I'd be happy with just another copy of the first one somebody borrowed mine, and then I just never saw him again, so That one walked away, but that even just the first ones are really good in well-made video and very instructive I'll tell you what we actually he finished the second one It was the third one that we were working on so there are two videos you may not have the other one So, I'll tell you what I'll do because I just had those in hand. I have a stack of DVD blanks right here to my right. And yes, it's time that we start putting those out again in force. Let me again get, we've got to get with that. We're going to make sure we can do this right so that everything is squared away to deal with the problem. But I don't think the cost will change. You don't think it's changed as a shipping expense like everything. It's the stuff that the government in. Night vision one and night vision two were complete. Night vision three is what we were working on and Don was doing an entire element on thermal. That was what we were moving towards, you know, providing more direct tutorial in that area because not many people could afford to buy it but they would like to know about it. And so in fact, ATN provided us with 10 thermal scopes just for that purpose. Thors we have got their ten thors that were provided figure out what the cost of just one Thor is even the cheapest one right now and Atn was very serious about that so but unfortunately Don got ill and that shut off the program from that direction with his you know his his efforts Go ahead call her. I heard a voice jump in there. Hey mark. This is Irish whiskey concerning manuals I'm serious. Do you have like a suggested donation amount for one of everything in print? Like just like one copy of everything that's currently available. I think you killed him. Oh I'm sorry. Well, we're good. There we go. No, good quick. No, it's a good question I have to sit down and do the math if I can't do it, but in the hour our break Then we'll have I'll do it tonight And we need to offer it and get it done and out of the way It's just one of the several irons in the fire. It's not that we can't do that because I can Make 20 bundles up real quick and we could shoot them out So I'll do what I can to get that together for you. That's it. We'll treat it as a little bit of a fundraiser How's that sound? We don't have any I don't have any of the manuals other than I mean I have one specific I don't I have one specific one from you the green horse, but like I don't have any of the others So I would be interested in just a bulk amount for you know for everything Thank you. You know what? That's the one that I wanted to brain fart on. I don't know why I couldn't think of that, but the Green Horse is also available, yes. So for everybody out there, and the Green Horse is kind of a redundant kind of a storyline to help you, you know, keep you entertained, but it's incorporating working knowledge. It's kind of like a... less sophisticated version of Patriots surviving and coming collapse and when I say less sophisticated, Patriots has an interwoven action story tied into another two a degree the green horse has that but the green horse was designed to pass on specific technical information and it is a useful tool so yes that is part of the formula too but you already have that so you wouldn't need to worry about it. And we have, I think we've been up to speed on all of those. I've done a ton of artwork finished for the next manual. But we also, you see, here's the problem. We shared time. So what I had to do is carve off time to do the recordings that are going in the mail to Ed for the other activity there. But it's not that I'm the only one doing this, but there are certain projects I'm the only one who really could probably finish them up because Like I said, I invented them, so to speak. So let me see what I can do. And better sooner rather than later. So whatever we have, we have is what I'm going to do. Whatever we have, we'll get out. And I believe we have enough to do probably 20 bundles right now. Barring the stuff that went out, I'll have to look to see how we depleted one of the piles of SOPs. So good point. Yeah, we'll get that done. If that helps anything else, yes, please you're welcome. I know sir that is it. Thanks so much Another thing real quick is share I Don't have a problem if you want to make copies also somebody said well the sop manual is small Well, yes, it's designed to be pocket form But you could if you're willing to pull the staples out of it put it on a copy machine Blow an update half by 11. I don't have a problem with that people There's no restriction in how you can use these. The only thing that I ask is no matter what you copy, copy it in its entirety. Make sure that everything that you see there is in the manual that you produce. and don't leave out or leave all, I got part of it but I couldn't get through it. No, you can't do that. We need to make sure that all the information is imparted so we have uniformity and consistency in training. And again, not that it's perfect. The SOP, for instance, covers the M17 gas mask, which at the time when we did that also worked out because many people were buying the M10M. And as far as I'm concerned, that mask is just as serviceable now as it was when it came out. The M17 is also, but all you would do is alter in your inspection and process. The only difference would be that you would be using an external filter mask of any number of different types. There's no manual we could do that would, it would have to be about an extra eight, 10 pages because we could cover each of the individual masks, but the basics for standard operating procedure with regard to gas masks is pretty much the same. Keep that in mind. The basic procedure for operating a gas mask is consistently and repetitiously the same because there's only so much that a simple tool like that can do. The only difference, the only thing is donning and clearing. And what I mean by that is when you don a mask, pretty much every mask out there, you don the same way. You grab the mask by the left and right body of the mask itself along the outer flaps and with the suspension system. Move your chin into the mask, then you pull the mask over the head and obviously pull back. The next thing is you bring your hands forward. Now with the M17, The idea is that when you clear or when you know, remember you're donning and clearing. With the M17 you take your left and right hand and what you will do, well forgive me, no, correction, reverse order, reverse order, slap me in the face. Step one is you take your right hand and cup the top of the voice mitter. Step two is that you cup the bottom of the voice mitter where the exhaust is. You then blow out. Immediately after you have evacuated your lungs and blown out, what you do is you blossom the mask so that all of the lips make contact with your skin properly and help to promote the seal. Everything now should be laying appropriately as it should because everything with the process of that exhaust blow that you did where you covered the exhaust so it's not going out the exhaust port. You then when you blew out it the air had to go somewhere path of least resistance Once you do that you immediately because you only got so many seconds here You've evacuated all your air you take your left hand and cover the right intake you take your right hand and you cover the right intake and suck in What does that do that seats the mask the rest of the way? Okay, now you can breathe normally so You'll probably be taking a few extra breaths because you were excited. The adrenaline rush is there because, oh my god, I had to use a gas mask. And then on top of that, you blew all your oxygen out. Now you need denied oxygen when you covered the ports. Now you know what the difference is? The first step would be the same with any other gas mask. You cover the exhaust and you blow. But the only change is that with a single filter mask and a single filter intake, all you do is take whatever, wherever the filter is, left or right, because some are center. You take your hand, you lay it over top of the intake area. and suck. And what happens is that compresses and seeks the mass the rest of the way just like it would with the M17 or the M10 or the three or four Eastern European variants that have come out of surplus that look like an M17 gas mask. So that's the only difference. Everything else is identical. Hoods operate the same way. Drinking straws operate the same way. So there's nothing that you're going to be able to write home about and go, wow, this is different. This is really alien because there aren't any alien gas masks out there. They all work pretty much the same way. Go ahead, call or jump in there. Hey, this is Carl in Virginia. Hey, I just want to say, you know, to everybody, be on the lookout for spare parts to your gas mask. Things like harnesses. Harnesses, the elastic will wear out on them. If they're rubber, they'll dry rot. And yeah, pick up more. I remember back in the day, I bought a three-pack. I only needed one harness by M40. But as a three-pack, you couldn't buy less than three. Well, I've used all three of those. Now I'm trying to find more. Never assume that there's always going to be more parts out there, because there's not. There's not always going to be parts. And the other thing is, if you randomly stumble across parts of a gas mask that you don't own currently, we'll snatch it up anyway. You're probably going to find somebody else who has that mask, or you'll find a deal on it where it's stupid cheap and there's no reason not to buy it. And now you got a good gas mask and spare parts. Exactly. So if you all look out for those parts, especially the surplus stores. Also, again, watch with all these online companies because in many cases, go through their odds and ends. The company has a specialty. Typically, there's something they're better at than everybody else. We've talked about this many times. But they always pick stuff up, like you said. Either maybe another store went out of business or they bought it because they bought pallets of surplus. Well, in there was a typical government fair of stuff. And lo and behold, they picked up a bunch of NBC equipment. Well, they're not going to throw it out. But it's an odd man out for the company. They're not really interested in it. Now, the bad part is if they get really disinterested or get frustrated or something, they might throw it away. But more often than not, they usually market it out to somebody else and give it to them for a great price. In the meantime, though, they're offering them as an odd man out item and you will find them listed for usually a pretty good price. Now, an example of a very common item are the out-serts for your gas mask lenses. The out-serts are made of, they're not made typical out of ballistic glass, I'm referring to plastic, they're actually made out of glass. They're very high quality optical glass. Government spent a lot of money on this equipment. Well, the most common over-out certs that you're going to find are made for the M17. But what's really cool is because they are a pyramidal type lens, they match up pretty close to most of the other pyramidal type lenses that are on any of the other gas masks. So you can take the outserts that were made for the M17 and use them on the M9. You can also use them at about 60%, if not 80%, if we count out the different masks that are out there now. You can use them on all of those other foreign masks that are out there. Now, what's the advantage of this? The outserts purpose is to create a defensive shield so that your primary lens is not compromised. And so what you have is your standard lens. This is why they went with glass. Okay, because the quality of the optic is such that, you know, it doesn't interfere. It's not going to scratch, fog, fade. So the inner lens is plastic, is glass. And then the out-cert, which basically it's a the same size lens, or pretty close, with an outer rubber baby buggy bumper flap. Now what you do is you roll that back. When you're wanting to install it, you roll it back around the lens from the inside out, lay it up to the lens that you're putting it on where you're putting it on the gas mask and then you take that little flipper layer around the outside, the flap, and roll it around the edge of your existing eyepiece. Now you have a secondary shield, but it will not interfere with your ability to see And it also, of course, assists with anti-fogging because it creates a thermal pocket to retain a certain amount of heat, but also allow for a certain amount of cooling. And the other thing about the outserts is that if you are able to find enough hoods, and by the way, even hoods that are not made for your mask can be used with your mask. Most of your masks, if they have an external filter, typically will accommodate a left hand mounted filter. If you're looking forward, it'll be on the left hand side. Even if the intake area is not big enough, you can cut that out. You don't go crazy, you don't excessively cut, defeats the purpose of the hood. What you do is you determine the basic spec and you can open that up and if you have like an M17 hood it will fit the M9, it will fit most of these others. However... You take a piece of duct tape, remember Mr. Duct Tape is our friend, cut a square piece of duct tape, put it on the patch hole on the other side, the other intake hole, put a piece on the inside, take another piece, put it on the outside, squeeze them together. Now you have a seal and the hood is doing its job. So, see, you can make it work. Almost all of the masks, and here's the interesting thing, the M17 is close enough so that with the combination voice mitter and filter intake, if it's in the center of the gas mask, that same hood will work. All you have to do is take two pieces of duct tape and seal each cheek intake point on the M17 hood. Improvise, adapt, and overcome. Now by the way, try to use a tactical color. Don't use orange or blue, you know, tactical color. But when I say, you know, one on the inside, one on the outside, it's very simple. You'll understand when you see it. I bring this up because there are cases of M17s who are up in the location. If they're still there, I will have them tomorrow or Saturday. And then we will distribute them accordingly. We're at the top. That didn't take long. God bless our republic. Yes, the new year of order. We shall prevail. You turn into the Empire as long as you are. We are on the march. Sayonite. We are. Improvise, adapt, and overcome. If you don't have a hood, you can make them from a number of different materials. Quite simply, a garbage bag would work. Once again, Mr. Crashbag is your friend. Is it perfect? Well, the good thing is you can get in tactical colors, and I'd rather buy you green or gray or brown than white, unless I'm in a more warfare situation. Why would we be fine? Anyway, we're going to do more. Good luck. You'll get the job done. I will be back in an hour. Ed's taking over. Over to the True Radio continues. In his third. Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen. This is the Tower of the Intelligence Report, Hammer Carkey. One day closer to victory for all of our brothers and sisters both on and behind the lines in occupied territories West, East, South, and South. Ladies and gentlemen, you're listening to us on www.libertytreeradio.4mg.com. LibertyTreeRadio.org. And we're on satellite. I want to say hi to all our merchantry operators out there. No matter what body of water you are operating on right now, and God bless you. Appreciate you doing the part. Re-broadcasting Liberty Tree Radio in whatever venue you choose. And we again greatly appreciate the work that you guys have been doing for now a lot longer than I realized. So again, thank you. We're also in a myriad, a plethora, a bouquet of other communications technologies both inside and outside. These United States it is Friday. It does not seem like Friday. I swear Thursday should be another full 48 hours with the way things have been, especially yesterday. But it is Friday, it is Cinco Diemo Day and Quartermaster Friday. It's the 10th of May, 16th year of open, obvious sitting your face. Fabian socialist and Soviet socialist occupation of America with a K2024, old earth calendar, 2024, battle for the republic. The Dance of Swords, which is book one. So for everybody again, beautiful day. You could not have asked for a more perfect day to get outside, get stuff done. Ran into some great tool solutions today. There's always something on a Friday in a yard sale or a state sale. And yep, there were. And oh my goodness, so. I've got more work for myself. Every time I get new tools, first thing I do is you go through everything, look for anything. It might be a dot spot or a questionable point where it might start oxidation, and you get rid of it. Number two is everything gets lubricated with a permanent lubricant that's going to stay with what you are using. I like to use PLS, but it's gotten a little expensive. There's a couple of other lubricants out there. One that's a little less expensive. It's a fluid film. Runs about anywhere from $9 to $12 a can. Powerful rust and corrosion protectant. Protects all metals. Lanolin base. Superior lubricant. No solvents. Long-lasting. Non-toxic. Non-hazardous. This stuff sticks well. And it's been around since 1943. World War II. The interesting thing about this is it is in the same family line as the PLS mid-grade products for coating metals or for sealing crystalline structure. And I use this on all of the tools that are in the auxiliary or in the vehicle toolboxes so when they're sitting, they're not going to break down right away. The cool thing is even if the stuff slopped off, it's inside the toolbox, which it's not going to do very easily. Even with heat, This stuff bonds really well. You know, if it gets a little warm, sunny, whatever. And you can actually, a lot of guys are using this under the vehicles, spraying all of the working parts and nuts, bolts, and screws so that there's no rust down. And in Michigan, we have a big problem with that. One of our guys has a bunch of Colorado trucks like we have our Texas trucks. and religiously before the season begins for these salts slinging in Michigan acid for blood. He coats the whole bottom side of his vehicle. So he's doing that for a decade that I know of. And another person, well actually one of our other friends uses oil, crankcase oil, saves all the crankcase oil up. He doesn't use it for fire or anything else. He gets his kids, crawl up under there, of course they're getting bigger now, probably gets his grandkids, but gets up there first thing at the end of the fall season and, or I should say mid-fall, and paints the entire undercarriage with motor oil. Everything gets a generous coating of motor oil and puts cardboard under everything, anything that drips down, rolls the cardboard up. puts that over into the toolbox furnace and you know for the shop and everything gets used up. Nothing goes to waste, doesn't make a mess. But the lubricant helps to push back on the high salt content issues we have if you're going to use your vehicle 365 days out of the year on a Michigan highway or road. Just how it is you need to think ahead Another interesting thing with the again watch keep an eye out. I've got a bunch of canteen cups today Just an accident thing same same place. I got the tools and Also some phenomenal historical stuff a whole bunch I've been running it to of course a lot of bicentennial stuff people from that window of time or Passing away or their states are popping up. They're going into you know, whatever retirement And I got some phenomenal, pristine coffee mugs and such with impressed steel, well, steel, but bronzed medallions for the Patriot years, you know, 1976 to, you know, 1976, really cool. And one of a kind, most people aren't thinking about it because they've been living with it or grown up with it, so stuff gets tossed and it's actually worth a little bit of money. So, I don't plan on getting rid of it because I'm planning on preserving it. I'll make sure it's somewhere else because it's obvious that I'm one of the targets when the times come. It could have been the last day or two here they were thinking about going after everybody here in Michigan. It's okay. We need to go to war. I don't have a problem with that. I think we should. I believe that whatever they want to start, we'll finish. But I also have to think ahead to protect some of the cool stuff that I found because It's historical and I collected it for a reason to preserve it and pass it on. So just something to think about there. A lot of stuff needs to be put aside right now, set out of the line of fire, just like your valuable, you know, caches in preparation for war so that you have them when you need them. Okay, and more on the cache in a minute too. Go ahead, call or jump in there. Hey Mark, this is Irish whiskey. Just wanted to mention what I found that Walmart clearance this week I checked the hunting section because I found cellular game cameras 50% off so a hundred and twenty dollar cellular game camera for 60 bucks Yes, so they had one non cellular models for 40. That's all I have to say Excellent very good. Thank you for bringing that up And again, there's a little bit of a glut because they really pushed that last year. So the neat thing is you can run into deals like that. But Walmart is where he's talking about Walmart, guys. Check them out. They also have their quarterly cycle out. It doesn't seem like they're doing it the way they've done in the past. And it has nothing to do with COVID and, you know, the coronavirus virus scam. It has to do with... their policy and how they finally changed it, perhaps because somebody did some crunching of the numbers and realized, damn, we're losing a pile of money. Somebody might have actually realized just exactly how wasteful some of the stuff is that they were doing. Sadly enough, because we have been benefiting from that with regard to war materials. And again, preps and just basic material for all subjects you can imagine. Keep an eye on the clearance. Another thing about Walmart is they do strange things with clearance. You never know where it's going to be. But, you know, there's three basic models for the stores. Number one, it's up front when you come in the main door. Now, there may be another subsection way back in the back, like for the sporting goods, sometimes on the end caps with those types of stores. The other, there is a big ass section right beyond the cash registers. It's an island area. Well, usually just beyond the boots. And it's interesting how much stuff we've gotten out of those with regard to really good buys, great deals. And then the other is the clearances are in their respective departments and are just left in place, you know, with an end cap or something like that. So you have to know your store. Once you know what your store is doing, it's pretty consistent. with Walmart, but there are differences. Even though they have big stores, middle stores, small stores, that doesn't seem to make any difference. It really does, it's not part of the formula. It's a flavor choice. Maybe they're given a certain option with construction. If you were going to management, you'd know more about it. And so they configure accordingly, you know, as they choose. The big thing is they want to do want to keep track of inventory. So it's obvious that they would be making the effort to do the right thing, what you would think. But clearance has gone have not gone down as deep as they were also. They're not as cheap as they have been in the past, but they're still good deals. So as is pointed out, 50% off on the game cameras. Yes. One nice thing about that is remember, you can leave those as first tier. If the bad guys figure out where they are, we don't have as much money into them. Do you really care what happens to them? Oh, great, you don't want to throw money away. But the neat thing is you can afford to put sacrifice units up that can actually be tripwires unto themselves. Now, when I say tripwire, I'm going to remind you of something. Just because you set it up to let you know that something's going on, don't jump on the four-wheelers and go charge it out in the middle of BFE because you could be moving out into a Trap slash an ambush instead prior proper planning prevents piss poor performance pay attention when you're moving utilize overwatch cameras so that you can identify what might be out there waiting for you, this is especially critical and Again prior proper planning prevents piss poor performance overwatch when you are mechanized just as overwatch when you are infantry The other thing when you get to the area of interest spread out My god, I've seen so many cluster screws in especially in videos where people are responding to stuff that you see in these Drama videos that are on YouTube or one of the other services guys spread out and learn to take position Automatically, this is part of the team team and leadership mechanism One person, if there's only four, each should be observing a quadrant of their own while moving into an area that has a threat disposition. And again, if you have a second element that can overwatch your first, have them hang back, but have them observe not just to the front where you're moving, but their area of operation, 360 degrees. They should be panning and scanning. Always remember that. The technology's good. But your enemy is creative too. Not that they're the smartest, you know on the block But they are conniving. So let's you know, keep it in mind. We're going to be dealing with conniving minds that are gonna try to do harm to you Our job is to do great harm to them first exterminate all of them strip the enemy dead take what you find including intelligence and go down the road and hunt the bastards that sent these bastards to find you and Kill them all Just all there is to it. Get rid of every last one of them. That's the most important aspect of the mission. Make sure you get them all. And when you got all that are right in front of you, go find the other ones that aren't right there in front of you because they're part of the problem too. Prior to proper planning prevents piss poor performance. Another thing here real quick. Well, we're at 20 minutes after. Also, don't forget freeze dried food. Now they don't have much and I just checked them Walmart yesterday in the afternoon before we actually came up on the program just to see what they had laying around. The freeze dried food seemed to have disappeared from some of the stores which I think is interesting because it has been a regular fare for quite some time. Not everybody has it but Those that do typically also have been cycling down, in other words, doing the clearance that we just talked about to move product out, but bring new product in. Now, what was really kind of comical with the freeze-dried is the freeze-dried shelf life is indefinite, and the shelf-outdate life is nowhere near anywhere that would justify clearing it. But because of the nature of the zombie-esque inventory system that Walmart has, A lot of this stuff gets kicked out the back door as clearance or thrown out and destroyed, which is not good, but if that happens too, oh well, that's their problem, not ours. The big thing here is that it seems that the freeze dried because they didn't have it moving as fast or maybe the sources have dried up that are reasonably priced within the parameters of Walmart. Maybe they just can't get it. I don't know. I mean, a lot of people can't. So, they've discontinued in most of the stores the freeze dried food that was in the sporting goods section. And so that is something, if you do spot it, pay attention, go look in the clearance section. A lot of that, about 50% of whatever they were bringing in, was ending up in the clearance department. So, definitely a double plus good thing if you can take advantage of that. And again, what's the shelf life of freeze dried? Indefinite, we don't know. And it's not because they haven't tried, it's just that it is the nature of freeze dried food and again with the packaging system it's so optimal that it has an indefinite storage life. So this is why as I've said many times on the air that's the last food that you eat. You don't go, oh I'm going to have freeze dried because I feel bored with my, no you don't. Oh, so you're bored of what you've been eating. Oh well, the hell with that garbage. Don't open up those freeze drive units until very last. Why? As long as you don't disturb them, move them around, bounce them a lot, how can they actually go bad? And if you're smart, you won't move them around a lot. You're going to leave them right where they are, stored underground or under basements, whatever, in a nice climate or semi-climate controlled environment. They will sit there and stare at you indefinitely. Now it doesn't mean you aren't going to eat them. It just means that you got a lot of the stuff needs to be eaten first and food fatigue has nothing to do with the formula. I want to remind you of that. I've always heard that, oh, you're eating the same thing over and over again. Yeah, I can think of a lot of people who aren't eating anything. Shut up. Hey, Dad. Just shut up. Go ahead. We got to add there. Go ahead. Out and about today, you know what I've been doing. I'm going to run a little extra money. Found a new place that's pretty interesting down here, Gebo's. Low prices, everyday, farm, home, pet and clothing. Walking into, it's like walking into a tractor supply, but they have good prices. They still have like the old prices on everything. Which makes them definitely worth checking out. And they had an ammo can, the sporting section down here, some other stuff. I'll send some information on them. They also have their own line of gummies. But what I'm calling in is while I was in there, they had food dehydrators and food freeze dryers on sale. I don't know if that's just the gee boat. Yeah, I don't know if it's... Just the gee-boas in our area if this is a chain or just something that's locally, but this was out in the middle of BFE dad. One of those situations where the GPS led me out, you know, when we say, we'll get you your doom. The drop-off where they had me going was like literally I was at four corners and there was nothing but fields. And on the far end, there was a farmhouse and there was like a warehouse on the other end. And that's what this was. Well, we definitely need more information on them because, and again, on that point, freeze-dried, if you can pick up your own freeze dryer, it doesn't make any difference what amount it can freeze dry. That particular food process, in reality, is one of the best that we could possibly commit to. So any type of freeze dryers that are reasonably priced and again, you'll take a look here for anything that does larger volume and I know a lot of people want to do quantity. There's two things. They make noise, which doesn't bother me. Like I said, I'm tired of the