Comments on: The Ultimate Survival Firearm http://www.tacticalintelligence.net/blog/the-ultimate-survival-firearm.htm Intelligent Know-How for the Concerned Citizen Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:17:57 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Tactical Intelligence http://www.tacticalintelligence.net/blog/the-ultimate-survival-firearm.htm/comment-page-1#comment-30799 Tactical Intelligence Wed, 28 Dec 2011 15:58:15 +0000 http://www.tacticalintelligence.net/?p=715#comment-30799 Thanks for the fantastic tips for mods. Much appreciated! Thanks for the fantastic tips for mods. Much appreciated!

]]> By: Tactical Intelligence http://www.tacticalintelligence.net/blog/the-ultimate-survival-firearm.htm/comment-page-1#comment-30798 Tactical Intelligence Wed, 28 Dec 2011 15:57:47 +0000 http://www.tacticalintelligence.net/?p=715#comment-30798 Ouch... Ouch…

]]> By: Oblio13 http://www.tacticalintelligence.net/blog/the-ultimate-survival-firearm.htm/comment-page-1#comment-30632 Oblio13 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 15:29:58 +0000 http://www.tacticalintelligence.net/?p=715#comment-30632 http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c116/Oblio13/IMG_1563-1.jpg http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c116/Oblio13/IMG_1563-1.jpg

]]> By: Oblio13 http://www.tacticalintelligence.net/blog/the-ultimate-survival-firearm.htm/comment-page-1#comment-30631 Oblio13 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 15:27:57 +0000 http://www.tacticalintelligence.net/?p=715#comment-30631 Bingo, that's what I used to keep behind the seat of my bush plane - a 10-22 with a 16" Tactical Solutions barrel, a Butler Creek folding stock, a Picatinny rail with integral sights from NDS, an Aimpoint and a paracord sling. Never had to use it in a real survival situation, but it was comforting to know it was there and I had a lot of fun with it in the backcountry. I carried it on a long walk away from this, but didn't use it: [IMG]http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c116/Oblio13/IMG_1563.jpg[/IMG] Bingo, that’s what I used to keep behind the seat of my bush plane – a 10-22 with a 16″ Tactical Solutions barrel, a Butler Creek folding stock, a Picatinny rail with integral sights from NDS, an Aimpoint and a paracord sling. Never had to use it in a real survival situation, but it was comforting to know it was there and I had a lot of fun with it in the backcountry. I carried it on a long walk away from this, but didn’t use it:

[IMG]http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c116/Oblio13/IMG_1563.jpg[/IMG]

]]> By: Oblio13 http://www.tacticalintelligence.net/blog/the-ultimate-survival-firearm.htm/comment-page-1#comment-30629 Oblio13 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 15:14:49 +0000 http://www.tacticalintelligence.net/?p=715#comment-30629 If you want the ULTIMATE ultimate survival rifle, spend some time and money modifying your 10-22. The single most cost-effective thing you can do is upgrade the trigger. No matter how accurate a rifle is, you simply can't shoot it well with a heavy trigger pull. Drop-in hammers like those from Power Custom will change the geometry of the sear surfaces and cut the heavy factory "lawyer" trigger pull in half. The best triggers are made by Kidd, but they'll cost more than the rifle. Still money well spent if you're serious about your rifles, though. Next comes an aftermarket barrel. All my 10-22's have .92 diameter barrels from Tactical Solutions. They have stainless steel liners surrounded by fluted aluminum for a good compromise of light weight and stiffness. Most of mine are threaded at the muzzle end for suppressers ("silencers"), and my favorite has an integral ("built-in") suppressor. Which brings us to: Suppressors. Good ones aren't cheap, and you'll have to pay a $200 tax and do a paperwork drill on top of that. But once you have one, you'll wonder why you ever bothered to live without one. There are plenty of aftermarket stocks available, but I usually just enlarge the barrel channel of the factory stock to accommodate the thicker barrel. And the finishing touches: A nylon bolt stop, which will dramatically reduce the noise of the action. A picatinny rail, with or without integral sights. A good optic. A sling made of paracord. What you end up with is a rifle that's a joy to plink and hunt with, and the loudest sound anyone will hear will be the impact of the bullet. The most accurate, reliable ammo is Eley Tenex, but it's expensive. Winchester Dynapoints are what I usually use, and I buy them by the 5,000 round case. I haven't taken any videos of my 10-22's, but here's on of a 77-22 with an integral suppresser. The 10-22's are quite this quiet because the action makes noise when it cycles, but you'll get the general idea: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YHA2qCNON4 If you want the ULTIMATE ultimate survival rifle, spend some time and money modifying your 10-22.

