Your battle rifle

[nagantguy]

This is not a judgment;not a thread about which platform/caliber/flavor is the best, not about AR vs AK vs HK93 nope just an honest question from me to folks I care about;Y'all!
is your "battle"rifle is fighting shape? Does it NEED anything to be functional? Can you hit repeatedly and routinely at moderate distance from field positions? Spare parts and components laid in? If it wears glass to you have good ready to go iron sights or a back up scope ready to go? Magazine and round count are totally subjective but do you have mags and ammo laid in? Is it a true and tested rifle not finicky and prone to breakage? It need not be a "tack driver" but must above all put metal on meat with a cold bore, dirty wet bore in heat and cold, so at the very least it must meet the requirements of your opening day squirrel rifle, does it? If yes carry on; if no then get to work!

[pworley1]

Mine is ready to go.

[bayjoe]

My M1A is ready. Scope and open sights both sighted in. Plenty of ammo and spare magazines.

[Harter66]

Mine is up to par I guess . I doubt I have enough ammo but then if I did I'd need a battalion to protect it and 3 Deuce and a halfs to haul it . Life is good and I have pairs of most of the essentials .

[6bg6ga]

If you own it you can bet its ready. I don't need to say more.

[OptimusPanda]

I think the good ol' MAK90 is up to the task.

[nagantguy]

I think the good ol' MAK90 is up to the task.
Simple ,classic, field tested, insurgent approved!

[rl69]

Not realy.
if I can have 15 min advance warning we will last a while.

My wife can't keep up and I won't leave her. So here we will make our stand and here we will die. But I truly don't see it ever coming to that?

[FergusonTO35]

Never been in the military but spent lots of time hunting and target shooting. My "battle rifle" is any one of a few different .30 WCF lever actions in my battery and yes, they are sighted in and ready to roll. If I had to be in a gunfight today my weapon of choice over any other (including NFA forbidden fruit) would be a Marlin 336 with a receiver sight and as many of my pet handloads as I could carry.

[trails4u]

Yep......Trapdoor, 43 roller and Argentine Mauser are all dialed in, and plenty well fed. C&B revolvers are also ready to roll. And, er....uh...might be a few surprises laid in as well. :)

[aspangler]

All mine are RTG.

[lightman]

Yup, mine is ready for action. Ammo loaded, mags loaded, rifle clean and functional. Like the others, I hope it never comes to this! But, I was an Eagle Scout! Be Prepared!

[rancher1913]

just got a bt simple set of dies to keep mine fed come heck or high water, need to load some 30mm for the attached launcher but have enough to last awhile. could use a spare bolt carrier group but have extra firing pins and small parts.

do you know something we should know?

[runfiverun]

it would take me more than 15 minutes to decide what everyone should be carrying.
I don't know where I'd be going and there ain't no sense passing everyone coming this direction just to see how bad it is there.

[Uncle R.]

Is my battle rifle ready?


Which one?
:bigsmyl2:

Perhaps I should just quote Hank junior...

I live back in the woods you see
The woman and the kids and the dog and me
I got a shotgun a rifle and a four wheel drive
And a country boy can survive.

Uncle R.

[Josh Smith]

Yes, they're ready.

However, they are bolt actions from pre-WWI to WWII, so I don't know how relevant they'd actually be in a fight. They do get used at least semi-regularly for shooting chores.

I probably should build an AR. Never had one and can appreciate their utility.

Regards,

Josh

[jmorris]

"A" battle rifle wouldn't amount to much of a battle but some I have would be better better than others if you were by yourself, stuck in one spot and trying to slow an advance.

http://i664.photobucket.com/albums/vv5/qvideo/gn/1919.jpg

Still wouldn't hold out that long without at least one extra person.

[oldblinddog]

Yes, they're ready....I don't know how relevant they'd actually be in a fight....

Regards,

Josh

Don't worry a bit. If you can aim, they are relevant.

[Josh Smith]

Don't worry a bit. If you can aim, they are relevant.

I will concede that a lot of cover tends to become concealment when viewed from the perspective of a main battle rifle.

I've imagined trying to fight volume fire with old turnbolts and can't do it.

For my uses, a short M1A would make a lot of sense. An AR would, too, but for me I'd want a regular, a1 or a2 configuration, pencil barrel and all.

I can hit nicely with the MBRs.