panty waste. Tell me again, do you make noise? Oh, would you shut up? I worked in a factory. I mean, worked in factories and other situations, not to mention the military with my God. Come on, think about some of the equipment we're around. Oh wow, that makes a lot of noise. Oh my God, I'm peeing my pants, it makes so much noise. Oh my God. So freeze dryers definitely are a good solution. So yeah, pass on the information, send us the prices if you could. And for anybody else out there, we'll share them when we can. But what model so we can take a look at it, we'll probably commit to one of those, maybe two or three, depending on what they have on the shelf, of course. And the name of the company again is? It's off to the side there. I'm here. Gevos. G-E-E-O-S-P-S. Gevo! Oh, it's the band! The guys went out. Yeah, the band went out, so they ended up down in Texas. You know, are we not men? Are we not gevo? No, gevos. Gevos. G-E-E-S. Oh, gee, oh, I'm sorry. I thought you said D, Delta. No, gee. Gevos. Well, that's an interesting one. Jeevo. Well, maybe it's the other band that was competing against Jeevo and realized they had nowhere to go and their hardware looked like fun, so they moved sideways. You never know. Could be any number of reasons. But Jeevo. So, again, Jeevos, let's see what we can dig up on them. Because, like you said, there's at least one. If there's one, there may be more. And, again, This is something that isn't a surprise because some companies have run their course where originally they were a great idea and what happens is different people take over and they totally destroy the original concept of the store because they got a great new idea. It's not really a great new idea. It's just an idea. And what happened with Big Lot. Big Lot went from being a bulk surplus store, and I mean bulk as in many cases, depending on where you were in the country, like here in Michigan, they carried open bin surplus items where they bought industrial items from the different companies out there, depending on what they had, and they'd offer that stuff up for a pretty reasonable price, and it was, you know, grab it out of the box. hot sauce by the pallets, not by cases and counting only one case at a time. See, that's one thing that shows you that things have gone to hell in a hand cart in general with most of these operations because if you're wealthy, you can have lots of product on the shelf. But if your country has the facade of wealth, well, then there's not so much on the shelf. And that's exactly what you're seeing with pretty much everything around the country. Again, it would be rather interesting to see how this develops or where they also do see where they came from, which I think would be fascinating. Any place like that, check the food, check the tools, and don't forget, paint is becoming ludicrously priced. I looked at $15 a can paint yesterday with the new prices and realized I'm not buying that paint real quick. Okay? So they have some other interesting items in there, Dad. They were selling like pre-tied lassos and stuff for like doing big animals because well that's where they're at, you know. Right. A lot of tools that I didn't get to look long because I was trying to get back. Well, I said I did a walk through the store. I did see something interesting like in the, they had like a sportman's area. And there was one item that I might go back and see if I can buy one if they still have them there. There were Patriot ties, Dad. And it's those 12-loose knot things that Don Betcher taught me how to make that are technically illegal. Right. Patriot neck ties. Right. Well, that's rather interesting. So they're not very politically correct either. Hey, by the way, we really don't care. What? No, we really don't care. Well, but yeah, my god, you know what you got? No, we really don't care. What if you shut up? If you want it, if not, move on. We're gonna say something. Who cares? Well, that's what they were talking about, was patriotismic ties. But it's like, anybody who looks at that dude, that was. That's a pretty big, you know, statement in and of itself. Yeah, hold still. We're gonna help you out. Well again, so that's in the Lubbock area, right? Yes, just south of Lubbock, literally it's straight down slide where it starts to turn into, I'm not sure if they're doing cotton or what out there. Because I know that you start going that area, you've got cotton a little wheat, but there's a point where it turns into peanuts. Right. Well, that's a cycle, too. Remember, cotton, peanuts. And then you do something in like a rye grass or like actually rye wheat. Well, rye, not rye wheat, but rye. And that helps to build the soil back. And there's a whole, you know, they have a cycle. I don't know what they're doing with their fertilizers now, because they can cut part of that, too, which is a cheat. But oh, well, that happens. So again, that would be worthwhile. One of the other things about the freeze-dried technology is again you are still going to need consistent power. Don't forget that. Obviously, you're going to run machinery, so you have to make that part of your math formula for future activities. Having the energy, the capacity to operate the equipment as needed. That should be a high priority because food processing, next to your food processing is really where we need to be focusing now. If you've built up an inventory, fantastic, but you need to be ready when things run out, where will you go? What are you going to do? And so prior prepper planning prevents piss poor performance. We need to have production capacity in place now in preparation for that moment in time, because it's not an if, it's just a when that's going to happen. Just remember that. Not an if, just a when. Anyway, oh my goodness, we're at the bottom. Let's do this real quick. You are listening to LibertyTreeRadio.4mg.com, LibertyTreeRadio.org. Ed, I'll tell you what, if you could, let's pull up. 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Please take the time to go over, subscribe, and give a thumbs up as you can. Now, Mike and the Mechanics, silent running for our friends in South Dakota. We didn't forget you. Mike and the Mechanics. Silent running somebody said in the letter mark you haven't played that song in a while and can you play it? So I said yes, yes, we can but I was talking to the wall because it's a letter done So for everybody out there it is Friday We're headed in the weekend with the height of Camp Emory camp Emerson new camp stuff that camp wayland north the ogum arranges Nagi hitchum wolf and Fox And also Fort Benning, Michigan. We got a lot of activity up in Fort Benning, Michigan this weekend. It is fantastic and yes Somebody, I was talking about Fort Hood. We're thinking about naming one of the other facilities that's the unnamed Fort Hood. So we're going to have a Fort Hood, Michigan. That's going to be cool. And again, big buildup. I'll explain something a little bit here about a really cool kit. We started working on decades ago and we've developed it to the point where it's a package off the shelf science. It's so simple it's ridiculous for shelters and housing or for shelters and especially for covering supplies. Here the music will be back. The mechanics right here on Liberty Tree Radio. That's the, again, silent running album, title Craig, silent running, Mike and the Mechanics. That was the mid-length version. There's three versions. They've got the full length with the extension, which is long, and demi-instrumental. Then you've got the version you just heard. Then you've got the shortcut version that was done when people have heard the song so much. And on radio, what they do is they have a shortcut version so that you can get it in there and fit more of what people have already heard. And they usually hear it and they get satisfied, but they may be hearing it as background music. So they don't necessarily pay attention to the fact there's another minute or a minute and a quarter or a minute and a half shaved off the song. I did this all the time back in the day, guys. And that's why it's actually collectible. I have a collection here. I've mentioned this many times through this year. I bought a collection and I've been editing. I have to sit down for, oh, half an hour at a time and I have to plug the CD in. And I've been listening. And one of the things that I've gotten a big collection of are what are promo CDs. And these are not for resale. They have... or repeat of the song multiple times, but they have all three versions. They have the long full play with maybe an additional instrumental. They have the mid-play, which is the one you typically would hear 99% of the time on any radio. And even typically was on the album, but the long play might be on the last part of a flip on the albums on the old LPs. And then you have the short version for, okay, you got to punch a bunch of these in because you're promoting our record. And it goes to the radio station and they would flip a whole bunch of the compressed versions to get all of their obligations in with the network or with the record affiliate that they've got a contract with. So it's kind of cool and I've got one of a kind of stuff that I've, it's been 50 years since I've heard it and what's really fascinating is I have a vast collection of live concert from pigeonhole locations, the old hole in the wall bars and such that we used to be all over the country. There's still some out there but nothing like there used to be. And several locations are right here in Michigan and were classic. In fact, in Ann Arbor, Michigan, there was a hole in the wall bar that was multi-tiered. It went up because it was crammed into a stupid little business. I don't know how they held a fire. They got over the fire code. They probably bribed somebody or somebody in the city owned it. But it actually was opened up for three stories. So you were looking down and everybody from Bob Seger to Three Dog Night to Pink Floyd to anybody you can imagine would show up there and what's funny is they always had a Gnome de Guerre for the different each band had its own Gnome de Guerre would use so people come in there sitting there goes that looks like it looks like the Pink Floyd band man now we're not talking a big place we're talking a place for literally if you set on the second tier they hold out each of the floors in the middle So it was like a big globe amphitheater is what it was like on the inside. But everything was painted flat black, everything was subdued, and you'd look down on the band on the stage. And everybody you could think of showed up in that little hole in the wall at one time or another in a year. I ran into a place like that out in Arizona off Fort We Gotcha the same way. Sat down and lo and behold we had Fleetwood Mac out of the blue. They're like... It looks like Fleetwood Mac. Everybody's sitting there because, you know, we're just going, you know, something new in the evening on a Friday. And usually it'd be a live band there and it was free. So it was like, okay, and all of a sudden it's like, that looks like, that girl looks a lot like Stevie Nicks. Yeah, yeah, look at the drummer, man. He looks all psychedelic out to you, dude. Like, is that who I think it is? And of course, on the marquee, they didn't have Fleetwood Mac. They had some off-the-wall name that was made up. But as soon as everybody started to see who it was, and again, once they started playing, there was no doubt. But it was obvious if you paid any attention to the artist. And people were running over to the telephone, didn't have cell phones back then, and they're calling their buddies, dude, get everybody over here, man. We want Max over here live. And it'd be like, whoa, no way. Yes way. OK, so that's how it used to be. And a lot of the stuff was recorded because whoever owned the place was smart enough to have decent recording technology. A lot of that was on reel to reel. In this case, the collection I captured was from a guy who, one of the things that he was doing is preserving by creating a CD library of all of the reel-to-reel, cassette, and all the other stuff that we, you know, even records, some are even custom-cut records. There used to be private record machines you could buy just like tape recorders. Several of our people had them. That's how they were able to get, you know, in the old days before you had all the internet and everything else. And before cassettes, et cetera, guys, people used to cut records of speakers. And if you might, you might run into it once in a while, there'll be a burgundy colored vinyl. If you ever see a burgundy colored vinyl record, it literally will be burgundy. That's not a plumb. It's burgundy. It's the best way to describe it. Full-sized LP, 33 and a third, and those albums are all custom. If you ever run into those, they are worth money because you might have something here that no one else has. Dead cold serious. You want to make money? You want to buy the next Air 15 for free? Or so to speak, somebody else paid for it? This is the kind of stuff you need to be cognizant of. So if you see any of these burgundy albums, they were typically cut in-house. In many cases, they were cut either at speakeasies or hole-in-the-walls like we're talking about. Or they were done in private session. And they were done for courtesy or for promotional purposes. In many cases, somebody wanted, hey, you know, you guys are here. Could you play some music for me? Well, sure, Bob. I can do that. Hold on. Let me get the machine set up. And they had a platter cutter right there. And they were privately owned. This is stuff you can buy, put in your house the size of a stereo system about a chin high stereo system is what they look like. Again, old 50s to 60s, very early 70s. Didn't see much done in the 70s, but they were out there. So just a heads up on that. We're at the top and hopefully that makes our friends in South Dakota feel better. Mike and the mechanics sign up running. We are at the top of the hour here. God bless our Republic. Death to the new order. We shall prevail, ladies and gentlemen. The Empire is on the run. We are on the march. We'll pay a night. Ooh-rah. Kick him to slats, beat him down hard. When they try to get back up, kick him in the head. Make sure they never get up again. We're going to war in 24, and we will win. And to do that, we've got to get rid of them. Anyway, we'll be back. Go grab a cup of coffee, run and use the bathroom. It is the end of the first hour. It is Friday on Liberty Tree Radio. 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So pay attention and be safe. And we thank you again for your work. We're in a myriad of other communications technologies, both inside and outside these United States. It is. Oh, it has been a beautiful Friday, and I'm inside. And it's a beautiful Friday, and I could be getting more done, but we have to do this. So guess what? If you get a chance, get back outside. My peace, dear friends. The beautiful spring air. We had first the air from the north. Now we have some coming off Lake Erie, and it's clean. where the air has been scrubbed. And now today, a beautiful bright day. It is, of course, Cinco Di Amo Day. This is the day when the señoras, the señorita, the señoras, all of you will go to the gun shop and you will buy a pistola, or perhaps a rifle, or perhaps a shotgun. But if you do, because it is Cinco Di Amo Day. Today is the day when you must buy ammunition. And if you are not celebrating it, there is something wrong with you. For today is payday, perhaps. Take some of your centavos, pesos, euros, maybe American gringo dollars, and buy all the ammunition you can get your hands on. So anyway, it is Cinco Di Amo de Hachindawa. So, and again that means it's the 10th of May. It is the 16th year of open, obvious, and in your face, Fabian Socialist and Soviet Socialist Occupation of America with a K2024 old earth calendar. Give her an ole' she's gut captain. 