Choose The Right Survival Weapon...
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| Protect yourself and your loved ones |
As someone interested in protecting yourself and your loved ones, you know that survival weapons can be a
subjective topic. There are debates on all sides of the issue as to which
is the best weapon to have on
hand. For some people it will be handguns, ARs and 50cals, for others it’ll be
knives and crossbows. Either way, they each have their purpose and usefulness.
A few quick tips for choosing your survival weapons for self defense emergencies:
1. Consider
your skill level
If you’ve never fired a gun
before, buying an AR15 and thinking that ‘it’ll be easy like in the movies’,
just won’t cut it. You’ll more than likely end up hurt or hurting someone else,
unless you learn how to safely operate it. If you have invested the time and
money into building your skills, then go for it!
2. Consider
the weapons purpose
Shotguns, for example, are great
for mid-range targets. It can effectively destroy any target within its range,
best for you to know EXACTLY what that range is for your specific survival
weapon. ARs and AKs will have longer ranges as will 308s and the like. Simply
put, know your weapon and its effective useful range and limitations.
3. Consider
your surrounding and environment
When choosing your survival
weapons, you need to keep in mind that under certain circumstances you will
want a ‘silent’ weapon such as a knife for close combat and perhaps a crossbow
for longer range targeting. Even a few of the air soft type guns will have a
relatively quiet signature for use in a more rural setting. When you don’t want
to draw attention to your whereabouts, silent weaponry is priceless.
Keep in mind that regardless of the weapon you choose or the
amount of training you have, if the jack-booted thugs come to take it from you
or catch you unprepared, you may have only your mind and body to use as
survival weapons!
Hardware is great. Its fun and we all like to practice with
it in different scenarios and when pressed we will use it as deadly force to
save our lives. But there are times when even the toughest among us can be
forced into a situation where you need to know how to use hand-to-hand combat
tactics to get out alive.
In my opinion, you will be best served by having a few
different types of weapons, but remember your brain and body will always be
your number one survival weapon! Survival skills after all, aren’t only for the
gun toting, shotgun slinging, black-scary-rifle owners (ARs) out there, they’re
for anyone who wants to live through the coming ruckus.
Consider that your wife or children may encounter a violent situation where the will need to protect themselves sans weapons of any sort. School shootings, home
invasions and flash mobs can all happen when you least expect it, leaving you
unable to protect your child the way you want to.
Learn to become your own survival weapon, and then teach
your entire family how to defend themselves as well. Don’t leave them
vulnerable when you can’t be there to protect them.
