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  1. Bushcraft/Primitive Skills/Survival Skills/Camping
    It’s likely that all operating electrical systems would have been immediately destroyed, the same as the telegraph systems in 1859. Any active electronic instruments – and possibly even those that happened to be shut down – would have been fried, transformed into useless hunks of plastic, metal...
  2. Carry & Defensive Scenarios
    Where do you fall on this topic? What type of firearm do you practice with? Where do you practice? For me it is more likely to be a handgun but I have also practiced with shotguns. Convertibles are a lot of fun. :cool: I am also a Charter Life Member of CMSA so I've also done a lot of shooting...
  3. Defensive Rifles & Shotgun Discussion
    Along the lines of the get home kit I added this to my Jeep. A friend had given my this electronic gun rack many years ago. I just did not have a suitable host. I built the bracket to attach the rack using factory mounting points so there is no modifications to the Jeep and it can be removed or...
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