125%! She'll blow up any minute! Of course, I'm lying. We actually can go 150, but that's okay. Makes everybody think, what did he say in the movie? I'm a miracle worker. Bloody hell. So anyway, yeah, that means it is the 16th year of Open Alveus and Ingerface Fabian Socialist and Soviet Socialist Occupation of America with a K. Absolutely. Make no mistake about it, with what you saw yesterday and today in Congress, Fabian socialist and Soviet socialist occupation of America with a K. I cannot emphasize that enough. 2024, Battle for the Republic, the dance of swords, of course. So what a beautiful day. Let's see, songs. I was trying to think of some new stuff we could put out there. Taking the overseas, slow down, you're shooting too fast. You got to make your ammo last. Kicking up the cobblestones. Shooting the commies and feeling in the notch and groovy. Especially if you have a K98 Mauser. If you have one of those beautiful Swiss K or M31s. Guess what? You know, notch and groove. Get it? Want to bring that up because you don't need to put optics on those rifles. But if you do, yeah, they're even more of a thing. They will, the performance will of course be fantastic. But there's a ton of these K-43s, or forgive me, the 31s coming in right now. And you're going all the way back to the earlier model and variants that are pre-1898 and OFFL, all the way through to the post-World War I models and variants, which they produced all through, actually, I think, what, up to, I think up to the 40s at least, maybe the, and I'm probably wrong, closer to the 50s. The Schmidt-Rubin straight pulls in whatever variant are heavier than SIN. He thought I was going to say something really great there for him. No, they're heavier than SIN. They really are. They're a beast rifle to carry. They are built like a brick doghouse. Most everything Swiss made during that, you know, the philosophy was they're going to pass it off to the next generation. Well, they did. And this stuff is just phenomenally engineered. The metallurgy was fantastic. There are stripper clips. Now most people don't realize this. I was buying them years ago and nobody thought about it because nobody wanted them. I used to go to the different wholesalers and they would always have cases, boxes of loose Schmidt-Rubin stripper clips. They're a little different. They were non-strategic material. They didn't make them out of metal. They do make a metal stripper clip and you can buy them with the stripper clip guides, but there is a non-strategic material guide stripper clip that was an ammo carrier mechanism and they were pennies. They weren't even pennies. I think I get ten for, you know, like five cents at one time. So we piled them up because he's, well, we got some at Rubens. I just don't have any, but somebody does. They'll take them. I took them with a bunch of other stuff. And, well, now there's so many of these Schmidt Rubens out there that, because as you've seen those stripper clips and Mann-Lincher stripper clips and everything have gone stupid price, you can make money hand over fist on the accoutrements. I mean hand over fist. But, if you're going to buy one of those Schmidt Rubens, there are still a few niches, a few holes, places where those stripper clips are actually cheap. And most people don't even realize they're there. Like I've said, a lot of these companies buy arms and ammunition and pieces and parts. And some of the stuff they get when they buy out a gun shop or a store are things they don't really normally carry. They're not interested in. They have a lot of them. They're going to throw them out. They've got a good price on them. They sell a few. They can pay for all. And then everything else is profit. Well, now those things have become goofy profit. OK? This is like World War II stuff. Now Vietnam stuff is going the same way so and again, it's far enough in the tail lights We'd expect that the Schmidt Rubens one really cool thing about them if you get a chance to take a look at the rifle if one of your friends has one and you should familiarize yourself with the Schmidt Rubens straight pull rifle because there are a lot of them out there now they're in the 7.5 swifts which is a 30 caliber load. Basically, its counterpart is a 7.62x51 NATO. There was a period of time when one company, and it was a precision machining company, so they did really good work, were actually re-chambering the Schmidt Rubens from the 7.5 to other cases. and because of the quality of the barrel is so phenomenal, the only thing you had to watch is that I believe that there was a short period when they were doing a stellite type liner for the barrels. If you're familiar with that, guys, you're not machining that. That was a very rare item. And these were Marksman's guns. There's a special whole history on those that they cropped up back in the early 80s. surplus, but they're out there and it's more likely you'll probably see one of those nowadays. But 7.5 Swiss is out there as surplus a little bit and it's typically everybody considers it match great ammunition, rightly so because the ammunition is the Swiss don't do anything cheap and the quality of their ammunition is phenomenal. Okay, however I would not shoot the military ball ammo. Once again Mark will tell you to save it. You may want to grab a box, sandbag the gun, and find out where it prints with that ammunition so you can understand and relate to it. But if I was doing any regular shooting with a Schmidt Rubin for training, to give people some live fire experience, I go to aimsurplus.com and pick up PPU 7.5 Swiss. It's as cheap as anything else out there that PPU makes. They do offer it both in ball and I have seen it in softpoint. It's again an excellent solution. You shoot for a particular rifle, make sure you reload for that rifle and it's a lot easier to reload. Take the brass, mark the box for that rifle and keep shooting it out of that weapon and you'll get more life out of the reloaded brass. First rule, more shooting, less cost. Okay. The Schmidt Rubens though, take a look at the muzzle crown. Now this is something I've talked about a lot because most of your K98 Mausers, be they the Czech, Polish or German, and of course there's Spanish out there, a lot of Spanish. Right now there's some Spanish surplus showing up because that's coming from the Ethiopian hordes. The cash is there. Most of the Mauser types use what is a ball crown. Now what do I mean by that? Well if you're looking at it from the side, it looks like, if you look at the barrel, get up close, it looks like from the side like half a donut. In other words, cut half a donut, put that on the end of a tube, and that's what the crown looks like on the typical Mauser rifle. And the crown, where the half of the donut is cut on the inside circle there, that's where the rifling ends. Now what happens with most rifles no matter how hard you try and one of the reasons that people go it's an old rifle It's not shooting. Well, you don't know anything about gunsmithing or you don't think about the guns So you're you know thinking that because it's got an issue that you can't fix it. You can back set your Crown in it very very quickly and bring and tighten that barrel right back up with whatever rifling is left in it Now, rifling is the other half of the formula, but a lot of the Euro guns, especially the K98s, have very deep lands and grooves. The Polish Mausers especially were good for that. Along with the Czechs, they were all competing against the K98 Mauser in Germany for marketing overseas. Well, the Schmidt Rubens weren't really marketer overseas. They were just making them for themselves. But if you look, they did a canted crown, and there's a reason for that, to reduce the possibility of wear and tear on the crown with cleaning of the weapon, because that's really, it's not the bullets that get you, it is the repeated cleaning which is necessary and was traditionally necessary for the last hundred years because of corrosive ammunition. Now because of this, most of these countries made crown protectors and they're still out there. You can still find them. Your SKS carbine and AKA if you got the Chinese or if you got the Romanian cleaning kit for the SKS or the Bulgarian. Have you looked to see how that cleaning kit works? You have a crown protector part of your cleaning kit that little module when you click take it apart remember part of it's a handle but part of it if you'll notice there's a hole and it's dimpled in a particular way and You actually have a little set of claws and if you look you can take that little cap that's only about what maybe an inch long and Or maybe not even 3-quarters of an inch after double measure again. But anyway, you put that on the end of the muzzle, you click it into place to the site. Congratulations, you now have a ramrod guide that takes the abuse instead of the crown of your rifle. Have you ever used that when you've cleaned your weapon? Well, here's a little hint. You should. Now, they make a variety, and I believe, and I was slightly in the microphone, I could be wrong, I think that over at JGSales.com if you've got the Spanish Mausers or the M95 Steyr Strait Poles which are Austrian, Austro-Hungarian or anything like that there are a number of guides out there. They're wood handled. They actually look like a screwdriver handle, very nice wooden screwdriver handle. They have a shaft hole in the middle. They also have a knuckle slash a lock point at the other end and this goes over the muzzle of the rifle. Once that little notch is parallel with the front sight, you just turn it sideways and that locks it onto the rifle. Very simple. And most important is that the metals that were typically used are also softer, non-aggressive metals for the guides. So the cleaning rod, of course, the guide should be taking the abuse if it were to wear out. It's a penny item. It's a trinket item. The barrel is a significant component of the weapon, right? So you don't want to wear that down. So heads up, again, these are simple little tools that were built for most, all the firearms out there. JG sales, the one that they have, I think, will fit the M95, but it'll also fit a lot of the other earlier mousers. Pre-98s especially, so you might want to experiment if you've got a bunch of Model 91s, Model 93s, Model 95s, etc., etc., etc. You might want to check that out because again, a lot of the Spanish M1916s are coming out right now that are basically Model 93. And the neat thing about these is that again, they're not looking too shabby. But let's protect them because they are as old as they are and they have seen some miles sometimes. You can of course fix the crown if you have to experiment, but you might not have to so let's protect it so it doesn't wear down. Go ahead, caller, jump in there please. Hey Mark, it's John from Kentucky. I use a, I think it's a 243 case cut in half in a 30 caliber. The neck fits right into the barrel, you know, and then the ramrod goes through the center of it. Over. Exactly. Because again, the brass, it will wear out, but the brass is not going to be abusive to the barrel. It's going to absorb and prevent any chafing or wear on the muzzle crown. And again, the price is right, what you're doing. And you can create them. Remember, just experiment with whatever case out there fits, break out your drill index and match up accordingly for the hole for your ram rod, or for your cleaning rod. Forgive me. Go ahead. I just cut the case in half. I sacrifice one case. It's the cheapest and easiest. Put two on your cleaning box and forget about it. I'm out. Yep. Exactly. Thank you. Again, well, improvise, adapt, and overcome. Good solution. I think one of the big things here again is the Swiss rifles actually do come with it in their kit and you might notice for $10, they're still a steal. Right now you can get the Swiss Army cleaning kits. They have a black handle. It's actually a plastic handle. They're a very well constructed cleaning kit. They're built for 30 caliber because, oh that's right, the Schmidt Rubens are 30 caliber. So you can get a phenomenal cleaning kit that you wouldn't just use on the 30 caliber, you know, the K31s, but you can use it on all the rest of your 30 caliber weapons. So there's all kinds of neat solutions out there. All of them work. All of them are good. So take advantage of them while you can. And again, that's a simple solution there. The big thing is that when the brass wears out, take that piece of brass, throw it over into your scrap pile. Don't ever throw it away. And find yourself another piece, modify accordingly, and you're back in business. And so again, repeat, repeat, repeat. The one thing I brought the other thing about the Stires is everybody has been asking me about this deal. What do you think about them? They're heavy. I mean, I'm going to tell you if you haven't picked up a That's the first thing everybody says when they've ordered one. I've noticed this. Oh, they're kind of heavy. Well, yeah, they're an infantry rifle. Remember, they weren't concentrating on volume fire, but you can get a great deal of volume fire going with a straight-pull gun once you get used to it. And what we say by straight-pull, guys, you just grab the charging, you grab the bolt handle, pull straight to the rear. Once you pulled it all the way to the rear, jam it forward with significant force. Next round is picked up. Aim, boom! The Steyr straight pull works the same way and right now there are a bunch of Steyr straight pulls in the full Gewehr or long rifle over at Royal Tiger imports. Now that's a totally different weapon from the, that's the Austro-Hungarian M95. That rifle had a number of developments just like the Schmidt-Rueben and it stayed in service for about the same period of time. In fact, even up until just a little bit ago, the reason you're seeing some of these that look like they've been in an arsenal, not in the desert in Ethiopia, or I should say the dry popcorn fart era of Ethiopia, is because there are still caches of these things around in Europe and they've been, you know, putting them out there. And actually, I think it's the Rent-A-Revolution companies. Up until the A90s, or actually back in the 90s, the Rent-A-Revolution companies were selling the styrostrate bulls to African natives to defend themselves from the other tribes who bought AKs. Or they just bought the styro, because it was, they bought them because they were cheap. They probably got them for about anywhere from three to seven dollars a gun over-the-counter retail. but which is a big chunk of money for people who are dirt poor in Africa. But they also could get ammunition, where not all ammunition was available, for more modern guns. So the Stire, the ammunition all coming in stripper clips, was purchased in big quantity and it was used as a local or tribal defense gun for quite some time. Still hanging around out there. Problem, they do require stripper clips if you want to use the mag. So when they lost the stripper clips, if they weren't paying attention, it's a single shot rifle. Other things about the Swiss Schmidt Ruben, it will reach comfortably with iron sights 1,000 yards. Comparatively