tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post469706631641972932..comments2023-08-15T06:33:53.114-07:00Comments on Bison Prepper: pistolaJames M Dakinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-29594499643651568762017-11-12T06:31:19.266-08:002017-11-12T06:31:19.266-08:00Girls couldn't participate, and they tripled m...Girls couldn't participate, and they tripled math and science requirements ( why? All the engineers are over in China ), plus forth grade sex ed, so simply no time for any shop classes. To be fair, there were no vocations they prepared you for anyway by that time ( ten years after the start of factories moving overseas ), but then they were still teaching German and that cultural force here had been crushed during WWI ( to further the central bankers war propaganda )seventy years prior.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-88416983698110227522017-11-11T20:18:59.339-08:002017-11-11T20:18:59.339-08:00They did away with metal/wood shop, at least where...They did away with metal/wood shop, at least where I went to school. Yeah, it probably had something to do with liability. It was probably one of the last masculine bastions that boys were still allowed at the time (8th grade 1978). No girls ever took that class. There were actually some pretty impressive projects that a few of the more ambitious boys took on. One dude was building his own Indian canoe. <br /><br />They also did away with our school bus service. Since we were paying for it, I’m not sure why they cut that one out? We were in a rural area, but it wasn’t that rural.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-10195955365755290062017-11-11T18:00:32.914-08:002017-11-11T18:00:32.914-08:00Metal shop. More burns than completed projects.Metal shop. More burns than completed projects.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-45219033006191398892017-11-11T17:04:15.745-08:002017-11-11T17:04:15.745-08:00Ninja stars? Reminds me of metal shop at high scho...Ninja stars? Reminds me of metal shop at high schoolDingonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-50658814154328407642017-11-11T11:41:18.704-08:002017-11-11T11:41:18.704-08:00We slept with them for security. An M60 isn't...We slept with them for security. An M60 isn't too comfortable to spoon on a cot :) Amazing the stuff you think about thirty years later, which at the time was a blur of sleep deprivation.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-64835887516275615172017-11-11T11:36:43.633-08:002017-11-11T11:36:43.633-08:00I guess it is easy to give advice when it isn'...I guess it is easy to give advice when it isn't your ass going to jail, but I would like to think I'd do the smart thing and grab a shovel. Not that I'm accused to often of doing the smart thing.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-57245278879574391132017-11-11T11:05:19.539-08:002017-11-11T11:05:19.539-08:00I slip a handgun in my pocket to see what the heck...I slip a handgun in my pocket to see what the heck the dog is barking at. 95% of the time it's people just walking by out on the road. I say hello and shush the dog. Then never know I'm armed. The other 5%, so far, is some animal trying to get into my stuff -a racoon in the garden or a bear trying to get into my basement. Usually just run them off, but had to shoot a woodchuck once as it was acting weird enough to make me wonder if it was rabid. <br /><br />There have been breakins out here in the woods -not a lot, but less than zero. If I had to shoot one of them I'd have a big decision to make. Do a I call the local cops I know pretty well, or do I grab my shovel?Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-58809699434440092102017-11-11T09:24:57.467-08:002017-11-11T09:24:57.467-08:00Ha! Throwing stars. Went through that faze long ag...Ha! Throwing stars. Went through that faze long ago, in the 80's, when our kid was all about them ninja turtles. Unless they are razor sharp they won't stick, just bounce off stuff. When razor sharp your fingers are all cut up handling them. And, they barely penetrate cause the blades are so small, mabe 1-1/2". <br /><br />But now you got me thinking. In a much younger lifetime I used to reign supreme with frisbees, still have about 5 around here some where, and could even throw them so that they would curve around corners. I'm right handed so if the disk was leaning down on the left it will curve to the left. Now, get some old skool steel hubcaps and strip the ornamentation off, saw-tooth the edge, and spin balance them, could be a formidable head remover at say, up to 100' away. Or take a limb completely off. ghostsniperhttp://www.deadcenter.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-42605994997325259792017-11-11T09:18:07.024-08:002017-11-11T09:18:07.024-08:00Speaking of army and guns. When I was in the army ...Speaking of army and guns. When I was in the army in 74-78 the aggressors actively tried to steal your guns and even reached under the tent wall when you were sleeping, groping around. You had to sleep with the sling wrapped around your arm. During field exercises they did no less than 3 sensitive items formations each day - guns, bayonets, gas masks, decon. If you lost your gun it was an automatic $50 article 15. 