When SHTF weapon suggestions for close encounters.

Well ..... guns can be used as clubs at close range.

OP, even your club suggests a range of about 36 inches. Close in hand-to-hand, learn to use a pair of SOG seal knives -- the way SEALS use them. Become adept in Krav. Learn how to use anything laying around as a weapon.

Best of luck if the worst comes to pass.

They do have some high quality stuff...fairly pricey though, and some of their designs are unnecessary. I do love their "The Phalanx" would love to get my hands on it at some point.

Very high quality steel. Check out the video of him chopping through a Chevy truck hood with "The Deuce". All blades are full tang. This Conan the Barbarian type steel, not that cheap chinese crap you find in blade stores at the mall.

I plan on ordering one in the next couple months. I like the "Mak-Daddy-O" too!

Close Encounters?

If chaos and anarchy are the Theme du jour, why would you let anyone you didn't know get within any close proximity to you?

Major error to be out & about at that time.


.45acp 3.5" barreled 1911 loaded with 230gr hydra-shok hollowpoint in Sparks Summer Special, or in coat pocket with my hand on it is my choice for preserving my ass wherever a full-size pistol or revolver would be too noticeable.

Being able to defend yourself with nothing but your flesh and your wits is a very important, often overlooked skill.

Mechanically speaking, shooting someone dead at 20 paces is relatively easy.

Breaking your attackers windpipe at a 45 degree angle one-handed is far more difficult. It's not an instant-kill, and they may actually survive it - but its a hell of a deterrent towards any further action from them. They wont be able to shoot you, because they're in panic-mode, oxygen deprivation happens fast when air cant get to the lungs but blood can.

My point in this is simple. If you are untrained in hand-to-hand combat of any kind, GET trained. At least a little. Flailing your arms about like a Kardashian whose creditcard got cut isn't gonna save you from fuck all.

Interesting thread.

Any suggestions for an "older woman"?

I went to buy a gun but found out I had to register it and had just read an article about the gov't enforcing stricter
laws in Oct. Not sure how true that all was but couldn't see paying $600 on a weapon to have the gov't come and take it away.

I'm open to any and all suggestions!

Thanks for the thread..

Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition

Interesting thread.

Any suggestions for an "older woman"?

I went to buy a gun but found out I had to register it and had just read an article about the gov't enforcing stricter
laws in Oct. Not sure how true that all was but couldn't see paying $600 on a weapon to have the gov't come and take it away.

I'm open to any and all suggestions!

Thanks for the thread..

Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition

Interesting thread.

Any suggestions for an "older woman"?

I went to buy a gun but found out I had to register it and had just read an article about the gov't enforcing stricter
laws in Oct. Not sure how true that all was but couldn't see paying $600 on a weapon to have the gov't come and take it away.

I'm open to any and all suggestions!

Thanks for the thread..

Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition

Everyone can make suggestions. Now I know I'll get the "derp good luck getting that close to me when my ar-15 is pointed at ur head". Look if shit happened at points close encounters are inevitable at some point so make your suggestions, and why you like the weapons...I'll start out with 2.


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That badboy is the ball headed war club, and Cold steel makes an awesome one for 40 bucks. What I like about it whatever it hits it completely obliterates. If you get the ball on target whatever the person was blocking with would be useless after a strike from it. There are vids on youtube of people using some on concrete blocks ect ect. If you watch those vids it looks very inefficient in that it takes 2 hands, and has a ridiculous wind up. Quite simply the people have no effing idea what they're doing it's easily used in one hand all you have to do is put a quick twirl to get the power momentum going then strike the target. Yes has a bit of delay, and takes some time to recover after a strike so you would need choose your strikes wisely. As long as you make contact though it's over.

