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Guns are an issue. They have always been an issue and they will always be an issue. There is always someone out there with the great utopian idea that if we simply take away all the guns we will eliminate all the crime. This idea has been proven to fail for many reasons. And yet it still might happen. So what guns should we acquire before then?
This video cycles through several weapons and offers a variety of information about each one. It is a break down not of specific gun brands but more about the calibers that you should include in your kit or home arsenal.
I think this is a great beginners video for those who are new to firearms or prepping. This video details the what and the why perfectly. Some people may struggle with the idea of having an AR15 and .22 rifle. To the outsider, they may see two rifles and not the difference between calibers. You can watch the video below.
Lol I can use any rifle to kill and take there guns you all have good points but stuped shoot a .22LR at 200 yards and hit a 4″ Circle you can kill any man or animal with a headshot and you might be able to shoot a thousand yards with the high power rifle BECAUSE THATS WHERE I WILL BE IS AT 500M TO 900M WITH A 7MM IF The SHTF!!!!
I plan on having my 308 bolt action folding stock with scope with me at first with 100 165 g boat tail ammo. But this is for getting to my bug out location. For hunting I have my 12 gauge pump 6 round shotgun. A 22 mag bolt action firing 55 g rebulleted bullets with more hornady gun power to move the same bullet as a 223 round to 2,100 ft per sec. I have 250 of these made up and 2,250 40 g round that go 1,850 fps which is for short 200 yds or less. The only problem with your strategy is that you will not always be on high ground will you?? 22 mag ammo weighs 1/5th that of 223 and 1/6th that of 308 bullets. SO, a lot of ammo to fire off compared 1/5th as much???
I’ve been through 3 tours in Iraq as an Infantryman and many firefights. A supported, take your time, line up your target chance for a headshot is extremely rare. Combat is loud and chaotic, everyone is moving or behind cover. Getting a torso hit is hard enough let alone a head shot.
It may look easy on TV, in video games, and in your mind but in reality, it’s far from it.
You want a caliber that will take a man out of the fight if hit in the torso. 5.56 barely achieves this but will be available almost everywhere.
My 20″ BCM AR is my “SHTF” go to rifle, stockpiled with 77gr & 55gr ammo. (55gr thru 20″ Barrel will penetrate most body armor)
I also own several 9 mm’s, several AR’s including a 10.5″ SBR, A 308 AR10, 12 ga Mossberg 590, an AK-47 and a AR 22 converter kit for small game.
If I could only keep one rifle it’s would be my 20″ BCM.
You can make a kill shot at 900 yards with 7 mag. Maybe when you get out of rehab , you full of BS. Me Vietnam Vet. 6 years in 82nd.
RUGER MINI 14 RANCH
Would be my choice.
A lot less problems & issues
No ammo issues it is made to fire both .223 & 5.56 from the factory.
No skinny piss pour gas tube to fail when you need it the most.
Does not require a tools to take it down & clean it, just a simple pinch, screwdriver, or if all else fails use bullet in the trigger guard & pry it out, then pull the trigger guard up & out & up the stock comes off.
It goes back together that easy too.
It can be scoped or open sighted.
It can be upgrades any a person wants, just like the black rifle.
It it based a M1 Garand design that build in 1936, & it still works today.
Fill the Mini 14 up with sand, mud, water & freeze it will fire.(as long as the barrel is clear) Do that with an black rifle.
Easy to use, clean & maintain no special tools needed to work on it that are easy to lose.
Not as scary to the liberal crowd as the black rifle. (With the wood stock still on)
The Mini 41 works just as well or better, than any black rifle out there.
AR 15 would be my first choice either or even my last choice.
To many ammo & gas tube failures.
Like shooting .223/5.56 in the wrong chamber
The gas tubes will burn melt & fail eventually (piss poor design)
Piss poor design & maintenance nightmare.
Requiring special tools to work on to do simple things.
Requiring special knowledge to work on.
Why
This is one of the dumbest postings I’ve ever read. I’m retired army Infantry and used everything from the m16a1 to the m4 in and out of combat for over 37 years.
The AR like the AK has its plus and minuses. As long as you keep your AR semi-clean and oiled it will be just a reliable as any rifle out there.
I’ve never seen a gas tube burn melt or fail (ridiculous statement) you don’t need any special tools and there is an abundance of parts here in the US.
Over 95% of AR problems I’ve seen throughout my career/life were due to bad or poorly maintained magazines. (same can be said for the AK)
Don’t believe this BS post above! The AR is a Fun, Reliable, Accurate rifle that every prepper should own.
Having many guns all of the same caliber as in 9mm is a stupid and fatal mistake!
Here is why when obamma was in office every type & caliber dried up, the 9mm, 40 & 45 acp all got very thin & all but went away even 22 long rifle.
