So the thread in the Shotgun forum on the Mossberg JIC kit got me thinking...
The general idea of this kit is that you have a gun prepackaged with some emergency supplies so that in the event of some kind of catastrophic event, you wouldn't be entirely unprepared and unarmed. In other words, to have around Just In Case.
http://www.mossberg.com/products/default.asp?id=28
I question the logic of simply buying a plastic tube with a generic multi-tool and a pistol gripped shotgun in it, but at least people who buy them recognize that they need a defensive weapon and some kind of preparation, so it's a start.
I'm thinking that my choice would be a 20 gauge SXS coach gun. Simple to operate, relatively inexpensive, light enough recoil that smaller adults and even larger children could use it if necessary, effective for close range defense against most two or four legged predators (ammo dependent), hard hitting, it breaks down into small parts for discrete transport/storage, and ammo is very common. My second choice would probably be a 20 gauge pump action with a folding stock, but I admit I don't have a whole lot of experience with folders.
I don't know that I'd choose these guns for myself - I'd be a lot more comfortable with a semi-auto rifle of military heritage and several magazines, say something like a S&W M&P AR-15 at least (but I'm wanting a BCM right now) - but I wouldn't feel completely unarmed with them and I can see them making sense for someone who doesn't put a few hundred rounds a month downrange for practice but still wants something effective to have around for defense.
Anyhow, if you were designing such a kit for sale to the masses, what gun(s) would you include in it and why?
The general idea of this kit is that you have a gun prepackaged with some emergency supplies so that in the event of some kind of catastrophic event, you wouldn't be entirely unprepared and unarmed. In other words, to have around Just In Case.
http://www.mossberg.com/products/default.asp?id=28
I question the logic of simply buying a plastic tube with a generic multi-tool and a pistol gripped shotgun in it, but at least people who buy them recognize that they need a defensive weapon and some kind of preparation, so it's a start.
I'm thinking that my choice would be a 20 gauge SXS coach gun. Simple to operate, relatively inexpensive, light enough recoil that smaller adults and even larger children could use it if necessary, effective for close range defense against most two or four legged predators (ammo dependent), hard hitting, it breaks down into small parts for discrete transport/storage, and ammo is very common. My second choice would probably be a 20 gauge pump action with a folding stock, but I admit I don't have a whole lot of experience with folders.
I don't know that I'd choose these guns for myself - I'd be a lot more comfortable with a semi-auto rifle of military heritage and several magazines, say something like a S&W M&P AR-15 at least (but I'm wanting a BCM right now) - but I wouldn't feel completely unarmed with them and I can see them making sense for someone who doesn't put a few hundred rounds a month downrange for practice but still wants something effective to have around for defense.
Anyhow, if you were designing such a kit for sale to the masses, what gun(s) would you include in it and why?