“Now gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops: he hath laid siege against us: they shall smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek.
But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.” – Micah 5:1-2 (KJV)
On December 24, 1971, 17-year-old Juliane Koepcke was flying over the Peruvian rainforest with her mother when her plane was hit by lightning. She miraculously survived a two-mile fall, still strapped in her seat. She found herself alone in the jungle. After 10 days of walking out from the crash site, she was rescued by a group of rainforest loggers.
Today we present another entry for Round 98 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The prizes for this round include:
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More than $725,000 worth of prizes have been awarded since we started running this contest. Round 98 ends on January 31st, so get busy writing and e-mail us your entry. Remember that there is a 1,500-word minimum, and that articles on practical “how-to” skills for survival have an advantage in the judging.
This is a reader’s review of The Hornady Lock N Load AP progressive reloading press.
LEGAL DISCLAMER: I am not employed by, or financially reimbursed by any manufacturer I mention in this article. I am simply stating what I have found works for me. Your mileage may vary.
SAFETY DISCLAIMER: Always follow all handloading safety standard protocols and checks as outlined in a bullet manufacturer’s handloading manual. Know the proper aspects of all functions you are performing and if unsure, consult the manufacturer via email or other means of communication until you clearly understand the correct and proper method of performing that step. Read and ask, safety first always!
From what I recall my state was in the third week of the Covid 19 shutdown in March of 2020 and I was forced to work from home. In the evenings I was reading about past historical events, both worldwide and U.S. History and was concerned for a “storm on the horizon” triggering a series of unfortunate events for our Country. I was also uneasy about the upcoming political election, and well-remembered how the changing political winds affected the shooting sports industry in the aftermath of the 1992 election.
I was already a handloader and had been handloading for 26 years. I had the necessary component supplies to reload (powders, primers, bullets and empty casings) having been purchasing and scavenged in earnest since early November 2008. At the time my main press was a LEE Precision Turret press, which I had loaded several thousand rounds of ammunition with for both handgun and rifle. It is my favorite utility press for ease of operation and user-friendliness. But the Lee Turret requires 4 pulls of the handle to load a casing, and the potential of getting a loaded cartridge with every push/pull of the handle was very appealing. That capability, along with the mindset of having redundant production capabilities (as well as being bombarded with sales emails from various websites) made me make the choice of “pulling the trigger” (pun intended!) on the purchase of a progressive reloading press.
I had been contemplating a progressive reloading press and was considering three choices after viewing numerous videos of the presses in action from the manufacturer’s websites and on Youtube. My choices were:
1) The LEE Loadmaster, cost set up for 1 caliber: $350.00
2) The Hornady Lock N Load AP, Cost $529.00 + minor accessories $24.00
3) The Dillon Precision XL 750, cost $650.00 + accessories $500
I personally knew people who owned and used the Lee Loadmaster and Dillon Progressives. One gentleman I know owns nine Dillons has a reloading business and swears by them with good reason, they are the backbone of his business. The friend who owned the Lee Loadmaster had loaded over 10,000 rounds on it and recommended it. I had done some loading with him on it. It occasionally had some primer feeding quirks and some powder drop issues. But you will with any press now and then, it’s part of the game.
