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[Liar]

Heh. Y'all need a greatsword. Totally awesome ad here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hfLZozBVpM

 

[Dragonlipz]

So what's the point? Besides these handweapons (and more); I have some proficiency in pointing, aiming and firing really badass ordinance.....doesn't that count too?
How's about a body count from those present......I have sixteen confirmed.....forty or so unconfirmed.......

 

[Dragonlipz]

I made a longbow in boy scouts and arrows too. Mine was good enough to hit the target at 100 yards, not bulls-eyes but I hit the target.

Now a compound bow would be difficult without carbon fiber.

Compound bows are difficult but not impossible.....plenty of old tricks in the trade for fashioning them, including layering wood and some tensile applications...............no carbon fiber needed but granted, the use of carbon re-enforced fabric is still the preferred method, the damned things can be built from a host of other materials.....
From a materials development engineer.......................

 

[Zeb_Carter]

So what's the point? Besides these handweapons (and more); I have some proficiency in pointing, aiming and firing really badass ordinance.....doesn't that count too?
How's about a body count from those present......I have sixteen confirmed.....forty or so unconfirmed.......

Are you kidding...body count! I really don't think anyone here wants to know. I could tell you all about mine, but then I'd have to add you to the count as they say.

I was just wondering if it came down to live or die who would be ready, who would be the survivors, who would be able to defend themselves. Say if there was a collapse of the government, a natural disaster of biblical proportions, etc.

I know I'm ready. And no I'm not a survivalist nut job, but as the boy scout motto goes "Be Prepared", I am.

 

[Guest]

Live or die.

Hokay.

Make certain you take a can opener.

 

[Zeb_Carter]

Live or die.

Hokay.

Make certain you take a can opener.

Got my p40 on my key chain.

 

[Liar]

I was just wondering if it came down to live or die who would be ready, who would be the survivors, who would be able to defend themselves. Say if there was a collapse of the government, a natural disaster of biblical proportions, etc.

I know I'm ready. And no I'm not a survivalist nut job, but as the boy scout motto goes "Be Prepared", I am.

So, where does weapons come into the equation? As hunting tools or as fighting tools, Mad Max style?

If it's the former, I can live just fine off mother nature without hunting large mammals. I can fish, make a rabbit and poultry trap and know what roots, shrooms and berries that are edible. (In spite of knowing the theory, and having practiced, I still suck at making a fire though, so I hope I have an able boyscout with me. Or a zippo.)

If it's the latter, fuck it. I'd survive better by making friends and staying out of trouble.

 

[Zeb_Carter]

So, where does weapons come into the equation? As hunting tools or as fighting tools, Mad Max style?

If it's the former, I can live just fine off mother nature without hunting large mammals. I can fish, make a rabbit and poultry trap and know what roots, shrooms and berries that are edible. (In spite of knowing the theory, and having practiced, I still suck at making a fire though, so I hope I have an able boyscout with me. Or a zippo.)

If it's the latter, fuck it. I'd survive better by making friends and staying out of trouble.

I'm talking about that and the most dangerous animal in the world. It's sneaky, it can be silent(when it needs too) and it is deadly. It will also kill you without hesitation if you have something it wants or needs.

 

[Liar]

I'm talking about that and the most dangerous animal in the world. It's sneaky, it can be silent(when it needs too) and it is deadly. It will also kill you without hesitation if you have something it wants or needs.

You need to get over your fear of aardvarks.

 

[Zeb_Carter]

You need to get over your fear of aardvarks.

Those pesky night time critters will hunt you down and lick you to death!

Then slap the shit out of you with those ears.

 

[cloudy]

The nunchaku would make an excellent street defense weapon, but it's illegal in almost all jurisdictions.

I'm fairly proficient with chuks, but I prefer the bo staff.

 

[Loring2]

Sniper Material

I'm waiting for R. Richard to weigh in.

I've shot a small short-barreled gun at a target 30-50 feet away-harder than it looks.

I'm not bad with a rifle from 1000 yards and I can mothertrucking carve a turkey!

What's that with?; an MR3A, 308, boattail bullet, moly coated? 600 yards ok, too many variable at 1000 yards

 

[Zeb_Carter]

What's that with?; an MR3A, 308, boattail bullet, moly coated? 600 yards ok, too many variable at 1000 yards

.50 BMG. That'll do 1,000 easy.

