What's the always have guns?

[Tangent123123]

rainbow always comes before unicorn!!!

Oh yes, the great debate. Which came first, the rainbow or the unicorn?

I would agree with the previous posters. 22 rifle, bolt action 308, a carry pistol and a shotgun. That would be the acceptable minimum. Anything beyond that is gravy. And who doesn't like gravy?

 

[Joe13]

Carry pistol
HD shotgun
Hunting shotgun
Hunting rifle
AR15
AK47
.22lr rifle
.22lr pistol

 

[Member 34319]

Clearly everyone needs a 50.

 

[KKG]

I get asked variations of this regularly so here is my answers;

30.06 bolt gun, Long in the tooth but still the caliber all others are compared to and ammo is readily available. My suggestion would be a .308 with even more options and availability of ammunition.

12ga pump shotgun, I like the versatility of a 26" full choke Certainly the best gauge but I'd go with a set of choke tubes.

.22 long rifle bolt action rifle, just a great light easy to carry small game feed your family kind of a rifle. No question about this but you might want to consider a Suppressor.

lastly a 45acp auto or 357 revolver, either one is a defensive tool that is easy to have on you rather than propped up against a fence post or left in the truck. I would go with both. The .45 with a Suppressor and a long time and a Leupold Scope of a Smith and Wesson 586+.

I might even want to add a Suppressed Smith and Wesson Model 41.

Of course, you need to have as much ammunition for all of them as you can get. Add on replacement parts and your set to go.

 

[EPS]

Every one should have one of these.
There on sale for 149.thats 40 bucks off the original price.lol I would order one but I just spent a weeks worth of pay on a Rifle lol

 

[titsonritz]

Ha ha! This!

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Where's the arugula?

 

[titsonritz]

The minimalist in me says an AR or two with various uppers and a 9mm pistol.

After that a 12ga, 308 bolt gun, 22lr rifle/pistol all bonuses.

 

[11Charlie]

^^^This. The less others know, the less trouble there's bound to be. As @Stomper said, shotgun, rifle, handgun. The trifecta. Pick the flavors that best suit your personal needs and skill set.

See someone gets it. Exactly!

 

[EPS]

See someone gets it. Exactly!

A 12 ga a Rifle in 5.56 or 308 .and a pistol in 9mm those are all rounds used by the military of multiple countries.
Well 7.62x39 can be in there also.
That way you should be able to get ammo for your gun

 

[SparksFly]

Remington 700 .30-06
Marlin model 1895CBA .45-70 Gov't
Mossberg 500 12 gauge
Smith & Wesson model 686 .357 magnum
Marlin model XT-22VR .22lr

All useful (and available - sometimes) calibers and all simple guns to work on for the most part.


And a Dan Wesson Bruin 10mm just for fun.

 

[bzltyr]

Shotgun, handgun, AR.

 

[DunRanull]

My always have gun...?
That's easy...Its my Hawken Rifle copy.
Its kept me fed and won many a rifle match...I know this rifle inside and out.
Andy
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That's one heck of a good lookin rifle, Andy. What size ball?

 

[DunRanull]

The minimalist in me says an AR or two with various uppers and a 9mm pistol.

After that a 12ga, 308 bolt gun, 22lr rifle/pistol all bonuses.

Pretty close to my choices right there.

 

[Andy54Hawken]

That's one heck of a good lookin rifle, Andy. What size ball?

.530 roundball , .15 patch and 80 grains of 2F is my "standard load"
This loading has kept me fed :
Deer...
Bear...
Elk...
Grouse ( head shots ) ...
And won more than a few rifle matches.
Andy

 

[DunRanull]

My single "only" would be I think (somewhat reluctantly) my 12 ga 870 extended mag, tritiums, ... Shoots slugs buck and bird equally well. My retired work shottie.
Thats if I could only have one for everything. That weapon has been with me since my 20's..
Given some choices and depending on the situ, well, Ruger MkI (my first pistol), old Mossberg bolt action tube-fed .22, .308 BLR, and either AR15 or AK 7,62X39, and a .357. I know this because Ive been there while living in a cabin in the woods. Kinda miss those days.

 

[DivCurlGrad72]

Beginner question: there seems to be be an overall preference for .22 LR in bolt-action in this thread. Why is that? Is it mainly because bolt-action is more reliable than semi-auto?

The reason I ask is, I own a Ruger 10/22 and was thinking of buying a second as a back-up (the one-is-none principle). Assuming I can only buy one more .22 LR rifle, would it be better to buy one in bolt-action? In that case I would be looking at a Ruger American rifle.

 

[Andy54Hawken]

I like a .22LR bolt action because as a general rule , they can be less picky with ammo , than many semi auto rifles.

That said , all rifles are different....a Ruger 10/22 is a very reliable rifle.
Andy

 

[Boboclown]

.22 semiautos aren't very reliable, and its not because the designs are bad as much as it is just the nature of the beast with .22 LR.

Some semiautos are more reliable than others, but bolt action .22 LRs are more reliable. But with decent ammo semiautos like the 10/22 should be reliable. Which means cross Remington off the list of ammo to get.

 

[EUGENE the REALTOR]

I'm surprised to see a .22 handgun on a few lists. I'm curious, what's the reason? Just surprised to see it listed on a short must-have list when a .22 rifle is already listed.

 

[GWS]

Well, I like M-14 style rifles so
M1A or similar (LRB, James River, Fulton etc)
1911 in 45
Glock 19
Mossberg 590A1
Ruger 22/45
Ruger 10/22
AR-15
And a big garden wagon to pull them and their ammo around