So, the balloon has gone up and you are not prepared as well as you would have liked to have been… things look grim about 200 miles away and problems may be headed in your direction. What weapon(s) would you depend on to protect you and yours? Here is the caveat: you only have 1000 dollars to spend.
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Yeah, I am in that situation, as far as $ is concerned. I like the fact that I can arm the house with a battle tested platform using the SKS and have enough left over for plenty of ammo, too!