Originally published at Notes from the bunker…. You can comment here or there.

Im starting to think that the ‘Zero’ in Commander Zero stands for my bank balance. I went to the gun show today and found all sortsa goodies…

Sutures, sutures, sutures.
Lightstick carrycases
A nice all Belgian old HiPower for $395. Good shape but missing bluing. A serious candidate for purchase. (sigh)
Some books on various useful subjects.
Glock knives, Glock e-tools (entrenching tools, not mailware)
33-rd Glock mags (just the thing for when I get my KelTec carbine)
Some niiiiiice AR accessories
Tracer & incendiary ammo in .223 and .30-06

I need some sort of federal grant. Maybe the Dept. Of Fatherland Security has an extra couple million for ‘Montana Civil Defense’.

If it wasnt for the fact that they expect me to get married and have kids, becoming a Mormon just for the sake of networking against The Day would have alot of appeal. Id very much like to see if I can get access to their local cannery here…I need to see if I know any Mormons who might be willing to let me accompany them on such a trip. Be nice to be able to pack whatever I want into some #10 cans with an oxygen absorber and save myself a few bucks.
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Now that I’ve inventoried the AR stuff, I need to update the supplies spreadsheet to reflect that. Also need to get some more shelving and whatnot down in the bunker. And, come to think of it, add a small desk and desk light so I can do my ‘administrative’ stuff down there…no point spreading AR parts across the dining room table if I can avoid it. Try and keep all that stuff in one place.
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Still need to pick up at least one radio scanner this year. If Something Bad happens, I wanna be able to listen in on the various radio calls.
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The more I sift through the Tactical Tailor website the more I realize I need to make alot more money.

Originally published at Notes from the bunker…. You can comment here or there.

If it wasnt for the fact that they expect me to get married and have kids, becoming a Mormon just for the sake of networking against The Day would have alot of appeal. Id very much like to see if I can get access to their local cannery here…I need to see if I know any Mormons who might be willing to let me accompany them on such a trip. Be nice to be able to pack whatever I want into some #10 cans with an oxygen absorber and save myself a few bucks.
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Now that I’ve inventoried the AR stuff, I need to update the supplies spreadsheet to reflect that. Also need to get some more shelving and whatnot down in the bunker. And, come to think of it, add a small desk and desk light so I can do my ‘administrative’ stuff down there…no point spreading AR parts across the dining room table if I can avoid it. Try and keep all that stuff in one place.
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Still need to pick up at least one radio scanner this year. If Something Bad happens, I wanna be able to listen in on the various radio calls.
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The more I sift through the Tactical Tailor website the more I realize I need to make alot more money.

Well, managed to finally get some time to inventory things. One of the things I had been wanting to do wasa inventory the support gear for the AR’s. Very sobering. Im doing great on spare parts but not as well as I’d like on magazines. Heres a partial breaakdown:
(26) 30-rd GI mags
(12) Eagle 30-rd plasatic mags
(8) 20-rd GI mags
(2) 20 rd steel mags
(4) firing pins
(4) bolts
(1) bolt carrier
Assorted spare parats for lower receiver inc trigger,sear, springs, pins, etc.
(1) recoil spring
(1) recoil spring buffer
etc, etc, etc.

Not nearly as many mags as Id like. This puts me at about 24 mags per AR. I want at least 30 per. Why so many? Mags, my friends, are consumables they get bent, get lost, get dented, left behind, etc, etc. Additionally, I want enough mags that I can keep a dozen off-site at various resupply locations. So – at next weekends gun show I haave to see if I can pick up some more GI 30’s…usually they can be had for about $15 ea. Still too much $$$ in my opinion, but….

Might get a chance to go shooting tomorrow. We shall see..

Originally published at Notes from the bunker…. You can comment here or there.

Well, managed to finally get some time to inventory things. One of the things I had been wanting to do wasa inventory the support gear for the AR’s. Very sobering. Im doing great on spare parts but not as well as I’d like on magazines. Heres a partial breaakdown:
(26) 30-rd GI mags
(12) Eagle 30-rd plasatic mags
(8) 20-rd GI mags
(2) 20 rd steel mags
(4) firing pins
(4) bolts
(1) bolt carrier
Assorted spare parats for lower receiver inc trigger,sear, springs, pins, etc.
(1) recoil spring
(1) recoil spring buffer
etc, etc, etc.

Not nearly as many mags as Id like. This puts me at about 24 mags per AR. I want at least 30 per. Why so many? Mags, my friends, are consumables they get bent, get lost, get dented, left behind, etc, etc. Additionally, I want enough mags that I can keep a dozen off-site at various resupply locations. So – at next weekends gun show I haave to see if I can pick up some more GI 30’s…usually they can be had for about $15 ea. Still too much $$$ in my opinion, but….

Might get a chance to go shooting tomorrow. We shall see..

Spring in ZeroLand….the sun, the greenery, the warm-weather shooting. Ahhhh.

Whats the threat assessments look like these days? Well, tell ya one thing, I would NOT wanna be in Iraq or Afghanistan around Nov. 4…..no better way to tip the election than by launching a massive bombing campaign with the idea of using the televised body count to influence elections.

