I’m talking about what handgun would you want to augment your assault rifle in a post apocalyptic world where law and order no longer exist and there is no one coming to the rescue per se. Think of the movie "The Book of Eli."
Let’s say you have prepared well and have fared much better than most in the first six months after the fall of civilization and now you must venture out from your keep to forage for food and clean water.
You and three other close friends or family members strike out on a foraging party in search of food and water. One mile out from your base, you are detected and set upon by a roving gang of let’s say 12 armed men wearing makeshift body armor. They are armed with an assortment of assault riles, hunting rifles, pistols, edged weapons and bludgeoning type weapons.
In the opening moments of the engagement you and one of your family members are wounded. Your family member is wounded in the lower abdomen and must be carried. The thumb on your strong hand has been shot off and is now hanging by the skin only. You take cover inside an abandoned apartment building to rally but are quickly surrounded and pinned down. Your teammates have better weapons and armor but aren’t trained for this type of combat. An intense 20 minute firefight ensues, you and your teammates mange to whittle their numbers down to eight. Both you and your enemy are low on ammo. They quickly realize that while they still have the superior numbers they should storm the building and finish you off.
Your other teammates are already out of ammo and are using their pistols. You are down to your last assault rifle magazine and the engagement is about to switch to close quarters combat (CQC) in a darkened building with no power. And remember you have wounded to carry out.
What handgun(s) would you prefer to have at your side?
Going against that makeshift body armor I will take the model 29 and a speed loader since there are a dozen of them. My first choice would probably be a s&w 460.
Since I have not made it to the book of Eli yet I will probably keep carrying my glock 36.