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CIA Strategist-Presidential Transition Period is High Risk

Dr Peter Pry, Executive Director of the EMP Task Force and former CIA Nuclear Strategist joins me today to lay out the threats which are specific to the transition time between now and the inauguration. To learn more, read Dr Pry’s book, The Long Sunday.

Danny Walker’s survival retreat has been devastated by violence since the detonation of the EMP. A megalomaniacal warlord’s designs on absolute power have already brought him to Danny’s doorstep once, leaving a trail of blood and heartbreak in his wake. Danny’s only hope is to infiltrate Regent Schlusser’s camp and bring him down from the inside. It’s a risky proposition. If he is caught, he’ll be executed as a spy, but there is no other alternative.

In this epic struggle between good and evil, Danny’s mettle will be tested, his faith will be tried, and he’ll have to dig deep for the courage to continue.

CLICK HERE to purchase your Kindle or paperback copy of A Haunt for Jackals

Trading Post in the Woods is ran by veteran crisis responders who know how important it is to be prepared. They specialize in comprehensive natural survival remedy kits, preparedness and homesteading supplies as well as skills training. Visit them online today at TradingPostInTheWoods.com.

CampingSurvival.com has all of your preparedness needs including; bug out bags, long term food storage, water filters, gas masks, and first aid kits. Use coupon code PREPPERRECON to get 5% off your entire order at Camping Survival.

The dollar has lost over 90% of its purchasing power since 1971. Silver, on the other hand, has proved to be a very stable form of wealth preservation over the years. Silver.com offers fantastic prices on silver and gold. Check out Silver.com today.

Ready Made Resources is a trusted name in the prepper community, because they’ve been around for 18 years. They offer great prices on Night Vision, water filtration, long term storage food, solar energy components and provide free technical service. Get ready for an uncertain future at ReadyMadeResources.com!

Happy Prepping!

Mark

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Unprecedented Vulnerability-Pt 2-Plus Gear Review!

On today’s show is the second half of my analysis of current threats. I provide advice on how to mitigate against the uncertainty. The election is over, but we’re not out of the woods yet. Civil unrest and vulnerability in the financial markets make this a very risky period.  I also review some prepper gear that I had a chance to try out recently.

Danny Walker’s survival retreat has been devastated by violence since the detonation of the EMP. A megalomaniacal warlord’s designs on absolute power have already brought him to Danny’s doorstep once, leaving a trail of blood and heartbreak in his wake. Danny’s only hope is to infiltrate Regent Schlusser’s camp and bring him down from the inside. It’s a risky proposition. If he is caught, he’ll be executed as a spy, but there is no other alternative.

In this epic struggle between good and evil, Danny’s mettle will be tested, his faith will be tried, and he’ll have to dig deep for the courage to continue.

CLICK HERE to purchase your Kindle or paperback copy of A Haunt for Jackals

Trading Post in the Woods is ran by veteran crisis responders who know how important it is to be prepared. They specialize in comprehensive natural survival remedy kits, preparedness and homesteading supplies as well as skills training. Visit them online today at TradingPostInTheWoods.com.

CampingSurvival.com has all of your preparedness needs including; bug out bags, long term food storage, water filters, gas masks, and first aid kits. Use coupon code PREPPERRECON to get 5% off your entire order at Camping Survival.

The dollar has lost over 90% of its purchasing power since 1971. Silver, on the other hand, has proved to be a very stable form of wealth preservation over the years. Silver.com offers fantastic prices on silver and gold. Check out Silver.com today.

Ready Made Resources is a trusted name in the prepper community, because they’ve been around for 18 years. They offer great prices on Night Vision, water filtration, long term storage food, solar energy components and provide free technical service. Get ready for an uncertain future at ReadyMadeResources.com!

Happy Prepping!

Mark

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Sunday Prepper Bible Study-Proceed with Caution

 For thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Let not your prophets and your diviners, that be in the midst of you, deceive you, neither hearken to your dreams which ye cause to be dreamed. For they prophesy falsely unto you in my name: I have not sent them, saith the Lord. 

