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

Went out to the range yesterday for a bit of trigger time. One of the LMI wanted to do some work with his .308 at 500 meters so I figured I'd tag along. Iwanted to make sure the FAL was functioning properly after I detail stripped the lower and degreased it (and then reset the gas system) and I was curious to see how my CZ did at that distance.

I only fired a couple rounds downrange from the CZ. I had to hold about 5' high to hit at 500 meters but the resultant group was about 7″ or 1.4 MOA. My goal is 

Went out to the range yesterday for a bit of trigger time. One of the LMI wanted to do some work with his .308 at 500 meters so I figured I’d tag along. Iwanted to make sure the FAL was functioning properly after I detail stripped the lower and degreased it (and then reset the gas system) and I was curious to see how my CZ did at that distance.

I only fired a couple rounds downrange from the CZ. I had to hold about 5′ high to hit at 500 meters but the resultant group was about 7″ or 1.4 MOA. My goal is  < MOA but Im working on it. My buddy was shooting his Rem. .308 and his tweaked out 7mm Rem. Mag. Results seemed about the same. The FAL functioned fine and dandy. Still gotta get a bipod for it though. ===== Used the long line-of-sight at the range to test out the Motorola radios. I brought two - the Motorola Distance DPS and the smaller hand-grenade shaped Talkabout 5500 series. The DPS was much clearer and louder at long range than the smaller radios. Naturally, Motorola sicontinued the DPS but they can be found on eBay at prices that reflect their desirability. Its a decent FRS/GMRS radio and has a couple handy features...one of which is the ability to use a rechargeable battery pack or 6-AA batts. As I understand it, they also lend themselves quite nicely to being modified for all sorts of FCC-violating goodness. ===== 2005 comes to a close. In the annals of preparedness/survivalism this year will be defined by hurricane Katrina and its resultant pwnage of New Orleans. For the next twenty years, unless theres a greater disaster, this will be the event pointed to in most preparedness texts and survivalist newsgroups. Discount Katrina and the heavy hurricane season, however, and it was a fairly quiet year for the prepared. 2006? Hmmm....my crystal ball is fuzzy but I predict more terrorist-inspired laws/policy changes and abuses. I forsee the backlash against the Patriot Act and current administration reaching a breaking point and a 'revolt' taking place in Washington with many of the terrorism-related laws being reduced/removed/watered down. A guy can hope, right? 2005 saw me getting a few more things done. Re-organized the bunker, completed my acquisition of FAL mags, saw another ten cases of MRE's get tucked away, saw some progress on the radio/communications front, and a host of other small things. In short, forward progress was made. For 2006 I expect at least as much progress. I should probably, at this point, also offer wishes for a happy, prosperous, well-stocked and heavily-armed 2006 to the readership and the, I think, host of lurkers out there. For giggles, I wouldnt mind hearing what you all were doing six years ago today on 12/31/99 when the Y2K thing was still making headlines. Ignored it or sat up all night with your hands on the generator switch? Me, I was sitting in front of my TV in my winter camo with my AR and watching the news at midnight.

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

Being a pretty frugal individual, I usually dont buy all the gun magazines that are on the newsstand. In fact, I usually wait a few weeks until my friends are done with theirs and then they give them to me. I cant recall the last time I actually paid for a copy of Guns & Ammo. Anyway, since I dont read those magazines as often as I probably should I am sometimes left in the dark about new products that might otherwise interest me. The Woolrich not-a-tactical-vest in the previous post is a good example. Buddy of mine dropped off an assortment of gun rags yesterday and here's some of the new products advertised that I found interesting.

Bushmaster Carbon 15 9MM Pistol – So Bushmaster dropped their AR-10 because they needed to focus on their AR-15 market but they have the manufacturing capacity to waste on their very own Tec-9???

Leupold Zero Point Magnetic Illuminated Boresighter – Yeah, better add one of these to the shopping list.

Taurus PT1911 .45 ACP Pistol – Still waiting to get to handle one of these. Taurus, these days, makes good guns at a good price.
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Gave one of the LMI his Christmas gift today. Since Tactical Tailor was having a big sale, the thought that the 3-day pack might make a good gift. I think its safe to say that the Tactical Tailor bag is the official bag of the LMI.
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CostCo has some made-in-China handcrank LED flashlights for sale. $20 for two. I try not to buy Chinese made stuff if I can, but if you want a good light to keep in a vehicle and not have to worry about batteries, these things might be for you. I've a half dozen of the Baygen flashlights so I took a pass on them but am thinking now that maybe I should pick up a pair to stash away.
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From a comment a few posts back, check out this very well done example of one persons stash o' goodies:
http://www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=1&f=123&t=419182

Being a pretty frugal individual, I usually dont buy all the gun magazines that are on the newsstand. In fact, I usually wait a few weeks until my friends are done with theirs and then they give them to me. I cant recall the last time I actually paid for a copy of Guns & Ammo. Anyway, since I dont read those magazines as often as I probably should I am sometimes left in the dark about new products that might otherwise interest me. The Woolrich not-a-tactical-vest in the previous post is a good example. Buddy of mine dropped off an assortment of gun rags yesterday and here’s some of the new products advertised that I found interesting.

Bushmaster Carbon 15 9MM Pistol – So Bushmaster dropped their AR-10 because they needed to focus on their AR-15 market but they have the manufacturing capacity to waste on their very own Tec-9???

Leupold Zero Point Magnetic Illuminated Boresighter – Yeah, better add one of these to the shopping list.

