no water, food, guns, ammo, accessories for guns, armor, nVD's. For me, the total is 12 lbs The food, for me, is just a lb, cause i"m not going far and there's plenty stashed at the BOL, along with tools, etc. The water's just 4lbs, half a gallon, cause I"m not going far and there's water along the way. guns, ammo, 12 lbs, concealable armor (includes homemade boxer shorts, 18 layers of Kevlar) 5 lbs. NVD and batteries, about a lb. The total is 35 lbs. You have to be able to run with a BOB, guys! If it's not rifle time yet, say, just a Katrina like evacuation, 10 lbs of gun stuff and 5 lbs of armor aint going, but another 4 lbs of water and several lbs of food are likely to be a very good idea.
Very few people will be able to benefit from having more gun stuff than the normal EDC pistol and a scoped, sound- suppressed, 6" barreled Marlin Papoose takedown .22lr autorifle, with a collapsible stock. The short barrel keeps normal .22lr ammo subsonic, so you dont get sonic crack. Such a rifle is concealable under your arm, under a jacket, on a sling. Figure at most 2lbs for the pistol, holster and ammo, 4 lbs for such a scoped .22 rifle, .22lr ammo is 135 rds to the lb. 6lbs of .22 ammo should feed you for 20 years, if you also know how to forage, garden, trap, use nets, etc. Such .22 rifle can brain a cow, a horse, hog, deer, or if need be, men, to 30 yds or so. the low velocity of the short barrel means that penetration in bone is quite limited. For the critters, you need to hit the temple, base of skull, top of skull, or eye socket. On men, you can add the nasal cavities. Same 12 lb total for guns and ammo, and much more relevant than the fighting rifle, , for anyone who hasn't had many 100's of hours of training and practice.
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