4 calibers- Minimalist (rifle & pistol)- Change my mind.

[Sixpack]

May as well throw in my list, even though it follows suit with many of the above and is quite vanilla…

22lr Tikka T1x
223 Bolt Rifle (undecided on which one)
308 Tikka T3x or M70
9mm Glock 19x
12 gauge Remington 870

That is as bare as I could make it and still leaves out levers and a 22 pistol (which would be hard) but I could do anything I will ever do with those.

 

[jaredg]

yeah, everyone need a .22 pistol

 

[FINONYMOUS]

Ok I’ll play…and pretty much repeat everyone else.

.22LR Tikka T1X - hard to beat a Ruger 10/22, but would want the simplicity of the bolt gun.

.223 Tikka - once again, love AR’s but in a “do it all” consolidated list I would take the bolt gun.

308 is really the right choice here, but I would go with Tikka 6.5 PRC. (Honestly, the 223 checks so many boxes, I could just eliminate a 3rd rifle altogether) but.. I would still probably grab these 3 first,

Then it would come down to these two as my fourth -

12 or 20 GA 870 - heavy and bulky ammo but extremely versatile. Would prefer to take my M2 20, but you just can’t kill an 870.

Or 9mm Glock 34 - doesn’t really do anything the 22lr or 223 can’t do. However, outside of 22lr, it is probably the most common to encounter and is lightweight and compact compared to the shotgun.

But those 5 cover every possible scenario, from fun at the range, to long-ish distance hunting, to SHTF.

 

[EmperorMA]

I could do with five:

22lr - Suppressed Winchester Wildcat scoped rifle and M&P .22 Compact Semi-auto handgun. Small game, birds sitting in trees and on fenceposts, even some self-defense work.

.223/5.56 in an AR platform - Self-defense, medium game, predator control.

6.5 Creedmoor Suppressed Bolt rifle - Large game, long range self-defense. I realize .308 might be easier to come by, but I can stockpile more than enough 6.5 Creedmoor ammo for what I would use it for.

9mm Parabellum - Small handgun such as Springfield Hellcat, Glock 43 or S&W Shield for concealed carry self-defense and a large -duty-style handgun such as Smith & Wesson M&P 2.0 Full Size, Glock 17 Gen 6 or Springfield Echelon 4.5 for home defense. Also would love to have something versatile like a Springfield Kuna for the truck.

12ga Shotgun - One setup for home defense, turkeys and deer/elk hunting plus one for hunting birds and small game. My temptation would be to have one of my beloved SxS guns for birds but I realize an auto-loader is probably the way to go. Maybe three?