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This created a dilemma for Hawaii’s gun owners, the post explained, because it “left residents seeking lawful training with no independent way to confirm who was approved.” [More] Catch-22…
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It's officially crawfish season in Louisiana. Today, I went to the local boiler and got five pounds with potatoes and corn. Belle and I feasted on that for lunch.
It's also competition season in the CFDA. In March, we get started in earnest, and that means loading ammo. One of the rules of CFDA is that the host club furnishes the ammunition for sanctioned matches. This ensures that every competitor is shooting the same ammo.
I'm taking 10K rounds of loaded ammo to Texas State in late March. They will use my brass, reload it, and bring it to Louisiana State in late May. Loading CFDA ammo is completely different from standard ammo. Technically, the only tool you need for CFDA ammo is a thumb. I can load, comfortably, about 500 per day. I loaded 650 today before my thumb got sore and I decided to call it off. I have about another 4K to load. It'll get done.
In Florida? Where they have permitless and now open carry? So he’d be bringing a flag to a gunfight if people simply exercised their rights? And if Noem, Patel, Trump, and Pirro recognized them…? [Via Michael G]
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Wesley Hunt Unveils ‘Don’t Vote Democrat’ Ad Blasting Cornyn’s Gun Control, Amnesty Record [More] Wait… the two issues are related…? [Via Michael G]
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But when asked for their thoughts on safety measures, cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer readers suggested that arming drivers wouldn’t matter. “It seems some people who own guns must get trigger happy,” another wrote. “If drivers are shot indiscriminately being armed won’t help.” [More] Kinda explains why they get their “news” from the Plain Dealer… … Continue reading "Driven to Despair"
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Gun store owner says FBI asked him to check firearm sales against list of names, pics in Guthrie case… He said none of the names returned a match for firearm purchases within the past year. According to Martin, the agent told him investigators planned to visit additional gun stores to determine whether anyone on the … Continue reading "We’re All Suspects Now"
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Members-only Philly cop bar has been linked to two DUIs — and a third crash kept secret, until now [More] I guess it isn’t fair to judge them unless you’ve staggered a mile in their shoes… [Via Steve T]
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Councilor Loretta Smith, who represents East Portland in District 1, has drafted a city ordinance to allow city councilors to openly carry a firearm while conducting city business. [More] Shall we consult text, history, and tradition? I ask, Who are the militia? They consist now of the whole people, except a few public officers. For … Continue reading "But Not for Thee"
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Breaking Down Virginia With NRA-ILA Executive Director John Commerford [More] How did it all break down in the first place?
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TP-Link is facing legal action from the state of Texas for allegedly misleading consumers with "Made in Vietnam" claims despite China-dominated manufacturing and supply chains, and for marketing its devices as secure despite reported firmware vulnerabilities exploited by Chinese state-sponsored actors.
The Lone Star State's Attorney General, Ken Paxton, is filing the lawsuit against California-based TP-Link Systems Inc., which was originally founded in China, accusing it of deceptively marketing its networking devices and alleging that its security practices and China-based affiliations allowed Chinese state-sponsored actors to access devices in the homes of American consumers.
Anyone who has ever ordered something from Amazon that looked like a good deal, only to discover that the photos weren't exactly depicting what you got - you know that the People's Republic of Chine (a.k.s. PRD, a.k.a. Red China a.k.a. West Taiwan) has a very different (dare we say "predatory") concept of truth in advertising than we do on these shores.
Me, I wouldn't buy one of these things on a dare. FYI, they are something like 60% of the market because they're cheap.
