WHEN LESS IS MORE
FOR VERSATILITY, COST AND PORTABILITY, THE.22 IS TOUGH TO BEAT.
TEXT AND PHOTOS BY JAMES E. HOUSE
The.22 WMR cylinder allows.22 WRF and all types of.22 WMR ammo to be fired.
My dictionary defines “survive” as “to remain alive or existent.” Most of us will never find ourselves in situations in which we are totally on our own, with nothing but a few portable resources standing between our survival and disaster. Given the geography of most areas, having to survive in this way for a lengthy period of time is unlikely.
But it could happen, and when it does, the survivor will need to have equipment, supplies, skills and knowledge. Depending on the area, weather and time of year, shelter from the elements could be a vital concern. In addition, protection from some forms of fauna might be needed. But regardless of the region, survival for an extended period of time always involves obtaining food.
Ruger’s transfer bar is moved into position behind the firing pin only when the gun is cocked so that the firing pin does not rest against a cartridge.
NEED FOR A FIREARM
No better description of the value of a firearm in a remote area can be found than that given by James Oliver Curwood in the classic adventure novel, The Wolf Hunters (Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1908; page 210):
“Only those who have gone far into the silence and desolation of the unblazed wilderness know just how human a good rifle becomes to its owner. It is a friend every hour of the night and day, faithful to its master’s desires, keeping starvation at bay and holding death for his enemies; a guaranty of safety at his bedside at night, a sharp-fanged watch-dog by day, never treacherous and never found wanting by the one who bestows upon it the care of a comrade and friend.”