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Be prepared: Wall Street advisor recommends guns, ammo for protection in collapse
http://washingtonexaminer.com ^ | Dec 26, 2013 | Paul Bedard

Posted on 12/26/2013 9:38:44 AM PST by upchuck

A top financial advisor, worried that Obamacare, the NSA spying scandal and spiraling national debt is increasing the chances for a fiscal and social disaster, is recommending that Americans prepare a “bug-out bag” that includes food, a gun and ammo to help them stay alive.

David John Marotta, a Wall Street expert and financial advisor and Forbes contributor, said in a note to investors, “Firearms are the last item on the list, but they are on the list. There are some terrible people in this world. And you are safer when your trusted neighbors have firearms.”

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To: SgtHooper

14 cents and up — WAY up — for .22LR is not “flush”. It’s a sign of a tight seller’s market.

I can get .22LR once in a blue moon at Academy Surplus for about a nickel a round... and THAT’s too expensive. I buy it, though, at that price.

But the market is NOT ‘flush’ with .22LR.


121 posted on 12/26/2013 6:37:05 PM PST by Nervous Tick (Without GOD, men get what they deserve.)
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To: dangerdoc

I understand that lotsa peeps do not want to order online; however, if somewhat desperate, they should to replenish stocks.

9mm isn’t bad at all. Samples below.

Freedom Munitions 9mm 115 gr. RN Reman Remanufactured Box of 500 $0.24/rd [$118.90] in stock [Freedom Munitions]
Freedom Munitions 9mm 124 gr. RN Reman Remanufactured Box of 500 $0.24/rd [$118.90] in stock [Freedom Munitions]
Freedom Munitions 9mm 115 gr. RN New Box of 500 $0.25/rd [$126.87] in stock [Freedom Munitions]
BVAC 9mm 124 Gr. Copper Plated Round Nose- Remanufactured- 500 Round Value Pack $0.25/rd [$124.95] in stock FMJ [Selway Armory]

Yes, I am 308 as well, and cannot get brass under 50-55 cents per round. I will buy steel for general utility but prefer brass, and use good stuff for serious long range needs.


122 posted on 12/26/2013 6:39:24 PM PST by SgtHooper (If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you.)
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To: upchuck; Kartographer

Anyone able to post links to a Bug Out Bag list? Wife, 2 toddlers and I will build one.


123 posted on 12/26/2013 6:39:47 PM PST by DCBryan1 (No realli, moose bytes can be quite nasti!!)
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To: Nervous Tick

I understand peeps have their own price point, based on need, etc. If you can afford to wait, fine. But I will first ensure I have good stocks before being too concerned about a cost different of 5 cents a round for 22LR. It’s a far cry better than what it was 6-12 months ago. Just sayin...


124 posted on 12/26/2013 6:43:10 PM PST by SgtHooper (If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you.)
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To: DCBryan1
Anyone able to post links to a Bug Out Bag list? Wife, 2 toddlers and I will build one.

Dood, that's like asking to publish the best eyeglass prescription.

Figure your needs for how long, and go from there.

Example: someone from Florida would need filtration for their water needs. Someone from Nevada would have to carry their water.

125 posted on 12/26/2013 6:45:39 PM PST by papertyger ("refusing to draw an inescapable conclusion does not qualify as a 'difference of opinion.'")
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To: SgtHooper

And if you shoot competitively, yes, I get it!! A much higher expense. But I believe we were talking SHTF stocks—general skirmish and should always have good stocks, etc., not smoking a thousand rounds a week on practice.


126 posted on 12/26/2013 6:48:18 PM PST by SgtHooper (If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you.)
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To: JRandomFreeper

I plan on bugging in. Come and drag me out. I’m too old to run.


127 posted on 12/26/2013 6:49:55 PM PST by Eagles6 (Valley Forge Redux)
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To: DCBryan1

Look at the ones in my preparedness manual:

http://tomeaker.com/kart/Preparedness1j.pdf


128 posted on 12/26/2013 6:50:22 PM PST by Kartographer ("We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.")
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To: DCBryan1

http://survivalcache.com/family-survival-kids-disaster-kits-survival-supplies/

http://offgridsurvival.com/kidsbugoutbags/

http://survivalistprepper.net/building-bug-bag-baby/


129 posted on 12/26/2013 6:52:33 PM PST by Kartographer ("We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.")
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To: SgtHooper

How much of that remanufactured stuff have you fired?

I have enjoyed nothing but spectacular failure when using it.


130 posted on 12/26/2013 6:56:07 PM PST by papertyger ("refusing to draw an inescapable conclusion does not qualify as a 'difference of opinion.'")
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To: driftdiver

Of one was planning for the end of the world as we know it, wouldn’t ammo be an excellent item to trade? Assuming you trust the fellow you trade with.


131 posted on 12/26/2013 6:57:32 PM PST by Sawdring
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To: papertyger

Really? I have not fired much at all, couple hundred rounds, but had 1 misfire. Freedom Munitions. What have you had bad luck with?


132 posted on 12/26/2013 6:59:34 PM PST by SgtHooper (If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you.)
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To: SgtHooper

Goodness. It was two or three years ago, so I don’t remember the name of the stuff, but I got it at Dick’s.

Never again.

Factory fresh for this little camper.


133 posted on 12/26/2013 7:02:32 PM PST by papertyger ("refusing to draw an inescapable conclusion does not qualify as a 'difference of opinion.'")
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To: papertyger

I only buy remans when it is a must or very inexpensive. And I certainly read the reviews. I would say that given the enormous needs of so many gun “advocates”, that the sloppy remans will likely fall by the wayside while the good ones bubble up. Happy hunting! :-)


134 posted on 12/26/2013 7:14:14 PM PST by SgtHooper (If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you.)
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To: Sawdring

Absolutely, ammo would be a primo barter item, as would be tobacco, fire water, spices, etc. But buy the mainstream rounds: 22, 9mm, 45, 223, AK 7.62, 308, 50 cal, etc., not the oddball stuff.


135 posted on 12/26/2013 7:17:14 PM PST by SgtHooper (If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you.)
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To: driftdiver

Trade value?


136 posted on 12/26/2013 7:20:21 PM PST by dangerdoc (see post #6)
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To: dangerdoc

I’m willing to think about trading ammo but that’s risky business. If the people you trade don’t kill you others will hear of it and kill u


137 posted on 12/26/2013 7:34:29 PM PST by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: driftdiver

Same can be said of any valuable trade material when law and order have broken down.


138 posted on 12/26/2013 7:58:55 PM PST by dangerdoc (see post #6)
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To: SgtHooper

why do you keep replying to yourself?

I know a couple of guys that can pick up a gun cold and be truly proficient, I’m not one of them, and you probably aren’t either, not much time to practice after things go into the pot.


139 posted on 12/26/2013 8:13:35 PM PST by dangerdoc (see post #6)
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To: Old Sarge

PING!!


140 posted on 12/26/2013 8:16:53 PM PST by Kartographer ("We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.")
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