Best Survival Guns: Handguns, Shotguns and Rifles for the Survivalist

It’s a question many of us must ask ourselves, and while some have stocked more than others, it’s impossible for any of us to know, definitively, how many days, weeks, or months our ammunition will last. That can be unsettling.



For example, imagine a friendly neighbor who, today, would never dream of speaking ill of you, let alone harm you. Post-TEOTWAWKI, the same person, having never prepared tomorrow’s grocery list, let alone their own stockpiles of food and water, will suddenly become a real threat. So will several others.

But does each challenge for your resources require the use of a firearm to defend? Surely not. The sword (or blade) is perfectly suited for protecting yourself from the lesser threats you may encounter on a day-to-day basis: The unarmed, the physically weak, and the mentally unprepared.

This guest post by Anthony M and entry in our non-fiction writing contest. I  know what everyone is thinking.  Oh great, another gun nut. Well  I am a gun nut, but I do not have an entire vault full of every weapon  ever used in a war.  I do not collect them just to show them

This guest post by Robert M and entry in our non-fiction writing contest. Traditionally magazines are made of metal. Their basic function is a spring pushes a follower upward to place rounds where the bolt can engage then feed them. Old school is an internal magazine that is unloaded one bullet at a time, an upgrade to this

An opinion of the Remington Model R-25 semi auto, cal. 308win. Rifle: by Thomas T. Tinker Offered by a none.. sniper, super human, wannabe operator, Ramboesque, hiding in a spider hole, nutcase, doomsday paranoid … I just own one.. I mean the rifle. Thomas T. Tinker. I thought about buying one of several big bores… I

This guest post is by Jeff P and entry in our non-fiction writing contest . Many of us have .22 caliber ammo and firearms in their “survival” battery. I am no exception and have more than I probably need, but each has a special place in my safe. But this article is about something I think is even

This guest post is by Z.H. Former USAF Combat Arms Instructor (AFSC 3P0X1B) and entry in our non-fiction writing contest . There remains a fair amount of hesitation among some in the wider survivalist community about teaching their children about firearms (especially those making the transition from urban areas where the very idea of addressing firearms with children

Letter from Valter in Brazil Hi, I live in Brazil and here the gun laws are pretty much restrictive. We have no powerful rifles, and acquiring a simple .410 single shot is the same price or paperwork of a powerful 12 gauge pump (ok, almost… like R$ 800,00 (less taxes & paperwork) for the .410

This guest post is by John B and entry in our non-fiction writing contest . This is a topic often discussed, yet there is no clear answer as to what is best. While I was in a local gun store I happened to hear a conversation between a customer and a sales associate on which hand gun to

This guest post is by Joe I and entry in our non-fiction writing contest . What are you going to do? Are you going to rush out and buy one? And will you buy some ammo when you get the gun? Are you just going to head out to the range and start shooting? Figure it

This is a guest post and entry in our non-fiction writing contest  by Lloyd P In much simpler times when gentleman wanted to settle a dispute of honor they called for a duel. “Choose your weapons” was the traditional start of the events once they had assembled. Dueling pistols, swords, even Bowie knives were sometimes used