Regards,

Josh

[Lloyd Smale]

Ive got a few ARs and other guns to choose from but if shtf id probably grab my stag ar15. It wears a comp 3 aimpoint, is very accurate and runs flawlessly.

[Remiel]

I have several that are ready to go

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[BUCKEYE BANDIT]

Way to old and broken to run-n-gun so it would be the '43' Garand, one last fight for both of us !!!!

[Idaho45guy]

I've got two, but I haven't shot them in months. I need to rectify that, but I've been too busy buying new guns and wringing them out...

192019

192020

[Bulldogger]

In a pinch on the run I'd grab my .30 WCF, but my actual battle rifle is an Enfield Mk4 Jungle Carbine, and yes it's RTG. Technically my 1875 Martini-Henry is also functional, but I have retired her in honor of her long years of service.
Bulldogger

[bob208]

if you think a bolt rifle can not do the job against volume fire should read about Alvin York. mine are ready to go sighted in and lots of ammo.

[Moonie]

I've got 2 I would consider my battle rifles, one a 16" 300BO with or without suppressor and a new 18" 22 Nosler.

[mold maker]

If it's not RTG and you're not rectifying that, what do you own it for? If you don't have ammo on hand, why not? We aren't collectors of junk or a parts dept.
I understand we all have projects, and stuff happens, but If we have it, Why not be prepared?
While not expecting to have to use it in a battle situation, everything I own is ready to use for something other than a rock.

[nagantguy]

Battle is subjective,I was thinking on that Oklahoma boy who recently shot it out with 3 burglars while watching his baby brother, and thinking of the time in early spring I took my daughter fishing when she was about 3 with our puppy to our "secret"place and encountered a whole heap of rabid skunks,two adults and 4or 5 juveniles ;if you don't think that's battle think again, that day 22 mag 5 skunks 0, but the dog did get a fish hook in the ear!

[Artful]

Oh nagantguy (http://castboolits.gunloads.com/member.php?29001-nagantguy), I was thinking you had information on DNC / BLM agenda

[RU shooter]

Yep ready ! Horn is full of powder, patch material in bag , extra flints ,mould and lead if I need more and a back up ram rod . Americas first battle rifle . Lol

[JSnover]

My FAL is "in the shop" at moment, replacing a worn cocking handle pin and timing the barrel. Expect to be back up by the weekend.

[MUSTANG]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DUFAZcKL3k


https://youtu.be/fuaSi-H0oGY

[Love Life]

I sold all my battle rifles and donated the money to the Clinton Foundation.

[popper]

:groner: L.L. that should get you some points?

[GhostHawk]

I have a couple, with these old eyes I don't expect to shoot long range. That really is a young man's game in my opinion.

Close quarters yes, it is ready, it sits with the mag full, action open, just needs a jerk and a trigger squeeze. It happens to be a Yugo SKS, and it has a dust cover with a weaver rail attached. With a Truglo 2x Red Dot sighted in on top. In less than 2 minutes I can switch back to the original dust cover and use the iron sights. Sitting right below the rifle is a box with 10 full stripper clips, ie 100 rounds. Next to the box is an MTM ammo box with another 100 rounds of factory ammo ready to go. Stripper clips are mixed, some factory, some lee .312 185 gr with gc over 20 grains of IMR 4895. The "hammer". Compared to those small fast 124 gr fmj's they smack hard.

Upstairs I have a pair of Hipoint Carbines, one in .40sw one in 9mm. Both have at least 40 rounds loaded in magazines and are fully ready to go, both with at least 1 100 round MTM box of loaded ammo with the gun.

I'd rather not fight a war. But I'm ready if I need to.

[nagantguy]

I have a couple, with these old eyes I don't expect to shoot long range. That really is a young man's game in my opinion.

Close quarters yes, it is ready, it sits with the mag full, action open, just needs a jerk and a trigger squeeze. It happens to be a Yugo SKS, and it has a dust cover with a weaver rail attached. With a Truglo 2x Red Dot sighted in on top. In less than 2 minutes I can switch back to the original dust cover and use the iron sights. Sitting right below the rifle is a box with 10 full stripper clips, ie 100 rounds. Next to the box is an MTM ammo box with another 100 rounds of factory ammo ready to go. Stripper clips are mixed, some factory, some lee .312 185 gr with gc over 20 grains of IMR 4895. The "hammer". Compared to those small fast 124 gr fmj's they smack hard.

