One year alone in the remote wilderness...

The rifle of choice for me would be the LeeEnfield No4 Mk1* ( my 1st choice ) or the No5 carbine , .303brit
Reason is , this rifle was made to survive in the harshest conditions and still function. Accurate , powerful , dependable , fast loading ...proven 1,000,000 + times and still on top of the game.
New commercial rifles will not compare.
A .22lr would be nice but little critters can be easily snared anyhoo.
 
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manbearpig said:
sure, but the question was 'what gun would you take?'?
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If I had to choose a brand, it would be one of the bolt actions, the old standby for years was the Cooey,
either single shot or tube repeater.
I used a BL22 for one year, and although a nice rifle, it was too complicated after a dump in the creek to clean easily.
The cooey is simple.
The bolt ona C.I.L. ( single shot Anschutz) comes completly apart cery easily
to be cleaned.
If I knew I was going to be alone, I would carry a Ruger single six revover instead. That way I could carry a heavy rifle as well , a single shot H&R.
Did , done it ( although not for a whole year, but for a few minths), works great
Cat
 
If I could only take one rifle it would be my single shot T/C Contender carbine with a 22" 45-70 barrel and a 16.5" 22lr barrel.

Would cover me for everything that I would need to survive in the bush from protection/big game to small game...

I would throw about 500 22LR's and about 150 45-70 rounds into my pack...

Edit to add after reading about handguns...

I would consider replacing the 45-70 barrel if carrying my Ruger SRH 454 Casull was permitted oh yeah I have an ATC so would just take the handgun and about 500 454 Casull rounds of different bullet weights from 240gr to 405gr... :D
 
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I would have have to agree with all the .22LR comments. If you are in the wilderness surviving, and you need something reliable and light weight (along with the ammo), then the .22 is the way to go.

A head shot will kill a moose at close range, yet take small game and birds. I'm not sure I would take one of my rugers or brownings - but I do have an old single shot automatic (feed one in through the top, fire, and it falls out the bottom, then feed another and so on).
KB.
 
I would take a win94 30-30 and a .22/.22mag revolver like the ruger bearcat etc.

I know your only supposed to choose one but a .22 revolver and a few hundred rounds of ammo for it wouldnt even make a dent in the weight or volume of material your taking with you, so why not.

but if one must stick to the one gun screnario for whatever reason then id take the 30-30 without question. people have been using the 30-30 in this exact scenario for a hundred years. it's small, relativly light, and in the middle for cartridge selection, no scopes to worry about, decent range, reliable in all conditions etc etc nothing beats the 30-30 for survival, NOTHING ;)

Kyle.
 
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why not a take down bow with extra limbs ,portable, light, you could reuse the arrows or make new ones,can kill large game or small and bring a pistol in say 44 mag for the nasties,good axe and knife,on belt,comfotable pack frame,and other necesities,need to make fire also,
 
I'd have to say a shotgun with a selection of ammo. Slugs for deer, bear and other big animals and smaller shot for smaller animals. when you cant get what you want you have the versitility to get what you need.

If no shotgun i want a cap gun, could get lonely with out a toy :D
 
SKS. Stone simple gun, .30 cal round good for a variety of animals to keep dinner coming. You're going to live in the bush for a year, not sit indoors and clean your rifle after every shooting.

That SKS will thrive under those conditions.
 
I think just about any quality CRF bolt gun is much more reliable than any semi-automatic (even the SKS). There are less moving parts and less small parts.
 
if pure reliability is a factor its hard to beat a hinge-action. well, aside from the cheap ones that are plagued with extraction issues.

id make sure to add a good solid cleaning rod to any 'survival' rifle. even the most reliable rifle can be reduced to nothing but a piece of scrap metal through some sortof bore blockage or extraction failure. might not even be a bad idea - on a purpose-built survival rifle - to pack a couple of user-replacable spare parts and crude tools into a recess in the stock.
 
I would go Lee enfield jungle carbin. Lots of hitting, light, reliable, and if you look around you could get a nice accurate one. Second choice would be my new .444.

Like Clarke said, why piss around on small game if you got moose around, north BC your pretty much gonna get a shot at something big, 1 moose = lots of grouse.

I think the biggest issue would be what you gonna do for greens?

Kirby
 
I'd say a No.5 but I have a feeling a summer's worth of bug dope would eat the finish off of it, especially if it was a constant companion.

In such a case, I'd have to say a short and handy bubba'd No.4 with a synthetic stock and iron sights
 
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