Guns come with all kinds of bells and whistles these days, but one thing holds true for me. Quick, easy field stripping for cleaning is, as it has always been, one of my top demands of a firearm I am… Continue Reading
There are things we, as preppers, need to do more of, or do a better job of. You know it, we know it, but that doesn’t mean it gets done. Spice and I talked about it in our weekly podcast, you… Continue Reading
I am posting short gun reviews for “survival guns” that I own and use, from my own personal perspective. The views expressed are my own, and I will pull no punches… these are guns I own and shoot, and I… Continue Reading
The man charged straight at me. He was huge and I am small. At nearly three hundred pounds and over six and a half feet of nothing but muscle and violent intent, he was unbelievably fast. I backpedaled rapidly but… Continue Reading
I”ve made many prepping mistakes over the years, and hopefully I have learned from at least most of them There’s one that I have made over and over, and yet I have to struggle every day not to make it… Continue Reading
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If you are new to firearms, you are probably wondering “so what’s up with all the bullet sizes & all those codes?” Never fear, we’ve got a few simple answers for you to get you started. Over the last 150… Continue Reading
Before we go too far into this PrepperGuns 101 series, I want talk about something critically important to everybody, firearms safety. First, let’s just start with the four laws of firearms safety. RULE I: All guns are always loaded RULE… Continue Reading
Welcome to another edition of Salty’s Gun Review. The views expressed are my own, and I will pull no punches… these are guns I own and shoot, and I will address them from a “prepping/survival perspective”. I am reviewing one… Continue Reading
Welcome to the debut of our new PrepperGuns 101: Firearms Information For Beginning Preppers Today’s installment is about “magazines and clips”. What exactly are they? What kinds are there? What is the difference between a magazine and a clip? These… Continue Reading
Ask any group of preppers what the Number One prepper survival long gun on the planet is, and doubtless some version or other of the ubiquitous Ruger 10/22 semi-auto rifle will be at or near the top of the list.… Continue Reading
My name is Salty, and I am an ammohaulic. I admit it. I have more ammo in storage than I will ever shoot in my lifetime. I’m good with that. My wife, Spice? Not so much. After extensive conversations (many of which involved her… Continue Reading
Let’s say that for whatever reason, guns are available but the ammo supply has dried up. We’ve seen it happen several times in recent years for various reasons and it’s likely to happen again one of these days. What are… Continue Reading
Lots of folks have built AR-15s and the YouTube library is full of videos on how to do it. (Okay, “assemble” for the purists.) I wanted to build an AR-10, so I could fend off bears, which looked like pretty… Continue Reading
The oldest axiom on how to make money on Wall Street is to “buy low, sell high”. It should come as a surprise to nobody that gun sales are off following the 2016 elections. We don’t talk politics, even a… Continue Reading