My final decision was to invest in the Hornady Lock N Load AP. At the time of purchase, the deal was sweetened with a 20% off sale price, plus a manufacturer’s coupon from Hornady offering 500 free* bullets with the purchase of the press. Getting 500 free bullets was a significant savings on top of the 20% sale price. Keep in mind, the caliber of bullet was the buyers’ choice, and heavier bullets cost more than lighter ones. To maximize my value of the offer I selected 150 grain, .30 caliber bullets (0.308 dia) which offered the most total weight for the offer of the calibers I load for. I mentioned “free” with an asterisk, since the receiver was required to pay shipping. In my case that was about $16. But the bullets had a retail value at the time of about $120, so with the offer figured with the deduct value of the bullets, included with the sale price purchase put the cost of the press at about $305. It was a good deal at the time, and would be a fantastic deal today, if this offer could be found.Continue reading“The Hornady Lock N Load AP Progressive Reloading Press – Part 1, by Wingfootjr”
In place of my usual news items and commentary on economics and the markets, I have some annual housekeeping to do:
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“Oh my name is Francis Tolliver, I come from Liverpool
Two years ago the war was waiting for me after school
From Belgium and to Flanders, Germany to here
I fought for King and country I love dear
Twas Christmas in the trenches and the frost so bitter hung
The frozen fields of France where still no Christmas songs were sung
Our families back in England were toasting us that day
There brave and glorious lads so far away
I was lying with my mess mates on the cold and rocky ground
When across the lines of battle came a most peculiar sound
Says I now listen up me boys, each soldier strained to hear
As one young German voice sang out so clear
He’s singing bloody well you know, my partner says to me
Soon one by one each German voice joined in in harmony
The cannons rested silent and the gas cloud rolled no more
As Christmas brought us respite from the war
As soon as they were finished and a reverent pause was spent
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen struck up some lads from Kent
The next thing sang was Stille Nacht tis ‘Silent Night’ says I
And in two tongues one song filled up that sky
There’s someone coming towards us now the front line sentry said
All sights were fixed on one lone figure trudging from their side
His truce flag like a Christmas Star shone on the plane so bright
As he bravely trudged unarmed into the night
Then one by one on either side, walked in to No Mans Land
With neither gun nor bayonet, we met there hand to hand
We shared some secret brandy and we wished each other well
And in a flare lit football game we gave them hell
We traded chocolates, cigarettes and photographs from home
These sons and father far away from families of their own
Tom Sanders played the squeeze box and they had a violin
This curious and unlikely band of men
Soon daylight stole upon us and France was France once more
With sad farewells we each began to settle back to war
But the question haunted every heart that lived that wondrous night
Whose family have I fixed within my sights
Twas Christmas in the trenches and the frost so bitter hung
The frozen fields of France were warmed, the songs of peace were sung
For the walls they’d kept between us to exact the work of war
Had been crumbled and were gone forever more
Oh my name is Francis Tolliver, from Liverpool I dwell
Each Christmas comes since World War I have learned its lesson well
For the one who calls the shots won’t be among the dead and lame
And on each end of the rifle we’re the same.”
December 23rd is the birthday of Founding Father and Supreme Court Justice John Jay. (Born 1745, died May 17, 1829.)
Today is also the anniversary of the establishment of the exclusive private banking cartel known as The Federal Reserve, in 1913. I recommend the book The Creature from Jekyll Island: A Second Look at the Federal Reserve.
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A word of warning: A look at the Ventusky weather models shows that a polar vortex is likely to hit much of the interior of CONUS in the first week of January. Temperatures may be 20 degrees F. or more below normal. So get ready!
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Today we present another entry for Round 98 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The prizes for this round include:
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More than $725,000 worth of prizes have been awarded since we started running this contest. Round 98 ends on January 31st, so get busy writing and e-mail us your entry. Remember that there is a 1,500-word minimum, and that articles on practical “how-to” skills for survival have an advantage in the judging.
(Continued from Part 2. This concludes the article.)
When using a scanner to sweep the band, or scan a list of frequencies, the scanner is much more sensitive and hears weak signals as well as strong signals. When using the Close Call feature that also sweeps the band, only strong signals that are very nearby (within 100 to 200 yards), might be detected. Some brands of scanners other than Uniden, may also have a similar Close Call feature, and might have more a sensitive receiver Sofware Defined Radio (SDR) frequency counter or a better antenna so they could intercept traffic further away.
To greatly increase the possible range of detection of our Close Call feature, and that of the standard scanner, it should be connected to an exterior antenna that is mounted above the roofline and otherwise, as high above the ground as reasonably feasible. Watch out for power lines, and mount it preferably, at least 15 feet above the ground for the best reception at the lowest height. Remember that in the radio world, height is might. Cable loss will be higher with longer runs, but the height attained can more than offset that line loss. Those interested in the weakest signals could go all out and use LMR400 cable. Folks like myself can use cable TV antenna coax. There are coax connector adapters from ‘F’ type to BNC so that one can easily utilize this cable. Use one antenna per scanner, unless the proper splitter is used, and those splitters should not be the simple cable TV type.
