Hey Everyone, CompleteFaith here. Some of you may know me a little better as Jeremy in real life.
I wanted to start off my first post here with one of the unanserable question, when it comes to survival.
You have a choice of one firearm, any thing you want… Which one do you pick, and why?
Please use the comments section below to add your opinion.
Shotgun. Can kill deer, birds, intruders. Any questions?
I lean twords the .22 for a few reasons.
They are perfect for small game, and I believe small game would far outlast large game.
In a worst case scenario, and only a worst case scenario, I would use a .22 for larger game such as deer. This would require archery type hunting to get the deer close enough for a good shot but it’s an option.
For defense it’s not much of a gun in a single shot situation, but with a gun like the 10/22 they are fast, and have little recoil. with a 30 round clip you can put a lot of lead in a small area very quickly.
Now, birds on the wing are something I would not attempt with a .22
There’s few things that strike fear in the heart of man like a pump shotgun one of the other few things is looking down the awesomely large bore of a 45 automatic. I suppose either one would make a person with ill intent reevaluate their though to do you harm or simply wrong. Of those two…it’s much easier to tote a 45 with ample ammunition than it is a shotgun with equal ammunition. I’ll admit it’s overkill to shoot small game with a 45 but if you or your family is hungery are you seriously going to be concerned with overkill? A 45 will also take down most any large game. But then if you’re good enough to get a round off into the eye…so will a 22. However, I think most people , generally speaking, probably aren’t that good. I have a personal thing about shooting fowl on the wing and would rather eat grubs or nightcrawlers and can fix them in such a way that if you didn’t know they were grubs and worms you wouldn’t object to the taste or texture. So….botom line…I’ll take my 45. Even if I don’t hit my target there’s a good chance I’ll either scare them to death with the noise or knock them unconscience with the percussion of the projectile whizzing by. :+)
I submit to our honorable friend, Michael, and his judgement of weapon choice. I also pose this question and I shall answer; Why is it that every one carries around 45s? Because they don’t make 46 calibers!