Why Yes it did. How'd you do that? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

It's not the most accurate. I had a scope on it but it wouldn't stay zeroed so I took it off. It shot ok without the scope and I have I figure a couple hundred rounds through it and the only Kaboom sent a projectile out the little end! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Thank you.

later to the party but it is always changing. Now that I have my Para FAL set-up the way I want it I think it is it for now. Then again, it could be an AR, or a lever gun in a couple different flavors. A lot of it depends on the situation and time of the year. Carrying a MBR vs an AR is a lot of difference.

Jeff - agreed. There is a huge difference between lugging around a MBR and a LW M4 type.

My SHTF/TEOTWAWKI rifle would be one of my FAL clones, probably my R1.
My reasoning is I have spare parts kits to keep them running for quite awhile, plus they'll reach out and touch someone with power to spare. I bought my fair share of surplus ammo back when it was plentiful and cheap along with a quite a few magazines.
That rifle is accurate and utterly reliable.
Sidearm would be a Colt Double Eagle .45acp
Knife has to be my ScrapYard Regulator.

DJ, that sounds good.

DJ,

The Colt Double Eagle is a rare bird, and oddly enough I saw a used one in our local Gander Mountain THIS WEEK!

Your FAL choice is honestly VERY VERY hard to argue with. If I were stronger or ammo was lighter - I probably wouldn't own anything else!

Architect, the DE indeed a rare one and I found it laying used in the display case at Grice Gun Shop in Clearfield Pa about 10 years ago. It had only been there a day or so and I knew it wasn't going to be there for very long. Needless to say, I jumped on it.
I'll bet that one you saw at Gander Mountain was pricy....
The FAL bug bit me about 15 years ago and oh baby, it bit hard. I started out with a Century L1A1 that wasn't very reliable. To make a long story short, I had it rebuilt on an Imbel reciever and she really shoots now. I bought 2 more Gear-logo Imbel recievers and had a South African R1 built by Arizona Expert Arms in 2000 then a year or so later I found an absolutely beautiful German G1 kit. I had AZEX build that one for me too.
I have AR's but the FAL is my "go to" rifle.

I have been putting quite a lot of thought into this over the last 2 years. I noticed that when our family went to Disney World this summer that my Maxpedition fanny pack was searched in every crevice, every time we passed through a gate. People with much bigger bags were barely glanced at. It kind of made me think. If I am bugging out am I going to be walking around holding my rifle? Would this make me even more of a target from whatever law enforcement may be left, not to mention gangs of bad guys that might want to take what my family has? As I understand it, during Katrina they were disarming citizens (I wasn't there though). For that reason I have kind of stopped considering anything that can't go into a pack as a bug out rifle.

I have trained with the AR15/M4 style for years so that feels right to me. I have never had a malfunction with an M4 or AR15 including a 1000 rd carbine course where I intentionally did not clean the action of my Bushmaster for the week long course, only added Break Free, because the instructor made me mad by putting down my Bushmaster. I have also been to their armorers school and have spare parts so that helps ease my mind. I never liked the feel of the AK but to those that do, I can see why you would take it.

Although I really like my Sigs, I would probably take a Glock for SHTF. primarily for lighter weight weapon and next because of durability and ease of parts replacement.

Hey DJ, Like your sig line.

Mine could be "Proud Air Force Retiree"!
(Now Tom and JJ will probably jump all over this, but they're only jealous,they were/are Marines!)

Thanks SkunkHunter! My son just got promoted to Staff Sargeant and transfered from Nellis AFB to Dyess AFB in Texas.
When he was at Nellis, during a Red Flag, he was working with a Marine Squadron and he says they sorta adopted him....

Adopted by a bunch of Marines! NO!!!!! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> I retired an E6. Refused to put on E7, I WANTED OUT! Tried to get out at 19 and they wouldn't let me. POLITICS! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/barf.gif" alt="" /> (I retired in '94, 20 years 1 month and 16 days).

Sorry for the hijack, you can have it back now.

Ok, imagine this. Suppressed 22 semi auto.

IF you're bugging out, you DO NOT want to be spotted by others any more than necessary. By having a "mouse" gun you will quite possibly be more in a Stealth mode. That is good. You can carry a lot of 22 ammo for the weight. And if it's suppressed you can "get the job done" and still be stealthy.

What do Y'all think? An idea that has promise or total whacked out?

Now this is assuming (yes I know what it does) you are NOT going to have to Fight your way out every step of the way.