I was talking with the guy that owns a local shop. He’s selling his ammo at normal prices while other shops are double or more. He said the suppliers aren’t upping their price to the shops, the shops are gouging the consumers.
Wouldn't doubt that some of it is supply control. If a shop ups their price, it discourages individuals and small groups wiping out the stores inventory and preventing others to make purchases.
@@joshuagibson2520 but when the shop I go to sells .223 American eagle for $11/box and the shop in my parents town 30 minutes away sells the same ammo for $20/box it’s not the manufacturer.
Has psa even released them yet. I know they sent out the ones that people pre ordered like 2 years ago but have they put them out for the general public yet do you know.
So long as ammo is impossible, mags are not a bad buy. Some firearms (some, mind you) are down to good prices as well (particularly some of the pocket pistols). If ammo stays dry, there will be ever more mags and guns entering the market with no one to buy them because no one can feed them EXCEPT for those (of us) who stocked ammo for years. I snagged some good 33 round Glock mags (green instead of black, but that lets me color code which have range ammo and which have bump in the night party favors) at a steal. Sure, it is odd that I'm putting $25 into them (when it should be $7), but I could fill 100 more, so no worries. I'm looking for two spare pocket 9's that match my EDC to put in the cars and replace the off caliber pocket guns that currently live in them. I'm hoping to catch some deals if they start to fill the shelves since no one else can feed them.
I've bow hunted for over forty years, if you want meat but don't want to draw attention to yourself archery is one of the best methods along with trapping. Get some leg hold traps and snares and learn how to best use them. Some dog proof racoon traps are really easy to use and you just need something to club them over the head if you are trying to not use ammo or draw attention to yourself.
I have been upgrading my weapons. More optics, stocks and rails I been putting off, I have started getting. Been buying more food stocks and other prep gear.
its so stupid that shitrincos are $600-$900 guns now all because of fearmongering when just a few months ago they were under $400 still, mosins took their place and are $400-$500 guns now
Really makes me wish I had gotten into guns like two years ago instead of now, but I was too broke then. I love the old stuff but its seems to be exploding in price so fast now days.
I have seen some that are running 900 to 1k. The catch is they were running that much years ago because they are the variant that uses ak mags. Im completely blown away to see norincos going for close to that price as well
ATS is amazing. They're actually based in KY across the street from Fort Campbell and supply alot of gear for the paratroopers and green berets out there. Tactical Rifleman put me on to them a while back and I've been super happy with all their stuff. And it's ALWAYS in stock! Always!
Same here. Karl at Tactical Rifleman turned me on to ATS Tactical. TR10 saves 10%. I have the battle belt, the dump pouch, and some mag pouches. Next will be a plate carrier.🤜🤛🇺🇸🇺🇸
Then your family calls you crazy for hoarding all of your gun mags and ammo. In reality the government is going crazy with making this stuff so unaffordable in the quantities people want.
dont forget about ALICE gear, there’s still tons of alice surplus for super cheap, a local surplus store i go to has tubs full of it and they sell it for super cheap, after i got all my alice webbing setup i only spent $40 at most on the whole thing, meanwhile there’s people buying modern day chest rigs and carriers that cost hundreds!
@@natsuccubus well you can buy full sets of em on amazon but they’re Rothco reproductions and they cost a lil more but they’re still great quality, if you want surplus ALICE however you can check at pretty much any surplus store and they’ll prolly have some, or you can check on websites that specifically sell surplus, the setup that I have is a mix of surplus parts and rothco repro parts and it still looks authentic and old school
im keeping my powder dry for when used guns come up for sale from clueless first time buyers. ammo, magazines, load bearing gear and smithing tools are great speculations.
I recently purchased my first firearm ruger security 9 9mm was the one for me I absolutely love this gun and it is my edc. I also have a mossberg mav 88 on lay away at local shop I can find ammo in Georgia pretty easily.
Absolutely LOVE my Ruger's. have had a number of their pistols including a security 9 compact that's my daily and then of course my 10/22 which is one I can't ever see selling..
I started going through my grandfather's The Joy of Gardening manual and kept finding more and more info just like I would on my phone and I loved it. The nice thing about those used books is that some old timer has already done some work for you by highlighting and underlining some key stuff.
There's a lot of other things got so expensive, I found a decent priced mosin nagant and upgraded it so I can mount a modern scope to it. Ammo prices for it were really low compared to 9 mil and 556 ammo. We were getting boxes as well as $11 for 20 rounds. And be able to shoot such a large caliber at that price was fun.
We definitely need Ripley to come take care of the 'aliens' lol! And thanks for bringing to light so many great ideas for emergency prep. Books, food and fireatarters are just as vital as the weapons and ammo.
