Reader Rick V. recommended a piece by Nadia Arumugam in Slate magazine: Expiration dates mean very little.
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The Marines are Looking for a Few Good Rounds: Corps to use more lethal ammo in Afghanistan
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Travis H. sent us this link: Smuggled guns used in cartel hits. What the liberally-biased CNN journalists don’t mention is that the vast majority of guns used by the drug cartels are either stolen from the Mexican Army, or smuggled in from Mexico’s southern neighbors. Their U.S.-sourced guns are the small minority of what they have, and many of those are stolen–not purchased from storefronts or at gun shows!
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The folks at Sunflower Ammo are offering a special for SurvivalBlog readers: The first 20 readers to purchase a AA flashlight will receive a free 4 pack
of Rayovac AA 4.0 NiMH 2300mAh Batteries–these are the “Hybrid Rechargeable Low Self Discharge Ready to Us” variety. The batteries are a $14.99 value. Readers just have to write “SurvivalBlog” in the Special Instruction box when checking out.