Ronald_55

@Danger Rane So do you know what models you have?

Congrats! You are good then. My place has poison oak, poison sumach, grape vines, ivy... lol. On a serious note, if you see the base root, the best way is to burn that root out with a hot long-term fire. Dig around it and use a bag of brickets topped with kindling and then larger pieces of wood. So far sprays and such have only killed out the vine for me, not the root.

I have been seriously looking at some armor to add to my gear. Rarely am I really looking at tactical style gear. I like to be a little lower profile than that. So I have no experience with it. I also need to keep it in a budget that keeps me out of the dog house. My better half does not approve of my, as she calls it, "crazy ideas." I fully know the old "you get what you pay for". That is why the prices I am seeing from AR500.com make me ask. I see sub $200 plate carriers with level III armor plates. I know the carriers are not ballistic, so that explains part of it. So does anyone have one if these? Do you like it? Is it comfortable? I have a gut, so that is a worry for me. I don't want it riding up to my chin. Btw, I did look st some older posts, but they were old enough that I thought it wise to get updated info. Thanks in advance

Is the mag tube on that rifle longer than the barrel?

Huh.. my app seems to still be working. Sad that they feel this is so evil. Can we pull the McDonald's app? You know fast food kills people...

Great! Trying to get my class arranged so I'll have to have this done soon.

Does the local PD do ink?

I hope to get to something like that soon. I know I can live without electricity though. So I am conpleting those plans first.

Not on topic, but try the coffee at Weigles at Exit 398 (Strawberry Plains)..good stuff...

Could you not make the owner responsible for cleaning up the dump as a sale requirement or make them set aside so much money toward you doing it? I have heard of that before. If that 3.6 acres/2br was close to me 42k would be a steal.

Are they the "Red Man "or "Skoal" sub-species?

Gld you got a neighborly response. The rental house across from us has had sone real a-holes that would not have cared of their kids shot 12ga buckshot at my house. Hope it all gets fixed up soon.

Nice guns and Harleys, but the guy on the right needs better fitting gloves....or he is some kind of alien

You mean Pizza Hut will not deliver in SHTF??? Lol

You beat me to it. And you are so right about prep water. It takes more than you think to boil beans or pasta. If you have access to a natural water source be sure to put back water purification chemical or bleach. Having to boil all the water is very labor intensive.

I have several of those p-38s around in my kits. I store a mix of ready to eat canned (home and store) food, dry food (pasta, beans, etc. ), S.O.S bars, and freeze dried stuff like Mountain House makes. Taking it all into account I try to have roughly 60 days at the moment. I am adding dry goods as I have space and funds. They require much less rotation if stored properly. Water is a big deal and I keep looking for better solutions to store it. The Mountain House stuff is not cheap, but is reserved for my "get out of Dodge" on foot supplies. The S.O.S. bars ( http://amzn.to/2omzxQj) are stocked in my car bags since they require no prep, have a long life, and can stand up to the heat.

Never think you had it the worst. About the same age my Mom bought me 5 sweatsuits to wear to school. The sweatshirts and pants matched in color. Maroon, forest green, red, navy, and black. They were not even the elastic waist type, these had strings. I had to constantly keep pulling them up. I pretty much resembled a fat blob of a single color. I wore those from the fall all the way until it was too hot to in the summer.

I saw this article before. Man they have their priorities spot on. I mean no one needs to find the Zodiac Killer, but everyone needs movie memorabilia....

Things like this are a chain of events. If 9mm is the most prevalent caliber, more people buy 9mm. When more people buy 9mm, the manufactures make more 9mm guns and ammo. It is even more pronounced when you involve large organizations like the FBI or police departments. With so many calibers around today, it would take a major marketing push to get enough people to adopt it and make a difference. That kind of money and influence is not easy to round up. If you want to try, start by talking it up to friends and people at the range. Let them try it out. Maybe that will prompt them to look at it. Don't expect to see thousands of converts anytime soon though.

Growing up we had a huge snowstorm that knocked out power for a bunch of days and stranded us at home. My parent's thought about stuff like that so we just stoked the woodstove up higher and cooked off the top of it. We all camped on the living room floor in front of the fireplace. We packed all the food from the fridge and freezer in coolers and buried them outside in the snow. I guess that might be part of what taught me that I wanted to be ready for most anything that came along. I have propane logs that can heat about the entire house with a tank that would last months. I keep a closet full of quilts on top of that. My 2 burner Coleman stove is at the ready to give us hot food, warm water, and clean drinking water. I always keep a manual can opener and a cupboard full of canned goods. Most could be eaten straight from the can if I needed to conserve stove fuel. I have a large box of candles and holders tucked away right next to my extra flashlights and batteries. I purposely picked a house in a flood free area and we are not prone to hurricanes or tornadoes here. I do have things I would like to do still, but i have the basics covered for a lot of scenarios.

Yes please...

@bud I have been working on an Amazon list of this sort and I know a few possibilities. It really depends on your intended use. Why don't you PM me some info on how you want to use it and we can talk about some options. I would rather not have anyone post detailed planning publicly. Thanks

If you decide to do a rifle and want to go new, but cheap, even some thing like this CVA Hunter 7mm-08 Remington Break-Action Rifle for $229 should do. Though you could probably get something in a bolt action or semi used in the same range. https://www.academy.com/shop/pdp/cva-hunter-7mm-08-remington-break-action-rifle#repChildCatid=1028838 I will leave caliber discussions to the experts. I have never coyote hunted myself. Dad has taken a couple, but he has done it with his shotgun and his .444 levergun. Neither of those are ideal, but he had them close at hand.

Well they issue 15, but one goes to a conservation club and another to a young sportsman. So I am guessing pretty slim...

Depending on local rules and other wildlife in the area, trapping might be an option. Just be sure you are not gonna catch your dogs or neighbors pets. Live trapping might be best. Then your 9mm could be used to dispatch them. And mistake catches could be released.