The State previously filed an answer brief taking the position that Appellant Christopher Morgan was properly convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm. On further reflection, the Attorney General is of the view that the conviction violated Morgan’s Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms. Properly understood, the Second Amendment permits … Continue reading "A Proper Understanding"
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Today, the National Rifle Association and Second Amendment Foundation filed an amicus brief in Hall v. Sig Sauer, urging a Pennsylvania federal court to reconsider an order requiring Sig Sauer to disclose its customers’ names and contact information without their consent. [More] It’s nice to see they’ve finally learned their lesson about not sharing credit … Continue reading "That’ll Teach Gun Owners to be ‘Law-Abiding’"
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Roddie Edmonds was defiant, telling the Nazi: “We are all Jews.” [More] I saw that movie: And we see how Europe now honors American sacrifice. [Via Geordan]
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Judge Halts Virginia Gerrymandering [More] Mr. Wolf? (NSFW) Blue Virginia isn’t about to let Red Tazwell County present more than a bump in the road. [Via Michael G]
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[A]s Bruen explained, larger, open places like cities, sidewalks, and parks cannot be considered sensitive places because it would effectively nullify the Second Amendment right to categorically exclude them from its coverage. [More] Thanks for throwing your fellow gun-grabbers under the public transit bus! Now acknowledge that even with closed space “protection,” “it’s”Only Ones” who … Continue reading "Insensitive Places"
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In the great digitization of all my family photos I came across this image.
The story is that the boy in the picture was mad one day and he tore, crumpled, and poked holes in the picture. It was saved anyway because there not many pictures and you could still see the image.
I worked on it in GIMP, because Photoshop costs too much for how often I would use it, and managed, despite my woeful lack of skills, to get it looking like this.
While studying the reality of people protecting themselves from increasing populations of bears, it is impossible to ignore the emotional arguments of those who oppose human killing of bears.
It is as if the opponents of human management believe bears to be immortal, never to die except at the hands of human hunters. This is a false, emotional, irrational belief structure. All predators die. Death by human hunter is overwhelmingly less painful than death without human intervention.
Without human intervention, most bears die in one of three ways:
The most common is being killed and eaten by another bear. Mature males are overwhelmingly the greatest cause of mortality in bear cubs. Many boars learn to actively hunt denning females with cubs. Sometimes they only kill and eat the cubs. Often they kill and eat the female as well. When hunters reduce the numbers of mature males, the number of cubs which survive to become adults increase. Death by predation from a bear is not quick and painless. Bears kill by tearing at and biting their prey to immobilize it. Bears often start eating before the prey is dead.
The second most common death is by starvation. Food available to bears is limited in any area. When food is plentiful, the bear population booms. When the food supply becomes restricted, for any number of reasons, such as weather, fire, insect infestation, excessive predation, or cyclical reduction of production of nuts and berries, the maximum population cannot be supported. The weakest, because of age, injury, or size, die by starvation. It is a slow, painful death. The weakest are also killed and eaten by other bears.
The third most common is by accident. Animals are not immune to accident. There is no department of animal accidents, so most animal accidents occur unnoticed, without numeration. Nature is not safe. Animals drown, fall off cliffs, freeze to death, are struck by lightning, fall into natural traps, are hit by human vehicles and are injured in fights so they cannot feed themselves. Virtually no bears die of old age. As they get older, they lose the ability to defend themselves from other bears, lose the ability to defend food sources, and die by starvation or predation.
Managed human hunting has evolved an ethos where a prime value is the "clean kill" which minimizes the suffering of the animal. Compared to being torn apart by a bear, starvation, or lingering death by accident, death by bullet is quick and painless.
"Natural" is not synonymous with "good". Humans have been demonized for far too long. Humans can manage wildlife populations better than nature. Humans can produce far more biomass per area than nature.
There is no "balance" in nature. Natural "balance" has always been a myth.
Ecosystems are not machines, but dynamic mixes of ever changing processes. Only 12,000 years ago, there were no bears, or any other animals in most of Canada and as far south as Iowa, Indiana, Illinois and Ohio. Michigan, New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine were completely covered with ice thousands of feet thick. There were probably polar bears living on the edges of the permanent ice which extended to large areas of the ocean.
South of the ice in North America there were dire wolves, sabre-toothed tigers, short faced bears, the scimitar cat (about the size of an African lion), the North American lion (larger than African lions). All are extinct as the climate, landscape and species mix changed to include humans, grizzly bears, moose and grey wolves. Humans were the first to make it south of the Canadian border, followed by moose, grey wolves and then grizzly bears.
