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    cheapo Savage combo gun is $500

    HP 22 Phoenix with 5" barrel is sub $200. Making a silencer for it and threading the barrel is a simple task, $100 at most, plus the $200 Fed tax to make it legal. You'll have far more fun with the...
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    I"ve been studying this stuff for over 45 years....

    I"ve been studying this stuff for over 45 years. you can research it, too, thru the Dept of Justice's Annual crime survey. it shows that most attacks are not made with guns. As a civilian, if you...
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    I"ve pointed a pistol at men several times in my...

    I"ve pointed a pistol at men several times in my life. Nobody had any doubt that i"d empty it into them, so I didn't have to fire.
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    oh yeah? you still die and kill in them. so...

    oh yeah? you still die and kill in them. so please, explain to use the difference?
  5. need rented satellite phone for emergencies, not a longarm

    do need your EDC pistol, tho. Longarm aint gonna save you when the problem is illness, injury, fire, flood, etc. Over/under combos are expensive JOKES, since they have no choke, the trigger pulls...
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    why is it that the ones who are SO wise,...

    why is it that the ones who are SO wise, insightful and "knowledgable"having nothing but bs to offer, hmm? why aint THEY starting new gun topics and providing links and how to info? Could it be that...
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    so now "wilderness survival" is about a house and...

    so now "wilderness survival" is about a house and vehicle, right? :-)
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    sure, as long as you don't have to lug them...

    sure, as long as you don't have to lug them around and they are not exposed to moisture, and as long as you have money to blow on them and time/machinery to wash them. but that's not what my post...
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    about 1.5k $ in a properly set up AR15

    and if you add a silencer, that's 1 k more. But, with luminous sights, scope, telescoping buttstock, short barrel, trigger job, .22lr conversion unit, chromed bore and chamber, flashhider, rust...
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    22lr rifle starts with 120 ft lbs, normal loads

    (from a RIFLE barrel )Stingers start with 160 ft lbs, from a RIFLE. . 22 pistols have significantly less power, penetration, ability to expand a hp . A little pocket 22rl. 2.5" barrel, has just 70...
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    in Mel Tappan's SURVIVAL GUNS book

    He had many pages about .177 pellet guns, xbows, etc, but not a single word about silencers. :-) He was very much in favor of being able to quietly take game (never mentioned gill nets or snares or...
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    I've taken literally a ton of birds and critters...

    I've taken literally a ton of birds and critters with a .22lr handgun. Why give up the rapidfire and concealment of the handgun? Even better, you can shorten the barrel of a Ruger 2245, incorporate...
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    properly set up, here ya go

    http://www.amazon.com/3M-Peltor-Combat-Arms-Earplugs/dp/B000W2CPCC/ref=pd_bxgy_194_3?ie=UTF8&refRID=16G986C5MYKZ7VPR39MK


    lanyard a "squeeze to open" case to your belt, above the pocket in which...
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    threat level III vests have 24 layers of Kevlar....

    threat level III vests have 24 layers of Kevlar. Kevlar is very thin, very tough fabric. It's used to make Kayaks and was developed for use in belted Tires. Richard Davis, originator of Second...
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    you're quite ignorant. Kevlar HAS to be 18 layers...

    you're quite ignorant. Kevlar HAS to be 18 layers thick in order to stop 9mm ball ammo. The vests are that thick, and they weigh 3 lbs, cops on duty wear them contantly. The boxer shorts took less...
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    ever heard of "Nessmuk?"

    his "how to" book is free


    https://www.gutenberg.org/files/34607/34607-h/34607-h.htm
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    no, the luger and M10 were NOT "state of the art...

    no, the luger and M10 were NOT "state of the art in those days. A smithed 1911 was (and still is).
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    it's pretty high risk of an injury, even after...

    it's pretty high risk of an injury, even after "repaired" I'd never draw it, knowing it had been broken. that string can come flying around and take out an eye, cut off your ear, etc, if the bow...
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    native survival fire vid

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

    he's all around pretty good, but he broke weak in the Alone Tv show.
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    taking bear with a spear

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4_PoTehPTQ

    same page, taking elephants with spears, many hunters in on it, tho.

    to me, this would have been an unacceptably high risk of losing a cripple. maybe...
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    you could do nearly the same thing, for far less...

    you could do nearly the same thing, for far less money, with a 5" HP22 Phoenix and a Hungarian alloy framed makarov variant. P64, IIRC. $350, not the $1200 of the 2 Sigs and .22 unit

    I drove a...
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    I very rarely bother with a longarm. I normally...

    I very rarely bother with a longarm. I normally just carry one of the Sig P938's in the usual front pants pocket, and in the other pocket, the "spare" P938, wearing the Sig .22lr conversion unit. ...
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    I see you know nothing of actual pistol combat....

    I see you know nothing of actual pistol combat. Ever heard of Bill Jordan? 9 kills as a Border Patrolman. How about Jim Cirillo? 13 kills as a stakeout NYPD officer, and he double teamed half a dozen...
  24. in cold weather, working hard, you can EASILY...

    in cold weather, working hard, you can EASILY need 4000 calories per day, scared/stressed, if you must sustain that performance/condition for weeks. They never drop Naked and Afraid people where it's...
  25. I take in 2500 calories or more per day and gain...

    I take in 2500 calories or more per day and gain no weight. I'm 6 ft and 200 lbs. I walk an hour a day and drive some iron at the gym. not a lot, about 3 hours per week. notice all the...
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