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azredhawk44 · December 2, 2005, 02:26 PM

End Of The World As We Know It.

My EOTWAWKI guns are an M1a and a sidearm that has mags that match whoever I'm bugging out with.

An M1a is about $1500-$2000 once it has a quality scope mount and optics attached, but 2 guys with M1a's or Garands or AR's can saw thru a mob of 20-30 idiots in seconds.

I guess an SKS or KelTec SU16 could too, but who knows what's gonna break on a 30 year old communist-built gun or a plastic rifle? Mag changes on an SKS are no fun. That huge pivot point is annoying.

I want the finest equipment I can carry, afford and shoot accurately. My laws in AZ allow me to own what I've got and I've got a good bug-out plan with the people I care about. We came up with it for the Bird Flu. If that really gets bad where people are flat-out dying at a significant percentage (25% or more fatality rate) we will wait it out in the mountains, away from everybody else. It's unlikely, but it also translates well if terrorists blow up hoover dam, or use a dirty bomb in phoenix, or hit palo verde nuclear plant.

December 2, 2005, 02:26 PM	#20
azredhawk44 Junior member Join Date: September 28, 2005 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 6,465	Eotwawki End Of The World As We Know It. My EOTWAWKI guns are an M1a and a sidearm that has mags that match whoever I'm bugging out with. An M1a is about $1500-$2000 once it has a quality scope mount and optics attached, but 2 guys with M1a's or Garands or AR's can saw thru a mob of 20-30 idiots in seconds. I guess an SKS or KelTec SU16 could too, but who knows what's gonna break on a 30 year old communist-built gun or a plastic rifle? Mag changes on an SKS are no fun. That huge pivot point is annoying. I want the finest equipment I can carry, afford and shoot accurately. My laws in AZ allow me to own what I've got and I've got a good bug-out plan with the people I care about. We came up with it for the Bird Flu. If that really gets bad where people are flat-out dying at a significant percentage (25% or more fatality rate) we will wait it out in the mountains, away from everybody else. It's unlikely, but it also translates well if terrorists blow up hoover dam, or use a dirty bomb in phoenix, or hit palo verde nuclear plant.