Yeah. I think it’s different if you’re in a “full govt shutdown SHTF” vs “The Hatchet.” If you’re alone in the Appalachian Mtns and might need to eat squirrels, rabbits, and deer to survive, that’s quite different than if you’re in your living room taking pot shots at the neighbors who want your dry beans and rice supply.
For pure survival- if I’m planning a survival kit and I know I might need it to stay alive- I like the .22 WMR. My AR7 is from when Dad used to carry it and other survival gear while fishing in Ontario. Northern Ontario was a genuine wilderness in the 50’s and 60’s and it was plausible that you might have a few days of swatting mozzies and working out how to get home if, for example, your outfitter was incapacitated. (Long story.) .22 mag would put more meat on the… tarp, and if your kit was planned, you could pack virtually as much WMR as LR. One of those nifty little folding .22 WMR/ .410’s sounds good on paper, but now you have two types of ammo to organize and I imagine the rifle isn’t nearly as accurate as a nice little bolt action 22 mag with good iron sights.
For pure survival- if I’m planning a survival kit and I know I might need it to stay alive- I like the .22 WMR. My AR7 is from when Dad used to carry it and other survival gear while fishing in Ontario. Northern Ontario was a genuine wilderness in the 50’s and 60’s and it was plausible that you might have a few days of swatting mozzies and working out how to get home if, for example, your outfitter was incapacitated. (Long story.) .22 mag would put more meat on the… tarp, and if your kit was planned, you could pack virtually as much WMR as LR. One of those nifty little folding .22 WMR/ .410’s sounds good on paper, but now you have two types of ammo to organize and I imagine the rifle isn’t nearly as accurate as a nice little bolt action 22 mag with good iron sights.
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