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In doubt of 9mm being best for prepping
- Thread starter greg vess
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Best prepper round is 50 AE
Mark XIX L5 for conceal carry/ankle gun and if necessary can (with enough practice and crisco) keister it to smuggle into secure facilities.
Mark XIX with the longer barrel and additional weight for a holsterable "duty" pistol with more accuracy and less recoil.
Finally a 50 AE ar-15 from tromix or one of the other quickly bankrupt companies that made meme AR's: https://www.gunsamerica.com/987566455/TROMIX-Sledgehammer-50AE-AR-15.htm
50AE out of a 16" barrel is like getting shot by a 9mm that will blow out your lungs.
Mark XIX L5 for conceal carry/ankle gun and if necessary can (with enough practice and crisco) keister it to smuggle into secure facilities.
Mark XIX with the longer barrel and additional weight for a holsterable "duty" pistol with more accuracy and less recoil.
Finally a 50 AE ar-15 from tromix or one of the other quickly bankrupt companies that made meme AR's: https://www.gunsamerica.com/987566455/TROMIX-Sledgehammer-50AE-AR-15.htm
50AE out of a 16" barrel is like getting shot by a 9mm that will blow out your lungs.
500 mag
Since everyone has 9mm and 5.56 it would not be too hard to get in your travels.
Food, friendlies and a future will be the hardest things to aquire.
Food, friendlies and a future will be the hardest things to aquire.
Application.
What are your total applications.
Self defense.
Hunting?
Get home.
The 9mm is a common round so availability is good.
Most likely you will have 1-3 mags fully loaded.
If you have a bulky get home bag it most likely will not be with you when you need it, plus a long gun and tacti-pack draws unwanted attention.
You want to be the gray man and not draw attention or the balls to the wall operator so you don't look easy.
A rifle cartridge over a pistol if you can have only one...in a hostile environment but easy to transport.
In the old days they didn't have the options we have today.
They had to go with a common do it all round.
Today I would have no problem with 9mm being the one.
It's not my favorite by any means but it is a capable and proven caliber.
If you are limited by magazine capacity or other factors go with a bigger or more powerful caliber.
No fully
semi-automatics then a .45 colt or .357 mag lever action makes a lot of sense.
.45 acp is common as well.
Application...hunting & survival,
7.62x39 is a strong contender.
What are your total applications.
Self defense.
Hunting?
Get home.
The 9mm is a common round so availability is good.
Most likely you will have 1-3 mags fully loaded.
If you have a bulky get home bag it most likely will not be with you when you need it, plus a long gun and tacti-pack draws unwanted attention.
You want to be the gray man and not draw attention or the balls to the wall operator so you don't look easy.
A rifle cartridge over a pistol if you can have only one...in a hostile environment but easy to transport.
In the old days they didn't have the options we have today.
They had to go with a common do it all round.
Today I would have no problem with 9mm being the one.
It's not my favorite by any means but it is a capable and proven caliber.
If you are limited by magazine capacity or other factors go with a bigger or more powerful caliber.
No fully
semi-automatics then a .45 colt or .357 mag lever action makes a lot of sense.
.45 acp is common as well.
Application...hunting & survival,
7.62x39 is a strong contender.
Several years ago, I culled my firearms to 4 rounds - 9mm, 45acp, .556, and .22, will still acquire a few .308 options for hunting. I thought it better to have firearms with readily available ammunition (if the military uses it, then the odds are pretty good it is going to be readily available). All things being equal, I'd love to have a 10mm pistol and a .338 rifle for SHTF but the reality is that once your ammo is gone, the likelihood of being able to scavenge more would be minimal.
Well, this thread’s strung out for almost a year, let’s see if we can limp it into 2024.
Still no TEOTWAWKI, but financial collapse of our country seems unavoidable.
Biggest threat right now would seem to be roving bands of looters, not particularly heavily armed.
Going to ride it to the buzzer secure in our well-stocked home ‘til we’re overrun.
So, weight of ammo and resupply not being a problem, .45 acp and 5.56 will be primary.
If it moves inside, 12 gauge riot gun and 5.7x28 in an AR57 with a stack of loaded 50 rd mags to burn through.
Then anyone who overruns us can rinse and repeat.
Still no TEOTWAWKI, but financial collapse of our country seems unavoidable.
Biggest threat right now would seem to be roving bands of looters, not particularly heavily armed.
Going to ride it to the buzzer secure in our well-stocked home ‘til we’re overrun.
So, weight of ammo and resupply not being a problem, .45 acp and 5.56 will be primary.
If it moves inside, 12 gauge riot gun and 5.7x28 in an AR57 with a stack of loaded 50 rd mags to burn through.
Then anyone who overruns us can rinse and repeat.
AR mags weigh a pound. AK mags weigh 2.
Agreed. I have a 8+1 lever action(Henry) in .44 Mag, to go with my 6.5" ported Taurus .44 mag revolver. Or, a PSA Dagger and a Keltec Sub 2000 both chambered in 9mm with a trash bag full of Magpul Glock mags that feed both...
If I had to go in a hurry type of situation, I would likely grab one of those two combos...
