Your choice weapon in a pinch?

wpage · 04-16-2010, 06:16 AM

Well in a worst case scenario you have to decide which Mili arm to pic and run with. Which will it be and why?
Rifle
-A3
-M1 Garand or Carbine
-M14
-M16
Pistol
-38 revolver
-45 colt
-9mm semi
Misc
-Trench 12ga
-Thompson sub machine gun
-Grease gun

Alpo · 04-16-2010, 07:45 AM

Only one? Or one of each?

A3?

03, maybe? or 03A3? I don't know "A3".

Shouldn't have "garand or carbine" as the same option. They are two totally different guns, used for totally different purposes.

I also see you said, "military", but your list is all US?

nightfighter · 04-16-2010, 12:38 PM

M1 Garand. Because I am more familiar with it than any other. Also, I have great faith in it having been introduced to it in basic training and having used it for service rifle competitions.

carver · 04-16-2010, 01:08 PM

A3 in .308 would be my choice from the list you gave us.

USMCSpeedy · 04-16-2010, 03:25 PM

If we are talking purely survival, I would have to take the 12ga. With the variety of ammo available its more "multi-purpose".

jacksonco · 04-16-2010, 05:10 PM

If we can only pick one I will take the M16.

Old Grump · 04-16-2010, 09:54 PM

45, I can run faster with a couple of pounds of pistol than I can with 8 pounds of rifle and ammo. Besides in a worst case scenario I will be hiding in every nook and cranny I can find and avoid confrontation like the plague. Easier to do that with a holstered or pocketed pistol than a rifle.

If I could stay hunkered up then it would be the M1 and a large pile of magazines that I would spend my time loading. Grab and go give me the small package.

graehaven · 04-17-2010, 08:55 AM

I'd have to agree. Either the 12 ga. or the .45 for me too.

bbqznbeer · 04-17-2010, 08:58 PM

Whichever is closer at hand...lol
Zombies beware

Merick The Red · 04-26-2010, 12:42 AM

AK47. Because its an AK47. You can have the rest...

Jerry2guns · 04-26-2010, 04:07 AM

Trench 12g all the way ,CQB , BRING THE NOISE

bigd1590 · 04-26-2010, 04:14 AM

all depends on what i am doing a 12 ga for cqb and a VZ-58 is another one of those arm's you should have included . but a VZ-58 or a arsenal ak is a grat all around gun. a 45 would be my side kick just a 1911

one other thing you forgot was a good bolt gun.

oscarmayer · 04-26-2010, 05:07 AM

9mm but only if it's my browning hi-power. reason.... it has served me well for over 30 years. i can also run faster with a handgun than a rifle or shotgun. but if pressed into only picking a long gun it would be a shot gun ,again with various loadings it will handle most situations

old semperfi · 04-26-2010, 08:19 PM

to me there is only one choice with the info given,i take it i must run with all the ammo i can carry with me.ar type is high enough power to hunt or to defend with and ammo is small enough and light enough to carry large amounts.it will kill a tree rat,a rabbit,deer,or with careful shot placement any animal on north america,including the two legged type. old semperfi

deovolens · 07-01-2010, 02:04 AM

an original HK G3 no clone or kit with a lot of problems

The_Rifleman · 07-01-2010, 03:24 AM

M1 Garand

I can shoot far if I need, shoot many rounds one after another quickly, it has good knockdown power, I can most likely find ammo for it, (if in the US,) and I've always wanted to shoot one.

hogger129 · 07-01-2010, 09:22 AM

M4A1 for a rifle, with a 1911 .45 on my hip.

grampawmike · 07-01-2010, 01:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wpage

Well in a worst case scenario you have to decide which Mili arm to pic and run with. Which will it be and why?
Rifle
-A3
-M1 Garand or Carbine
-M14
-M16
Pistol
-38 revolver
-45 colt
-9mm semi
Misc
-Trench 12ga
-Thompson sub machine gun
-Grease gun

The closest gun I can get my hands on! Mike

dianalv · 07-01-2010, 01:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by grampawmike

The closest gun I can get my hands on! Mike

Yeah, that was my answer, except I'll add whichever one I have the most ammo for.

