The Role of the Rifle After The SHTF

FerFal discusses the role of the rifle for preppers. He states, and I agree, that the primary weapon for a prepper should generally be the handgun simply because it is the firearm you are most likely to be carrying. The rifle is secondary--a backup for special situation--although I know that some people rely on rifles (or shotguns) for their go-to home defense weapon.

While you are at it, FerFal also recently published a post discussing the truth about the 2001 financial meltdown in Argentina. He emphasizes (as he did in his book) that even with the financial crash, cash was king--not gold, not food, not other trading goods--but cash. However, I would note that financial and economic turmoil can lead to food shortages. For instance, following the Russian revolution and in 1920's Germany, there were food shortages, and selling food was a good way to make cash. (A rather macabre example of this is Fritz Haarmann, a German serial killer, who is believed to have sold "meat" from his victims on the black market).