Humans can manage wildlife populations for greater productivity than when wildlife populations are not managed. Non-management results in horrific swings between environment destroying maximum populations and ghastly minimum population deserts devoid of most large mammals. Most of North America was managed by humans with varying degrees of success long before Europeans were able to establish and maintain a presence. Human management aims for high, but not destructive, productivity.
Human management is better for the ecosystems and the animals involved.
The more power humans have the better they can manage animal populations. Humans have more power now than at any other time. Humans are the only ones who can establish measurements and determine if a policy is increasing productivity or decreasing it, and then make adjustments. Conversely, humans have so much power they can destroy ecosystems. Fortunately, increasing awareness is making such destruction less likely.
Rich civilizations have the resources to afford the management of ecosystems. Good management is popular. No management is bad management. Predators are not immortal. Human management is beneficial for animals and humans.
The myth of immortal predators is part of the growing neo-paganism in the West. It is undermining Western Civilization.
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Deputies said they soon discovered that the suspects had been casing the apartment complex, looking for unlocked vehicles, when they tried to open the driver’s side door of the security guard’s personal vehicle.
According to the report, the security guard was sitting in the front passenger seat at the time and got out of the vehicle to ask the suspects what they were doing on the property.
Deputies said the suspects then robbed the victim at gunpoint and also searched his vehicle.
At one point, the suspects entered the victim’s vehicle and tried to drive away, but the victim was able to disarm Pickens and shoot him several times, authorities said.
Deputies said the victim then exchanged gunfire with Hernandez, who fled the scene on foot after being shot.
According to the report, during the exchange of gunfire, the victim was shot in the back of the head.
California’s New Bill Requires DOJ-Approved 3D Printers That Report on Themselves [More] That report on you… I’m not sure if I’ve ever seen legislation that abrogates so many of the amendments in the Bill of Rights in one edict. But…but…but it’s for the greater good… [Via TactiCool Memes]
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People have carried stuff in their pockets since there have been pockets, and have been carrying small handguns in those pockets since we’ve had guns that fit there. One problem is that the gun can shift ots position around so you seem to have to chase the gun to grab it for the draw. We […]Former Prince Andrew arrested and held for hours on suspicion of misconduct over ties to Epstein [More] Text, history, and tradition says he should be locked up in the Tower of London and then beheaded.
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Jasmine Crockett pushes back on Texas opponent’s claim Trump FCC killed interview, puts blame on CBS [More] So… James Talarico and Stephen Colbert are racists…? [Via Jess]
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Armed Georgia man arrested at US Capitol told police he wanted to ‘talk’ to Congress [More] I saw that episode:
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“Mass illegal migrations are an invasion, and that invasion destroys a republican form of government of, by, and for the citizens of this nation,” he argued. “To fail to aggressively pursue this constitutionally mandated duty should be considered high treason.” [More] So… when do they start indicting pathway to citizenship Democrats and cheap labor Republicans?
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Flynn, a Christian mom of two, teacher and volleyball coach, was shot and killed in her home in Tipp City early Monday morning as her husband, Caleb Flynn, 39, and two children slept. [More] Yeah, I didn’t buy that either.