Ikr? Most of the stuff chad showed i got the feelin he was just flexin his stuff for the camera. Lol. Not hatin. Im literally not in the market for any of that stuff. I went thru a phase buyin stuff like that but realized i never use it. Nice to have i guess, but it mostly just collects dust. A decent chest rig and a few mags is all you really need
Something amazing you can buy is Dave Canterbury's 4 volume box set on Bushcraft. Man, I never knew how OP cattails are, and they're one of the easiest plants to positively identify. They have so many uses it blew my mind. It also teaches useful skills like how to properly trap game, several ways of preserving meat, fruits, and veggies, fire building tricks, etc. It even has an entire volume dedicated to wilderness medicine and first aid. One part of that book that really got my attention was when the doctor gave the scenario of you taking a fall after losing your footing and impaling your lung on a broken branch. So that just happened, and you're by yourself. You have a sucking chest wound, and any moment your lung is gonna collapse. What do you do? Those books answer all sorts of questions like that. Amazing to think a bit of tape and a sandwich bag can save your life in that scenario, used to create a one way valve (cut bag into square, place over wound, and tape up 3 sides). Prevents air from being sucked in through the wound, but will allow air to escape the wound. The information in those books, especially the medical one, is damn near priceless in an emergency. Also reminds you not all knife blades will spark on fire steel, a real bummer of a thing to find out in the field if that was your plan to start a fire, lol.
This. I also bought some body armor this year, and I am also looking into other support gear. Food stores are all over the place right now, because of 2020/2021, but you can still find some deals. I think you got it balanced about as well as can be, when you have a little extra, buy a little extra. When one thing is in high demand and/or low supply, look to the other things on your list to invest in.
I just bought a Crossmann dual ammo air rifle and a couple tins of pellets at Walmart today (I have plenty of bb's at my parents house from when I was a kid). Forty bucks and good for plinking or small game hunting.
Before they dropped the molle gear on us my troop was issued tactical tailor chest rigs and we trained like crazy with those in 2005/2006 until we were issued the first run of ACU MOLLE gear. The Tactical Tailor stuff was much better construction than most of the other gear we ever got.
I threw together an M1 carbine for about $275 from a barreled action I bought for $40 and parts I got from a gun show it’s completely mismatched random parts but it works
Yes, Milsurp gear (other than guns) I just picked up a super awesome swiss m70 load-bearing jacket, totally gonna be my new hunting jacket and I won't even need a pack except for extended outings!
The gun shop near me still has a big stockpile of Gen 2 5.56 Pmags for $9 each. I always pick one up whenever I pop in there. So I currently have several unopened Pmags. No point in opening the package, as I don't have the ammo to fill them. :(
A good book series you guys would appreciate is called "Foxfire". It's an old book series about self-reliance and very basic subsistence living. I don't even know if it is in print anymore.
I’ve spent the last 2 years on gear. Finally put some toward an incredibly sweet sounding Taylor Acoustic 314ce v-class. This will be my first “expensive” guitar. But I fell in love with the sound.
I live in a small town. There is only one store in my home town that sells ammunition. They has a sign that's been up on the door for several months now that says that masks must be worn inside the store at all times (because it's a state ordainance now) and that they are sold out of all types of ammunition. It's like the establishing shot in some kind of dystopian sci-fi/disaster movie.
@iv8888 yall turned me onto Cole-tac a littke over a year ago. I have a few ammo novels, cuddle bags(plural) shooting mat hell I even have a coozie. Love their gear its si well made and I love the fact that it comes with a signed tag telling you who made your kit. Cuddle bags trip me out they are so damn light. Eric I am also familiar with that super sexy OG green rack system from Tactical Tailor. I still run a lot of his gear and ATS. I've been focused on building my bookshelf up lots of dryfire and airsoft and running lowlights tactics stuff. I have also spent a lot of time hiking and furthering my learning on Edible plants, tree ID and woods crafting projects. Hell not being able to buy ammo let me replace and upgrade my Axes and woodcraft gear
i got a Ruger PC charger for a decent price. $700 after delivery to my ffl. plenty of mags for that already from my 9e. my new neighbor reloads so i have a new friend too!
I decided to get a Glock 48 MOS for a new edc. Gun was $530, light was $125, red dot was $225, red dot adapter $50, steel mag release / magazines $200. Looking at $1130 at the end. Don’t even have a holster yet.
I highly recommend companies like spiritus systems, crye precision, velocity systems, or trex arms if y’all are looking for plate carriers, chest rigs, and belts. All are very similar in price from $100-300.
Man Glock mags are just now starting to become available around where I live in Missouri. Ammo is slowly coming back too. At decent prices. I was worried for a while lol.
@@wrenchracer86cl also dumham sports has Glock mags that are pretty generic, no holes to see your rounds. But they’re 22 rd mags for 12 bucks. They work. I’ve tested two of them so far.
I've seen the pmags for 19.99 here. Used to be cheaper. The only thing that really seemed to stay the same price were optics and small parts like springs and pin sets, heck even nods seem the same or a bit cheaper. Everything else has gone up, including MREs.
I've got several pistols, glock mags are easy and decent price, but i have a walther ppq m2, and can't find any mags that aren't 50 dollars or more, and usually out of stock.
