Jamie Jackson

Thanks Ted! :up:   I'm 59...so I'll definitely be checking this list before I venture out. LOL.   Much obliged.

No worries Erick. LOL. There's a lot of good work coming down the pike these days.   I actually enjoyed [url=http://www.amazon.com/Surviving-Home-Novel-American/dp/0142181285/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1373214242&sr=1-1&keywords=surviving+home+by+a.+america] Surviving Home[/url] even better.     I'm looking forward to starting the "Holding Their Own" series this weekend. :up:

Great News! And Congratulations!   I'm looking forward to spending some of my hard earned money with you. Just my part to keep the economy alive. :cool:

I'm just finishing "Surviving Home" by A.American (see post #62 for link). Excellent Book! I'm impressed.   I have book one of the "Holding Their Own" by Joe Nobody coming by weeks end. Thanks for the recommendations folks. :pleased:

    Got a little crushed red pepper in it for a bit of bite as well.   It's hard to wait a month or so to let it "cure". :pleased:

Canning, next to handloading, is one of my favorite "chores"...meaning actually doing something the family deems "useful" LOL. [center]Pickled Green Tomatoes[/center] [center][URL=http://s783.photobucket.com/user/Prag03/media/Pressure%20Canning%20Adventures/PickledGreenTomatoesAug201321_zps8b49f4dc.jpg.html][/URL][/center] [center]Green Tomato Chow Chow[/center] [center][URL=http://s783.photobucket.com/user/Prag03/media/Pressure%20Canning%20Adventures/chowchow004_zps83b8ba20.jpg.html][/URL][/center]

    If you have the time and inclination, you may want to look into [url=http://www.amazon.com/Guns-Bullets-And-Gunfights-Modern-Day/dp/0873648773] "Guns, Bullets, and Gunfights: Lessons and Tales from a Modern Day Gunfighter" by Jim Cirillo[/url]. Also maybe look into "Fuzzy Fletcher"  who collaborated with Mr. Cirillo and manufactured "SafeStop Ammo".   They made self defense rounds using jacketed wadcutters with a sharp ogive. Cirillo found these to less tendency to deflect and served well to essentially cut in towards, and penetrate into vital organs. There's actually some pretty decent data available.   I carry the Safe Stop rounds in my J Frames. I would think powder coated lead rounds would be very worthwhile looking into from a self defense perspective.  :2cents:

Rule #1 – All guns are always loaded. Rule #2 – Never let the muzzle cover anything you are not willing to destroy. Rule #3 – Keep your finger off the trigger until your sights are on the target. Rule #4 – Identify your target, and what is behind it. Lt. Col Jeff Cooper USMC (Ret)  RIP     I think Rule #1 is in order here.  :cool:

  LOL Then I reckon a .30-30 using IMR 3031 shouldn't be an issue. Thank you Sir.

I, quite fortunately, purchased 500 lead .30-30 bullets for my Marlin 336 last year. I got some very accurate loads using Unique powder...not powerful, but very light shooting and accurate.   Not intending to make a thread drift...just considering the potential availability of lead bullets for Greg...   Dolomite: Can these cast lead bullets, if powder coated (excellent thread btw) be driven to deer hunting round velocities? I would make the assumption it's a Yes based on the powder coat thread.   If so, would something like that be of any help Greg? They are .309 diameter 165 gr. RNLFP   If so, I can get a hundred round to you (not coated...sorry). Just let me know.

We've used a [url=http://www.cabelas.com/catalog/product.jsp?productId=1158341] Smith's Edge Pro Pull-thru Knife Sharpener [/url] for a few years now on working knives, both kitchen and utility and have more than pleased with the results. The blades are replaceable and inexpensive as well. So keeping an extra set on hand should be a consideration, imho.

