OK so this is a few questions in one but considering the rifles I'm looking at are rimfires (.22LR) of one sort or another I figure this is the best forum. Also, I just got (more seriously) into firearms this past year as I did not grow up around them so forgive my ignorance on some areas
Objective: an inexpensive (<$250) rifle to keep permanently in my SUV for use in a survival/emergency/SHTF situation where I am unable to get home and access the firearms in my safe. I expect I would have my conceal carry pistol on me at any given time so this rifle need not be for self defense necessarily... more for small/medium game hunting. I would also need to keep a small cache of ammo in the vehicle to go with it.
First off: is this even possible to do without damaging/ruining the rifle or ammunition? What would I need to do to ensure heat/humidity do not render them useless? How would I store the rifle/ammo?
Second: any thoughts/experience with the Rossi matched pairs... the ones that come with both a .22 and shotgun barrel (either .410 or 20ga)?
Thanks!
Objective: an inexpensive (<$250) rifle to keep permanently in my SUV for use in a survival/emergency/SHTF situation where I am unable to get home and access the firearms in my safe. I expect I would have my conceal carry pistol on me at any given time so this rifle need not be for self defense necessarily... more for small/medium game hunting. I would also need to keep a small cache of ammo in the vehicle to go with it.
First off: is this even possible to do without damaging/ruining the rifle or ammunition? What would I need to do to ensure heat/humidity do not render them useless? How would I store the rifle/ammo?
Second: any thoughts/experience with the Rossi matched pairs... the ones that come with both a .22 and shotgun barrel (either .410 or 20ga)?
Thanks!