2nd offense was $300 and the 3rd meant some time at Mannheim. ghostsniperhttp://www.deadcenter.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-23019343906711000282017-11-11T08:55:21.858-08:002017-11-11T08:55:21.858-08:00I can appreciate the desire to go all natural in p...I can appreciate the desire to go all natural in production. Only then are you completely self reliant. But salvage and modern material do allow you a nice grace period to learn with trial and error. Think of it as a bag of artificial fertilizer keeping you from starving as you learn organic growing.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-44136894875063699082017-11-11T08:31:07.565-08:002017-11-11T08:31:07.565-08:00It’s just a suggestion Jim. That’s probably one of...It’s just a suggestion Jim. That’s probably one of the easiest plans to make one that you will find. You can probably get some ideas from it anyways. I’m thinking something incredibly simple, such as a slightly shaped 2’x4’ using a automobile leaf spring, but I don’t have the details, just the basic idea in my head. You want to stick to the simpler, earlier crossbow designs, like the one’s used in The Road Warrior. Like I said, last time I searched youtube there were tons of videos on the subject. I will say though that PVC is some pretty versatile material, and cheap enough that stockpiling a supply of it won’t break the bank account.<br /><br />To be honest, unless I could produce something from completely raw materials (carve my own bow stave from a tree, produce my own string from plant fiber or sinew, or my own arrow shafts from dogwood or the like) I will never feel completely satisfied. Maybe I’ll head down to the local casino and hire one of the employees to teach me primitive skills? Yeah, I know. That’s like heading down to Oakland, and inquiring with one of the locals on the finer points of Atlatl production, right after he puts a petroleum based cap in my ass 😀Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-31366569891446656532017-11-11T07:56:29.425-08:002017-11-11T07:56:29.425-08:00My primary focus has been on learning to live clos...My primary focus has been on learning to live closer to the future. With a lot less. Yes, your primary focus is most likely far more realistic. Yet, this doesn't bother me. I'm not fatalistic or suicidal. I just see a future of incompetants over confident in their abilities, which I don't need to be professional to avoid or keep at bay. I could completely wrong about this, but it is my comfort level.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-69330602908986931562017-11-11T07:45:58.741-08:002017-11-11T07:45:58.741-08:00Shurikan? Probably spelled that wrong-the throwin...Shurikan? Probably spelled that wrong-the throwing stars. Would that by their nature be better throw-ers? I'd think you might have issues being quick about it, though. James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-18846864839248429022017-11-11T07:31:36.235-08:002017-11-11T07:31:36.235-08:00Appreciate the link. I don't much care for the...Appreciate the link. I don't much care for the PVC prod, long term, but it will do nicely for the heavy salvage era.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-67630126381888831092017-11-11T07:28:42.050-08:002017-11-11T07:28:42.050-08:00You have to admit those kinds of punishments do le...You have to admit those kinds of punishments do leave the lesson burned into your brain to the point of compulsion.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-57256977937898756662017-11-11T07:26:15.761-08:002017-11-11T07:26:15.761-08:00Did you read his three Ebola books? His best, for...Did you read his three Ebola books? His best, for me. James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-54418325134668575402017-11-11T07:04:46.710-08:002017-11-11T07:04:46.710-08:00As you know, I primarily hunt with a compound bow....As you know, I primarily hunt with a compound bow. Though I've never had to resort , to my backup weapon...a shoulder harnessed .45 long colt revolver. Yet it gives great comfort just knowing it is there. First two bullets are five in one snake shots, and the next four are 325 grain very hotly loaded XTP Hollow points. Gaurenteed to bring down any man or beast...if ya hit em lol !<br /><br />Just finished the second reading of the Slow Burn series Jim. Turns out I had purchased the series awhile back and had them on my Kindle reader.<br />Suffice to say it was a good read. Not your normal Zombie type story. They die easily , just like normal folks, which makes it a plausible scenario. I like plausible ! The more varied, the better. <br />I too, recommend reading this series.<br />Spudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00689059709873763146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-44825043306185256792017-11-11T03:16:18.542-08:002017-11-11T03:16:18.542-08:00Reminds me of a story I heard.