So if you have one (4) guns in 9 mm, & it dries or gets thin you now have many (4) ammo less clubs or boat anchors.
When the 22 long rifles dry up, again & they will, you now have another ammo less club again (#5).
You need to have 1 or 2 guns of every common caliber like 22 long rifle, 9mm, 357 Sig, 38/357, 40, 45 acp maybe even a 44 mag.
If one type or group of ammo get hard to come buy you have many options to choose from.
As when obamma was in office 22 long rifle, 9mm, 40 & 45 acp became very hard (almost impossible) to come buy in the mid west area, the only easy gun & ammo option in this (mid west) area was 357 Sig.
357 Sig was the only option for a pistol in this area for about 2 or 3 years because we could get any other ammo easily (or cheaply) till the end of obamma.
There was many other guns but little ammo till the ammo comp. got caught up with the main pistol calibers out there.
You need to get at least 1 or 2 of revolvers to in 357 or 44 mag, for more options like hunting for food!!!
Even the reloading components became hard to come by during the obamma term.
So limiting you self to only one type of pistol ammo when things go bad is a stupid & fatal flaw & a good way to die early in the game.
9mm was never hard to find! even during the big scare. Obviously, you failed to comprehend the reasoning for this video. In a SHTF situation, 9mm along with 5.56, 22 and 12 ga. will be the most abundant ammo for many years here in the US and major barter item.
As of now, these 4 types of ammo are dirt cheap and easy to stock up on, not to mention the Billions of rounds in the military’s inventory.
Are you serious about hunting for food with a 357 or 44 mag revolver? ROFLOL also, your 357 sig will end up being a paperweight long before 9mm becomes scarce.
As for the mini 14 post above. There are many comparison studies done between the mini 14 and AR15 with the AR winning all of them! Poor sand into any rifle and it will jam. (see AK operator union videos) Also as good as the M1 Garand was, it was still prone to failure which has been well documented.
You seem to be that guy! the so-called expert with nothing but bad advice, who has read to many books, has little experience. Hopefully, most readers here have common sense and see through your BS.
I have a 22 Magnum bolt action that I can also shoot 22 LR with an adapter. It’s not for long range shots but with 55 g bullets going 1,800 fps, anything within 150 yards that is still going 1,350 fps?? For longer range to wound unless a lucky shot, 33 g going 2,250 fps and 1,800 fps at 250 yards would be much more than hurting! That’s my rifle with my wife carrying her 22 LR Marlin model 60 mag fed rifle. I have a 357 mag revolver that can fire 38 Police Special rounds as well. My with has here 22mag revolver with a 22 LR cylinder to change if needed! With very light weight ammunition so many more rounds can be carried especially if we bug out. Also it can be used to harvest game for food! The back packs we have are a vest type with extra magazine pockets, ammo pockets, flash light, lighters and many other connections for other needs!
Notice how any argument in favor of the 9mm always includes how many rounds it carries not ever do the ballistic describe the awesome ballistic attributes because it has none. Being able to keep shooting all day is the hallmark of a terrible shooter. Trained shooters goal – one shot one kill. The 40sw is vastly superior in this regard and is why LEO across America chose it over the 9mm two decades ago.
If you are a typical average person go with the 9mm because you will be needing all of those rounds and a basic vest will eat them ALL. I will be making reliable 40sw head shots from 30+ yards because I can and won’t need the extra rounds. True.
Hate to burst your bubble but they are going back to the 9mm and getting away from the 40. Advancements in bullet design has brought the 9mm on par with the 45 and is a lot easier to shoot then the 40 and easier on the gun itself. Plus 9mm is cheaper
Because most new LE are not gun people anymore and can not shoot worth a damn.
No mater how good they think the ammo hollow point 9mm gets.
It still puts a 9mm hole in the person they shoot, & if you shoot threw clothes the hollow points fills up and now you a 9mm FMJ going through people
To think their LE life depends on the cheapest. (what a warm and fuzzy felling)
Look at the FBI 1986 Miami shootout
30 years since infamous bloody Miami shootout
FBI agents Jerry Dove and Ben Grogan were killed in a bloody 1986 shootout. FBI VIA CBS MIAMI
MIRAMAR – Thirty years ago, FBI agents Ben Grogan and Jerry Dove died in a vicious gun battle with two heavily armed suspected bank robbers in Miami-Dade’s Suniland area, which is now part of Pinecrest. It’s described as the bloodiest shootout in FBI history.
FBI Director James Comey is scheduled Monday to speak at a ceremony at the FBI’s office in Miramar. There will also be a wreath-laying event in Pinecrest, where the April 11, 1986, gun battle occurred, reports CBS Miami.
