The folks at The Pre-1899 Specialist [1] tell us that their new batch of 8 x57 pre-1899 Turkish contract Oberndorf Mauser rifles is going fast. This is by far the nicest batch of Turks that they’ve ever acquired. Since they were all made between 1894 and 1896, they are Federally exempt “antiques” –which means no paperwork required for delivery to most states. (They come right to your doorstep, with no pesky 4473 form required!)
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Gold and silver aren’t the only commodities on a stratospheric trajectory. Copper and uranium recently hit all time records. Oil is very strong, too. Texas oilman T. Boone Pickens says that he sees $5 per gallon gasoline looming, worldwide [2]
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Noah at the DefenseTech blog reports that the U.S. has done an about face on reimbursement for soldier-purchased body armor [3]. OBTW, in a recent issue [4], Noah has a link to an amazing video [5] of an LPG tanker truck BLEVE [6] explosion. Scary stuff.
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SurvivalBlog reader R.B.S. recommends this article on currency inflation, by statistical analyst Jim Willie [7].
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Never one for subtlety, Doc at www.bigsecrets.cc [8] recommends this device [9] for rodent control.
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SurvivalBlog reader Rourke [10] just happened across this North Carolina retreat property when surfing the net: http://www.greatcarolinaproperty.com/farms/112284d.htm
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