Fridays Thoughs and Other Stuff

Dear Preppers and Survivalists,

Schreibwarengeschäft (ca 1988)
source
Deutsches Bundesarchiv

Last week, I talked about how you and your family need to be stocking up on the stuff you and your family normally use because prices are going up, up, and up.

Well, ...

There are certain items that you also need to be stocking up because they have gone up in price, drastically. These items have also 'disappeared' during times of trouble.


History
For some people, especially older folks, they can remember certain rifle magazines doubling, tripling, and even quadrupling in price, over a few days, weeks, and months.

Then, ...

These same magazines became unavailable because the government prohibited more from being manufactured

So, ...

Just Opened Package
from
Palmetto State Armory

I have started increasing my supply of magazines.


Normally
Every rifle needs at least 7 magazines. Six in ammunition pouches and one in the rifle. It's what the military calls a 'Basic Load.'

These magazines are loaded with 210 rounds, 30 rounds per magazine. Unless, you're one of those people that think magazine springs can get weak or will 'set,' then you'll have 196 rounds, 28 rounds per magazine.

Packing Removed to Show the Package's Contents
from
Palmetto State Armory

My Experience
Former soldiers know, some of these magazines will get lost, crushed, or ... just disappear.

So, ...

These seven magazines quickly become six, then five, then four, and sooner then later none.

And, ...

As we know, a semiautomatic weapon, without a magazine is a complicated (to load) single-shot.

Securely Wrapped Magazines
from
Palmentto State Armory

Other's Experience
Combat veterans will tell you having more loaded magazines is a lot better then having ammunition and unloaded magazines.

So, ...

You and your family should strive to have at least two basic loads of magazines.

In other words, ...

You and your family should have 14 magazines per rifle.

Fourteen Magazines
from
Palmentto State Armory

Preference
Some folks will discount my purchases because they like so-called plastic magazines.

Cool, to each their own. Especially you, my brother, Jumper.

But, ...

At $12.30 for a MAGPUL PMag, we (you and your family) can buy two metal mil-spec magazines from a U.S. government supplier.


Prediction
In four years, your family and friends are going to be soooo jealous when you tell them you bought fourteen 30-round magazines for under $100, not including shipping, from Palmetto State Armory.