Best Survival Guns: Handguns, Shotguns and Rifles for the Survivalist

This is a guest post and entry in our non-fiction writing contest  by Cliff C In all our recent discussions there has been a lot of back and forth about guns. Which one to buy, what to use, what ammo and stuff like that. I’m a life time gun collector but am by no means an expert

A guest post by By Lurkerbob [This is an entry in our non-fiction writing contest - First Prize winner will receive a gift certificate for $170 worth of Winchester Ammo. Second Prize winner will receive 3 dozen Tattler Reusable Canning Lids . Third Prize winner will receive a LifeStraw.] What are the requirements for a survival rifle? I will attempt to answer

This is a guest post by Willard N [This is an entry in our non-fiction writing contest where you could win a number of prizes including an 84 serving storage bucket of Wise Food Storage, 500 rounds of 9mm ammo, a NukAlert a copy of my book The Dirt Cheap Survival Retreat and a copy of my

This is a guest post by Mike S [This is an entry in our non-fiction writing contest where you could win a number of prizes including an 84 serving storage bucket of Wise Food Storage, 500 rounds of 9mm ammo, a NukAlert a copy of my book The Dirt Cheap Survival Retreat and a copy

“This is a guest post by By Joe D and final entry in our non-fiction writing contest –  This contest ended on June 5 2011 - the winner will be announced Saturday June 11 2011” I enjoyed the recent post on the What Is The Best Survival Handgun. Prepping is a lot of work, and for many, it seems

This is a guest post by Aaron B and entry in our non-fiction writing contest – where you could win $100 cash. I listen to a lot of talk radio. Conservative, of course. I hear a lot of talk about buying Gold and I’ve considered whether or not the purchase of Gold would be right for

Good day to you, Sir. Thank you for taking the time and trouble to educate us all on things we might well find ourselves relying upon one day. I have your log subscribed in my Google Reader and (I think it’s yours?) your Paladin-Pressed book in my bathroom reading rack :-) Anyway, I’m a replaced

Readers’ Questions: Muzzleloaders For Survival My question is about the usefulness of muzzleloaders for the survivalist. What do you think, are they a good idea if so what do you suggest for someone living in Northern Idaho? Micheal in Idaho Micheal, muzzleloading rifles defiantly have a place in the survival arsenal, however I don’t think they

There are two types of preppers in the world, those that are gun owners and those that are not. Granted most of us own guns, but from comments posted on the blog and emails I’ve receive many do not, obviously, all of   us aren’t into guns – yet. Most of the  comments and emails have asked about