Dirt Wagon
Lil-Rokslider
- Joined
- Jun 27, 2019
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- 144
Why keep yourself limited to one semi auto shtf rifle?
I keep one AK just to have for a reliable knock down close range rifle. It shoots cheap steel case ammo that hits hard & is a short range weapon that has a folding stock.
My AR's range from 5.56 & 308's. I like them for their weight and power.
If I had to have just one, it'd be an AR. Lighter ammo/rifle, & easier to mount an optic on. Plus it's easier to master.
Chances are if it's truly a shtf situation, I think the 5.56 should do fine. No body really wants to get shot, even a flesh wound would make a lot of people run away. Most if not all people fear death or fear leaving their family to fend for themselves which is why most would do drastic things to cause to be shot. Kinda a catch 22 for them.
I'd be more interested in stocking food/water rather than bullets since most people will just starve after the first few months after a collapse. If anything i'd be more worried about being shot while walking around my yard trying to set up a garden or collecting water. Nobody will look for a gunfight, they'll look for an easy kill to take what you have. There is less risk to them if they kill you while waiting outside your house in the bushes.
Also a roll of barb/razor wire is a good investment for future protection. If you can't board your windows, hammer a bunch of nails around it and string the wires across all over it. Create tripping hazards with spikes in the dirt for any night prowlers. Could even close off hallways with it and have a choke point for intruders to get shot at, just cut holes in your drywall and create your own passages concealed by furniture to evade any intruders.
I keep one AK just to have for a reliable knock down close range rifle. It shoots cheap steel case ammo that hits hard & is a short range weapon that has a folding stock.
My AR's range from 5.56 & 308's. I like them for their weight and power.
If I had to have just one, it'd be an AR. Lighter ammo/rifle, & easier to mount an optic on. Plus it's easier to master.
Chances are if it's truly a shtf situation, I think the 5.56 should do fine. No body really wants to get shot, even a flesh wound would make a lot of people run away. Most if not all people fear death or fear leaving their family to fend for themselves which is why most would do drastic things to cause to be shot. Kinda a catch 22 for them.
I'd be more interested in stocking food/water rather than bullets since most people will just starve after the first few months after a collapse. If anything i'd be more worried about being shot while walking around my yard trying to set up a garden or collecting water. Nobody will look for a gunfight, they'll look for an easy kill to take what you have. There is less risk to them if they kill you while waiting outside your house in the bushes.
Also a roll of barb/razor wire is a good investment for future protection. If you can't board your windows, hammer a bunch of nails around it and string the wires across all over it. Create tripping hazards with spikes in the dirt for any night prowlers. Could even close off hallways with it and have a choke point for intruders to get shot at, just cut holes in your drywall and create your own passages concealed by furniture to evade any intruders.
buy or build a AR pistol, 10.5-12.5" upper. 
