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Looks like he’s waiting for dinner.

Either one has at least a 90% chance of dying in enemy hands if taken prisoner.

Something a little different for the SD (and Johnny Cash) fans...

I have no problem with it.

Apparently so. Gun people are such a paranoid bunch.

Trump is cutting funding to the World Health Organization. Sounds like all of it.

Looks like SGAMMO is taking orders again, however, this from their email blast.... A lot has changed in the ammo business over the past 40 days as the Covid-19 outbreak created the largest rush to purchase ammo in all of history. Supply has been badly diminished, and bottlenecks in manufacturing and distribution will continue cause shortages for months yet to come. From what I am seeing the worst is yet to come on ammunition availability which I believe will reach its worst in the next 30 to 90 days. The buyer's market conditions which I have talked about in so many prior newsletters that brought ammo prices to 12 year lows in 2018, 2019 and early 2020 have passed. I hope most people followed my advise in the past and stocked up while supply and prices were at their best. At this time supply has for the most part been bought up, most ammo factories and importers have done substantial price increases, and moving forward availability will be limited to what the factories can make and allocate to their distributors. Covid-19 has caused some ammunition factories in Europe and Russia to close and / or reduce production, and most likely that will spill over here to some of the manufacturers in the USA at some point. I'd love to stay positive but realistically there are dark times ahead for the ammunition supply chain. All things considered, I believe we still have some decent deals in stock, admittedly not as good as they were, but not as bad as I expect them to become. If you are sitting on large quantities of ammo it might be wise to sit it out for a while but if you are short in supply it might be a good idea to get a few cases before availability gets worse.

Here is more than you ever wanted to know about safe rooms... https://www.fema.gov/safe-rooms

What have I found lacking in planning? A lot. No one expected the government to shut down society and the economy. This situation has gotten 100% out of hand. What’s going to happen the next time a new strain of flu or some other unknown virus comes along? The only sure thing is it will happen again.

Never been a problem for me, but then again, I tighten the barrel nut down after reassembling.

Have one of those as well. When you load it up with shorts it’s like you’re never going to run out of bullets.

No reason it shouldn’t return to zero after reassembling.

A Savage Mark II with bull barrel is a very affordable and ridiculously accurate good choice.

Indeed. The thing is, there is no “one” .22 rifle. There is also nothing more fun to shoot. There is no shortage of them in all flavors. Semi, bolt, pump, lever, tube fed, mag fed, etc., and endless sources to acquire them. You might be able to find some 70 year old beater for less than two bills that will outshoot anything made today.

There is a great big long list of outstanding .22 rifles. Do you just want to plink around or make single, ragged holes at 50 yards? The 10/22 is an excellent 1st and has been for millions over the years. There is also basically unlimited customization options if you ever get bored with it.

Remember the excellent movie Space Cowboys? This Is a lot like that.

I just put Little Debbie Swiss Rolls on the list for our planned venture to the store in the morning, assuming the old folks don’t clean the place out.

Does anyone really know until presented with the decision?

I am not of the tin foil hat brigade but...things are going to be different from now on and I’m not talking socially.

The article everyone’s been waiting for. From the “newspaper” where this happened. Truck stop stabbing spree suspect's mother: 'He's not a violent person' https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/crime/2020/04/09/pilot-stabbing-idris-abdus-salaam-mother-not-violent-person/5122340002/

It just dawned on me the tremendous economic impact this situation is going to have on local and state governments that rely heavily on sales tax revenue. No business, no sales tax revenue. Less travel, less gas tax revenue, etc., etc.

Pardon the late quip, but is the surgeon general’s outfit any worse than police chiefs across the nation donning the 5 star insignia only worn by nine men who achieved the highest rank the US military offers?

It's been like that for the past several weeks.

“Join the discussion” You’ll see that there are few replies. This has been the norm for the past decade or more. You’re either prepared or not. If the latter, too bad. Fanning the flames of paranoia only serves to empty shelves, drive up prices, and keep the perpetual wheel running.