4 Guns Every Shooter Should Own?

[Timothy]

I'm guessing he meant bedding of the barrel.

maybe not...

[2HOW]

.22 rifle
.357 Mag revolver
.308 rifle or its equivalent
1911 Government model .45 ACP

[mrmatt2you]

If it came down to parts accessability and ease of replacement:
1. Glock 19 but would prefer a 1911, but not exactly drop in friendly.
2. Ruger 10/22
3. Remington 870, I am guessing you can find a part or two for one of these because I figured there were a few made over the years.
4. A good AR lower.   You can build anything around a good base.

[Rastus]

1.  Suppressed 22 LR bolt action. 
2.  .308/7.62 in bolt action, scoped. 
3.  12 gauge pump shotgun.
4.  AR-15

No handguns.  Use AR for defense.  All with consideration for finding ammo ni hard times.

[tombogan03884]

Rastus, Your choice of no hand gun overlooks the fact that you can't always carry a rifle, in your hands, or slung on your shoulder, while working.
But a pistol on your hip or in a shoulder holster is out of the way while still always being within reach.
Just an observation.

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[JC5123]

Question is whether or not it's no handguns because of choice or circumstance.

Remember that the gun you have with you is better than the one you left at home. AND if you're expecting trouble, bring your rifle.

[Rastus]

Rastus, Your choice of no hand gun overlooks the fact that you can't always carry a rifle, in your hands, or slung on your shoulder, while working.
But a pistol on your hip or in a shoulder holster is out of the way while still always being within reach.
Just an observation.

Question is whether or not it's no handguns because of choice or circumstance.

Remember that the gun you have with you is better than the one you left at home. AND if you're expecting trouble, bring your rifle.

Both great observations.  I looked at it from the standpoint that I was staying home and not going out.  For me, right or wrong, my thinking excluded concealed/open carry...which was probably a mistake.  So, Tom is right and if I assume we don't have a Zompocalypse and get I get outdoors some then I'd probably drop the .308 bolt and replace it with a semi-auto 9MM.  In that, I can hunt pretty much anything up to deer which, though more difficult with a 12 gauge slug/buck in some instances and handicapped by the smaller .223...it will do the job.

In reality I'm going to beg/borrow/steal to have at least 5 weapons which include my first 4 and a fullsize 9MM semi.....which is not in keeping with the thread.  Maybe I could drop the suppressed 22 in lieu of the AR with a conversion kit which I like if I had only 4.  But hey, I think we have bad times coming so my thought process was/is to be safe at home.  However, with the commies in office they may make us give our homes to their supporters and put us in gulags.....who knows?

[Jrlobo]

kmitch/Timothy, Bonding? I was referring to what Savage calls AccuStock which is a more comprehensive bedding technique to improve accuracy. Sorry, I couldn't remember their terms but in my mind this is a bonding between, action, fore-end and stock which supposedly helps eliminate variances from temperature, humidity, etc. I had bought my son's Savage before AccuStock was a feature. I can't remember seeing any tests that show accuracy improvements resulting from its use, however. But I do trust Savage with their rifles, but not their muzzle loaders (remember the smokeless powder fiasco?).

[les snyder]

something quiet for small game
autoloader rifle with minute of angle precision to 200m
autoloader service sized handgun
not so sure about a shotgun
small concealable handgun

[MAUSERMAN]

Glock19
AK47
Moss 500
Marlin 336