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Originally Posted by The Reaper
AR-10 w/ 20 rounds and one mag - 11 pounds
CX4 Not a real fan of 6 pound pistols, but that is your call. w/four 15 rd. mags - 9 lbs.
Beretta M-92FS - 2 lbs.
Total weapons weight, with ammo - 22 lbs.
I would have worked a .22LR in there somewhere, but if loud is your thing, have at it.
I doubt that you will have the opportunity to take advantage of the range of the 7.62x51, but the penetration might work well for you.
My personal opinion is that if you are going to hump a 10 pound rifle, you might as well have enough ammo to make things interesting, but that is your call. I don't think the CX4 will do much that the M-92 will not, but it might work for you. Eliminating the CX4 and adding several mags for the rifle and a .22LR would be my suggestion. The Beretta is also bulkier and heavier than it needs to be.
Good idea hiding the guns as much as possible.
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TR,
Your input received and being given a great deal of consideration. I was approaching this from the standpoint of "you are required to E&E within 5 minutes of reading this post". I don't own a .22LR so that wasn't in the mix. Not really much that I'm allowed to shoot here in ATL so everything I own is for personal defense or range.
My thought process is to be prepared at any range with access times driven by the range. Knife for CQC, Pistol for short with immediate access, storm for medium range with 10 second access, rifle for longer ranges with 1 minute access. The Storm is a tack driver at 100M where I would be lucky to hit a man sized target with a pistol. That's the reason I like it for an engagement beyond normal pistol range. Reviews peg the group at 2"@100Y from a cradle. I've snapshot 4" over-the-shoulder hostage targets consistently at 25M with it. At 25M, I'm lucky to be on black paper with any of my handguns (I have a bad case of dupetryn's syndrome in one of my hands so no proper grip). If I drop the Storm, I'd take one of my Kimbers rather than the 92, probably the 4" Pro Carry II in .45 ACP
As far as the E&E itself, my mindset is the gray man. I'm in an urban setting in a major metro for the first 15 miles so I want to make myself blend in as much as possible and walk out. No camoflage, just a regular guy out for a walk if possible.
Am I thinking about this the wrong way? If I have to fight my way out, I'd think I was pretty much screwed in this area, better to get in my big weapon (the car) and try to haul ass through the coverage before they could react, ditch the car down the road, switch back to gray man before they knew who I was/what I look like and try to make the woodline before they got a fix on me.
Your thoughts for those of us that need to E&E out of a major urban area?
Not arguing, I'm interested in your take based on the situation.