Apocalyptic Scenario #1

[mr surveyor]

now we can open a whole new line of disagreement in hypothetical, only have one, scenerios...... what length pointy stick....what diameter pointy stick.... what profile of point on the pointy stick..... should I paint my pointy stick .... should black pointy sticks be banned as assualt point sticks.... what's the best concealment pointy stick..... endless topic for amusement

surv

[MW surveyor]

can we use pre-made pointy sticks........or diy pointy sticks.....bark on or bark off pointy sticks.....LOL

[carkarrier]

now we can open a whole new line of disagreement in hypothetical, only have one, scenerios...... what length pointy stick....what diameter pointy stick.... what profile of point on the pointy stick..... should I paint my pointy stick .... should black pointy sticks be banned as assualt point sticks.... what's the best concealment pointy stick..... endless topic for amusement

surv

I'll take the +P+++ stick with sticky grips. No need to get fancy.!!

[chrish]

Without a doubt, I would NOT recommend pointy stick appendix carry. No way. No how.

[mr surveyor]

already thinking ahead with a business plan.......

Surv's Custom Pointy Stick Holsters

[Bawanna]

I might have to get on the band wagon and create bawanna's custom pointy stick sharpeners. Maybe you could incorporate a sharpener pouch into your holster business plan.
I've been watching out the window all afternoon hoping to see a passing Zombie or Mutant so I could test the Kukri out for effectiveness, danged if I've seen one all day. I'm just aching to chop something up.

[wyntrout]

I guess that you're a little far north to grow banana plants. They're great for chopping practice.

Wynn

[wyntrout]

Oh, for WTSHTF, I think my battle pistol... XD45 Tactical with 6x13+1 rounds and the Hard Duty Night Sights will be my primary sidearm.





After all, I need to protect my stash when the SHTF!:





Wynn

[Bawanna]

Nice stash Wyn. I'm thinking roman numerals etched into the mags might be more stylish.

Looks like you have the paper products well accounted for.

[Ninjatarian]

Without a doubt- .357 revolver (4" GP-100)

Think about this... 10 years... in 15th century condictions. KISS is first an formost.

Revolver advantages:
-Very few moving parts
-Very few springs to fatigue
-no oil needed
-can force to operate even if finicky
-Ability to cast bullets out of anything without feed issues
- **POWERFULL ENOUGH TO KILL FOOD** You would probably use it for that more than protection. .357 mag in a 4" trumps any popular auto for serious deer hunting

Autos are fine and all, but they just cant hold a candle to a revolver for being fail safe. Even Glocks and 1911s need fatigued mag and recoil springs replaced and good luck finding quality feeding ammo 5 years in. And if you solution is to stock pile replacment parts or good ammo... you are missing the point.

[wyntrout]

I used one of those gun finish touchup pens... not elegant, but doesn't rub off like a Sharpie Pen... easily!

Wynn

[Scoundrel]

Are you going to shoot birds and squirrels for lunch with your 1911?

How about a gun with very few moving parts, and a good buffer between the moving parts and the dirty parts? Like, for example, a Rossi Youth Combo single shot .22LR/410?

With a really big stash of .22LR and 410 shot you can feed yourself for a long time, and save the pointy stick for fending off bad guys if you don't think those calibers would do the job.

Yeah, it's a single shot so you could be overwhelmed easily, but if you've barricaded in well, maybe not. And, if you are a "spray bullets and hope for the best" kind of guy, you're going to run out quickly with an auto.

Also, the thing is very small and light, so it's easy to carry around with you - yet accurate enough for distance shots.

Kind of like a "Henry survival rifle" except that it doesn't all fit in the stock, and it's not an auto.

[Ninjatarian]

If I were to go simpler than a .357 revolver, I would just get a blunderbus pistol. I could always make the pistol fire. Small rocks propelled by a water balloon with gasoline would probably even work.

[carkarrier]

Are you going to shoot birds and squirrels for lunch with your 1911?

How about a gun with very few moving parts, and a good buffer between the moving parts and the dirty parts? Like, for example, a Rossi Youth Combo single shot .22LR/410?

With a really big stash of .22LR and 410 shot you can feed yourself for a long time, and save the pointy stick for fending off bad guys if you don't think those calibers would do the job.

Yeah, it's a single shot so you could be overwhelmed easily, but if you've barricaded in well, maybe not. And, if you are a "spray bullets and hope for the best" kind of guy, you're going to run out quickly with an auto.

Also, the thing is very small and light, so it's easy to carry around with you - yet accurate enough for distance shots.

Kind of like a "Henry survival rifle" except that it doesn't all fit in the stock, and it's not an auto.

Good thought...I would vote for one as partner to my Ruger super single six 22/22mag. Add a bunch of new 410 shells on the market today to a stack of 22 bricks and +P++++ pointy stick. I may be tempted to carry along some 45 long Colt ammo. Heard it would work in 410 barrel(no rifling). Short range deer shooter.

[tv_racin_fan]

45 colt ammo will not work in a 410 sir. 410 projectile is smaller than a 45 but the shell is close enough that it can run in a 45 caliber gun with a chamber designed for such. The bore of a 410 (.410) is way to small for a 45 projectile (.452).

If the question is what firearm does one want when the shirt hits the fan then I would have to go with some sort of 9mm handgun because the sheeple I run into are more likely to have 9mm ammo for me to take from them. Of course I would also want a 12 guage and an AR in 5.56 for the same reason.

IF the question is what sort of a firearm would I want when ammo is extremely scarce or gone forever then I would have to go with flintlocks in assorted sizes and shapes and preferably smoothbore, simply because powder and projectile aint that difficult to make and contrary to what some may believe a smoothie is plenty accurate enough even out beyond 100 yards.