tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post1531407635708852644..comments2023-08-15T06:33:53.114-07:00Comments on Bison Prepper: moral authority 3 of 3James M Dakinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-36369254501526069362016-11-03T05:37:04.711-07:002016-11-03T05:37:04.711-07:00I try to blunt my profanity here, but only because...I try to blunt my profanity here, but only because I am a classy guy. Minions are free to let loose as sometimes nothing else expresses your feelings quite as well. Just no "N" Bombs since that can get me kicked off this free blogger publisher. James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-66469626342319968562016-11-02T14:57:46.253-07:002016-11-02T14:57:46.253-07:00Standard length horse endurance races are 100 mile...Standard length horse endurance races are 100 miles, and they do that in a day, but that's with specially bred and trained horses and rider, the riders often run and lead the horse for much of the race. <br /> Aussie<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-75605086899743374472016-11-02T14:54:10.009-07:002016-11-02T14:54:10.009-07:00Plenty of Australian do plenty of bull shitting, I...Plenty of Australian do plenty of bull shitting, I wrongly assumed there would be a filter to stop such profanities. I speak in a broad Australian vernacular, make crocodile Dundee sound like prince Charles. If I typed like a talk I would be leaving you fellas scratching your head wondering what the hell I was prattling on about(some of you still might be).<br /><br />Dad farmed in pre tractor days when he was a young fella and reckoned the main thing they used there draught horses for was to grow hay, and they would just about grow enough hay every year to feed the draught horses. He reckoned draught horses were beautiful animals and good to work with, but not nearly as good as tractors. <br /><br />For as long as I can remember wheat here in Australia has varied between about $200 and $500 per tonne depending on the vagaries of the seasons, international markets. This has basically come about because of tractors getting bigger and better. Ain't going to be pretty when the diesel gets turned off, but don't need to tell you that James that the cornerstone of your theory of the comeing collapse. <br /> Aussie Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-46460520587944573852016-11-02T07:32:56.770-07:002016-11-02T07:32:56.770-07:00Taking pasture out of the mix after petroleum was ...Taking pasture out of the mix after petroleum was introduced added about a third more land for human crops. Mechanization added to former horse fodder land gave us our mythical Land O Plenty. Then we filled up the place with illegals to give Trump & Cronies extra profit and negated our surplus.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-52740608617102276892016-11-01T19:28:14.310-07:002016-11-01T19:28:14.310-07:00I have somewhat of an equestrian background, since...I have somewhat of an equestrian background, since my mother was heavily into it while I was growing up, and I can cite a personal experience. One time we went on a 50 mile ride in a day. This was actually a planned group ride with a determined route so it was exactly 50 miles. We started early, I want to say no later than 8:00 am, and finished in the late afternoon. Since it wasn't overnight we were packed with the usual goods for a day hike, food water, etc. So it's probably safe to say that 50 miles a day, even being loaded heavier than we were for a longer outing is quite doable.<br /><br />Personally, I've developed a distaste for the nags over the years, but I understand that this disdain just comes from having a spoiled post petroleum elitist attitude, and that someday, these currently worthless 4 legged bastards will be worth their weight in gold.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-38017624609571740252016-11-01T16:15:12.448-07:002016-11-01T16:15:12.448-07:00As previously discussed, crapping on ( I assume th...As previously discussed, crapping on ( I assume this is Oz slang equivalent to "bull shitting"? ) is fully encouraged. I don't want to be the only one who is long winded and full of interesting trivia.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-5735799287124734292016-11-01T16:05:05.351-07:002016-11-01T16:05:05.351-07:00Yep slow and steady wins the race, If your setting...Yep slow and steady wins the race, If your setting off across the steppes of central Asia your better of traverling slower and getting to your destination fit and healthy and ready to rock and roll. 25m a daywould be plenty quick enough for a large lumbering horse drawn army to move and they would soon catch up or leave behind any infantry force as the case may be.<br /><br />I have done a lot of horse rideing working cattle, bit hard to know how fare you ride in a day, no odometer on a horse, but some days might be 40 miles and I would expect the horse to back up and do the same next day. Rarely have I ever seen a exhausted horse, they do regularly get either saw feet or backs though, particularly if not well looked after. <br /><br />Australian mounted troops were used extensively in the middle east in WW1, many of the "successes" of Laurence of Arabia were actually accomplished by the Australian light horse and other alied mounted troops, but old Laurence was better PR. The Aussie mounted troops, many the sons and grand sons of pioneers, were some of the hardest toughest fellas to take up arms ever, they could all ride a buck, shoot, track and live hard out in the elements, but they weren't very good at takeing care of there horses. Back on the big cattle stations in Australia there were heaps of horses so if one went laim you just turned him out and grabed another one. The army couldn't afford to be keeping a heap of spare horse and the Aussies weren't keen on following precieved BS regulations of pampering there horses. Any way I'm crapping on again. <br /> Aussie <br /> Aussie Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-36517656602680931432016-11-01T15:27:16.831-07:002016-11-01T15:27:16.831-07:00The figure I read and repeated was the historical ...The figure I read and repeated was the historical average. Average over time and circumstances. Good info, though.