Ordering Guns

I have had for some time a hunting rifle on order, chambered in .308 Winchester. It is a custom job, left handed because I am left handed. It has been almost 90 days since it was ordered, and I am getting antsy.

The same manufacturer makes a .22, left handed, that is very similar in design. Talking to my gun guy, he says they are in stock and would be available in a day or so on placing the order.

I think of my long gun needs as being threefold -- a shotgun for home defense and bird hunting (the Remington 870 Combo Express with both deer and bird barrels was the answer to this need); a hunting rifle chambered in .308 (more than big enough for deer), and a .22 for small game and varmints. If I had infinite money I'd also put into this list a 20 gauge, a rifle chambered in .223, and probably a cheaper AK variant.

The beauty of ordering a .22 from the same manufacturer as my .308 with a very similar design has its advantages -- it will be easy to train my wife on the .22 and have her move up to the .308. I took the same approach with pistols -- her 9mm and my 9mm are similar in design, and both are similar to my .45. Should we take other people into our refuge after the TEOTWAWKI event, it will be easy to train them as well.