September 18, 2024 • 23 mins
What if you could elevate your long-range shooting skills to a whole new level? This episode of "Survival Beyond the Bug-Out Bag 2.0" promises just that! We're thrilled to launch our new season with an action-packed segment highlighting an exclusive long-range shooting event at Jackson County's 600-yard range. Scheduled for Sunday, September 29th, and Tuesday, October 1st, this event is a golden opportunity for both members and non-members to perfect their shooting precision ahead of hunting season. We'll dive into all the must-know details, including fees, essential equipment, and strict safety protocols. Plus, you'll get a peek into the fascinating history of the range and learn from our highly experienced instructors.
But that's not all! In our second segment, we cut to the chase on emergency preparedness essentials. Discover why investing in high-quality RN95 air filtration masks could be a lifesaver, and learn the importance of choosing durable water containers to avoid leaks and contamination. Curious about the best food supplies? We’ll explain why Mountain House food packs trump MREs. Protective gear like goggles isn't just an afterthought; we'll tell you why they are indispensable in smoke-filled environments. Tune in for a treasure trove of practical advice designed to keep you safe and prepared for any emergency scenario.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Well, hi everybody.
One of the nice things aboutstarting a new season is you
have an opportunity to do thingsin a new way.
So this week we're going toswitch things up a little bit.
I invite you to come on in andfind out what we're up to.
Well, glad you made it in.
I'm Bill Bateman, your host.
(00:28):
I am part of the team at Refuseto Be a Victim, personal
Protection Training and this isSurvival Beyond the Bug-Out Bag
2.0.
We are changing things up alittle because it occurs to me,
for about seven seasons I'vebeen doing this with the
survival information first andthe range information at the end
(00:48):
.
And somebody mentioned you know, bill, I could really hear that
up front for a couple of timesand I think that's a great idea,
especially because we've gotsomething really good happening
for you people getting ready forhunting season.
If you did not know, jacksonCounty has a 600 yard range and
(01:08):
that's great for sighting in.
In fact, you'll be able topractice at distances of 300,
400, 500 and 600 yards.
Now this is a special, two-dayonly promotion.
It takes a lot of manpower torun that range and we're
stepping up to help you out.
So on Sunday, september 29thand Tuesday, october 1st, you
(01:33):
have an opportunity to come onout, use the long distance range
it's located next to theMedford drag strip for a day of
long range shooting fun andsighting those scopes in for
hunting.
Now, on Sunday the 29th, it'sgoing to be 9 am to 2.
It's best to get there early.
We're going to be moving thingsin stages, so 300 for a while,
(01:57):
400 for a while, 500 for a while, that type of thing.
And if you can, we reallyrecommend you bring a friend to
help you relay, so you've gotsomebody to mark your target and
it makes it a lot more fun.
You'll get experience withproper firing line safety
procedures.
You're going to get some livefeedback for your shots and
(02:18):
you're not going to have to waitto go downrange to retrieve a
target.
So again, Sunday September 29th, it's at 9 am.
On Tuesday, that's October the1st it begins at 4 pm and goes
to dark, so I'd be there at fouro'clock and see what you can do
as far as getting sighted in.
(02:40):
Now, this sounds like quite thebig deal, the big undertaking.
What does all this cost?
Well, here's the good news.
All you need if you're acurrent RVSSA season pass holder
, you just have to pay for thetarget fee If you're coming in
off the street.
If you're not a member it's $5.
That's the day use fee plus $3for the targets.
(03:01):
That's the day use fee Plus $3for the targets.
$8 to get that thing sighted inat actual distances under
actual conditions.
So I'd mark that down on mythings to do list.
Sunday, september 29th, 9o'clock.
Tuesday, october 1st, 4 o'clockin the afternoon.
Now there are some provisos andthere should be when you're
(03:29):
looking at stuff like this.
Only standard hunting riflecalibers are allowed and use of
a .50 caliber is not allowed.
So that's kind of basically howit works.
Again, bring a friend.
So you've got somebody to helpmark your target and have the
day morefun.
If you've got any questions,call on out to the range.
We'll put the number in or sendan email.
The email address is right inthe login area.
