22 caliber come in many varieties and the Ruger Single Six Convertible can fire all of these. I agree with his assessment wholeheartedly, but I would amend the piece to make it read rifle or handgun. It is a friend every hour of the night and day, faithful to its master’s desires, keeping starvation at bay and holding death for his enemies a guaranty of safety at his bedside at night, a sharp-fanged watch-dog by day, never treacherous and never found wanting by the one who bestows upon it the care of a comrade and friend.” Curwood spent a lot of time in remote areas and understood the issues.
Curwood writes, “Only those who have gone far into the silence and desolation of the unblazed wilderness know just how human a good rifle becomes to its owner. No better description of the value of a firearm in a remote area can be found than that given by James Oliver Curwood in the classic adventure novel, “The Wolf Hunters” (Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1908, p. Regardless of the region, survival for an extended period of time always involves obtaining food. Elsewhere, protection from some forms of fauna may be needed. Depending on the area, shelter from the elements may be a vital concern. But it could happen, and when it does the survivor will need to have equipment, supplies, skills and knowledge. Given the geography of most areas, having to survive in this way for a lengthy period of time is unlikely.
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My dictionary defines “survive” as “to remain alive or existent.” Most of us will never find ourselves in situations in which we are totally on our own with nothing but a few portable resources between our survival and disaster.