You for sure do not need a designated battle rifle for home protection. And there is one compelling reason you do not need a battle rifle for so called "Bug'Out" survival. In your home it is clear who is the friendlies and who is not friendly, namely if they are attacking your home they are not friendly.......that was easy.
Now once you leave your home, you don't know who is friendly or who is enemy. And even if you made it to a remote area with few humans, you would really only have two choices....... (a.) Kill every human you encounter, or (b.) trust every human you encounter.
The last tool I would want to lug around is a designated "Battle Rifle". They are heavy, the ammo is heavy, the only real plus is that most are easy to field strip. For me, I would choose to trust all human encounters, and go heavy on the .22 Magnum for hunting, even here in heavy bear country.
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