Well, I am not a "registered Prepper type" but I have a decent supply of food stored and many firearms and much ammo for each. After analyzing the situation, I would far rather have firearms than gold or cash on hand if SHTF. I feel sure I could trade a Mosin Nagant 91/30 for more gold than I could carry when people are frightened and have a real need for defense and hunting food (or keeping the food they have). My son and I have 30-06, 308, 8 MM, 7.5X55, 6.5x55, .243, .303, .223, 30-30, 22 mag, 22 Lr rifles, and handguns from 22 cal to 44 mag, and .410, 20ga and 12 ga shotguns - with ammo and reloading capability for all. IMHO, there are several reasons to collect firearms. First, I enjoy the guns! I like shooting them, learning the history of the older ones, disassembling and tuning them. Second they are a great investment, I can't think of a single firearm I own that has not appreciated in value more than any other investment I have made. Third - if SHTF, I am WELL armed and have the capability of arming all my extended family and friends. Forth - As I have said, if SHTF, I believe I have the Most Valuable trading goods available. The firearms could be traded for any other asset I need - food, shelter, medicine, help, etc. Fifth: I have firearms that will take any game I would want to eat or defend myself from, in North America.To All,
If I was reading the original post correctly it was a Doomsday prepper who had the bulk majority of his firearms being pistols.
That just doesn't add up for good planning, in my opinion. Have pistols? Hell yeah. Have backup pistols? Heck yeah. But out of 30 firearms over 20 are pistols? Nope, not at all.
For hunting and defense rifles, of various calibers naturally, and shotguns should be the bulk majority of the armory.
A pistol is a backup weapon that you grab because you don't have a good rifle, carbine, or shotgun handy.
Don't get me wrong! For SHTF you want pistols! You want backup pistols! It just seems to me pistols should be the minority of the prepping and not the majority.
This opinion is based upon prepping being the the highest priority! If someone just loves collecting pistols and is incorporating it into their prepping that is a different story.
Regards,
Doug