A soldier trainin...Reminds me of a story I heard. <br /><br />A soldier training for the SAS made the mistake of being more than one arms length away from his rifle. The training guy (I'm not an army guy so I don't know what the lingo is) who caught him said "well, what's the correct punishment for this then?"<br /><br />The sas wanna-be said "50 Burpees" & the training guy said "that's for regular army. try again" so the wannabe said "500" then proceeded to do said number. When he was finished the training guy said "I'd have been happy with 100"<br /><br />LOL<br /><br />I think I can do 5Dingonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-31835869987225705872017-11-10T20:38:02.251-08:002017-11-10T20:38:02.251-08:00Yeah, he’s been married for a while now. I haven’t...Yeah, he’s been married for a while now. I haven’t been really keeping up with him lately, so for all I know he may have added the crossbow plans to one of his future publications. But in case he didn’t, I provided the link below. All you need to do if you’re using Firefox is to go into the add-ons manager, add the VideoDownloadHelper, and you can then download the videos. If you click on the 3 brightly colored circles at the top right in you tool bar, it will give the options in file size to download it.<br /><br /><br />Introducing the 100 Pound PVC Crossbow (He includes the plans here in two separate links)<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylZSX2iEiDoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-68702828205305242712017-11-10T20:25:39.728-08:002017-11-10T20:25:39.728-08:00Someone above mentioned primitive weaponry.
This ...Someone above mentioned primitive weaponry.<br /><br />This summer a friend gave me a truckload of unneeded 4"x4" dunnage from a steel company. This weekend I'm using some of it to build a 4'x4' stand-up target range for throwing hawks and knives. I'm presently researching which ones to buy. I can stick a knife in the wall everytime if it's the same knife and I only let it turn one rotation. That's not nearly good enough. There's some science to it and it'll never be like what you see in the movies. I hope to get good enough with both hawks and knives that I start to feel confident. And you know what confidence leads to. I'm getting 3 hawks and 3 knives. The hawks will have 1 edge and a hammer back side. The knives will be double edged and single bladed. 3 of each will cut down on the time walking back and forth. I'll start from about 10' away and work backwards as I *get it*. It'd be nice to have an instructor to see in person how it's done, with my own eyeballs, but that's not possible and videos don't seem to convey properly.ghostsniperhttp://www.deadcenter.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-6888279661058799342017-11-10T20:09:49.636-08:002017-11-10T20:09:49.636-08:00As far as I can tell the pistol replaced edged wea...As far as I can tell the pistol replaced edged weapons maybe 200 years ago, and it changed the way lives were destroyed. You no longer had to wait til a person was close enough to kill you, to kill him. With a little practice you can hit a guy 3 times before he hits the ground from 100+ feet away. Or multiples. If, though some severe stroke of bad luck the assailant gets right up in my mug, my Becker is right here. But my situational awareness is primed all the time so I don't really think that's a possibility. But since the future is uncertain I keep the Becker close.<br /><br />I think the point I am focusing on the most is the building familiarity with weapons. If you don't use them a lot you can't use them good. Familiarity and repetition is how you build muscle memory - there is no other way. That's also how you build confidence, and the natural extension once a goal has been achieved is to reach for a higher level.<br /><br />This doesn't have to be hugely expensive but it isn't free. You have to like it, and you have to believe the world situation that is fast approaching. <br /><br />As far as the dehydrated animal protein goes, yes, I believe it is a necessity. I believe the stuff we eat in the future should be close to what we eat now. You are doing good in eating cracked wheat all the time cause that's what you plan to eat in the future. But hear this, if you don't eat as close to what you eat now you will have health problems and I'm sure you know this. I also believe you are intelligent enough to know that when a medical issue arrives is not the time to prepare for it. Think, research, plan, act. ghostsniperhttp://www.deadcenter.