Taurus PT1911 .45 ACP Pistol – Still waiting to get to handle one of these. Taurus, these days, makes good guns at a good price.
=====
Gave one of the LMI his Christmas gift today. Since Tactical Tailor was having a big sale, the bunkerbabe thought that the 3-day pack might make a good gift. I think its safe to say that the Tactical Tailor bag is the official bag of the LMI.
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CostCo has some made-in-China handcrank LED flashlights for sale. $20 for two. I try not to buy Chinese made stuff if I can, but if you want a good light to keep in a vehicle and not have to worry about batteries, these things might be for you. I’ve a half dozen of the Baygen flashlights so I took a pass on them but am thinking now that maybe I should pick up a pair to stash away.
=====
From a comment a few posts back, check out this very well done example of one persons stash o’ goodies:
http://www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=1&f=123&t=419182

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

Hmmm…Woolrich, a company that youd hardly think of as 'tactical', has this little goody:

For $70 sugg. ret.

Appatently Woolrich is bringing out a line thats sort of 5.11-ish.

Read about it here:
http://www.woolrichelite.com/Index.htm

Hmmm…Woolrich, a company that youd hardly think of as ‘tactical’, has this little goody:

For $70 sugg. ret.

Appatently Woolrich is bringing out a line thats sort of 5.11-ish.

Read about it here:
http://www.woolrichelite.com/Index.htm

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

And thus another Chrismahanukwanzakah has come to pass.

I have no interest in what you got for Christmas (or Hanukah, or Voodoo Day or whatever) unless its preparedness related…in that case, I wanna hear about it in comments. Start showing off!
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Interesting fiction story for those of you who might like 'survivalist fiction'. http://www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=1&f=123&t=420606 I'll leave the obvious morals to the story for you to figure out.
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Do I have any goals for 2006? Sure. Some are more reasonable than others….I'd love to have Commander Zero's Post nuclear Bunker Of Love And Lingerie Proving Ground up and running but thats fairly unlikely at this point….no, the more realistic goals….

Fuel – Katrina really underscored the importance of this stuff. I need four more steel 5-gallon cans and related gear (racks, nozzles, etc)
Food – Im fairly pleased with what I have. I'd like more freeeze drieds for the really long term and some more space for the regular canned stuff
Communications – Need to set up, and leave set up, a decent radio rig.
Power – Backup power suppy. Buncha batteries, an inverter or two, some charging devices, controllers and the like. My goal is to run radios and LED lighting for at least a week.
Guns – Almost nothing is needed at this point. However, I'd like some extra pistols, alot more magazines and some more ammo.
Theres a few more things that escape me at the moment but those are the biggies that immediately come to mind.

Oh, and rededicating myself to being the best darn Commander Zero that I can be.
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Interestingly, I didnt hear anything about Fatherland Security upping the threat level for the holidays. Funny, since youd figure that crowded shopping malls and the like would be fine targets. Nonetheless, keep your eyes open on those 'target rich environment' days.
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If anyone knows of an LJ that I should be reading or that Im ightbe interested in, feel free to recommend. Its always interestingt o read other peoples take on the preparedness issues.

And thus another Chrismahanukwanzakah has come to pass.

I have no interest in what you got for Christmas (or Hanukah, or Voodoo Day or whatever) unless its preparedness related…in that case, I wanna hear about it in comments. Start showing off!
=====
Interesting fiction story for those of you who might like ‘survivalist fiction’. http://www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=1&f=123&t=420606 I’ll leave the obvious morals to the story for you to figure out.
=====
Do I have any goals for 2006? Sure. Some are more reasonable than others….I’d love to have Commander Zero’s Post nuclear Bunker Of Love And Lingerie Proving Ground up and running but thats fairly unlikely at this point….no, the more realistic goals….

Fuel – Katrina really underscored the importance of this stuff. I need four more steel 5-gallon cans and related gear (racks, nozzles, etc)
Food – Im fairly pleased with what I have. I’d like more freeeze drieds for the really long term and some more space for the regular canned stuff
Communications – Need to set up, and leave set up, a decent radio rig.
Power – Backup power suppy. Buncha batteries, an inverter or two, some charging devices, controllers and the like. My goal is to run radios and LED lighting for at least a week.
Guns – Almost nothing is needed at this point. However, I’d like some extra pistols, alot more magazines and some more ammo.
Theres a few more things that escape me at the moment but those are the biggies that immediately come to mind.

Oh, and rededicating myself to being the best darn Commander Zero that I can be.
=====
Interestingly, I didnt hear anything about Fatherland Security upping the threat level for the holidays. Funny, since youd figure that crowded shopping malls and the like would be fine targets. Nonetheless, keep your eyes open on those ‘target rich environment’ days.
=====
If anyone knows of an LJ that I should be reading or that Im ightbe interested in, feel free to recommend. Its always interestingt o read other peoples take on the preparedness issues.

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

Christmas gifts for little 'ol me? Why, you shouldn't have.

Ok, yeah, you should have.

Christmas looks alot like Tactical Tailor this year.

The goodies that found their way into my Gore-Tex MARPAT stocking this year:
Three-mag pistol poiuch:

Double .308 mag pouch:

Single M16 pouch (in OD, not the pattern shown)

Joy. Peace on earth and good will yadda yadda yadda…
but just in case……..

Christmas gifts for little ‘ol me? Why, you shouldn’t have.

Ok, yeah, you should have.

Christmas looks alot like Tactical Tailor this year.

The goodies that found their way into my Gore-Tex MARPAT stocking this year:
Three-mag pistol poiuch:

Double .308 mag pouch:

Single M16 pouch (in OD, not the pattern shown)

Joy. Peace on earth and good will yadda yadda yadda…
but just in case……..