Day: March 14, 2014

Notes from HJL:

This disturbing news was received yesterday: ATF raids ‘80% complete receiver’ manufacturer, looking for ‘illegal guns’. It is not clear yet why the ATF raided EP Armory’s location, since they did not confiscate any guns or gun parts. They did take electronic items, but allowed EP Armory to open back up later on Friday. No one has been arrested. EP Armory is a sponsor of SurvivalBlog’s non-fiction writing contest. o o o Note From JWR: I heard that both ITT and Litton are both soon going to be increasing the wholesale price the PVS-14 3rd generation autogated light amplification tubes …


Lessons Learned the Hard Way About Food Storage, by The Northern Prep

This is our fourth year of prepping, and we are planning to make a full-time move to our retreat location by spring. We believe the Lord is compelling us to move now, and we are working diligently to get there as soon as possible. By the way, if you have been paying attention, the world looks really bad. This weekend was a significant eye-opener, as we cleaned and inventoried our pantry for the move. I would like to share the experience. However, before we do so, you need to have a bit of our background for a full understanding, so …


Letter Re: Tulving Post Mortem

Dear SurvivalBlog, I will be making a stop at my local coin store tomorrow for a pre-64 dollar’s worth of pre-64 coins. I’m going to pay my bet off to you in style, because you went above and beyond in posting it. – J.N. o o o Hello, With regard to the recent discussion on taking delivery on precious metal orders. Over the past several years I have purchased junk silver coins and some gold coins at local coin auctions. In some instances I have been able to obtain silver coins at less than spot market prices. This may not …


Letter Re: Five Stages of Survival Grief

Hugh, Regarding the article The Five Stages of Survival Grief , Dr Bob may be at “acceptance” at what he disclosed in his opening paragraph, but I am still at “anger” and don’t know if that will change any time soon. First a hearty welcome back to the good doctor! We have missed your valued contributions to this blog. I only know Doctor from this blog and having purchased some of his products previously advertised here. I presume it was the sale of those products that got him in hot water with the regulators. It “irks” me no end that …


Economics and Investing:

Does a 100 Trillion Debt Total Matter? – B.B. More Than 500 Economists Slam Minimum Wage Hike As A Jobs Killer Items from The Economatrix: Gold Falls From Six-Month High on Job, Retail-Sales Gains Is “Dr. Copper” Foreshadowing A Stock Market Crash Just Like It Did In 2008? Two charts that throw cold water on Dr. Copper’s influence The perpetually depressed American consumer: Stock market high and bounce in real estate does not assist in boosting consumer confidence. 57 percent of Americans think economic outlook is getting worse.


Odds ‘n Sods:

So what happens when you chamber and shoot a .300 BLK in a .223? Just because it fits, doesn’t mean if fits. – Mike Williamson (Survivablog’s Editor-At-Large) o o o Also from Mike Williamson- How to survive a nuclear bomb: An update on “Duck and Cover” o o o Time ran an article showing that the entire U.S. powergrid could be taken down with as few as nine substation attacks. – D.T. There is a lot of controversy surrounding this exposure. There are many claiming that Time was irresponsible in reporting this weakness, but I tend to fall in the …