Day: August 22, 2008


Letter Re: How to Store All Those Saved Nickels

Mr. Rawles: I diligently read your “nickels”article and archived follow-ups, but nowhere do you mention which size ammo can it is that cubes rolled nickels for storage most efficiently? I have cleaned out my children’s bank accounts slowly over the last few weeks and am walking into random banks and grocery stores converting the cash into rolled nickels. ”Havin’ a yard sale, don’t ya know.”.Wink. It keeps the Stepford bank weenies from asking unnecessary questions. – Laura C.; Hiding in Plain Sight, Somewhere Deep In The People’s Republic of Northern Virginia JWR Replies: In my experience, the USGI .30 caliber …


Letter Re: New High Performance .410 Shotgun Slugs for Self Defense?

Dear SurvivalBlog Editor, Anyone considering the 410/.22 long rifle combo or any other 410 bore shotgun for survival use should take a look at the new state of the 410 slug. It is far more powerful than before and has potential as a defensive weapon against dangerous animals, human attack or as a big game getter. Those interested in details may find it at Hoening Big Bore South. You may want to check this out occasionally as work continues on new loads for smooth bores and barrel offerings. – James Hoening JWR Replies: In my estimation the standard factory .410 …


Odds ‘n Sods:

The Werewolf (our correspondent in Brazil) mentioned a free web site with 883,542 downloadable manuals on 3,627 brands of products.    o o o Frequent contributor Cheryl N. spotted this: Sharp US money supply contraction points to Wall Street crunch ahead. As I’ve been warning for nearly a year, the global credit collapse is going to have some profound and long-lasting effects, and thusfar we are nowhere near the bottom.    o o o Ogre sent us a link to an article about Fannie and Freddie’s Uncertain Future    o o o And from Eric, comes this expected news: Food …