....... civilization ended, and you had to hunt for your food. What weapon would you choose, and why?

Bow?

Rifle?

Handgun?

Muzzleloader?

Shotgun?



Remember, civilization has ended, so supplies would be very limited.


NOTE* I posted this in the bowhunting forum but wanted to see if there were different responses from this group.

If civilization ended......Well, I have a good stock of ammo for all of my guns, plus I handload and bowhunt, and probably could devise some effective primitive traps. I think I could get meat as long as the wildlife population didn' t diminish drastically along with the demise of civilization. If survival is at stake, I would not limit myself to one weapon and do whatever it takes. Interesting question though.

Kind of a weird question... obviously, if there is no ability to buy bullets ever again, and you have to pick one weapon to survive the rest of your and your family' s lives, you have to pick a bow - only thing with reuseable ammo. If civilization ended today, though, my family would have three muzzleloaders with ammo for probably 50+ kills, 6 ' deer killing' rifles with ammo for 600+ kills, .22s to kill about 10,000 squirrels, three 12 gauges for 50+ kills (deer) and 25+ kills (bird/squirrel), and a 20 gauge for 25 kills... before we had to break out the bows. I think that would make us pretty old. [8D]

BOW HUNT AND TRAP, JUST LIKE THE GOOD OLE DAYS

shotgun.

get the best of both worlds. shot and slugs. all my shots would be well under 100yds.

22LR and a 12ga

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I' m with Quilly on the shotgun.Get the best of both worlds.

Shotgun. Shot for birds and small game and slugs for big game.

I would go with a 30.06 Sprg., and when the ammo ran out I would make a bow. Good luck.