The ONE gun for SHTF

[Mista Bukit]

I chose the AR 5.56 because of stopping power, ammo avalability, range, reliability and general versitility. The AK would ba a good choice also for a lot of the same reasons, it also has the bonus of "stone age maintenance" I have seen an Afgani polish his action with water and sand.
I think the range and power long gun woud be more usefull in a breakdown of authority situation and concealabilaty less iimportant.
In a Katrina situation, the " authoritys" would try do disarm the populace even before re-establihing order. In this case a couple of SKSs ($250 a copy and of course with no paper trail) and a few thousand rounds of ammo for it buried someware close might also be a good choice, because the best gun is the one you have when you need it.

[sniper7]

I'll take a .22. You can carry a ton of rounds, kill up to medium sized game with it, pretty accurate, greater range than a shotgun, less weight and more ammo than a AR, smaller sized as well.

now if this is just for survival, that is what I will go with. if it is a SHTF situation where I may be fighting off looters, bad guys, zombies etc...then I will opt for my AR.

of course in reality i will have more than 1 gun, and plenty of ammo for everything.
I would probably grab an AR, 10/22, .45 or 9mm pistol as well as a 12 guage, and plenty of mags and ammo for each which I handily keep readily available!

[Troublco]

Of course in reality i will have more than 1 gun, and plenty of ammo for everything.
I would probably grab an AR, 10/22, .45 or 9mm pistol as well as a 12 guage, and plenty of mags and ammo for each which I handily keep readily available!

My thoughts exactly. I know exactly what I'd have with me, weapon wise, and it ain't one! My list is similar to this, but a bit more lengthy.

[vegas976]

Though I am a HUGE fan of my AR and it normally is my "go to gun", I had to vote for a .22 semi for a survival situation. .22's are great for hunting small/medium game, quiet enough to not give away location, reliable and lightweight. Now, if my brains were being threatened of being eaten I would grab my AR for the ever loving "double tap" factor.

[ModernSavage]

bolt rifle probabaly my rem 700 adl. It has open sights in case the scope failsI can find ammo anywhere . I can smoke bandits thugs and looters from greater distances than their aks ars and tech 9's are capable of ( accuracy beats the hell out of firepower all day long)and I can kill anything on the continent for meat... I guess a battle rifle would be a servicable choice. shotguns are out because ammo is too bulky and heavy..Pistols are great....but only to fight your way to a long gun....Lets hope we never have to test this theory....

[BPTactical]

No button for G3/HK clones.
Too bad.
Cheap mags, unbreakable and powerful battle rifle. NATO ammo.

I'd grab the PTR in a second with an AR for short range work.

But I voted for the AK as a one gun run.

If it was down to a handgun-HK

[jerrymrc]

No button for G3/HK clones.
Too bad.
Cheap mags, unbreakable and powerful battle rifle. NATO ammo.

I'd grab the PTR in a second with an AR for short range work.

But I voted for the AK as a one gun run.

If it was down to a handgun-HK

Only had 10 to pick. And while I do like some of the G3/Cetme features I still prefer a Fal. Also looked at what might be the most popular choices around here. Now if I posted this on the Militaryfirearm.com board then the choices would be different.

[ERNO]

I voted AK 47 in 7.62x39,mainly because of the rounds ability to destroy concrete cinder block;far better than the 223.Some of the poachers in Africa use ak-47's to take on elephant;try that with your 223 AR, and you'll probably wind up as pulverised mincemeat,on the jungle floor.As previously noted by other's,the ak-47 is far more dependable than the ar-15; especially because of their anvil like hammers,as compared to the dinky looking ones on the ar-15.You won't be getting soft primer hits with your AK,thats for sure!Compare the steel magazine lips on the ak and you'll know that that the will never be bent,unless a bullet hits them.I have a KREBS CUSTOM AK-47 Saiga,with a Viltor collapsible stock,A-2 rear sight on the picatinny rail mounted on the dust cover,with a Burris AR-332 3X mounted on top.A rail forend,A-2 front sight and a standard A-2 flashhider.I believe I won't have to much of a problem finding 7.62x39 ammo around when the SHTF,because I'll be carrying a whole slew of 30 or 40 rd.AK mags on my chest.Second choice,or as a partner to my beloved AK;My 870 Law Enforcement 12 gauge 7 rd. capacity Surefire lighted forend;which is one of my bedside gun's.The only thing that that I don't like about the forend,is that their is no master off switch;for the pressure switch.

[only10x]

based on the guns that I have. I really like my m1 carbine.
but if it were to be a Zombie SHTF scenario then prob my SPR 5.56 with green tip rds. just because im proficient with it and ammo should be fairly common if one has to rummage thru a decayed society.
otherwise, Katrina or other natural disaster a pistol would be best.

you dont need much if you are a master with what you have.

[flan7211]

This really depends on what your expecting to be in a SHTF situation. A soldier or a survivor? If your looking to be a soldier i'd be looking at the 5.56 AR, FAL, Garand, AK, or M14. I couldn't go with an 7.62 AR, I'm sorry and someone might have a problem with this but they aren't as reliable as the rest. Sure great range guns but if your pouring down heavy metal that guy is gonna jam up fast. With pure reliability in mind you'd have to go with an AK. I choose the M-14 it's the best of both worlds. It is a great combat weapon, very reliable, and fairly simple in design. It also would be a decent survival weapon as the 7.62x51 can bring down nearly anything in north america, four or two legged.