This is the first firearm I've ever owned so for now it's purely recreational. I wanted something small, light, and easy to pack so I'm more likely to take it to places I can use it for plinking and to help control the bunny population. I also wanted something inexpensive as I'm sure I'll want another once I get hooked on it.

Survival is way down the list but obviously, being me, it's crossed my mind more than once and at 2.5lbs it's something that I could carry, when appropriate, for use in an emergency.
Being as I'm very inexperienced, there's no way I'd know enough to repair a gun in the field (though that is likely to change in time) which is why the second action popped into my head as a good idea especially since you can store one in the stock while the other is mounted. I also don't know how much that piece weighs or any other inconveniences. I mail-ordered it so I won't be able to discover these things until at least next week.

The way I look at hunting in a survival situation is this. I'm only going to want small game because I won't be equipped to handle large amounts of game nor would I want to as it would attract scavengers including bears. It's way more efficient and productive to use snares but these aren't a perfect science either and if you haven't eaten in a week and a rabbit bounces within 50 feet of you...it's too late to set up another snare. Setting up enough snares when you're starving would also be exhausting work I'd imagine...far more than shooting anyhow.

I'll make another fishing comparison. If I'm backpacking and plan on doing fishing I'll have my pole, reel, tackle, etc. However if I just have the small tackle box, I have everything I need to construct a wicked 12 hook night line out of Pickerel Rigs...or both if I had both and getting food was critical. They compliment each other just like a rifle and snares.

Lastly self defense. This is a non issue for me. I would have to be in an especially desperate situation to use it for self defense except maybe to ward off smaller predators like Coyotes.