Jeremiah 29:8-9

One of the new “prophetic words,” going around in the prophecy circles is that Donald Trump is a type of Cyrus whom God has sent to restore America. They believe Trump will pull us back from the brink, just as Cyrus issued the decree and helped to fund the rebuilding of Jerusalem after the Babylonian captivity.

Exercise caution when hearing these so-called words from God. To put it mildly, I’m skeptical. Very, very skeptical. Yes, I voted for Trump for many reasons, not the least of which is the fact that I believe his replacement for Scalia will be a better pick than Hillary’s ever would have been.

But on to the Cyrus prophecy. Cyrus was king of the Persians, a pagan culture. When he conquered Babylon, he released the Jews who’d been held captive so they could return to Juda. Oddly enough, many of the speakers who are espousing the Cyrus prophecy about Trump are the same ones claiming that Trump is now a Christian. Do you see the inconsistency there? Either Trump is a pagan king sent to restore America, or he is one of us. As the French say, you can’t have the butter and the money from selling the butter.

Here’s a little more about Cyrus. His decree to release the Jews came 70 years after they’d been taken into captivity and Jerusalem had been burnt to the ground. So, in a historical context, it doesn’t line up at all. We’re still sinning and grinning like there’s no tomorrow. We’re still slaughtering 3,288 babies a day, God’s Word is still banned from the classroom, and athieism is still taught to our children via evolution in the Bible’s stead. These are not the markings of a repentant nation whom the Lord has punished and is now ready to restore.

I do believe Trump offers us a better chance of righting these wrongs than Hillary would have, but we’ve got work to do if we hope to evade the judgement of God for our failures. Is it possible? Yes. Is it likely? Probably not.

I think God is giving us one last opportunity to repent of all this wickedness before he turns us over to selfdestruct. Let’s not squander it.

Jesus said “what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world yet loses his own soul?” Prepper translation: “What good will it do you to survive the coming economic collapse, nuclear war, or even a zombie apocalypse if you don’t know you will go to heaven when you die.” A recent study found that 10 out of 10 people die! On that day we will meet our Maker. It only makes sense to be prepared for that day. Click here to learn more about knowing GOD.

Have a blessed day and happy prepping!

Mark

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Audiobook Presentation-Episode 9-The Days of Elijah: Apocalypse

Episode Nine features Chapter Eight of The Days of Elijah, Book One: Apocalypse. We’ll have a new episode each week, read by Kevin Pierce.

After a massive wave of disappearances, twenty-six-year-old CIA analyst, Everett Carroll, finally believes what he’s been told about the biblical prophecy of the rapture. But will he be able to survive the gantlet of destruction known as the Great Tribulation? Seven seals, seven trumpets and seven vials of God’s wrath are about to be poured out upon the earth, and woe to the inhabitants thereof!

Can’t wait for the next episode? You don’t have to!

CLICK HERE to purchase your Kindle or paperback copy of The Days of Elijah

CLICK HERE to purchase your audiobook edition of The Days of Elijah

This special audiobook presentation of The Days of Elijah, Book One: Apocalypse, is sponsored by APMEX. Trust AMPEX for your gold and silver bullion needs.

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A Guide to Smokeless Powder

This is a guest post sponsored by our friends at Widener’s Reloading and Shooting Supplies.

Smokeless powder is basically the fuel for your ammo. Without it, you have nothing but a short spark of a primer and a self-defense tool that offers minimal range that really wouldn’t be practical. But despite its importance, most shooters know very little about how smokeless powder works, the different types of gunpowder available to shooters today and how you can maximize your ammunition’s performance with the right powder.

Characteristics of Gunpowder

Powder Shapes and Metering

Gunpowder comes in four primary shapes: ball, flattened ball, flake and stick. They all offer different benefits that you’ll want to consider based on the type of shooting you plan to do.

If you get into reloading, you’re bound to hear the term “powder metering” a lot. Metering is how consistently a powder measures; If a powder is said to “meter well”, it can be measured very precisely. If it meters poorly, that means you can’t measure powder consistently.