Grogan was 53 when he died. He was a two-decade veteran nicknamed ‘The Doctor’ and was one year shy of retirement. Dove was 30 and had joined the agency four years earlier.
The so-called “Miami Shootout” also left five other agents wounded in the April 11, 1986, gun battle with two serial bank robbers at SW 82nd Avenue and 122nd Street. The suspects, William Matix and Michael Platt were also killed by one of the wounded FBI agents. More than 140 shots were fired.
It all started when agents Dove and Grogan spotted the suspects’ vehicle. A high speed chase ensued when the agents tried to stop the vehicle. When agents in three FBI vehicles finally managed to stop the suspects’ car, Matix and Platt came out firing.
The incident is infamous in FBI history and is well-studied in law enforcement circles. Despite outnumbering the suspects 4 to 1, the agents found themselves pinned down by heavy rifle fire and unable to respond effectively due to their much smaller service handguns. The suspects had a Ruger assault rifle, a shotgun and .357 caliber handguns. Although both Matix and Platt were hit multiple times during the firefight, Platt fought on and continued to injure and kill agents. This incident led to the introduction of more powerful handguns in many police departments around the country including more powerful semiautomatic weapons for all FBI agents.
The “Miami Incident”, was more a result of extremely POOR tactics used by the agents against determined felons, than a choice of caliber. There are NO magic bullets. Poor tactics get you killed, Mattix eventually bled out at the scene from a .38 Special +P LHP fired from an agent’s three inch issued revolver.
In fact, Mattix was mortally wounded prior to both agents being murdered, he just didn’t know it. Which is why, tactics and cover are far more important than caliber choice in real life.
No. Mattix was hit by one of the 115gr 9mm bullets fired by one of the deceased agents. I think the autopsy said it rested within an inch of his heart. I addition, there was over a liter of blood in his heart. The wound WAS a fatal wound, just fatal quickly enough.
The tactics by the involved agents wasn’t the issue, it was about caliber (and bullet weight). This shootout is start prompted the FBI to perform their iconic ballistics testing. From that they determined that penetration and expansion were the keys to surviving a shootout (along with shot placement).
This comment gave me cancer.
It defiantly made us all a lot dumber. Every one of “What I know says” comments brings a new meaning to clueless stupidity. These guys the poster boy.
Came across this but the true proof a person has no clue is what you said. If you look at the ballistics tests comparing 9mm, 40 and 45 there arent much difference. One shot one kill shows you’re an idiot watching too many movies. You should carry as much ammo as you can. A trained LE officer under stress will hit only 18% of his shots, 24% if we use the highest numbers available. That means 1 of 4 hit, 3 go somewhere else. I dont usually chime in on these and didnt look at the list of guns but your information about 9mm is wrong.
But this guy is obviously a superhero, so I’m sure he can get the 30 yd headshots all day long (while possibly being shot back at, by the target… Which is presumably moving the entire time).
He also doesn’t realize that while shot placement is the ultimate goal, the perfect shot that directly disrupts the central nervous system is unlikely I’m a high stress situation. He doesn’t realize that it’s not about bleeding out of the smaller-diameter 9mm hole. It’s about penetration and expansion that causes the bad guy to stop doing what he’s doing. That same bad guy can bleed to death internally just as quickly as he can externally.
AR is just a rifle velocity 22. Both the 22LR and the AR-15 ammo come in 34-50 grain weights and are both in the same approximate 22 diameter slug. The 22LR exits the rifle at up to 1200 FPS where the AR15 .223 round exits at around 2600 FPS a huge difference in the energy and accurate range. Add to this the fact that light weight rounds carry less momentum and are more easily diverted by winds plus the fact that AR rifles sell at a premium price and you can find much better alternatives to this standard rifle.
The AR is a versatile rifle, but the comment about setting up for close quarters or long range is not that simply as you would need to change the barrels and most people cannot do that, also switching ammo between .223 and 5.56 is not recommend if it can be avoided. 5.56 has a higher chamber pressure which could lead to damage or disaster over long term use.
That’s why they make .223 Wylde, problem solved. You can shoot .223 in a 5.56 and believe it or not you can shoot 5.56 in a .223, not recommended of course, but if you have to in a life threatening situation you can.
Change barrels, change calibers, change optics, in a matter of moments. Multiple uppers, is key. Two push pins, and maybe a magazine. It’s an expensive alternative, but it’s available, and easy to do.
This is so true, you can get a decent upper for $300 to $500. Several of these calibers share the same bolt and magazines making it very versatile.
Some of the comments I’ve been reading here are drop jaw ridiculous and moronic. I know this makes me sound like an asshole? but they’re just FN idiotic. Most coming from just 2 posters.