well, now that you're changing the subject from "urban sporting long guns" to the prepper topic, I will chime in and say I just whole heartedly agree!!!
A prepper should make sure they have something to cover basic self-defense (concealed carry hand gun and a suitable long arm for defending the home - and something effective for out to 300 meter engagement - if you don't have anything, consider an SKS - that Russian 7.62x39 is still pretty much available, the stripper clip loading system is actually very, very sensible and still plentiful to purchase too, and this Russian cartridge is about par with a 30-30 - though sports a pointy bullet instead of blunt).
But then should have a 22LR and and a decent air rifle. Buy pallets of 22LR (okay, at least several bricks) and 5 gallon buckets of pellets for the air rifle.
And if the SHTF and have to forage for small game, those air rifles will do a dandy job. Tons of rabbits running around. Clip one of them with an air gun. Lots of wild turkeys - take a head shot on one for the dinner table (air rifles can sport scopes too).
And from a prepper perspective, I'd then have a 30-30 lever gun. Well, hell, something in either .308 or 30-06 too (but maybe you don't live in elk/moose country) - as eventually going to get tired of eating rabbits.
Got my air rifle for taking out pest - spent little over $100 but it's a great value. Is a single shot, stroke, and came with a scope. You can spend crazy money on air rifles, but $100 vicinity will get a perfectly adequate prepper air rifle. (I really love scoped, single shot firearms of any kind.)
well, now that you're changing the subject from "urban sporting long guns" to the prepper topic, I will chime in and say I just whole heartedly agree!!!
A prepper should make sure they have something to cover basic self-defense (concealed carry hand gun and a suitable long arm for defending the home - and something effective for out to 300 meter engagement)
But then should have a 22LR and and a decent air rifle. Buy pallets of 22LR (okay, at least several bricks) and 5 gallon buckets of pellets for the air rifle.
And if the SHTF and have to forage for small game, those air rifles will do a dandy job. Tons of rabbits running around. Clip one of them with an air gun. Lots of wild turkeys - take a head shot on one for the dinner table (air rifles can sport scopes too).
And from a prepper perspective, I'd then have a 30-30 lever gun. Well, hell, something in either .308 or 30-06 too (but maybe you don't live in elk/moose country) - as eventually going to get tired of eating rabbits.
Got my air rifle for taking out pest - spent little over $100 but it's a great value. Is a single shot, stroke, and came with a scope. You can spend crazy money on air rifles, but $100 vicinity will get a perfectly adequate prepper air rifle. (I really love scoped, single shot firearms of any kind.)