Upstairs I have a pair of Hipoint Carbines, one in .40sw one in 9mm. Both have at least 40 rounds loaded in magazines and are fully ready to go, both with at least 1 100 round MTM box of loaded ammo with the gun.

I'd rather not fight a war. But I'm ready if I need to.
being ready and having the will has proven to be a great deterrent! But the will must be there for it to have the deterring effect!

[Scorpion8]

is your "battle"rifle is fighting shape?

Er, battle rifle(s)?!? Yup, always maintained, always ready...

[skeettx]

Mine are at the READY

[bubba.50]

70 grains of powder down the spout followed by a well-lubed maxi-ball followed by a cap on the nipple & my "battle"(& any other need) rifle will be ready to rock-n-roll.

[bullet maker 57]

All are ready to go.

[Blanket]

I don't have battle rifles but carry and use an AR15 about every day

[edler7]

"The greatest battle implement ever devised" is RTG and it has plenty of chow.

[KCSO]

Flintlock long rifle... If you are sneaky in the woods you can get anything else you need.

[David2011]

Another Garand fan here; always considered it a primary defensive rifle in a collapsed society. Rifle is RTG and an ammo box full of loaded clips at hand. Would hope to discourage bad guys with the Garand before they got into good AR-15 range. Loaded a bunch of ammo for it, too, stored in magazines and stripper clips.

Someone I know, a former sniper, said he didn't need a lot of guns and ammo. He said when the UN guys in their little blue helmets show up just shoot the first one. The rest will throw down their rifles and run, leaving him with their rifles, ammo and Jeep. :kidding:

[JWT]

>500yd 30-378 Weatherby
>50yd M1 Garands and M1A
<50yd 12ga trench guns w/ bayonets, 1911 45acp

Anything that needs more killing than that... 416 Rigby with brass solids

[OptimusPanda]

Anything that needs more killing than that... 416 Rigby with brass solids

So long as we don't have gangs of thuggish blue whales flopping around this sounds perfect. I do wonder what would be required though.

[JWT]

So long as we don't have gangs of thuggish blue whales flopping around this sounds perfect. I do wonder what would be required though.

A second round.

[woodbutcher]

;) RE:the UN idiots.Some of my cousins served around those types.He said their favorite song was"The bug out boogie".
Good luck.have fun.Be safe.
Leo

[nagantguy]

Thanks for all the feed back ; I worry about you traditional smoke pole guys, not because I think you are under gunned or even severely handicapped by your choice, I worry about you cause I can picture you in your buckskins creeping in real quite like a mouse and deciding on whether to use the tommyhawk or the skining knife first to save the shot for when it's really needed!
Like I tried to make clear in the op it is an arms race but nicest most expensive and modern does not mean victory;! Flavor don't matter near as much as proficiency and determination!

[10 ga]

Another Garand fan here; always considered it a primary defensive rifle in a collapsed society. Rifle is RTG and an ammo box full of loaded clips at hand. Would hope to discourage bad guys with the Garand before they got into good AR-15 range. Loaded a bunch of ammo for it, too, stored in magazines and stripper clips.

Someone I know, a former sniper, said he didn't need a lot of guns and ammo. He said when the UN guys in their little blue helmets show up just shoot the first one. The rest will throw down their rifles and run, leaving him with their rifles, ammo and Jeep. :kidding:

I'll be helping david2011, plus I'm an IED kinda guy and ready. I do have a 1911 model ACP in the GI configuration and plenty 45 ammo and clips. That should be a good start. I prefer things that go boom over things that go bang. 10

[NoAngel]

Mine are 'effin ready. Any 'effin time, any 'effin where. BUT, which 'effin one do I grab. *sigh* A real 'effin dilemma.

http://i1216.photobucket.com/albums/dd371/Reloadingfool/IMG_1218_zpscugfqcg7.jpg

[runfiverun]

I'll be helping david2011, plus I'm an IED kinda guy and ready. I do have a 1911 model ACP in the GI configuration and plenty 45 ammo and clips. That should be a good start. I prefer things that go boom over things that go bang. 10

clips?
you hang them from your shirt?

unless you got a Garand in 45 acp, are putting papers together without staples, or your closing up a bag of chips, you ain't usin no clips.

[Josh Smith]

clips?
you hang them from your shirt?

unless you got a Garand in 45 acp, are putting papers together without staples, or your closing up a bag of chips, you ain't usin no clips.

I do.

:D

Josh

[jonp]

Battle Rifle: Any rifle you have the proper mind-set to use.

