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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Trapping, not only can you trap more game in one night than you can hunt in a week, just up scale it and it works just as well on people. Even while you sleep!
I don’t understand why everyone thinks you gotta hunt to eat. fish and gardens are very valuble. Hell, ever think there might be someone waiting on you to drag your game out of the woods to ambush you? Learn “gorilla” gardening, your local edable plants.$#%&!@* most wild edables are better for you! Learn trees and plants for herbal and medixal use. Stock up on needed meds. Look for herbal replacements as much as possible. Willow tree has asprin in inner bark, oak tree can be used for headaches. Lots more, to many to list hefe. Tumeric lowers blood pressure, pine needle tea is a massive infussion of vitamin C. Educate yourself on these topics and you will go far.
How many can start a fire without lighter or matches, purify water? I can and more. DO NOT WAIT TILL YOU NEED IT TO LEARN! It’s to late when your life depends on it!
There are several people on You Tube that can show you how to make bow and arrows.
Randy Gentry, your information is erroneous. 30-30 Winchester was the first modern smokeless cartridge.
That is a not so. It is widely circulated but it is false.
Lewis you must remember 90% of people out there will not bite the hand that feeds them
Easier to switch over to a bow or crossbow.
The trouble with raiding Guard armories is that since the civil unrest of the 1960s there hasn’t been live ammunition stored in them.
Oldskool boobytraps work on all living creatures and just as deadly
Great article, except you forgot instructions on how to convert the trusty firearms of today into flintlock. Either that or how to make primers for your brass cartridges.
Of course, the other comments here about black powder not being very compatible with today’s guns may just be important, too.
Me? I’ll stick to my archery. And for those doubters, I’d advise ‘may the odds be ever in your favor’, ’cause you’re gonna need ’em. Ask the French Knights at Agincourt.
If by chance you run out of ammo, save one for yourself! 🙂
this is true
there are sources for ammo out there all you need is the balls and manpower to go after it
first sign of things going to$#%&!@*grab you a chemical engineer lol
glad i know A chem engineer
I have the sulphur and potassium nitrate, just need charcoal and that’s the easiest to obtain.
It’s unlikely I will outlive my ammo.
It’s unlikely a platoon will outlive my ammo.
Tried it, doesn’t quite work like it’s supposed to!!!!
…and the son of one.
oh good
Primers?
Grind’er fine. Flint and steel. Fill the pan….kaaaboom.
I have antique weapons,not so good in wet weather.
Andrew Denault
Cold day in hell when I run out of ammo !!!!
A flash in the pan.
And why would someone with a decent amount of ammo run out? Deer and unarmed people don’t shoot back. Gunfights with armed people don’t last long so the thought that you need 10k bullets and then start making your own is a stretch.
Two friends of mine built one… I got to help assemble / disassemble and fire it. Very fun!
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char coal , sulfer and salt peter
James Walls cool.
James Walls The Romans also used them to launch giant arrows, or bolts that were iron tipped. The first armor piercing ammo if you will.
James Walls 400 yard shots were not unheard of.
Bovine excrement. Black powder is not a substitute propellant in a smokeless cartridge.
Take archery lessons.
Dry it right or your screwed
Armories don’t keep ammo at them it’s against regulations it can only be stored for 24 hours or less if your waiting to do a turn in. All ASPs (ammunition Supply Points can be heavy guarded contain bunkers that are virtually indestructible, and most Bases only carry enough for ranges and basic issue for deployment. They receive new shipments regularily, from where you ask?? Exactly you don’t know, and no ones going to tell you
Terrorists will be like Domino’s delivery for ammo and arms..
This is interesting, but very time consuming, and implies the need for a long term fixed place of residence. A rifle using compressed air is easier to fabricate, maintain, and can be recharged in minutes. Or seconds. While they are not as powerful as a smokeless powder weapon, they are very competitive with black powder weapons. And they produce no smoke, and far less noise. And no nighttime muzzle flash.
Awesome
That will take a long time.
Flame weapons will be the key, take the oxygen, stop the vehicle, defeat the armor
Already done it and already have a couple pounds laying a round.
Salt peter, sulfur,& charcoal. Simple . made it all the time as a kid
BP will work ok in some weapons, but not many !
Sorry Chet, but Bp burns, and at a slower rate than smokeless powder. This is one of the reasons for moving away from BP. The volumes required in a round were greater due to the slow burn. At times the powder charge is still in the burn stage as the projectile of exiting the barrell. Don’t believe me? Take a tablespoon of both powders, and make a thin trail, but both starting from the same point. Touch a match to that point and watch the race.
After you learn how to make gun powder take a course on primer and bullet making.
Compressed air will always shoot a projectile. Take that cert. Licened pyrotech. Lol.
f**k click bait.
During doomsday or whatever, you are all going to die no matter how much ammo you have, they have more and there are a lot more of them.