Don't get me wrong , I like guns , enjoy shooting at the range and feel it is a necassary tool for " survival " . Sometimes here and many times on other forums , people say you need a different tool " firearm " for different jobs . A military type " battle" rifle for attacks by multiple bad guys . A bolt action in 308 or 30-06 for long range . A 22 for small game . A shotgun for home defence and hunting . And of course a semi auto handgun or 2 or 3 o r 4 . Let's say things were so bad that you needed that battle rifle to fend of attacks by multiple "bad guys" . How long do you think you could survive these shootouts ? What if things got to the point that you needed to hunt to survive . How long do you think it would take before all game was wiped out in your area . all I'm saying is that maybe we shouldn't give some "newbies" the wrong idea . If you can afford many firearms and enjoy having them thats great . But for survival / self defence I think a pump 12ga. shotgun [I like the Remington 870 12 ga.] and a good quality handgun [ my choice is the RugerGP100 revolver] is all you really need. IMO you'd be better off spending money on food , water and other items than on multiple firearms and thousands of rounds of ammo.