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1) Highly agree with post # 60. A bayonet-capable rifle is an excellent thing...especially if on a rifle designed not to bend its barrel when used ! Therefore...Muttly really likes his '03 and 98Ks. Bayonets make nice hunting/camping knives too...as my Daddy taught me by example.

Funny thing about that Master Lock photo, and the Liberator. Master used to run a t.v. commercial with a man shooting the lock in the center, with a rifle. Well...if he shot it on the side, where it locks the hasp in...open ! One can wail on the largest Master lock with a hammer, especially Muttly-favorite hand sledge or other persuader...and no key needed again. They do slow down most thieves, though.

Also wholeheartedly agree with Jeff's assessment about humans being this way until "fixed," and that only One can and will do that. Gives me great peace to know that all these preparations are prudent...but are also, as am I at ALL times, in the hands of the merciful and kind Creator...so hopefully all this is an interesting and useful hobby.

2) If resupply is necessary, through unpleasant means...the source of 9mm and 7.62x39 would more likely be the local drug and pitbull enthusiasts..who hoard such things for macho points...and coincident with that...have false confidence in them to protect...hide behind. They spray and pray, because they know no better, have a reason for concealing their firearms ownership therefore never practicing...and it is also childish bravado. At such times, the truly Muttly get "Wild Bill Hickock calm" and consciously place their shot...like Alvin York.

Supply/resupply might be as easy as going out and picking it up.

When I was in college four friends and I were driving through Eglin field's reservation shortly after war games had concluded.

From the road we could see what appeared to be fake missiles sticking out above the trees maybe 1/4 mile off the highway. There were signs warning you to not enter but we ignored them and drove down the dirt road to check out the missiles which indeed were fakes.

In the same place as the missles was a dump which contained a lot of junk plus a lot of good stuff. There were quite a few crates containing 3.5 inch missiles. We were not stupid enough to fool with them.

There was no ammo but I would not have been surprised to find some. We kept (stole) a lot of stuff. One thing I remember was boxes of brand new batteries which were different from any I had seen. One of the guy's Father was a retired Army Colonel and he knew what they were. He knew how to adapt them and we let him keep the batteries.

I suspect after any big military operation involving combat that there would be equipment left in certain areas.