speaking, it's as good as a many match grade Springfield you're going to run into or match grade M1A or M1 Garand as an average rifle. The performance on these things has been fantastic because first of all, they were well maintained by the population. They have a deep, they have had a deep Ordnance Support System for the Civilian Marksmanship End, which is what everybody is a part of. Everybody's supposed to be in the militia in Switzerland. And so these guns actually have been well maintained as either cash guns that were hidden away by the population. They're given to the people by the government. They're told to hide them so we can't find them. Oh, you thought that they hit him from the government because the government's going to come and confiscate him. No, the government gave him to him and told him that we'd better not be able to find these easily because when the other side shows up, they're going to want to try and steal them from us. So let's make sure we've got all the guns out where we need them, which is what they did. So that's why these things have never really fully been withdrawn. And you still see videos of a lot of the Swiss shooting the Schmitts on the range, the Schmitt Rubens on the range on a regular basis. with the younger adults firing and operating newer weapons that they've been issued. But usually if you see them on the range, they have a Schmidt, a .22 of some kind, and again the Isuette rifle that they have to qualify with. If not more, I mean they're doing the same thing we do. What I, some of you, would you carry it if you, you know, to keep you alive? Well, yeah, I'm gonna tell you right now, the Schmidt-Rubin rifles that are out there, I'm sure I could probably take it, like I said, like the M14 to about 700 yards of the iron sights comfortably, 750, and the rifle's fully capable of it. I have not seen a bad one yet. I've not seen an abused Schmidt-Rubin. I've seen abused everything else but because these all were held by the pasty-faced white people of Switzerland, you know, the white people took care of what they had and maintained it. It's just that simple. And so what you're seeing coming out are decent. Now, it's a bastard caliber. I'm going to say it's an orphan caliber. You're not going to find anybody carrying 7.5 Swiss. Nobody. But if you're an American Defense Force and you also like to collect guns, it's an effective weapon. You just need to buy dyes, make sure you buy all the brass that can be reloaded you can, go to AIM surplus, buy PPU, and buy a lot of it. But also watch for the Swiss 7.5 ammunition that pops out here and there and buy a case or two of it at a time, usually a case. It's in the black milk carton cardboard containers. They're heavily waxed. It has a black outer coating or it's just a black outer coloring for the cardboard. It is very waterproof. We're very well packed, quite intricate. And again, in most cases also was in a transport can. Mostly when it got here, they dumped the transport can and sold it separately. You know, people trying to make as much money off whatever was imported. And so the transport cans, you can find them, the proper can for that ammunition in the bricks that it's made in. But it's few and far between and it's not collectible. I mean, they are considering it collectible. That's the problem. So it's not worth it if you're paying an ungodly amount. You can make it work, make that ammunition work with other cans. So I just go with a can that's closer to the mark and be done with it if you're gonna think about putting it in separate ammo cans, which you should by the way. We're at the bottom of the hour. Okay, we had two people. We already took care of the Dakotas. So for everybody out there, you're listening to LibertyTreeRadio.4mg.com, LibertyTreeRadio.org. We're headed in the weekend. I want to say hi to Camp Emory, Camp Emerson, New Camp Stasa, Camp Wayland North where all the work was done earlier this year and it's paying off. Let's see, the Ogama Range is Naga-Hitcham, and especially Naga-Hitcham is busy this weekend, Fox-Wolf, and new Fort Benning, Michigan, along with the Rustics, but the Rustics are going to start changing names here pretty soon. They aren't just dots on the map. And I was going to talk about temporary or cheap structure construction that you can do anywhere. Actually, you can make it a kit. More on that in a minute, because I got to make sure I put that out this hour. Anyway, Ed, if you could, let's see what was the first request here that we had. We covered the one, so we got the mic and the mechanics out of the way. Let's do, I got three here, let's do, oh, you know what, I'm gonna do, this is one, somebody else mentioned this in random today, it's one of those Matrix things. It's an attitude song, okay? And you might recall the John Wayne movie, North to Alaska. Johnny Horton North to Alaska Ed if you could play that although that's for our friends way down in the south in the southwest Okay, probably heading up to Alaska or something. No, you just like the song. Okay. I appreciate that So North to Alaska Johnny Horton, you might recall the song was the theme for a John Wayne movie by the same Title North to Alaska. I'm pretty sure that was the name of it matter of fact And you are listening to us on LibertyTreeRadio.4mg.com. LibertyTreeRadio.org. Don't forget we're also on 6... Go ahead. We are back. Johnny Horton. We're going to do another Johnny Horton. As a matter of fact, this is going to keep me happy too. Johnny Horton, we weren't sure who had done this originally because I pulled it out of another inventory. Johnny Horton, Gary Owen. And guys, for all of you that are mechanized this weekend, we're pulling out all the stops and all the activity we've had around the state. Everybody figures, keep your best weapons close to you and make sure that they're squared away and ready to fight. So we are in battle mode this weekend for training. And that means all our mech heads will be out there. Some of you have been with the Gary Owen. So for everybody again, here we go. A fighting song live. and then you read and help me with the core. Get to the chopper and don't forget that we will be in fact in the southern Michigan. We have an air mobile unit that will be deploying this weekend and we are going to be working on our coordinated ground and air tech in the Lenaway County area and also in Ohio. So we will be down that neck of the woods with a small ab section, should be three OH-58s, and we have one UH-1 that's going to be participating. Also a bunch of our little crotch rocket, uh, mosquito helicopters. And this will be, of course, in conjunction with some of the CMM units in Northern Ohio. So you guys, we're going to have to stop in. Don't worry, you're not that far away. We're going to be stopping in. I don't know what day, but we will be there because it's just fun. And also 18th regimental combat team, Colonial Marine Militia Mechanize. You guys will be out there. That's Gary Owen. That's why the Gary Owen theme is again part of the repertoire for today and the 18th, which are my guard, as a matter of fact. And I want to say thank you guys. I appreciate the The honor that you give me, been a while. But we are adding a few more vehicles to the inventory that we have dug out of mothballs. Remember there's a collection about a month and a half ago we found. Took time to get the rest of everything. We don't move stuff until we know for sure what we've got, you know, what happened to something. And it turned out with one of the vehicles we had a transmission issue that was locked up. That's why it was parked, which was not surprised. It's a tracked vehicle, which means it's, you know, you ever tried dragging a rock that weighs like, you know, 13 tons? You know, and so instead, how about we be smart? So the wrench heads all got in there and it turns out that it was simply transmission follies that we see with vehicles of the type that were resurrecting. In this case, it's an assault. It's an odd man out because, and I can't even recall the nomenclature for the vehicle, there were a bunch of them in the southern part of the state. We have more than one of these that we have found. But it was an assault gun version of the chafee. Now, if they made these things, their serial numbers are not XM. The serial numbers are M's, which means that, you know, usually the government does this, so by a vehicle they put a series of them into service and they call them an XM model. Sometimes like with trucks, it can be 500 of them and they're still experimental because they're going to tweak the design. So they put them into service and let us beat them to death and then they figure out what broke and then they change it and then they make it the M model. Well, it's interesting, these vehicles, which I've cracked the history down of, forgive me off the top of my head, they had an A main gun was a Hawitzer, typically they're there, but they were in the Chafee 105s, by the way, just to let you know, they're a 105 Hawitzer. But they were our answer to the Stungeschutz Hawitzer variant and its open hull. There are a lot of vehicles like this built during the middle end of the war. In this case, very nimble, very easy to work on. Later on, after the World War II, European countries developed the overhead cover and armor for them, so mimicking that is your best bet. In this case, for what we plan on using it for until it dies, whatever, The price was right. It's a gimme thing. We already have it. So anyway, we got that dragged out. You might see that this weekend. I don't know if the guys have rebuilt the trans. In this case, it's a Chrysler transmission. I don't know why, because I know that there have been others. I know a lot of those were Dodgems, and a lot of them were Ford. So apparently Chrysler, which is big here in southern Michigan, northern Ohio. back in the day. These were built here and, or at least the rebuild of the upper hull was done here. And these vehicles are still dotting on the map. We're still finding them. They run like a rape date. Once they're put together, everything's squared away. They are a phenomenal piece of equipment. They're actually pretty nimble and they're good for speed. So... Again, thank you to the guys and Double Plus Good. If I dig up another sanctuary of iron dinosaurs, we're pulling them into service, you know that. Now, real quick, I want to talk about something else here. And this is, of course, over the weekend, you can even experiment a little bit. As Ed knows, we built greenhouses. We started out doing a design that somebody else had been putting out on information bases like YouTube and it was like, interesting, but what can we do to make it better? And we did, we started playing with it. We originally, the design called for using VisiQueen, what you do is you make a frame out of one inch PVC pipe. You take 10 foot pieces of PVC pipe, you use a normal joiner, a straight joiner is what was originally proposed, which works. And what you do is create ribs. Every two feet you can make it as long as you want And every two feet may what you do is make another rib now the way to do this you either you can use say half inch or used iron pipe You can use rerod or I should say reinforcing, you know rebar You can buy it in sections which are actually just exactly what you want from any of the big box stores You go over to their hardware section. We should say they're there Raw material section or you can cut them, you can find scrap later on, which is what we do. And what you do is you map it out first by creating a rectangle the size that you want. Again, the idea behind this is you're creating a Quonset hut. So what you want is an arc, basically a half circle. And the idea behind this is that you have a uniform material you can purchase anywhere, 10 foot pieces of PVC pipe. The joiners are minimal cost because it's a straight jointer originally. In addition to that, the VisiQueen was off the shelf and to keep the VisiQueen in place. Now this design is still not bad. You take one and a quarter inch PVC pipe, cut it into four inch or five inch sections, and then what you do is map out, you make a jig if you want, which is actually quite easy to do, and you cut about a fingers width, any finger will do, but about a fingers width, a little more or a little less, no not less, more. Actually you can do almost, one and a quarter you do actually, now one large thumb, let's do it that way. You cut that much out of it lengthwise, round the corners, after you cut the pipe, take a grinder and round them out, use a standard, round them out. And what you have are clips to hold the VisiQueen in place. So you can use canvas, you can use VisiQueen, and the one and a quarter PVC pipe internal dimension matches the one inch external. So when you clip it on, it locks into place, especially when it has a load, an additional material filling out the dimension when you clip these things together. Initially we did the VisiQueen. Later on, we started experimenting with other materials. I mean, after all, we want it kind of to be semi-permanent. The greenhouse is built this way. You also need about the four-foot mark or five-foot mark, five-foot even, because that's halfway up the height of the PVC pipe on the inside. You need a crossbar. Now, the first thing that was recommended, and it actually is pretty cool, is cement. fascia bars that you use for screwing to cement to create a mock steel stud for installing drywall or whatever else you want in a basement or a cement surface area. You can use it for a lot of other projects. Now this is actually like a U channel. And it was cheap, used to be cheap. It disappeared from the market for a while. I mean, when I see disappeared, people told me that the thing, that the hardware never existed. And you could buy this material at any common hardware in the country. But newer people who had no clue about hardware and had no clue of history would tell you that, oh, you know, they never made anything like that. There's nothing available yet. Then I went to another part of the industry and thought it was still there. Now, the steel channel is 10 foot long. You're going to need a couple of those for each side, but it varies depending upon what are you building. Now, if you want to make a longer greenhouse using these PVC pipe, they're cheap. Now, first question we have is, well, how do they hold up? Well, they actually hold up quite well. In fact, we had the first prototype up for two years, and the only thing that really took a meeting was the VisiQuane. Using other materials, this is the next step. Since you know that you have a 10-foot high PVC pipe, and let's say that I don't need a clear surface, but rather I'm trying to make a, how about a protective overhead shed to cover, how about small tractor or maybe a piece of equipment. You map out the same greenhouse format. You make it 10-foot long or make it 20-feet long. Wait a minute, Mark, why didn't you just go somewhere between? Here's why. And I'm abbreviating this. If you go to buy vinyl siding and you want to purchase vinyl siding, it comes in one box that it will cover one 10-foot height times a 10-foot length. Well, or whatever length you buy your vinyl siding in because you can get that in different lengths. So the interesting thing is, is since you know that every two feet you're going to put up a rib, you're going to put your crossbar on the inside. What's really great about this is you use all the same material used for vinyl siding finishing. You get a tractor edge for the base, you screw that