[FISH4BUGS]

Mine is an early Bushmaster (Windham, ME) 308 AR platform. 2" at 100 yards. I can easily hit a man sized target out to 300 yards. Spare mags, spare parts, and components for thousands of rounds. Ready to go.
The Zombies don't stand a chance.:razz:

[54bore]

70 grains of powder down the spout followed by a well-lubed maxi-ball followed by a cap on the nipple & my "battle"(& any other need) rifle will be ready to rock-n-roll.

LOL, That makes 2 of us bubba.50!!

I dont own any kind of 'fast gun' my fastest being a Ruger GP-100 .357 Magnum, if i felt the need for a 'speed gun' it would be a Semi Auto 12 Gauge, it would be a Benelli super sport, I have owned several Benelli's over the years (2 super sports and several others), VERY reliable guns.

[woodbutcher]

:D I like things that go bang.However,I learned how to make things that go boom too from WW2,Korea and Viet Vam vets that are most interesting.WW2 Rangers had some very interesting stuff to learn about.Hehehe.As did the Viet Nam vets.
Good luck.Have fun.Be safe.
Leo

[Artful]

I sold all my battle rifles and donated the money to the Clinton Foundation.

https://westernrifleshooters.files.wordpress.com/2016/09/cr92zicvmaahs9.jpg

[HABCAN]

Good Heavens!! You really mean to say that there are civilians here among us who admit to owning and being trained in the employment of offensive weaponry?? O.M.G!!! Here in Kanuckistan we wouldn't even consider such a thing!! Really!! The times, they ARE a-changin'!!! :kidding:

[leebuilder]

True that. If I need a loaded gun at home, I realy need to move.
Be well

[Teddy (punchie)]

Ready ?? Not a loaded gun in the bunch. Ready to go hunting yep. They kill deer just fine walking and or running full speed. I may some day need to have a loaded gun, but not just yet.

[Elkins45]

Remind me again who we're battling?

[10 ga]

clips?
you hang them from your shirt?

unless you got a Garand in 45 acp, are putting papers together without staples, or your closing up a bag of chips, you ain't usin no clips.

This quote is just the kind of response that starts bad feelings and long rants. Perhaps .........

[rondog]

My rifles and ammo are ready, but my stinkin' shoulders are another story! It's hell being old and worn out.....

[johnson1942]

i agree with the above, who are we going to be fighting. is the right afraid of the left now? i would rather trust in God and his Son than a rifle. i couldnt believe someone would post a paranoid post like this. relax and breathe and trust God.

[nagantguy]

Well I thought I said battle being a subjective term,rabid skunks,coyotes,mean dog,burgler, innocent bunch of snow flakes whom just want to burn down your neighborhood cause you might be a white facist, ect so on and so forth.
And no parinoia has nothing to do with this; lots of European Jews circa 1940 and lots of Christian's today in the Middle East would have paid a premium in hind sight to have a little training and a little gear! That boy babysitting his baby brother last week ,no one is calling his father paranoid for having a rifle in the home or teaching his son to use it;three dead bad guys,good people all okay;I'm sure they have a bible in their house as well!

[NoAngel]

My rifles and ammo are ready, but my stinkin' shoulders are another story! It's hell being old and worn out.....


Like the old farts at my gun club say. "Too young to die, too old to run. Better cover them ears, it's about to get loud for a second."

[David2011]

True that. If I need a loaded gun at home, I realy need to move.
Be well

I was a Boy Scout and still subscribe to their motto: "Be Prepared." If you wait to prepare until there is need, it's too late. I live in a semi-rural neighborhood where all of the lots are 1 to 10 acres and the houses range from 2000 to 8000 sq. ft. That is no guarantee that there will never be trouble.

David

[Uncle R.]

Mine are 'effin ready. Any 'effin time, any 'effin where. BUT, which 'effin one do I grab. *sigh* A real 'effin dilemma.

http://i1216.photobucket.com/albums/dd371/Reloadingfool/IMG_1218_zpscugfqcg7.jpg

NICE!
I love that FN 49.

Uncle R.

[NoAngel]

NICE!
I love that FN 49.

Uncle R.


Thanks. It's an Egyptian contract. The 8mm barrel is fair not spectacular. It does shoot pretty well though. One day I'm gonna get a wild hair and pull the barrel. The gas system is adjustable so I'm betting I could get a 358 Winchester to run it. A semi auto running full throttle .358 Win just makes me smile.