Any antenna that is approximately 18 to 19.5 inches in length will work much better than the attached antenna, and it does not have to be tuned. But if it has a magnetic mount used for vehicles, then attach it to a large metal can, or best yet, a pizza pan, or other sheet metal of similar large size. This kind of antenna needs such a ground plane to operate at it’s best. A high gain dual banded UHF/VHF ground plane antenna can be purchased with an attached ground plane and the correct mounting hardware for building installations, will work even better.
My favorite homemade antenna is the Slim Jim, or lower-cost J-pole. These are ruggedly built and have a gain of about 2.1Dbi. Use one tuned for UHF with a center frequency of 465.000MHz to listen to both UHF and VHF, if only one antenna can be purchase. Use a second one with a center frequency of 149MHz to listen to the VHF band. These make good all-around antennas with a low signal-to-noise ratio.
If an external antenna is needed for a transmitter for 2 Meter, MURS, or GMRS, the scanner can be removed and a transceiver connected to the appropriate antenna. These can be purchased on the Internet from KB9VBR. The frequencies of most interest for preppers are in the UHF/VHF bands good all around, all band antenna made for scanners is the discone type, such as the Tram 1141.
Any external antenna is a game-changer. The Close Call feature, depending on the terrain and foliage, might now pick up 5 watt transmissions from a handheld up to a mile away, instead of only a few hundred feet. It would pick up traffic further away if the signal might be from a mobile transceiver on its highest power setting. That would typically be from 25 to 70 watts depending on the model. The Close Call feature requires a strong signal that exceeds its threshold before it will record the transmission. Putting it on an external antenna on it, greatly increases what the scanner, or any receiver can ‘hear’.
Uniden scanner’s Close Call feature, does provide an advantage, yet I would not rely upon it to hear the very low powered FRS/GMRS radios that transmit at a maximum of 1/4 watt. The Close Call feature could prove to be a lifesaver, however, as with most things, we should understand its limitations. Uniden scanners with the Close Call feature, can be programmed to cover only one, or the other band: either UHF, or VHF, but not both simultaneously. If possible, it would be good to have at least two Uniden scanners that have the Close Call feature, one for VHF, and one for UHF, each on their respective antennas for their band. If I could only have one, then it would be set to VHF frequencies, and I would use a standard scanner to scan a list that includes FRS/GMRS frequencies.Continue reading“A Scanner for TEOTWAWKI – Part 3, by Tunnel Rabbit”
SurvivalBlog presents another edition of The Survivalist’s Odds ‘n Sods— a collection of news bits and pieces that are relevant to the modern survivalist and prepper from “JWR”. Our goal is to educate our readers, to help them to recognize emerging threats, and to be better prepared for both disasters and negative societal trends. You can’t mitigate a risk if you haven’t first identified a risk. Today, we look at the threat of a Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Tim J. found this at Yahoo News, of all places: In east Ukraine, a web designer learns how to ambush a tank. The article begins:
“Mykola Kholtobin never expected to volunteer to fight for Ukraine, but this week he found himself crouching in a fox hole and lobbing a mock grenade into a tank as part of a training exercise to prepare for a Russian invasion.
The 32-year-old web designer joined dozens of camouflage-clad reservists in the city of Kharkiv, about 25 km (15 miles) from the Russian border, to rehearse for what might happen in the event of an attack.
Kholtobin was just a baby when the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991 and was brought up speaking Russian as his first language, like millions of others in the east of then-newly-independent Ukraine.
He consciously switched to Ukrainian in 2014 when Russia seized Ukraine’s Crimea region and Russian-backed separatists launched a war with government forces in eastern Ukraine that continues to this day.”
Reader C.B. sent this: Rate at which people stopped moving to California surprised researchers: ‘Statewide phenomenon’. JWR’s Comment: People have been voting with their feet for many centuries.
H.L. flagged this news article: New York will restrict gas for cooking and heating, paving the way for more cities to follow. Here is an excerpt:
“The New York City Council passed a bill, which Mayor Bill de Blasio is expected to sign into law, that prohibits the combustion of fossil fuels, namely gas, for cooking and heating in select new buildings. The ban will apply to new structures under seven stories tall starting in 2024 and to larger buildings in 2027.