in, a couple of screws per each of the PVC pipe, and now you have a guide. And then all you do is take one panel of vinyl siding out, Click it into place. Screw it into the PVC pipe across the whole length. In other words, from left to right. Grab another piece, click it into place. You know how quickly you can put this up? How durable is this? Well, by the way, now we do both sides. We get all the way to the top. What are we going to use for a cap? Well, amazingly enough, I found that what really works well as a cap are the corner guides. Now it doesn't have to be the same color and I try to find at resale points like let's see Habitat for Humanity, but I also look for throwouts or tossouts or returns from Menards, Lowe's, some have them, some don't so you figure out who does and who doesn't or look for odds and ends pieces from friends. Are you talking about dry all corner beads Mark? No, no, no. Or some other type of corner like this. Plastic vinyl side corner bead that's used all corners. And that becomes a natural crown for the building. Think about it. It's peaked. And it has two sides. And what you do is lay that down along the top, and everything comes right up to that 10-foot mark, locks right in to where that other piece is overlapping, and you have yourself a small vinyl-sided PVC tube building that will hold up to a Michigan winter. How do we know this? Because we built them, we built it, and it did. Now, if you put your little guide bar on the inside just a little higher than four feet, in other words, you want it to the bottom rail of your two horizontal bars for support. are the lower part of it is at four feet, just at four feet, maybe a little higher, not much, by maybe an eighth of an inch. You can then buy four by eight sheets of polyvinyl, take your pick, plastic, whatever, and screw that in to the lower surface. It will arc and will cover efficiently and help to reinforce that outer arc. And you've got yourself one hell of a strong structure. But before you put that inner panel in, go buy yourself some inexpensive Styrofoam, cut it to fit within the two-foot distance, you know, less than two feet of the PVC pipe. Insert that. Now remember, you can buy that in 8-foot and 10-foot sections. So if you're smart, you might buy 10-foot sections, cut them the width between the two PVC pipe, slide them into place. You don't have to glue them or anything. And then take that inner panel, screw it into place, and you have a very rigid lower base that will handle weight because remember, we're in Michigan. We get snow. Now, did I leave the ends open? Well, yes, you can. However, what I did with our greenhouse is I took leftover 2x2s, that's a little heavier than the PVC pipe, but literally, designing it after a quancet hut, a standard quancet hut, I took a little throw-out windows from a couple of campers that somebody got rid of and put out by the road, which have louvers, made a frame to fit those at one end. Made a frame for a standard size, biggest screen drawer I could find. And you got to make sure, remember, for height, it's got to be able to fit the space that you have with the arc of the roof, the arc of the PVC pipes. The neat thing about this is that you can use either a 2x2 or you can use PVC pipe, but you have to be willing to calculate and cut your little tapers on either end. You want to cut little arcs into the pipe. You line them up, you screw it in place on either side. And by the way, what kind of screws? I use a pan self-tapping wide head sheet metal pan screw because it offers more reinforcing. It catches more. You don't need a washer. You can put washers on them. I try to use stainless. Why? Well, because I might want to take it apart. I don't want it to fall apart right away. Amazingly enough, We had one that we put up like this for two years and what killed it was the tornado that hit us. And even then, one of the branches had come down and crushed it and damaged it. Now parts of it did get pulled away to Oz. But considering that it had been up for two full Michigan winters, this very simple design doesn't rust, doesn't corrode, doesn't break down. You don't even care. Okay, for instance, if I wanted to get out of the weather, Michigan rain being what it is like we had the last couple days. The neat thing is that even with the ends open, this is a very efficient, simple design that allows you to put equipment, material, supplies out of sight, out of mind. Now, other tricks, what can you do? Well, number one, you can gravel the inside of the area so that you got, you know, again, a surface area. You want to kill off the grass if you can, scab it off, you know, and then fill. with pea gravel or limestone or whatever you want. That's one solution. Or maybe one you want to keep in place first, but then you can put, as you collect stuff that's being thrown away, you could use pallets and pallet the floor and then cover it with a plywood or whatever materials you have. And now you have a standoff from the ground, so you're not in contact with that. You have good drainage. Again, if you do materials you don't care about if it is something that eventually gets tired You just drag it all out sort of burn it in the fire pile for the you know, the campfire and Put another batch down. So this is a very simple building. This is what we're going to be putting up at the new Fort Benning site. In fact, I've been shopping around and looking around and for instance for $100 at one of the lumber companies here they had Five full cases of returned vinyl siding from a contract. They had the corrugated Eve panels They have the guide panels and the corner panel all the cornless slips everything I was talking about to put you know Put way you know little project together like this but any I think else can be done with it too But it's $100 for everything and you know, it's really cool. It's in like grass green It's in a grass green. It's not in just the regular pack colors, which really isn't a problem because the colonial gray green, you know, gray green or gray are actually great field colors and a lot of the vinyl siding colors that are out there that are factory standard, you know, red's not a really good choice. Barn red isn't really needed. But the other field grade field colors or earth colors are perfect for tactical deployment. Now, one of the things I did experiment with, I used the Colonial Blue, I used the Gray, and I used the medium loam green siding from down the road, and I created a camouflage pattern using the vital siding. So it disrupted it because it wasn't a solid color. Now, the Colonial Blue is quite dark, almost an Air Force Midnight Blue. So, amazingly enough, it worked quite well in the overhead cover shaded areas because it complements the variance in color and sunlight through overhead treetop cover. So, just an idea. The Norwegians use a pattern similar to this where they actually were. I don't know, they're using another pattern right now, by the way. But for their coastal defense camouflage, they use the similar camouflage color range and it actually is quite successful. The thing is you just never see it in the United States. You never see any of it available. And they're even patenting all their new uniforms, if you didn't know that. Nor we won't sell their present uniform to anyone. Somebody tried to make a copy and they went after them. We should tell you something. So, say Norvey, you don't see very much because this stuff doesn't come from there very much, okay? So anyway, ideas, and this is simple, two standard vinyl siding boxes, whatever size vinyl siding you get. See how you notice something here I tried to do. I don't want to make any more cuts or do any special work that I have to. So the basic construction of this does not require any cutting. Even when I use the track panel, the U panels on the inside for the horizontal support, I don't cut them down. I overlap them and that creates a stronger ribbing. So even though they're eight foot, they're going to be actually only need say 10 foot or I need 12 foot or whatever. I don't cut them off. I actually overlap them and screw both of them right into the beam, into the one by PVC pipe. Anyway, ideas. We're going to get out of the way though because militia town hall is coming up next. More ideas are going to be presented here. God bless our Republic. Death to the New World Order. We shall prevail ladies and gentlemen the Empire is on the run. And we are on the march both day and night going to Botan to get glock mags for under seven dollars. Oh yes yes yes yes. By the way real quick, Vital Sighting, you got a buddy or a friend you know that does Vital Sighting, they almost always have a field full of the leftovers behind the barn. You go check to see what's there. You might find everything you need for free because he's a buddy. And they usually end up with so much that they start throwing it away. Hint, hint, hint. Don't let that happen. Anyway guys, we're going to get out of the way for now. Edward's coming up, you guys. It's your program and we'll be back at 8 o'clock on the Ending Intel Report. God bless. Bye-bye. We ain't playing that game. We ain't riding that boat with them. So let's do this. Ed, if you could. Go ahead. We're live. Sam's Cloud is still playing the music through. Ed, you can check that. Thank you. Appreciate it. Thank you. Appreciate that. Ed, if you could, we might have to check Sam Cloud. Well, we need to spot check Sam Cloud. Let's see if we've got anything, a skew there. And it may not be able to respond right away for obvious reasons if he's busy dealing with it. So again, thank you, caller. Anytime we have something that appears to be a skew calling into the program, not a problem, let us know what's going on. We can anticipate that it's going to be continuing as an issue from this point forward. It's going to get worse. It's not going to get better. simply because again the regime is they're not happy campers. They haven't gone for their handlers, the Israelis. Things have not been going as they originally hoped and this in turn is creating a lot of conservation. There we go, gotcha. If you got me, it should be back up and running. I don't know when it flipped but it did. The Sam Cloud pickup broadcaster switched over. Whenever we have a hiccup with our internet feed here, it's supposed to do that, but the MRF feed never got flipped, so I don't know why it was only the same crowd. Unique and unusual situation. Let me be crisp, and clear. There we go. We got, I think, you got that queued up. That's okay. I'll tell you what we're gonna do. Let me be crisp. Let's go to the guns and gadgets. So clear right out of the gate this bill has nothing to do with stopping crime What New Mexico lawmakers are pushing right now is a slow-motion ban on common firearms disguised as dealer regulation and every single gun owner in America needs to pay attention Because they're trying to do something that other states in their opinion haven't been coy enough to do Hey everyone, welcome back to the channel if you care about the Second Amendment, if you care about your right to keep mere arms, and if you believe that government should punish criminals, not gun owners, then you need to hear this. Subscribe to the channel to stay in the know, and turn on the bell notification so you're notified of when I put out new content. Today we're breaking down New Mexico Senate Bill 17, officially titled the Stop Illegal Gun Trade and Extremely Dangerous Weapons Act. And I want you all to understand something upfront. The name is a lie, the intent is control, and the target is you. Now let's walk through exactly what this bill does, line by line, and why it represents one of the most aggressive anti-gun proposals that we've seen in recent years. The first red flag here, no pun intended, is the title itself. Stop illegal gun trade. Extremely dangerous weapons. This is emotional manipulation plain and simple because nothing in this bill targets violent criminals. Nothing in this bill strengthens penalties for actual crimes with guns. Instead, it redefines common constitutionally protected firearms as extremely dangerous. And that's not public safety. That's political branding for confiscation. SB 17 creates a sweeping set of definitions that deliberately cast the widest possible net. Here's what they include. To say that gas operated semi-automatic firearms include AR-15's AK style rifles and countless sporting and defensive firearms owned by millions and millions of Americans. These are not exotic weapons. These are not military only firearms. These are the most common rifles in America. Yet, this bill treats them as if they were weapons of war. Because that's the only way the authors can try to justify banning them. Next, SB 17 goes after federally licensed firearms dealers. Under this bill, gun stores must install state approved alarm systems, harden buildings with bars, grates, and commercial steel doors. Install surveillance systems covering every entrance, exit, and point of sale. retain video footage for two years. And I'm sure they'll go back and update that to make it indefinite. Comply with any additional requirements that the state later decides to impose, like the length you get to save your hardware footage, your videos, and how much... If those of you who don't do video, you don't understand how large these files are. And to be recording nonstop all day while you're open, and to have the storage space to retain all that for two years, That's astronomical. And that alone could put FFLs out of business. This isn't about safety. This is absolute economic warfare. Small, family-owned gun stores will not survive this. Rural dealers will be forced to close. And once the gun stores are gone, access to firearms disappear without a single confiscation order being signed. And that's not accidental. That's the plan here. SB 17 also mandates that nobody under 21 years old may handle or sell firearms. Handle! Employees must undergo background checks. Mandatory state-approved training is required annually. Again, ask yourself, do grocery store clerks need state firearms training? Do pharmacy techs need constitutional law briefings? Do liquor store employees face annual compliance courses? No, of course not. Because this isn't about competence, this is about control. The state wants direct oversight over every human being involved in lawful firearm commerce. This section should alarm every freedom-loving American. SB 17 also requires permanent retention of Form 4473 Records. Why? That's a registry. Monthly inventory checks, immediate access for law enforcement, transfer of records to the state if a dealer closes. How are you supposed to give them all to the ATF if they close? So, how do you do that? Do you make copies? Hmm. Well, let's call this for what it is, a de facto firearms registry. Despite decades of assurances that we're not creating a registry, this bill does exactly just that, just through the back door. and history has shown us every registry eventually becomes a roadmap for confiscation. Under SB 17, dealers must report multiple firearm purchases, report thefts and losses within 48 hours, respond to law enforcement requests within 24 hours, shop clothes over the weekend, too bad, submit quarterly and annual reports to the state and the attorney general. And this turns gun dealers into extensions of law enforcement, not businesses serving lawful customers. And once again, criminals ignore these laws. Only the compliant suffer. And this is the heart of the bill. Beginning July 1st of 2026, SB17 prohibits the sale of magazines over 10 rounds, 50 caliber rifles, 50 caliber ammunition, gas-operated semi-automatic firearms, most modern semi-automatic rifles, This is an assault weapons ban, full stop. And under Supreme Court precedent, firearms that are in common use for lawful purposes are protected by the Second Amendment. Even the Department of Justice just told Massachusetts that in the video I did yesterday. AR-15s are the most common rifle platform in America, and banning them is flatly unconstitutional. This bill authorizes regular inspections, mandatory compliance certifications, public reporting of dealer violations, criminal penalties for paperwork errors. Now that Joe Biden's zero-tolerance policy has been rolled back, I guess this state, New Mexico, thinks they need to pick it up on their own. This creates a culture of fear where a single mistake can end a business. Again, this is regulation as punishment. And dealers must post state approved warning signs about criminal penalties, suicide hotlines, and storage requirements. Notice what's missing? There's no acknowledgement of the constitutional right being exercised. Only warnings. Only fear messaging. Only government narratives. Before we go any further on this horrible bill, if you carry a gun for self-defense, the biggest threat you'll face, might not just be the criminal, but from the government itself coming after you, once you defend yourself. That's why you need attorneys on retainer in your corner. What we're witnessing right now happening in the streets and a couple places around the country should make you realize that you are your own first responder. In some spots, the cops aren't even out there, leaving you all by yourself to defend yourself against an angry mob. 