Guns / Weapons

My Defensive AR Course with GAPPNJ

September 10, 2012
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“Oh man,” I thought as I forced myself out of bet this Sunday morning, I feel like I was hit by a small truck.  Wiping the sleep from my eyes, and prior to my first cup of coffee (as I write this it’s almost noon, and still need a first cup of coffee) I felt [...]

Tagged as: Cameron Green, Defensive AR, Defensive Carbine, GAPP, GAPPNJ, Green Academy of Personal Protection, Guns, Home Security, Personal Protection, Preparedness, Protection, Security

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Surplus Rifles

July 20, 2012
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As one of my previous articles shared, I love the Mosin -Nagant surplus rifles. The Mosin is not my only surplus rifle. I also have a good collection of Carl Gustavs Swedish Mausers in 6.5x55SE. I must confess theses are my favorite rifles. The 6.5x55SE is a fairly easy load that I or my wife [...]

Tagged as: Gear, Guns / Weapons, Hunting, Preparedness

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The Path of the Gun; explaining the virtue in the martial art that involves firearms, by Jesse Mathewson

March 26, 2012
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As an individual who believes in Liberty, Non-Aggression, Self-Defense, Self-Ownership and a Free Market without state interference it is Jesse’s firm belief that we should all be better students in life. His autodactic education in American History, World Religious History, Government and accredited education in Criminal Justice, Juvenile Deviance and Drug Related offenses and crime [...]

Tagged as: Guns, Philosophy, Preparedness

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Mosin-Nagant for the survivalist

February 13, 2012
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I am a big fan of the Mosin-Nagant rifles. What can I say the commies knew how to make a great rifle, though this rifle was designed and in use before Lenin and company came to power. There are a few variants of the common Mosin-Nagant rifle that most people are familiar with. The 91/30, [...]

Tagged as: Budget Guns, Guns, Guns / Weapons, Mosin Nagat, Preparedness

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Thoughts on Budget Guns for Survival, Part Two

January 23, 2012
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It’s been a month or so since I published the post Thoughts on Budget Guns for Survival, Part One, and honestly I haven’t given this much thought since then.  However, I think with the new year, and with many new resolutions out there, I want to get this post completed as the final post in [...]

Tagged as: Budget Guns, Guns, Guns / Weapons

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Thoughts on Budget Guns for Survival, Part One

December 7, 2011
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Recently, I have been making it a point to frequent gun shows in my home state.  I’m looking fora new carbine, and thought it might be a good way to get a broader view of what is out there, and what I might want.   I have a very good idea of what I want, [...]

Tagged as: Budget Guns, Firearms, Gun Shows, Guns, Guns / Weapons

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Endless Fall – Part 6: Trouble Comes For Dinner (Alternate Ending)

December 6, 2011
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Note: The following is the sixth installment of a series that represents a first-hand chronicle of a fictional economic collapse in the United States. This series is to be viewed as only one possible scenario. Contains explicit language.   May 2 – 195 days after Black Swan Day My Dearest Children – April showers might [...]

Tagged as: civil unrest, Economy, Food, Guest Post, Guns / Weapons, Levels of Awareness, Preparedness, suburban survival, Urban Survival

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One Step Closer, National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act, Passes the House

November 17, 2011
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U.S. House Passes NRA-backed National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Legislation The U.S. House of Representatives has passed an important self-defense measure that would enable millions of Right-to-Carry permit holders across the country to carry concealed firearms while traveling outside their home states. H.R. 822, the National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act, passed by a majority bipartisan vote of 272 [...]

Tagged as: CCW, Concealed Carry, Concealed Firearms Permit, Concealed Weapons Permit, Guns

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Book Review: Surviving the Economic Collapse

November 9, 2011
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I recently heard of a man called Fernando “Ferfal” Aguirre from Jack Spirko over at The Survival Podcast. Ferfal is from Argentina and has lived through their economic crash from December 2001 until today. He wrote a booked about his experience called Surviving The Economic Collapse. He also has a blog called The Modern Survivalist. I [...]

Tagged as: Barter, Books, civil unrest, Crime, Economy, first aid, Gold and Silver, Guns / Weapons, Health, Knives, Levels of Awareness, Physical Fitness, Psychology

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A Prepper Ammunition Discussion

November 3, 2011
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The other night at dinner we got talking about ammunition caches… We discussed at a high leve what we thought everyone should have (personally speaking, of course).  One of the guys brought up JWR’s guide to ammo storage.  As you may or may not know, I think JWR, is a gear nut and that he [...]

Tagged as: Ammunition, Ammunition Storage, Guns

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