M-4 Survival Carbine (AKA the Ripper Pistol)

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So, it dawns on me that the ultimate survival rifle in a sci-fi SHTF, EOTW scenario would be a short-barreled M-4 pistol with a stock, a forward grip & a drop-in .22LR conversion kit. If you configured it with a solid stock, you could stash a cleaning kit & a survival kit in the stock, a mini-Leatherman in the pistol grip & a lighter+ in the front grip. The .22LR converter would allow you to shoot small game for food & the .223s would be reserved for larger game & combat/defense. Or, if you wanted to use a telescoping stock, you could insert a cleaning kit inside the rear grip. Below are 2 cleaning kits designed to fit inside AR-15 grips:

The Samson Field Survivor AR-15 Tool Kit costs US$115 & is a very high quality cleaning & tool kit -


The Otis Grip Kit, 5.56mm costs US$40 & is a lighter, simpler kit -



Drop-in .22LR conversion kits can be found all over the web, though CheaperThanDirt offers several at competitive prices, including this Ciener Kit with a 10-round CA-compliant magazine:


This Ripper Pistol system could be augmented with a sling & dual 30-round .223 mags, plus a 100-round Beta C "combat" mag, plus a few hundred loose .22LR rounds. And of course, being that this is the realm of sci-fi(!), a full-auto selector switch would round the package out.

Hey, who says you can't dream? And if you're going to dream, dream big!
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