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    The Prepper's Guide to Firearms
    The Prepper's Guide to Firearms
    The Prepper's Guide to Firearms
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    The Prepper's Guide to Firearms

    By Robert Paine

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    Are you prepared to protect yourself and your family when the next big disaster comes? 

    Do you worry what would happen to your family in an emergency? To their safety? Want to protect what you have, but not sure where to start? 

    If so, then The Prepper’s Guide to Firearms is perfect for you. 

    This guide will teach you the fundamental issues around having a firearm for survival. Knowing these will help you and your family survive no matter the situation. This guide covers many different areas of firearms, all in simple terms that even the most novice of beginners can understand and implement, while still containing enough knowledge and tips for even the most seasoned prepper. 

    In this book, you will learn how to: 
    - Choose which type of firearm is right for you and your family 
    - Maintain and repair your firearm, to keep it in top working condition 
    - When to use your firearm and when to keep it holstered 
    - Important training and marksmanship drills to help you become a better shooter 
    - Much, much more! 

    Survivors are a unique group of people. Some people call us Survivalists, Doomsday Preppers, or Patriots. You may not consider yourself any of those things. Whatever you may want to call yourself, if you're reading this, you are on the first step to helping your family becoming an Emergency Prepared Survivors. 

    Welcome to The Prepper’s Guide to Firearms.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRoja Publishing
    Release dateJan 19, 2016
    ISBN9781516375257
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      The Prepper's Guide to Firearms - Robert Paine

      Are you prepared to protect yourself and your family when the next big disaster comes?

      Do you worry what would happen to your family in an emergency? To their safety? Want to protect what you have, but not sure where to start?

      If so, then The Prepper’s Guide to Firearms is perfect for you.

      This guide will teach you the fundamental issues around having a firearm for survival. Knowing these will help you and your family survive no matter the situation. This guide covers many different areas of firearms, all in simple terms that even the most novice of beginners can understand and implement, while still containing enough knowledge and tips for even the most seasoned prepper.

      In this book, you will learn how to:

      - Choose which type of firearm is right for you and your family

      - Maintain and repair your firearm, to keep it in top working condition

      - When to use your firearm and when to keep it holstered

      - Important training and marksmanship drills to help you become a better shooter

      - Much, much more!

      Survivors are a unique group of people. Some people call us Survivalists, Doomsday Preppers, or Patriots. You may not consider yourself any of those things. Whatever you may want to call yourself, if you're reading this, you are on the first step to helping your family becoming an Emergency Prepared Survivors.

      Welcome to The Prepper’s Guide to Firearms.

      Introduction

      Welcome, reader. You have chosen to arm yourself, a decision that is not to be made without some serious thought. A firearm is a complicated and dangerous tool in the hands of the unprepared, but to those that understand them and handle them carefully, a firearm is a valuable addition to your collection of skills and equipment. In any prepping or survival situation, having a firearm, and knowing how to use it, will very likely separate the people who survive and thrive from those who don’t. You’ve made an important first step towards protecting yourself and your loved ones.

      This guide will be focusing on pistols, as that will be the most likely choice for your average prepper or family. Of course, there are many other options out there, and if you are a more experienced marksman, you will certainly be able to branch out in your firearm selection. But for the ease of this guide and for the average family or preppers or survivalists, a pistol is going to meet each and every need that they have for a firearm.

      For the beginner, this guide will teach you what you need to know so that you can use your firearm without being a danger to yourself and those around you. Once you have reached that level of basic competence, or if you are already familiar with firearms, this guide will go into some depth on training and use of firearms, so that you can continue building your skills.

      You need to consider a variety of different factors before you choose your firearm, and you will have many tasks and responsibilities to handle once you finally have it. All of these responsibilities are yours, but you will have this guide to help you along the way. You will be led through the consideration, selection, and purchase of a firearm. You will also be introduced to safety, operation, and how to train and employ the weapon, so that you can use it effectively and safely.

      Remember, however, that this is only a guide, and it cannot cover every situation. In the end, you are the one who is going to be making all the important decisions, from which firearm to choose to whether or not to use deadly force in a tense situation. Should you ever be put to the test, it is a brutally simple pass-or-fail, live-or-die evaluation. This guide will not be with you to help you through if and when it happens. It is up to you to train and study the concepts within, until you are fully proficient with your weapon. You have to put in the work.

      That being said, let us begin.

      Select a Pistol

      Budget

      Since you have decided to buy a pistol, you need to work out a budget. Not only do you need to set aside money for the weapon itself, but you also need to think of the long-term investment in ammunition and accessories. You will need to be able to buy ammo for regular practice, or you will not have the skill needed to use your pistol when it counts. No amount of quality equipment will make up for that lack of skill. Accessories and spare parts are another expense you have to include.

