The SHTF .22LR

[Moose-Knuckle]

Well they work great on knee caps and frontal lobes . . . just ask the IDF.

[jesuvuah]

I have been giving more and more thought to the 22 lately. That is why I just sold my ruger 10/22 (easily replaceable) and a savage 22 to fund getting a mp15-22. I figure if the gun acts more like my real fighting guns the more I will use.

[krm375]

http://www.usrsog.org/equip.htm

a .22 equipped w/ a red dot is recommended in some SHTF survival situations, easy to hide, carry and carry a lot of ammo in different types.

[p22shooter30]

just be careful when stockpiling 22 ammo. i have found that it does not store as well as regular centerfire ammo. more attention needs to be paid to moisture. make sure you if you are using ammo cans or any other type of box, you place some sort of moisture absorbing material in there as well. just a little moisture can ruin 1500 rounds. i am just shooting thru the ammo i have that is partially ruined before i start storing more. needless to say, lots of failures. i like to learn the hard way.

[tb-av]

Does it looked damaged? I've got .22lr that's been around for 30+ years. Just stored in a drawer in utility room, or ammo can in attic. Shoots fine. Do you live near the coast?

[PA PATRIOT]

Does it looked damaged? I've got .22lr that's been around for 30+ years. Just stored in a drawer in utility room, or ammo can in attic. Shoots fine. Do you live near the coast?

Same here I have 27 year old bricks of Remington Thunderbolts that was purchased in 1985 for my father were he stored them in a cardboard box in his garage. I recently have been shooting these bricks without issue so far but I do agree that very high humidity can take is toll on .22LR ammo.

[5cary]

I have a Ruger MkIII/Paclite that I put together specifically for SHTF (okay, and just general fun).

The configuration is very flexible and at a bear minimum allows taking small game, suppressed or un-suppressed, in a small, quiet and packable unit. And as was already mentioned, you can carry hundreds of rounds fairly easily.

[WillBrink]

How about the old henry survival rifle? I admit I have always wanted one.

https://www.google.com/search?q=henr...w=1280&bih=579

Anyone have experience with them?

[500grains]

Phila PD, thanks for the dog story. I have not been to Maine since the 70s.

[p22shooter30]

Does it looked damaged? I've got .22lr that's been around for 30+ years. Just stored in a drawer in utility room, or ammo can in attic. Shoots fine. Do you live near the coast?

not damaged, just sitting in a very humid, and sometimes water prone fargo basement. about a 20% failure rate with those rounds. im glad you guys are having luck with your older rounds. i just learned an expensive lesson in ammo storage that only my 22 rounds seemed to be affected. now all my ammo is in metal cans with rechargeable desiccant packs. i heard people putting pieces of sheetrock in thier ammo cans too because they absorb moisture as well.