What would you take and why

[07JKX]

If I see you I will consider you hostile. You will not see me. Seeing as you just ignored the signs painted on every tree you passed marking my territory that said. "All tresspassors will be killed and no mercy shall be given." Learn to read the signs.

This means death unless you take it as a personal challenge. That is fine too I may have been getting bored.

looks like some good hunting land... wanna have a fellow odt'er up?

 

[willr1]

I'll disagree with the idea that a spouse, or what would typically be a smaller framed female can handle a pump action 12 guage shotgun easier than an AR.

don't under estimate a woman protecting her family, she has that maternal instinct that has self sacrifice over preservation. My wife will blast a whole at someone with the shotgun if they came near our kids. Plus, the AR might be "light on recoil", but how many .223rnds in the air equal one blast from a scatter gun?

 

[willr1]

I think the OP's premise is that all you can have is 200 rounds - no .22 conversions, no inventory or going to Walmart. Which would you choose?

I would take the 870. With only 200 rounds, I would always opt to lay low, retreat, and avoid all confrontations if possible, saving the ammo for feeding my family. An AR pretty much eliminates shooting birds, especially if they're flying. Not that you can't shoot one, but if it takes 2 or 3 shots, then you'll feed your family 1/2 to 1/3 of the days that I feed mine.

Besides if I'm already living in a tent, there are no assets to protect other than me and my family's lives. I'm not going to get into a gun fight over a tent.

exactly. this would be as if outside of what you have or have left, you dont have an AR or Shotgun, so these two would be your only choice.

 

[Axios!]

AR, because I know how to use it so much more so than I do a shotgun.

 

[at]

I'd shoot the other guy and take both guns.

Just kidding... kinda.

rofl this ^^^^^^

 

[obiwan]

I'll disagree with the idea that a spouse, or what would typically be a smaller framed female can handle a pump action 12 guage shotgun easier than an AR.

She's no typical small framed female, but I do know a few girls that can kick arse with either weapons.

 

[wozbean]

ok. I would go with the 870. If nothing else I could always trade some of the rounds away.

5 mags x 30 rnds = 150 rnds of 5.56
vs
200 rnds of 12g

 

[obiwan]

ok. I would go with the 870. If nothing else I could always trade some of the rounds away.

5 mags x 30 rnds = 150 rnds of 5.56
vs
200 rnds of 12g

Ha ha, someone's math didn't quite work out; maybe they're the special 40 round mags.

 

[Wheeler]

Tell that to my wife

I did say "typically"

 

[wozbean]

Ha ha, someone's math didn't quite work out; maybe they're the special 40 round mags.

They could be 20rnd colt mags too. What if they were beta mags?