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That is a tonfa. Now what I like about it is it's flexibility you grip it with thumb up and it goes along the bottom side of your forearm. Now, because of it's design it's equally offensive and defensive how it lies along your forearm fits perfectly with your natural reaction to protect yourself with blocking with your forearm. It also allows for some interesting grips, and locks if one were so inclined but that's not really needed. Also the stub towards the top allows for quite a debilitating blow wherever it hits as, and on top of that the long end along with grip can allow for it to swing around for a baseball bat type strike which obviously very potent.

Personally I prefer blunt weapons in fight scenarios that are face to face. They may not have as high chance of instant kill, but if landing on whatever body part that part is pretty well done.

Now your turn GLPers, what you got for me?

if want to wound warn and not just outright kill shooting someone coming at you with a simple bb gun or airsoft gun may be an option.... rounds are cheap and power at close range smarts....... remember your protecting from starving ppl.... it wont be a case where a foreign enemy is coming to just kill you. i know many ppl may disagree but id rather not have bodies piling up in my yard that i will need to remove and dispose somewhere else leaving my family unprotected.....

Interesting thread.

Any suggestions for an "older woman"?

I went to buy a gun but found out I had to register it and had just read an article about the gov't enforcing stricter
laws in Oct. Not sure how true that all was but couldn't see paying $600 on a weapon to have the gov't come and take it away.

I'm open to any and all suggestions!

Thanks for the thread..

Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition

Bouncing back to guns. I've shot a lot of .22 and .223/5.56. .22 is good for survival but in a firefight forget it. AR-15's are still light and you can carry a lot of ammo. And ammo availability should be good. One big difference, the AR can punch through much heavier cover.

22 for survival
AR-15 for a gun fight

there's not one army that carries .22 rifles. (except for maybe a silenced 22 pistol to take out dogs.)

If you want light, I would go with 22WMR rather than 22LR.

Centerfire is preferable.

Learn to run, live to fight another day.
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Learn to pick up any object and use it as a weapon.
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Oh man...first with the freerunning. I love its something very fun to watch, and the guys video was awesome. But in a survival scenario much too many risks in that video, parkour can be excellent in evasion, but make it efficient not unnecessary.

With the Ninja Assassin clip, buddy its a Hollywood movie. Not saying those weapons are ineffective, quite the opposite. You simply cannot wield those weapons with that expertise you see in the film. Also that variation Kusarigama he has...man that takes YEARS to be skilled enough to actually fight with it.

what is that? 22 magnum? if so you may have a good point....

Everyone can make suggestions. Now I know I'll get the "derp good luck getting that close to me when my ar-15 is pointed at ur head". Look if shit happened at points close encounters are inevitable at some point so make your suggestions, and why you like the weapons...I'll start out with 2.


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That badboy is the ball headed war club, and Cold steel makes an awesome one for 40 bucks. What I like about it whatever it hits it completely obliterates. If you get the ball on target whatever the person was blocking with would be useless after a strike from it. There are vids on youtube of people using some on concrete blocks ect ect. If you watch those vids it looks very inefficient in that it takes 2 hands, and has a ridiculous wind up. Quite simply the people have no effing idea what they're doing it's easily used in one hand all you have to do is put a quick twirl to get the power momentum going then strike the target. Yes has a bit of delay, and takes some time to recover after a strike so you would need choose your strikes wisely. As long as you make contact though it's over.

Next up


IMAGE ( [link to www.alljapankarate.com] )


That is a tonfa. Now what I like about it is it's flexibility you grip it with thumb up and it goes along the bottom side of your forearm. Now, because of it's design it's equally offensive and defensive how it lies along your forearm fits perfectly with your natural reaction to protect yourself with blocking with your forearm. It also allows for some interesting grips, and locks if one were so inclined but that's not really needed. Also the stub towards the top allows for quite a debilitating blow wherever it hits as, and on top of that the long end along with grip can allow for it to swing around for a baseball bat type strike which obviously very potent.

Personally I prefer blunt weapons in fight scenarios that are face to face. They may not have as high chance of instant kill, but if landing on whatever body part that part is pretty well done.

Now your turn GLPers, what you got for me?