Using Hesco Barriers For Homestead Defences etc

Looking for comments and ideas about using Hesco Barriers for underground home construction with modifications, homestead defences etc. From what I can read they could be fabricated from welded livestock wire panels filled with everything from rock to dirt and sand. And depending on thickness will stop all small arms fire, rpg etc. Could find no discussion on the forum so thought I would get one going. Think straw bale construction but with wire or dirt filled grids. I can see a lot of potential especially if you have some machinery like a tractor and loader etc. You can make them 2 ft wide or 4 ft wide or what ever you decide. http://ift.tt/2DOwpmt

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bolt action rifle what’s a good budget caliber to shoot.

I sold several of my "hunting guns" a couple of years ago, to get rid of rare and expensive rounds. I needed a replacement....

For my primary hunting gun (cartridge), there were a couple of requirements.....

1. Available ammo. I visited my local Wal-Mart. I made it a point to check out ammo and prices in little stores in small, rural towns.

2. Inexpensive ammo. Every store I visited, I compared prices of the various rounds.

3. All-around capability. North American game is the target, so I only needed ballistics that would shoot flat, but also be effective on large game.

I intentionally selected the 270 Win. I reload....so....I have maximum variability.....

110gr.... great varmint loads
130gr.... great for deer and flat shooting long distance
150gr.... great for Elk
165-180gr.... Bigger Critters

But a basic load of either 130gr or 150gr in Wal-Mart is as cheap a big game ammo as can be purchased and an incredibly versatile gun.

By the way, I opted for the Ruger American and it drills single holes.... Topped with a Redfield 3-9x40.

Post Script...... If I owned the guns you have..... I would purchase a .223/5.56. Your Creedmoor and Aught Six means you don't need a 270.

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From my family to yours, Merry Christmas.

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Maintenance and upkeep keeping up your gear and supplies

There is nothing more aggravating and also dangerous than un-kept equipment and gear.
Do folks look over and use as well as maintain the gear they have acquired?

I looked up this am and saw dark clouds and a warm-cold feel (common in NM winters) that told me that snow may been soon here.

So when we got back from our trip to the evil coffee empire, I started to clean up and set up the generator for possible use this winter.

it dawned to me that a lot of my gear needs tending and upkeep. So I have apparently a long list.

Do you have a schedule to maintain your gear? Do you keep spare parts and replacement items on hand?

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The legend of Randolph - a contemporary fable

We've all heard of Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen... Comet and Cupid and Donner and Blitzen.

Most of us have heard of Rudolph the Red nosed reindeer who started out as an oddball outcast before he was accepted but few have heard of Rudolph's clumsy half-brother Randolph.

Randolph was about as uncoordinated as it was possible for a reindeer to be. He would constantly trip over his own hooves, bump into things like walls and trees. Santa spent many hours trying to train Randolph in the skills of pulling a sleigh while in harness.

Time after time, Santa would put Randolph into the traces and hook him up to the small training sleigh.

And time after time, Randolph would get his hooves all tangled up and either fall over, break the traces or tip over the sleigh. Santa, being a very patient and kindly elf, persisted in the training until one day, as if by magic, Randolph seemed to "get it" and was able to successfully pull the training sleigh all the way across Santa's North Pole training field.

Santa was overjoyed since Prancer was starting to suffer from a bit of arthritis and hoped that Randolph could fill in for him... at least on a temporary basis.

Finally, the big day came for Randolph's maiden flight as part of Santa's 1st string reindeer team and, in the beginning, everything seemed to go right as rain. Hitched in the second row on the left, immediately behind Dasher, Randolph followed Santa's commands beautifully... running to attain flying velocity, responding quickly and correctly to Santa's tugs on the reins... it seemed as if Randolph's maiden flight would be just the first of many in his new career as one of Santa's finest.

That was, until the team arrived at the first rooftop that Santa wanted to land on and Randolph suddenly forgot his training, failed to properly apply his brakes and rand smack-dab into Dasher's rear end!

And thus, was created the legend of Randolph, the brown nosed reindeer!

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