I agree with you here. If i could only have one firearm, i would want to prioritize:AR platform owners: 5.56 primary
Bolt gun platform adherents: 7.62x51 primary. 5.56 if you like shooting smallbores.
Shotgun nerds: 12 guage DUH... LOL
Straight wall connoisseurs: Yall got the new Henry ranch/homesteader's carbine in 9mm yet? Play cowboy AND be able to resupply from downed tangos one day if the worst comes...
Pistols: 9mm PRIMARY. .45 ACP secondary.
- reliability
- easy to find parts
- easy to find ammo
- cheap to practice with
This limits me to an AR, AK, or semiauto plastic fantastic pistol in 9mm. Now because i’m american and i can have more than one firearm, got fancy and configured a sbr scar 17 to be my go-to rifle, a mossberg 590, and a g19.3 to be my go-to pistol. I don’t have any delusions of getting into firefights or saving the mayor’s daughter. I’m the farthest you can get from a supermoto greyman wanabe-specops devgru swat ninja. If shit truly hits the fan, I know i’m probably going to die very quickly.