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My name is Dave; I’ve never been on any “forum” before, anywhere. There just seems to be too many whackjobs out there to have to deal with, until I stumbled upon this site a few days ago, we just kept to ourselves.
Introduction. I grew up here in southern MO, lived for a time in Dallas, and Colorado Springs, and Fairfax, VA before going in the Marine Corps as an MP. After that my job was with the LAPD. As most in LE can tell you there is nothing better about the job than dealing with and helping people. One of the benefits is the ability to watch someone do something stupid, so you pull them over and – “have a conversation with them!” It got, for me, to the point that I was about ready to pull over the future Darwin Award Recipient and say; “What in THEE HELL do you think you are doing?” Before it got to that point I thought it was a good idea to change jobs, but LE is a livelong ‘in the blood’ job that I miss everyday. The Marine Corps too!
My idea for life after LE was to turn one of three “hobbies” into business, SCUBA, Explosives, and BBQ. Well SCUBA instruction was a flop that sunk :) off the shores of SoCal (Southern California) so I moved back to MO (You can take the boy out of the country…) and back to my Hillbilly ways in my beloved Ozark Hills.
Growing up there was no such word “Survivalist” we just lived our lives that way. I didn’t spend much time in school, as there was too much in the woods to see and do, but I did go enough to get that Diploma. Now, with a family of my own we live the same life. We have an operational farm with Amish friends and neighbors, and we do most everything ourselves, from making our own beer, butter, beer, cheese, beer, bread, beer, ammunition, beer, have a large garden, make beer, and have the full range of farm critters to care for, and then eat while drinking beer. Did I forget to mention that we make our own beer too?
With 3 kids, that also love living in the country, we are about as self sufficient as we can be at this point, without being off of the grid, too much electronics required for business ventures. My other (better) half, is a Psycho-Nut-Ologist in the Army and is in VA right now leaving me to be Mr. Mom, but that is just Army life. If she had the time, and not in the Army, we’d be living here on the property completely self-sufficiently including being off of the grid, -- the retirement plan.
I love chemistry and I am Very Serious Pyro (that loves anything explosive) and Chef that loves to mix chemicals for explosives in my “licensed and legal” manufacturing facility as much as spices in the kitchen, and I do all the cooking. I make some of the most beautiful fireworks that you have ever seen, and I smoke Baby-Back-Ribs that -- “Ya’ Don’t Need Teeth Ta’ Eat! All rubs, sauces, and gravy are made from scratch! (By the way…All explosive and food recipes are private! )
Having our own private shooting range and “legal” full auto weapons, I still love for daily carry three weapons, whether in a truck or on horseback out fixin’ fence. My old 3-screw Ruger BlackHawk, and Winchester ‘94 Trapper, both in 45 Long Colt, loaded with 21grains of 2400 powder or 22 grains of WW296 and topped with 300 grain Hornady XTP’s as a working load. (NOT a recommended load as this is a very hot load for most firearms at around 30,000#’s + of pressure and may blow up Colt’s, Colt Clones, or S&W.) Daily fun shooting is wheel-weight lead 250 RNFP with 6 grains Nitro 100, Red Dot, or Bullseye. Last but not least is a short stagecoach 12ga double with 6 shot in one side and 4 in the other. I also load a lot of rounds, rifle, pistol, and shotgun with genuine Black Powder.
Did I mention that I like to talk too? :)
Introduction. I grew up here in southern MO, lived for a time in Dallas, and Colorado Springs, and Fairfax, VA before going in the Marine Corps as an MP. After that my job was with the LAPD. As most in LE can tell you there is nothing better about the job than dealing with and helping people. One of the benefits is the ability to watch someone do something stupid, so you pull them over and – “have a conversation with them!” It got, for me, to the point that I was about ready to pull over the future Darwin Award Recipient and say; “What in THEE HELL do you think you are doing?” Before it got to that point I thought it was a good idea to change jobs, but LE is a livelong ‘in the blood’ job that I miss everyday. The Marine Corps too!
My idea for life after LE was to turn one of three “hobbies” into business, SCUBA, Explosives, and BBQ. Well SCUBA instruction was a flop that sunk :) off the shores of SoCal (Southern California) so I moved back to MO (You can take the boy out of the country…) and back to my Hillbilly ways in my beloved Ozark Hills.
Growing up there was no such word “Survivalist” we just lived our lives that way. I didn’t spend much time in school, as there was too much in the woods to see and do, but I did go enough to get that Diploma. Now, with a family of my own we live the same life. We have an operational farm with Amish friends and neighbors, and we do most everything ourselves, from making our own beer, butter, beer, cheese, beer, bread, beer, ammunition, beer, have a large garden, make beer, and have the full range of farm critters to care for, and then eat while drinking beer. Did I forget to mention that we make our own beer too?
With 3 kids, that also love living in the country, we are about as self sufficient as we can be at this point, without being off of the grid, too much electronics required for business ventures. My other (better) half, is a Psycho-Nut-Ologist in the Army and is in VA right now leaving me to be Mr. Mom, but that is just Army life. If she had the time, and not in the Army, we’d be living here on the property completely self-sufficiently including being off of the grid, -- the retirement plan.
I love chemistry and I am Very Serious Pyro (that loves anything explosive) and Chef that loves to mix chemicals for explosives in my “licensed and legal” manufacturing facility as much as spices in the kitchen, and I do all the cooking. I make some of the most beautiful fireworks that you have ever seen, and I smoke Baby-Back-Ribs that -- “Ya’ Don’t Need Teeth Ta’ Eat! All rubs, sauces, and gravy are made from scratch! (By the way…All explosive and food recipes are private! )
Having our own private shooting range and “legal” full auto weapons, I still love for daily carry three weapons, whether in a truck or on horseback out fixin’ fence. My old 3-screw Ruger BlackHawk, and Winchester ‘94 Trapper, both in 45 Long Colt, loaded with 21grains of 2400 powder or 22 grains of WW296 and topped with 300 grain Hornady XTP’s as a working load. (NOT a recommended load as this is a very hot load for most firearms at around 30,000#’s + of pressure and may blow up Colt’s, Colt Clones, or S&W.) Daily fun shooting is wheel-weight lead 250 RNFP with 6 grains Nitro 100, Red Dot, or Bullseye. Last but not least is a short stagecoach 12ga double with 6 shot in one side and 4 in the other. I also load a lot of rounds, rifle, pistol, and shotgun with genuine Black Powder.
Did I mention that I like to talk too? :)
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