Best all purpose survival/hunting rifle???

[kotode]

I like the shotgun over/under combination. You can get subcaliber adapters for the 12 guage, they are nifty little devices

[Newview01]

Anyone try the new Mossberg MVP Scout? Seems like a pretty versatile rifle. Detachable mag. Iron sights. Threaded barrel. Anything 308 is a prime survival rifle. Plenty of ammo, cheaper than some 223 these days.

[Heyupduck]

How often do you see a moose? How often do you see a duck

12ga

really want a rifle .223 - I'm not with the SKS crowd - Your'e gonna hit a duck with an SKS first shot and have meat left over? You gonna hit another duck?

Gonna hit a flying duck with an SKS? (good luck with that)

1)Shotgun, most useful firearm 2) .223 3) 10/22 4).270
Just my thoughts and there are many on this forum with more skill and knowledgde than me so I won't bother arguing

[RigPig]

Easy 308 over 12 gauge. My dad's favorite gun. Great for chickens and moose.

[catnthehat]

Either a shotgun or a 22, and personally a 22 would be the best IMO, I carried one for years on the trapline and killed more than enough animals wit one.
You aren't hunting in a recreation fashion and things change dramatically then.
Sled dogs turned loose on animals, critter killed at night, ducks an geese killed wit the 22, the list goes on.........
Cat

[xxclaro]

If a guy wasn't planning on hunting outside of a survival situation, but wants a firearm for just in case scenario's I think a .22 is the way to go. Takes care of pests and predators around the house, good for sustenance hunting, and a 10/22 would be a pretty decent home defense gun too I think. The fact if you can't/don't hunt anymore, there's little chance you will actually ever need the rifle unless you live in the country and need to shoot the odd pest. Besides, a .22 will let you practice and plink for much cheaper than anything else.

[catnthehat]

Originally Posted by xxclaro

If a guy wasn't planning on hunting outside of a survival situation, but wants a firearm for just in case scenario's I think a .22 is the way to go. Takes care of pests and predators around the house, good for sustenance hunting, and a 10/22 would be a pretty decent home defense gun too I think. The fact if you can't/don't hunt anymore, there's little chance you will actually ever need the rifle unless you live in the country and need to shoot the odd pest. Besides, a .22 will let you practice and plink for much cheaper than anything else.

FWIW the survival guns that went into Canadian planes during the war were 22 Hornets IIRC.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M4_Survival_Rifle
OMG I've put up link to Wikipedia!!
Oldbadger ad I messed with a Savage that he had, and father told me that the tested that rifle at Borden during the war.

Cat

[antlercarver]

Outfitters who hunt dangerous game in Africa use a break open double barrel because it is most reliable when your life is on the line in the next 10 seconds. For here I would find a break open double barrel in .22 and 12ga.

[catnthehat]

Originally Posted by antlercarver

Outfitters who hunt dangerous game in Africa use a break open double barrel because it is most reliable when your life is on the line in the next 10 seconds. For here I would find a break open double barrel in .22 and 12ga.

The problem with these combination guns is that they are heavier than crap when to comes to lugging them around with everything else along with the 12 gauge ammo.Myself and every full time -live the bush trapper ever met carried a 22 and most times it s a single shot.We survived and relied far more on snares than on our rifles for daily meat .
When you are planning to hike in with gear for a long time you don't want to take any more gear than you need to.
Cat

[ForwardBias]

Savage 99.

[elkdump]

Originally Posted by catnthehat

The problem with these combination guns is that they are heavier than crap when to comes to lugging them around with everything else along with the 12 gauge ammo.Myself and every full time -live the bush trapper ever met carried a 22 and most times it s a single shot.We survived and relied far more on snares than on our rifles for daily meat .
When you are planning to hike in with gear for a long time you don't want to take any more gear than you need to.
Cat

.22lr single shot, 2 pound rifle, a few boxes of 22lr shells, small game,big game, dispatch trapped game,,

Moose/deer at 20 yards, drop flop( sorry, no shoulder shots for the monolithic guys)