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Mom, I know you've been in the recliner with a blanket for a few days with the stomach flu, but just a reminder, I have a toy, and I am a retriever, when you're ready. - Sunny D. Lab
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Cover and Concealment – What Your Vehicle Offers I’ve attended and taught a whole bunch of classes where we’ve shot into and out of cars. It’s a useful exercise. If you haven’t done a […]By Lee Williams SAF Investigative Journalism Project Special to Liberty Park Press Christopher Morgan was convicted in Pennsylvania in 2007 after he was caught carrying a firearm without a state license. Fifteen years later, he was stopped by a Florida officer, whom he told of a pistol in the center console of his car. Morgan […]
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On February 20, 1472, the Orkney and Shetland Islands were ceded by Norway to Scotland as part of a dowry payment. (Pictured are some of the Shetland Islands.) — February 20, 1824: The first description of a dinosaur: ‘Megalosaurus or Great Fossil Lizard of Stonesfield’ was pesented to the Geological Society of London by William Buckland, beginning dinosaur mania — SurvivalBlog Writing Contest Today we present another entry for Round 123 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The prizes for this round include: First Prize: A Gunsite Academy Three-Day Course Certificate. This can be used for any of their one, …
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(Continued from Part 1.) Rechargables Rechargeable batteries come in a much wider variety of chemistries than primary ones, including nickel–cadmium (NiCd), nickel–metal hydride (NiMH) and various lithium-ion (Li-ion) and Lithium Polymer (LiPo) chemistries. It’s important to understand the ‘Li-ion’ and ‘LiPo’ aren’t specific chemistries, they’re categories of chemistries that use Lithium as one of the components of the electrolyte. Li-ion batteries use a liquid electrolyte, are usually cylindrical, and common chemistries include: Lithium Cobalt Oxide (LiCoO2, LCO): Known for high energy density and used in portable electronics like smartphones, tablets, and laptops. It has a nominal voltage of 3.60V with …
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In Economics & Investing Media of the Week we feature photos, charts, graphs, maps, video links, and news items of interest to preppers. This week, another look at the penny shortage. The thumbnail below is click-expandable. Economics & Investing Links of Interest More retailers impacted by penny shortage: How they’re responding. Reader H.L. sent this: Copper Prices Hit a Record $13,000 per Ton in January 2026. During the annual Lunar New Year/Spring Festival, the Shanghai metals markets will be closed from February 15, 2026 (Sunday) to February 23, 2026 (Monday). They will open as usual on February 24, 2026. …
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“A system of capitalism presumes sound money, not fiat money manipulated by a central bank. Capitalism cherishes voluntary contracts and interest rates that are determined by savings, not credit creation by a central bank.” – Ron Paul
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Poland surpasses 1 million registered guns as Poles continue to arm themselves [More] Based on old numbers, it doesn’t seem out of line to speculate there are half again as many unregistered one.
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Okay, okay - Mass.gov has been hallucinating for years and years. But now they're automating things:
Today, Governor Maura Healey announced the launch of the ChatGPT-powered Artificial Intelligence (AI) Assistant for the state’s workforce, with the goal of making government work better and faster for people.
"Open the pod bay doors, HAL."
In the world of suppressors, six years is a long time. That’s how long the Nomad Ti family has been around, and its latest generation marks a significant departure from previous designs. It still has the deep tone and versatility we’ve come to appreciate, but instead of being a welded, tubeless can, the new one is fabricated via additive manufacturing... more
- The Arrestee Formerly Known as Prince
- Someone better alert the Board of Peace
- There is no such thing as grand strategy
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Police responded at 11:09 p.m. to a shooting near the intersection of Dauphin and South Joachim streets. Mobile Police Chief William Jackson said at a news conference that five men and two women, ranging in age from 24 to 30, suffered gunshot wounds. One of the victims remains in critical condition, according to the chief.
Jackson said the second shooting took place minutes later, about a block away, in the parking lot at Joachim and Conti streets, across from the Saenger Theatre. He said investigators have determined that was a would-be robbery and that the victim shot the assailant to death in an exchange of gunfire.
“We thought at first that it was all one incident,” he said. “We learned throughout the night that it was not one incident. It was two that happened almost simultaneously.”