199er · 07-01-2010, 07:31 PM

My choice would be for the M16 & 1911 .45..........................I'm very familiar with these weapons and confident in using them. They've actually 'saved my bacon' on occaision so I have to go with what worked for me.

ampaterry · 07-05-2010, 04:42 PM

Me too -
M16 and 1911.

When I used the M16 in the service, it was still called the AR15, because it had not been approved yet; we were the guinea pigs on that one. Fell in love with it then, and still am - -

xm774u · 07-25-2010, 05:37 PM

me 3 m16 and 45 for the same reasons. the m1 carbine must get a mention as well

johnlives4christ · 07-25-2010, 07:33 PM

i would go with a 45 1911. it is concealable, and you can run with it easier than a rifle.

big steve · 07-25-2010, 08:34 PM

M14. It is an extremely accurate rifle it can shoot at a great distance I love the iron sights and its very powerful.

lucky-gunner · 07-27-2010, 11:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by big steve

M14. It is an extremely accurate rifle it can shoot at a great distance I love the iron sights and its very powerful.

I'm going to second the M14. I'd probably carry a 9mm sidearm.

Steven@LG

04-16-2010, 06:16 AM	#1
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04-16-2010, 07:45 AM	#2
Alpo Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: NW Florida Posts: 8,647	Re: Your choice weapon in a pinch? Only one? Or one of each? A3? 03, maybe? or 03A3? I don't know "A3". Shouldn't have "garand or carbine" as the same option. They are two totally different guns, used for totally different purposes. I also see you said, "military", but your list is all US? __________________ Meddle not in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy, and taste good with catsup - George of Lod, Year of Our Lord 297 I always take precautions. Beware the Evil Bullet Fairies.

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nightfighter V.I.P. Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 118	Re: Your choice weapon in a pinch? M1 Garand. Because I am more familiar with it than any other. Also, I have great faith in it having been introduced to it in basic training and having used it for service rifle competitions.

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carver TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: DAV, Deep in the Pineywoods of East Texas, just west of Shreveport, LA Contributor Posts: 11,219	Re: Your choice weapon in a pinch? A3 in .308 would be my choice from the list you gave us. __________________ Y'all be safe now, ya hear! Lamentations Chapter 5: 1. Remember, O LORD, what is come upon us: consider, and behold our reproach. 2. Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens. 3. We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers [are] as widows. 5. Our necks [are] under persecution: we labour, [and] have no rest. 16. The crown is fallen [from] our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned! 21. Turn thou us unto thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old.

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USMCSpeedy Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Minnesota Posts: 627	Re: Your choice weapon in a pinch? If we are talking purely survival, I would have to take the 12ga. With the variety of ammo available its more "multi-purpose". __________________ If all else fails, VOTE FROM THE ROOFTOPS Trying to reform a liberal is like trying to pick up a turd from the clean end. What this country needs is more family trees that will produce more lumber and fewer nuts!

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jacksonco Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Jackson County West Virginia Posts: 2,237	Re: Your choice weapon in a pinch? If we can only pick one I will take the M16.

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Old Grump Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Little hut in the woods near Blue River Wisconsin Posts: 2,285	Re: Your choice weapon in a pinch? 45, I can run faster with a couple of pounds of pistol than I can with 8 pounds of rifle and ammo. Besides in a worst case scenario I will be hiding in every nook and cranny I can find and avoid confrontation like the plague. Easier to do that with a holstered or pocketed pistol than a rifle. If I could stay hunkered up then it would be the M1 and a large pile of magazines that I would spend my time loading. Grab and go give me the small package. __________________ "When once a republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil."~~- Thomas Jefferson Roman Catholic, Life Member of American Legion, VFW, Wisconsin Libertarian party, Wi-FORCE, WGO, NRA, JPFO, GOA, SAFand CCRKBA

04-17-2010, 08:55 AM	#8
graehaven Advanced Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 2,853	Re: Your choice weapon in a pinch? I'd have to agree. Either the 12 ga. or the .45 for me too. __________________ The beauty of the second amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it." - Thomas Jefferson RESISTANCE IS FEUDAL... PREPARE TO SERVE.

