Shotgun vs. Rifle in case of SHTF

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Well, I was taught to always maintain positive control of your weapon... Leaving one loaded in every room of your house doesn't seem to fit that very well. Not to mention extremely unsafe, especially if you have children or guests in the house.

Extreme SHTF, you should have your weapon on your person, period. Sleeping, eating, taking a crap, it shouldn't be out of arm's reach.
 
I recommend a rifle over the shotgun.

Remember the LA bank robbery shootout?

The situation only got resolved when police with RIFLES came on to the scene.
 
If you're thinking on collecting the enemys ammo to feed your rifle, you don't need the rifle. If you've got time to collect the enemys ammo, you can pick up a couple of his guns, too. So have what you want, with plenty of ammo now, and practice to be proficient enough to be able to be the one collecting up things when the smoke clears.:D
 
If you're thinking on collecting the enemys ammo to feed your rifle, you don't need the rifle. If you've got time to collect the enemys ammo, you can pick up a couple of his guns, too.
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First out of the safe will be my Mossberg 590A1, but I keep a M1 Carbine w/ 30rnd mag and Sig P226 in ready standby. If there is time for zombie "surgery at a distance", then out comes a sporterized 1903A3 w/ 3x9 Nikon glass.
 
IRFAn get the shotgun - everyone should have at least one - think about which Benellli you buy tho - some of the benelli parts are expensive - if you get a Super Black Eagle semi 12 ga. and want to get a shorter barrel think again it will be around $200 or more because the top of the receiver is part of the barrel.

If you don't want a pump in either Mossberg or Reminton think FNP SLP or a Remington semi.
 
No reason whatsoever. If TEOTWAWKI goes down, best to be armed like Josie Wales or Mad Max when he checks into Thunderdome.
 
I don't like leaving guns out in every room because I am too lazy to lock them all up when I leave and get them all back out when I come home.

I just carry my ccw everywhere. If I am home I am armed and if I am out and about I am armed where legally allowed.

As far as having both a shotgun and a rifle I think that works when at home but would get heavy in some situations.

Overall it does boil down to the choices being different for every person since their situation is different.

Even neighbors will usually choose different stuff because they prefer one platform over another or they have trained with stuff different from what their neighbor has trained with.

My biggest concerns are being in another state visiting relatives and another riot like the cincinnati riots happens. I figure mother nature hissy fits come next.
 
shtf

1. I sleep next to (and carry) a P220

2. I keep a Mini-14 ready to go in the bedroom closet, 20 rounds in a 30 round mag with another loaded mag next to it.

I also keep a cell phone, car remote with panic button, one dog, one knife and a flashlight next to/near the bed.

Preparing for SHTF is a combination of things, not just keeping a firearm close by.
 
The situation only got resolved when police with RIFLES came on to the scene.
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Not a good example. First, one BG was taken out by a pistol, and the other one was taken out by rifle at a distance of about 50 feet. Either could have been taken out with a shotgun if the operator had the right ammo and knew how to use it. One might also note that the BGs, armed with rifles, both died at the scene. Nothing against rifles for SHTF, but the North Hollywood shoot doesn't offer much support for the idea.

AS for TEOTWAWKI, that is quite different than SHTF. A good .22 with a couple of boxes of ammo might be the best choice for that.
 
I've been on vacation for the last month and no where near a computer most of the time, so this one got up to seventy some posts before I got to it.

We don't do SHTF, TEOTWAWKI, or zombie threads here, folks (except for that one day in October ;)). This thread's remained civil and even informative at times, but in general, most of these threads end up in silly scenarios (granted: Katrina excepted.) and a free-for-all. Even the SHTF title tends to make us look like a bunch of radical survivalists to outsiders. T'ain't good for our image, folks.

So, while I do appreciate y'all keeping this one polite & on topic, it's gotta go.

Sorry,... but closed.
 
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