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-66099672302719023272016-11-01T12:37:34.687-07:002016-11-01T12:37:34.687-07:00The distance a horse can travel in a day is such a...The distance a horse can travel in a day is such a variable thing dependant on so many different variables. The terrain, available fodder and water, how much weight the horse is expected to carry, the climate. 25 miles per day would be on the lower end of the scale for a slow lumbering army dependant on horse transport. Armys used to have heavy cavalry and light cavalry (think the charge of the light brigade) Heavy cav were big horse weighed down by big men carrying heavy weapons and armour and they were ment to do the majority of the fighting, light cav were smaller quicker horses ridden by smaller men caring lighter weapons and were used to scout and skirmish. If the main army traverled 25m in a day the light cavalry probably more than doubled that distance, <br /><br />A relatively fit horse with plenty of feed should easily average 6 mph all day every day, 10hrs rideing = 60miles. Start loading him up with to much weight and that distance decreases. But there have been plenty of incidences were cavalry were sent of on long journeys of 100 miles or more, like most people after an extreme days exertion many of those horse would pull up lame or back saw next day and would need to be spelled for a few day later, but for a one of journey 100miles + is very doable but the rider will be in a bad state as well as the horse, unless horse and rider are both very fit. <br /> Aussie Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-13286313391561201002016-10-31T16:29:44.317-07:002016-10-31T16:29:44.317-07:00Yep I'm only 49yrs young, haven't blown a ...Yep I'm only 49yrs young, haven't blown a gun up yet and still got all my body parts functioning well enough, all things considered. <br /><br />Us Australian gun nuts probably do more reloading comparatively than Americans as ammo is both more expensive and less available. As an example, I'm presently playing around with a reloading for a 16ga shotgun as ammo and reloading components for the 16ga is rare, and when is available the range is limited. <br /><br />I have never dodgied up reloads for a bottle necked case, but I have done so for straight walled and shotgun cases. Rimless bottle necked cases are a bit tricky to reload as they head space on the shoulder of the case, and if you get that wrong the case either doesn't chamber, or the cas sits to deep in the chamber that it want fire or that you don't get a good gas seal which could be potentially dangerous to the shooter or damage the rifle. <br /><br />Rimed cases on the other hand, just so long as the loaded case is the correct length, it doesn't really matter if the shoulder of the case isn't a perfect fit as the case will fire form to the case dimensions. <br /><br />Being as your 348 is a leaver action it probable stretches the cases as back locking actions arnt as stiff and alow the case to stretch a little. So your main concern will probably be case length. If a fired case chambers in your rifle it would be pretty simple to dodgy up some tools similar to a lee load all hand loading set up. If I had to resize a rimmed case like the 348 I would probably drill out a rough hole in 2 pieces of hard wood clamed together, drill down were the 2 pieces of timber meet so that when you separate the 2 pices you got a half a shape in each. lath would be good but if you haven't a lath chuck a steal rod in a drill and carful grind it down to the exact size and shape of a unfired 348 case. making in effect a solid steal 348 dummy round, heat your dummy round to red hot then drive it into you 2 pieces of hard wood so it burns a exact copy of the case into the wood. This will be easyer if you drill out the hole a little smaller but as close as you can get to the correct size. Then simple carfully tap spent case into home made wooden die clamed in a vice unclamp the wood and you should have a full length resized case.<br /> Aussie Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-3936105152838608622016-10-31T14:35:04.068-07:002016-10-31T14:35:04.068-07:00I need to re-read my book on old timey logistics, ...I need to re-read my book on old timey logistics, where I got my original figures for consistant, historically proven travel distances. I can't remember the exact figures but seem to recall 15 miles infantry, 25 horse. For whatever reason, the exact figures are no longer remembered.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-52686682969927697442016-10-31T09:34:43.969-07:002016-10-31T09:34:43.969-07:00On short spurts, 30 miles/day on horse would be re...On short spurts, 30 miles/day on horse would be reasonable. Horse travel, over long distances, is going to tend to be more at 14 miles a day. The problem is when you can no longer carry the needed fodder with you. At that point you have to stop and let the horses eat, and that takes time.russell1200https://www.blogger.com/profile/16258915475311426433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-85289536379670698552016-10-30T20:37:07.032-07:002016-10-30T20:37:07.032-07:00If I'm terrified for my life little Oscar may ...If I'm terrified for my life little Oscar may not perform! LOLghostsniperhttp://www.deadcenter.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-29625845161441424592016-10-30T08:23:55.870-07:002016-10-30T08:23:55.870-07:00Hey, don't forget about sex.Hey, don't forget about sex.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-49463051899306288592016-10-30T07:29:03.035-07:002016-10-30T07:29:03.035-07:00Fear, thirst, and hunger are the best motivators.Fear, thirst, and hunger are the best motivators.ghostsniperhttp://www.deadcenter.