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Originally Posted by The Reaper
GC:
Don't read too much into the scenario.
You are on the run in five minutes with what you can carry, the authorities have blocked the area roads, and will be searching for you very soon. Your goal is to evade or defeat your pursuers for 100 miles to a safe area of your choosing.
What do you grab for weapons to go with your BoB as you jock up and move out?
TR
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Given those specifics, assuming I'm moving alone, and assuming a time of year which allows for surviving a dip in the lake...
(short distance across the channel)
Biggest enemy around here is the terrain and environment.
Also an asset due to the difficulty of pursuit.
-North American 22 magnum mini-revolver w/50 rounds (45 left in box, 5 in cylinder)
-Colt Delta 10mm w/3 mags (25 rounds - preferably 230 grain hard cast)
-ar15 (16 inch barrel, collapsible stock, sling) with 2 mags, 30 rounds each
-12 gauge Mossberg 500, 18.5 inch barrel, 8 rounds 00 buck (all loaded in gun)
-bug out bag
-4 waterski vests
Reasoning/planning:
-Ski vests are for flotation, two for me, one for bag, one more just in case (they're pretty light), throw 3 of them once I'm confident no more time in the lake is likely (remaining one has other potential uses).
-12 gauge is for all the reasons I can't think of, gets thrown once I hit water (~2.5 miles).
-ar15 gets slung, should make water crossing with extra vests, primary purpose is to discourage/delay pursuit, extra mag is mainly for reliability/redundancy, it (weapon & ammo) will get thrown if it becomes a liability (probably thrown within 25 miles).
-10mm packs a punch, doesn't way too much.
-22 mag is trivial in weight, pretty accurate to 50 ft, can take small game (and still have a spare gun for all the reasons I can't think of).
Not much "fighting" ammo or weapons for over the long haul.
Would prefer to avoid fights if at all possible.
"Fighting" weapons are primarily for discouraging/delaying pursuit.
Would be outnumbered, outgunned, and I am not a gunfighter.
Better to take my chances with quicker egress into forbidding terrain.
Would want to keep load as light as is feasible.
Once clear of the lake, the big enemy is dehydration.
Sweat must be budgeted.