TM 31-210 Improvised Munitions Handbook

Book Review: TM 31-210 Improvised Munitions Handbook
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You don’t need to be a trained soldier to fully appreciate this edition of the U.S. Army Improvised Munitions Handbook (TM 31-210).

Originally created for soldiers in guerilla warfare situations, this handbook demonstrates the techniques for constructing weapons that are highly effective in the most harrowing of circumstances. Straightforward and incredibly user-friendly, it provides insightful information and step-by-step instructions on how to assemble weapons and explosives from common and readily available materials.

Over 600 illustrations complement elaborate explanations of how to improvise any number of munitions from easily accessible resources. Whether you’re a highly trained solider or simply a civilian looking to be prepared, the U.S. Army Improvised Munitions Handbook is an invaluable addition to your library. 578 black-and-white illustrations.

Advanced Carbine Tactics DVD

Book Review: Advanced Carbine Tactics DVD
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Its exceptional accuracy, controllability, and wide array of accessories make the carbine an essential tool for modern warriors.

In this exclusive video from Paladin Press, WARTAC founder Rich Nance and WARTAC instructor Aaron Peachman teach combat techniques and tactics designed to help you deploy the carbine under real-world conditions.

In Advanced Carbine Tactics they first they reveal the mindset needed to master the fundamentals of marksmanship, proper weapon handling and shooting positions, malfunction clearing and reloads, and shooting in low-light situations.

Then step-by-step instruction in one- and two-man room entry and the use of cover provide you with the advanced tools needed to maximize the carbine’s advantages in a firefight.

Ultimately, the will to win and expert training in sound combat tactics are what help you prevail in any violent encounter. This video delivers both.

Rich Nance is a black belt martial artist, with over 25 years of experience. Nance has been a police officer for 13 years and a SWAT team member for six years. He is a firearms instructor, patrol rifle instructor, less-lethal munitions instructor and his department’s lead defensive tactics instructor. In 2004 Nance and David Hallford founded WARTAC CQC , a company specializing in tactical training for law enforcement and military personnel. Aaron Peachman has 20 years of experience in the martial arts. He has been a police officer for four years and is a member of his department’s SWAT team. Aaron is an instructor for WARTAC CQC.

A Minnesota Doctors Home Remedies for Common and Uncommon Ailments

Book Review: A Minnesota Doctors Home Remedies for Common and Uncommon Ailments
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A Minnesota Doctors Home Remedies for Common and Uncommon Ailments is an older book, and may be hard to find, but I think it is worth it.

We all know how doctors generally feel about folk medicine – so it is very interesting to find a book on practical home remedies that was written by a doctor.

I found this book to be full of common sense and simple remedies.

If you are leaning toward natural medicine, but still trust doctors, then this is a good bridge.

I personally think that both have their places – there are reasons that natural medicine works – and I like how it works on the root cause, but I like the science behind modern medicine.

This book has a place in a well rounded medical library.  It is not designed to be, nor should it be, the only medical book in your library, but it does have a lot of medically sound home remedies that can prevent you from having to take a trip to the doctor.

As will all medical related posts.  I am not a doctor, and suggest you talk with yours about this book and get some guidance from them about what you should and should not attempt to do on your own.

Emergency War Surgery

Emergency War Surgery
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Emergency War Surgery is not the be all end all medical reference, and in a catastrophic disaster, if you are on my team and break this out and read it with one hand as you try to pull a bullet out of my leg – prepare to get kicked in the head…

But this book does give information that is hard to find, and in my own opinion, I think it deserves a place in every prepper’s bookshelf.

Just don’t equate owning this book (or any other) with knowing its contents, which is why I said don’t read with one hand and cut with the other.

You should have a firm grasp on the contents of this book pre-disaster if you think there is a possibility that you may one day have to use the contents of this book

I remember once as a kid, I bought a karate book at the school book fair, and went home and challenged my dad to a sparring match.  I was so ready – I kept calling time out to open the book to whatever kick I wanted to try.  It was silly then, and the idea that you can learn emergency war surgery simply by owning a book is even sillier.

Take real classes by knowledgeable professionals.

Harbor Freight Propane Torch Review

 

Harbor Freight Propane Torch
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Buying an affordable piece of raw land typically means either spending a lot of money or inheriting someone’s problems.  Since I don’t have a lot of money I got a piece of property with lots of issues.  The main one being that the previous owner basically abandoned it and it was horribly grown up.

With the land being more than an hour from my home cleaning the land was a nightmare.  Getting there and getting to work took time.  Luckilly I have a secret weapon.

FIRE!  Fire has been used to clear land for as long as the earth has had humans.  The problem is controlling the fire.

To clear my land I burned firebreaks by closely controlling the burn on one side and sectioning off the land so that the fire could only spread in the direction I wanted.

I was helped in my controlled burn by my harbor freight propane torch.

*Update:

It is October 2018 and this torch is still going strong.  It sits on my back deck exposed to the elements and while it is rusty, I use it a few times a week to light my grill.