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-38514844900495970622016-10-30T07:21:00.412-07:002016-10-30T07:21:00.412-07:00Yes, they are rimmed. You must be a young dood, I ...Yes, they are rimmed. You must be a young dood, I ain't. I'm hesitant to do anything even remotely risky with explosive materials. LOL<br /><br />Met with my neighbor yesterday and we were talking about home made silencers made from vehicle oil filters and there's a company that makes the screw-on adapter for an AR. Unscrew the flash suppressor, screw on the adapter, then the oil filter. We talked about other things that required a metal lathe he mentioned he's gonna look for a used lathe. So we may be able to cut threads soon. Now, gotta talk him to getting a mill too, then I'll have my die!<br /><br />I wonder if a slightly smaller but more common die, say a 30.06, could be reamed out to .348?ghostsniperhttp://www.deadcenter.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-86253305997455880792016-10-29T13:03:35.194-07:002016-10-29T13:03:35.194-07:00Only got to look at the carnage in Rawanda for a e...Only got to look at the carnage in Rawanda for a example of low tec genocide were by some accounts over a million people were killed, mainly by machete. <br /> AussieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-62177404673552223182016-10-29T08:13:54.889-07:002016-10-29T08:13:54.889-07:00Social Darwinism isn't very nice but it sure c...Social Darwinism isn't very nice but it sure clears the deadwood out. Everyone points at Nazi evil why the concept shouldn't be acceptable but they ( and the Soviets and Mao's China ) had petroleum to mechanize murder into the millions. Post-oil, its just tribe against tribe and the advantages will once again outweigh any misuse.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-67675041374867446622016-10-28T15:15:04.925-07:002016-10-28T15:15:04.925-07:00I would be fairly confident about reloading just a...I would be fairly confident about reloading just about anything using home made dies etc. I have done some weird and wonderfull stuff in the past. The 2 big issues apart from working up a safe load, is being able to chamber the round and I assume the above mentioned rifle has a tubular magazine, so the bullets need crimping. If you fire the rifle like a single shot, ie load one round at a time directly into the chamber you wouldn't even need to crimp the bullet. I'm assumeing the 348 is a rimmed case? Rimed cases are a lot easyer to improvise reloads as they head space on the rim ad as long as the case is chambered and the projectile is centered in throat of the chamberthe rest will look after itself. <br /> AussieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-38450451010685761042016-10-28T14:44:12.688-07:002016-10-28T14:44:12.688-07:00I think it was the last issue of Backwoodsman that...I think it was the last issue of Backwoodsman that had an ad for a company offering weird cartridge loading supplies. I can't double check as I gave the issue away as a gift. Sorry.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-23247548707005520642016-10-28T14:36:16.410-07:002016-10-28T14:36:16.410-07:00I still think the die-off will be too extreme to a...I still think the die-off will be too extreme to allow the weak willed and weak minded to survive. In a 99.9% die-off, ANY PC BS will help kill your group-they have enough issues working against them as it is.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-86394864373369313622016-10-28T08:47:16.927-07:002016-10-28T08:47:16.927-07:00One can hope for that outcome James, and you may v...One can hope for that outcome James, and you may very well be right. The reason I said this was because I've noticed that for many years now that even amongst the more conservative groups, in the end, they're still your typical modern, feminist parents, along with the rest of society today. And of all the leftist movements, I'm of the opinion that this one in particular has hands down done by far the most damage to civilisation. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-9421467706543825972016-10-28T07:20:24.427-07:002016-10-28T07:20:24.427-07:00Nah, PC complaints inside the tribe will continue ...Nah, PC complaints inside the tribe will continue for a while. "why can't sally go hunting with the boys?" "why can't little bobby stay in and do the sewing and cooking?"<br />Sure there is room for role crossovers like the above in almost all societies no matter how far toward living like savages in the jungle they are. But setting expectations that those are the exceptions and that males and females have stereotypical roles in the tribe to fill for a good reason will take a bit to sink in. Probably a generation or two for it to really sink in. JJGreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06708302086326564665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-51210035400834804652016-10-28T07:07:21.736-07:002016-10-28T07:07:21.736-07:00Cartridges for the gun I mentioned are very rare a...Cartridges for the gun I mentioned are very rare and therefore expensive. There is only 1 gun that fires the .348 round and it is the Winchester Model 71. Browning supposedly makes a version too but I understand it is made poorly and doesn't sell well. Everytime I go to a gunshow I look for the .348's and rarely find them but when I do I buy all the have. I even buy empty brass. No reloader company makes dies for the .348 that I am aware of. But somebody is reloading them because I bought 200 reloads at a gunshow 1 time about 12 years ago. That was back before I was interested in reloading and didn't think to ask the seller the details of how he did it. I imagine a machinist with experience could fabricate a die set, but it wouldn't be cheap.<br /><br />I never priced 50 cal stuff so I was guessing it would be expensive.ghostsniperhttp://www.deadcenter.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-15705329612599723572016-10-28T05:23:53.708-07:002016-10-28T05:23:53.708-07:00I think PC will be dead minutes into a die-off, no...I think PC will be dead minutes into a die-off, not years or generations. A big ol Social Darwinism moment.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.com