reply to post by kdeery
This is the survival thread. It's a good idea to be better armed than your oppenents and be able to get them long before they get you.
With your choice of weapons I would feel horribley underarmed in any situation.
Example.
Gang of looters is on your street going house to house. You know they are coming and there are 6 of them. Your shotgun may scare them but until they
get up close you are not going to do much damage. You fir a few rounds with your 9mm as they get into your yard, say 20 yards or so. You may hit a few
but by this point they will be firing back in a big way.
If you had an SKS you could have taken them all comfortable while they were across the street at your neighbors house some 30-50 yards away.
Or when they were still 3 or 4 houses down (my hood has big yeards)
OR. A gang of looters/rioters etc are heading down the street and there are a whole bunch of them. If you had a battle rifle or some other long gun
you could put a couple of big rounds into the crowd and while they scatter or panic or fire ineffectually at you with THEIR 9mm or shotguns you make
your escape.
OR. Your on the move and someone has set up a road block, with a proper long gun you can clear the road long before they clear you.
In everyday life you will probably never need to pull a gun. In Sit-X the brandishing of a firearm may be necessary. I've seen shotguns on peoples
shoulders after a hurricane when order was never lost. in a deep pile of Sit-x your chances of having to shoot at someone may invrease exponentially.
I would hate to not make it because I thought a 9mm would be enough.
I hope I never nned to shoot at someone wearing body armor. That would mean the you would probably need a shovel to find the fan.
I would at least consider upgrading to a pistol caliber carbine. Most are not much heavier than a big pistol and it will increase your effective range
out 70 yards or so, depending on you and the weapon. I have a Hi-Point 995 that becomes hit or miss at about 85 yards using the iron sights.
I too like the sks I have the paratrooper
model with the detachable ak mags. They are preban and now have folding polymer stocks. They are easy to stash about anywhere.
