What is THE best Rifle for when SHTF

[Mid Enthusiast]

What rifle do you think would serve best if things continue to get worse/more destabilized. Take into account ammo, accessibility to extra parts, carrying weight, and performance.

 

[Sam7sf]

A good bolt action with bore snake and basic small cleaning kit.

 

[Sam Colt]

10/22 with BX25s.

 

[baboon]

The amount of AR 15 style firearms produced one shouldn’t worry about parts. The low recoil ease to learn & light weight help make the point. Ammo should not be a huge problem either.

 

[m5215]

When SHTF to me in the video game world I would always grab my trusty AR-15 carbine rifle. I think that would work out well in a real SHTF. LOL!

 

[studenygreg]

Either an AR in 5.56 or my 10/22. Depends on if I am hunkering down at home or on foot.

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[bbbass]

A 22lr semiauto rifle with lots of ammo stockpiled.

Lightweight to carry, and you can carry a bunch of ammo while on foot.

Don't let anybody tell you that you can't kill humans or larger game with a .22 rifle.

I would also have an AR with a longish barrel. But if I could only do one, it would be a reliable action .22lr.

 

[PhulesAu]

Another Fantasy thread.

 

[gll]

AR-15 in 5.56NATO. Every American should own one, and of you only own one rifle an AR-15 should be the one.

 

[A1Oni]

AR15 or AK or anything that takes AR magazines.

 

[gll]

Another Fantasy thread.

Sounds like a newbie late to the game and in fear for the future... It's only fantasy until it happens.

 

[EZ-E]

MSR

 

[BeatTheTunaUp]

It's been an AR for years, but recently I've drifting to the idea of an AK pistol in 7.62x39 for the neighborhood. Finally after 10k rnds of steel case ammo, I got a case stuck in the chamber on my go to ar. The AK will ak. The cartridge doesn't care about barrel length, and no one can argue about ak reliability and I have lots of mags and ammo for it.

 

[seeker_two]

A good bolt action with bore snake and basic small cleaning kit.

Agreed. But it needs iron sights as backup in case the scope goes down.....

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[Lonesome Dove]

It is not known what the best rifle is due to the fact that Shit hasn't hit the fan so all is hearsay at best. Grab what you got when you can get it at that point.
Currently waiting for a newbie post in the Shotgun, Rimfire, Optics, knives, Automobile, Preppers, Gear & accessories, forums. 5, 4, 3, 2,.........

 

[gll]

Agreed. But it needs iron sights as backup in case the scope goes down.....

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The best argument for a bolt action that I can think of is that it might keep someone from being venturesome...

 

[gll]

It is not known what the best rifle is due to the fact that Shit hasn't hit the fan so all is hearsay at best. Grab what you got when you can get it at that point.

What if you are being asked by someone who doesn't have anything to grab and is asking what he should get?

 

[Lonesome Dove]

What if you are being asked by someone who doesn't have anything to grab and is asking what he should get?

If one doesn't know by now why bother?

 

[leVieux]

What rifle do you think would serve best if things continue to get worse/more destabilized. Take into account ammo, accessibility to extra parts, carrying weight, and performance.

As I don’t believe in “bugging-out”, a good home rfle would be an AR10 if one can get ammo for it.
If you really had to go somewhere, an AR15.
I’ve noticed recently that .308 ammo has become unavailable again; saw some recently for ~$1.90/round.
I have the 9mm Ruger PRC which takes G19 & other Glock mags. Very handy & commonality of ammo & mags is great, but not a choice for armored assailants.
I keep a bunch of .243Win around for a good scoped bolt carbine, for “reaching-out”. It is very accurate out to ~ 275 yards, which is farther than I can see here in tree-land.

 

[Glenn B]

Sounds like a newbie late to the game and in fear for the future... It's only fantasy until it happens.