On May 26, 1908, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Murdock and their children became the first family to travel across the United States by car, driving from Los Angeles to New York City in a Packard Thirty in 32 days, 5 hours, and 25 minutes.
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Randall Hank Williams (Hank Williams, Jr. [1]) was born May 26, 1949. When not touring, he lives Somewhere in Montana, so he qualifies as a Redoubter. He has a large gun collection that is heavy on Sharps rifles and rifles that have factory letters showing that they were originally shipped to Montana. He also has many very collectible revolvers, just a few of which have been sold at auction [2]. His song A Country Boy Can Survive [3]is practically a survivalist anthem. His father was just 29 when he died. Despite a couple of close calls, Hank Jr. is now well into his golden years, so he may yet live to a ripe old age.
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We are continuing a big sale on all of our blackpowder rifles, all of our pre-1899 cartridge sporter rifles, and selected Mauser rifles at Elk Creek Company [4]. Most of the blackpowder rifles are .50 caliber. There are some very deep discounts, so take a look! This sale will end on Tuesday, June 2nd. Also note that we are now accepting pre-1965 circulated silver coins at a very generous 55 times face value! That means that a $400 rifle order would be just $7.25 in U.S. silver coins.
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SurvivalBlog Writing Contest
Today we present another entry for Round 124 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest [5]. This is the final round of the contest. There will not be a “Round 125”! The prizes for this round include:
First Prize:
- A Gunsite Academy [6]Three-Day Course Certificate. This can be used for any of their one, two, or three-day course [7] (a $1,095 value).
- American Gunsmithing Institute (AGI) [8] is providing a $300 certificate good towards any of their DVD training courses [9]. Their course catalog now includes their latest Survival Gunsmithing course [10].
- HSM Ammunition [11] in Montana is providing a $350 gift certificate. The certificate can be used for any of their products.
- Heaven’s Harvest [12] is providing one of their Original Heirloom Seed Kits (a $139 value.)
- Harvest Guard [13] is providing a 200-Piece Bulk Mix Pack of their Regular and Wide-Mouth Reusable Canning Jar Lids & Gaskets. This is a $161 + shipping value.
Second Prize:
- A SIRT STIC AR-15/M4 Laser Training Package, courtesy of Next Level Training [14], that has a combined retail value of $679
- Two 1,000-foot spools of full mil-spec U.S.-made 750 paracord [15] (in-stock colors only) from TOUGHGRID.com [16] (a $287 value).
- Preparedness author Jennifer Rader [17] is providing a $200 purchase credit for any of her eight published food storage and medical preparedness books, including the
- A transferable $150 FRN purchase credit from Elk Creek Company [4], toward the purchase of any pre-1899 antique gun. There is no paperwork required for delivery of pre-1899 guns into most states, making them the last bastion of gun purchasing privacy!
Third Prize:
- A Berkey Light water filter, courtesy of USA Berkey Filters [18] (a $305 value),
- Two sets of [19]The Civil Defense Manual, [20] (in two volumes) — a $193 value — kindly donated by the author, Jack Lawson.
- A $200 credit from Military Surplus LLC [21] that can be applied to purchase and/or shipping costs for any of their in-stock merchandise, including full mil-spec ammo cans, Rothco clothing and field gear, backpacks, optics, compact solar panels, first aid kits, and more.
- A transferable $150 FRN purchase credit from Elk Creek Company [4], toward the purchase of any pre-1899 antique gun.
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Take Note: Our editorial calendar is now filled for May. Any articles received will be considered guest articles and not eligible as contest entries.