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bbqznbeer V.I.P. Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Ontario , Canada Posts: 54	Re: Your choice weapon in a pinch? Whichever is closer at hand...lol Zombies beware Last edited by bbqznbeer; 04-17-2010 at 09:01 PM..

04-26-2010, 12:42 AM	#10
Merick The Red Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 18	Re: Your choice weapon in a pinch? AK47. Because its an AK47. You can have the rest...

04-26-2010, 04:07 AM	#11
Jerry2guns Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 5	Re: Your choice weapon in a pinch? Trench 12g all the way ,CQB , BRING THE NOISE

04-26-2010, 04:14 AM	#12
bigd1590 Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 22	Re: Your choice weapon in a pinch? all depends on what i am doing a 12 ga for cqb and a VZ-58 is another one of those arm's you should have included . but a VZ-58 or a arsenal ak is a grat all around gun. a 45 would be my side kick just a 1911 one other thing you forgot was a good bolt gun.

04-26-2010, 05:07 AM	#13
oscarmayer Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Contributor Posts: 2,387	Re: Your choice weapon in a pinch? 9mm but only if it's my browning hi-power. reason.... it has served me well for over 30 years. i can also run faster with a handgun than a rifle or shotgun. but if pressed into only picking a long gun it would be a shot gun ,again with various loadings it will handle most situations

04-26-2010, 08:19 PM	#14
old semperfi Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: i live in southern indiana,old country boy at heart Posts: 1,506	Re: Your choice weapon in a pinch? to me there is only one choice with the info given,i take it i must run with all the ammo i can carry with me.ar type is high enough power to hunt or to defend with and ammo is small enough and light enough to carry large amounts.it will kill a tree rat,a rabbit,deer,or with careful shot placement any animal on north america,including the two legged type. old semperfi

07-01-2010, 02:04 AM	#15
deovolens Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 6	Re: Your choice weapon in a pinch? an original HK G3 no clone or kit with a lot of problems

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The_Rifleman Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Ohio Posts: 872	Re: Your choice weapon in a pinch? M1 Garand I can shoot far if I need, shoot many rounds one after another quickly, it has good knockdown power, I can most likely find ammo for it, (if in the US,) and I've always wanted to shoot one. __________________ Debate isn't "uncivil" behavior. Pointing out illogical reasoning is a legitimate counter argument. That is the problem with internet forum mods, they rarely understand what constitutes legitimate, honest and civil debate. They reward the trolls and annoy the people genuinely trying communicate. I don't really like this place anyway, have fun with your power trip. ...nuff said.

07-01-2010, 09:22 AM	#17
hogger129 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 4,064	Re: Your choice weapon in a pinch? M4A1 for a rifle, with a 1911 .45 on my hip.

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199er Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Columbia SC Posts: 627	Re: Your choice weapon in a pinch? My choice would be for the M16 & 1911 .45..........................I'm very familiar with these weapons and confident in using them. They've actually 'saved my bacon' on occaision so I have to go with what worked for me.

07-05-2010, 04:42 PM	#21
ampaterry TFF Admin Staff Chaplain Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: West Tennessee Contributor Posts: 6,272	Re: Your choice weapon in a pinch? Me too - M16 and 1911. When I used the M16 in the service, it was still called the AR15, because it had not been approved yet; we were the guinea pigs on that one. Fell in love with it then, and still am - - __________________ A woman who demands further gun control legislation is like a chicken who roots for Colonel Sanders. Larry Elder

07-25-2010, 05:37 PM	#22
xm774u Former Guest Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: beond the great abiss Posts: 179	Re: Your choice weapon in a pinch? me 3 m16 and 45 for the same reasons. the m1 carbine must get a mention as well

07-25-2010, 07:33 PM	#23
johnlives4christ Former Guest Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Kentucky Posts: 3,828	Re: Your choice weapon in a pinch? i would go with a 45 1911. it is concealable, and you can run with it easier than a rifle.

07-25-2010, 08:34 PM	#24
big steve Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 622	Re: Your choice weapon in a pinch? M14. It is an extremely accurate rifle it can shoot at a great distance I love the iron sights and its very powerful. __________________ I HAVE GIVEN YOU A REPUBLC IF YOU CAN KEEP IT "Benjamin Franklin"