      A good rule is that if you cannot afford the ammo, then you cannot afford that pistol. Consider that you will need to be setting aside ammo for later. After a collapse or a when you enter a survival situation, you will not be able to drive to the store and buy the rounds you need. You can only rely on what you already have, as scavenging will not be a reliable source for very long, if at all. A lot of the ammo out there is going to be in the possession of other people, and they are not likely to give it to you—unless you consider incoming fire to be a valid form of ammunition exchange. Make sure that you have plenty for your needs, and remember: the more, the better - no exceptions.

      You should have several hundred rounds at minimum, and a few thousand is a much better idea. This might sound like a lot, but consider that over a quarter of a million rounds are fired for every insurgent killed in Iraq and Afghanistan. And that number is coming from highly trained soldiers. For the average Joe, it’s going to be a higher ration still. A lot of that is training requirements, and automatic and suppressive fires burn through ammo much faster than semi-automatic pistol fire, but it does a good job of showing why you want plenty of ammo and plenty of practice. You can go through a full magazine in just a couple seconds with ease. Practice will reduce the number of rounds you need to fire to get the job done, but you will still want as much as you can get, and you will still need to buy the rounds with which you are training.

      Magazines are usually relatively cheap, and you should get enough to last you for some time. Magazines will wear out and do not last as long as your pistol will, so you need replacements. The same goes for spare parts; some pieces wear out faster, or are more fragile in general. A broken firing pin, for example, means you now possess a paperweight instead of a pistol. A spare pin fixes all that, and lets you keep on going. While you could get a set of machinist’s tools and all the necessary equipment to fabricate new parts, it is far more economical to simply buy them and store them away for the day you need them.

      Accessories for your pistol are an additional expense that depends on your personal taste. You can get laser sights, lights, custom grips, laser grips, scopes or optics, and more. If you can think of it, you can probably buy it. The only one that you really need is a set of night sights so that you can still see the sights in dim light or darkness. Note that I am not talking about night vision, which will run you thousands of dollars, but basic glowing paint or tritium sights that give off enough light to allow you to align them even in low light conditions. You have plenty of other accessories from which to choose, but you might consider if another pistol already has the feature you want to add on before you spend the extra money on it.

      As you can see, budgeting out a pistol is not as simple as it might appear. Until you have your allotment for your pistol, this should be the farthest you go in the guide. Once you have decided how much you can set aside, then it is time to start researching and shopping, not before. This will give you time to make decisions based on careful thought, not impulse and emotion.

      Types of Pistols

      After you have your budget set, you need to look at the different types of pistols available to you. The four main options are the autoloader, the revolver, the carbine pistol, and the muzzleloader. Within each category are a variety of different pistols that may or may not be similar to the others. Take the time to get a good idea of what is on offer. Not all autoloaders are the same, and the same goes for revolvers. Carbine pistols and muzzleloaders are fairly specific, and will not be as distinctive as the other types, but you can still find differences between them. Look at all of your options, and then make your choice. This is not a decision that you want to rush, so take your time and do your research before you buy.

      Whichever you pick, be sure that it is best for you. Each pistol will have its own strengths and weaknesses, and will fulfill different roles. Do not allow yourself to be convinced to buy something that does not fit your needs because if it does not suit you, then it is not best for you even though it may be an excellent weapon in its own right. If you want something you will be able to conceal, look for a good concealed carry pistol. If you want to use it for hunting game, look for the best hunting pistol. If you are worried about the fighting and violence after a collapse, look for the best combat pistol. In the end, the pistol that does what you need it to do is the best pistol, no matter what it is.

      Revolvers

      Revolvers operate exactly as the name suggests. A rotating cylinder with multiple chambers holds a round in each chamber and cycles them to line up with the barrel as the action is cycled. Unlike the other two types of pistols, revolvers do not rely on the round being fired to cycle the action. The revolver is cocked by pulling the hammer to the rear, and when the trigger is pulled, the hammer swings forward to strike the primer and fire the round.

      Revolvers have one of two types of actions; the single action has one method of operation of the action, double action has two. Single action revolvers need to be manually cocked each time you fire, as they lack any mechanism to automatically cock the action. Double action pistols will automatically cock the hammer as you pull the trigger, but require a much stronger pull to get the hammer into place. You can still manually cock a double action, which will relieve some of the heavy trigger weight.

      When it comes to hunting with a pistol, revolvers are the type typically chosen. They can also be carried concealed as an everyday

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