While I don't consider my self a true prepper, I have in the past few years rebuilt my gun collection to fall inline with the suggested basic shtf arsenal.
I have the prerequsite magazine fed bullet spewing 5.56, I see this as a 200 yd. rifle, it still wears it's iron sights. Now to make up for it's somewhat limited range, I have added a very nice scoped bolt gun in the same caliber. I can, and do now hunt squirrels out to four and five hundred yds. The 5.56 is capable of killing at these ranges as reported by many returning from our recent foreign intrigues.
Now my question is, why do I need a hi powered rifle to complete my arsenal? Everybody says you need one to reach out and touch someone. If the 5.56 is capable of a kill shot at 500 yds, why do I need to reach out farther than that.
The 30 cal. and up big bores have no practical hunting applications in Indiana. I personally don't feel that I would have an enemy beyond that range, and if I did, I probably wouldn't see it coming.
I'm always open to a new gun, if it's relevant, but a big bore with a scope that would be effective beyond the 500 yd. mark is no small investment. The 5.56 rifles I already have were not cheap.
Some of this post should be in purple, but seriously does anyone really see a need beyond the 500 yd. mark?
I have the prerequsite magazine fed bullet spewing 5.56, I see this as a 200 yd. rifle, it still wears it's iron sights. Now to make up for it's somewhat limited range, I have added a very nice scoped bolt gun in the same caliber. I can, and do now hunt squirrels out to four and five hundred yds. The 5.56 is capable of killing at these ranges as reported by many returning from our recent foreign intrigues.
Now my question is, why do I need a hi powered rifle to complete my arsenal? Everybody says you need one to reach out and touch someone. If the 5.56 is capable of a kill shot at 500 yds, why do I need to reach out farther than that.
The 30 cal. and up big bores have no practical hunting applications in Indiana. I personally don't feel that I would have an enemy beyond that range, and if I did, I probably wouldn't see it coming.
I'm always open to a new gun, if it's relevant, but a big bore with a scope that would be effective beyond the 500 yd. mark is no small investment. The 5.56 rifles I already have were not cheap.
Some of this post should be in purple, but seriously does anyone really see a need beyond the 500 yd. mark?