I recently had a reader write me to ask the following question: “I live in a suburb of Austin, Cedar Park, in a standard housing subdivision. I’ve always wondered if it matters locking the gate (standard neighborhood picket fence) to my backyard or not for home security. It only stops the kids or the […]On February 19, 2008, Fidel Castro finally stepped down as Cuba’s president. He was then 81 years old and had been in power for 49 years. His successor was his younger brother Raul, who was also a stiff-necked communist. He held power until 2021. The nation is still mired in communist bureaucracy and central planning. — And on February 19, 1910, Typhoid Mary (Mary Mallon) was freed from her first periods of forced isolation and went on to cause several further outbreaks of typhoid in the New York area. — SurvivalBlog Writing Contest Today we present another entry for Round …
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There have been many articles by myself and others on SurvivalBlog that discuss the use of mobile electronic devices such as radios, flashlights, cell phones, red dot sights, drones, cameras, etc. for emergency preparedness and disaster scenarios. The one thing all such devices have in common is that they require power of some sort, usually in the form of a battery, and without power those devices are about as useful as a paper weight (I guess you could use them as projectiles). Understanding how batteries work and how to best manage them can help ensure you get a long and …
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SurvivalBlog presents another edition of The Survivalist’s Odds ‘n Sods. This column is a collection of news bits and pieces that are relevant to the modern survivalist and prepper from JWR. Our goal is to educate our readers, to help them to recognize emerging threats, and to be better prepared for both disasters and negative societal trends. You can’t mitigate a risk if you haven’t first identified a risk. In today’s column, more on the rise of robot technology. The Robot Revolution Is Nigh Survivalog staff writer Tom Christianson was the first of several folks to suggest this American Spectator …
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“Let every man, every corporation, and especially let every village, town, and city, every county and State, get out of debt and keep out of debt. It is the debtor that is ruined by hard times.” – Rutherford B. Hayes
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NEW from Gemtech comes a 5.7x28mm optimized suppressor! We take a first look at the Nebula 5.7, only 9oz, 7", and very affordable!It appears that our nation's capital just suffered the biggest raw sewage spill in the country's history. Fromm reports, this happened in January and it dumped millions of gallons of raw sewer into the Potomac River. That ain't good.
They are trying to figure it out. It seems that some of the blame can be laid at the feet of the chair of the Water Board, who is neither an engineer nor a water systems operator. No, she's a DEI hire. Instapundit lays out the case.
Dr. Unique N. Morris-Hughes is a DEI bureaucrat, non profit “educator”, grant disperser of taxpayer money, & former asst head of a boys charter school
I'm sure that Dr. Morris-Hughes is a charming, educated person, but it this who the residents of Washington DC want running their water system? Water systems are large, complicated, dirty infrastructure that is the backbone of modern civilization. Getting clean water into a city and dirty water out is a highly technical job. Just because someone has a PhD in Some Unrelated Bullshit, doesn't mean that they are a good candidate to run a water system.
An Irishman moves into a tiny hamlet in County Kerry, walks into the pub and promptly orders three beers.The bartender raises his eyebrows, but serves the man three beers, which he drinks quietly at a table, alone.An hour later, the man has finished the three beers and orders three more.This happens yet again.The next evening the man again orders and drinks three beers at a time, several times. Soon the entire town is whispering about the Man Who Orders Three Beers.Finally, a week later, the bartender broaches the subject on behalf of the town. "I don't mean to pry, but folks around here are wondering why you always order three beers?"'Tis odd, isn't it?" the man replies, "You see, I have two brothers, and one went to America, and the other to Australia. We promised each other that we would always order an extra two beers whenever we drank as a way of keeping up the family bond."The bartender and the whole town was pleased with this answer, and soon the Man Who Orders Three Beers became a local celebrity and source of pride to the hamlet, even to the extent that out-of-towners would come to watch him drink.Then, one day, the man comes in and orders only two beers. The bartender pours them with a heavy heart. This continues for the rest of the evening - he orders only two beers. The word flies around town. Prayers are offered for the soul of one of the brothers.The next day, the bartender says to the man, "Folks around here, me first of all, want to offer condolences to you for the death of your brother. You know-the two beers and all..."The man ponders this for a moment, then replies, "You'll be happy to hear that my two brothers are alive and well... It's just that I, myself, have decided to give up drinking for Lent."
Cheers!
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The incident occurred early Sunday morning, around 2:39 a.m. on the 700 block of East Sonterra Boulevard, when SAPD officers responded to a reported disturbance. Police said a 35-year-old man was disrupting the location and was asked to leave by three security guards.
The guards escorted the suspect toward his vehicle, and as they reached it, the man allegedly took out a gun and pointed it at the three other men. One of the security guards then fired at the man, striking him.
