Go-To Three Guns

[1200bruce]

Mossberg 20ga
Sig AR-15
Ruger LCR 357

 

[nastybynature]

My Colt 1911
My Mossberg 500
I would have to go with the M&P-10 over my M&P-15 in order to hunt bigger game but still have the lightweight semi auto.

 

[2Wheels4Ever]

Glock 35
Norinco T56
Rem 870

 

[Certaindeaf]

Surprising the lack of .22's (especially considering the unavailability/demand of .22 ammo) and I totally understand. I hate to say it but I'd probably give up the/a shotgun to have a good .22 rifle for the potential utility it could provide.. and I hardly ever shoot .22.. I reload.

Then a 9mm handgun and modern sporting rifle in .223.. the biggest thing I shoot is coyote and that/they kills them fine.

 

[FAL]

FAL PARA Elite Compact
AR-15
1911

 

[Riot]

Springfield XD .45 Tactical (loaded w/ 200gr +P Hornady TAP)

Mossberg 500A (Loaded w/Winchester PDX-1)


WASR-10 (Loaded w/123gr Wolf JSP)

 

[GuyBMeredith]

Hmm. Three gun? For what purpose?

For home defense it is Mossberg 500 with M1 Garand backup for the tough ones (plus tons of cheap CMP ammo). M66 for CC.

For competition I'll be trying the Mossberg, M1 Garand and either 686+ or PC 627 Vcomp. I like to be a maverick.

 

[rocky3]

Taurus 9mm pistol
Ruger take-down 22 LR
410 shotgun
Hell to grow old, lots of magazines and cartridges

 

[Jarhead0093]

Sig P226 Enhanced Elite
Mossberg 930 SPX
Noveske 14.5" Afghan w/AAC suppressor

 

[Fast Eddie]

The real answer to the question is that I EDC 9MM

My Nasty firepower
7MM Magnum Rifle
.357 Magnum
12GA Magnum 00 buck

My son would shoot the same.

For the wife and Daughters;

.22lr semi auto pistol
20GA 2-3/4"#3 buck
.22lr Semi auto rifle

 

[safooma]

EDC: P11

Otherwise:
SR1911
SKS
Mossberg 590

 

[optimator]

Glock 20

AR-15

Mossberg 500

Exactly what I was going to post.

 

[Will_Power]

The question of what purpose are these three guns serving is a damn good question.

Day-to-day, hunting, apocalyptic SHTF Mad Max scenarios? What?

That said, here's how mine is shaking out at the moment if I had to.

1. Full-size/compact (e.g. nothing teeny-tiny) handgun for self-defense: CZ P-01

2. Accurized detachable magazine semi-auto rifle in an intermediate caliber with match barrel, free float hand guards, quality trigger, and glass for precision shooting and predators of either two legged or four legged variety: AR-15

3. Lighter-weight big game hunting rifle: I've got plans for a .358 Win here, but the word's your oyster.

My choices are informed by the fact I don't plan on or have the skills to get into a gun fight anytime soon, so an AK or AR-15 carbine isn't a need for me. I'm not a bird hunter and want a free hand if there's a bump in the middle of the night, so that rules out a shotgun. And since the limit is three, and the .223 can do more than .22LR, my Martin lever gun is out.


If money was no object and the world was ending, I'd find a way to get a short-barreled HK roller locker in 6.8 SPC and .22LR with a suppressor and take my chances.

 

[RBid]

"The go to 3" and "5 SHTF guns" conversations are fun, but they're not real. In the real world, concealed handguns have been the go to for SHTF, with long guns being reserved for static location defense (LA Riots shopkeepers, some Katrina home defenders before confiscation, etc). They are also the obvious daily carry weapons of RoL.

In a fantasy world, stuff goes Mad Dawn (Mad Max plus Red Dawn!), and I link up with my buddy Dom and some other people. They provide long guns, my circle provides medical professionals, and everybody brings handguns and ammo. Together, we wipe out the jihadist communist zombie riot, and walk away in slow motion when the credits roll.

In the real world, my "go to 3" are... My Glock 19 Gen 4. That's it. I have 2 other handguns, but the 19 is always on me. No matter what the situation is, that's what I have with me.

 

[Spielmannsfluch]

45 acp kimber
10-22 sub sonic suppressed
Rem 870 or bolt 7.62x39, depending on mood.

 

[Kahuna1248]

Ruger GP-100, 4.2"
Bushmaster XM-15 (with red-dot sight and not "overloaded" with other extras)
Mossberg 500

 

[Trick]

My first thought was in what situation and do they have to be legal (by today's standard)?

 

[Sling Blade]

My first thought was in what situation and do they have to be legal (by today's standard)?

+1

 

[Solomon]

Walther PPQ
AR-15

I don't really need a 3rd gun, but a scoped 30-06 would round things out nicely.

 

[Uber Rifleman]

The question of what purpose are these three guns serving is a damn good question.

Day-to-day, hunting, apocalyptic SHTF Mad Max scenarios? What?

That said, here's how mine is shaking out at the moment if I had to.

1. Full-size/compact (e.g. nothing teeny-tiny) handgun for self-defense: CZ P-01

2. Accurized detachable magazine semi-auto rifle in an intermediate caliber with match barrel, free float hand guards, quality trigger, and glass for precision shooting and predators of either two legged or four legged variety: AR-15

3. Lighter-weight big game hunting rifle: I've got plans for a .358 Win here, but the word's your oyster.

My choices are informed by the fact I don't plan on or have the skills to get into a gun fight anytime soon, so an AK or AR-15 carbine isn't a need for me. I'm not a bird hunter and want a free hand if there's a bump in the middle of the night, so that rules out a shotgun. And since the limit is three, and the .223 can do more than .22LR, my Martin lever gun is out.


If money was no object and the world was ending, I'd find a way to get a short-barreled HK roller locker in 6.8 SPC and .22LR with a suppressor and take my chances.

I said for any situation. As in, what three guns would you take if you didn't know what was going to happen.