What is THE best Rifle for when SHTF

[BeatTheTunaUp]

My first safari was my buddies second and he was picking up his first Krieghoff 500 Nitro Express. Knowing he had some bad teeth I sugested he get a mouth guard as a busted tooth might ruin the the trip. So when it was time for his first test fire in went his mouth guard, then he fired his gun barrels seperately. It walked him back a step or two and as he pulled the mouth guard out a nice slobbery bloody trail followed. He was all smiles & blamed the bloody mouth on periodontal disease.

Cool story, but what I can't comprehend is how a guy that can afford to go on a safari can't brush his teeth. Was the scent a curse or a blessing? Meaning, did animals smell him from miles away and take a wide berth, or did the smell of death bring in game predators?

 

[paknheat]

Damn!

What happens to the shooter?

Probably something like this here.


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[baboon]

Cool story, but what I can't comprehend is how a guy that can afford to go on a safari can't brush his teeth. Was the scent a curse or a blessing? Meaning, did animals smell him from miles away and take a wide berth, or did the smell of death bring in game predators?

Some folks really just don't like dentist. Not everyone has a job were health care is available or affordable. I have myself as well as he put our own health on a back burner in favor of our wife's health care.

He married a girl from Wales UK. Talk about bad teeth. He noticed how self confident she was about her teeth and spent crazy money.

The safari thing was brought on by his dad who was a millionaire. He choose not to be like his father and work in the company because he wanted to do it on his own. I remember his dad say he never filled out a job application.

Her last dental mess was when the studs holding her implants started failing. IIRC they cut her roof of her mouth free & moved it up to fid better place to find for the studs. all said and done I bet his wife has had over $400K in dental work.

Now he has the money to get his all fixed I doubt he will. I know he is missing a lot of teeth & chewing a steak aint easy for him.

 

[Grumps21]

I have myself as well as he put our own health on a back burner in favor of our wife's health care.

There are all sorts of of colorful comments to be made here

 

[GasGuzzler]

 

[Yohan10mm]

You have powder, anything you can put down the muzzle becomes a weapon. For long long range I have a mosin nagant.

 

[DFW1776]

AR-15 .... like a 5.56 DD or something pretty common but good barrel and reliability. I'd reco 14.5" P&W barrel with a suppressor. Or an 11.5 suppressed but you get into more NFA hassle going shorter (pre-SHTF hassle....)

 

[RedArmy]

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Standard issue Starfleet type 3 phaser rifle. Comes with multiple power settings - you can warm up toast, or vaporize your target, or anything in between. No recoil, optical sight that includes targetting computer that will analyze in real time the environmental variables, distance to target, and provide the user with the correct firing solution.

Need to hunt for survival? Kill *and cook* your game at the same time with this baby.

Pinned down by enemy fire? Take away their cover and probably take them out in the process with a max power shot.

Need to capture an opponent alive? Stun their ass and send them to nappy times, so you can secure them without resistance.

Find yourself in a cave and in need to warm up, maybe dry out some wet clothing? no problemo! Just warm up a nice stack of rocks, so you don't need to build an oxygen-sucking fire, or give away your position with smoke.

About the only thing you'll really have a problem with are the Borg, since they have adapative shields. You only get a few shots before they adapt, then you better be able to change pulse frequencies or outrun them, else you become one with the Collective.

baQa'! yIntagh jang 'e' yIHarQo'! SuvwI'pu' maH!

qaStaHvIS veSmeywIj.

 

[Hoji]

baQa'! yIntagh jang 'e' yIHarQo'! SuvwI'pu' maH!

qaStaHvIS veSmeywIj.

I believe you.

 

[gdr_11]

If it was good enough for Quigley, it's good enough for me!

 

[Wodon43]

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.

The best rifle is the one you have in your hand when the SHTF

 

[Gedunk]

I spent 3 months on the Wyoming plains back in 1958. I ate fresh meat every night armed only with a .22.

 

[HPFlashman]

If I had to hunker down I'd keep my WASR-10 handy. If I had to bug out, it'd be either the 10/22 or Keltec CMR30. At my age and physicality, no one wants me in their militia. I'd want to travel light and only engage feral Road Warriors if I am cornered.

 

[GregoryRomeu]

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.

Standard AR-15 Rifle, 1911A1 Pistol, Glock .45 0r .40, Standard 12 GA Shotgun, preferably pump with extended magazine (Tube), AR-10 or Remmington 700 type rifle in .308, possibly 6.8 Remmington SPC, AK-47. Basically ANY NATO caliber / style rifle, pistol that the military is using for interchangeability and endurance. Your AK variants and the 1911A1 or Glock is pretty well fail proof in any combat condition. The rest you need to keep cleaner and maintain much more. See whatever the Marines are using and follow suit. They always have to do everything with nothing for a budget and are STILL the world's most feared ground force.

 

[GregoryRomeu]

I spent 3 months on the Wyoming plains back in 1958. I ate fresh meat every night armed only with a .22.

Any of the livestock ever shoot back?

 

[ZX9RCAM]

Standard AR-15 Rifle, 1911A1 Pistol, Glock .45 0r .40, Standard 12 GA Shotgun, preferably pump with extended magazine (Tube), AR-10 or Remmington 700 type rifle in .308, possibly 6.8 Remmington SPC, AK-47. Basically ANY NATO caliber / style rifle, pistol that the military is using for interchangeability and endurance. Your AK variants and the 1911A1 or Glock is pretty well fail proof in any combat condition. The rest you need to keep cleaner and maintain much more. See whatever the Marines are using and follow suit. They always have to do everything with nothing for a budget and are STILL the world's most feared ground force.

Welcome to the Forum!

 

[Outrider]

The go to would be the AR-15 in 5.56 NATO, but the back ups are 16" AR in .224 Valkyrie and a 16" in .22 magnum. I would never have just one.

 

[GregoryRomeu]

Welcome to the Forum!

You have to be constantly reminded about getting AMMO and Interchangeable PARTS while on the run. You drop your threat, you should be able to grab whatever they dropped and the ammo and / or parts should fall right into line with what you are using or what you are going to start using to defend your position, operation and / or mission.

 

[ZX9RCAM]

You have to be constantly reminded about getting AMMO and Interchangeable PARTS while on the run. You drop your threat, you should be able to grab whatever they dropped and the ammo and / or parts should fall right into line with what you are using or what you are going to start using to defend your position, operation and / or mission.

Um, okay....

 

[paknheat]

baQa'! yIntagh jang 'e' yIHarQo'! SuvwI'pu' maH!

qaStaHvIS veSmeywIj.

You can say that again.


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