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SHTF, The Gun Thing

From Friend & Longtime Reader JCinPA:

I’ve been handicapping the probability of widespread violence around the election—I mean as in nationwide—for a couple of years and now I believe any sentient person knows it is now virtually 100%. The only question remaining is which side wins the election, that will determine which side kicks off the festivities, but we will have festivities.

For any of your readers who are not firearms enthusiasts (there must be 1 or 2?), you may want to put this out as a public service announcement. Good condition S&W police surplus revolvers. Add $50-75 for s&h and processing, but in the unlikely event someone has no weapon and is now regretting that fact, these are the ticket for the non-shooter.

Along with four to five 5-gal water bottles and some 4patriot food packs, it’s time to get prepared.

All good advice and two good links.  Thankee, my friend.

I actually added some supplies to the SHTF cupboard a day or two ago, for no apparent reason.  Hadn’t done it for a while, but something must have been tickling my antenna.  And I don’t think I’m the only one…

16 comments

  1. The first firearm I ever purchased was a local-police-surplus S&W Mod. 64, exactly like those. I believe I paid around eighty eurobucks for it back in the early 2000s. Mine was probably never even carried, had just sat in a locker. It is super accurate, considering it has only little gutter sights, and it has never failed to go bang. I still have it and enjoy using it. Excellent recommendation. Everybody should have one or two.

    1. Right there with you. It wasn’t my first gun purchase, but sometime back in the mid-1990’s when I had my FFL, I bought a used LEO gun from Century Arms. IIRC, the agency was some Fish and Game outfit on the east coast. Any who, it was a very clean S&W M67-1 with very little wear. Still have it.

      All that said, Here’s another good deal. I have owned one of these for a few years now–

      https://www.budsgunshop.com/product_info.php/products_id/118780/canik+55+tp9sf+9mm+flat+dark+earth+18+1+4.46

      Love it. Very short trigger reset. Check out the entire line. Also check them out on YouTube at Scooch gun reviews.

  2. Sigh.

    Yes, the prices on surplus arms have certainly skyrocketed. I’m not sure if they’ve gone up more than the pace of inflation, but it sure seems so.

    I was tempted to get one myself, but I can’t really justify a 7th revolver in the safe when I really need either a shorty PCC or an SBR. Ooops, scratch that last, I meant to say braced pistol. Lol

  3. These are work horses and not show horses

    But they would be handy for purposes of extra guns to keep in the cars or secreted around the house

    And stocking stuffers of course since Christmas is right around the corner

    Thanks, Kim

  4. That’s a smoking deal! Most used revolvers are going for more than that. Once in a while I will find a good deal on something. A revolver is great for someone new to firearms and doesn’t intend on learning how to use the slide lock, magazine release and a safety. There was one such person in my class at Sig last July. Besides, revolvers are just plain fun! No bending over to find and pick up brass like a range chicken pecking at the ground. All six from a revolver can be dumped into your hand or they’re in one spot on the ground.

    Instead of a new equalizer, I’ve been socking away some more ammunition. NY does background checks on ammunition and charges a fee for it. MA just instituted recording what you buy for ammunition and how much you buy. Hello free America New Hampshire! Road trip!!!

    1. Massachusetts sucks. Living here is like being in a communist country.

      The new law in Massachusetts is bullshit for many reasons but the ammo thing is especially terrible.

      So now if you buy ammo you have to have your name address type of ammo and how much ammo you bought recorded. I wonder if people at big box retailers don’t give that info to prying eyes and then your house gets robbed.

      And the gestapo knows how much ammo you have as well

      Also – a police chief in Ware Massachusetts spoke up against this fucking bullshit. He was “Warned” by the state gestapo to stay in his lane. And that he violated the ethics policies of the state.

      Interesting how there were commie police who stood with the lesbian bull dyke governor in support of this fucking shit and that is ok though.

      https://www.mass.gov/news/state-ethics-commission-issues-public-education-letter-to-ware-police-chief-shawn-crevier

      This is some Stasi shit

        1. Dont forget most anything semi auto is forbidden now in the rifle category. If it’s semi auto and a rifle – it has to have a fixed magazine. And the state offers no guidance on how the magazine should
          Be fixed into said rifle. So you could pin it and still be in violation

          Also your supposed to register your shit coming up on a new yet to come website one time for everything you own and then semi auto rifles and pistols you have to register yearly on the upcoming website

          New training too. The law says for new AND renewals. So I think people with license to carry’s will maybe have to take more courses. $$$$ and time. These politicians in Massachusetts are fucking scumbags.

          Not only our governor. Don’t forget this fucking scumbag.

          John Velis. Veteran. Took and oath in the military and as a politician. This fucking scumbag Velis voted for 4885 aka the new Massachusetts gun law.

          Total scumbag.

          https://malegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/JCV0

  5. Unrepentant wheel gunner that I am, you just gave me some morning wood. ‘Scuze me while I go see what the wife is up to.

  6. Ruger GP100 4 inch stainless 357 magnum 6 shot model. (They do make a 7 shot now).

    Best revolver for me.

    357 is a mean round.

    No magazines to fuck around with and lose

    GP100 is good to go.

  7. For anyone that lives in Massachusetts – or anywhere for that matter – that is interested to see which politicians voted for violate their rights for bill 4885 here is the roll call info

    Massachusetts Senate 4885 rolls call –

    https://irp.cdn-website.com/7a261750/files/uploaded/SenateRollCall208.pdf

    Massachusetts House 4885 rolls call –

    https://irp.cdn-website.com/7a261750/files/uploaded/HouseRollCall135.pdf

    Governor Maura Healey signed this bill. And then when signatures were collected from
    Voters to put the bill on hold for 2 years – she enacted an “Emergency preamble” which puts the bill into effect immediately.

    https://www.nbcboston.com/news/politics/healey-makes-move-to-block-efforts-to-suspend-mass-gun-reform-law-for-2-years/3507962/?amp=1

    Remember what these oath breaking scumbags have done.

  8. What police dept in 2024 still had revolvers – in .38 special no less – to trade-in?? Damn! I thought they had all gone Glock decades back.

    Very very tempting. But I already have approval to spend more than that and I’ve been eyeballing one of the new Colt revolvers very heavily. And yes, I know it’s probably way over-priced and a Turkish or Brazilian knock-off would probably shoot just as good. And I don’t care. I want a Colt. Again.

  9. Back when the GA State Patrol went with the Glock37 45GAP the city of Savannah followed suit. I got a police trade in S&W 65-2 for $275. It had gummy grips and a lot of holster wear with some bad scratches but no wear on the forcing cone and the internals were factory fresh. I spent 3 or 4 hours on the buffing wheel to get the scratches out and then a walnut media blast to give it a satin look instead of the bright mirror finish. I put a Crimson Trace rubber grip on it. It is my cold weather carry piece.

  10. For those born in the happy half of the 20th Century (me – barely), there are those new-fangled, labor-saving autoloaders to be had at various online retailers.

    I bought a used po-lice turn-in Gen 5 Block in good condition for about 400 less than Gaston’s trophy wife charges new. It was destined to be a beater trunk gun for when da chit comes around again. Once in my grubbies, I marveled at the pristine finish and the few barely noticeable scratches in the grip. And I’ll be damned to heck if it had a single round through it.

    The lawmen are turning in their Gen 5s for the Gen 5s with the optical mounting system. You have an opportunity!

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