I recently over this past summer ditched my shitty belt/carrier set up n went 90% HSGI(High Speed Gear) for all-my pouches, belt ect. I couldn’t find an XL HSGI carrier so has to look elsewhere bc they were disco’d & OOS& upgraded to keep a few full ifaks in various locations.
Im.glad I started 'esrly'...while I was stationed in Germany in the early 70s. I Still have my RCBS Rockchucker.. The firearms are long gone...I started collecting and buying in the mid late 80s...C&R, 1911, ARs...I bought most of my stuff after my 2002 stroke...replaced the stuff I hadda sell post stroke...bought ammo when it was cheap...there isn't any inexpensive C&R any more..
So I like the carrier but for safe life defense setup I like the coverage they give with the soft Armor with added plates to get that rife ratting. what are the benifits of a traditional vest compared to the safelife setup
You know you are in an episode of "The Twilight Zone" when you can buy a Carcano rifle at a gun show for around 200$,but the ammo is 40 $ a box if you can even find it.
No kidding. I inherited one of those. Then I looked up how much the ammo is. Yeah. Nope. Wall hanger it is. Maybe I'll join the rest of the gougers and flip it on GunBroker for some ridiculous price. 😆
@@M81_WOODLAND Picked up 2 boxes from AIM surplus for 22$ a box a couple of weeks ago.What boggles my mind is that PPU Partizan in Serbia told me in an email that they were gonna run a bunch of 6.5 Carcano in February or March and then...well I guess everybody still had Covid and didn't make it to work those months ...so here we are waiting for scraps to be thrown our way.
Considering this scarcity,i was planning on finally getting into flintlock and black powder firearms. Also,i remember a guy creating an air machinegun with easily found materials,and he released that video so that people from around the world could arm themselves. Caselman i think.Might be good to join that side too. Also,wasn't there a prototype coil gun some years ago? After that,i can only think of crossbows. If things really get bleak there are always polearms, Cold Steel make some good ones. If push comes to stove,better learn from Adam Celadin or similar how to throw knives.
Training is huge. I would encourage everyone even if they're not gun owners to be trained and equipped to deal with traumatic injuries and basic first aid. During the riots which is assume we will see some this summer, medical response in many areas of city and even suburbs EMS could not or would not be able to get to you in normal times. In urban AOs 1-3 hours for EMS was not uncommon. Having the skills and equipment to treat serious injuries is extremely important and those kits are worth thier weight in gold if you need them. Just like a firearm, when you need it, you REALLY need it. I think general preparedness and getting that squared away, upgrade supplies or gear if you need to bug in for a little bit is wise. Seeing the panic buying during the 15 days in March it was a relief for me knowing I was only topping off some basics and this wasn't my only food, TP or whatever unlike most other people. Same during the riots, when stores closed at 6pm or others had been looted, knowing you are prepared if you are looking at those issue is smart. Gardening is huge, that can be done almost every place someone lives even if it is a plant or 2. Anything you can do that will allow you to learn that skill is great thing and it is a learning experience for me every single year
I’m still confused WHERE 22 mag...17 hmr....17 wsm..... ( not exactly self defense stuff ) has gone? And why am I seeing BRANDS of ammo lately not the normal Federal, ect.?
Just made a mag purchase from sportsman's guide at a fair price. I am also investing in weights and am picking up a 45 degree leg press next week. Being strong and fit is invaluable and you can set up a great home gym fro Facebook marketplace, Titan fitness, and other places for cheap.
I recently bought a Russian parts kit build AK for $1000 even, spent about $22 each for polish surplus steel 7.62x39 mags in two batches, and at the same time as the mags I bought 200 rounds of Red Army Standard for $77 shipped to fill the mags I bought so I had something on hand until I could buy a whole case at a decent price. I'm also about to pull the trigger on buying an Armi Galesi .25 for pocket carry thst the guy wants $100 for, and I'm also buying a vintage .32 acp surplused police pistol my buddy scored in a trade for my mom as a gift. There's deals to be had as long as you don't panic and you shop around for the best price like you normally would.
My brother works at the Daniel Defense factory over there in Georgia. He has been ordering us the 12 pack DD 32 round mags each month for a year. I'm going on over 200 mags... LOADED... Had the ammo from when I worked at Palmetto State Armory in 2018 and 2019
7.62x39 still plentiful and cheap, $7/20rds all day where I'm at. I've been hearing rumors of people ditching ARs for AKs because of ammo availability, causing prices of rifles to rise significantly.
@@ScarredCitizen absolutely, i would not spend more than $700 for a WASR brand new. I've been reccomending 7.62x39 AR uppers to friends, you can get one from BCA complete for around $400. I just recently burned out the barrel on one of their uppers after 10k-ish rounds, got a new one free on warranty.
Lots of great, practical info here. I'd love you guys to get into some of your favorite survival manuals and rig essentials. Hopefully things don't get crazy but good to be ready, just in case! What's in your go bags?
