One gun to have

[Furloaf]

Has to be a rifle. There's a saying about a pistol's purpose being to get you to a rifle. Shotguns are good in pinch but a few factors keep them from being an all-around gun: effective range, ammo capacity and size, reloading time.

 

I'd have to say M1A. Funny enough it's the only rifle I own so far. I'd feel confident enough facing any animal in North America with it. But for a post-apoc type situation I'd give an advantage to M4/AR15 for the ease of capability to scavenge 5.56/.223. I imagine you could find that almost anywhere. Retail stores, police stations, military, abandoned homes-if the owners didn't take off with it already.

[Ahmadi6490]

If SHTF the first gun I would grab is my Glock 17 9mm is everywhere and I could never clean it

[1fast5gp]

It would be a toss up between a select Fire M4 CQBR, like an MK18 Mod 0 or the HK 417 w/ 12 in barrel.

[87GT]

Ruger 10/22 takedown with no scope. You can stop most threats and hunt with 22LR. You can carry thousands of rounds without carrying much extra weight. There is no recoil. All of your shots will go where you aim it even with shitty russian ammo. If I was in a warzone or deep mountain ranges I would pick something bigger but ohio is nowhere close to that.

[Otis Nice]

Ruger 10/22 takedown with no scope. You can stop most threats and hunt with 22LR. You can carry thousands of rounds without carrying much extra weight. There is no recoil. All of your shots will go where you aim it even with shitty russian ammo. If I was in a warzone or deep mountain ranges I would pick something bigger but ohio is nowhere close to that.

 

My thoughts azackly.