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It depends on what you plan to survive.
Sustained engagement against a platoon with automatic weapons, bad choice.
Hunting for survival in extreme conditions, a very workable rifle for everything from rabbits on up to moose.
With the right ammo, very do-able in conditions that would completely eliminate the plastic-stocked $300 Rugers & Savages that people like to recommend instead.
Very easy to break down its large & rugged parts for cleaning & maintenance.
Try taking the Ruger American's bolt apart in the field without tools.
Built for environments that would send many inexpensive commercial bolt-guns screaming back to the campfire.
In a good one, accuracy more than adequate for deer.
Downsides are the sights will probably shoot high (easy to correct), the trigger will be long & distinctly un-crisp (can be improved), the bolt may be sticky (can be addressed), and optics are tricky to mount (so don't use optics).
Commercial ammo will be expensive.
You can learn to reload.
In a militaristic survival role, obviously not up to the job today.
In a hunting & critter-shield role, can do the job.
Denis
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