Filtration water is the key having plenty of canned goods is great also one thing that people need to practice with is staying out can you stay out 3 days 7 days 2 weeks and not come back it's hard it takes training like your guys's videos thank you
Where i live( next to the bluegrass army depot) having gas masks is common! Also a full shelter in place kit with 6 mil plastic sheeting and duct tape as well as a secondary heavy vinyl tape. The destruction of those weapons is iffy and its a hot topic here.
Just curios: What rifle is directly over Eric’s head, partially obscured by his “Fender” cap? I’m interested in this and never seen one like it. More specifically I’m interested in the rifle with the brown stock & magazine, not the rifle in the natural finish. Can anyone help me out here? Thanks in advance!
Hell, anything is affordable if you have a job, determination, and are motivated. If you can dream it...you can live it. It’s one thing to talk about things that don’t exist vs things being affordable.
I was talking with the guy that owns a local shop. He’s selling his ammo at normal prices while other shops are double or more. He said the suppliers aren’t upping their price to the shops, the shops are gouging the consumers.
Wouldn't doubt that some of it is supply control. If a shop ups their price, it discourages individuals and small groups wiping out the stores inventory and preventing others to make purchases.
@@fishymacaroon6 that’s why they impose quantity restrictions. The shop I mentioned just lowered the number of boxes you can buy from 5 to 4.
The biggest gougers are online😡
A few ammo MFG came out a couple months ago announcing a 5-15% increase.
@@joshuagibson2520 but when the shop I go to sells .223 American eagle for $11/box and the shop in my parents town 30 minutes away sells the same ammo for $20/box it’s not the manufacturer.
The only thing affordable right now is downloading pictures of guns and accessories for free online. Lol
Ones wallet can dream lmao
The problem is when you have dudes like the guy who purchased a PSA Dagger for $299 and then turned around and listed it on line for $609
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@@Halal_Dan Oh look, he did the thing. How original and intelligent.
Has psa even released them yet. I know they sent out the ones that people pre ordered like 2 years ago but have they put them out for the general public yet do you know.
@@brahtrumpwonbigly7309 Oy vey I've been found out!
@@Halal_Dan that's the guy who would insult his own shadow. He's quite well known for his talent of splitting hairs with a sociopathic twist!
How about a gun gripes video on gifts for gun Dads. (Father's Day soon)
Son, is that you?
You usually go by unicorn bunny. This new name is much better IMO .
Ammo
Enough said- stan Lee
Make dad feel like a rich man this Father's day. Have him shoot 9mm into a piece of plywood.
I bought my mom a pistol for mother day last year. Looking for one for my dad this year just to be fair
I bought myself a pistol on my birthday we'll see if the favor comes back and I get another one on my birthday.
Magazines are affordable right now. Just not what feeds ‘em!
I feed my mags with crayons
So long as ammo is impossible, mags are not a bad buy. Some firearms (some, mind you) are down to good prices as well (particularly some of the pocket pistols).
If ammo stays dry, there will be ever more mags and guns entering the market with no one to buy them because no one can feed them EXCEPT for those (of us) who stocked ammo for years. I snagged some good 33 round Glock mags (green instead of black, but that lets me color code which have range ammo and which have bump in the night party favors) at a steal. Sure, it is odd that I'm putting $25 into them (when it should be $7), but I could fill 100 more, so no worries.
I'm looking for two spare pocket 9's that match my EDC to put in the cars and replace the off caliber pocket guns that currently live in them. I'm hoping to catch some deals if they start to fill the shelves since no one else can feed them.
@@oaksparoakspar3144 no one cares, shut up
@@sackbrainedmoron3854 Sad little troll, it isn't our fault you didn't get ammo early.
@@oaksparoakspar3144 lol my trolling is just for fun.... i had all the supplies i needed back before 2008
I love seeing the evolution of this channel over time. Thanks for the literal years of free content guys
Ammo is so expensive my daughter and I took up archery. We still go to the range and is much cheaper
airguns is also an option since air is still free and you can reuse your ammo
I've bow hunted for over forty years, if you want meat but don't want to draw attention to yourself archery is one of the best methods along with trapping. Get some leg hold traps and snares and learn how to best use them. Some dog proof racoon traps are really easy to use and you just need something to club them over the head if you are trying to not use ammo or draw attention to yourself.
Personally went with the air rifle route. 10 round mag in a break barrel air rifle. .22 cal, 3 mags fo far. Actually holds 11, lol.
Ammo is so expensive, I've taken up hurling cats with my trebuchet. Much cheaper, but a lot more scratches!
@@janvandeven906 i made a homemade pingpong ball launcher
I have been upgrading my weapons. More optics, stocks and rails I been putting off, I have started getting.
Been buying more food stocks and other prep gear.
This guy gets it.👆
The SKS has tripled, in some cases, quadrupled in selling price.
its so stupid that shitrincos are $600-$900 guns now all because of fearmongering when just a few months ago they were under $400 still, mosins took their place and are $400-$500 guns now
Really makes me wish I had gotten into guns like two years ago instead of now, but I was too broke then. I love the old stuff but its seems to be exploding in price so fast now days.
