Thats true about the shear number of pistols/rifles/shotguns in the US today, but after a point, the more modern military weapons will need replacement parts or even be worn past the point of repair. What then?
How does the a states militia arm itself? I have seen post where some militias are listed with 4-5000 men. Surely each state doesnt have a stockpile of M1's in those numbers no?
So my thinking is if we can repair nuclear power plants, reload ammunition from base chemicals, I am sure we can use a lathe to pump out some , perhaps inferior to prewar production, replacement parts. IE "Rifle River".
But if not, surely a 4000 militia isnt gonna want to arm itself with a dozen different weapons, carrying a dozen different caliber ammo or have to reload a dozen different types of ammo either.
Long term - would modern military weapons survive or would larger forces start to resort back to more medieval warfare and such?
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