This is Ex Secret Service Agent Dan Bongino talking about our God given rights as Americans. Please share this with others.
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Great Video From Our Friends at TWANGnBANG
This is a great video outlining what is gun culture and how it plays into preparedness:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0sdCFg95ng&feature=youtu.be
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The 2013 AWB AR
I was lucky enough to see that there may be massive repercussions to the Newtown shooting. As I said in the post yesterday, I had no idea it would wipe out the whole gun market. At this point, if you need something other than magazines, I would not purchase it. If you are looking to get a 10/22 or a new AR, I would wait. The market is starting to come back but those items that are available are at absorbanent prices. I saw a Keltec Sub200 (a $350 rifle) sell for $1200 the other day = insanity!
I don’t think an Assault Weapons Ban is in our future but I do think a ban on magazines over 10 rounds is. Going off that logic, I would pick up as many magazines as you can even if they are 25 round 10/22 mags. If you see them, buy them. If you think you are good on GLOCK mags and you see them, buy them. If there is a magazine ban they will be worth their weight in gold. That being said I would not pay crazy prices for them, more on that below.
There are a couple of websites I check every day and multiple times a day in the last month that can help you on your quest to find things in stock:
- Slickguns.com is a great site where both readers and dealers can post deals about guns and ammo. They also have a “today” section where you can see what has been posted in the last 24 hours. This has been very helpful with the market as dry as it is.
- Gun-deals.com is another great site. This site is more ammo based but is also updated by the community and rare items pop up from time to time. The real beauty of Gun-Deals is they have an ammo finder that is real time and will find you the ammo you are looking for. You may not like the price but they are just giving you the info.
I was lucky enough the Saturday after Newtown to see AR lowers for sale on Slickguns. I figured I should pick up a few just to hedge if there was an Assault Weapons Ban (AWB). The prices had not gone up yet and it took about 2-3 weeks before the lowers shipped but I was very happy with the quality from Aero Precision.
Anticipate, be prepared and be safe!
The events of Newtown are beyond tragic. I am a firm believer that we are a nation that is dealing with a mental health problem that we have not faced before. There is a must read article about this problem HERE. Please read it and pass it along to friends as this is the real problem and not guns. Guns are the easy fix and we as Americans like to take the easy way out. We have a lot of hard problems in front of us and if we keep taking the easy way out, well, its not hard to see the future.
Right after the shooting I had a sneaky suspicion that some form of gun control would be on the way. The media was all over the issue and as usual were blaming the guns and not the fact that the shooter was mentally deranged. I had no idea at the time that entire gun market would dry up in a matter of a week or two.
I have never seen anything like it. In 2008 it was hard to get ammo and some accessories but it was nothing like this. Good luck getting a GLOCK magazine or a PMAG right now let alone and AR-15. As one of the guys at my gun range said “everybody went and got gas on the same day and now we have to wait for the tankers to bring more”.
If you follow the gun industry, this is a perfect example of why we have to prepare for when times get bad. Just imagine for a moment if this was food, or water, or gas that rumor had it was going to be taken away. The shelves would be bare as they are now at gun shops all across the country. A loaf of bread would cost $25. How would you deal with that? If you didn’t have food reserves you would panic and try to buy anything you could get your hands on.
I think there are two key lessons here; one, you need to be prepared for when these events occur so you don’t have to be part of the mob trying to get gas, food, or ammo. Two, you need to bump up your situational awareness so that you can anticipate what will happen after events like Newtown, or hurricane Sandy, or Katrina. In all those cases those who were not prepared ran out and horded as much as they could get their hands on leaving those, fare behind the 8 ball, to pick up the scraps. What if you needed those scraps to feed your kids? What would you do? What would you pay for them? What would you do to get them?
Sorry to get so deep here but this is a great example of just how fragile our society is. Random events can cause the system to fail very quickly and we must be prepared to react and hopefully have enough resources stored that we may not even have to.
Anticipate, be prepared and be safe!
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Does Frog Lube Suck?
Great video & could not agree:
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Two Great Podcasts on Preparedness
We have been big fans of The Survival Podcast (TSP) here at Fleeting Survival for years. Jack Spirko over at TSP has been instrumental in helping us to make excellent self-sufficient decisions. Jack recently did two shows called zero-to-prepared where he outlines how to start down the preparedness lifestyle.
These are great shows to listen to if you are just starting out or if you have been living the preparedness lifestyle for years. These shows are also excellent to pass on to those that may not be into preparedness as the simple things you can do to be better prepared for everyday life.
To make life easy we have posted the audio here but it would be a better experience to check them out over at TSP. We have posted direct links to each show under the audio.
EPISODE 1056 – ZERO TO PREPARED – Fast Simple & Low Cost – Part 1
Link to Episode 1056 over at TSP
EPISODE 1057 – ZERO TO PREPARED – Fast Simple & Low Cost – Part 2
Link to Episode 1057 over at TSP
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Join the NRA – Now is the Time to Stand as One
If you are a gun owner of any kind please join the NRA. The NRA is the main force in protecting our Constitutional rights. The NRA’s primary focus is to protect Americans’ 2nd Amendment right to keep and bear arms. In doing so, they are also working to protect all of our Constitutional rights.
Now is the time to stand as one. Please join the NRA to help fight those that wish to take away our 2nd Amendment right to keep and bear arms. This is not about hunting or shooting sports this is about our freedom as Americans!
We would also encourage you to join your local 2nd Amendment organizations as they will help to defeat local laws trying to restrict your 2nd Amendment right, like those just passed in New York State.
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How to Build a PVC Pipe Survival Cache
Great video on how to make a PVC Pipe Survival Cache
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FrogLube Experiment Update
We wanted to update you guys on our FrogLube tests. At this point we have put thousands of rounds through our guns using FrogLube. I have to say, that we have all come to the conclusion that it is far and away the best lubricant available for firearms.
If you are worried about rust prevention, I think Eezox is the way to go. If your guns are going to sit in a safe or case for a long time, my process now is to use FrogLube and do an exterior wipe down with Eezox just as a preventing agent.
Originally we learned about FrogLube on forums. It was always described as some kind of wonder lube. I don’t know if it’s going to make you shoot better but I will say it is the best gun cleaner / lube we own or have ever used.
I have a closet full of cleaners, lubes and solvents. From Hoppe’s #9, to Ballistol, to M-Pro 7, to CLP, to Weapons Shield, to Gun Butter, to lithium grease (great for the AK), to MILITEC-1, to Slip 2000. I mean, I literally have a closet full of this crap. No more, I’m throwing it all out except for the M-Pro just because it is such a kick ass cleaner / degreaser.
The basic premise as described in our earlier posts HERE & HERE is, you apply FrogLube with the use of heat and then just use it as your primary cleaner / lubricant. After several applications carbon will build up but will just wipe off. You can get the FrogLube kit that comes with an applicator brush, a microfiber towel, Lubricant Paste and Liquid. We use the liquid to clean (has the consistency of ketchup) and the past (has the consistency somewhat of shoe polish) to lube as we have always been a fan of using grease for lube as it stays where you put it.
So what’s it on and what’s the difference after using: Continue reading
It’s about Freedom
Sometimes, I think it’s easy to forget. We have a good deal. Cherish it!
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