Scorpio64

Your standards are too high. I have been tracking PSA's Freedom Rifles for quite some time, and yanno what, they work, they are also fairly high rated. They are not SPRs, they are not DMRs they are not Daniel Defense. What they are is basic reliable build kits for a 3moa or better rifle. Good 'nuff fer gubbernment work.

Sorry I did not buy more. I only snagged two, one for me and one as a X-mas gift for a friend. I coulda bought 20 for cheap and pulled a Lambo, selling them for twice the money later on.

This is just ridiculous. $260 for a M4ish build kit with a complete upper (no assembly required). Only the lower build kit needs to be assembled with your stripped lower. This is a special AR 15 days of Christmas offer from PSA. Some compliance wok will be necessary as the flash hider is a no-go and the stock will have to be pinned. This is one of PSA's Freedom Rifle kits, which are usually rated pretty highly. https://palmettostatearmory.com/psa-16-5-56-nato-1-7-m4-nitride-classic-gray-freedom-rifle-kit-5165450284.html

Got mine two days ago. They are effing awesome. Makes my SL Nano seem impotent. Hard to believe that much light comes out of a car remote sized flashlight.

Apex predators do not manage the food chain, they just kill. They kill to eat, they kill to protect, and sometimes they just kill because they have noting better to do. The only reason humans are currently at the top of the food chain is the development of weapons. Prior to that, us mostly hairless monkeys were simply more easily digestible bear food. The moral of the story. No gun = bear food. Gun = not bear food.

Less lethal on bear (or any dangerous animal) is just stupid. Carry a boat horn and a 12GA with slugs in case the boat horn does not work.

Well, technically canned food was the original MRE. The French invented canned food during the Napoleonic wars. "An army marches on it's stomach" and canned food go hand in hand. Technology has improved a bit in the past 100 years. Canned food lasts longer now, but dehydrated food lasts a LOT longer.

That'll be $20.00 extra

10s are available, but with NJ's idiotic 6rd limit on SA shottys, the +1 (after blocking) isn't worth it.

Panzer Arms BP-12 Semi Auto Bullpup Style 12GA Shotgun, 3" Chambers - PWBP12BPR, $530.00 Turkish made (I didn't say it looked quality, just that it looks like fun) , aluminum upper, poly lower, 18.5"bbl, no mention of choke but assume Cyl or IC. https://www.classicfirearms.com/bp12-bullpup-12ga-shotgun/

go to the kelly blue book site and use the web app for determining fair market value.

One does not have to spend $2,000.00 all at once to stock up on emergency food and supplies. I built up my stock over time, and only buying when on sale, The average cost per Mt House meal, if the S ever does HTF, will be under $3.00 per serving. That's pretty damned inexpensive considering the price of a big mac meal is $8.00. What it all comes down to is insurance. My coverage is pretty good.

Honestly Griz, I don't eat much canned food. Soup every once in a while, tuna fish every couple of weeks, some corned beef hash, beans every once in a while. The one canned good I use often is tomatoes, stewed, diced, puree, crushed, sauce, paste, etc. If I want beef stew, I buy fresh ingredients and make beef stew, if I want fettuccine alfredo with grilled chicken, I make it from scratch. If one eats a lot of canned food, then they can stock a lot of it and have the ability to continually rotate it. I can't stock 180 meals worth of canned goods and not end up throwing away most of it after two or three years (or five years if I keep it in a constant 50-60 degree environment. It just does not make sense.

Griz, I didn't buy the Mt House food to eat on a regular basis, at least that was not the plan. But the food is so good and easy to prepare it sorta worked out that way. Another point. You really don't have to rotate stock on food that's good for 30 years. Just replace what has been used. Think of it as you tapped into your "just in case" ammo supply, and topped it off the next time a good sale popped up. It will prolly be a while before we see each other again at a shotgun shoot. The next shoot though, I'll hit you up with a couple pouches and you can be the judge.

To be fair, and also to demonstrate that I do not have a "confirmation bias", canned foods do contain water. In a situation where there is no water, it may be your only source. I, however, have taken the water issue seriously and, in addition to a stock of glass bottled water, I've made plans for filtration and purification. I put a lot of research into this subject about a year and a half ago. I talked with preppers, military, campers and folks who live up in the mountains and dont come back down for months. The one thing each had in common was two thumbs up for Mt House foods. This thread is about MREs, so I'm sticking to that, but boy, we could go on and on and on about long term food storage..

This reminds me. I have to resupply my Mt House stock. I ate some of my "emergency food". Sometimes I come home from work completely exhausted and just want something hot that is quick, filling and enjoyable. Stroganoff, Chili Mac, and Beef Stew are my usuals.

If you don't have water, you don't have survival. Wherever one plans on spending the zombie apocalypse, there had better be a water source.

I think he just threw out the red meat to see what would happen and is now sitting back with a brew and popcorn, watching the show.

Several very slow motion clips demonstrating the M1 Garand action https://imgur.com/gallery/3kabN

So is eating Tide pods, but okay.

milspec MREs last about two to three years. That's basically the same shelf life of canned goods. you can probably get five to six years shelf life out of canned goods if you store them in a cool temperature stable place. Mountain House has a guaranteed shelf life of decades, and has a proven track record. Also, try and transport 90 meals worth of canned food. as far as canned food is concerned, what are we talking about, peas, creamed corn, chicken noodle soup, Vienna sausages? Those aren't meals. You could probably survive on 20 cans of asparagus for a while, I guess, but why do that when you could be eating beef stroganoff, chicken fried rice or chili mac? Ramen! Are you kidding me? I think that shit actually removes nutrients from the body. Canned food is not a bad plan, but it's a boring one with a limited shelf life and is not easily transported. Lets say we are not talking about survival. Let's say we are going camping for a week. Would you want to lug seven days of canned meals in your backpack? With Mt House, you can buy and forget, that is, until you need it. With canned goods it's continually rotating stock and wondering if that 5 year old can of cream of mushroom soup will kill you.

Pretty much all of ^^^^ What is your definition of an MRE. I mean, Lunchables are technically MREs. If you can make a fire and have potable water, Mountain House is what I recommend. The food is tasty, though some of it is a bit on the salty side. The pros of Mt House are, it's relatively inexpensive, last a very long time if stored properly, and light enough to transport 3 months worth of grub in a grab-n-go situation. The only thing I can say against Mt House is the serving size. One pouch is too much for one person, but not quite enough for two people. If you are planning for a long term food shortage or heading for the hills for months, you can buy Mt House in a #10 can Midway USA has okay regular prices and every so often really good sale prices. You can also find it in many sporting goods stores. Buy a couple of pouches and give it a taste test. Proper military MREs are more convenient, many are self heating, but are more expensive and have a shorter shelf life. Also, they weigh quite a bit more than the freeze dried stuff. It would be difficult to backpack a lot of it.

I met Pele (briefly) in 1976 when he played for the Cosmos

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Jus cuz' 45Doll and I are very many smart, don't make us weird. As far as AVB is concerned, he and I have a lot in common. @AVB-AMG may be a wrong thinking Democrat, but it does not mean he's weird, he's just stupid about politics. Otherwise, he's a cool cat. I dunno who is "goggling " Feynman, but I suspect a few folks may be Googling his name.