Caster;   The Berkey filter are very easy to clean. I just take my unit apart about every 6 months (daily use item my friend) and clean it out with soap and water. The filters, or candles, are just scrubbed on the outer surface with a green Scotch Brite pad.   We have a stored set of the Black Berkey filters: [url=http://www.berkeywater.com/start.main.html] Link[/url] along with a set of the white ceramic filters [url=http://www.directive21.com/products/7-inch-super-sterasyl-ceramic-replacement-filters/] another link[/url]. But as you mentioned, virus removal is not guaranteed. I would treat questionable water by pre-filtering through sand...then with bleach, or bringing it to a boil. No matter what system I decided upon.

    LOL   Well said Good Sir. :up:

Good points guys.   We keep calcium hypochlorite stored for long term use...sealed to protect it from moisture.   This is a decent article on the topic, and I've seen a few threads here on TGO discussing it as well.   http://readynutrition.com/resources/better-than-bleach-use-calcium-hypochlorite-to-disinfect-water_19062010/     I like the pump Dolomite. :up:         Caster;   It seems like I've read before about the depletion of the Ogallala aquifer, or concerns thereof. As far as I know it's our largest, extending through 8 different states. Not to go all tree-hugging and crap, but our actions as a culture are not without consequences. We make enough trash, and poison enough fields (Monsanto...), and we reap what we sow.

This is an interesting topic, and some good points have been brought up.   Water is heavy and occupies a lot of space...obvious statement. A person or group can only store just so much. But living in the South East as we do water is relatively readily available. Great point regarding contamination. But it’s simply not feasible to prepare for every known contaminant source, or to store several years’ worth of water….much less a lifetimes worth.   The earth itself does a great job of filtering out most contaminants. A deep water well, protected from the elements (such as in a shed) could be priceless in a protracted grid down scenario. Obviously a manual pump would be in order.   But barring a Mad Max situation, which I personally feel is unlikely, there are quite a few steps we all could take.   What we have/do/did: We practice water catchment using a couple of 55 gallon barrels with several 5 gallon overflow buckets. These are primarily for garden use on our raised beds. We have a dual 5 gallon bucket sand filter setup for removing gross contaminants and debris. We have multiple plastic water containers, both 5 gallon and one gallon. We also have a 55 gallon plastic water barrel, treated and sealed and a hand pump for it. We keep and rotate gallon jugs of unscented household bleach. It’s an absolute necessity for sanitation purposes, imho, is inexpensive, readily available, and works great for making safe drinking water. God knows I’ve consumed gallons of chlorine treated water from a “water buffalo” while in the service and lived to tell about it. We also have in daily use a Big Berkey water filtration system and use it daily. We have an extra set of Black filters and standard filters. There is plenty of anecdotal tales of the Berkey systems being in use in 3rd world countries with a single filter set functioning for up to 20 years.   Our goal in having enough water on hand, initially, is to last for 30 days. That includes water for drinking, cooking, and sanitation. That should, hopefully, allow time to attend other needs and initiate further water procurement and treatment…hopefully. It's a good time now to identify potential water sources...i.e. lakes and rivers and plan, and practice, retrieval of water from those sources.   We learned from previous hurricane experiences that you can maintain a daily bath with a one gallon jug of water. In the summer time we would just sit a few gallons out in the sun and have at least a warm shower type bath at the end on the day. Keeping a vac sealed supply of pre-moistened toweletts on hand helps as regards sanitation as well.   :2cents:

spikehunter;   I don't know if this will be of any help or not, but I was looking on Brian Enos forum in the reloading section and noticed a thread on Winchester Super Handicap.   Link: http://www.brianenos.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=173248   I know you mentioned 124 gr bullets, but maybe the info there will be of benefit. The folks there are pretty helpful and may be able to answer some questions for you.   Good Luck.

I have one of these that Dolomite mentioned: [url=http://www.midwayusa.com/product/807875/lee-auto-prime-hand-priming-tool] Lee Autoprime[/url]. I've used them since the mid 1980's and primed countless thousands of pieces of brass with them. I had the lever break on one as mentioned...but still have it. So it's good to know the levers are interchangeable with the newer versions. Thanks Dol. :up:   I purchased a couple of the now discontinued models from Midway before they were discontinued, (narrow window of opportunity) so I'm fortunate for that.   A buddy of mine has used the RCBS for just as long and swears by them. I guess, on some level, it's what you get used to.

