Recently, I had a friend ask me, “what’s the best gun for my bug-out bag?”
It’s a question that I’ve answered more than a few of times over the years, but my answer has always been the same.
I answer with another question: Do you consider yourself a firearms enthusiast?
Now, I don’t ask this to be condescending. I’m always happy to talk about firearms until I’m blue in the face… but the answer to this question helps me give a much more helpful answer.
The reason is that I need to determine the person’s level of familiarity with firearms in general. Does this person shoot often? Are they a collector? Have they ever handled a weapon in their lives?
This information helps me determine wether or not this person would truly benefit from owning a “niche” weapon, or if they’d be better off with a good all-around weapon.
Because, in all reality, a gun that’s sole purpose is to live inside your bug-out bag is a very niche/luxury item. Not everyone can afford one and even fewer people actually need one.
You probably see where I’m going with this… Almost any modern handgun will fit nicely into a bug-out bag (see my Top 5 Budget Handguns here).
Except for the fact that you DO need to remember to put it in your pack in a crisis — which takes precious time and mental bandwidth –it’s not a top priority until you’ve secured many other important preparedness items.
But if you’re anything like me… and you just love guns, especially unusual ones. Then you’ll get a big kick out of the 3 guns on this list.