In CANADA 2018-2019 they would sell for $100 CDN -or $80-$85 USD. I wish I would have got one when they cost around $250 here.
I have seen some that are running 900 to 1k. The catch is they were running that much years ago because they are the variant that uses ak mags. Im completely blown away to see norincos going for close to that price as well
*laughs in 200 dollar mosin going for 500+ bucks on gunbroker
Really would dig a separate video on carrier and belt setups! Think you guys would really have good logical input!
ATS is amazing. They're actually based in KY across the street from Fort Campbell and supply alot of gear for the paratroopers and green berets out there. Tactical Rifleman put me on to them a while back and I've been super happy with all their stuff. And it's ALWAYS in stock! Always!
Same here. Karl at Tactical Rifleman turned me on to ATS Tactical. TR10 saves 10%. I have the battle belt, the dump pouch, and some mag pouches. Next will be a plate carrier.🤜🤛🇺🇸🇺🇸
@@americanpatriot6918 how do i defend against teenage mutant ninja turtles?
At one time I wished for enough mags to load all my ammo. Now I wish I had enough ammo to fill my mags.
Just sell your excess mags! You won't need em! Hahaha just kidding unfortunately...
Me cry now 😭😭😭
Then your family calls you crazy for hoarding all of your gun mags and ammo. In reality the government is going crazy with making this stuff so unaffordable in the quantities people want.
Dude was so excited to whip out his carrier rig
I've got what you don't.... Entitled preppy boy!!!
I have a lot of ammunition right now that I purchased a while ago so I don't feel any pressure to buy more. Gardening sounds like a great idea.
@John Beige what do you do with a coyote? Sell the pelt?
dont forget about ALICE gear, there’s still tons of alice surplus for super cheap, a local surplus store i go to has tubs full of it and they sell it for super cheap, after i got all my alice webbing setup i only spent $40 at most on the whole thing, meanwhile there’s people buying modern day chest rigs and carriers that cost hundreds!
"When men on the chess board get up and tell you where to go ".
@@SW-ii5gg what’s that supposed to mean?😂
@@themosinguy6508 it's from the song by Jefferson Airplane, "Go ask Alice".
know any good sources for info about ALICE gear? Im very casual and love milsurps and want a usable set.
@@natsuccubus well you can buy full sets of em on amazon but they’re Rothco reproductions and they cost a lil more but they’re still great quality, if you want surplus ALICE however you can check at pretty much any surplus store and they’ll prolly have some, or you can check on websites that specifically sell surplus, the setup that I have is a mix of surplus parts and rothco repro parts and it still looks authentic and old school
Can you do a video about the ATF comment section? This way we get more comments in regards to reclassifying receivers. Thanks
Plywood is over $60 a sheet if you can find some...
Before I watch:
Magazines and body armor are affordable.
Optics are relatively normal.
As guns and ammo prices increased, silencershop was having sales.
Now I own 2 suppressors, pretty neat stuff
ATS served my Company in 5th SFG with great gear. Clarksville, TN local.
im keeping my powder dry for when used guns come up for sale from clueless first time buyers. ammo, magazines, load bearing gear and smithing tools are great speculations.
I basically did the same thing. When ammo went rare I bought mags, body armor for the whole family, and a Berkey water filter.
There’s definitely plenty of things that are affordable you just have to really look. That means going on sites that you normally wouldn’t.
Okayyy...."P.H." here we go....😑
I recently purchased my first firearm ruger security 9 9mm was the one for me I absolutely love this gun and it is my edc. I also have a mossberg mav 88 on lay away at local shop I can find ammo in Georgia pretty easily.
Absolutely LOVE my Ruger's. have had a number of their pistols including a security 9 compact that's my daily and then of course my 10/22 which is one I can't ever see selling..
I see a Finnish flag, I like.
Love you guys.
Thats the flag of the coward
@@sackbrainedmoron3854 y tho?
@@rcreccomendationsforpeople3906 finland isnt allowed to own guns
@@sackbrainedmoron3854 People can own guns in Finland. Quit talking out your ass.
I started going through my grandfather's The Joy of Gardening manual and kept finding more and more info just like I would on my phone and I loved it.
The nice thing about those used books is that some old timer has already done some work for you by highlighting and underlining some key stuff.
There's a lot of other things got so expensive, I found a decent priced mosin nagant and upgraded it so I can mount a modern scope to it. Ammo prices for it were really low compared to 9 mil and 556 ammo. We were getting boxes as well as $11 for 20 rounds. And be able to shoot such a large caliber at that price was fun.
We definitely need Ripley to come take care of the 'aliens' lol!
And thanks for bringing to light so many great ideas for emergency prep. Books, food and fireatarters are just as vital as the weapons and ammo.
Well thought out video. We were just talking about this exact subject...
ATS makes awesome kit based at Ft. Campbell I have quite a few things from them.
Just commenting because I appreciate your channel. Algorithm stuff. I'm excited to see you as a part of the Warrior Poet Society Network!
Great video, thanks guys. The information is invaluable!!! BTW, saw you guys at the range from Cyclops’ video. Looked like great fun!!!
