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Remember the big picture!

1. Buy and stock what you normally eat! But also practice preparing and eating the long term storage (dehydrated and bulk grains/beans). Replace as you use. We told...

We invested in good quality shelving and lighting for the pantry. Totally worth it. Keeping stuff organized makes it a breeze to see what you have on hand and what you are using more of compared to...

Our food storage consists of three levels:

Level 1: Everything we regularly buy and eat. This is anything that requires refrigeration or to be frozen. Plus our normal canned/grocery store...

We like Rainy Day foods. Good folks who have been doing this a long time. Their deluxe 1 year pack is on sale.
They come with a cookbook with plenty of recipes to use everything.

I smell BS.
Is the thread starter a government mole fishing?
Or some kid?
Master gunsmith? Military background?

huntinglever,
Thanks for posting. Will definitely try some of those out.
I have a Country Living grain mill. Works well.
Here is a few of the recipes we've tried. Still learning....

"Prep but be realistic". Part II
Yes, got to be able to survive off your stored stuff until you have a HARVEST! Practice growing now. And saving seeds. Seeds and food isn't a one time buy a...

"Prep but be realistic"
Agree 100%. Having supplies of all types, along with the tools and knowledge, makes perfect sense. And enough manpower and location to defend it all.

And would probably...

Quote: stash rifle. it needs to be rugged, reliable and accurate.
A stash rifle to me says iron sights, and having some basic spare parts.
Put in a cache with a care package of accessories (spare...

I have an original hard cover copy of Mel's book. Nice condition. Very well thought out.
Curious what these sell for now?

Another vote for .30-06. Paired with a good bolt action rifle. Mine is a Remington 1903A3.
Versatile and easy to load for. Small game and gallery loads with buckshot/pistol bullets to full...

muskeg13, thanks for the info. Will try it out. Want to save primers on the load work up.

Slughammer: I agree that is more than acceptable. Are the new jaws you purchased Buck brand or after market? And as already mentioned the jaws (regardless of brand) might need to be in different...

Find a gunsmith with a mill or a machinist. Simple and quick without damage to the gun. Too bad you're not local. I'd do it for free.

Hi,
I'm interested in trying the Berry's plated 110 RN in M-1 carbines.

Anybody have a pet load with 2400 powder?

Astral got bought by Precision Gage co. Don, former owner of Astral, still operates the granite shop. Picture is of him on the website. He made my plate originally and also cleaned it up and...

I believe they got bought out by Tru stone. Try this link:

https://www.tru-stone.com/pages/smp.html

No experience with that mold in an SKS. I would not modify the original factory 10 rounder. I'd buy an aftermarket magazine or beat up one to experiment with.

Military barrel or a civilian manufactured?
Built from a kit or?

I like the Rahn granite parallels. No other experience with their stuff. My AA granite angle plate is a Starrett pink. My surface plates are AA grade from Astral (just renewed certificate) and a...

Absolutely NO ABRASIVES on a surface plate! Use a commercial surface plate cleaner such as the Starrett product or plain ammonia. Let dry thoroughly. It is rarely needed. I do a light cleaning on...

Have full set of Meyers (plus and minus) up to .625. These are my most used pins for small stuff. I have a set of Vermont (US made) of plus pins from .626 to 1.0 inch. I use those mostly for quick...

Unfortunately our local gunsmith passed away. Shop closed and everything sold off. Was located in Waunakee. There is no one left in my area worth a dang.
Where is the location of your gunsmith?

2152HQ,
"home-made engraving vise made from a bowling ball cut in half. A simple 2 jaw vise mounted on it and it sits in a shallow seat so it can be positioned at any angle. Weighted w/ lead shot to...

Thanks for all the replies.
My gut instinct is W231 for the 155gr XTPs also. These would be for the baby Glock (G27). But as suggested, will load handful with Blue Dot and handful with W231. ...