Editors Note: Another guest contribution from John Hertig to The Prepper Journal. As always, if you have information for Preppers that you would like to share and be entered into the Prepper Writing Contest with a chance to win one of three Amazon Gift Cards with the top prize being a $300 card to purchase your own prepping supplies, then enter today! It seems that everybody (or nearly everybody) has heard of the “BOB” or “Bug Out Bag”. Some may have heard of other “bags” and concluded they are all the same. They are similar, but not the same. The “bags” we will consider are:…
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Editors Note: This is the second of a two-part article on silencers by John Hertig. Part 1 was posted yesterday and provides valuable information that you should know before making any decisions. And don’t forget to vote in our current Prepper Journal Writing Contest! So Should You Get a Suppressor? The primary advantage to a suppressor is that it reduces the sound level of each shot so as to cause less hearing damage and annoyance to others. Using a suppressor in conjunction with hearing protection can make long, indoor shooting sessions more hearing safe and pleasant. And reduces the hearing damage…
Editors Note: This is the first of a two-part article on silencers by John Hertig. Part 2 will be posted tomorrow. And don’t forget to vote in our current Prepper Journal Writing Contest! Introduction to Silencers You’re watching a movie. It’s dark, quiet, and the bad guy is creeping up on his victim. He pulls out a gun and a tube which he screws onto the barrel. He raises the gun and fires. “Pfft”. The victim slumps; nobody hears, nobody sees, the bad guy slips away into the shadows. “Cool silencer” you may be thinking “Man, I’d like to get me…
The news these days is full of the debate about assault rifles. But what exactly are we talking about? Many people claim that an “AR-15” is an “assault rifle”. And they are about “half” correct, because there are three possible definitions of assault rifle: the technical one, the legal one and the functional one. They also think that “AR” stands for “assault rifle” or “automatic rifle”, but they are completely wrong on that. It stands for “Armalite Rifle” after the company which invented them. – Technically, an “assault rifle” is defined as “an intermediate-range, magazine-fed military weapon designed to be…
No, I’m not talking about the television networks; they can’t kill you, just dim your intelligence and contaminate you with incorrect information. In the 50’s, the risk was from what were called Atomic, Biological and Chemical weapons, thus ABC. During the cold war, the term changed to NBC, or Nuclear, Biological and Chemical. This was to include “hydrogen” (“thermonuclear”, including fusion) and “neutron” (designed for maximum radiation and minimum blast) bombs with the original “atomic” (using fission only) bombs. Nowadays, the term has been expanded to CBRNe. This refers to “all” the current “weapons of mass destruction”, Chemical, Biological, Radiological,…
Editors Note: Another guest post from John Hertig, number 24 I believe, to The Prepper Journal. As always, if you have information for Preppers that you would like to share and possibly receive a $25 cash award as well as be entered into the Prepper Writing Contest with a chance to win one of three Amazon Gift Cards with the top prize being a $300 card to purchase your own prepping supplies, enter today! There are many jigs to aid you in completing an 80% AR-15 (or AR-10/AR-308) receiver, with router based systems generally being preferable. One of the better examples of this style was the Easy Jig by 80percentarms.com. Then a step forward…
Editors Note: Another guest post from John Hertig to The Prepper Journal. An in-depth piece on understanding this as the world deals with China’s Junk-Yard Dog for the first time as opposed to the continued appeasement of Administrations past, since 1952. When I was growing up, nuclear war was a “real thing”. We practiced getting under our little school desks, because they apparently had built in blast and radiation shields. 🙂 Then the Soviet Union threat “evaporated” and suddenly nuclear war was no longer a serious threat. But now we have that lunatic in tiny North Korea making serious (nuclear) threats against…
Editors Note: Another guest post from John Hertig to The Prepper Journal. A follow-on article to his recent post on Building Water Storage Systems. As always, if you have information for Preppers that you would like to share and possibly receive a $25 cash award as well as be entered into the Prepper Writing Contest with a chance to win one of three Amazon Gift Cards with the top prize being a $300 card to purchase your own prepping supplies, enter today! Although the average person can survive for three weeks without food, it would be very unpleasant, and it would make it…
There are many things which you may need to have if there is an emergency or disaster or social upheaval which shuts down the normal supply chain or results in chaos in the streets. But one thing which rises near to the top is water. You need safe water to drink, and if you don’t have any for three days, you are likely to be dead or near death. No plan for survival is likely to be successful if you don’t arrange for an adequate supply of water. Water has a lot of uses besides drinking and cooking. Second most…
