When thinking in terms of good firearms for survival purposes the opinions vary about as much as opinions on politics. My own personal survival weapon is a Harrington & Richardson Tamer 20 gauge single-shot shotgun. It has a 3 round onboard storage capacity.
On the weapon itself I keep one slug round and two No.3 buckshot rounds. My waist pack holds several pouches of ammo, mostly No.6 and No.4 game loads as well as additional slug and buckshot rounds.
I also have a survival knife and flint on the belt as well as a small trapper style pocket knife for cleaning any small game I might harvest for the purposes of keeping myself well fed.
Out on the survival trail my main quarry is squirrels, rabbits, snakes, and turtles. This is because that is the most amount of meat I would be able to eat in any one sitting. As I want to be keeping on the move killing a larger animal and trying to preserve the meat would take up precious time. However, having said that if the situation develops into what looks to become a long term survival situation, then making a semi-permanent camp would be an ideal way to shelter myself and give a good signal to any potential rescuers. If that situation arises then harvesting deer or boar and preserving the meat would be a worthwhile practice.
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