But thats overseas……

Domestically, its going to be just like what happened in Spain. Bomb/poison/immolate something resulting in a hige body count and hopefully make the Americans vote against Bush to put an end to the carnage. Again, not a concern for me since Im pretty far away from anything stragically valued by either side. Howver, I am not sheltered from the repercussions of such an event. Example, I was 2000 miles from the World Trade Center atrocity, yet Im affected by the repercussions – Patriot Act, airport security, etc, etc.

Speaking of patriots, as all of you know, April 19 is the true Patriots Day. I plan to be at the range with my contemporary musket-equivalent doing what every responsible soul should be doing – familiarizing ones self with the tools of liberty.

I keep wanting to get some bunkerwork done (inventorying, etc, etc) but by the time I get home and have dinner I just don’t feel like doing much of anything. Very bad. But, come hell or Hiawatha, Im gonna get down there and do some work…might even take some pictures to share if you people are lucky.

Originally published at Notes from the bunker…. You can comment here or there.

Spring in ZeroLand….the sun, the greenery, the warm-weather shooting. Ahhhh.

Whats the threat assessments look like these days? Well, tell ya one thing, I would NOT wanna be in Iraq or Afghanistan around Nov. 4…..no better way to tip the election than by launching a massive bombing campaign with the idea of using the televised body count to influence elections.

But thats overseas……

Domestically, its going to be just like what happened in Spain. Bomb/poison/immolate something resulting in a hige body count and hopefully make the Americans vote against Bush to put an end to the carnage. Again, not a concern for me since Im pretty far away from anything stragically valued by either side. Howver, I am not sheltered from the repercussions of such an event. Example, I was 2000 miles from the World Trade Center atrocity, yet Im affected by the repercussions – Patriot Act, airport security, etc, etc.

Speaking of patriots, as all of you know, April 19 is the true Patriots Day. I plan to be at the range with my contemporary musket-equivalent doing what every responsible soul should be doing – familiarizing ones self with the tools of liberty.

I keep wanting to get some bunkerwork done (inventorying, etc, etc) but by the time I get home and have dinner I just don’t feel like doing much of anything. Very bad. But, come hell or Hiawatha, Im gonna get down there and do some work…might even take some pictures to share if you people are lucky.

With the advent of wireless internet at the house, theres the option of moving a laptop into the bunker for convenient websurfing of references and the like. Be nice to be able to update spreadsheets and webshop for gear while sitting amidst my preps. And, before you ask, no there will not be a BunkerCam.

Not yet, anyway.

Need to rearrange a few things and inventory a few others. What I need is to find the time. I want to get it done by the weekend so I can maybe do some shooting this weekend.

Havent tried the ground beef yet…been meaning to and I keep blowing it off. But, when I do, I’ll let you know.

Originally published at Notes from the bunker…. You can comment here or there.

With the advent of wireless internet at the house, theres the option of moving a laptop into the bunker for convenient websurfing of references and the like. Be nice to be able to update spreadsheets and webshop for gear while sitting amidst my preps. And, before you ask, no there will not be a BunkerCam.

Not yet, anyway.

Need to rearrange a few things and inventory a few others. What I need is to find the time. I want to get it done by the weekend so I can maybe do some shooting this weekend.

Havent tried the ground beef yet…been meaning to and I keep blowing it off. But, when I do, I’ll let you know.

Well, good to be back. Nothing better than being at home (or within 10 minutes of it) with all my gear and goodies. Unleash the North Koreans and let the Chinese do their thing…I’m ready.

Speaking of ready .. (and, really, arent we always speaking of being ready?)..a little gifty for the Commander showed up the other day: an OD Tactical Tailor backpack. (laughs merrily) I am soooooo looking forward to beating the crap out of this thing.

Hey, in other news…a huge greasy and beefy ‘w00t’ to my local SuperWalMart for carrying the packaged ground beef in the MRE type pouch. Me and K. were wandering through the S.WalMart and found this stuff on the shelf. Picked up a 10 oz. package of the ‘italian seasonings’ variety. I am looking forward to trying it out. Expiration date? March 2005! Thats pretty much a solid year! How utterly coo is that? If this stuff tastes any good I am going to be laying in a bunch. Storing meat in a convenient, room-temperature, shelf-stable, lightweight form is a major pain in the ass and this might just make it easier….if this stuff is any good. I’ll let you know.

Observations from long roadtrip:
CamelBak’s are always worth bringing. Makes drinking n’ driving alot easier than you’d think.
Newer GPS’s with street level maps are the way to go. Big time.

Other than that, since the trip went smoothly, there was no need to field test the ‘just in case’ gear.

Ammo cans on sale locally. .30 cal for $3, .50 cal for $4. Bought 20 of each. Never have too many of these things and they are highly useful. (Theyre great for making snowblocks to make igloos in the yard.)

Also got to visit with a Mormon family along the way. Pulled up and saw the shelves of canning jars and #10 cans in their garage and thought ‘Oh yeah, my kinda people.’ Reminds me that I need to network a local Mormon or two and see if I cant get to use their cannery some time. Maybe if I volunteer some time and/or cash. Be nice to fix my own #10 cans o’ goodies.

Posting has been infrequent lately because Ive been so bloody busy. Hopefully with expanded internet access at the bunker I’ll be able to post (and get pics up) more often. But dont hold your breath.