(03:51):
We've got folks alreadyexpressing interest.
I would make sure that I got mygear packed, kiss the family
and head on out.
Or, who knows, you may have twoshooters in your family.
You can taketurns.
So again, sunday the 29th,tuesday the 1st $5 plus $3
(04:13):
target fee.
And that's for non-membersMembers Jackson County 600-yard
range.
A lot of people did not know itwas there and that's why I'm
moving things up to the front inthe podcast for a little bit.
A lot of folks didn't realizethat that range, which goes to a
thousand yards under specialcircumstances, is where a lot of
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national and internationalchampionships have been shot in
competition.
This is the real deal.
So if you are interested inlong distance shooting, this is
a good way to come on out andmeet the people who run the
program, get a little real lifeopportunity and do it for worst
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case scenario $8 and your costof ammunition.
No ammunition is going to besold out there.
We're not a vendor.
So bring what you're going toneed to be healthy and happy.
That's, your safety gear, yourhat, your sunglasses, your
headphones, that type of stuff.
We hope to see youthere.
And again, there is a 600 yardrange out there and a lot of
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people didn't know that.
A lot of people don't know thatwe have been doing this, our
instructors.
We were doing a presentationfor somebody recently and they
said how much experience youfolks have in shooting, and I
will say over 50 years.
I would not quote the exactnumber because I think it was 58
(05:34):
.
It could be 56.
Let's say, over 50 yearsexperience behind the gun.
So if you're looking forquality instruction, if you're
looking for people who know whatyou need to do, how to help you
, give us a call, check us out.
We've got, like I say, classesfrom everything from
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non-ballistic what todo.
If you don't have a gun, youcan't carry a gun.
You're on an airplane, you'rein a church.
Some churches don't allow it.
Some churches do Courthouse.
There's a big place.
You shouldn't have your gun.
You're going a church.
Some churches don't allow it.
Some churches do Courthouse.
There's a big place.
You shouldn't have your gun.
You're going to get introuble.
So how do you deal withself-defense in a non-ballistic
situation?
We've got an excellent programfor that.
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We've got your concealed carry.
Of course, we've gotintroduction to firearms.
I think if you've not handled afirearm in the past, go ahead
and take the Intro to Firearmsclass.
We'll show you how to hold it.
We'll show you which end thebullet comes out of.
I actually had someone ask methat
question.
We'll show you the basic safety, always, always, always, the
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things that you always need todo.
We'll give you some experienceon ammunition.
We'll give you some informationon selecting a gun and how to
properly select the gun you'regoing to be using.
Grip handling, loading,reloading there's a lot going on
.
So if you're new to guns or ifyou're just in the purchasing
process, come on out and you canborrow a firearm from us.
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We will loan you a firearm foruse during the training.
There is a cleaning fee and youhave to bring your own
ammunition or we will charge youfor
ammunition.
Now you've got the concealedcarry in addition to the basic
gun class.
The basic does involve somelive fire, by the way.
So you're going to want to makesure you have some goggles and
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some headphones or earplugs anda hat with the brim and also
watch what you're wearing,because if you have an open top,
a crop top, can be a realproblem for the ladies, and that
the person next to you isejecting hot brass and that's
going to go some interestingplaces and you're going to have
some interesting difficulties.
(07:47):
So proper clothing for theoccasion for any shooting class
and it goes on.
The concealed carry After youget your concealed carry, then
what we have home defense in thehome, we'll have personal
defense outside the home, wehave
shotguns.
We have just so much stuff youcan do out there, taught by
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highly qualified instructors.
So now's a good time.
The weather's changing, you'regoing to have a little more free
time as you're not running offto the lake with your ski dues.
And I don't care how old youare.
You got to be at least 18 inmost cases.
If you're with your parents,that can change.
Call for information andseniors.
I'm in the 70s and I'm stillshooting on a regular basis.
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I know what I can and what Ican't do, and that's a key part
of it.
So let's make a point first ofall for all you hunters Hunting
season's starting up Sunday,september 29th, for a 600-yard
opportunity 300, 400, 500, and600-yard shooting at the Jackson
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County 600-yard range the 29th,9 am the 1st, that's a Tuesday
4 pm and that'll go till halfhour before dark.