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-46572001595002743732017-11-10T18:24:41.463-08:002017-11-10T18:24:41.463-08:00I would think crossbows as more of a group endeavo...I would think crossbows as more of a group endeavor, given the issues ( not least mass manufacture ). A military replacement for firearms, should we see that time. Although getting the infrastructure in place prior is a good idea, a legacy. I would think the PVC bow guy would want to publish a crossbow book. Perhaps he married and settled down. James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-7110387023845695862017-11-10T18:20:54.420-08:002017-11-10T18:20:54.420-08:00Perhaps it would be better to envision two differe...Perhaps it would be better to envision two different types of conflict. Which I should have better thought of and described. Offensive, I would see little need for a pistol. Defensive, a much better need for a pistol, under circumstances other than I described. I was focused too much on present day, then offensive combat, with only small consider for other scenarios. Which is my bad. Would I trade my pistol in, thinking it is worthless? No. It has its uses, but I would think less than we are thinking as we live amongst so much crime. And now that I think about it, I gave no consideration to non-combatants using it for defense. Perhaps rather than using it for defense we should be giving more consideration towards offense to minimize defense, minimizing its role completely. Problematic either way, though.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-22154475039616737242017-11-10T17:42:13.935-08:002017-11-10T17:42:13.935-08:00SCENARIO: You're hanging out at the homestead,...SCENARIO: You're hanging out at the homestead, working hard, and you suddenly come under attack by looters. You grab your rifle and retreat to your pre-planned defensive position. You practiced for this, so your rifle and a small portion of your head are the only parts visible (and intermittently your hand and elbow as you work the bolt). There's a high likelihood your rifle may be hit by a round from your attackers, or in your panic you induce a jam, working the bolt fast, but not smooth, maybe dropping your stripper clip in the mud during a hasty reload. As they rush your position, (since you stopped firing) you attach your bayonet. THIS IS WHEN YOU NEED THAT PISTOL. You need to thin out as many as possible before it gets to hand-to-hand range. Your long Enfield bayonet will produce a lot of friction when you insert it into the closest attacker. Yes, you have an acceptable short-range spear, but it's for one guy. You may have to put your boot on the chest of that guy in order to get the bayonet out (so I've heard, not from experience), and while that's happening, his friends will finish you off.<br /><br />PISTOL COMPETENCE: When I turned 21, I bought a Glock, because the gun magazines said it was the best. I was embarrassed that I couldn't hit anything with it. I started dry firing to practice my trigger pull and my groups got tighter and tighter, to the point that I could empty the magazine as fast as I could pull the trigger and keep a nice tight group at 7 yards. I went from "I suck" to "I'm competent" in maybe 300 rounds. Now, with any pistol I carry, I can reliably hit a torso target 50-75% of the time at 100 yards. So my pistol is like a rifle that's always on me. Dry firing is a lot easier with a rifle or a double-action pistol so you don't have to rack the slide after each shot. The longest I've ever gone without shooting my pistol is maybe 6 or 8 months. The next time I shot my skills did not deteriorate much (they were back within 1/2 of a magazine) because I was semi-regularly dry firing.<br />Peace outAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-408815291803449762017-11-10T16:10:51.888-08:002017-11-10T16:10:51.888-08:00I like the crossbow suggestion, but bear in mind t...I like the crossbow suggestion, but bear in mind that crossbow manufacturing is a bit more complex than for your standard bow. I’ve seen many videos on youtube though, so maybe someone out there has a real simple way to go about it. I know that The Backyard Bowyer dude made a crossbow using PVC for the prod, and generally, his designs are such that anyone can do them. This wasn’t in any of his books though, it was on his youtube channel. He does show you how to make real simple bows in the book above, but they’re made from boards, not tree staves, as you would have in the wilderness. For raw bow building from staves, you might want to look into The Traditional Bowyer's Bible series of books. I’ve also heard of people making the crossbow prod out of an auto leaf spring before. <br /><br />I’ve read up on bowstring making from sinew or plant fiber, and it sounds like a real bitch to me. You would want to know the procedure in case you ever needed it, but basically, you would want to have a large spool of Dacron stockpiled away, and pray like hell that you never ran out of it. <br /><br /><br />https://www.amazon.com/Backyard-Bowyer-Beginners-Guide-Building/dp/0983248109<br /><br />https://www.amazon.com/Traditional-Bowyers-Bible-1/dp/1585740853/ref=pd_sim_14_3?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=E7A000EF57A5G25H35H8Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com