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Survival Shop Reports Jump In Sales To People Preparing For “Possible Collapse”
CBS St. Louis KMOX ^ | November 23, 2011 4:00 AM | Kevin Killeen

Posted on 11/23/2011 1:17:17 PM PST by caper gal 1

WEBSTER GROVES, MO (KMOX) - A chain of three stores that sells survival food and gear reports a jump in sales to people who are getting prepared for the “possible collapse” of society.

“We had to order fifty cases of the meals ready to eat to keep up with the demand in the past three months,” said manager Steve Dorsey at Uncle Sam’s Safari Outfitters Inc. in Webster Groves. “That’s not normal. Usually we sell 20 to 30 cases in a whole year.”

Dorsey says business has been brisk since the spring uprisings in the middle east, as customers share concerns about political uprisings, the world economy and the future of the United States

(Excerpt) Read more at stlouis.cbslocal.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: cwii; getreadyhereitcomes; preparedness; prepperping; preppers; shtf; stockpilesong; survivalping
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To: Lysandru
5.56 round was picked to wound the opponent, to tie up his resources. I prefer the 7.62x51 M14 (.308) round that was picked to kill the opponent. The civilian version is the M1A. A pretty rifle indeed.

A STHT varient is the short barreled SOCOM


61 posted on 11/23/2011 6:01:55 PM PST by American in Israel (A wise man's heart directs him to the right, but the foolish mans heart directs him toward the left.)
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To: American in Israel

I am about to trade in a few guns to get the SA Socom 16. Trading in a Saiga 12, GSG5, Remi 870’, to get one of those.


62 posted on 11/23/2011 6:04:20 PM PST by GlockThe Vote (The Obama Adminstration: 2nd wave of attacks on America after 9/11)
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To: montag813

I thought the same thing - could really BE a “Black Friday”.


63 posted on 11/23/2011 6:04:32 PM PST by caper gal 1
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To: papertyger
Oh yeah? Well what gun magazines have YOU written for!?!?

Too busy going on patrol to write for a magazine. lol

I'll never get used to the "gun snobs" that think the only way to kill a person is a direct hit from a tank round.

Probably a very politically incorrect example, but that psycho that killed 14 people in Arizona back in January did it with a 9mm pistol. Every gun snob I've ever heard thinks the 9mm bullet is completely useless against a person. Yeah right.

64 posted on 11/23/2011 6:05:31 PM PST by IDontLikeToPayTaxes
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To: neefer; caper gal 1

Yeah, like the guy who owns the place doesn’t consider it his own SHTF survival plan. If something happens, the doors lock and the claymores come out.


65 posted on 11/23/2011 6:06:21 PM PST by ctdonath2 ($1 meals: http://abuckaplate.blogspot.com/)
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To: American in Israel
5.56 round was picked to wound the opponent

You're absolutely right. The 5.56 bullet will wound a person.

He'll be wounded for a little while, then die.

66 posted on 11/23/2011 6:08:23 PM PST by IDontLikeToPayTaxes
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To: American in Israel
Oh, and the M1A and the SOCOM variant are awesome rifles. No doubt about it. I was going to purchase last year.

However, the M1A is at LEAST $1,400 and the SOCOM is quite a bit more.

.308 ammo is quite expensive as well.

In this economy, I don't know too many folks willing to spend that much cash on a high powered rifle.

67 posted on 11/23/2011 6:11:25 PM PST by IDontLikeToPayTaxes
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To: caper gal 1
"I've never read anything about a spontaneous movement like this during the Depression."

Telephones were still a novelty for most people, TV was an Oddity for most of the Depression. And Computers was the stuff of science fiction at the time.

People are more aware of the problems of the world in present day with the 24 hour news cycle and the rapid spread of info via the Internet.

68 posted on 11/23/2011 6:17:33 PM PST by Mad Dawgg (If you're going to deny my 1st Amendment rights then I must proceed to the 2nd one...)
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To: GlockThe Vote
Trading in a Saiga 12, GSG5, Remi 870’, to get one of those.

Hurry!...before the seller sobers up!

69 posted on 11/23/2011 6:17:58 PM PST by papertyger (What has islam ever accomplished that treacherous, opportunistic, brutality couldn't do on its own?)
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To: ctdonath2

As another FReeper pointed out, I wouldn’t want to be anywhere near the place if something bad happens. Unless he’s got quality bars on the windows, locking the doors won’t matter. During the King riots in L.A., several armed men had to stand guard on the roof to prevent a firearms dealer from being looted.


70 posted on 11/23/2011 6:25:38 PM PST by neefer (Because you can't starve us out and you can't make us run.)
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To: IDontLikeToPayTaxes

If I’m far enough away that a 308 confers a clear advantage, I’m far enough away to disengage.

And my 556 goes for about 2k...


71 posted on 11/23/2011 6:26:25 PM PST by papertyger (What has islam ever accomplished that treacherous, opportunistic, brutality couldn't do on its own?)
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To: Sarajevo
"OTOH, you can stick around and battle zombies with the rest of us;) "

The hardest part about the inevitable Zombie Apocalypse is pretending I am not excited!

72 posted on 11/23/2011 6:27:02 PM PST by Mad Dawgg (If you're going to deny my 1st Amendment rights then I must proceed to the 2nd one...)
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To: papertyger

I don’t like the saga 12. It has cycling issues. GSG5 is a toy. Remi 870? I already have a benelli and a mossberg.


73 posted on 11/23/2011 6:37:43 PM PST by GlockThe Vote (The Obama Adminstration: 2nd wave of attacks on America after 9/11)
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To: GlockThe Vote

Precisely!

Clearing out the “bling” to acquire a “gem.”


74 posted on 11/23/2011 6:43:41 PM PST by papertyger (What has islam ever accomplished that treacherous, opportunistic, brutality couldn't do on its own?)
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To: Sarajevo
OTOH, you can stick around and battle zombies with the rest of us;)

Have you seen "The Walking Dead"? I love that show. I think I should get the video game to practice.

75 posted on 11/23/2011 6:48:00 PM PST by Borax Queen
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To: papertyger

That is what I was thinking. Quality over quantity.


76 posted on 11/23/2011 6:48:51 PM PST by GlockThe Vote (The Obama Adminstration: 2nd wave of attacks on America after 9/11)
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To: dools0007world

Marxism scares sane people because we’ve seen this movie over and over and always hate how it ends.


77 posted on 11/23/2011 6:50:56 PM PST by caper gal 1
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To: GlockThe Vote

I may not agree with your doctrine, but I sure can’t argue your taste.

I reserve my .308 endeavors to a fat barreled bolt action. That stuff is too damn heavy to sprinkle around the landscape like an assault rifle to my mind.


78 posted on 11/23/2011 7:01:48 PM PST by papertyger (What has islam ever accomplished that treacherous, opportunistic, brutality couldn't do on its own?)
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To: papertyger

I came in to a Remington 660 Mohawk .308 and am trying to make it into a tactical rifle. But it’s bolt action.

I prefer semi-auto.


79 posted on 11/23/2011 7:15:02 PM PST by GlockThe Vote (The Obama Adminstration: 2nd wave of attacks on America after 9/11)
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To: LS
Let me put in a plug for some friends of mine at SurviveUSA in northeastern Arkansas, near Evening Shade. They are doing land-office business. www.surviveusa.com

Site comes up as "Under Construction"


80 posted on 11/23/2011 7:52:38 PM PST by Iron Munro (Ben Raines For President)
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