New York is not alone. Berkeley, Calif., became the first city in the U.S. to ban gas hookups in new construction in 2019, and now at least 42 cities in California, including San Francisco and San Jose, have acted to limit gas in new buildings.”
“The problem with winter sports is that – follow me closely here – they generally take place in winter.” – Dave Barry
December 22nd is the anniversary of the death of SP4 James T. Davis, the first uniformed American combat casualty of the Vietnam War, in 1961. This ASA soldier (of the 3rd Radio Research Unit) was killed in a Viet Cong ambush on a road outside Saigon.
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The folks at Palmetto State Armory (one of our affiliate advertisers) are wrapping up their AR-15 Days of Christmas sale. One of the featured items in their sale: SIG-Sauer Complete Fire Control Unit (FCU) for SIG P320 Pistols for just $349.99 each, with free shipping. An FFL is required. At their site, paste this SKU number in their search box: 5655104083. Stack them deep!
Today we present another entry for Round 98 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The prizes for this round include:
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More than $725,000 worth of prizes have been awarded since we started running this contest. Round 98 ends on January 31st, so get busy writing and e-mail us your entry. Remember that there is a 1,500-word minimum, and that articles on practical “how-to” skills for survival have an advantage in the judging.
(Continued from Part 1.)
If one can afford to buy several scanners, then that would be optimal. We should have at least three, given the old adage: “3 is 2, and 2 is 1, and 1 is none.” We can keep one spare scanner in a Faraday cage, and store it elsewhere. Then use the other two scanners: One to scan from a list, and the other to sweep the band, or particular parts of a band. Each scanner will have an operator’s manual to help. If I could only sweep one band, then it would be the 2 Meter Ham band, or sweep all the way from 144 Mhz to 162 Mhz as that is where most of the analog radio traffic will occur.
Because my Area of Operations (AO) is remote, and where digital is seldom encountered, I put my meager resources into a bank of seven used analog scanners that each are utilized, together and separately, to intercept the most likely frequencies that might have traffic.
Scanners can perform in two different ways. They can be set up to ‘scan’, scrolling through hundreds of specific frequencies that have been programmed in, and to ‘sweep’ a band. Using a scanner to sweep a band, the scanner scrolls through all of the usable frequencies by bandwidth steps within a user-determined preference, that can be limited or expanded by the operator. If we are sweeping the entire VHF band, the time need to complete the sweep is extended to 3 to 4 seconds. If we limit the sweep, the time to complete a sweep is greatly shortened to one or two seconds.
Using several scanners to sweep different portions of the VHF band ensures coverage of that portion of the spectrum, and greatly increases the odds of interception. The technique pretty much eliminates the need for a frequency counter that is marketed as Uniden’s Close Call feature, and the range at which interception can occur is much greater than the Close Call feature allows. And we have the advantage of capturing the frequency even if the dispatcher attendant is distracted, or not present. If we used a digital recorder’s VOX function, we can also capture the traffic, and the frequency as it can remain displayed until the user resets the scanner.Continue reading“A Scanner for TEOTWAWKI – Part 2, by Tunnel Rabbit”
This weekly column is a collection of short snippets: responses to posted articles, practical self-sufficiency items, how-tos, lessons learned, tips and tricks, and news items — both from readers and from SurvivalBlog’s editors. We may select some long e-mails for posting as separate letters.
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F.J. wrote to mention a Kentucky family that survived the catastrophic December 10 storms and tornadoes by taking refuge in a prefabricated underground storm shelter.
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For those looking for American-made products, reader H.L. recommended this site: Mammoth Nation.
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Speaking of American-made, a couple that reads SurvivalBlog runs a small business making some very nice furniture from used oak wine barrels. Most of the chairs and tables components are reclaimed barn wood and barrel parts: oak barrel staves, steel barrel bands, and oak barrel ends. Very clever, and a great way to repurpose American-made products. David and Aimee do business under the name Reclaimed in the USA. They are looking for customers that want sturdy, attractive, American-made furniture. They are also looking for investors or business partners, with the goal of a larger manufacturing operation in the American Redoubt, most likely in North Idaho. They already have a business presence in Richland, Washington. Hiring local workers in the Redoubt will be a “win-win”. See their Facebook page, for contact information.