All right, we've covered therange stuff and that's pretty
exciting.
I get a lot of people come inand they want to say can we
shoot 500 yards?
Well, not on this range.
The regular RV SSA range goesto 200 yards.
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But there are other rangesavailable.
So this just kind of sharingsome good
information.
Keeping with what I talkedabout last time, I would also
like to talk about survival at amore basic level for the new
people, for the 70% ofOregonians who haven't really
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done a whole lot of prepping.
Now, prepping is just thatgetting prepared for emergencies
.
I'm a prepper.
I've even got a shirt that saysI'm a prepper.
Wouldn't you like to be aprepper too?
That's kind of cute.
Unfortunately, only 30% lessthan 30% of Oregonians are
prepared.
Interestingly enough, seniorcitizens are the highest group
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of preppers, coming closely byfolks in their 20s and 30s who
are starting to get the word.
They're going uh-oh, grammy mayhave something good to share.
So the way to step into this isa little bit at a
time.
I've seen people come to aseminar, they've come to one of
my talks where I do a 90-minuteflyover of the topic, and they
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got a shopping list and theircredit card and they're ready to
head on out to the store.
I caution you against that.
In fact, in my class I don't doany selling.
I want you to know what you'regetting before you impulse buy.
So let's look at just the basicessentials, the basic things
you have tohave.
We talked about it last time.
(10:47):
We have to have something.
Air is the most important thing, for you Got to have that to
survive.
So at least a good airfiltration mask, a good set of
air filtration masks, because ifit's really icky, if it's
really bad, you're going to gothrough them rather quickly.
So a set of at least the RN95,the COVID-level masks to clear
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the air and filter it.
If you want to go higher, checkback.
We'll be talking about thethings you can put totally over
your face and they'll stop teargas and some will stop
biological and toxins.
So these are things you have toconsider.
What's in your wallet is afirst case and what's in your
area.
If you're not likely to have todeal with biologicals and
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radioactive materials, you'reprobably not going to need to
spend the money.
Let's look at water, and here'swhere spending money is
interesting.
I have seen, and I haveactually recommended, these
little things that look likethose juice packs you give your
kids.
The grandchildren come over,you give them a little juice
pack and a video game.
They're good for a half an hour.
These are water in a juice pack, basically, while changing out
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some things in my trunk.
As I mentioned, you're going tohave to change this out for
winter to summer, especially ifyou get up into the higher
elevations where you're going toget
snow.
I discovered these little juicepacks, over three years, had
finally, through bouncing aroundand being shifted and things
put on them in the trunk hadlost the majority of their water
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.
This is the same problem Ifound with the cheaper jugs of
water.
That's where cheap is not ofvalue.
Inexpensive is always good.
Cheap usually doesn't work out.
I bought some store brands atmost of the major markets and
these are very thin.
You can feel them when youhandle it.
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You wonder if it's going to fitin the car without actually
collapsing.
Same thing for bottles of water.
If they feel like they're aboutready to crinkle when they're
full, they probably are.
I've had a gallon of watervanish in a trip, went down into
the wheel, well out the bottomof the car and I had to dry it
out so I didn't get rust.
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Heavier water containers areimportant if you're carrying
water in the car.
Don't get the discount waterbottles, be they the gallon size
or the little single servingsize, and make sure that they
are sturdy and that they'regoing to hold the water you're
keeping.
Now, the food.
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This is important.
I use, as I said, the MountainHouse food.
They come in sealed packs thatyou can actually prepare the
food in and you can actually eatout of like a little mini bowl.
Pair the food in and you canactually eat out of like a
little mini bowl.
Again, with your food, makesure you've got things to eat
with A spork.
They have them in metal.
They have them that fold up.
They have so many types ofsporks.
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I'm wondering why they haven'tgot us to Mars yet.
Somebody's spending a lot oftime researching that stuff.
Have something to eat.
Remember, if you're going toput in the granola bars and
you're going to put in the ramenand stuff like that, you're
going to need more water forthis kind of stuff and you
should always, regardless ofwhat you're going to carry, try
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some before you carryit.