It all depends on your definition of affordable. Lol
Ikr? Most of the stuff chad showed i got the feelin he was just flexin his stuff for the camera. Lol. Not hatin. Im literally not in the market for any of that stuff. I went thru a phase buyin stuff like that but realized i never use it. Nice to have i guess, but it mostly just collects dust. A decent chest rig and a few mags is all you really need
First, I want to thank you both for you're honest and valuable information. God Bless you guys and you're families. Stay safe
Something amazing you can buy is Dave Canterbury's 4 volume box set on Bushcraft.
Man, I never knew how OP cattails are, and they're one of the easiest plants to positively identify. They have so many uses it blew my mind.
It also teaches useful skills like how to properly trap game, several ways of preserving meat, fruits, and veggies, fire building tricks, etc.
It even has an entire volume dedicated to wilderness medicine and first aid. One part of that book that really got my attention was when the doctor gave the scenario of you taking a fall after losing your footing and impaling your lung on a broken branch. So that just happened, and you're by yourself. You have a sucking chest wound, and any moment your lung is gonna collapse. What do you do?
Those books answer all sorts of questions like that. Amazing to think a bit of tape and a sandwich bag can save your life in that scenario, used to create a one way valve (cut bag into square, place over wound, and tape up 3 sides). Prevents air from being sucked in through the wound, but will allow air to escape the wound. The information in those books, especially the medical one, is damn near priceless in an emergency. Also reminds you not all knife blades will spark on fire steel, a real bummer of a thing to find out in the field if that was your plan to start a fire, lol.
The lowest tier (like Wolf, TullAmmo, etc.) went up almost 300% !!!
I literally just bought a few weapon lights last night. Some were marked down some were still standard price but they were all available
I see a few stores that are selling basic AR's for close to 'normal' price....
This. I also bought some body armor this year, and I am also looking into other support gear. Food stores are all over the place right now, because of 2020/2021, but you can still find some deals. I think you got it balanced about as well as can be, when you have a little extra, buy a little extra. When one thing is in high demand and/or low supply, look to the other things on your list to invest in.
I just bought a Crossmann dual ammo air rifle and a couple tins of pellets at Walmart today (I have plenty of bb's at my parents house from when I was a kid). Forty bucks and good for plinking or small game hunting.
Almost summer!.... time to go by my winter gear for next winter, you can find a lot of stuff on sale for cheap that didn't sell this last winter.
Before they dropped the molle gear on us my troop was issued tactical tailor chest rigs and we trained like crazy with those in 2005/2006 until we were issued the first run of ACU MOLLE gear. The Tactical Tailor stuff was much better construction than most of the other gear we ever got.
Looking into doing up a 14.7" pinned m4 clone, going back to nostalgia and learning to do something new..
Awesome video guys! Thanks for keeping it up!!
I threw together an M1 carbine for about $275 from a barreled action I bought for $40 and parts I got from a gun show it’s completely mismatched random parts but it works
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I love you guys and thank you Eric for your service
Got 30 round AR 2A mags from a local store, they were 9.00 each. Limit was 20 per customer.
Yes, Milsurp gear (other than guns) I just picked up a super awesome swiss m70 load-bearing jacket, totally gonna be my new hunting jacket and I won't even need a pack except for extended outings!
The gun shop near me still has a big stockpile of Gen 2 5.56 Pmags for $9 each. I always pick one up whenever I pop in there. So I currently have several unopened Pmags. No point in opening the package, as I don't have the ammo to fill them. :(
I just picked up the old "The Book Of Riffles" by W.H.B. Smith and Joseph E. Smith and also the old book "GUNSMITHING" by Roy F. Dunlap
A good book series you guys would appreciate is called "Foxfire". It's an old book series about self-reliance and very basic subsistence living. I don't even know if it is in print anymore.
literally the best video on the whole channel !!
I’ve spent the last 2 years on gear. Finally put some toward an incredibly sweet sounding Taylor Acoustic 314ce v-class.
This will be my first “expensive” guitar. But I fell in love with the sound.
Nicceee. Make her sing, brother
Sportsmans Guide has a fair quantity of milsurp vests and belts again, along with mag pouches. You may have to piece it together, but it can be done.
I live in a small town. There is only one store in my home town that sells ammunition. They has a sign that's been up on the door for several months now that says that masks must be worn inside the store at all times (because it's a state ordainance now) and that they are sold out of all types of ammunition. It's like the establishing shot in some kind of dystopian sci-fi/disaster movie.
@iv8888 yall turned me onto Cole-tac a littke over a year ago. I have a few ammo novels, cuddle bags(plural) shooting mat hell I even have a coozie. Love their gear its si well made and I love the fact that it comes with a signed tag telling you who made your kit. Cuddle bags trip me out they are so damn light. Eric I am also familiar with that super sexy OG green rack system from Tactical Tailor. I still run a lot of his gear and ATS. I've been focused on building my bookshelf up lots of dryfire and airsoft and running lowlights tactics stuff. I have also spent a lot of time hiking and furthering my learning on Edible plants, tree ID and woods crafting projects. Hell not being able to buy ammo let me replace and upgrade my Axes and woodcraft gear
CCI rep was replacing some ammo I had problems with. I asked if I could buy another case of mini mags. He said back order was 3 yrs.
