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  • How To Make a Rifle More Accurate

    How To Make a Rifle More Accurate

    Note: The following is a guest post submitted by “Brent”

    In the recent times, shooting has become a huge trend. Whether you are a professional shooter or prefer shooting as a sport, the basic knowledge about the rifle is a necessity. Though shooting is a thrilling activity, the same requires strength and efforts especially carrying the rifle, aiming the target, and operating the weapon is not that easy task. The efficiency of a shooter also depends upon the accuracy of their rifle. An inaccurate rifle can turn out to be the major cause of your miss shots and the wrong aim. Whether you are opting to buy a fresh rimfire scope or desire to repair an old airgun, the accuracy of a gun is the key factor that should be considered before opting for a shot.

    Now the question arises “how to make a rifle more accurate?” there are various things that have a negative impact to the rifle’s accuracy among which some of them can be easily sorted by the shooter while other require the professional assistance. In most of the cases, the old guns are observed to be less accurate as compared to that of the newly bought model. This mainly happens because the shooters do not provide proper maintenance to the gun making it hard and filthy. This dirt and filth obstruct the rifle to operate and aim the target or place the shot. Although the maintenance issues of a rifle can be easily detected through the visual inspection, in other cases such as the improper functioning of the gun, you might require hiring a professional for repairing the gun. If you desire to maintain the accuracy of your rifle in the easiest yet effective way then here are the major components that require proper care.

    How to make a rifle more accurate?

    In order to maintain your rifle and ensure the proper functioning of the same, follow the below-mentioned tips and observe the changes.

    • Barrel, Muzzle crown – Muzzle is the ultimate portion of the rifle that has the major influence on shooting the target. Whether you install the muzzle brake and sound moderator in the rifle or not, even a small destruction and corrosion can affect the accuracy of your rifle negatively. Since the path of the bullet is determined by the Muzzle, the imperfection in this spot can be a major loss.
    • Throat – throat is the spot located at the chamber end of the gun. If your rifle is not working appropriately then the damage in the throat section can be the reason behind it. The damage in this part may occur because of the great pressure produced after the bullet or due to obturation (a state when bullet swells and doesn’t fit the barrel). This initial movements of the bullet lead to the extreme wear of the same causing it troublesome for the shooter to move the bullet up the barrel. Though the cartridges can be refilled and loaded if the issue is minor, you might be necessitated to re-barrel the rifle if the problem continues.
    • Rifling erosion – the rifling erosion is mainly caused due to improper maintenance of the rifle i.e., not cleaning the same after operating it. If you do not clean the rifle, the copper (inside the barrel of the rifle) and the recurred residues of the burned powder would catch combustion chemicals and unwanted moisture from surroundings. This moisture deteriorates the metal and thus, the functioning of the rifle to a great extent. Apart from this, operating the rifle continuously without taking way the sound moderator from the same can also lead to the generation of toxic chemicals into the barrel. This then further leads to corrosion. The only way to get rid of the corrosion is to cut down the barrel. Since cutting the barrel is not an easy job, it is recommended to seek the aid of some rifle repair agencies to correct the issues. Moreover, you should always maintain the rifle by cleaning it and removing the sound operator after each session of shooting.
    • Bedding vibrations – the vibration sound is generally observed when the bullet exits the gun. The vibration of the gun should be uniform i.e., the shooter must not focus to obstruct the vibrating sound of the rifle as this may lead to the generation of inconsistent harmonics and thus, deteriorating the accuracy of the rifle.
    • Bolt handle binding – regardless of the type of rifle, there is a possibility that the bolt handle of your rifle gets attached to the stock leading to the obstruction in vibration sound during the exit of the bullet. In order to ensure the free movements of the bolt, it is advisable to eliminate the unwanted stuff from the binding section.
    • Accessories – apart from the bolt lugs, action, and stock or bedding, the loose-fitting and inappropriate accessories can also lead to the decreases accuracy of your rifle. Whether you are buying the scopes, sound moderators or are opting for the bipods, it is a must to buy the entire accessories from the reputed stores. Usually, the bipods should not get connected to the barrel as bipods lead to the generation of diverse kinds of pressure and hence, may make your rifle inaccurate. At the same time, the inappropriately fitted and heavy sound moderator can also damage the accuracy of the gun. So make sure to test it before fitting the same in the rifle.

    Conclusion

    If you are a professional shooter or have the desire to learn shooting then it advisable to learn the basics of maintaining your rifle. As the problems in the rifle can not only misplace your shots but the same would diminish the accuracy of your gun. These problems can be either in the action, stock, bedding, bolt lugs or the loose fitting accessories. The basic step in correcting the issue is to analyze the obstruction. If the issue is minor then try the DIY tips to correct it on your own. However, in case of a major deterioration, approach a professional person. In order to get rid of unwanted damages, follow the above- listed tips and safeguard your rifle.

