Okay, so now I've posted 3 different opinions on this thread...
For me in my current environment, the M1a and sidearm-to-match-my-group are my bug-out kit.
If I wanted one handgun to "escape from new york" with Kurt Russell, it would be a .22magnum since I could carry hundreds of rounds with no ill effect. That, and zombies require face shots and I can do that repeatedly with a .22magnum at 50 yards.