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This event is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills necessary to defend your freedoms, your rights, and your personal safety. You can hear directly from the attorneys who guide AOR members in their most critical moments along with some experts, individuals with real-world self-defense experience, and leading voices in the self-defense and firearms communities. You can learn more at the link down below. Don't wait until it's too late when everyone else runs AOR stands ready to fight for you and your rights. Click the link or hit the QR code sign up with code GNG and protect yourself before you need it. All right Make no mistake about this bill guys. SB 17 is not about safety. It is not about stopping crime. 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Everybody knows the ship is sinking. Everybody knows it kept in line. So, we've got things to do. Weapons Wednesday. One more time. Vests, that's over at Sportsman's Guide. They're over in the clearance section. You go to deals and clearance. When you get to the clearance, you want to go to military surplus. They're a little under $15 for the multi-pocket six-mag pouch tactical vests that are in OD Green, Vegetato, and Woodland. They may all maybe in black, but I don't think so. I think they're out of those in black. However, they have another vest that is available. They are called municipal surplus. We didn't have that decades ago, but we do now municipal surplus. But a black, similar vest with a few less pockets for about $12 and some pennies. And that is a very good buy. These are great items to, you know, kind of like stocking stuffers. So in this case, it's like Hmm, how about cash stuffers? You sit the equipment aside, don't want to necessarily spend top dollar. This equipment works. It's good enough for what it's for. So you take a look at it, see what it is, and float your boat camouflage-wise. I recommended vegetato, actually. It works exceptionally well in our part of the country. Now, it may not work perfectly everywhere, but it works well in our part of the country. I think, again, as I said, probably be really good down in Georgia. Red clay base, that red soil. And also out west, especially the bottom end of the Rockies, you've got more of that red granite popping up and other russets. And that's one of the colors that's in there. It's not real super dominant, but it's there. It makes for a useful breakup in the overall pattern of the scheme of things. And that's especially critical when you're trying to not be seen. So heads up on that one, and that's over at Sportsman's Guide. Also, I was discussing cashing, you know, making up cash cans. for your AR-15s, but you could use it for any other weapons. However, the AR-15 is so stoop and simple and cooperative with regard to being able to break down and conceal, you know, put away in stowage. You pop two pins and push pins back in so that they don't just weeble wobble around the outside of the receiver after you take the upper off. And you've got two very convenient pieces that stow quite nicely in a number of different packages. the 81mm and 120mm mortar cans that are out there. Sportsman's Guide has them for the best price that I've seen because they also give you free shipping. That free shipping with a very heavy bulky item like that is a double plus good thing. So heads up on that. That's why I keep pushing Sportsman's Guide on these particular items because the shipping expense is usually a bites you in the rear end and makes you go ouch! In this case with the scenario mapped out the way it is, anything over $49 is free shipping at Sportsman's Guide. It doesn't take long to do that. These cans run about $21 to $24. There's only two sizes, 81mm and the 120mm. They are exceptionally well built. They are US mil-spec for, again, remember, our mortar shells so they have to stand up they have to be well built otherwise it's kind of dangerous for everybody you know what I mean hold on here I know I'm making background noise because something's running across certain cables running across the fixture there we go might be a little quieter anyway take the time to get over there check those out but you can purchase them from anywhere local if you've got a source and they're offering them for that little a price Then take advantage of it. The 81mm motor cans, the 16 inch length uppers work perfectly. With the 120mm shell cans, your 20 inch AR-15s, I think up to about 22-23 inch because you can angle them a little bit inside the can. If you do use them, grab some high-impact foam from somebody that's tossing it out for packing or whatever you have, from something maybe at work, and make sure you put a bumper pad down at the bottom. It doesn't cost anything. But it'll just make it a little easier for being able to keep things from scuffing around. And of course, if at all possible, you want a Ziploc bag, everything, every item you put in a can. But these cans could be caches that are completely sealed from the environment. which means that you go in crawl spaces, you can put them in the middle of a haystack in a barn, you can put them in the chicken coop, you could sit them out back in the well house, though again I'd put a few extra coats of paint on them if I was going to do that. It's same as if somebody's talking about burying them, I wouldn't bury if I could help it, simply because the can itself is irreplaceable in the future will be quite useful. But it could be buried. However, a corn is a better choice, creating a chamber, graveling the floor, putting a stand-off pallet in there, and then putting the cans or any other devices, you know, containers inside the corn just like, you know, getting any other cargo storage point. So be creative, think ahead. Remember, you don't want to allow for any cross-contamination by moisture, so you want to make sure that everything is packed up well and secured in its environment. This is especially true with stuff that's going to be outside in earthen works or whatever, in buildings, not so much a problem. And even there, I still, you know, err in the to the side of caution to make sure it's not really an error. To make sure that we get it right so that when we come back and open up that can everything you need is fully functional and ready to roll right there right now. Pop, pop, boom, boom. It's very straightforward. Anyway, we're at the bottom of the hour. We're gonna hear the bottom of the hour regular. 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Are you familiar with the weapons themselves that physically felt the weapon, had time with the weapon and made it operate under its different operating conditions? Some automatic select fire is in three round bursts and select fire as in fully automatic. Some weapons can do that like the H-case. They have all the options. Whereas the US military went schizophrenic, they went from Semi and full auto, as in continual burst to, oh we can't do that, semi three round burst. Remember that with the M16A2? I do. Well anyway, so for that reason you better be familiar with the different weapons you may run into out and about. But most important here is if you are going to walk into the situation cold, What they used to train people to do, and I know people who successfully use this against living breathing targets, bank robbers, things of that nature, the M1 carbine was also the M2, M3 carbine. The M2 and M3 were automatic, not semi-automatic. They had select fire options. A lot of those ended up in police department hands. They were the go-to weapon before the AR-15, the carbine, because, you know, lots of mags, cheap ammo, government provided ammo, and select fire. So one of the techniques, first of all, was not to use a 30-round magazine, but rather a 15 in select fire and aim for the ankle or the shin of the person when initiating contact in full auto. And in fact, the policy was dump the whole magazine, just let her go. 15 rounds, and at least two different instances. The one that happened in Ypsilanti, Michigan is probably the best example. The guy was the bank robber in Washington, it was right on Washington Boulevard. I'm just outside of Ypsilanti, Michigan on the big long stretcher which is all built up and developed between Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti. The guy came in to rob a bank. One of the local state cops, I think it was a state cop, as a matter of fact, carrying an M2 carbine came into the bank, unawares actually, of how many people there were, but he did arm himself up. He knew the bank called and taken place. and came in, the guy who had a shotgun fired on the cop, the cop returned fire and used the technique we're talking about, aiming for approximately the ankle, he pulled the trigger and let it fly out of 15 rounds, 11 rounds hit the target. One round hit the guy in the shin, busted his leg right there on the spot, but even before he had a chance to fall, he got hit in the groin, he got hit in the hip, he got hit in the gut, he got hit in the chest, he got hit in the, you know, the lungs, hit him in the throat, hit him in the side of the head, and maybe the other, the last two or three rounds, maybe the other one between his leg the first time around or up over his head, who knows. But the fact is that, again, by doing this with the Select Fighter with fire, with a ride up, especially since remember the carbine is a light rifle, but doesn't have a compensator or anything like that on it. So it's just straightforward, full auto, lean into it, and short bursts, not spray and pray. This wasn't spray and pray. This was a technique that was quite successful. And so I would recommend having seen some of the end results of these particular practices. Remember, aim low, go slow. In this case though, if you're deciding you're going to capture a select fire weapon, because I assume that's what you've done. Hint, hint. Otherwise, I don't want to know. But the fact is that low into the target means that if the muzzle rises, especially the second and third rounds, even if you were just trying to go a three-round burst, the idea behind this is that by going low, you hit count. Misses don't cracking rounds over their head doesn't impress everybody As you become more experienced you realize if you're hearing the crack crack over your head Yeah, somebody shooting at you, but they're not hitting you so it gives you the the option to return fire effectively But if you're you know having Bullets make contact on target you're less motivated to do anything other than try to get out of the way and not be Perforated by any more projectiles So again down low This varies from weapon to weapon. Somebody say well the AR-15 doesn't have any recoil. Yeah, but most people you'll be working with haven't had any range time with automatic weapons. Now that was one thing about Knob Creek that I did like it. We have heard rumors. I have not heard any more than the first set of rumors, but we have information that the Knob Creek machine gun shoot may be active again, may be coming up. I'll find out more from the guys as quickly as I can. I already got another little notice that hey, certain things had changed with regard to the facility because of family issues. And because of that, that means that we've got a possibility that the Knob Creek Machine Gun Shoot will be in place again. Now there's a lot of places you can go and fire automatic weapons. If you go to, for instance, Las Vegas, why not? That would be a good idea. Have a plan on spending a certain amount of money going to one of the ranges there where you can rent and they will even have a person instruct you on how to use particular automatic weapons. Suggestion. You should, if you can, shoot the AR-15, the MP-5, and probably any of the HK's and 556 also. There's the, what is it, the HK-93. That, particularly, that's the civilian model, HK93 as opposed to HK91, is in 5.56. Why would you say do that? Well, you can select any number of other weapons. And if you have a certain type of sub-gun, the MP5, of course, is the most common out there still today. There are other sub-guns in different agencies and departments hands, but you're going to run into MP5s. You're going to run into a whole lot of ARs. Needless to say, it would be a very good idea to also be able to do a comparative study by personally firing both the AR-15 and the AK-47. Now, the neat thing about Knob Greek was that you could pretty much pay for ammunition for almost any gun you could imagine. And during the freehand shooting during the day, you could walk up and fire a handgun, a Thompson, any weapon you could imagine that was automatic. Any weapon you could think of, belt-fed, a magazine fed didn't make any difference. So if they do initiate that good training opportunity, at least for limited familiarization, no matter how much money you have to spend on ammo, then remember you're technically renting the gun. So they're going to charge you a little bit for everything overall wear and tear. That's how it works. However, otherwise, aim low. If you have people with little or no experience with arms, then by doing so, you're probably at least going to put bullets on target. I don't care if the enemy is wearing body armor, plates, whatever. It doesn't make any difference. Hits count, misses don't. Energy on target, rather than cracking over somebody's head. With regard to that also, let's remember bigger and heavier is better. But putting a lot of bullets down range is kind of handy because that stray shot might get through to something. May not get him, you know, may not go through the center of mass for all the plate carrying and other nonsense that's there. But there's all kinds of other soft chewing parts all around the perimeter. And attrition, okay, progressive attrition is a