Ball powder

Ball powder is just like you’d probably imagine – it’s tiny spheres that look like little balls, or spheres. Ball shaped smokeless powder is pretty cheap for the big manufacturers to produce quickly so it’s generally the most cost-effective for reloaders.

Ball shaped smokeless powder generally meters better than other powder shapes. That can sometimes mean you get more accurate loads that have a longer shelf-life. Ball powders burn at lower temperatures, about 100 degrees cooler than other shapes, which means you don’t put as much stress on the barrel of your firearm. That can lead to a cheaper shooting experience as you’re not wearing barrels out as frequently.

Flattened Ball Powder

Flattened ball smokeless powder is very similar to the traditional ball powder. The primary advantage to the flattened ball shape is one that benefits shotgun shooters.

Powder can sometimes get pushed into a highly compressed area like the back of the wad with traditional ball powder. As you’d guess, that compaction can impact the rate at which the powder burns. Flattened powder modules mean there is less of a tendency to move and compress so you’ll get a consistent burn rate.

Flake Powder

Flake powder looks like a bunch of tiny discs. When manufactured, this powder is formed into tubes and then cut into small sections. A good analogy for this might be if you consider a bunch of sausages being made and then sliced.

Flake shaped gunpowder does have a tendency to stack up when you’re measuring, which can lead to trouble to meter with precision. As you’d expect, that can lead to inconsistent loads and performance.

Stick Powder

This smokeless powder is shaped like a bunch of small cylinders and is the most popular shape for rifle cartridges. Stick powder is generally considered the most difficult to meter because of its shape and the good possibility that some of the ‘sticks’ may break. Stick power burns very hot relative to the other shapes.

Powder Density

When considering a powder to use, one of the first things you should account for is load density. Simply stated, powder density relates to how much room is left between the flakes or kernels when the powder is poured into a casing. Ideally, you’ll have a density between 80-90% so your powder has plenty of room for the explosion to take place.

More powder is great right? Not so fast. While you might be tempted to load with great density, it’s important not to go too dense. If you load your cartridges at 95% or potentially even higher, you could pack the powder to the point that your primer doesn’t have sufficient room to burn through the powder.

But, as you’d probably guessed, going too low isn’t any good either. Low density can push the point of peak pressure toward the muzzle, which will force your velocity to drop. Low powder density can also cause powder shifting, resulting in inconsistent pressure and performance for your loads.

Burn Rate

It’s tough to tell with the naked eye, but powders burn at different rates and that burn rate can have a massive impact on the performance of the cartridge as a whole.

There’s no standardized unit of measurement for burn rate. So, as shooters, we’re required to simply compare powders to one-another to get a sense of how quickly or slowly various powders burn. This leads to a ton of conversation, debate and sometimes even controversy among shooters.

Typically, magnum loads will use powders that use slower burning powders because they need to generate greater power. By burning slower, the powder will create peak pressure for a longer timeframe, which allows sustained power to push the heavier magnum bullet.

For a good idea of just how different burn rates can be, take a look at the Vihtavuori N310 powder when compared directly with the much slower burning Hodgdon US869 powder in the video below:



Most manufacturers include a burn rate chart on their websites, like this one from Hodgdon that will give you a good idea of the relative burn rate of one powder to another.

Pistol vs. Rifle vs. Shotgun Powder

Handgun Powder

Handgun powder is generally the fastest burning of the three major firearm powder types. You get the most amount of energy in the shortest amount of time and distance with these powders. It makes sense when you consider the relatively short length of pistols barrels and if you were to use a slow burning powder, you’d see a bright flash at the end of the barrel. While a pretty sight to a lot of shooters – that flash is actually wasted energy that could be propelling the bullet toward your target.

Rifle Powder

Almost the exact opposite of handgun powders, rifle powder tends to burn slower. This allows them to complete the explosion through the entire barrel and deliver a consistent pressure from start to finish. Slow powder pushes the bullet down the barrel at an even pace while keeping pressure down and utilizing the most energy. If you were to accidentally load a rifle cartridge with pistol powder, there is a chance the quick burst of high energy could cause damage to your rifle’s barrel so that’s definitely a combination to avoid!

