

My favorite hunting lately is chipmunks. The little boogers are a menace, always tearing up the garden, and my stepmom's flowers. They're tiny little targets, and move fast. The 10/22 takes care of them no problem. The best one I took was from about 60 feet away with my Sig. I propped the pistol up on a fence post and waited for the little guy to hold still. I got a perfect sight picture, and drilled him dead-center in the chest. POOF! Chipmunk vs. .45ACP is pretty spectacular- I might as well have shot him with a Buck Rogers disintegrator ray. The biggest piece of him I could find was a fluff of fur about the size of a quarter. :)
 
Bear Claw Chris Lappe said:
.12 shotgun
.22 rifle
.357 magnum revolver
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This. It would be a tough choice between a centerfire rifle and a .22. I think the abundance and cost of .22 ammo makes more sense for me. Long shots at deer are few around here. Although I prefer a rifle strictly for deer hunting, I can get by with a shotgun. Hunting the river swamps and standing pines, the shotgun would be good for duck, dove, hogs, deer and small game. .22 for small game. .357 for CCW. If I were feeding myself for an extended period of time, I'd trade any or all three for a small john boat, or even a canoe, and a rod and reel with a tackle box.
 
For the Adirondacks in NY, I'd pick .22LR and .270 Win. bolt-action, scoped rifles (also equipped with iron sights) and a 1911 .45ACP pistol. That should cover "big," "small," "close," "far," "four-legged," and "two-legged."

Stay sharp,
desmobob
 
Central CT
Remington 870 12ga 26 in barrel
Bolt Action .22 LR
Smith & Wesson 686 . 38 special and .357 mag.
 
If I had to grab from my current gun cabinet. I would say for the woods of the Catskills in New York, my picks would be as follows.

Rossi single shot .22LR
Remington 12 gauge 870 pump gun 26" barrel with Remchokes
Either my Remington .270 or 30-06 700 BDL, It would really depend on which one I had more ammo for at the time. They are both can-do calibers for the type of woods I hunt.

Those are my picks based on not having a pistol permit.
 
Based on what's in my gun cabinet:
Marlin bolt 22-mag
S&W 329PD
Beretta 20 O/U
I know my Mossberg 12 would probably be a more practical choice than the Beretta but I feel like I shoot the 20 better which may help with the occasional grouse. The S&W could handle any predators, two or four legged. The Marlin could keep me fed with everything from squirrels to whitetail.
 
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