The folks at NAR, the only people I trust for genuine CAT tourniquets, are having a 30% off sale with code NAR2023. That drops a $31.59 tourniquet down to $22.11. But..theyre more than just TQ’s. Sale ends tomorrow. Go check out the page.
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Thanksgiving leftovers
Now is the time to hit the supermarkets for remaindered turkey and associated foods. I hit my local Albertsons and bought way too many of these lovely bacon-wrapped turkey breasts for 1/2 price:
I’ll head to the other two local stores tomorrow and Monday to catch the rest of them as they get marked down. Fortunately I have just barely enough freezer space to get these guys tucked away for later consumption. I’ve eaten turkey out of the deep freeze that was over five years old, so I have absolutely no doubt these guys will get used up at some point.
Is it a bit of work to trot around town hitting all the supermarkets looking for leftovers? Well, a bit….but to me it’s worth it. As a survivalist I try to have everything I need for whatever calamitous event I anticipate. But over the course of a year I wind up using my stove a heck of a lot more than I use my Glock. What I’m saying is, I eat every day…I don’t shoot looters every day. Thus, some emphasis on food is warranted.
What with Bidenflation, it’s a pretty good bet that next years groceries are gonna be more expensive than this years groceries. So…why not stock up? Buy that extra freezer too, ’cause it sure won’t be cheaper next year either.
Survivalism is more than just guns and camo, guys… you know that. The most likely TEOTWAWKIs will be the intimate personal ones….job loss, illness, blizzards, hurricanes, that sorta thing…and when those happen (and they most assuredly will) the odds are pretty good you’ll use a lot more food than you will ammo. Have both, of course, but be realistic: you eat far more often than you shoot.
So, go stock up while there’s bargains to be had.
Friday of Color – NAR TQ $22.11 after discount
I mentioned it a few posts back, but when it comes to tourniquets you wanna make sure youre getting the real deal. So….:
After using the discount code you’re at $22.11 each. Thats good enough for me to order a handful. This is a prime opportunity to make sure youre getting the real deal from the source and getting it at a better price.
Thanksgiving sales
Happy Thanksgiving. When you’re giving thanks don’t forget to take a moment and thank yourself. After all, you absolutely coudn’t have done it without you.
So, now that thats out of the way, lets talk Black Friday Friday Of Color sales. Your fastest and most prolific place to find them will be on Reddit. r/gundeals is where you’re gonna wanna spend your time (and money…youve been warned.)
However, here are two I wanna point out while I have your tryptophan-addled attention:
Palmetto is at it again with the deal on MP5 magazines.I bought ten of these last time and they were all MKE manufacture, which is apparently a good manufacture. (Yes, I know the history of MKE…the usual “build it for our military in our country and then when the contract is over we’ll take over the factory and make them ourselves”)
I’ve got three MP5 clones so I can always use some quality mags, but I’ll be danged if I’m gonna buy a dozen OEM HK mags when they clock in at around $70@. They really do hate me and think I suck. So…ten more from this deal to put back in the Deep Sleep for Der Tag.
Next up: how does major manufacturer 9mm ammo sound for $190/1000 and free shipping? That catch your attention? Yeah, me too. Limit one per customer from the guys at Cheapammo.com . Same story on Fiocchi .223…$375/1000 with free shipping. Sale starts at 9am EST Friday. Snooze and you lose. They did a similar sale last Thanksgiving, as you may recall, and your buddy Zero made sure to get some. Glad I did because this stuff never goes down in price or down in demand. Can’t be too thin, to rich, or too well-stocked.
Friday of Color is, effectively, here and it’s time to be strategic. Remember: amateurs talk tactics, the pros talk logistics.
Those walletkillers at PSA
I really need to stop getting Palmetto’s emails.
Complete stainless slide assembly (slide, barrel, recoil spring, etc) for their Dagger Glock-clone at…wait for it….$140. Since Frames are about $60, this means you get a pretty decent Glock clone for $200 if you part it together yourself.
Argh…..
In for two. That should give me enough complete slides to finish off all the frames I’ve bought when they came on sale. That means I’ve got about…mmmm….a dozen…sitting on the shelf ready to be squirreled away in various locations.
I’ve posted about the PSA Daggers here.
MP5 mag arrival
Palmetto had a sale on MKE-made MP5 mags for $30 a mag. Still a lot of money to pay for a simple magazine, in my opinion, but a bargain compared to what these things usually sell for. Picked up ten and they arrived yesterday. They seem to fit just fine in my MP5 clones but my MP5k clone doesnt seem to like them. I suspect something is off with the magazine catch on that one and I may need to send it to be looked at.
Other than that, these seem like good mags and I’ll be taking them out this weekend to function test them. So, if you’ve got an MP5 clone and you need some mags for it…well...I hope you got in on that deal.
MP5 mags at Palmetto on sale
As someone in comments pointed out, PSA is having a sale on MP5 mags. It appears these are imported from MKE by Century so theyre going to be at least better than as if the drunken gunplumbers at Century made them themselves.
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I ordered ten. We’ll see what happens.
Ruger Security-9 Closeout at PSA
When it comes to a cheap-but-unkillable 9mm handgun that I’d feel comfortable trusting, I lean towards the discontinued Ruger P95 series of guns. I used to be able to pick them up off Gunbroker for around $200 if I was persistent. As of late, theyve gone up a tad but you can still find them in the mid-$200 range.
In another failed attempt by Ruger to get their polyguns into holsters everywhere, they came out with the Security-9…an affordable 9mm with the usual features. Turns out that Palmetto, makers of the JAKL that I’ve become enamored with, are closing them out for $230 which is about $70 cheaper than what they normally dealer out at. This is actually cheaper than the Palmetto Daggers that I’ve been buying lately.
In short, this looks like the cheapest way to get a truck/cabin/hideout/disposable 9mm that you can trust more than a HiPoint and for less than a Turkish 9mm. I’ll probably get a couple just to compare against the old P95’s, but I figured I’d pass it along.
LifeStraws…again II
Pretty soon theyll be giving them away, assuming they have any left. They only had maybe a dozen or so packages left. Comes out to $4.25 ea. Ridiculous price….for that kinda money you should have spares on top of spares.
Combat tent sale at Coleman’s Surplus
This caught my eye a few weeks ago so i ordered one up:
Condition was, apparently, new and unused. It might have been used at some point, I suppose, but it sure didnt look it. They say unused, the evidence seems to support it.
I like the idea of as light a pack as possible so my go-to for shelter is either a tarp or poncho shelter, or something ridiculously light like a Kifaru tarp.. But, sometimes you just want something you can zip yourself into and get away from those damn mosquitos.
Anyway…if youre looking for a tent and fly suitable for one person who doesnt mind 7# of weight, go check it out before it goes off sale.