Rifle for protection

[nightrunner]

When you are by yourself and encounter a situation where you need to shoot through things.......then .223 is not quite so charming.

and is when i would want a .308 AR

[John Wall]

What Luke said.

Speaking as a Tactical Shotgun Instructor, Luke is right about the shotgun. It is fantastic AT PISTOL RANGES. Forget the 100 yard shot with the average shotgun with average slugs. Buck is out of gas at 25 yards.

If your rifle is to be kept for emergency times, consider that a hard to find caliber is not a good idea. You want to have what will be easiest to find.

If times get hard enough, you may have to replenish ammo from others who no longer need theirs, if you get my drift.

In a perfect world, I like the idea of a 6.8mm AR-15. Right now, ammo is sparse. If Ruger ever makes their bolt action All Weather rifle in this caliber, I will have to indulge myself.

The 223 is a great round, until the target is behind cover. The 308 is a great round, until you have to hoof it with half a case of the stuff. These calibers are both used not only by our troops, but by all NATO forces. (HINT)

The 7.62X39 is a great round, until you need to replenish. If we are put under martial law, regardless of the nationality of the defenders, they will NOT have this caliber. The prepper who has bugged out will likely not be willing to share.

Commercial hunting calibers will quickly be cleaned, or looted off store shelves, depending on how desparate times get.

I am not a doomer, and have an optimistic outlook on life, but a truck strike, interruption of oil transportation from overseas ports, or natural disaster could turn our world upside down.

Check out the website below, but be warned, it is not good news. The author researched how different societies reacted when they were faced with famine, pestilence, war and revolution.

http://www.grandpappy.info/bmanand.htm

Edited April 19, 2008 by John Wall