While officers investigated, they learned that the owner of a neighboring business heard the break-in at 5:30 AM and attempted to intervene. The business owner reported that one suspect ducked behind a counter, then suddenly stood up and pulled his hand from his pocket. Fearing for his life, the owner drew his handgun and shot the suspect. When the second suspect approached him, the owner fired a second round. The three men then struggled, and one suspect took the owner’s firearm before fleeing with the wounded suspect.
At approximately 6:30 AM, officers responded to the University of New Mexico Hospital after receiving a report of a shooting victim. Montoya arrived at the hospital and told officers he had been shot while walking near Tramway and Manitoba NE, claiming the shooting was unintentional. Montoya had a gunshot wound to the upper left side of his abdomen according to the criminal complaint.
Detectives continued investigating throughout the day and determined that Montoya had been shot during the Nob Hill burglary and NOT on a nature walk in the foothills as he stated. They executed a search warrant at his residence, 5608 Eastern Ave. SE, where they recovered 10 bags of Pokémon and sports trading cards stolen from the Nob Hill store. The cards are valued at thousands of dollars. Detectives also recovered a blood-stained tan hooded sweatshirt, burglary tools and the .22 caliber handgun allegedly taken from the store owner during the altercation.
February 18, 1678: John Bunyan‘s Christian novel “The Pilgrim’s Progress” was published in London by Nathaniel Ponder. Pictured is John Bunyan’s Tomb, at Bunhill Field, London. — Today is also the birthday of astronaut Theodore Cordy “Ted” Freeman (February 18, 1930 – October 31, 1964.) Ted Freeman and his wife Faith were friends of my mother and father. Both my father and Ted Freeman were stationed at Bryan Air Force base in the early 1950s, and they rented houses three blocks apart, in College Station, Texas. (My father was a T-33 instructor pilot.) About ten years later, while training as …
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Imagine that you were a weakling who kept his cash under his mattress, and you lived in a bad neighborhood that was dominated by the Mafia. Every year or two, Mafia thugs would come by and threaten to beat you to death, and demand: “Half for us and half for you.” That is a bit like what it is like to live in an era of mass inflation. But with inflation, the cash extractions are gradual, and almost invisible. No thugs. Just melting purchasing power. Perhaps I chose a poor analogy, but bear with me, while I explain: As a …
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Our weekly Snippets column is a collection of short items: responses to posted articles, practical self-sufficiency items, how-tos, lessons learned, tips and tricks, and news items — both from readers and from SurvivalBlog’s editors. Note that we may select some long e-mails for posting as separate letters. — SurvivalBlog reader Tim J. sent us this: The Culture of Raising Barns. o o o “Everyone’s Grandma Is Selling the Silver Chandelier, Forks, Knives” as Scrap Volumes Overwhelm Refiners. o o o J.T. in Florida sent this television news link: Civilians in Florida are training like soldiers: ‘Best prevention to war’. JWR’s …
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“The more the state ‘plans’ the more difficult planning becomes for the individual.” – Friedrich Von Hayek
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Today I loaded up 50 rounds of .30-30 (.30 WCF) reduced loads with lead bullets and Unique powder. These will primarily be fired in a late 1940s-vintage Stevens 325-B bolt action.
The bullets were 1990s-vintage Alberts Scheutzen Plinker 154 grain swaged lead from my late father's stash. I used some Federal No.210 large rifle primers I bought back then when I was loading .30-06 for shooting in an M-1 Garand in Service Rifle competition back in the 90s. I haven't loaded much high power rifle since then.
After seating but before crimping:
Aesthetically, I really like the retro look of these loads.
I chose a mild charge of 9.0 grains of Unique, which should drive the bullet to around 1200 - 1300 FPS, but I'll run some over a chronograph to be sure. I've see data for 150 grain lead bullets with up to 11.0 grains of Unique.
I also inventoried my .30 caliber cast bullets. I have a box of Lasercast 170 grain RNFPs. They are designed to use a gas check but those aren't installed. I have a bag of gas checks which I can add using my Lee sizer, and did that for 20 bullets. I also have some Lee 178 grain RNFP gas checked bullets from MOD Outfitters, sized .310. I should be able to drive the gas checked bullets close to 2,000 FPS. I'll try using Winchester 748 powder or IMR 3031 for that.