Overnight Post:The Ultimate Survival Shotgun

[oneway]

Arming Yourself for the Zombie Apocalypse:
How to Build the Ultimate Survival Shotgun

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Okay a good reliable shotgun is always nice to have around - for apocalypses or any other social occasions.
But can a shotgun also become an entire survival kit? Well Creek Stewart set out to find out.

For this project, I decided to build a survival kit using a shotgun platform-creating the Ultimate Survival Shotgun.
My challenge was that everything had to be included in or on the gun itself-no extra pack items or containers.
Below is what I did as well as the survival logic behind each decision.

And this is what he came up with:





In addition to ammo, flares, flashlight/compass, knife/bayonet, he also managed to stuff a complete survival kit
into the pistol grip and stock. This includes a multi-tool, saw, fire-making kit, and the following which all pretty much
guarantees a good time in Vegas:

4 x 6 Aluminum Baking Pan, Trash Bag, Fishing Kit, 2 Non-Lubricated Condoms, Water Purification Tablets,
Emergency Survival Blanket, First Aid Supplies, Carmex Lip Balm, Whistle, Small Bic Lighter, Paracord, and Snare Wire.


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Hat tip to Ace

"Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands,
hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats."

H.L. Mencken

[Wmaker]

Shouldn't a bayonet reach past the barrel so you can conviniently remove guts, colons and other intestines?

[oneway]

Shouldn't a bayonet reach past the barrel so you can conviniently remove guts, colons and other intestines?

Its not a bayonet...its a knife

Its mounted on the forward picatinny rail more than likely to help offset the gear carried in the grip and stock and balance the rig

[EskimoJoe]

Its not a bayonet...its a knife

Its mounted on the forward picatinny rail more than likely to help offset the gear carried in the grip and stock and balance the rig

Not to mention, not having your knife on your tac vest/belt saves the small bit of space for
something else that might save your life! 

[Serenity]

2 Non-Lubricated Condoms

For the pre-heated wasteland chicks?

[GNucks]

More weight and things to snag/get in the way on the end of the barrel that is utterly useless is a bad thing. You can put a knife anywhere on your body. Hell, he probably could've mounted its sheath on the strong side of the stock where it wouldn't rub against his body while firing. Oh, but he's already got some extra shells there. Yeah, mounting it on the barrel makes sense then, much more accessible than if you hung the sheath on your belt  

/sewiousness

 

[EskimoJoe]

For the pre-heated wasteland chicks?

Water? 

[oneway]

Some people don't get it

It is not a Tac rig

Ready gear and grips are stratified.

In this guys world this is item #1 to grab if you can only grab one item on your way out the door-and into the woods

You can bet your boots this guy has a a fully stocked LBV, Ruck and other stash going down the list to fully kit out and/or be mechanically mobile

This is simply ITEM #1 grab

It frankly fulfills that mission quite nicely; it is not an offensive weapon system. It is a single item / multi-purpose tool

It is a Leatherman on Steroids

Stay focused

Oneway

[Wmaker]

Its not a bayonet...its a knife

Its mounted on the forward picatinny rail more than likely to help offset the gear carried in the grip and stock and balance the rig

You yourself quoted a line that said knife/bayonet. It certainly is in the place for it. Anyways, the mounting should be further ahead.

[Wmaker]

For the pre-heated wasteland chicks?

...pre-heated   

[Nefarious]

Meh, I'll take my AK.

[mbailey]

Mossberg 500.......at least he has good taste in guns 

[camnite]

wouldn't have gone with the pistolgrip though, love the system otherwise

[Dragon]

Nice tool! 

I'd like to know how he folded the baking pan though without getting holes in it. I'd substitute a large sheet of commercial foil. It could be cut to size as needed and a small stick frame could be used to hold shape if needed.

[Reschke]

A shotgun is a great tool but I would have to go with a small bag instead of the gun carrying things like that pan. If it came down to it there is enough junk in this world that you can find a pan/pot, etc... even in some areas where humans have "never been".