Texasgrillchef
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Disclaimer:
This isn’t meant to be a discussion about the apocalypse itself. Eventually there will be one, maybe tomorrow, maybe a 100 years from now, maybe it will take another 10,000 years, but eventually there will be one. Will it be the end of humanity? Maybe, maybe not. The thing is none knows or will ever know the when where how or why of it, or if humanity will or won’t survive.
However, let’s look at some facts when it comes to using a gun when it happens, and it’s longevity.
Commercial production of all cartridge ammunition and its components will cease. Once we use up this ammunition, we will be forced to reload.
Projectiles: Individuals making projectiles, from lead, with nothing but a fire won’t be to hard to accomplish. Lead can easily be reclaimed from many different sources, melted down and reused many times. So having creating projectiles won’t be an issue. This item is one that we won’t run out of for a very long time, if ever at all.
Brass cases. Many can be used many many times, with a little care we will be able to use these for a log time. However, making new brass cases from scratch isn’t easily accomplished by an individual without a lot of equipment. So this will be one item we will eventually use up and run out of supply. Don’t know of anyone who can make their own brass cases currently, at least not in the home basement/garage/man cave.
Primers, percussion caps: This is another item, that isn’t easily and safely made in the home environment. It maybe something that can be made in very small numbers. But I do believe there would come a time where one would run out of primers/caps and even the stuff to make them with. Leaving us with no way to reprime our cases, or re cap our cap n ball firearms.
Gun Powder including smokeless and BP. Our supplies of smokeless would run out. Making smokeless at home, isn’t an easy task and isn’t safe. Making black powder is very simple to do, and can easily be done. Because of this, it is another item I don’t think we would ever run out of. Not unless we run out of the items that make BP in the first place.
Keeping all that in mind..... A flintlock is rather simple... flintlock to create a spark, BP and the projectile and we have a gun. No brass case needed, no primer or percussion cap. Thus when ammunition supplies run dry, when cases and primers and caps have all dried up as well, or have at least become extremely rare. The guns that will still be able to be used will be the flintlocks. As long as you can make BP, Melt lead, and find flint. Your good to go!
Crossbows and bows, will be the other flying projectile that one will always be able to use as well.
This isn’t meant to be a discussion about the apocalypse itself. Eventually there will be one, maybe tomorrow, maybe a 100 years from now, maybe it will take another 10,000 years, but eventually there will be one. Will it be the end of humanity? Maybe, maybe not. The thing is none knows or will ever know the when where how or why of it, or if humanity will or won’t survive.
However, let’s look at some facts when it comes to using a gun when it happens, and it’s longevity.
Commercial production of all cartridge ammunition and its components will cease. Once we use up this ammunition, we will be forced to reload.
Projectiles: Individuals making projectiles, from lead, with nothing but a fire won’t be to hard to accomplish. Lead can easily be reclaimed from many different sources, melted down and reused many times. So having creating projectiles won’t be an issue. This item is one that we won’t run out of for a very long time, if ever at all.
Brass cases. Many can be used many many times, with a little care we will be able to use these for a log time. However, making new brass cases from scratch isn’t easily accomplished by an individual without a lot of equipment. So this will be one item we will eventually use up and run out of supply. Don’t know of anyone who can make their own brass cases currently, at least not in the home basement/garage/man cave.
Primers, percussion caps: This is another item, that isn’t easily and safely made in the home environment. It maybe something that can be made in very small numbers. But I do believe there would come a time where one would run out of primers/caps and even the stuff to make them with. Leaving us with no way to reprime our cases, or re cap our cap n ball firearms.
Gun Powder including smokeless and BP. Our supplies of smokeless would run out. Making smokeless at home, isn’t an easy task and isn’t safe. Making black powder is very simple to do, and can easily be done. Because of this, it is another item I don’t think we would ever run out of. Not unless we run out of the items that make BP in the first place.
Keeping all that in mind..... A flintlock is rather simple... flintlock to create a spark, BP and the projectile and we have a gun. No brass case needed, no primer or percussion cap. Thus when ammunition supplies run dry, when cases and primers and caps have all dried up as well, or have at least become extremely rare. The guns that will still be able to be used will be the flintlocks. As long as you can make BP, Melt lead, and find flint. Your good to go!
Crossbows and bows, will be the other flying projectile that one will always be able to use as well.
