Hunting Guns | Top 11 Rifles, Shotguns, And Handguns For Hunting

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   Orrin M. Knutson

   January 31, 2018 at 10:26 AM

   Dear Sir,

   What’s the deal? Are you a gun salesman, or what???

   For emergency survival purposes, that is way too many exotics.

   A large bore handgun, a .22 rifle, a non-CO2 pellet rifle and maybe, just maybe, a large bore combat rifle should be sufficient. Even at that, how would you feed them, once your primary ammo stash is used up comes into question.

   That being said, all the above in your list would make a dandy collection for a filthy rich, world class, traveling trophy hunter!

   Respectfully,
   O.M.Knutson
   Retires Peace Officer
   Survival Author

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   Jerre Peak

   January 31, 2018 at 10:25 AM

   This list is crazy ! ! Whoever put this list together must have been on drugs ! ……. LOL !

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   Jack

   January 6, 2018 at 6:20 PM

   Even planning to arm my wife and I to survive alone in a wilderness scenario I would be hard pressed to take more then 4-5 firearms. There are to many other necessities. Food, shelter, tools, medical kit, cooking utensils, clothes, etc.
   Firearms selected would be based upon the threat, hunting, and trapping.
   Common calibers for both and availability of trading for what type of ammo is common in the area.
   Pistols would be last on the list and a nice to have item.
   Try planning what you would take if traveling by canoe, boat or vehicle. This limited weight and volume availability will test your reality in planning.
   Remember the basics, shelter, fire/heat, water, food and security.
   A 17′ canoe has about 650 lbs cap and 70-80 cubic ft of space.
   One more restriction you can only take what you have now or trade for.
   This is an interesting challenge

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     joseph garrett

     January 7, 2018 at 8:11 AM

     you are so right jack.for me I have chosen 3 basic weapons.first is the survival 22 by henry.it breaks down into the butt stock and is extreamely right on.you can carry thousands of rounds with little weight.i also have a ak-47 for those big targets.and a barrel break 177 cal rifle.you can carry tens of thousands of rounds with little weight.good for small game and very little noise.i am a combat Vietnam vet and have used many weapons.but in a survival situation these are my favorites

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   Terry Watson

   January 5, 2018 at 9:06 PM

   this was a Joke / Comic relief attempt. after thinking what an idiot … I then began to laugh till my sides hurt.

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   Me Frank

   January 5, 2018 at 7:09 PM

   You need yo keep your list for survival. If you have to move and quickly you can’t tske it all. Rem or missbbetg 13fa pump. Bolt rifle in .308 ( abud. Ammo everywhere). Revolver .38/357 or .22 lr also .22 lr rifle 10/22 good choice. We are talking survival mode when SHTF. You will traveling light as possible. There will be plenty of spare arms and ammo lying around. You need shelter and rations and water supplies. You can’t carry it all. Plan wisely. It will be complete anarchy. Think think think
   Mr Frank

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   Dale Paugh.

   January 5, 2018 at 9:41 AM

   A good rifle such as Browning, Remington, or Winchester can be purchased in the $500 to $700 range. A good scope about the same. I see no need to by odd/expensive guns when the others will do the job quite well. I’m a big fan of the 30-06. The 30-06 is very versatile, with ammo weights under 100 to over 200.

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   james howard

   January 5, 2018 at 9:11 AM

   Interesting list! I don’t think many of your readers can afford a $50,000 to $125,000 Holland & Holland, I certainly can not. This is a rifle built for large game in Africa, not North America. It comes in some rather exotic calibers for the most part. A Rizzini BR 550 Small Action? Again extraordinary price tag saw one for sale at Cabelas in Atlanta earlier this week I forget the cost other than it was 5 figures. If you are wealthy fine, otherwise there is a world of other choices at realistic prices. My hunting “arsenal” consists of some old shotguns such as a Winchester 1897 12 gauge, Remington 870 20 gauge and an Ivers Johnson .410 breech loader for shotguns and for rifles a home built AR 15, Winchester Mod 70 in .308 and a Marlin 2000 .22 LR target rifle (yes it is damn heavy, but well worth it for the accuracy.) There is more but these listed see me through any and all of my hunting needs the whole lot for less than the cost of the Rizzini. They are easy to maintain with, exception of the Marlin parts are common and reasonable. For a side arm I carry a Ruger GP100 .38/.357 revolver.it can take some abuse, same with the rest of my list. Nothing fancy for so costly I have worry about it. Just good well made and rugged American firearms which can take the rough of the outdoors world.

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     joseph garrett

     January 5, 2018 at 9:18 AM

     I agree with with you james.i own everything from survival 22 from henry to ak-472.also have hand-guns.22,40s&w and 45acp.i just thought the srm1216 was a great shotgun at 1 thousand 7 hundred dollars

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   joseph garrett

   January 5, 2018 at 9:06 AM

   there is a new 12 ga auto-shotgun.its called srm 1216 it has 4 cycinders that hold 4 rounds each.you can use 23/4 or a full 3 inch round.also you can use shot all the way to slug rounds without changing anything.its a little pricey at 1700 dollars.but I think its well worth the price.you can buy it from srm arms inc. phone no is 304-274-2886

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    Jim Rice

    January 5, 2018 at 7:17 AM

    That is an impressive list and a very, very costly list. If you are rich-go for it. If you are a normal person I would suggest the following (yes its an opinion and everyone has 1 or 2!). 1-pump 12 gauge shotgun. I recommend either Mossberg or a Remington 870. 2-bolt action rifle in a heavy caliber. Here I recommend either a .308 or a 30-06. Both heavy enough to protect you and keep you fed with big game and readily available ammo. Remington/
    Savage/Ruger has several models. 3-a .22 rifle. Plenty of choices but the Ruger 10-22 standard is readily available and very affordable and there is no shortage of 22 ammo available. Finally I also suggest a good handgun. Here the opinions will increase 100 fold. Unless you are proficient with a handgun or willing to become proficient I would recommend a good heavy frame revolver (yes revolver) in at least a .38 but suggest a .357 is a better choice and can still use the lower recoil .38 ammo. If you have any money left over I would also suggest a good lever action rifle in a medium caliber such as 30-30. I did not suggest any assault rifles as just like a semi-auto handgun it requires time devoted to it to become really proficient and to maximize the capabilities of this type of weapon. My list is designed for the average guy/gal with no previous military or law enforcement training, average to modest budget and limited capability or time to train.

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      Bret Britton

      January 5, 2018 at 11:52 AM

      Jim, I’m in pretty much full agreement with you. A better list you’ve made, for it is geared for those of us who have budgets, and, more in harmony with having better priorities than to have every firearm for “every” situation. Better to have food & water stocked up, & or the means and wherewithal to obtain those vital necessities, than to have “every firearm” but no other preps.
      I’m seeing far too many people with their almost entire focus upon firearm acquisition, instead of all the other much needed preparations.

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