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    is this ammo from the factory? even then, I'd...

    is this ammo from the factory? even then, I'd want to either check it in a known reliable rifle, or in a chamber- gauge. If the ammo aint the problem, I'd have a smith check for headspace problems,...
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    I've always wondered how you expect to get...

    I've always wondered how you expect to get animals or people to hold STILL while you do all the necessary calculations? Cause if they are moving, nobody can reliably hit them, at anything like 800...
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    depends upon what you call long range, whether or...

    depends upon what you call long range, whether or not you'll reload, and how long your barrel is. Paper targets and people dont require the bullet to expand, for humane kills. Big game does. A big...
  4. Thread: Savage 24

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    I dont know the accuracy of the modern chamber...

    I dont know the accuracy of the modern chamber inserts in 30-30/32ACP, but Ragnar Benson said that (when he had one, decades ago) it was adequately accurate, and very quiet. costs a lot less than a...
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    so WHAT is stupid about being properly prepared,...

    so WHAT is stupid about being properly prepared, when it's so easy and cheap to be so, and the price for not being prepped can be your (obviously worthless) life?
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    Sticky: If the short term help got the college guy out of...

    If the short term help got the college guy out of his bind, good for him. It's the ones who STAY on food stamps and at the food bank that are the problem. BTW, I'm 66 she's 31, gorgeous, petite, and...
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    I've found that a lot of the "tough guys" really...

    I've found that a lot of the "tough guys" really are dumb, for a fact. But then, so are a helluva lot of the weak ones. Just look at nearly all
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    no more wood processing than I've ever needed to...

    no more wood processing than I've ever needed to do, can be done with the visegrip of the Crunch multitool and some Silky replacement blades. It's the brush clearing and digging that sometimes make...
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    so just get a subsistence permit first, like the...

    so just get a subsistence permit first, like the Innuit get.
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    In the early 70's, I had a 6 3/4" barreled...

    In the early 70's, I had a 6 3/4" barreled Browning Nomad .22lr autopistol, with which I could reliably hit pennies at 25 yds, from a braced firing position. There was something about that AK-like...
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    when it's time to get really fast repeat hits on...

    when it's time to get really fast repeat hits on a man's chest at 10 ft and less, with full power ammo, she'll like a Sig P938 a lot better than any .38 snub, much less an alloy framed one. Add the...
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    The nutjobs could be doing far more damage with...

    The nutjobs could be doing far more damage with more easily-obtained, more deadly weapons, of which I will not speak, and get away with it, to repeat. Move the cops and metal detectors from the...
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    look at 23 minutes, bullet art ...

    look at 23 minutes, bullet art

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqT1uw80cEc
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    Ernie and Ad Topperwein use to draw indian heads...

    Ernie and Ad Topperwein use to draw indian heads on sheetmetal, rapidfire, from sitting, at 10 ft. using 3 autorifles, with their wives reloading Took 3 minutes or so
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    there's always some farmer or rancher who'll rent...

    there's always some farmer or rancher who'll rent an acre or 2 for $500 a year per acre, so get a dozen guys to share the cost. Most wont make it out there once per year.
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    most anodizing is just a dye, but it's possible...

    most anodizing is just a dye, but it's possible to harden it somehow, cause some tank armor is hard-anodized aluminum. I believe that Ruger used to claim that their blackhawk revolver was made out of...
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    go with a shotgun instead, so that it's otherwise...

    go with a shotgun instead, so that it's otherwise useful, you dont have the misfiring and corrosive bs to deal with, and you'll have rapidfire if you need it. Black powder is a bad joke. I'd rather...
  18. very lw, low cost, effective shelter/sleep gear for BOB

    use the 1/4 lb, $20 SOL 2 person Emergency Bivvy bag, a mylar product, and to avoid the horrendous condensation that such a bag always produces, I use half of a 1 lb, $10 bag of "double layer"...
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    So did Bill Moreland, in the 1930's, in a MUCH...

    So did Bill Moreland, in the 1930's, in a MUCH tougher environment, Idaho, where he lived in the woods for 13 years, 11 of it with no gun. He had a single shot .22lr rifle and 50 rds for his last 2...
  20. why be so stupid as to not take basic, modern gear with you in the bush?

    it's just a few lbs. If the weight bothers you, then lose that same weight in blubber and you'll be ahead. There will be plenty of difficulties even without such stupidity.
  21. you should, you've got the master here now, ready...

    you should, you've got the master here now, ready to answer questions.
  22. much easier than bow drill

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lptOmK1iP34&t=720s

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8BXhxHWyF4

    note that you can remove the spindle head. you can dove tail in the actual hearth contact and then...
  23. got any idea how many fire starts you can get with

    a full sized Bic, a peanut lighter and a Doan's bar? many thousands. Since you can carry a torch or coals in a container, packed in ashes or dirt, and bed your coals for the night, those 3 items,...
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    everyone else isn't dumb, but the percentage IS...

    everyone else isn't dumb, but the percentage IS extremely high on "survival" forums. wonder why?
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    compassion and generosity is not going to save...

    compassion and generosity is not going to save you from the marauders, starvation, lack of potable water, and diseases.
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