your favorite survival rifle?

[A190]

Well, I guess it would be my ar with the 22 adapter. YEs I have one of those I keep with the ar. Makes a great little squirrel gun and is very fast and easy to change back to 223.
I real SHTF and my ar is available there is my .303 with scope and if that isn't available, I have a great pair of PF Flyer's.............Now at home its just the old Stevens pump 12...............I reckon from reading most post here that the sidearm is relegated to kit status.........

[reluctantpawn]

I have an AR-7 and is is an O.K. piece for what it is. I cam across the Marlin Papoose in stainless bought it and never looked back. It is two piece instead of three, and the barrel is attached to the action. It shoots almost as well as my Ruger 10-22, and has much less weight. It is heavier tyhan the AR-7 though.

reluctantpawn

[Runs With Beer]

Ruger 1022 Nuf said.

[minuteman]

I have owned several different makes and models of .22 caliber rifles. I just purchased a ruger 1022 rifle because they are simply the best, most reliable semiautomatic .22 rifles probably in the world. I sold all of my other .22 rifles because they jammed time after time even after thoroughly cleaning the gun. Ask anyone who owns a ruger 1022 how often it jams. Not saying they can't or won't jam ever, but they don't jam very often and the type of ammunition can make a difference on function of the gun. They are accurate and cheap to shoot, not to mention a decent self defense weapon if the situation requires it. Also you can easily throw a brick of 500 rounds in your pack.

[Tuckahoe]

Ok here is some food for thought. If my only need for a firearm was to provide meat to eat I would be much better served with a shotgun than a .22 rifle. Of all the hunting I have done for deer, squirrels, rabbits I saw birds ever single time. I wish I could say the same about the other game that I was hunting. There is one rifle that comes to mind as a near do all the Savage 24. The Savage 24 comes in combos that would fit most situations from .22/.410 to 30.30/12ga and even .223/12ga You would be the judge of which fits your needs best but any would be a great combo rifle.
Another neat option is with a Rossi youth combo. The Rossi combo is one rifle with two barrels one a 16 inch .22 long rifle and the other an 18 inch 20ga shotgun. Both are very compact and fit into a zip up carry case. The 16" .22 barrel has fiber optic sites and is drilled and tapped for a scope to be mounted if wanted. The best thing about this package is the price I bought one new at Dicks sporting goods for my son for $89. This is cheaper than buying just one used rifles in most gun shops.

[Gray Wolf]

Here is a .22 rifle (w/5 shot clip) that won both the Editor's Choice and Great Buy for 2008.
With stainless-steel action and barrel and a laminated hardwood stock along with Savage's new Accu-Trigger, which is adjustable down to less than 2lbs.
http://www.outdoorlife.com/article_g...n-Test-%2708/7

Every review I found on the Mark ll BV and the BTVS (Mark ll heavy barrels), were amazed at it's accuracy and value for the money. And especially the accuracy using the Lapua ammo @ 100yds.

[Sarge47]

Ok here is some food for thought. If my only need for a firearm was to provide meat to eat I would be much better served with a shotgun than a .22 rifle. Of all the hunting I have done for deer, squirrels, rabbits I saw birds ever single time. I wish I could say the same about the other game that I was hunting. There is one rifle that comes to mind as a near do all the Savage 24. The Savage 24 comes in combos that would fit most situations from .22/.410 to 30.30/12ga and even .223/12ga You would be the judge of which fits your needs best but any would be a great combo rifle.
Another neat option is with a Rossi youth combo. The Rossi combo is one rifle with two barrels one a 16 inch .22 long rifle and the other an 18 inch 20ga shotgun. Both are very compact and fit into a zip up carry case. The 16" .22 barrel has fiber optic sites and is drilled and tapped for a scope to be mounted if wanted. The best thing about this package is the price I bought one new at Dicks sporting goods for my son for $89. This is cheaper than buying just one used rifles in most gun shops.

Once upon a time I had a model 24 .22/20ga. but got hard-pressed for cash so I sold it. Dumb! Dumb! Dumb! Just recently bought a couple of the Rossi Combo guns for me & the misses; really cool fire arm that covers all the bases!

