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Wednesday, November 25, 2020

Ammo Inventory Target

With two major ammo shortages in 11 years (2009 - 2020), it raises the question of how much Ammo should I have?

The first shortage was in 2019 when the Obama Administration made a massive government purchase buying more ammo for a Social Security Investigator than a Soldier in the Army uses in a year. Perhaps they were preparing to quell an uprising by the people.

This second one was driven by massive consumer buying due to the violence in large cities, and the fear of a Civil War driven in part by the 2020 US Presidential Election with record numbers of mail in ballots being sent out and hundreds of voter fraud cases documented and no telling how many were not caught.

During this second Ammo shortage, ammo prices doubled and in some cases tripled. Think about how much more ammo you could have bought if you and spent the same dollars a year ago. Think about how tight the ammo supply would be if the SHTF.

You can't have too much Ammo, but what are some good amounts to have?

Here is how we answer this question.

First we consider how many guns do we need to provide ammo for? More guns = more ammo.
How long do you want your ammo supply to last? A few hours? A few days, weeks, months?

Consuming Ammo under the following scenarios, you can see that we can use a lot in an hour.

Here is how long 1,000 rounds of Ammo will last you:

Think about this... the Light Combat firing rate is BANG....Thousand one, thousand two, thousand three, thousand four, thousand five, BANG! This is 12 rounds / minute, so definitely not rapid fire or anything unreasonable. A thousand rounds of ammo will last 1.4 hours at this rate.

So this raises the question, how long do you want your Ammo Supply to last? Are you sitting down?

Yes, these numbers may seem large, and 8 hours per day is only an example and unlikely, but consider, this is what would be required for just one shooter. Imagine the Ammo consumption if you had several shooters.

Here is an example for 8 hours of shooting per WEEK.

Here is an example for 8 hours of shooting per Month.

Still big numbers, so I go back to my earlier statement, that you can't have too much ammo. In a severe economic melt down, 8 hours per day may be realistic early on, but over time dropping to 8 hours per month or even less in time.

One point I would add: Well in to a SHTF Event, there will be plenty of guns available in the hands of the dead, who ran out of ammo. So consider investing in more ammo as opposed to more guns, once you have a gun or two for each person in your family/group.

So here are some suggested ammo inventory numbers:

The number is higher on 22 caliber rifles, as that ammo is cheap, can be used to economically train new shooters and hunt small game, but also lay down heavy cover fire.

The numbers are lower on Revolvers & Bolt Actions, which fire & reload slower than Semi-Autos.

Shotguns are higher due to the versatility of the different shot sizes ranging from Slugs, Buck Shot, #4, and #6 shot, all great for hunting different sizes of game animals.

Here is a reasonable price at which I would consider stocking up to have enough Ammo.

At these prices above, and the quantities higher above, here is what you might expect to invest, considering 10% Premium Personal Protection ammo and 90% target rounds.

Even without a major SHTF event, ammo is often in short supply. Imagine how bad it could be.

Plan ahead and stock up when the time is right.

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Saturday, October 24, 2020

Best 2020 Christmas Gifts

After the COVID Pandemic is the best time to introduce your loved ones to prepping; even those who resist or resent Prepping. Now they will be open to having a few sensible preparations.... just don't say I told you so.

So here are a few Christmas Gifts that you can get them, because you care.

Masks to protect from airborne virus
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COVID-19 did not even make the top 10 list, so it could have been much worse. Imagine a Pandemic Scenario where 10% of the global population dies instead of 0.01% like on COVID-19. It is believed that Small Pox wiped out at least 50% of the Native American Population and possibly as much as 90%. Imagine 9 out of 10 people you know dying..... It could be MUCH worse next time, especially in large cities.

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Wednesday, October 21, 2020

Why We Prep

THIS is why:

With looming ballot harvesting & potential election fraud, violence is brewing. How much ammo do you need? One box of 50 will last less than 1 hour if you are shooting 1 round per minute to deter violent aggressors. Ammo price have doubled, if you can even find any, and most guns are sold out. So it's basically too late.

How do you prepare for rioting & looting?

How do you protect your home and your neighborhood?

What are the basic things I need to start with?

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Sunday, September 6, 2020

ICE Fishing for Survival

Alone season 7 demonstrated the importance of survival fishing skills, and in the Arctic region, ice fishing may be the only option for several months of the year. So here is what you need to know.

Using "Tip Ups" and fishing multiple holes spaced about 10 yards apart will increase your chances. Primitive Tip Ups (video) are fairly easy to make with a pocket knife and small saw as shown above.

Multiple interconnecting squares are a good fishing hole pattern to use. Start with the center 4 holes and then expand to the X shape. Drill & try just the far hole on the second set, then just the far hole on the third set, then fourth & fifth. Fish these holes with Tip Up's and then drill more holes in the areas that catch the most fish.

You want a weight at the bottom of the line, and one or more hooks coming off at different depths. The example #2 below (from: www.bcfishingjournal.com) shows one hook, but if fishing in deep water, you could use multiple hooks at different depths, although one (1) foot above the bottom or above the vegetation on the bottom is usually the best place to start, as fish stay deep in cold weather. But try a few lines at multiple depths to see what works best. Bobbing the line up & down about 1 foot can attract fish to your bait.

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Saturday, September 5, 2020

Fabricated Coin Shortage

Its the year of COVID-19, a deadly virus imported from China (like most goods we buy), and there is reportedly a "Coin Shortage."

Are you hoarding coins? Do you know anyone who is hoarding coins? Then why are businesses requiring we use a credit card, or have exact change, under the guise of a "Coin Shortage?" There is clearly something they are not telling us.

The Washington Post, one of many extreme Left leaning Propaganda machines for the Globalist Democrats says the following:

Americans don’t have to look far to see the damage wrought by the pandemic and recession. Car cup holders, sofa cushions, piggy banks and maybe even wallets laden with pocket change are fueling the nation’s great coin debacle.

Is your car cup holder, or sofa cushions suddenly full of coins like never before? This is because it is a HOAX, with a hidden agenda, controlled by the very richest Globalist, who seek to transform America into their possession. They already control our foreign owned Media and Democrat Politicans like puppets, and now want to eliminate cash, so they can monitor every financial transaction we do.

Our only recourse will be to Barter with others, but then selling food with out a government license or USDA inspection, is illegal (in most cases), so they can control our food supply (and us) in the name of consumer safety, despite the fact that all the contaminated foods are coming from commercial producers that already comply with these requirements.

After 20+ years of Americans spending a Billion dollars per day more on foreign goods) like oil from the Middle East and electronics and toys from China) than we sell, these foreigners, rich with US dollars have bought and own over 60% of our country.

They have a huge vested interest in how our country is ran as they seek to control it through their biased media and businesses who mislead Americans while also donating massive sums of money to Democrats, who want open borders, to Take our Guns, de-fund our police, and eliminate Tariffs, that didn't destroy the US economy like they said it would, but rather boosted to to higher levels than ever before.

Absolute Free Trade is not fair to US Businesses and is NOT healthy for America. China, our biggest threat (not Russia) has been cheating Americans with our governments blessing for years, and taking our jobs. How many things do you buy that say "Made in Russia?"

IF this Coin Shortage does not make you suspicious, then nothing will. Don't get me wrong, there IS a coin shortage, but it is not because of you or I are hoarding them, but someone else is hoarding a lot of them for some strange reason.

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