  • A personal view of New Zealand’s bankruptcy

    A personal view of New Zealand’s bankruptcy

    Note: This post was originally posted over at SeasonedCitizenPrepper.com. Very interesting insight.

     

    New Zealand Economic Collapse

    By Harriet, Australia

    Country-wide economic collapse. Do I have to bug out? One person’s experience.

     Back in 1984 I lived in New Zealand during the time the country’s economy collapsed. I was told by someone working very close to the incoming government that the country technically became bankrupt over the weekend after the 1984 elections. This meant the incoming government had no money in its coffers to do anything but stagger from day to day hoping that the news of the country’s bankruptcy wouldn’t hit the media.

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    We were, of course, told of dire financial problems. Over the following few weeks the country was advised that we must restructure the economy to meet the IMF (International Monetary Fund) requirements so all spending had to be cut. The previous government, despite being the supposedly right wing party, was strongly socialist believing in the government driving the economy. As a result there were huge numbers employed by the government in forestry, the electrical production and delivery systems, the railways, the coal mines, the road construction and maintenance and government even had their own printing company to put out government information and propaganda. This was expensive and the “think big” employment programs of the 1970s lead the country to bankruptcy.

     

    One night the new government withdrew all subsidies from the farmers. We had a plant nursery and about 60% of our turnover was from servicing the farmers. Overnight the farmers closed up their check books and stopped buying anything. Within weeks the forestry employees lost their jobs. They had bought about 20% of our stock. The local town used to service the farmers and the forestry workers and all the small businesses cash-flows were similarly effected further impacting on each others cash flow as the money ceased to flow through the community. Other rural areas had the same problems and as the coal mines were shut down and the railway employees lost their jobs things became dire. Many rural businesses sunk without trace and rural communities suffered.

     

    What made life so difficult was that socially it seemed that we were picked off one at a time. People in jobs made those who lost them feel like there was something wrong with them. This particular person lost their job as they “were not up to scratch”, or they had a psychological problem, or had some other socially undesirable characteristic. While we saw the structural dynamic behind mass unemployment it still felt like each person was individually at fault. 

     

    We were picked off one working unit at a time as each local office or workplace was closed down. The government started at the far ends of the rural and remote communities first where there was no media to hear our complaints. After about two years of “restructuring” the rural sector out of jobs the mass restructuring of the cities began.

     

    Some people were able to reapply for their own jobs again in the SOEs – the State Owned Enterprises, as they came to be named, as they were readied for a fire sale. But over about 5 years about 30% of the working population lost their jobs at least once, and some lost them many times. 

     

    We had lived on five acres in the country. We had grown our own food and could have stayed but the psychological pain was enormous. Our business couldn’t survive and we couldn’t afford to pay for fencing – no fencing, no way of protecting your food from roaming animals. 

     

    The local rural community got nasty. People got picked on socially. This was particularly so when newcomers – those who had moved in to the community in the last 25 years, still had jobs and the old timers lost theirs. Male violence against women sky rocketed. But it was all private violence. It didn’t spill out into the streets. When a woman was raped or beaten up in the home, it was understood to be her fault, not the males. 

     

    It was not a nice place to be and we, along with many others went to the city. There was still the promise of work in the cities, though it didn’t eventuate to much. There we looked after each other much more. We were all in the same boat. There was probably violence hidden behind closed doors, but I didn’t hear about it. We struggled from week to week, sought work where we could get it and took the chance to get an education when work wasn’t available. 

     

    We were much too concerned with collecting wood and working out how to buy coal to keep warm to complain publicly and rioting would have been unthinkable. In fact the whole country restructured its economy without rioting in the streets. We worked hard at making do and doing what we could to help ourselves and help others. It was really hard – psychologically more than anything else.

     

    So we had no rioting and no public violence though it was turned inwards on ourselves. We all ate most of the time and ate huge amounts of potatoes and carrots. We shared. We helped each other where we could. We did sometimes go cold. The children had to go to school with holes in their shoes. They didn’t have the clothes I would have liked and during growth spurts they looked as their clothes had shrunk. As I look back now I don’t know why we didn’t go bankrupt personally, but somehow we made it through. All this with mortgage interest at 18% and inflation was similar.

     

    It was hard, hard, hard. But we didn’t think to bug out to the country – we went from the country to the city instead. We went to where we hoped we could find work. We went to where the resources were.

     

    I do wonder from time to time why New Zealand didn’t become overtly violent and crime ridden as Argentina and Russia did. Perhaps it had to do with the basic community psyche. I’m sure someone could come up with an explanation.