Which caliber next??

[MikeStone]

Still pretty new to the gun world...man there are a lot of toys out there!

So far I've accumulated the following for my self-defense and zombie apocalypse situations:

S&W M&P 9c - in nightstand
Sig P938 - EDC
Mossberg 500 with 18" barrel for home defense and 28" barrel for clays, etc.

Noticably missing is something from the rifle genre. I think to celebrate 4 more years of chaos and financial irresponsiblity I'm going to get a Ruger 10/22 takedown. (I like the gadgets...and the idea of a packable, cheap to shoot gun seems sound.) Any experience or issues with these?

I'd like a bigger caliber rifle too. I just don't see the need for something in the AR platform; although they're pretty darn cool. I'm intrigued by the Ruger Scout (.308) as a versitile 'do-everything' gun. Thoughts? Seems a little pricey.

I'm not a hunter, but would like to do some guided hog hunts in the future.

[mr surveyor]

the Ruger Scout Rifle is at the very top of my list of current "wants"....way ahead of any of the AR or AK varients. Other than that, I prefer lever guns.

[AngryBill]

My recommendations for hogs / dual purpose with other roles. You said no AR's so I won't mention those.

308 bolt action savage. Surplus Ammo is fairly cheap. $0.60.
357 lever action rifle (marlin if you can find one). Share 38 special and 357 mag ammo between revolver (in your future) and this "Ranch rifle". Very handy.

I saw a sweet JM barrel Marlin 30-30 in stainless steel last weekend at the Saxet Gun Show in San Antonio. The fellow walking around (a participant, not a dealer) wanted $400. I almost bit. Great price. Nice hog rifle. I didn't want another caliber to support ammo for, so I passed.

[Chris]

357 lever action rifle (marlin if you can find one). Share 38 special and 357 mag ammo between revolver (in your future) and this "Ranch rifle". Very handy.

I would have said the same thing. Lever and wheel guns are way cooler than anything else. For the price of that scout, you could get very nice examples of each.