Mountain House: Freeze Dried Food, Food Storage, Camping Food, Backpacking Food, Emergency Preparedness. Survival Firearms. Col Townsend Whelen said that the best choice for an outdoor firearm was a flat shooting 30 cal rifle.
He carried a 30-06 bolt action rifle to fill this need. Here are a few good, and inexpensive choices for general hunting, wilderness survival and general purpose outdoor use: 5 Military Surplus Rifles For Survival and Self Reliance. Survival Cache — The Gear Site for Survival.