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Crickett or Chipmunk .22lr. Tiny, accurate and reliable.
.22 Caliber "backpack guns"
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I would tend to disregard "backpack size" as a determinant to picking a rifle. If the situation is bad enough for a long gun, you bet your ass my gun will be in my hands not my bag. If it isnt that bad a situation, a good, accurate, quick to deploy 9mm or substitute with lots of ammo in the bag is all i would bother bringing on a quick retreat.
Edit- unless the point is long-term survival. In that case i still wouldnt go compact. Id deal with the 6 pound weight and strap a full marlin xt-22 or savage mk2 to my pack. I trust those to the end of the earth and have a couple that are still kickin after decades of unknown use and abuse.
Edit- unless the point is long-term survival. In that case i still wouldnt go compact. Id deal with the 6 pound weight and strap a full marlin xt-22 or savage mk2 to my pack. I trust those to the end of the earth and have a couple that are still kickin after decades of unknown use and abuse.
The Mare's Leg is fairly new. Maybe it's just a signal that Henry is constantly working on making better guns.
I've looked their stuff over and wouldn't mind trying one of their lever action .22 carbines, but the Mare's Leg looks quirky. Might be great for shooting at stuff for fun, but with no stock, I don't see it being useful to me.
I may have missed this, but why are we limited to .22 LR as the only choice for this thread?
Lately, if a guy didn't have .22 ammo he probably wouldn't be able to buy any. Conversely, there has been as much 9mm available as I could afford and even a lot of .38, .357, .40, and .45 ACP.
For a gun that is only likely to be brought out in the most dire circumstance, the .22 isn't the best choice. It excels if you need to carry a lot of ammo, but in a crisis, I'd be more likely to need a gallon of water than a brick of .22.
I'd still vastly prefer a concealable centerfire handgun and a couple reloads to any .22.
I've looked their stuff over and wouldn't mind trying one of their lever action .22 carbines, but the Mare's Leg looks quirky. Might be great for shooting at stuff for fun, but with no stock, I don't see it being useful to me.
I may have missed this, but why are we limited to .22 LR as the only choice for this thread?
Lately, if a guy didn't have .22 ammo he probably wouldn't be able to buy any. Conversely, there has been as much 9mm available as I could afford and even a lot of .38, .357, .40, and .45 ACP.
For a gun that is only likely to be brought out in the most dire circumstance, the .22 isn't the best choice. It excels if you need to carry a lot of ammo, but in a crisis, I'd be more likely to need a gallon of water than a brick of .22.
I'd still vastly prefer a concealable centerfire handgun and a couple reloads to any .22.
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788Ham
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I'm the same camp as ArmedOkie, if I'm going to have a rifle with me, its going to be a full sized one in my hands. I'd take my S&W Combat Masterpiece .38 Spl, or my SP 101 .357. As the rifle goes, more than likely my Win. .375 lever, plenty of knockdown power there. I might try to get a place for the H&R 9 shot .22 revolver, not skimping on the bug out.
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cutting my losses...
This whole thread did not play-out nearly as anticipated,
I'm outta here!
This whole thread did not play-out nearly as anticipated,
I'm outta here!
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My actual back packing guns are these....
Ruger 10/22 with cut down Ramline folding stock, steel lined plastic barrel and QD barrel kit from the 1980s. I usually take the pistol grip off when I pack it. 3 lbs
Ar7 with aftermarket stock with pistol grip removed about 2.2lbs
Couple others not mentioned...which I don't own
Marlin Papoose-no photo
Little Badger-folding single shot .22
Ruger 10/22 with cut down Ramline folding stock, steel lined plastic barrel and QD barrel kit from the 1980s. I usually take the pistol grip off when I pack it. 3 lbs
Ar7 with aftermarket stock with pistol grip removed about 2.2lbs
Couple others not mentioned...which I don't own
Marlin Papoose-no photo
Little Badger-folding single shot .22
As the OP has decided to not participate in his own thread anymore I see no point in leaving this open.
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