[Sarge47]

Here is a .22 rifle (w/5 shot clip) that won both the Editor's Choice and Great Buy for 2008.
With stainless-steel action and barrel and a laminated hardwood stock along with Savage's new Accu-Trigger, which is adjustable down to less than 2lbs.
http://www.outdoorlife.com/article_g...n-Test-%2708/7

Every review I found on the Mark ll BV and the BTVS (Mark ll heavy barrels), were amazed at it's accuracy and value for the money. And especially the accuracy using the Lapua ammo @ 100yds.

Way too expensive for me, thanks.

[klkak]

I have this really cool little gun that nobody seems to like but be.....it's .22 hornet over .410. It weights in at about 4 lbs. It's made of all stainless steel. To bad they don't make them any more.

Here's a picture for those of you who haven't figured out what I'm referring to.
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[crashdive123]

I have this really cool little gun that nobody seems to like but be.....it's .22 hornet over .410. It weights in at about 4 lbs. It's made of all stainless steel. To bad they don't make them any more.

Here's a picture for those of you who haven't figured out what I'm referring to.
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Aw shucks. Now you're just teasing Gray Wolf.

[tsitenha]

Some more info on this firearm:

www.oldjimbo.com/survival/v-shrake/m6.htm

[crashdive123]

Looks like a broken link. Was this the one? http://www.oldjimbo.com/survival/v-shrake/m6.html

[klkak]

Some more info on this firearm:

www.oldjimbo.com/survival/v-shrake/m6.htm

I had modified my M-6 long before he even bought his. Some where on here there are some pictures of mine.

p.s. sorry GW. didn't mean to turn you green with envy

[Leighman]

[QUOTE=klkak;90160]I have this really cool little gun that nobody seems to like but be.....it's .22 hornet over .410. It weights in at about 4 lbs. It's made of all stainless steel. To bad they don't make them any more./QUOTE]

Great little rifle!
I had one years ago...I think I paid around $225 for it NIB (unfortunately, I traded it off).

I think mine was parkerized (and in .22 LR over .410 only, no .22 Hornet at the time) and IIRC, it was before Springfield Armory introduced a stainless steel version.

They eventually fixed my only complaint by placing a guard around the trigger (or whatever typle of "trigger bar" they originally employed much like the GI issue version).

The rimfire's sights were "adequate" and not precise but they seemed very sturdy. Length of pull was short, of course it was designed as a "survival" gun.

The extra ammo storage area in the buttstock was a plus.

All-in-all, I'm sorry to see that it was discontinued.

[tsitenha]

Yep thats the one, not very good at computers and info,

[tsitenha]

I would think the Savage 24-C in .22lr/20ga would be just the ticket, if I could find one that is.

[minuteman]

Ah, that would be the M6 Scout Rifle. I almost bought one of these because I do believe they are a very versatile survival weapon. You can take both large and small game. However, the only draw back with this weapon is if or when you find yourself in a self defense situation, you will probably be wishing you had a semiautomatic rifle. For this reason, I went with the Ruger 1022.

[chiggersngrits]

Remington has a line of shotgun/rifle combos out. It's their model SPR94 series. They come in 410/.22, 410/.22wmr and 12/.223rem. The 410 models weigh 7.5 pounds, 24 in. barrel and msrp of $390. The 12gauge weights 8 pounds and an msrp of $650.

[Gray Wolf]

Aw shucks. Now you're just teasing Gray Wolf.

Yep, Kev couldn't just leave it @ an M6 Survival rifle, noooo he had to, and let me quote;

I have this really cool little gun that nobody seems to like but be.....it's .22 hornet over .410. It weights in at about 4 lbs. It's made of all stainless steel.To bad they don't make them any more.

Had to mention the one he has is a .22 Hornet, and the all stainless steel one. JUST LIKE the Model I HAD!
Then ends with, "To bad they don't make them any more ". AND Tops THAT with a Smiley face! I even heard the Na Na NaNa Na...... But if friends can't pick on each other, who can they pick on...
Just so everyone knows, IMHO, it's the best trap line gun out there, and I'm glad that my friend has one.

[Gray Wolf]

Way too expensive for me, thanks.

Sarge, the street price for the Mark ll BTVS is around $350, the Mark ll BV street price is around $250. That's why they won the Awards for Editor's Choice (it's accuracy-best .22 tested, and value for the money) Hence - Award for Best Buy .22 for 2008.