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Sunday, November 12, 2023

Ammo Prices - October 2023

Military Ammo prices are rising from September 2023 prices and are still well above Pre-Biden prices in 2019 after significant inflation driven by Democrats (not really Biden who is just a puppet) excessive spending. Why are military ammo prices increasing?

There are unconfirmed reports that the US Government has ordered Lake City Army Ammunition Plant to stop selling surplus ammo to civilians. Some suggests this is due to war, or more likely the high risk of war.

There are still some 5.56 X 45mm ammo available, but all the lower cost links from last month are sold out at the time of this writing, but some is still while supplies last at the following links:

Federal 5.56x45mm NATO Ammunition F556A 55 Grain Champion Jacketed Soft Point 20 (outdoorlimited.com)

5.56x45mm Ammo at Ammo.com: Cheap 5.56 Ammo Online Here

PMC 5.56X X-Tac 5.56x45mm NATO 55 gr Full Metal Jacket Boat Tail (FMJBT) 20 Bx/ 50 Cs | Gman Sport (gmansportingarms.com)

9mm Prices are holding steady, but may see price spikes in the future, if this military ammo trend continues.

Here are some of the lower priced suppliers from the hundred plus that I check each month:

9mm 115gr FMJ PMC Bulk Ammo For Sale - 9A - 1000 Rounds (bulkmunitions.com)

Bulk 9mm Ammo for Sale - 115 gr FMJ - CCI Blazer Brass - 1000 rounds (luckygunner.com)

https://ammo.com/handgun/9mm-ammo?quantity=19

Federal American Eagle Subsonic 9mm 147gr FMJ Ammo AE9FP - 1000 (bulkmunitions.com)

https://grabagun.com/win-usa-9mm-115gr-jhp-50-500.html

A 22 rifle or pistol is great for learning to shoot, hunting small game, and providing high volume cover fire at the lowest cost. A couple hundred bucks can buy thousands of rounds of 22 Ammo. How much Ammo should you have? Click HERE to answer that question.

Armscor 50015PH Rimfire 22 LR 36 gr High Velocity Hollow Point (HVHP) 50 Bx/ 100 Cs | Gman Sport (gmansportingarms.com)

https://www.gmansportingarms.com/product/federal-729b800-range-22-lr-40-gr-lead-round-nose-lrn-800-bx-4-cs#product_detail

Bulk 22 LR Ammo For Sale - 38 Grain CPHP Ammunition in Stock by Aguila - 2000 Rounds (luckygunner.com)

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Saturday, August 5, 2023

Sustainable Meal Planning - Lunch

Part of our long term sustainable survival must be meal planning. A bottoms up approach considering how many men, women, children and livestock we will need to feed is essential to planning our food supply. Calories, nutrition, variety and desirable taste (spices) are all important.

We have covered Breakfast; So lets look at Lunch.

Without reviewing details covered in our Livestock series, the easiest animals to raise are Chickens, by far, followed by Pigeons, Rabbits and Goats; possibly Ducks and Fish if you have ample surface water. Bees are easy to raise and honey is the easiest most natural sweetener you can find. Nuts are also a good source of protein and preserve well.

With this in mind, a sustainable life style Lunch might be as follows:

Egg or Egg Salad Sandwich with Lettuce & Tomato
Meat Sandwich
Loaf of home baked bread
Perhaps a glass of goats milk
Maybe some garden grown vegetables like beans, corn or peas.

To achieve this Lunch, we will need:

Eggs

Eight laying hens per person.
About 200 lbs of chicken feed per person (per year)
Four 50 lb size sacks to package and store the grain
About 0.25 acres of land to raise this feed

Bread

Baking Soda, Baking Poweder or Yeast or sour dough bread mix
300 lbs of grain per year per person.
Six 50 lb size sacks to package and store the grain
About 0.50 acres of land (per person) to raise these grains.

Meat

About 650 lbs of feed per person (per year)
Thirteen 50 lb size sacks to package and store the grain
About 1.5 acres of land to raise this feed

Milk

One nanny goat that is milked daily
About 400 lbs of feed per person (per year)
Eight 50 lb size sacks to package and store the grain
About 1.0 acres of land to raise this feed

Totals

Pounds of grain - 1,550
Feed Storage Sacks - 31
Acres of land - 3.25

These are the requirements per person, per year, for one meal - Lunch. Based on heirloom crops with limited fertilizer, but rotating the crops and resting the land every other year.

So as you can see, sustainable living is not easy. The Prepper Handbook available on Amazon Kindle for $4.99 has a Sustainable food model shown to help develop your own meal plan.

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