[garym1a2]

I dont have a battle rifle, just a few carbines. In case of big trouble I would grab my Ak74 as I have the most ammo for it.

[Josh Smith]

Well I thought I said battle being a subjective term,rabid skunks,coyotes,mean dog,burgler, innocent bunch of snow flakes whom just want to burn down your neighborhood cause you might be a white facist, ect so on and so forth.
And no parinoia has nothing to do with this; lots of European Jews circa 1940 and lots of Christian's today in the Middle East would have paid a premium in hind sight to have a little training and a little gear! That boy babysitting his baby brother last week ,no one is calling his father paranoid for having a rifle in the home or teaching his son to use it;three dead bad guys,good people all okay;I'm sure they have a bible in their house as well!

For most of these, I wear a 1911 Government in .45acp. Out in the woods I carry cast handloads.

If I have time to grab a rifle, I will choose a .22 rimfire for most of those. If I need to shoot through trees, a Mosin will work.

Most of my hunting is done with a precision rimfire, bow or traditional muzzleloader. I consider those the best tools for that job around here.

Now, were I in bear country, I'd carry a Mosin-Nagant loaded heavy each time I walked in the woods, with maybe a .45 Super on my hip instead of ACP, loaded with hard cast truncated cone.

Here, the biggest threats are probably meth labs.

Regards,

Josh

[bedbugbilly]

Yep . . the old 1855 Springfield is cleaned and oiled, a good supply minie balls cast and plenty of powder and caps . . . . and a good ear to hear the drum when it starts beating assembly.

[FISH4BUGS]

True that. If I need a loaded gun at home, I really need to move.
Be well
Well, one hopes you drive with car insurance. Loaded guns are home life safety insurance.

[starnbar]

I have two one was made at springfield in 1943 and one was made at tula 1937 they both shoot less than 3 moa at 100 yards.

[cga]

I'm sure they have a bible in their house as well!
Horrible things happen to good people, all the time.

And yes, ready to rock and roll, if called to do so.

[ikarus1]

Pretty happy with my new NPAP and the dozens of mags I have for it. I figure if I needed more than a few mags then I'm toast anyhow unless my 12 and 16 year old sons are on the roof with their deer rifles :D

Then we may have a decent chance against a band of marauders. Good thing I put each one in 2nd story bedrooms on either side of the house. We've shot deer out of at least one of those ;)

[RU shooter]

Remind me again who we're battling?

depending on who you ask on the internet , aliens , zombies the North Koreans , Russians , Chinese , ISIS, black helicopters , blue helmets , our "friends" both north or south of the border or BOTH ! Those nasty britts again . The Dutch (very sneaky) Or whoever our gov. Tells us who the bad guys are this month .

[Crash_Corrigan]

You can never be over-prepared. I was a cop in NYC for twenty years and I carried a revolver 24/7 x 365. It was required. When I retired in '84 I continued to carry as I felt naked without at least a .38 on my hip. In '95 I got into reloading so "save money on ammo". It has cost me probably 45K since then.

I started out with a Lee Loadmaster. It was a disaster. I never could get the priming stuff right. I finally found a Dillon 550 B that needed a home. In the meantime I picked up a few other weapons over the years along with 3 Dillon SD's, a XL 650 for 9 MM's, a Lee turret press, a Lyman Spar T, a Rockchucker, Lee hand press, Lee Challenger, a Frankford arms single stage and a few hundred molds, RCBS Pro Melter, 3 Lee 4-20's, Star Luber with air etc.

I have RTG two M1's with hundreds of clips and 3 ammo boxes full of loaded clips, two SMLE's with four ammo boxes with hundreds of clipper strips loaded, a 8 x 57 commercial Mauser with two boxes of loaded stripper clips, a SKS with 500 loaded rounds, another Mauser custom rifle rebarreled into 6.5x55MM and ammo, 2 38-55 Winchester rifles one a H&R Target single shot for BPCR and a Marlin 336 Cowboy, a 50-90 Sharps by Winchester a model 1885 and ammo up the kazoo, a Winchester 94 (circa '29) with two ammo cans full of fodder, a CZ 527 FS in .223 and about a thousand rounds in ammo cans, a CZ 452 in .22LR with 10 bricks of ammo and a 12 gauge slide shotgun by Winchester in model 97 including bayonet and metal heat shield.

