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Get a reputable pistol in 9mm or 45acp.

Your shotgun can likely double as a hunting firearm easily enough; mostly just by swapping ammo.

I’d suggest you look at Glocks (personally I don’t like them), S&W M&P series, and the Sig P320 series. There are others in this range that are also really good. I think Walter has some good 9mm in the $600 range.

Try them in your hands before you buy. I don’t like how Glocks feel in my hand, which is why I don’t use them.

After the pistol I’d suggest building an AR-15 or getting a hunting rifle in 308. Personally I like 6.5 creedmoor more but in a civil unrest situation 308 is more commonly available.

For the AR-15 I’d recommend sticking with 5.56 for the same reason as using 398 for a hunting round; in civil unrest it will be more commonly available.

Sounds like you need some range. I'd recommend an magazine fed bolt action. The Savages just clearance at Walmart and I got like 5 for $49 with a $50 rebate So they paid me for the guns. Look at a 6.5 or 30-06 stay away from calibers like .223 they are always the first to sell out in a panic. I can still get my rounds for my creedmore and 30-06.

A good combat pistol falls right in that range. You could fit an AR in there too with palmetto state’s build kits if you pick up a lower. (Easy to build)

Carry pistols are very very personal but I have come to love the walther pps. Alternatively glock 43x or the hellcat are good choices too. For a combat pistol glock 19 or 17 or whatever makes you giggle.

I guess, depending on if you are more worried about riots and unrest or a civil war, that’s either pistol or rifle respectively.