How to Build the Ultimate Survival Shotgun

Step 9 Survival Saw

One tool that I use extensively while on survival trips is a hand held folding saw. It’s not practical to include one of these in this shotgun kit. However, I did incorporate a suitable work-around. A saw is an excellent tool for cutting larger fire wood or collecting limbs & trees for shelter building. I purchased 2 replacement bow saw blades and cut them down to fit the span between the back of the pistol grip and the butt stock sling stud. I added another sling stud to the bottom back of the pistol grip which allowed for 2 anchor points. Using 2 small bolts which I keep in the stock, I can secure 1 of the saw blades on these sling studs – creating a perfect make-shift bow saw. I chose to pack 1 blade designed for wood and 1 blade designed for metal to give me versatility in a variety of survival scenarios. The blades easily tuck into the butt stock compartment when not in use.

Comments

[boris400]

i think this idea is ingenious but a little unnecessary. i would just include a comando wire saw. you are less limited on the size of stuff to cut and it is much smaller than carrying two saw blades. the wire saws can be used to cut wood and metal and anything in between. also if you cover it with a peice of rubber tube you cannot cut yourself or anything else when it is stored in the buttstock. im not saying your idea is wrong but this is how i would do it. By the way i love the concept of a shotgun survival kit. i also think the flares are pretty cool. we cannot get them in the UK unless you have a weird calibre flaregun.

[zerochance]

Very clever mod here, I love it.

[aattura1]

Make sure you have UNLOADED the gun before using the saw!!

[niw2cp]

UNLOAD your weapon at this point.

[wouternet]

Haha sure is true.

Great instructable, I really like how you stuff so many things inside a gun :)
I wonder how heavy it is....

[timmycutts]

most of the stuff he added is fairly lightweight. with the heaviest items being the knife and the torch, I doubt it would be much more than a couple hundred grams heavier than the original weapon.

[wouternet]

hmm, I've made a couple of altoid mint survival packs over the years and they all weighted in the end more than an iPhone 4... And thats only for a altoids tin!

[timmycutts]

mmm... but, when you compare that weight to a gun, while a gun is not necessarily heavy, the weight of an iPhone 4 if minuscule. If it's light enough to carry in your pocket, then it can't be more than a couple hundred grams. Please don't try to counter my point. It's not that I want the last word, it's just that I've gotten into a number of bad arguments on Instructibles and I'd like to try and avoid another if at all possible.

[wouternet]

Ha, no bad arguments here. You have valid points.
Yes the 'contrast' of weight is much less when the thing you're carrying is more heavier by itself.
And you're right, I broke out the scale and the heaviest altoids kit weighted just over 150grams, and the tin itself is about 13 grams.

[goldplug]

I love the saw idea! I have used a firearm for many survival things, but this is a new one!

Great work!

[T-Rave]

Brilliant! Just absolutely brilliant design