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Monday, March 2, 2015

Cheap survival rifle?

A friend and I were talking the other day about survival rifles which prompted the idea what's the best survival rifle for the greatest value. Now by survival rifle I mean a rifle for the woods during a time in which you would be lost or in need. Capsize a canoe or get lost while hiking. This I sent a gun for the zombie apocalypse or civil unrest for that I would recommend the ar15 which I will cover in future posts.  Of course at first we both agreed that an M6 scout would be the ideal rifle. However after a quick online search we found that they are priced quite high. After looking for other over under 410/22 rifles they all seem to cost upwards of three, four, five hundred dollars. Which for most people wouldn't be considered "cheap" price wise of course not build quality. So I went home and looked and I saw a few guns that would work, a single shot 12ga that has gained popularity in recent years due to the sub caliber adapters. The only issue with this is unless you cut the barrel down to 18.5 it's kinda long and even though they are light that means the recoil from even bird shot is not something you wanna shoot for fun, much less 3in mag turkey load or slugs. So yes it would serve the purpose however it is single shot, which would limit follow up shots and the such. I also have a Rossi 410-22lr that has two different barrels. That you interchange in the reciver. This is a youth model I believe due to the very small size. Yet these can be kinda expensive if they are the wood model like mine. Plus it's still a single shot so after all this I looked in the back of my safe and saw the gun that I personally believe is the best cheap survival rifle. The mossberg 702 plinkster. It's a 10rd semiautomatic 22lr. With synthetic stock it comes in around $100 new, $100 NEW?! Yes that's right. The best thing is how dang accurate they are. With irons anything out to 25-30yards can be taken down with a very precise shot. I.E  squirrels and rabbits. Small game mostly. Yet with an optic I have shot rocks at over 150 yards. Holding about 26 feet over it haha! Even though that's not practical at all it shows the accuracy of the rifle. With decent ammo and in a lead sled I was able to hit a soft ball size rock 8 out of ten times. Up close it really is a tack driver with a cheap 4x scope on it. Did I mention that it weighs almost nothing? You could buy a few extra 10rd mags and throw a few hundred rounds in a backpack and you are set. Did I menion that it cost only around $100 new? That's why it's in my opinion the best cheap survival rifle. Keep an eye out for a review of the rifle on my blog and my YouTube channel. highcountryhang

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