Originally Posted by That Full Retard Guy from The Apocalypse Preparedness Thread w/ Guns

Turns out I used to be all Cap't Y2K (still am, but in a less Road Warrior kinda way) but I'm starting to think a good .22 LR rifle is all you really need. The rest can be found on the bodies of those that play hero or bartered for by those dimwits who stockpiled guns instead of MREs or antibiotics or booze. The United States is absolutely loaded with firearms. You'll have little problem coming across them assuming scared softies do what they do best: get desperate and turn violent. You won't need firearms nearly as much as the nutjob Armageddon romantics suggest. Instead of wasting tons of money on guns and ammo, put it into training. Training makes the things you do have more useful. It is also substitute for many items. What good is a $1000 rifle if you've never shot it at 300 yards? All the time I run into guys who have $3000 rifles and can't do a single goddamn pull up. Priorities, man.

Think about the kind of things you'll need to know; the tasks you'll have to perform. Do you know how to bandage a gunshot wound? Splint broken bones? How about basic mechanical and electrical repairs? You'll need these things more often than your rifle. Water/food/medicine are things that should be on the list way above weapons. Consistent training will keep you alive, not the White Man's Magical Talisman of an Evil Black Rifle.