 Shotgun Powder

Shotgun powder is a bit of an anomaly because there’s a huge variety of powders that can be successfully used to load shotgun shells. The biggest rule of thumb is that heavier shotgun loads require a slower burning powder. If you were to use a fast burning powder with a heavy load, you run into the same trouble as if you load pistol powder in a rifle cartridge: too much pressure can build up and damage your firearm’s barrel or cause injury.

Three Major Gunpowder Brands

There are three major players selling smokeless gunpowder in the United States: Hodgdon Powder,  Alliant Powder and Western Powders. As with most components, different shooters have different preferences but all three of these producers have good reputations for reliability and performance.

The Wrap-Up

Loading your cartridges doesn’t have to be an overly complex endeavor. While the marketing buzz behind some of today’s factory loaded ammunition can lead you to believe the whole process is complex and technical (and it can be), with a basic understanding of the chemistry and physics involved, you can load your own ammo safely. Any shooter – whether he or she relies on factory loaded ammo – can become better at their craft by fully understanding the components that go into their loads and how they interact for the product they fire down range. Remember, if you’re unsure of something there are plenty of resources to help out. The firearms community collectively has a wealth of experience and knowledge that most of us are willing to share. So, don’t be afraid to ask or check out Widener’s even more details about smokeless powder.

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Unprecedented Vulnerability

The election is over, but we’re not out of the woods yet. Civil unrest and vulnerability in the financial markets make this a very risky period. On today’s show, I identify the threats and provide advice on how to mitigate against the uncertainty.

Click HERE for more info on the giveaway!

Danny Walker’s survival retreat has been devastated by violence since the detonation of the EMP. A megalomaniacal warlord’s designs on absolute power have already brought him to Danny’s doorstep once, leaving a trail of blood and heartbreak in his wake. Danny’s only hope is to infiltrate Regent Schlusser’s camp and bring him down from the inside. It’s a risky proposition. If he is caught, he’ll be executed as a spy, but there is no other alternative.

In this epic struggle between good and evil, Danny’s mettle will be tested, his faith will be tried, and he’ll have to dig deep for the courage to continue.

CLICK HERE to purchase your Kindle or paperback copy of A Haunt for Jackals

Trading Post in the Woods is ran by veteran crisis responders who know how important it is to be prepared. They specialize in comprehensive natural survival remedy kits, preparedness and homesteading supplies as well as skills training. Visit them online today at TradingPostInTheWoods.com.

CampingSurvival.com has all of your preparedness needs including; bug out bags, long term food storage, water filters, gas masks, and first aid kits. Use coupon code PREPPERRECON to get 5% off your entire order at Camping Survival.

The dollar has lost over 90% of its purchasing power since 1971. Silver, on the other hand, has proved to be a very stable form of wealth preservation over the years. Silver.com offers fantastic prices on silver and gold. Check out Silver.com today.

Ready Made Resources is a trusted name in the prepper community, because they’ve been around for 18 years. They offer great prices on Night Vision, water filtration, long term storage food, solar energy components and provide free technical service. Get ready for an uncertain future at ReadyMadeResources.com!

Happy Prepping!

Mark

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Sunday Prepper Bible Study-A Spirit of Stupor

God has given them a spirit of stupor, Eyes that they should not see And ears that they should not hear, To this very day.

Romans 11:4

I am dumbfounded by a group of people who refuse to have bathrooms identified by gender, who fight so adamantly to have the words boy, girl, mother, father, him, and her removed from the English language, yet one of their main bones of contention is that fact that they can’t have a woman president.

Likewise, they are up in arms that the unborn may be proteceted, and the non-binaries with female reproductive organs will be told that they have to concieve if they become pregnant. This utter violation of their human rights is untolerable, but they fully support bringing in Muslims who will steer our country toward Sharia Law which will strip those same non-binaries of their right to drive, vote, or say no to unwanted sexual advances.

It’s hard to explain unless you actually believe that God has turned these purple penguins over to a spirit of stupor. If that’s the case, can we blame them for this absolute absurd line of reasoning? To revive a slogan from eight years ago- yes we can!

