off at 500 yards, you’ll have to settle for a lower torso shot or maybe a head shot. And heavy recoil,especially with those ‘mountain rifles’ that weigh about as much as an umbrella you’re signing up for
some quality pain. On the other hand, the enemy will have to wear 50 cal proof body armor to protecttheir chest from this brutal round-
life’s a tradeoff.
45-70, 19
th
century blackpowder cartridge, comes in a 400 grain load safe for Trapdoor Springfields anda much stiffer loading for modern arms. If you have to settle for using this cartridge bear in mind you
will have to KNOW it’s trajectory intimately to score any hits past 200 yards.
12 Gau
ge, well, you’re either going to find slugs or some kind of birdshot load as buckshot’s expensive.Interestingly enough it’s possible to reengineer that birdshot load into a slug loading by carefully
disassembling the shell, chopping back the wad, and melting the shot in a slug mold. Aim for the head,legs, groin, as modern body armor is designed to repel buckshot and slugs. Law enforcement and themilitary uses the 12 gauge so resupply is possible.
20 Gauge, the other common shotshell load that isn’t in use by the military or police…
these will be
more common initially but as things go on you won’t be able to resupply from the enemy but you can
acquire shells now and find an older shotgun now..22 Long Rifle, which has been proclaimed by the Government
as a terrorist round… yeah.
Buy by the500 round brick and stack it up, this will be a clandestine sniping, poaching, and all round wampumround.COMBAT CAPABLE CIVILIAN ARMSNow that the calibers are settled on, now the harder task is to select the arms in each caliber that will bebest for the Militia. The criteria are commonality, reliability, accuracy, and overall combat effectiveness.
No you’re not likely to be able to engage the potential number of targets you could with a magazine fed
military
pattern arm, but some of these might surprise you if you’re willing to adapt, improvise,
andovercome.
You’re going to be doing your gun shopping where you can, but ideally you will hit the yard sales andflea markets until you find what… what you can work with. If you’re forced to acquire from a gun shopthat will mean a 4473 form, unless you’re willing t
o perform a smash and grab and have every copwithin 10 miles swarm in on you instantly so grab an elderly Patriot and kick him some extra cash to
straw purchase for you. Cash WORKS. Don’t be a dick and
try to pass a check on a private sale.In order of manufacturer
, this is NOT a complete catalog of firearm types by any means. Also you’llnotice I omitted handguns and that’s for a very good reason; that market is even more scoured than
rifles and shotguns, and America needs you to acquire the most powerful small arms you can given thedisappearing market conditions: