Jamie Jackson

Did anybody here attend?   Man...I would have loved to take this one! But work, and my creditors, insisted otherwise.   I hope anyone that attended will give an AAR on here. I'd like to hear your thoughts, insights, experiences. :up:       Randy...Is this class a regular...yearly...offering?

  I wish I could have been there. But gotta pay the bills. :yuck:   Looking forward to the videos Spiff. At least then I can experience it vicariously.

Excellent post Dennis!  :up:  And the start to a very good story...any additional chapters coming?   Good point as well. We never know what the day holds. Our efforts, imho, should allow us to carry on with as little inconvenience, and disruption, as possible. And being able to lessen our dependence on the established "systems" is always a plus. And it looks to be a necessity in the coming times.

I'm impressed with them DL.   I e-mailed them about bulk ordering 147 gr 9mm's. They promptly replied and were very helpful. I'll definitely check out their facebook page. Thanks again.

I just got in from running a couple of hundred through a practice session.   100% excellent as far as I'm concerned.  :up:   A bulk order will be headed their way. Happy to spend my hard earned money in TN.

Thank you again DL. Especially for the head's up on the price increase.   I'll check with Spiffy, Brad and Neil and see about a group purchase before the increase.   Much obliged.

Thank you DL.   I received a 1000 of their 147 gr 9mm's a few weeks ago.   I have a couple of hundred rounds rolled up and ready for the range tomorrow.   My former supplier got overwhelmed and is currently not accepting orders. So I found falcon bullets. it's good to hear your recommendation.   :hat:

Good Grief...a excellent example of an ingenious solution to a nonexistent problem...     For less than $299.00 I will stand behind the buyer and count your their rounds for 'em... :squint:

  That's unfortunate...but dehydrating them is certainly good stuff.   Are you talking about canned fresh, or pickled? Did you waterbath or pressure can them?   We pressure can all of our fresh tomatoes as the acid content these days is a bit questionable (at least to me) to risk waterbath canning. The only time we've had sealing failures was with old canning lids...like 10+ year old or older lids given to us.

  Careful my friend...canning is a gateway "drug" to all on Prepping. :cool:       Prag’s Pickled Tomatoes GREEN TOMATO DILL PICKLES - KOSHER STYLE     Fixin’s: Green tomatoes cut into 4th’s or 6th’s depending on tomato size Garlic: one peeled clove or a teaspoon of minced garlic if that’s what you have on hand. Mixed whole peppercorns one teaspoon One teaspoon dill seed Small slice of onion A “piece” of a grape leaf, approximately 2x2”. I don’t know how it works, but it darn sure makes the pickled “stuff” stay crisp.     I start by putting the garlic, onions, dill, grape leaf, and peppercorns into my Hot sterilized jars… Then I add the tomatoes…   Make a brine of the water, vinegar and salt. Boil until the salt is fully dissolved. 2 qts. water 1 qt. vinegar 1 c. canning salt, iodized salt will cause cloudiness…but it’ll do if you must. Pour the hot brine over the pickles to within 1/2 inch of top of the jar. Put on cap, screw band firmly tight. Process in boiling water bath 15 minutes.   These will be ready for use in 4-6 weeks.

    Truer words were never spoken.   Concealable, Reliable, Durable, 15 + rounds and proven performance... and more accurate than I am... After carrying one for 18 years I've never had the urge to change.

I too would [u]not[/u] want to see a Constitutional Convention. There are simply too many inherent risks involved, as are already well articulated.   I don't trust those clowns in Washington as it is. That's a Pandora's Box I don't think that needs to be opened.   I appreciate Mark Levine's intelligence. I simply think this is a misguided, albeit well intentioned, effort.   :2cents:

Thanks for posting this Slim.   I have done business with Midway, Brownells, Graf's, and Dillon for a long time.   The cost of everything is going up...been to the grocery store lately folks?   But the pricing at the above mentioned places is very fair in today's climate...and the customer service, for each of them, has been and remains top notch.

Thanks Ted! :up:   I'm 59...so I'll definitely be checking this list before I venture out. LOL.   Much obliged.

