Posted on 03/07/2009 1:12:42 AM PST by marktwain
If you have been to the range lately, you probably have noticed that we are no longer a nation of marksmen! Most of the ammo that is used in the course of a hunting season ends up in trees or in the dirt so the game may last a little longer than projected.
You said — “Answer: It depends if you can hit the target on the first try or the 100th try.”
Well, if it’s the Chinese or the Muslims who are the targets, who are “coming to get you” — then you’re gonna need a lot of ammo, even if you hit them on the first shot... LOL...
It has been shown that damn near every famine in the 20th century was man made. Two examples; Ukraine in the 1930s and Bangladesh in the 70s.
Ahhh..., the good ole Heartland...
The amount of ammo a person needs is the amount they don’t blab about on the internet for all the intelligence agencies and gun grabbers to see.
South central Iowa/North Central Missouri is a great area. Low, stable rural based population, two hours away from any city of size, rolling hills for terrain, lots of wooded areas to hide, good soil for growing, game aplenty. Unionville/Centerville region is a phenomenal place if you had to survive.
Another thing that is vitally important is consolidation of physical assets (i.e., find some people with whom you share a deep trust and prepare TOGETHER for the SHTF eventuality: Not only is there safety in numbers, but no one person has all the skills necessary for prolonged survival; thus it is essential that one forge a core group of talented [i.e., useful] people and work together. The number need not exceed 10 - 12 people).
Look at northern Arizona where you have four dark-red counties (Mohave, Coconino, Yavapai, and Navajo.) If our counties were the size of those in the East, you'd have five tiny red spots encompassing the cities of Kingman, Prescott, Flagstaff, Holbrook, and Show Low-Pinetop-Lakeside. Most of the rest would be white empty space like you see in the Great Plains, spread over an area almost as large as New England.
The same is true of the southern counties in Arizona, and many of the large counties of New Mexico, Nevada, and even California.
-ccm
I just noticed this. A better description would be "percussion muzzle-loading shotguns".
Over 80% of the people in this country live in cities. They (mostly) have no guns or the ability to use them. If the SHTF they will sit in their dwellings and wait for the government (0bama) to rescue them. Most of them will be dead withen 7 days. The survivors, ie: those who DO have guns, will then go out into the country to try to survive by stealing from those that live in the country. They will be in for a rude awakening when they discover that their intended victims, unlike their urban counterparts, actually have firearms and know how to use them.
After the remaining city dwellers are dispatched there will be plenty of game for the country folk. Those that live in the suburbs and have a place to go need to get out as soon as the SHTF. The hard part will be knowing when that is.
My family lived in Phoenix before the days of air conditioning. People who had to stay there for the summer slept on their porches, surrounded by wet bedsheets. Even a 100+ degree temperature can be remarkably comfortable after dark in the bone-dry desert, if you have evaporative cooling and a pool.
Often, the wife and kids were sent to San Diego or to a cabin in the high northern part of the state for the summer, while the men remained in town to tend to business and joined their families on weekends. A few hardy prostitutes did a roaring business during the week.
-ccm
Well said. As a matter of fact, I'm off to the range to shoot my last box of .45 ACP this very day.
-ccm
Good analysis, Ccmay.
Examples:
Eddy County New Mexico - population about 45,000, area about 4000 square miles.
Anderson County Tennessee - population about 45,000, area about 450 square miles.
I don’t have any.
And the knowledge of the terrain. It is sad that I have considered such things as choke points, where crossfires from above will be horrific, but then again, I'm not a person who wanted to see society in pieces; I didn't want "change"...
I think I have found a use for empty three liter soda bottles - water storage. I now have quite a collection.
Good idea?
How much? As much as you can buy and store.
I hope everyone knows that US military (steel) ammo boxes have rubber gaskets in the lids. I took mine (empty) and did a backyard garden hose test - no leaks.
If the gasket is missing don’t buy it,
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