To say that a Mak is only a 'little' more powerful than a .22 implies a lack of experience with one, the other, or both.
An excellent, affordable 'survival battery' that you could carry with you would be a Mak and a scoped .22 rifle, or a scoped centerfire hunting rifle and a .22 pistol.
An excellent, affordable 'survival battery' that you could carry with you would be a Mak and a scoped .22 rifle, or a scoped centerfire hunting rifle and a .22 pistol.