Quote Originally Posted by ryanek9freak View Post
Trusty my ass. You guys have to remember, in a SHTF situation, supplies will be short, including gun cleaning supplies. ANd you will probably be moving constantly, in all weather.

An AR-15 would be the LAST gun I'd use for that situation. My first pick would be an Ak or other variant, but since I know that ammo would be scarce, I'd go with an 870 pump, and a 1911.

Ak's are drag through the mud reliable, won't require frequent cleaning, and no matter what happens to it, it will always go bang when the trigger is pulled. Same goes for a pump shotgun and a 1911.

I recovered my buddy's AK after his house burned to the ground last new years, and although the stock and grip were completely burned off, to my amazement, I picked it up, right out of the burning rubble, cocked the bolt, and pulled the trigger, and it would have fired, if there was a round in the chamber. His AR? All I found was the barrel, and parts of the lower (trigger, etc) everything else burned up. I have to show you guys pictures of this. I'll see if he can get me some.

Now, I know you'll flame me, and I'm not saying an AR is a bad rifle, on the contrary, I own 2 and love them to death, it's just not a gun I'd want when on the move in a pouring rainstorm or something.
I am not going to flame you, I explained just a few reasons why it is my go to gun, I think one thing you have to think about tho is there is a big difference between a Military M-16 contracted out to the lowest bidder and a good quality civilian Ar and I have owned many drug them through the mud hunted with them in freezing rain and everything else you can emagin and have never had a problem with any of them until after about 8,000 rounds without any lube or cleaning.