Day 19: What gun you need in the wild…
Guns: Nothing seems to be more polarizing than the arguments over what is the best caliber, what is the best bug out gun, or what is the best gun for hunting. The more education I get in this realm the more I learn that it really doesn't matter if you know what you’re doing with the fire arm you have. Shot placement, and your ability to hit with your aiming is probably more important than anything else. Having said this there are a couple key factors that should be taken into consideration when buying a firearm for protection, SHTF, hunting, or whatever else you choose to use it for. If anything, my experience in the military has taught me you can never have enough ammunition. The problem with ammunition is that it is heavy and you need vehicles to pack it around and helicopters to bring you more when you run out. When it comes to survival I have spent a little bit of time looking into what the SERE instructors for the US Special Operations use. In doing so, I have had a lot of different answers. There is one answer however that I really like, and have replicated for myself. When it comes to survival which means hunting more than self-defense, having something extremely lightweight, extremely accurate and with a large round capacity that doesn't take up a lot of space or way too much is paramount. Because of this I like the .22 over most other rounds. I can carry 500 rounds in a small box, where I would need a full kit to carry 300 rounds of 5.56/.223. I use a Ruger Mark 4 with a Red Dot scope, suppressor and under mount Light on it as my primary back packing/survival gun. Either myself or friends of mine or instructors that I have mentioned earlier have taken down everything from large game, Rabbits, Birds, snakes, raccoons, deer, to whatever else you can imagine using that set up. I’ve fed myself countless times with wild rabbits and other critters using that setup. Basically stated if you can get within about 75 yards of something you can put quiet rounds on Target, and feed yourself quickly with a survival solution like this. This is why the .22 was the primary round used by downed pilots in Vietnam to fed themselves until they could be rescued. Self-defense however is all together another thing completely. Self-defense requires speed, and preferably long distance from the threat. The ability to retreat and reset is also paramount. The AR-15 excels here because the round is large enough to do the job weather the job is self defense or food procurement, and not so heavy that carrying 300 rounds becomes impossible. For big game taking at distance, we move into something like the 308 or 300 Win Mag so that we can make those 800 Yard shot effectively. Whatever you do, don't get locked into the idea that you can only have one, or that only one is the solution for all. Just like shoes there are the ones that you use for church, and the ones that you use for work, the ones that you use for running, and the ones that you use for hiking. They are all different for a reason. So choose wisely and get the best tool for the job. Then get another one that fits the other job better when you can. Because no one likes the Subaru Baja anyway.
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