the little training is one of my huge concerns....im 21...and i know u guys are going to hate me for this but...when i took some of my bestys shooting....they did alot better with scoped guns than they did with my shotgun, ak or pistols......so, i was thinkging they might be more valuable with a mosin with a scope than they would with a regualr ak or a shotgun......it depends on the shtf scenario but i feel that cheap bolt action with scope would maximize their lethality.....anyone else experience this also....i am the "call of duty" generation (and literally one of my freinds learned how to shoot from it.....with decent results)
If they can't be bothered to arm themselves, then they get melee weapons and a single-shot .22 rifle.
Seriously, though, something "cheap" in a caliber you will already stock/reload.
If they *do* plan on bringing their own, and you guys are serious about being prepared, it would be useful to stick with a common caliber or two.
i feel you....but i also feel that alot of reguar people (like my friends) are just not the "warrior" type...so ive thought alot about mosins.....things they can use from a distance