  I was a customer back when I lived in MS. Always great service and reasonable pricing.   But their website still lists "Offer not valid in TN, GA, and AL."   It's unfortunate, but business is business. Good folks nonetheless.

We use a Big Berkey with the PF-2 Fluoride and Arsenic removal unit. We've not sent the water off to be tested, but you can certainly tell by taste and smell that the overdose of chlorine our area dumps into the water supply has been removed.   To test the filters for routine we'll dump some red food coloring into the top tank. It filters it out clearly. I know that's not testing for removal of metals, but I'm pretty comfortable with the unit. fwiw the water tastes better than any 'store-bought" water I've ever had.

There are some "interesting" videos of this ammo on YouTube.   It reminds me, on a certain level, of the early MagSafe and Glaser rounds. I know those rounds used chilled shot, and in the case of MagSafe, epoxy. fwiw Joe Zambone, MagSafe inventor published his "recipe" in a handgun mag a few years before it was manufactured...I made up quite a few for a .44 spl Bulldog Pug. They were nasty as far as expansion on small game...like armadillos...but offered limited penetration.   I treated a guy shot with a .38 spl Glaser round...many, many years ago. He was wearing a leather jacket and so there was virtually no penetration into his chest wall...but he had a hell of a nasty surface wound. (Officer involved shooting in South MS).   The DRT videos of a buck being shot called for a 1:12 twist rate to stabilize. Makes sense I guess...but it really limits your options. I see this as a very narrow application tool...a niche tool if you will.   I'll stick with tried and true ammo. Accuracy and penetration into the vitals has carried the day thus far. Besides, I'd hate to try an explain this ammo selection in court: "Your Honor,Regular self defense ammo wasn't enough for this wanton killer. He choose to use Dead Right There ammo!"...eh...No Thanks. :2cents:

  ^^^ This is what I personally would do. But I would in no way shoot them as is. Way too much of an unknown...

I have nothing to offer but encouragement my friend.   I know I had a challenge finding load data for Alliant American Select and 9mm 147 gr lead bullets.   But Thanks to the good folks here, on Brian Enos forums (Thanks to Spiffy) and the good folks at Alliant I now have a reliable excellent load using AS powder.   I looked on and searched over at Brian Enos Forums and only found data on 38 super and Super Handicap.   Have you emailed Winchester/Hogdon and asked about the specific bullet make and weight? Hopefully they'll be helpful as was Alliant.     Good Luck and be sure to post what you find. These days it's wise to have alternatives.

We've done well the past couple of years with kale, Swiss Shard, collards and turnip greens with roots up through January with no covering. But these have been pretty mild winters. I've learned the weather is not something you can count on in East TN LOL.   We have used tomato cages (for a frame) and rope to make a covered 4'x8' bed (clear, thick plastic sheeting). It worked well, but did require management/manipulation adjusting ventilation for humidity control. It would really warm up some days.   A proper green house would be great...maybe one day... :pleased:

Thanks MarkA. :hat:             You're very fortunate, and you'll get there. There's a steeper learning curve to gardening than most folks realize (not pointing a finger at you Tennessee01). The most challenging part is "growing the soil" so that the moisture and nutrients will be there to allow the plants to thrive. fwiw...Steve Solomon has some excellent writings on this.   We have our second plantings for bush green beans coming up. The tomatoes are producing well, but I had to net them to keep the flipping birds from destroying them as they ripen. The butternut squash are starting to produce well also.   Most of the foods that are producing currently will be prepped for the freezer, and I'll can them later this year. It's a system that has worked well for us the past few years.       Hand in there Dennis. I know what you mean, it's always something... Rabbits first, now birds for us this year...oh well... :ugh:   But we'll keep working on it. :pleased:

Looking Good Mark !. :up:   Being able to preserve foods is a rewarding experience isn't it?   Maybe you can share that recipe for the bourbon peach BBQ sauce... :yum: