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Saturday’s – “What’s on your mind?”

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Here is a place to share things you’ve been thinking about lately. What kind of things?

  • Recent accomplishments in preparedness.
  • Projects being worked on.
  • Thoughts on world events.
  • Recent purchases & recommendations
  • Current events related to politics, terrorism, crime – whatever.
  • Go on an adventure or have fun? Share it!
  • Whatever is on your mind….

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My turn…..

Henry Survival Rifle: Picked up a brand new AR-7 Survival Rifle this week. I had a Charter Arms AR-7 back in the 80’s and it was one of my very first guns. Loved it. Fast forward to 2012 I received a Henry Survival and was very pleased with the modern updates they did to the design. As we do at times I sold it and have regretted it ever since. So – got a new one this week and am looking forward to having some fun.

Retreat: The storage shed has been completed at the retreat. Next step is loading up a trailer or two and moving supplies there. Communications system revolving around CB and 2-meter ham radio. Antenna’s are up and contacts covering several counties have been made. Some simplex range testing with handhelds coming up.

Graduation: My son did not make it to graduation. He has 1 credit to make up and starts a summer session June 12th. Hopefully, he can complete all work within 2 weeks and get his diploma.

Power Banks/Chargers: I have a fascination with portable battery/power banks. Not sure what it is but I have at least a dozen of these and they have saved the day numerous times when on trips or for some reason I can’t charge my cell phone or tablet.

I have been using two KMASHI 10,000mAh Portable Power Banks for over a year and they are still going strong.

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26 Comments

  1. Bob Maher says:

    I have the Charter Arms AR-7 and always had a problem with failure to feed. Did you have similar problems and, if so, did you figure out a fix? I’ve read that this was an issue with the AR-7. Did Henry fix the problem? Thank you.

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    1. jh says:

      I still have mine that was bought for me when I was 16 yrs old, I’ll be 48 this year, This is the method I used to get it running in the link below, but I did it way before the article came out on advice from a old school gunsmith. They are ammo sensitive, also I refuse to use anything other then factory AR7 mags. The aftermarket Triple K ones are totally unreliable. I wish I still had the trio of Ramline 25rd mags but alas, they all split their seams years ago. http://www.alpharubicon.com/leo/ar7gm32.htm

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      2. JR says:

        Thanks jh. I had semi-success with the Ram-Lines and zero success with any other aftermarket. I suspect if I had the Charter Arms today the improvement in ammunition quality would help as well. Back in the day the Remington Golden Bullet was all I usually bought.

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    2. JR says:

      Bob – I never had a problem with the Charter Arms as long I was using the factory magazine. When I had the Henry in 2012 same experience. The Henry was flawless and I never tried any other mags. Not even sure if there are any other available now. Also, I only shot CCI Mini-Mags through the Henry.

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  2. Capt.Michaels says:

    Life in it’s purest form, is simplicity at it’s best. I’m sipping on a nice fresh cup of coffee in the morning with nowhere particular to be 😉

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  3. ralph k says:

    RE: Current State of Affairs

    America is at that awkward stage. It’s too late to work within the system, but too early to shoot the bastards. On the road to tyranny, we’ve gone so far that polite political action is about as useless as a miniskirt in a convent. … Something’s eventually going to happen.

    Claire Wolfe

    We are beyond Ms. Wolfes’ observation. I find myself looking less and less at the outrages occurring daily, it doesn’t matter anymore. We have passed the point of no return. The system is corrupted beyond repair. It’s only a matter of time before the gloves come off for real. All that programming we learned growing up is just BS. It ain’t gonna end well. Just keep getting my house in order because there are no other rational options. The America I grew up in is gone. RIP, not.

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  4. jh says:

    I’m still bewildered at people who were so feverishly ‘prepping’ pre-election have just fallen off the face of the earth. Prices on guns/ammo and even food items are at a 4 year low. I wish I had the money to stack deep but I’m OUT of ROOM. Our network we were building has less than 12 people left out of almost 60. I feel as if many were hoping for HC to get elected and the ‘collapse to happen’ and now that they feel “they’re safe” it’s not a priority anymore. Heck, even the couple of popuar patriot groups have suffered staggering losses. Guess it’s Back to just ‘going it alone’ as always. A long time “BOL” is now no longer available, the owners are selling it so they can buy a RV and travel CONUS in their retirement.
    I recently bought one of those Kmashi power banks and been pretty happy with it, also picked up a pair of unlocked Verizon Ellipsis 7 and Samsung Galaxy 10.3 Tablets for a steal ($50 for the pair) to increase my digital library for the faraday cage. Next up is a 12v portable solar charging system and better longer range comms, current 2/440 just doesn’t do it.