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POLICE STATE: Australians Mass Protest After Churches Raided, Moms Arrested, Citizen Snitches.
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SaraSue suggested this:
“I couldn’t believe the price of wood/manufactured wood/metal buildings! I wanted to build a large chicken house. (With help). I ended up purchasing two more coop kits that are large, heavy, and sturdy, from Tractor Supply. It’s actually less expensive to have several of those than to build a chicken house. My water heater died a few days before Thanksgiving, but I was able to find a local plumber willing to do the job. Yay!
In other news, my family in Middle Tennessee survived the massive 6-state weather system that spun up multiple tornadoes and did a lot of damage. Prayers for those terribly affected in neighboring states.”
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The latest from Michael Yon: Space Famine.
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A video from Norwegian prepper and pundit Bjorn Andreas Bull-Hansen: Find your people. Build your tribe.
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Those clever Swiss, again: Surprisingly, It’s Not Americans Who Hid a Gun Inside a Secret Pickup Truck Storage Compartment. (Thanks to James C., for the link.)
“He was so learned that he could name a horse in nine languages; so ignorant that he bought a cow to ride on.” – Benjamin Franklin
On December 21, 1620, William Bradford and the Mayflower Pilgrims landed on what is now known as Plymouth Rock in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
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Today, on the Winter Solstice, I reflected a bit on the trauma of the past two years. Our lives, livelihoods, and our liberties suffered some. I’m hopeful that 2022 will be a much better year. Tomorrow, the days will start getting longer again. Already, we are making some spring gardening plans and looking forward to lambing and calving season. We will trust in the Lord, and his providence.
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Today we present another entry for Round 98 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The prizes for this round include:
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More than $725,000 worth of prizes have been awarded since we started running this contest. Round 98 ends on January 31st, so get busy writing and e-mail us your entry. Remember that there is a 1,500-word minimum, and that articles on practical “how-to” skills for survival have an advantage in the judging.
To most people, scanners could not be any more sublimely unimportant, and boring, and completely irrelevant pursuit of yesteryear. Especially as we have aged, and because the age of digital radio is here. Apparently, our old dusty scanner is obsolete. So why bother? Because security will be job #1.
Scanning provides a golden opportunity to improve our situational awareness. We must do all that can be done to remove the element of surprise at a survival retreat. A simple scanner is one of those low-cost options that is a significant force multiplier. It is the lowest hanging fruit for a basic security operation. It is of even more importance, if we lack the manpower to conduct patrols. Listening to radio traffic will prove to be twice as important as talking on a radio. If all one can afford and manage, is a couple of inexpensive bubblepack FRS radios and one scanner, then you will be ahead of those who can talk near and far, even on a sophisticated Ham radio. It is better to be radio silent and listening, rather than blathering about, providing intelligence to the enemy. They will be listening, and so should we.
In any type of defense, situational awareness is the absolute key. We can define it better, by defining what it is not. What can be a very useful, yet a secondary purpose, should enough manpower be available and there will likely not be, is to record radio traffic that is in itself, information heard, by jotting down a few details that can be used to develop intelligence over time. While material, developing intelligence is not as important as first maintaining a high level of situational awareness. Situational awareness is critical, and a scanner can go a long way to assist that, if it is properly used. During TEOTWAWKI, I would presume that all telephone services will no longer be operational, and those who have a radio of any kind will attempt to use it.
By using a scanner, those heard talking become a part of our security operation as they can serve at distances well beyond our first layer of defense, as our unwitting eyes and ears. If there were not enough transceivers within my Area of Operations (AO), I would provide one to key persons in particular locations that might have a view, or that is exposed, even if I could not converse with them, or if they did not know who I was or where I was located. With a transceiver, they become an asset to the community, and my extended eyes and ears. With a scanner, one can listen to a variety of transceivers near and far to gauge a situation within an AO, and far beyond the AO. This will help us gauge a threat situation.Continue reading“A Scanner for TEOTWAWKI – Part 1, by Tunnel Rabbit”