God has turned them over to their own ignorance because they first rejected him. Over and over and in every way, the left persistantly and consistantly rejects God’s Word, God’s Way, and God’s Son. So they have no one to blame but themselves.

Jesus said “what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world yet loses his own soul?” Prepper translation: “What good will it do you to survive the coming economic collapse, nuclear war, or even a zombie apocalypse if you don’t know you will go to heaven when you die.” A recent study found that 10 out of 10 people die! On that day we will meet our Maker. It only makes sense to be prepared for that day. Click here to learn more about knowing GOD.

Have a blessed day and happy prepping!

Mark

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A Haunt for Jackals is NOW AVAILABLE! Plus Another Giveaway!

A Haunt for Jackals , Seven Cows, Ugly and Gaunt: Book Three is NOW AVAILABLE!

Danny Walker’s survival retreat has been devastated by violence since the detonation of the EMP. A megalomaniacal warlord has stepped in to fill the vacuum of authority left by the utter collapse of society. Regent Schlusser’s designs on absolute power have already brought him to Danny’s doorstep once, leaving a trail of blood and heartbreak in his wake. Another conflict with the malicious dictator will spell certain death for the remaining members of the compound.

Danny’s only hope is to infiltrate Schlusser’s camp and bring him down from the inside. It’s a risky proposition. If he is caught, he’ll be executed as a spy, but there is no other alternative.

In this epic struggle between good and evil, Danny’s mettle will be tested, his faith will be tried, and he’ll have to dig deep for the courage to continue.

Only $0.99 for the Kindle Edition, Hurry Limited Time Offer!
CLICK HERE to purchase your Paperback or $0.99 Kindle edition.

Kevin Pierce has finished the audiobook production, and we’re just waiting on Audible to approve the files, so it should be available in the next week or so.

Another Giveaway!

As usual, I’ll be giving away some great survival gear to celebrate the release of A Haunt for Jackals.

One First Prize Winner will win a custom Prepper Recon Individual First-aid Kit! These kits contain everything you need to treat a traumatic injury, including an Israeli battle dressing, tourniquet, quick clot, EMT shears, bandages, and gauze.

One Second Prize Winner will win a first aid essentials kit which has the Israeli battle dressing, tourniquet, quick clot, and  EMT shears.You’ll just have to put your own bandaids, gauze and antibiotic gel in it. Second prize winner will also get a copy of Cal Wilson’s new prepper fiction book, EMP, The End of the Grid as We Know it as well as a copy of his Dirt Cheap Valuable Prepping book.

Here’s How you Win:

Leave a review for A Haunt for Jackals on Amazon.com
Send an email including your Amazon screen name that you used for the review to: PrepperRecon@gmail.com. Use Jackals Giveaway in the subject line.

The drawing for the winners will be held Friday, December 16th. The winner’s Amazon screen name will be posted on PrepperRecon.com to announce that they’ve won. The winner will also be notified via email.

Godspeed in the drawing!

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Audiobook Presentation-Episode 8-The Days of Elijah: Apocalypse

Episode Eight features Chapter Seven of The Days of Elijah, Book One: Apocalypse. We’ll have a new episode, read by Kevin Pierce, each week.

After a massive wave of disappearances, twenty-six-year-old CIA analyst, Everett Carroll, finally believes what he’s been told about the biblical prophecy of the rapture. But will he be able to survive the gantlet of destruction known as the Great Tribulation? Seven seals, seven trumpets and seven vials of God’s wrath are about to be poured out upon the earth, and woe to the inhabitants thereof!

Can’t wait for the next episode? You don’t have to!

CLICK HERE to purchase your Kindle or paperback copy of The Days of Elijah

CLICK HERE to purchase your audiobook edition of The Days of Elijah

This special audiobook presentation of The Days of Elijah, Book One: Apocalypse, is sponsored by APMEX. Trust AMPEX for your gold and silver bullion needs.

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Happy Thanksgiving!

Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.
Psalm 100:4

 

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