SHTF usually only focuses on short-term survival situations where after the initial shock wears off, it's usually only days or perhaps only hours before the situation has passed.
However, not all SHTF situations are temporary. How can you really know for certain that when the grid goes down, it won't be permanent? You never know, a natural or man-made disaster could completely wipe out everything except for the men and women who survived in their bunkers.
The possibility of a long-term bug out situation is why survivalists put emphasis on knowing the skills on how to make essentials such as weapons and more specifically, gunpowder.
If a survivalist is smart, they will have already been stocking enough food to last them a long period, however, when it's all gone you will need your weapons to help you catch game. And when your ammunition runs out you're going to need to know how to make more of it.
After the break, learn how you can make gunpowder for a long-term survival situation and add this imperative skill to your skillset.
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Why won’t FB let me like this page??????
Ha! Right after I posted the above I tried again and it let me.
I’ll never run out of lead or powder. 😉
All 3 are fun. Made a scorpion that went thru both doors of a truck. Fun…
Also the trebuchet.
Trebuchet is a modernized onager. , but yes, fun and can be quite useful.
Oh no there will be plenty to go around, dont waste ammo with full auto, one shot one kill
Good idea bow and plenty of arrows for hunting
We’ll make spears. Hundreds of them, long spears. Twice as long as a man.
Just go to bass pro shop and get some more lol
I will never run out of ammo and every time Obama opens his mouth I buy another thousand rounds.
Ok…. Now tell us how to make primers next….
THousands of rounds..My bugout gun is a 10/22..
Yeah..Do it like that,won’t have to worry about powder,you’ll die in the explosion..
Not if you buy enough
Ruger 10/22 is good.
…I will be quick and merciful
Wade Gray
John Sandvil
sulfur nitrogen and charcoal is the original Chinese formula and most powerful. Chicken$#%&!@*is good you can buy sulfur and charcoal is easy to make
I learned everything about making gun powder when I watched Captain Kirk defeat the Gorn.
Unless you blow yourself up trying to make it.
nitrocellulose is faster and simple
Seems like the only one blowing people away are liberals as most of the horrific mass shooting have been done by registered democrats or Muslims. But don’t let facts stand in your way
Yes because he’s taking your guns!!!
OMG! Hahaha! LOL!
Well Trump will be inviting him to the White House to watch his$#%&!@*use a stripper pole!!! LOL!
Haha!
Stop repeating!
What did you do!! LOL!
Your it!
Don’t know. The first time I tried to like the page FB wouldn’t let me. Then I wrote the comment above and tried to like it a second time and it let me???
Throw rocks….big ones
My flintlocks work great.
Terrence T-Bone Driver keep ip with this one in case it is needed next year.
Yes you can.
Matt, was going to say the same thing!
Well hell peter.. don’t keep it a secret
You save ammo by by using black powder for grenades, IEDS, and landmines, too Don’t forget the chieroballista, too Chieroballista-arrow firing Roman volley weapon. Think a Nordenfelt style weapon. A repeating black powder cannon loaded with musket balls would be better than Gatling guns, too. Think the repeating variant of the ‘BROADSIDER’ from Fallout Four.
A bit tougher making primers!
The Hocking Hills region of SE Ohio was known to Indians for all the resources for making gun powder.
Gene at least trumps wife is worth looking at instead of the classless dog in there now. But then again you strike me as a person that is used to dogs and no class.
Maybe you should research done most of those guilty of mass killings have been democrats. But then again when has truth if facts stop democrats from lying.
Who don’t like beautiful women, fkn liberals.
I know of a place were there is enough 30-06 to fight World War II over again and still have ammo left over.
Learn how to use fire to straighten limbs out and harden them..
Ok…..
As a certified, licensed Pyrotechnician, there are some things wrong with this article.
1) Modern Smokeless Powder is NOT Black Powder, but a Nitrocellulose Based powder.
2) If, in fact you DID make high quality BP, it would probably not cycle a semi-auto, and would have shaky repeatability on target. You MAY be better off with a low-grade flash mix of Potassium Perchlorate, Barium Nitrate, Sulfur and German Black Aluminum as the fuel. BP is easy to make, but REALLY HARD to make well.
Kinda like Beer.
Stock pipe ammo. Not only will you have it for hunting and defense but you’ll have a high in demand commodity to barter eith
When I run out of ammo [ long from now] I still have an air rifle and compound bow and many pellets and arrows
Just to add fuel to the fire:
$20 Andrew Jackson was a douche and a Democrat
$20 Harriet Tubman was a freedom fighter and a Republican.
Why do you hate black people Mark Rush?
Just to add fuel to the fire:
$20 Andrew Jackson was a douche and a Democrat
$20 Harriet Tubman was a freedom fighter and a Republican.
Why do you hate black people Mark Rush?