No worries Erick. LOL. There's a lot of good work coming down the pike these days.   I actually enjoyed [url=http://www.amazon.com/Surviving-Home-Novel-American/dp/0142181285/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1373214242&sr=1-1&keywords=surviving+home+by+a.+america] Surviving Home[/url] even better.     I'm looking forward to starting the "Holding Their Own" series this weekend. :up:

Great News! And Congratulations!   I'm looking forward to spending some of my hard earned money with you. Just my part to keep the economy alive. :cool:

I'm just finishing "Surviving Home" by A.American (see post #62 for link). Excellent Book! I'm impressed.   I have book one of the "Holding Their Own" by Joe Nobody coming by weeks end. Thanks for the recommendations folks. :pleased:

    Got a little crushed red pepper in it for a bit of bite as well.   It's hard to wait a month or so to let it "cure". :pleased:

Canning, next to handloading, is one of my favorite "chores"...meaning actually doing something the family deems "useful" LOL. [center]Pickled Green Tomatoes[/center] [center][URL=http://s783.photobucket.com/user/Prag03/media/Pressure%20Canning%20Adventures/PickledGreenTomatoesAug201321_zps8b49f4dc.jpg.html][/URL][/center] [center]Green Tomato Chow Chow[/center] [center][URL=http://s783.photobucket.com/user/Prag03/media/Pressure%20Canning%20Adventures/chowchow004_zps83b8ba20.jpg.html][/URL][/center]

    If you have the time and inclination, you may want to look into [url=http://www.amazon.com/Guns-Bullets-And-Gunfights-Modern-Day/dp/0873648773] "Guns, Bullets, and Gunfights: Lessons and Tales from a Modern Day Gunfighter" by Jim Cirillo[/url]. Also maybe look into "Fuzzy Fletcher"  who collaborated with Mr. Cirillo and manufactured "SafeStop Ammo".   They made self defense rounds using jacketed wadcutters with a sharp ogive. Cirillo found these to less tendency to deflect and served well to essentially cut in towards, and penetrate into vital organs. There's actually some pretty decent data available.   I carry the Safe Stop rounds in my J Frames. I would think powder coated lead rounds would be very worthwhile looking into from a self defense perspective.  :2cents:

Rule #1 – All guns are always loaded. Rule #2 – Never let the muzzle cover anything you are not willing to destroy. Rule #3 – Keep your finger off the trigger until your sights are on the target. Rule #4 – Identify your target, and what is behind it. Lt. Col Jeff Cooper USMC (Ret)  RIP     I think Rule #1 is in order here.  :cool:

  LOL Then I reckon a .30-30 using IMR 3031 shouldn't be an issue. Thank you Sir.

I, quite fortunately, purchased 500 lead .30-30 bullets for my Marlin 336 last year. I got some very accurate loads using Unique powder...not powerful, but very light shooting and accurate.   Not intending to make a thread drift...just considering the potential availability of lead bullets for Greg...   Dolomite: Can these cast lead bullets, if powder coated (excellent thread btw) be driven to deer hunting round velocities? I would make the assumption it's a Yes based on the powder coat thread.   If so, would something like that be of any help Greg? They are .309 diameter 165 gr. RNLFP   If so, I can get a hundred round to you (not coated...sorry). Just let me know.

We've used a [url=http://www.cabelas.com/catalog/product.jsp?productId=1158341] Smith's Edge Pro Pull-thru Knife Sharpener [/url] for a few years now on working knives, both kitchen and utility and have more than pleased with the results. The blades are replaceable and inexpensive as well. So keeping an extra set on hand should be a consideration, imho.

Caster;   The Berkey filter are very easy to clean. I just take my unit apart about every 6 months (daily use item my friend) and clean it out with soap and water. The filters, or candles, are just scrubbed on the outer surface with a green Scotch Brite pad.   We have a stored set of the Black Berkey filters: [url=http://www.berkeywater.com/start.main.html] Link[/url] along with a set of the white ceramic filters [url=http://www.directive21.com/products/7-inch-super-sterasyl-ceramic-replacement-filters/] another link[/url]. But as you mentioned, virus removal is not guaranteed. I would treat questionable water by pre-filtering through sand...then with bleach, or bringing it to a boil. No matter what system I decided upon.