You are on the North side of Chicago when a CME hits, and the grid goes down for the foreseeable future. Your young (12 y.o.) son is with you. You have to get back to Northern Indiana (say DeMotte) with no working vehicles, no power, no running water, etc. You have your get home pack, with food and water in it. You have a sidearm, a rifle, optics of your choice, and one suppressor with you. (Apparently you believe the Privileges and Immunities clause applies to firearm ownership, you sick son-of-a-*****!) You have to cross Cabrini Green and Robert Taylor homes (or their modern day equivalent), and walk down the Magnificent Mile, or near to it, or choose to route many miles around.
Given this scenario and terrain, what rifle and optic (and optionally suppressor) do you choose and why? Let's leave sidearms out of it for now.
Given this scenario and terrain, what rifle and optic (and optionally suppressor) do you choose and why? Let's leave sidearms out of it for now.