Then we start with handguns. A Taurus 1911 in .45 ACP, a Smith & Wesson Model 57 4" in 41 Magnum, a Browning Hi-Power in 9 MM, a EAA Witness Match Elite in 9 MM, a Sig P2022 in 9 MM, four Ruger Blackhawks in 327 Federal Magnum, .30 Carbine, 357 Magnum, 44 Special, a Ruger Redhawk Toklet model in 45ACP/45Colt/454 Casull, a Charter Arms Bulldog Pug in .44 Special and another in 327 Federal Magnum. Along with these are a large amount of ammo for each in ammo cans, magazines, moon clips and loose.

I also have the means and materials to make ammo as I have over 3000 pounds of alloy, almost 100K in primers and sufficient powder to make an additional 100k in loaded ammo.

The firearms are housed in a safe that it bolted down and well hidden. The powder and primers along with the alloy are kept in a small storage facility about 2 miles away from my residence. My neighbors have no idea that I even have a gun much less that I cast my own projectiles, load my own ammo or have a gun collection. All my deliveries including catalogs and the like go to a different address than mine and not even the postman has clue about my business.

The only problem is that I am 75 years of age and I can't run so good....so I will stand and defend what it mine to the death.

[km101]

My rifles are more ready than I am. They are cleaned, sighted, and close at hand. And I won't keep anything that is not reliable. I have a couple of bolt guns for long range work. A couple of AR's for medium range, and shotguns and handguns for close in. I believe in redundancy. All are reliable and ready. And I will run out of time before I run out of ammo.

The weak link in this is me. As someone noted previously, it's hell getting old. Eyesight fades, reflexes slow and Arthur(itis) is a constant companion. But if someone comes looking for a fight they will find me home.

[flint45]

Yep good to go clean, oiled and all ammo set up proper mine is a VZ-24 custom in .308 sorry to lame to do any pics. I prefer bolt actions.

[Shingle]

AR 9 glock mag lower and glock 34 with 8mag *** bag to feed both always at the ready.

[jcwit]

Battle Rifle?????

Heck I can barely walk to the mailbox across the street now!!!!!

[Der Gebirgsjager]

Battle Rifle?????

Heck I can barely walk to the mailbox across the street now!!!!!

Battle handgun? :wink:

[jcwit]

Got a few of those, there's one right on the end table as I sit on the couch, 2 on the bookcase by my bed, one on the bookcase in our dining room. Never more than 2/3 seconds from a auto handgun. Woe be to the body that has no business here!

[Fishslayer]

Mosin M38...

http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn215/THE_Fishslayer/OSR/M38/100_1664.jpg (http://s305.photobucket.com/user/THE_Fishslayer/media/OSR/M38/100_1664.jpg.html)

Commie ammo for my Commie rifle. :D Plus some Yugo x39 for the SKS...

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[Blanket]

True that. If I need a loaded gun at home, I realy need to move.
Be well Where you live must be wonderful, but for most of us where are you going to move????

[leebuilder]

Where you live must be wonderful, but for most of us where are you going to move????

Were I live is far from wonderful. Certainty not as safe as it was. The law dose not allow loaded firearms in your own house, ammo and guns must be locked and locked up separately. With that said I won't live in fear of attack. There is a fine line and in situations and the victims have no rights, especially if the they are gun owners.
Where would I move, farther away.
My comments were not to offend, just how I see it. Living in fear is not living. Would I rely on the police to save me, no I would not.
My code is "I will die on my feet before I live on my knees".

Be well

[Harter66]

I would hope for both of you that if you don't have ability or authority to stand ready cocked and locked that your means of security is for you and household readily available , should that need arise .

Frankly by the time the zomby hoards of jackalope are lunging at the door I doubt very much that a city cop much less a sheriff is going to hassle you much about the 12 ga Louisville Slugger or the 6# Gatling axe . The Game warden might ........ But you might get a pass if they were rabid zombie jackalope.

Three pages in and folks have given up their arsonal data , denied any replacement for the boating accident and made clear that every law is followed to the letter and all possible field interpretations there to . What is really important is that whether your jackalope tool of choice is a Brown Bess or an Abrams fitted with a 120 , 3 50s , 5 9s and 5 M4s is that you have a clean bore "a pound of balls and a half pound of powder " and be reasonably proficient in YOUR tool of choices​ use .

As I tell my son's in service " listen to the Sargent , keep your head down and your chin up , you can see better that way ."