reality. People just don't take well to getting hit with bullets. You know myself included or any of you listening. So this is why you have to constantly be thinking and fully form in front fully Incorporating into the formula fire maneuver covering concealment while engaging the target effectively to neutralize the target Another thing that we mentioned the other day again. We're indirect fire weapons 40 millimeter grenade. Don't forget this a lot of 37 millimeter launchers out there many as a matter of fact When the 37mm launchers in their second wave, because they've been out for quite some time, they've been around for a long time actually, but more than 60, 70 years really, this is the year 2025, 50 years would put you at 1950, well 37mm fire launchers go back to the 20s, World War I, 1920s, 1930s. in the counterpart that were made for private use in the 70s to the 80s, quality is up and down. The biggest issue was proper manufacture of the 37 millimeter projectiles and flashbang type devices that were built. Materials worked to a degree, but there were malfeasance. There was failure to properly evaluate the long-term operation of pyrotechnics for the 37 and because of that there were mistakes that were made, things that happened. Now, they're still out there, most everybody has been up to speed, everybody that has them knows how to use them and how to build replacement. loads for everything. So we're not guessing on this anymore. But the 37s don't have the same potential as a 40 millimeter military grenade launcher, but they do offer the opportunity to train, to practice, to be familiar with. And that's, like everything else, that's half the battle. Muscle memory and knowing how to go through the procedures. So there are copies, for instance, of the M203 and 37 millimeter that are close enough It gives you a pretty good feel for how the weapon operates. One of the other things too is carrying the weapon itself. Being familiar with the weapons that are bulkier like the M203, the 40mm grenade launcher under the barrel of an M16A1 or A2. It's bulkier, a little different way you have to handle the weapon. It's going to feel different, which is important to understand, especially because you want to try to find the person that fits the weapon. Every man should know how to use a weapon system, but one thing we've talked about is, as we saw happen in World War II, but also in Korea for the same reason, is people gravitated towards particular weapons in the combined weapons team. And this is something that I think everybody needs to be ready for now. We've got a lot of people that do have MBRs, they're familiar with them, they're used to them, they're comfortable. Even though I've said we should be building .308s, most everybody will be comfortable with a .556 rifle. And a lot of people that will be acquiring weapons aren't necessarily going to be constant fighters. But what you need is a weapon that can, A, keep you out of trouble, keep you safe, allow you to contribute to a firefight, And then think of this, that if you build enough of them, you also have enough weapons to provide replacement weapons for the inventory of the militia, progressively through whatever campaign. Prior proper planning prevents piss poor performance. So, again, different weapons work. One of the things that I see, I had this conversation, and I'm serious, five times in two days tells me where people's minds are. I've had questions about the different types of, not select fire, but modifying fire for rapid fire, won't say automatic fire. My argument for that is for the most part with all of you is your little trigger finger is just as fast as anything that basically you build. Unless you plan on spraying and preying and dumping 30 rounds downrange haphazardly, doing a quick two or three round tap at burst with your little finger is just fine. more than enough to get the job done. Now, do you know how to lean into the weapon, properly control the weapon to keep those three rounds approximately where they need to be rather than one over in the golf course, one over in the back of the cow pasture, and the third one, you know, scutting into the earth in front of the guy you're shooting at? See, because that's the problem with some of the ideas that people have kind of settled on without real application. The conversation I had was about short barreled ARs in 5.56. And it's like, wow, I was thinking, this is what one person, one of our friends said, is like, wow, I was expecting to be able to get better accuracy and better groups out of the AR pistol that I'm getting. And I had to remind him, number one, it's not really a personal defense weapon in the same vein as a personal handgun. It's heavier, typically because even with the, let's see, what do they call that? Oh, that's right, you've got those special wrist supports. Okay, all that is is short stock. I've taught, we've argued this before. But no matter what, since you're not using it that way, you're supposed to be using it off hand, every weapon we've ever seen that's a heavier device of that type with a bulkier, more voluminous assembly, has a tendency not to be as accurate as an offhand shooting device for obvious reasons. Weebles wobble and then they fall. A personal handgun, I can screw 50 rounds into your arse at, you know, well, 50 rounds went about. Five rounds at 50 yards without any problem, I'll keep them in a quarter. Second nature, all of you should be able to perform the same way with, you know, again, a little bit of training. With the short barrel the other issue is flash which can be reduced a little bit and needless to say government implications because they'll interpret it as a short rifle or whatever which you don't need. If you're going to go that route though with a short barrel anything, considering what you're losing in muzzle velocity with a 5.56 but spending, oh hell, more than half a dollar on a round now, The 9mm AR as a short barrel weapon still makes more sense right now. And yes I know there's all the other pistol calibers but 9mm is the dominant, it's the most common, it's out there in force. It's not going to be replaced by anything right away because they've shoved all the police departments into it. They've shoved everybody off 40 caliber that they can. Now, there's 40 cal still out there too. Don't make any mistake about it. And I love 40 caliber, even though it's that in-between cartridge. I like it because it was cost efficient for a long time. That's changing because 9 millimeter is, of course, going to swamp the market again. So this is where the economy balances out against performance. Now, all these pistol cartridges, no matter what, are going to work in a light car being just fine. But you're going to have less muzzle flash with a, even if you go down to a 9 inch barrel in a, or in a, they'll even have 6.5s in an AR-15 carbine or a pistol. They have those uppers right now are as little as $104, $100 actually over at Delta Team Tactorily. It has some for $104 or less. Now here's the thing, the 9mm makes more sense. I can carry three rounds for the price of one, 5.56 round, number one. I can carry more magazines that are able to store anywhere, but the big thing is, again, control, minimal silhouette, minimal exposure. I can make it quiet if I want to. I've never had that as a critical issue. I know everybody's pushing silencers slash suppressors. As I pointed out to somebody in my situation, I want everybody for a half mile to two miles in every direction to know I'm pulling the trigger if I had to get to a fight. I want everybody in front of me to know that we're putting our rounds down range and I want everybody nearby because I want everybody to pitch in and shoot the people that I'm shooting at. People aren't really thinking about that. It's like, well I'm going to be a, now the hush puppy tools, they're all useful. They have their application. But in the earliest stages, no, the noise. We want everybody to know that we're being shot at and we're shooting back. I want to make as much noise as humanly possible. That way all the neighbors who might be of like mine but may not have caught on to everything right away, well, when they see the gun-caught confiscators or the UN this or the secret police that, they'll be putting a bullet in from the ass end while we're putting a bullet in from the front end. But they got to know what's going on and this is where again if all of you are defenders and your watchmen on the wall well the the outpost guard was given almost every weapon the garrison had even typically had a crossbow or a bow and arrow He also carried a helberd, a dirk, a short sword, a major sword, or a primary sword. You might have any number of other different throwable instruments, spears, or pikes, other types of pikes. Forgive me, I already mentioned pike. The pike is designed, helberd pike is designed for engaging cavalry. But the point is that a wide range of weapons are available and typically carried and reload, so to speak, too, spares of. So, if you're the guy who's standing there observing, the idea is that you're not just supposed to tell your sergeant of the guard post number six, oh! No, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang But if you were quieter, well, we don't, I can go back to bed. At least you're not making too much noise. Yes, but they're coming to kill you. Yes, but I can sleep a little longer before they do come to kill me. I'll be comfortable. My ears don't hurt. That's not really how it works. So again, fact is that With the short barrel weapons the pistol calibers are probably your better choice needless to say there's a lot of other weapons out there The high point carbine is still out there in force has a big following and we have a lot of them in the inventory with our troops They are effective. They are lightweight. They're easy to understand and operate And they have a lifetime warranty now if the if you go the AR route my recommendation is although there are many of the earlier by using the Uzi magazine, AR 9 millimeter carbines, the old commandos. There's a bunch of those out there. But today, it would be the Glock magazine version. There are two of them looking at something else and saying, yeah, well, they make them and weren't Glock. And somebody just showed me the SIG. Some of them are actually using SIG mags. I would not go that route. Again, my recommendation is to Glock simply because it's the most common mag. It's been around for decades. There's tons and tons and tons of them, and there will be tons and tons and tons of them all the way into the future out beyond sight. So the Glock magazine would be your best choice. If you are going to commit to that, remember also there are extended magazines. A little hint. The Mali Paintball MP5 magazine pouches are relatively cheap, but they're perfect for the extended Glock mags, which means they make good tactical rig for MOLLE systems for supporting a pistol like that in 9mm or a carbine. Now that's the other thing is if you don't want to take the risk, and I recommend you don't, It's easy to pick up a 9mm 16 inch barrel from Bear Creek Arsenal right now. I think they had them for as little as 154 and or 148 for one variant or another. You always got to look to see what's on sale, which mark down, who they have, what they would deal with. Now there again, 16 inch barrel. That's not as long as you want to go with a 9mm. In reality, a key word here, pistol calibers. One of the biggest problems we had for many years, and still do, not talked about, is that most of the SMG submachine guns, barrel length is 9 inches, 11 inches, could be up to 14.2, 14.5, but 11 inches was the sweet zone for the longest time and pretty well is accepted. 16 inches, yeah, with a 45, that's as long as you wanna go if you're gonna do a 45 ACP. because you actually start to lose energy if you go with a longer barrel. Some people go, well, why would you want a longer barrel to 60 inches? Well, back in the day for precautionary purposes, some companies that made 9 millimeter and 45 carbines went with a longer barrel so that the Fed couldn't walk up there with a tape measure and lie about what they saw. The good old days, which really haven't changed because the bat faggots are still the bat faggots and the feds are still lying SOBs from the get-go. We've seen it over and over again. So again, the 16 inch barrel configured 9mm, good choice, they work. One other cool thing about that is muscle memory. Everything will be the same. The only thing is, again, felt recoil will be slightly less for obvious reasons. 9mm versus 5.56. There's not much felt recoil with the AR-15 anyway. Magazines, magazines and more mags though is still the policy and immediately somebody asks, well how many mags would you carry for a 9mm carbine? Same as I would for my primary main battle rifle in .308, 23 magazines. If I was carrying a carbine and now a 9mm carbine or more actually, I mean why not more? Okay, do the, go grab a pile of 9mm loaded Glock mags, standard configuration, 17 or 19, that doesn't make any difference. And feel the weight, 23 mags. Now of course you could go a handful, 6 or 8 of the stick mags in the 30 rounders, or 29 or 32, whichever they are, running in a company because there are some variations there. But you're still looking at a reasonably lightweight package in terms of carry weight with a lot more volume fire. So this is another reason we've had the discussion about using the ARs or your 9mm with the extended mags or drums as suppression fire weapons because they're cheaper. Yet we normally use a squad gun, we normally use .308 if we can, 5.56 because that's what's been pushed. But in a pinch, 9mm for suppression fire would make more sense because, again, 2.5 to 3 rounds carried for 1.556. So you can put more bullets downrange. Now, is 9mm effective? Well, it's effective out to 2 to 300 yards, and I don't want to get shot by it at any distance, for obvious reasons. But as a suppression weapon used in a team element, it would be a way to go. There are a number of different drums available. So this makes the weapon able to sustain fire for a period of time, where the operator can sustain fire and focus on where he's putting the bullets, not reloading. Doesn't mean he can't use anything else that's out there. That's a whole lot behind the Glock mags. But the important thing is that we are able to adapt the weapon to the program so that we can get everybody familiarized with the process as about to properly organize and utilize the tools in the toolbox within a fire team and a squad. So again, prior proper planning prevents piss poor performance, come up with a solution that's gonna make sense, and very quickly everybody is on the same page with regard to operations, how to make things work. And it becomes second nature when they trade up to other arms that may become available. Remember, you're always working towards the next tier. You always have the eye towards whatever improvement can be made through stripping enemies, you know, dead warm corpses for all the good goodies that they're bringing to the battlefield for you. And those good goodies are kind of handy. I won't say they don't work, but we paid for them. One way or another, just like what we've seen before, I still wonder, and again I've asked this several times, where are all those military-age China men that our government isn't rounding up? The Fed only did 700,000 illegal aliens over a 12-going-on 13-month period? That's a jump change. That is absolute jump change. That means that they're planning on