Simon M. mentioned that following Mossberg's lead, the newly-minted "we're conservatives, honest!" management at Smith & Wesson has jumped on the "survival kit" band wagon. They now offer "Disaster Ready" kit packaging for four variants of their Glock-like Sigma Series 9mm and .40 S& W pistols. Simon says: "I see that the kit is missing a good knife and a holster. I hope there is a good flint in the Pocket Survival Pack. Now if they did one of these [kits] based on there M&P15 (AR-15) that would be a bit better." As previously mentioned in SurvivalBlog, S&W already offers a survival kit tailored for the Montana/Alaska/Canada "bear country" market including one of their whompin' huge .500 revolvers.
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I'm often asked for gunsmith recommendations. One that I can recommend highly is Rich Saunders, who operates CGW in Gardnerville, Nevada. He is an awesome FAL/L1A1 gunsmith that has branched out into other gunsmithing work, including AKs. Rich has done five FAL-type rifle builds for me in the past four years. (Three L1A1s, an L2 heavy barrel, and a custom inch magazine compatible "Para".) He does amazing work. All five of these rifles were absolutely gorgeous guns that function flawlessly. Rich also does custom coatings on firearms, and now sells knives and field gear. Highly recommended!
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Bob B. mentioned this book review of The Dangerous Book for Boys. Sounds like my childhood!
