The Gun Counter

WORRIED ABOUT THE FUTURE? WHAT TO DO TODAY!

Many of you are no doubt concern what our "beloved leaders" have in store for us as a nation and a people. I don't think many readers here are as giddy-hope-filled as the half of the nation that actually wanted this s0-called "change". I get calls every day about what to buy and what to do. Seriously, if you haven't already taken care of this, you have been, in fact, very foolish. However, being foolish can be easily fixed. So go out today and fix it.

The first thing you need is a good pistol and plenty of magazines. I know one man in another country, down south, in Central America, that made a living selling black market guns during a time of difficulty in his country. I am not suggesting that this may be a future for you one way or the other, only that firearms can be a viable mode of exchange at some times and in some places. As well, magazines.

So this is what I suggest you do today. Make sure you have whatever pistol you like to carry, and at least ten magazines for it. I would avoid specialized "niche" calibers. For example, 357 SIG or 10mm may be the bees knees in ballistic tests, but I will bet it will be easier to find and trade for 9mm or 45 ACP. Additionally, while an Ed Brown custom 1911 may be a mouth-watering museum-piece pistol, an XD or a Glock will be far easier to obtain and maintain, as well as to set up redundantly.

Redundantly? Yes, that is what I said. Redundant means not just one. You should have several of the same. I know one man who has ten Glock 17s. He has one in each vehicle as well as the ones he and his wife and two adult children have. This redundancy allows him to stockpile magazines, as well as have uniformity of those magazines and ammunition.

So what guns to get?

I favor Glocks like I do AKs because they are simple to use, fix, clean and maintain. I am not interested in "German" engineering or in clever modifications. When you are trading one of your "banned" Glock 17s for a Jeep, or a loaded Glock 17 magazine for a month's provisions, those things won't matter to you either.

When buying up guns consider cost-benefit. That means the super cool HK USP that fits your hand like a glove, might be left on the shelf in favor of something you can get cheaper magazines for. Consider the longevity of a weapon as well. I hear all the time about some really cool new handgun from S&W. Look guys, the M&P, or the Ruger "Whatever" may fit your hand like - well, a glove, but S&W's longevity in pistol designs has not been too healthy, and Ruger's support of fighting weapons (not to mention just about any other US Arms manufacturer) has not been the best. Don't agree? Have you tried to buy a magazine for a Sigma lately?

Buy up pistols first.

Then get as many magazines as you can justify. Glock magazines are going for about $35 now. A year ago they were under $20, and dealer price two years ago was about $12! At the height of the assault on freedom known as the Crime Bill, they were selling for $125. Forget Ameritrade, buy magazines.

Next is ammo. Buy up case lots of "meat ammo". That is, ammo suitable for street carry. Then buy up cases of training ammo. Best case, you can train with it. Worst case, use it as a trade item.

Then get a rifle.

By rifle I mean a REAL rifle not some "sporting excuse for a rifle". Think AK, FAL, AR, even a semi-auto SMG. In fact, a semi-auto SMG will share the same ammo as your pistol and that alone makes it an excellent choice. Any gun guru that tells you it is not a real rifle, well, invite them to receive a magazine from your Kel-Tec 9mm in the face and see if he still thinks it is a useless toy?

Rifle ammo is next. I'd say a case for potential fighting-use and several for training and/or barter. Its getting more expensive, but I will bet ammo prices drop as production catches up. Those of you who have some already, put ammo lower on the list. Those of you who do not have ammo, pay the inflated prices just in case.

Finally, use those guns and some of the ammo and come to a gunfighting class. Not some silly "target shooting - liability-avoiding" range class, taught by some clean-shaven altar boy in pressed 5.11s, but a class that will teach you what you need to know to win a fight.

Knowledge is forever, knowledge cannot be taken away. Get it now before they attack that as well.

I don't think we are facing what some think we are facing. Personally, I think we will all be left alone until after the mid-term elections in 2010. By then, most americans will have realized that socialism is not what they want for a future, and fix the mess they have made. That will set the stage for a Reagan-esque political rebound in 2012. But if I am wrong, and we are really "in for it", you should be ready.

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When you are trading one of your "banned" Glock 17s for a Jeep, or a loaded Glock 17 magazine for a month's provisions, those things won't matter to you either.

Netpackrat wrote: Personally, I think that in a lawless type of situation (either black market or post SHTF), trading serviceable weapons and ammo is a colossally bad idea unless you have previously established a high level of trust. Without some serious friendly firepower backing you up, you could easily wind up with neither a pistol nor a Jeep, or worse. Better to stockpile toilet paper for trading purposes.

Termite wrote: "Sin" commodities also work well in barter/trade economies. Tabacco, alcoholic beverages, etc.

Aglifter wrote:Cigars and pipe tobacco can be held indefinitely, provided it's stored properly. I don't know about cigarrettes. You can grow your own pretty easily, but you will have to know how to strip it, dry it/ferment it, etc before you can smoke it.

Termite wrote: "Sin" commodities also work well in barter/trade economies. Tabacco, alcoholic beverages, etc.