 

[xssve]

Assuming this is a survivalist theme, can you grow your own food? Can you Can? Preserve meat?

It would get ugly if everybody was just raiding each other, in the event of say, an agricultural disaster - it also presumes there would be something to raid.

That's fascinating Ogg, longbows are cool, and a razor point will penetrate Kevlar whereas a bullet won't.

I'm kind of partial to the Mongol short bow though, but it has such a wicked pull that you have to draw it with your thumb.

 

[Zeb_Carter]

Assuming this is a survivalist theme, can you grow your own food? Can you Can? Preserve meat?

It would get ugly if everybody was just raiding each other, in the event of say, an agricultural disaster - it also presumes there would be something to raid.

That's fascinating Ogg, longbows are cool, and a razor point will penetrate Kevlar whereas a bullet won't.

I'm kind of partial to the Mongol short bow though, but it has such a wicked pull that you have to draw it with your thumb.

It is not necessarily a survivalist theme...but being able to grow your own food and can and preserve it is not necessarily just a survival skill. My wife grew up in Kentucky, everyone in her family knows how to grow and can. Preserving game meat is also a skill that is good to have and is passed down in the family.

Those are the easy skills. The hard one for most people would be pulling the trigger that sends the bullet down range to kill the game/food. The second hardest is dressing the just killed food.

 

[mothership]

I voted, but you needed an option for none of the above.

 

[Zeb_Carter]

I voted, but you needed an option for none of the above.

That would be other dear mother.

 

[R. Richard]

I'm fairly proficient with chuks, but I prefer the bo staff.

Yes, the staff is an excellent weapon. However, the nuchaku is easier to carry or conceal. The staff is legal and the nunchaku not.

 

[SweetWitch]

I'm proficient in the most dangeous of all weapons.


They're called "breasts."

 

[Netzach]

It is not necessarily a survivalist theme...but being able to grow your own food and can and preserve it is not necessarily just a survival skill. My wife grew up in Kentucky, everyone in her family knows how to grow and can. Preserving game meat is also a skill that is good to have and is passed down in the family.

Those are the easy skills. The hard one for most people would be pulling the trigger that sends the bullet down range to kill the game/food. The second hardest is dressing the just killed food.

If you can point you can pretty much learn to shoot and I'm assuming I'd have a lot of TIME on my hands. Obfuscation aside, this is what one of the best marksmen I know told me in all candor. There's no great mystery. You point and shoot, do it a million times over, and eventually you can hit a squirrel or bunny or something.

Now making your food not kill you IS hard. Field dressing bambi is harder than shooting him, by far. I think shooting food is a huge "and then what?"

Not to mention making it taste not like crap, which I am good at.

 

[Zeb_Carter]

If you can point you can pretty much learn to shoot and I'm assuming I'd have a lot of TIME on my hands. Obfuscation aside, this is what one of the best marksmen I know told me in all candor. There's no great mystery. You point and shoot, do it a million times over, and eventually you can hit a squirrel or bunny or something.

Now making your food not kill you IS hard. Field dressing bambi is harder than shooting him, by far. I think shooting food is a huge "and then what?"

Not to mention making it taste not like crap, which I am good at.

But you might just get pretty hungry while you hone you shooting skills, unless you think they will hold still while you walk up to them. Of course there are always those nuts and berries you can scarf down on.

 

[Chantilyvamp]

I'm southern so of course I could use a lot of those. thoguht hat has been awhile so I might be a little rusty, except with the knife. That I can still use.

 

[TxRad]

Yes, the staff is an excellent weapon. However, the nuchaku is easier to carry or conceal. The staff is legal and the nunchaku not.

Use a pair of snap swivel dog clips, one on each handle. When not clipped together, they are just two sticks in your back pocket. Snapped together they are nunchakus. One is legal, one is not. Just make sure they are unclipped when the cops show up.

 

[xssve]

I've never hunted with nunchakus, I would a think a Bolo would be more effective.

 

[xssve]

It has been a while since I dressed anything, I forget exactly how to locate and remove the musk glands in the rear inner thighs - you really don't want your meat smeared with that stuff.