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The perfect survival gun doesn’t exist. There are so many survival scenarios that might crop up that no one firearm can be expected to handle every contingency better than all its peers. But you can tailor your personal “bug-out” guns to the situations you’re most likely to encounter, whether it’s in the Brooks Range in Alaska or in the dark hallways of your house in the dead of night. Common to all survival guns, however, is the need for rugged dependability, and by that standard the firearms listed here measure up.
Ruger Gunsite Scout Rifle
The scout rifle is perhaps the purest centerfire survival rifle you can find. Everything about its design is geared toward all-around use. Its compact length makes it handy and easy to carry.
With a forward-mounted, low-magnification scope, you can shoot quickly and accurately with both eyes open out to 300 yards. And it’s difficult to imagine a more versatile cartridge than the .308. Ruger’s model, designed with input from the instructors at Gunsite, is fed by either a 5- or 10-round magazine, and unlike other scout rifles, it carries a reasonable price tag. ($995; ruger.com)
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» Write a CommentBug out guns - what are you trying to survive for the $2,991.00 invested - which does not count taxes, magazines (for rifle and pistol), and ammo.
For the same money (and better results?)
AK in 7.62x39 for under $700
Mossberg 500 or Maverick 88 12 ga pump shot gun for under $350
Stainless Ruger GP100 .357 Magnum revolver with 4" or 6" barrel for under $600
Ruger 1022 .22LR rifle for under $350
Why no pump action shot gun for the bug out gun? In a survival situation would a pump be less to keep clean to function?
Do me a favor and let me know how shooting that semi shotgun one handed works out.We'll see if it fits the image in my head!
Once again, Outdoor Life brings us "Survival for the Richest!".
For the price of the $1300 shotgun alone, everyday income folks can have a reliable handgun, rifle and pistol with change.
$230 - $350, Finn Mosin Nagant M39, 7.62x54r, possibly the best bolt action war rifle ever! Easy to reload, .30, made by some of the finest riflemen and survivors of extreme conditions ever. Eerily accurate, this rifle can be still be had in unissued condition, though most used are just as good.
$501, Glock in 9mm, .40, .45, etc, my preference is the G30 in .45 acp, conceals well, hits what it's pointed at and hits hard!
$350, Remington 870 12g., Finest, most reliable pump shotgun ever made, period!
Buy used and put the savings/excess into a used Ruger Super Single Six and you've got a .22 short, Long, Long Rifle, (CB, subsonic, Standard, Hyper V', Mini-Mag, ) & WRF and WMR tool that can keep game in your belly and pest at bay, all year long, on a pound or three of rimfire.
With Lee Classic loaders, about $25, are available for both the Mosin Nagant and 12g so keep both long guns feed on hand tailored reloads.
John's choices are his but definitely not mine. Three grand for three weapons leaves a lot of room for personal choices in my "Bug Out" guns. First I like autos more so than bolt guns and the difference in accuracy is not a problem. Second a 3.8" barrel pistol is a no no, give me 5-6" any day because I might need to reach out a little farther than across a room. Third, if I'm gonna carry the weight of a shotgun and extra shells, I want a collapsible stock, magazine fed, 16-20" barrel, 12 that will ride easy strapped across my back, accessible when I need it and out of the way when I don't. I'd also grab a compact .22 rifle, in my opinion the most versatile and indispensable weapon anyone could have in most situations. All, like water and meals should be easily resupplied from NATO Forces stock. Sorry to be so wordy but if I'm bugging out I want to be able to carry or pick up what I need. Just MTC...
Glad to see that your bug out guns are in the price range of everyday John Q. Public, NOT. $1300 for a shotgun that will probably stay in your closet all the time until you decide to scare the neighbor hood cat roaming around you trash cans one night.
If anyone has ever shot a lighter weight rifle in .308 they will know it is not very forgiving. A quick followup shot maybe, but expect to be hurting. I would think something a little lighter kicking would be a somewhat easier on the body.
I am always puzzled why "pumps" are so popular...when talking about "survival" situations. Oh well....if I am injured and only have the use of 1 arm...I'll be happy I mave a semi-auto shotgun...anytime! Your choice I know, but I'll stick to pumps at the trap and skeet ranges, hunting upland game.
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If anyone has ever shot a lighter weight rifle in .308 they will know it is not very forgiving. A quick followup shot maybe, but expect to be hurting. I would think something a little lighter kicking would be a somewhat easier on the body.
Once again, Outdoor Life brings us "Survival for the Richest!".
For the price of the $1300 shotgun alone, everyday income folks can have a reliable handgun, rifle and pistol with change.
$230 - $350, Finn Mosin Nagant M39, 7.62x54r, possibly the best bolt action war rifle ever! Easy to reload, .30, made by some of the finest riflemen and survivors of extreme conditions ever. Eerily accurate, this rifle can be still be had in unissued condition, though most used are just as good.
$501, Glock in 9mm, .40, .45, etc, my preference is the G30 in .45 acp, conceals well, hits what it's pointed at and hits hard!
$350, Remington 870 12g., Finest, most reliable pump shotgun ever made, period!
Buy used and put the savings/excess into a used Ruger Super Single Six and you've got a .22 short, Long, Long Rifle, (CB, subsonic, Standard, Hyper V', Mini-Mag, ) & WRF and WMR tool that can keep game in your belly and pest at bay, all year long, on a pound or three of rimfire.
With Lee Classic loaders, about $25, are available for both the Mosin Nagant and 12g so keep both long guns feed on hand tailored reloads.
I am always puzzled why "pumps" are so popular...when talking about "survival" situations. Oh well....if I am injured and only have the use of 1 arm...I'll be happy I mave a semi-auto shotgun...anytime! Your choice I know, but I'll stick to pumps at the trap and skeet ranges, hunting upland game.
Glad to see that your bug out guns are in the price range of everyday John Q. Public, NOT. $1300 for a shotgun that will probably stay in your closet all the time until you decide to scare the neighbor hood cat roaming around you trash cans one night.
John's choices are his but definitely not mine. Three grand for three weapons leaves a lot of room for personal choices in my "Bug Out" guns. First I like autos more so than bolt guns and the difference in accuracy is not a problem. Second a 3.8" barrel pistol is a no no, give me 5-6" any day because I might need to reach out a little farther than across a room. Third, if I'm gonna carry the weight of a shotgun and extra shells, I want a collapsible stock, magazine fed, 16-20" barrel, 12 that will ride easy strapped across my back, accessible when I need it and out of the way when I don't. I'd also grab a compact .22 rifle, in my opinion the most versatile and indispensable weapon anyone could have in most situations. All, like water and meals should be easily resupplied from NATO Forces stock. Sorry to be so wordy but if I'm bugging out I want to be able to carry or pick up what I need. Just MTC...
Do me a favor and let me know how shooting that semi shotgun one handed works out.We'll see if it fits the image in my head!
Why no pump action shot gun for the bug out gun? In a survival situation would a pump be less to keep clean to function?
Bug out guns - what are you trying to survive for the $2,991.00 invested - which does not count taxes, magazines (for rifle and pistol), and ammo.
For the same money (and better results?)
AK in 7.62x39 for under $700
Mossberg 500 or Maverick 88 12 ga pump shot gun for under $350
Stainless Ruger GP100 .357 Magnum revolver with 4" or 6" barrel for under $600
Ruger 1022 .22LR rifle for under $350
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