The darn things used to be about $350 for the basic model
Basic Saiga 12
T6 Stock
Custom Saigas could be in the $1500 range.
Posted on 05/10/2009 5:42:44 PM PDT by appleseed
In the 1950s and 1960s, bunkers were a feature of many American suburban homes, populated by families fearful of the prospect of nuclear war. That threat has subsided, but now many reasonable people are stocking up on essential supplies in preparation for a new cataclysm.
When you hear the word "survivalist", what image comes to mind?
Or maybe you think of end-of-the-world religionists retreating to a fortified camp with enough food and drink to last them until Judgement Day.
But today there is a new breed of survivalist – and they're well-heeled, well-educated and more likely to wear an immaculately pressed suit than a camouflage flak jacket.
Civilisation breakdown
Barton M Biggs is about as far as you can get from the old John Rambo-style survivalist. Forget long, unkempt hair and a sweat-stained vest. Mr Biggs is a former chief global strategist for Morgan Stanley, who now runs the hedge fund Traxis Partners in New York.
Yet in his latest book, Wealth, War and Wisdom, he suggests that all right-minded people should "assume the possibility of a breakdown of the civilised infrastructure".
"The four horsemen of the apocalypse ride out every two generations, and they come in different disguises," he says. "We are due to see the horsemen again some time in the next 10 to 20 years – and the prudent person with wealth should take out an insurance policy against them."
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The price of food is rising dramatically and oil is at record prices. Even brief periods of crisis can have severe consequences.
Blackout looting
Mr Biggs cites the massive power outages that struck north-eastern and mid-western America and parts of Canada in 2003 – also known as The Northeastern Blackout – when for a few hours an estimated 50 million people were without electricity.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.bbc.co.uk ...
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The darn things used to be about $350 for the basic model
Basic Saiga 12
T6 Stock
Custom Saigas could be in the $1500 range.
So I guess I just buy the basic and then customize it?
They have all the side effects of a real MRE too!
But, for emergency rations what can ya do?
You can. It is pretty easy and will save you some hard earned money.
Loads of info here http://forum.saiga-12.com/
L0L! real Mother Chukkers eh?
Added to the DHS right wing watch list aka Self Reliant/Survivalist ping list.
I'm in the process of building a new house, and I have most definitely weighed the possibilities of cataclysmic events, whether natural disasters or major civic unrest, in its design.
First, and perhaps most importantly, my new house is way out in the sticks -- 25 miles from downtown Charlotte. Away from "the hood," in other words. Living in the auto-dependent exurbs might not meet with Algore's approval, but I don't much care. I won't be in the line of fire in the case of civil unrest.
I'm in well-and-septic territory, largely immune from service interruptions and environmental terrorism. I'm considering getting a diesel-fired emergency generator so I can keep the pumps running in the case of a prolonged power outage. My heating will be natural gas, but I'll have a large fireplace (gas logs but able to burn wood).
I'm having a small safe put in, which will contain important documents, a gun or two and ammo, and some gold coins.
Will I be secure against all eventualities? Of course not. But I'll be in better shape than most.
how funny, I was just on there. What barrel length is shown in the photo?
I think it’s a 20”
Don't forget barter items. While gold is more valuable, silver is more tradable. Everybody knows a dime or quarter. Coffee in the Vac bags will last, and can swap for fuel or whatever. Who wants life without coffee?;>)
I do the Postal food drive every year, mainly to help my wife out (postal carrier). We did it on Saturday. I could not believe the contrast to previous years. Had about 1 tenth of the last 5 years or so. When we dropped the food off at the food bank, dude said it’s the worst year he had seen. Something ain’t right. Not sure what, but something just don’t seem right.
http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/7243/dsc1818.jpg
This is a do it yourself Saiga 410 with the $60 Tapco stock and a 15 rd $45 mag.
Note the trigger group sits back like 3” from the mag.
Thats the way Saiga makes them but on a regular AK the trigger group is directly behind the mag. When some one says their saiga has been “converted” They mean the trigger group has been moved forward to the original position.
A Gunsmith is generally required to do this.
If that $1500 one was converted then the price may be about right.
Its a lot to pay for a dang shotgun, but they are WAY cool.
But ah with the proper breeding techniques and a ratio of say, ten females to each male, I would guess that we could then work our way back to the present gross national product within say, twenty years. Of course that would necessitate the abandonment of the so called monogamous sexual relationship, as far as men were concerned. But it is a sacrifice required for the future of the human race. I hasten to add that since each man will be required to do prodigious... service along these lines, the women will have to be selected for their sexual characteristics which will have to be of a highly stimulating nature. < /shamelessly swiped from Dr. Strangelove>
I don't think I saw any advertisements for it this year. Usually I get at least two postcards advertising it, but I don't recall getting them this year. Did the USPS cut back to save money just counting on people remembering last year's drive and whatever public service announcements they might get on TV?
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