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    1. JR says:

      Thanks jh. I identify with you on how preparedness has decreased with so many due to HC not winning. Still baffling but I guess it makes some sense. I certainly increased my preps as the election got closer and if she had won I would have kept going at that increased pace. Of course, I didn’t stop but did slow down some.

      Great deal on the Tablets. I had someone give me a Kindle and I am looking at getting the new Fire HD 8.

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    3. Capt.Michaels says:

      Interesting. Our group is still the same size. True we are no longer feverishly working, but as talked about the other day on here. The group is like..okay break time’s over. Gotta get moving forward again. Prepping is a life style for any situation.

      Have you guys seen the new rifle the AK-50 by AK Guy, Brandon. Brandon is building the AK-50, a variation of the classic Kalashnikov style of rifles that will fire .50 BMG rounds. The rifle is projected have killing power at 3,000 yards (1.7 miles) away from a given target.

      https://www.liveleak.com/view?i=762_1496514361

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  5. D. says:

    Having surpassed all my preps to the state of being able to step away from society for at least a year, I am now focused on a couple challenges I have set for myself.

    1. My 1000M quest with the LR308 I built about a year ago. Have collected all the data collection gear for the job other than a small range finder. ( I have a very accurate optical artillery finder, good out to a few miles, but it is huge)

    2. My bushcraft challenge is to assemble a 40 pound INCH bag (minus food) That could sustain for at least a year. I am close at 44 pounds. This has led to a large Molle field pack as primary. a medium Alice as secondary, and a third go pack for lighter / simple load outs. All of the heavier stuff that is being swapped out of these packs for lightness, are going into two fiberglass military drop boxes for vehicles. These would almost allow country gentleman level living and are pretty much multi person camps-in-a-box. One of these will go on my 600 Grizz ATV,

    I am also integrating all of my NVDs, scopes, IR lasers into the armory, which BTW includes a decades old Armalite AR7. with functional 15 rd steel mags and a bag of 25 rd Ramlines.

    Regards, D.

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  6. D. says:

    PS….I have also been having a lot of fun with a Walther licensed, HK MP5SD .22 clone. Got 6 -25 rd mags and a 4x etched/lighted scope and green laser. I have a 75 yd range right out my back door so can step out and blow off a hundred rounds whenever I get bored or predators go after the chickens. Not the most practical gun, but it is cool as hell….and much cheaper, by thousands, than the real 9mm deal!

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  7. Clark says:

    Just bought my 2cnd AR-7 Henry two weeks ago, got the camo version this time, my black one stays in my “BOB” this ones going in my jeep “BOV” I love these guns, reliable, low maintenance, designed to be sumerged into saltwater, float, and still function, holds three clips, it’s a no brainer, at 3.2 pounds and fully conceivable in a backpack, can you name another riffle you would want to have in your pack as a back up plan? I would be hard pressed myself

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  8. 3rdMan says:

    Bought a brand new Henry AR7 a few years back. It had feed issues so I got rid of it at the first gun show. Bought a Marlin 60 and run far better than the AR7 ever did.

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  9. Lightning says:

    Checked one of our bee hives today.Nothing like a taste of honey right from the hive.
    Retrofitting one of our sheds to be used for the chickens-completed step one- measuring and pricing ….
    Loudon got hit again-two terrorist attacks on soft targets….I am sensing that
    a US attack is imminent this summer.Our security does an exc. job but it can happen.
    Hoping Bill Maher will be fired-never liked him .
    Ammo is less expensive and more plentiful.I was surprised to read that you only have 12 out of 60 people still actively prepping. With Canada getting hit by a big
    tornado – people need to heed the signs of the times. Lightning

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  11. jh says:

    For what it’s worth, the takedown 10\22 really puts the ar7 away in accuracy, parts, and general usefulness these days. My ar7 is retired, the 10\22 takedown replaced it and I’ve never looked back. Well, except wanting to get either a ak or ar pistol as a travel\ghb gun.

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    1. JR says:

      Love the takedown 10/22 and plan to get one someday. Still love the AR-7 and like I mentioned to Ronnie options are great.

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  13. Ronnie says:

    I am in the process of installing a Dakota Alert BBA-2500 Break Beam Alert , on the property in various locations solar powered wireless infrared break beam sensor can be placed up to 300 feet apart anything breaking the beam will Send a signal to go off The receiver can be placed I think up to a half a mile away and you can also get the handheld receivers, anybody else have a unit like this curious how well they work

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