I am a gun nut as many people here are. I have a good selection of firearms to fill my needs for hunting and some for fun as well. Part of my preparedness is to keep a good supply of ammo on hand. I reload my own ammo where possible, and have a good stock of reloading components. For .22 rounds which cost about 250 bucks for a crate(5000 rounds) I usually have a few crates on hand as well.

Needless to say, I will not run out of ammo any time soon. But...........IF there is ever some need for long term self sustainment a few things are certain. Eventually the ammo will run dry and things will break.

There are other means to collect meat in a situation other that firearms I know, such as snares or traps. But I can always fall back on my trusty bow if the guns stop working.

The disadvantages are the fact that you need two arms to draw a bow so one cannot be injured, and you need the skills necessary to get close enough to your intended meal to take a shot, OR the skills to remain silent enough to wait for it to come within ambush range. Not exactly good for the beer bellies I know who shoot from their pick-up truck with a beer in one hand and a smoke hanging out of their lips.

With a bow you can re-use your arrows for a very long time, or you can make arrows if you lose the ones you have, you don't need powder, primers, shot or other material that may be in very limited supply or impossible to get in times of emergency. It allows for easy maintenance that can be done at home, They are effective at taking down a broad selection of game, silent and deadly. With a few spare parts it will last a whole lifetime.

A bow was around long before a rifle, and chances are they will be around long after.

This is why I have more fun bow hunting than hunting with a rifle. I still use my guns, especially for sheep at long ranges etc but The skills that allow you be successful at bow hunting are great survival skills in themselves by default. The challenge is greater but so is the reward.

With all the talk about survival guns here on the forum, I would like to see who else here considers their bow as being equal, if not a greater survival asset (depending on the situation) over a firearm should its use ever be necessary in a true SHTF situation.

Just curious