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<blockquote data-quote="rlongnt" data-source="post: 3971190" data-attributes="member: 665">I&#039;m not ashamed to admit I&#039;m a cork sniffing Sig, HK, 1911 etc. gun snob.&nbsp; BUT...&nbsp; If the SHTF my go to will always be an AR and a Glock 19.&nbsp; That combo just works.Heck an AR breaks into two parts small enough to fit several in my Harley if needed.On foot ounces are pounds.&nbsp; That universal law will hurt you bad.I do see a lot of value in 22 and bought a CMMG 22 conversion bolt and it came with 3 mags. $209 at Bass Pro or Cabela&#039;s and $229 at Sports world.&nbsp; I looked just this week.&nbsp; Simple enough to throw in a bag and works pretty well.&nbsp; One thing people need to know about those is that they run great with a standard hammer but like crap on a Colt notched hammer.&nbsp; I found this out by trial and error with two identical Colt LE6920s.&nbsp; Identical other than I&#039;d put in a nicer trigger in one.&nbsp; Not surprisingly if I&#039;d RTFM it said so in the instructions.&nbsp; Doh!Another thing about the 22 conversion kit is that you need to figure out how fast 22 drops compared to 5.56.&nbsp; 22 drops shockingly fast.&nbsp; You need to test it so you&#039;ll know how many clicks up to adjust your Aimpoint/Eotech or whatever.&nbsp; Being doped in for .5.56 at 100-200 yards will put 22 in the dirt at 60-70 yards.I think the 22 conversion route works best for me to put a 22 in my options.&nbsp; My Colt LE6920 is set up to fight at night and that&#039;s not something I&#039;m willing to give up.&nbsp; My 5.56 suppressor would do amazing things with a 22 too.&nbsp; Not going to do that now as it will gum it all up with lead but in a SHTF scenario everything changes.Besides an AR or whatever you pick as your MBR I think being able to see at night is the next most important thing.&nbsp; Even if you aren&#039;t shooting it allows you to do chores or move when others can&#039;t.&nbsp; If someone else is using NV with an IR light they&#039;ll stick out like they&#039;re holding a road flare.&nbsp; You&#039;ll easily see that.&nbsp; Maybe everyone can&#039;t afford a new Gen-3 PVS-14 but even the cheap hand held units give you the ability to at least see.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="rlongnt, post: 3971190, member: 665"] I'm not ashamed to admit I'm a cork sniffing Sig, HK, 1911 etc. gun snob. BUT... If the SHTF my go to will always be an AR and a Glock 19. That combo just works. Heck an AR breaks into two parts small enough to fit several in my Harley if needed. On foot ounces are pounds. That universal law will hurt you bad. I do see a lot of value in 22 and bought a CMMG 22 conversion bolt and it came with 3 mags. $209 at Bass Pro or Cabela's and $229 at Sports world. I looked just this week. Simple enough to throw in a bag and works pretty well. One thing people need to know about those is that they run great with a standard hammer but like crap on a Colt notched hammer. I found this out by trial and error with two identical Colt LE6920s. Identical other than I'd put in a nicer trigger in one. Not surprisingly if I'd RTFM it said so in the instructions. Doh! Another thing about the 22 conversion kit is that you need to figure out how fast 22 drops compared to 5.56. 22 drops shockingly fast. You need to test it so you'll know how many clicks up to adjust your Aimpoint/Eotech or whatever. Being doped in for .5.56 at 100-200 yards will put 22 in the dirt at 60-70 yards. I think the 22 conversion route works best for me to put a 22 in my options. My Colt LE6920 is set up to fight at night and that's not something I'm willing to give up. My 5.56 suppressor would do amazing things with a 22 too. Not going to do that now as it will gum it all up with lead but in a SHTF scenario everything changes. Besides an AR or whatever you pick as your MBR I think being able to see at night is the next most important thing. Even if you aren't shooting it allows you to do chores or move when others can't. If someone else is using NV with an IR light they'll stick out like they're holding a road flare. You'll easily see that. Maybe everyone can't afford a new Gen-3 PVS-14 but even the cheap hand held units give you the ability to at least see. [/QUOTE]

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