"a rifle, shotgun and handgun for less than $750, less than the price of a single AR-15, and much more effective and versatile, in my humble opinion."
OP, if you could expound on that, I'd be interested.
IMO, if I had to choose between all three or the AR, I'll take the AR. Great platform for defense and hunting. It's much more accurate at distance than a 30/30.
Here's a LWRC 6.8 short barrel rifle. I can put a 3x multiplier behind the Aimpoint or a PVS-14 night vision. Pretty versatile to me.
This isn't meant as a crack, I'd shoot any one of your guns. Killed my first two deer with a 30/30.
