MGF I agree with you whole heartedly and if I sounded like one was better than the other, that was not my intention. The intention was to bring to the table another alternative and some educated reasons why this alternative works to someone who was thinking of adding a firearm to their BOB. No matter what firearm a person has they should be skilled with it and comfortable. The placement and size of the BOB is a consideration I will also agree with. Mine is ready to go or on my back and very "Hike-ish" looking, but very light since I don't spend a lot of time in a car. But in all, these are my opinions and I never take it personal if somebody thinks different. It's good and creates brainstorming, but mainly it opens up more choices for one to decide what would work for them to be safe.