Same people that ask ATF questions about every little thing are the same ones that are buying all at CRAZY PRICES . JUST SAY NO !👍
i got a Ruger PC charger for a decent price. $700 after delivery to my ffl. plenty of mags for that already from my 9e. my new neighbor reloads so i have a new friend too!
It's funny to me that you posted this the same day I bought NODS and a PEQ-15 for pretty cheap
I decided to get a Glock 48 MOS for a new edc. Gun was $530, light was $125, red dot was $225, red dot adapter $50, steel mag release / magazines $200. Looking at $1130 at the end. Don’t even have a holster yet.
If you look you can still find deals. I bought a 12 gauge bullpup for $270 from PSA when everyone else had the same gun for over $500.
I highly recommend companies like spiritus systems, crye precision, velocity systems, or trex arms if y’all are looking for plate carriers, chest rigs, and belts. All are very similar in price from $100-300.
Man Glock mags are just now starting to become available around where I live in Missouri. Ammo is slowly coming back too. At decent prices. I was worried for a while lol.
I've had to use ets mags, for my glock. They are around 20 dollars or more depending on capacity.
@@wrenchracer86cl also dumham sports has Glock mags that are pretty generic, no holes to see your rounds. But they’re 22 rd mags for 12 bucks. They work. I’ve tested two of them so far.
I've seen the pmags for 19.99 here. Used to be cheaper.
The only thing that really seemed to stay the same price were optics and small parts like springs and pin sets, heck even nods seem the same or a bit cheaper. Everything else has gone up, including MREs.
I've got several pistols, glock mags are easy and decent price, but i have a walther ppq m2, and can't find any mags that aren't 50 dollars or more, and usually out of stock.
I waited 8 months for an ar upper, just got it a couple weeks ago. Cool video thanks.
You order it from optics planet or something?
I scored a 3M breathe easy PAPR for like $35 on ebay to go with my FM12 a few weeks ago, deals are out there
I recently over this past summer ditched my shitty belt/carrier set up n went 90% HSGI(High Speed Gear) for all-my pouches, belt ect. I couldn’t find an XL HSGI carrier so has to look elsewhere bc they were disco’d & OOS& upgraded to keep a few full ifaks in various locations.
Ruger wrangler and S&w shield (NOT the newest one) are still at pre pandemic prices.
Im.glad I started 'esrly'...while I was stationed in Germany in the early 70s. I Still have my RCBS Rockchucker..
The firearms are long gone...I started collecting and buying in the mid late 80s...C&R, 1911, ARs...I bought most of my stuff after my 2002 stroke...replaced the stuff I hadda sell post stroke...bought ammo when it was cheap...there isn't any inexpensive C&R any more..
I feel bad for the folks limited to 10rd mags. Just bought a few more 30 for my AR, and noticed the magpul 10rd was the same price as the 20 Pmag.
So I like the carrier but for safe life defense setup I like the coverage they give with the soft Armor with added plates to get that rife ratting. what are the benifits of a traditional vest compared to the safelife setup
You know you are in an episode of "The Twilight Zone" when you can buy a Carcano rifle at a gun show for around 200$,but the ammo is 40 $ a box if you can even find it.
No kidding. I inherited one of those. Then I looked up how much the ammo is. Yeah. Nope. Wall hanger it is.
Maybe I'll join the rest of the gougers and flip it on GunBroker for some ridiculous price. 😆
@@M81_WOODLAND Picked up 2 boxes from AIM surplus for 22$ a box a couple of weeks ago.What boggles my mind is that PPU Partizan in Serbia told me in an email that they were gonna run a bunch of 6.5 Carcano in February or March and then...well I guess everybody still had Covid and didn't make it to work those months ...so here we are waiting for scraps to be thrown our way.
Considering this scarcity,i was planning on finally getting into flintlock and black powder firearms.
Also,i remember a guy creating an air machinegun with easily found materials,and he released that video so that people from around the world could arm themselves. Caselman i think.Might be good to join that side too.
Also,wasn't there a prototype coil gun some years ago?
After that,i can only think of crossbows.
If things really get bleak there are always polearms, Cold Steel make some good ones.
If push comes to stove,better learn from Adam Celadin or similar how to throw knives.
This is why I got a airforce Texan lss and a lead smelter and bullet cast and lead is easy to get
Take a look at Rural King guns , they have not jacked any prices , and have a great selection . Ammo also .
Never knew about that collimating device for a standard pvs14! Awesome.
