.308 vs 5.56

[randy]

After reading your post I'd say spend your money on training before you fill up on guns you don't know how to deploy.

Sorry sounds cold but.....

[audiophil2]

if you are worried about zombies then all you need is 9mm in my humble opinion. Buy a Glock 26, 19, or 17 and build a 9mm AR. You will then have two guns and one ammo. 9mm is even cheaper than .223 as you can still get zombie fodder for $220/1000 at Wally World.

[winnre]

I always thought the most proliferate high powered rifle ammo was 30-06.

[kapache]

Buy both on your credit card, then when armageddon comes you won't have to make any more payments. It's almost like getting both rifles for FREE!
You should get a couple cases of ammo and some mags too.

LOL good one, never though of that one.

[Jonathan Doe]

I am fine with about 3,000 rounds of 308 match ammo and couple of M-1A's I have. I also haev cpouple of AR's and couple of thousands of 223 ammo. That should be enough.

[SKSer]

I have a AR in 5.56 and I love it, I also have a stevens 200 in .308 and i love that too. When the Zombies invade I will be running around with the AR out and the .308 strapped across my back. Just like COD baby YEEEEAAAAAA....J/K....about the whole thing....except the guns.... I really have the guns.

[Marlin Hunter]

If KAOS ever does show up, you will have other things to worry about besides which ammo and rifle would be the best choice. Unless you live on top of a hill surrounded with booby traps, barbed wire, and claymores, the type of weapon you chose will be irrelevant since luck will play a greater roll in your survival than anything else. A lot of people mistakenly believe that when the SHTF everything will suddenly turn into a scripted theatrical production where the "HERO" (them) will be the only one smart enough to figure out what is going on, and the bad guys will wait until the least opportune moment to attack the hero, so that he can easily defeat them. Realistically you will need to move around to find water and food. A .22LR may be more useful than a 223 or 308. And a 308 or 223 is as useless as nothing at all when you are asleep.

[jbstruthers]

After reading your post I'd say spend your money on training before you fill up on guns you don't know how to deploy.

Sorry sounds cold but.....

Training for what exactly? I don't deploy guns, I use them.

anyway. . .

yeah. I plan to replace my stock with a shot gun so if a zombie gets to close I can whip the ar over my shoulder with the buttstock facing them, obviously, and kablohewee. (whatever that means)

Or when I buttstock a zombies face, just to make sure, I can kablohewee at the same time.

I also want a machete like the one in The book of eli. wowzer.

k thanks folks.

buh bye

[Timberwolf]

Just get a good sling shot (wrist rocket comes to mind) abd a couple of lbs of 8 and 10 mm steel balls and go fron there.

[Sheepdog1968]

It's all about shot placement. I would feel content with either caliber if I had to defend myself. Like someone else said, I would take lots of training with what you already own and practice. It's not the tool, it's you and your ability. And no, you won't rise to the occassion. You will sink to the level of half your ability when training when it's for real.

[Spaceghost]

When I read about how you want a back up shot gun mounted in the stock of your ar, so you can turn the shot gun AWAY from you and at the threat, this is all I could think.




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Training for what exactly? I don't deploy guns, I use them.

anyway. . .

yeah. I plan to replace my stock with a shot gun so if a zombie gets to close I can whip the ar over my shoulder with the buttstock facing them, obviously, and kablohewee. (whatever that means)

Or when I buttstock a zombies face, just to make sure, I can kablohewee at the same time.

I also want a machete like the one in The book of eli. wowzer.

k thanks folks.

buh bye