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Originally Posted by craigepo
If I could have one gun to use to survive, it would have to be a shotgun.
If you are searching for food, small game is easier to find, and you can load the shotgun with bird/small game loads(as much as I've shot, I don't want my rifle-accuracy to possibly stand between me and a survival dinner). For deer-sized game, you can throw buckshot/slugs in. Same with defense situations.
I have read quite a few old Africa hunting stories. Many of the guides swore by a 12 gauge loaded with buckshot for going into nasty brush after wounded game.
An old H&R single barrel is a light, cheap gun that will take a lot of abuse and still function. If it gets beaten up rolling around in the cargo department, big deal, you can find a used one for less than $100.00
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Yeah, but can you carry enough shells to live off of?
Survival hunting is all about pounds of meat per pound of ammo. For that, it is hard to beat a .22 rimfire. And I don't plan to let them take wing.
TR
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