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It's interesting that a couple people have talked about mobility. Here's why I don't think mobility is a good idea.
Regardless of the reason behind the societal collapse (financial, war, eco...) the upshot is that large cities will become uninhabitable. Industry will collapse. Retail and service businesses will collapse. How far they fall and how long they take to recover is arguable, but for some period of time there won't be any food in NYC and there wouldn't be any acceptable currency to buy it if there was any to be bought. So a LOT of very desperate people are going to be on the road. The more violent you are and the closer you are to the leading edge of the wave, the better will be your chances. After a couple weeks, the leading edge will have passed me by and the rest will have starved. The ones who will continue eating over the long term are those who can hunt, stay warm and maybe grow something. America will revert to the early 18th century if the disruption is longer than a few weeks.
To me, being mobile means being a scavenger. And the scavenge will run out. The last grocery store will be stripped, the last gas will be siphoned, and the last of the scavengers will be looking to set themselves up in a way similar to the way I'm already set up.
Anyway, thanks for all the comments. I think my decision on the long gun caliber is whatever sporting round of about .30 that I can most inexpensively stock and equip to reload.
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