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The Shotgun – The Most Versatile of All Prepper Guns – Epi-3114

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Today we are going to talk about the shotgun.  My goal is to give the listener a fundamental understanding of exactly how shotguns work.  What all the jargon like shot size, choke, gauge, etc. means and more importantly why it matters.  I also would like to dispel some myths and explain why in my view, the shotgun is the ultimate prepper gun. Join Me Today to Discuss… What exactly is a shotgun and where did it come from What is “shot” and what do those numbers mean What exactly is a “gauge” and what relation does it have to caliber … Continue reading →

Episode-1750- 10 Gun and Ammo Combos and What they are Great At

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With a title like 10 Gun and Ammo Combos you may think of this as a top ten list type of thing.  As in Jack’s top ten guns, it isn’t.  I personally love guns and the science of ballistics.  I love the art of the gun, the design that goes into everything from a tactical AR15, to a lever action design that is more than a century old at this time. No these are guns that in general are simply great guns, have a real role if put to proper use and the caliber or gauge that I feel really … Continue reading →

Episode-855- Understanding Caliber, Millimeter, Gauges and Ballistics

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When I stated I wanted to do some more shows on firearms topics I was flooded with emails by new shooters that all basically said some version of this… “Jack can you do a very basics style show that explains what all these calibers and rounds mean.  Sometimes when you are talking about a firearms subject I am fine then you start saying something like the 38 special is 35 caliber and I just don’t get it.  Or that a 40 S&W is equivalent to a 10mm in a carbine.  None of this makes sense, please help.” Often I feel … Continue reading →

Episode-451- Seven Underrated Centerfire Rifle Calibers

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I need a bit of a fun change up today after the recent server issues (which are now solved for a while) so I though I would break out with some lesser known rifle calibers.  In out current world shooting seems to revolve around the 223, 308, 30-06, 30-30 and a host of the magnums.  Sure there are quite a few 270s, 7mm-08s and 243’s out there too but what about the other roughly 500 cartridges, is there any place left for the oddball or the old classic that is no longer innovative? Join me today as we discuss… Why … Continue reading →

Episode-382- All About Ballistics and Ammunition Components

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I get a very large number of questions about ballistics terminology, cartridge specific questions and a lot of questions from very new or even aspiring first time gun owners.  Well today I am going to help you with the “ballistics code” so to speak.  Often you can hear a conversation between two experienced rifleman and it sounds almost like a foreign language.  So today I will tell not just what many of these terms mean but why they matter and even why some don’t matter that much at all. Tune in Today as we Discuss… What is bullet vs. what … Continue reading →

Episode-255- Mixed Bag Wednesday for The Survival Podcast

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I decided to cover a varitey of subjects today and shake things up a bit.  We will talk today about local currency, the Discovery Channel’s show “The Colony”, a simple man who is a hero, more on home defense long arms and an “attack fox” (no I am not kidding about the fox). Tune in today to hear… The assclown of the day are the economists that say the recession is over Francisco Reyes – Our Hero of the day, a simple man who saved two lives What can we learn about local currencies or “scripts” like the “Pittsboro Plenty“ … Continue reading →