[quote]ORIGINAL: Virginia7
...You are going to be in the woods for, say a month! You have basic camping gear (Pack, tarp, fire, knife, cord, blanket or sleeping bag, etc.) You can only have one weapon.
WHAT WOULD YOU TAKE?...
12ga. shotguns?? Think about the original premise folks. You gotenough gear to hump, and now you want to carry around all thatshotgun ammo.[

] Survival scenario. Think lightweight & effective.
GOOD POINT, Virginia 7
I must admit I was only responding to the title of the thread and didn't read the premise.
With that premise in mind I would probably take a featherweight Savage 99 in22-250.