That’s beautiful he have a soldier free kit hope he make millions
Training is huge. I would encourage everyone even if they're not gun owners to be trained and equipped to deal with traumatic injuries and basic first aid. During the riots which is assume we will see some this summer, medical response in many areas of city and even suburbs EMS could not or would not be able to get to you in normal times. In urban AOs 1-3 hours for EMS was not uncommon. Having the skills and equipment to treat serious injuries is extremely important and those kits are worth thier weight in gold if you need them. Just like a firearm, when you need it, you REALLY need it.
I think general preparedness and getting that squared away, upgrade supplies or gear if you need to bug in for a little bit is wise. Seeing the panic buying during the 15 days in March it was a relief for me knowing I was only topping off some basics and this wasn't my only food, TP or whatever unlike most other people. Same during the riots, when stores closed at 6pm or others had been looted, knowing you are prepared if you are looking at those issue is smart.
Gardening is huge, that can be done almost every place someone lives even if it is a plant or 2. Anything you can do that will allow you to learn that skill is great thing and it is a learning experience for me every single year
I’m still confused WHERE 22 mag...17 hmr....17 wsm..... ( not exactly self defense stuff ) has gone? And why am I seeing BRANDS of ammo lately not the normal Federal, ect.?
The truth is distributors are sitting on most of it driving up prices. Just like they did with 22lr from 2015-2017.
Yall have enough red dots laying around to put one on the spotting scope! Lol! Sounds like me with cheap rifle scopes
Always griping, but quote Sgt Rock, 'It's not good to hear a solider not gripe'.
Silence is the sound of surrender.
Yes the Heritage Rough Rider .22 single action revolver is about 130 bucks.
Just made a mag purchase from sportsman's guide at a fair price. I am also investing in weights and am picking up a 45 degree leg press next week. Being strong and fit is invaluable and you can set up a great home gym fro Facebook marketplace, Titan fitness, and other places for cheap.
I recently bought a Russian parts kit build AK for $1000 even, spent about $22 each for polish surplus steel 7.62x39 mags in two batches, and at the same time as the mags I bought 200 rounds of Red Army Standard for $77 shipped to fill the mags I bought so I had something on hand until I could buy a whole case at a decent price. I'm also about to pull the trigger on buying an Armi Galesi .25 for pocket carry thst the guy wants $100 for, and I'm also buying a vintage .32 acp surplused police pistol my buddy scored in a trade for my mom as a gift. There's deals to be had as long as you don't panic and you shop around for the best price like you normally would.
My brother works at the Daniel Defense factory over there in Georgia. He has been ordering us the 12 pack DD 32 round mags each month for a year. I'm going on over 200 mags... LOADED... Had the ammo from when I worked at Palmetto State Armory in 2018 and 2019
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7.62x39 still plentiful and cheap, $7/20rds all day where I'm at. I've been hearing rumors of people ditching ARs for AKs because of ammo availability, causing prices of rifles to rise significantly.
When people are selling and buying WASR's at $1500-2000 ak's aren't worth it right now.
@@ScarredCitizen absolutely, i would not spend more than $700 for a WASR brand new. I've been reccomending 7.62x39 AR uppers to friends, you can get one from BCA complete for around $400.
I just recently burned out the barrel on one of their uppers after 10k-ish rounds, got a new one free on warranty.
When you run 7.62 do the barrels get hot on the ar? Hotter then mostm
@@napiermail3592 no. But you need a lower to take 30 cal mags
Shhhh 7.62 is just finally starting to creep back down don’t spoil it
GREAT video guys!!!!
In my city you can buy brand new pistols for under 400 glocks etc nvm they went up a little but some smith's are 300 and lower
Lots of great, practical info here. I'd love you guys to get into some of your favorite survival manuals and rig essentials. Hopefully things don't get crazy but good to be ready, just in case! What's in your go bags?
A good pocket knife as well.
Filtration water is the key having plenty of canned goods is great also one thing that people need to practice with is staying out can you stay out 3 days 7 days 2 weeks and not come back it's hard it takes training like your guys's videos thank you
Thanks guy love the show just ordered some shirt that u guys sell thanks guys
Great video, guys, all the way around. Excellent tips.
I heard qtips are still affordable. You might not be able to do much shooting but you ears will be clean while you are not shooting.
And they double as a toilet paper substitute. Pin point accuracy
I second this
They’re not suppose to go in your ears.
@@Novaah803 and cucumbers aren’t supposed to go up one’s ass, but hey people like what they like
Where i live( next to the bluegrass army depot) having gas masks is common! Also a full shelter in place kit with 6 mil plastic sheeting and duct tape as well as a secondary heavy vinyl tape. The destruction of those weapons is iffy and its a hot topic here.
Just curios: What rifle is directly over Eric’s head, partially obscured by his “Fender” cap? I’m interested in this and never seen one like it. More specifically I’m interested in the rifle with the brown stock & magazine, not the rifle in the natural finish.
Can anyone help me out here? Thanks in advance!
Hell, anything is affordable if you have a job, determination, and are motivated. If you can dream it...you can live it. It’s one thing to talk about things that don’t exist vs things being affordable.
far as plate carriers go, British surplus Osprey vests are surprisingly cheap, like $60 at some places, they're pretty nice.