Editors Note: Another contribution from John Hertig for The Prepper Journal. Part of series of articles on this subject from the author. Round 11 of the Prepper Writing Contest is coming THIS WEEK! Assembling an AR-15 Upper In an earlier series of articles we took an in depth look at building your own AR-15. The purpose was to provide the most legal, efficient and reasonably economical road to building a firearm. Here we go beyond the basics, to provide some guidance on getting exactly what you want, getting the best results practical, or possibly saving even a bit more money.…
It is considered axiomatic that “a gun (or three) is a key factor in a survival situation”. And there is some basis to this concept. When under attack by people who are better armed or significantly outnumber you, proper use of a firearm will often be your best hope of surviving the encounter. Note the word “proper”; it is of critical importance. Improper use of a firearm can REDUCE your chances of survival. Thus, if you wish to incorporate firearms into your survival strategy, you MUST be willing AND able to make the commitment to learn how to use them…
Survival is largely a state of mind. That being said, having some equipment and supplies with you can sure help. Often, this “stuff” is referred to as a “survival kit” or sometimes a BOB (Bug-Out Bag), GHB (Get Home Bag) or INCH (I’m Never Coming Home) bag. These can be from pocket sized up to a large (or perhaps too large) backpack, and even larger if a vehicle is available. One critical concept which is not part of any of these is EDC (Every Day Carry). This is not, and should not be, called any kind of “survival kit”. It…
Editors Note: THIS article is from John Hertig. As always, if you have information for Preppers that you would like to share and possibly receive a $25 cash award as well as being entered into the Prepper Writing Contest AND have a chance to win one of three Amazon Gift Cards with the top prize being a $300 card to purchase your own prepping supplies, enter today. When out in the wilderness (as at home), splinters happen. This is often from wood for fire or building shelter, or various man-made materials encountered. In the southwest, we on occasion have close encounters with various spiny…
Last time (Building Your Own Firearm – Part 5 – Manufacturing the AR-15 Receiver), we completed a receiver. The “firearm” is complete but not usable. Now it is time to assemble it and try it out. As before, I will include a link to a video or videos, and then add my comments. Tennessee Arms Receiver Notes Tennessee Arms replaced my less than perfect receivers. The engraving in the normal location (right side magazine well) was much better, the larger font serial crisp and clear, and the buffer tube socket was fully threaded. I finished one of them using a…
Editor’s Note: The last two entries in John’s series on Building Your Own Firearm are longer than what has been normally posted on The Prepper Journal. Today’s entry, and next Tuesday’s entry contain a lot of valuable information and are definitely worth the time to read, even if you are not currently building a firearm. And, as always, if you have information for Preppers that you would like to share and possibly win a $300 Amazon Gift Card to purchase your own prepping supplies, enter today. Last time (Building Your Own Firearm (Part 4 – AR-15 Upper Parts), we finished discussing the…
As is usually the case with anything, the first step in choosing a rifle sling is to decide what you are going to use it for.
Times have changed and today this article will be begin with some history, but will also share how to choose the best rifle sling for your use.
If you have the tooling, settle for the basics and shop wisely, you should be able to bring this in under $50
We look at what is needed to get the firearm functional. In particular, we will concentrate on the AR-15 style rifles and pistols.
In part two, after some final thoughts on tools, we’ll look at knowledge and skills needed in gunsmithing.
You can do it on your own firearms without any problem, and you might be able to do it for friends and family, especially if you don’t get paid for it.
As mentioned, no serial number is required by Federal law or regulation on your self-manufactured firearm. But, rightly or wrongly, firearms without serial numbers are looked at with suspicion.
Building your own firearms may be a pain, unless you like doing mechanical things like that, and might well cost you more than just buying the thing ready-made.
We listed what could contaminate water, and mentioned the six practical ways to fix this. Here is the investigation into the other four methods.
The only problem is, this continuous availability of water depends on a lot of infrastructure, and if some or all of that collapses, water is going to “dry up” quickly.
What could a shotgun do for us in survival situations?
A shotgun is effective for hunting and there is not much which would be better at defending yourself from man or beast at close range.
In this part, we will look at some other things to consider before you install your storage shed. And some general lessons learned to keep in mind through the process.
You REALLY don’t want all of your prepping supplies in your house. Such as a generator and fuel, oil and vehicle parts, battery banks and so on so building a storage shed makes a lot of sense.