The single most cost-effective thing you can do is upgrade the trigger. No matter how accurate a rifle is, you simply can’t shoot it well with a heavy trigger pull. Drop-in hammers like those from Power Custom will change the geometry of the sear surfaces and cut the heavy factory “lawyer” trigger pull in half. The best triggers are made by Kidd, but they’ll cost more than the rifle. Still money well spent if you’re serious about your rifles, though.

Next comes an aftermarket barrel. All my 10-22′s have .92 diameter barrels from Tactical Solutions. They have stainless steel liners surrounded by fluted aluminum for a good compromise of light weight and stiffness. Most of mine are threaded at the muzzle end for suppressers (“silencers”), and my favorite has an integral (“built-in”) suppressor. Which brings us to:

Suppressors. Good ones aren’t cheap, and you’ll have to pay a $200 tax and do a paperwork drill on top of that. But once you have one, you’ll wonder why you ever bothered to live without one.

There are plenty of aftermarket stocks available, but I usually just enlarge the barrel channel of the factory stock to accommodate the thicker barrel.

And the finishing touches:

A nylon bolt stop, which will dramatically reduce the noise of the action.

A picatinny rail, with or without integral sights.

A good optic.

A sling made of paracord.

What you end up with is a rifle that’s a joy to plink and hunt with, and the loudest sound anyone will hear will be the impact of the bullet.

The most accurate, reliable ammo is Eley Tenex, but it’s expensive. Winchester Dynapoints are what I usually use, and I buy them by the 5,000 round case.

I haven’t taken any videos of my 10-22′s, but here’s on of a 77-22 with an integral suppresser. The 10-22′s are quite this quiet because the action makes noise when it cycles, but you’ll get the general idea:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YHA2qCNON4

]]> By: Mountaineer http://www.tacticalintelligence.net/blog/the-ultimate-survival-firearm.htm/comment-page-1#comment-25661 Mountaineer Thu, 24 Nov 2011 19:59:34 +0000 http://www.tacticalintelligence.net/?p=715#comment-25661 http://www.rossiusa.com/productdetails.cfmid=70&category=3&toggle=&breadcrumbseries= I think this link leads to the gun I was talking about. If not, go the RossiUSA website, click the "Matched Pairs" button, and find the Model S201220BS | 20GA / .22LR. http://www.rossiusa.com/productdetails.cfmid=70&category=3&toggle=&breadcrumbseries=

I think this link leads to the gun I was talking about. If not, go the RossiUSA website, click the “Matched Pairs” button, and find the Model S201220BS | 20GA / .22LR.

]]> By: Mountaineer http://www.tacticalintelligence.net/blog/the-ultimate-survival-firearm.htm/comment-page-1#comment-25659 Mountaineer Thu, 24 Nov 2011 19:39:13 +0000 http://www.tacticalintelligence.net/?p=715#comment-25659 I have a gun similar to the M-6, but it is of American make. It comes with a stock, a .22 rifle barrel, and a .20 shotgun barrel. The barrels are interchangeable, so it offers some nice flexibility. The gun also came with a rubber shock pad for the stock and a compact Kevlar pack that has a shoulder strap for easy carrying and holds both barrels, the stock, and also has room for some ammunition and a serviceable knife. It's made by Rossi, and I would feel comfortable with it in a survival situation. Just watch out when breaking the gun while it has something in the chamber, it has a spring-loaded ejection system to make reloading quicker. Make sure to point it away from yourself because it'll knock out teeth. I have a gun similar to the M-6, but it is of American make. It comes with a stock, a .22 rifle barrel, and a .20 shotgun barrel. The barrels are interchangeable, so it offers some nice flexibility. The gun also came with a rubber shock pad for the stock and a compact Kevlar pack that has a shoulder strap for easy carrying and holds both barrels, the stock, and also has room for some ammunition and a serviceable knife. It’s made by Rossi, and I would feel comfortable with it in a survival situation. Just watch out when breaking the gun while it has something in the chamber, it has a spring-loaded ejection system to make reloading quicker. Make sure to point it away from yourself because it’ll knock out teeth.

]]> By: Jason http://www.tacticalintelligence.net/blog/the-ultimate-survival-firearm.htm/comment-page-1#comment-23620 Jason Thu, 10 Nov 2011 15:23:07 +0000 http://www.tacticalintelligence.net/?p=715#comment-23620 .22lr is the best caliber ever. http://www.soonergunstore.com .22lr is the best caliber ever.
http://www.soonergunstore.com

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