Some of the meals that you'llpurchase for emergencies and the
worst, are MRE, but even theMountain House.
They can be constipating.
Now, that's interesting.
The MREs can be veryconstipating and I won't have
them because they have, in somecases, 50 to 60% salt.
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Now, I don't know what thatdoes to your body, but 60% salt
eh, not good for me, and I doknow that in high stress
conditions we used to take salttablets when it got real hot and
we were under a lot of stress.
It does encourage perspiration,but if you have limited water I
would be very cautious.
Know your limits, talk withyour doctor and find out what a
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whole salt bomb is going to doto you.
Makes me sick and I don't haveconstipation.
I have the other problem when Ieat one of those.
So the bottom line try thisstuff before you're going to use
it in an emergencysituation.
I can eat a granola bar.
I like the Nature Valley.
They're yummy, come in flavors.
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I have some good luck with theramens.
They will dry out and if theyget punctured they can actually
attract bugs because they've gotsome tasty stuff in there.
So always check your supplies,always pre-test, pre-sample your
supplies, open the package,prepare it by the directions.
You'll see how easy it is, whatthings to remember.
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Like you're going to needanother couple minutes.
The water's really got to beboiling, that kind of stuff.
So we've got air, we've gotwater.
Eyes I hadn't mentioned this,but I think a good pair of
goggles, just like out at therange you should always have eye
protection.
I would actually go as far.
If I'm in a fire zone, thereare goggles and face shields you
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can get that are good toprotect your eyes as well.
And I'll tell you, smoke getsin your eyes.
You're going to know it, andthat's going to impair your
progress if you have to go frompoint A to point B, if you have
to go from point A to point B.
So I'm adding goggles, masks,water, food, something to eat it
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with, and I'm also going to sayin your this is so far, we can
put this in your own personalbriefcase or backpack.
We're also going to want tohave something to cut with, and
here's where I've taken myselfto task.
I am very finicky on myproducts.
I say I would not have a knifethat's not a full tang and what
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thatmeans.
It's a solid piece of metal.
The blade is not attached tothe handle with a fastener and
then some heavy plastic, butit's a continuation of the blade
.
It's one solid piece of metalwith a handleener and then some
heavy plastic, but it's acontinuation of the blade.
It's one solid piece of metalwith a handle wrapped around it.
Well, not everybody's going toget into that level of cutting.
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And here's where knowing yourproduct and baby stepping in is
very, very important.
You're going to want I thinkeveryone should have a knife Now
.
Some places they don't want youto and if you've got yourself a
14-inch Bowie knife, I can seethe concern.
But a good folder that locksand holds an edge and has a
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decent blade that allows you tonot only cut as you would for
the kitchen but cut as you wouldif you had to deal with
firewood and tent stakes andthings like that, I don't think
cheap isgood.
In water, in safety equipmentand definitely in knives it's
possible to get what I call agas station knife.
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They're usually stainless steel, they're usually a folding
knife and they open and close.
If they don't require somethingto close, like pushing a button
or moving a lever, I prefer notto do that.
I've been cut just often enoughthat those are called a slip
joint knife.
I prefer not to have a slipjoint.
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Take a basic Boy Scoutclass.
If you haven't done this in alot of years, cut away from
yourself.
I've seen, I just saw somebodytoday trying to get into a
package.
Hey, can I use your knife?
Handed them my knife and theyheld the thing out in front of
them, put the blade through thepackage and pulled it toward
themselves.
No, this is not good.
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That packaging is going to letgo and you've just stabbed
yourself in the stomach Bad, bad, bad.
This is not good.
That packaging is going to letgo and you've just stabbed
yourself in the stomach Bad, bad, bad.
So, baby, step your way intothis.
If you can't go buy things yetbecause we're heading up on
holidays, property taxes aregoing to be due.
You've got family to deal with.
Start looking at courses, starttraining online, start looking
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and finding out what isrecommended by reputable
people.
I do have a philosophy and Iwill say that as someone who is
an instructor and who supportsSecond Amendment rights.
I'm not trying to dog peoplewho say heavy a weapon, a
firearm, when you are buggingout.
I'm not saying that at all.
I am saying, if the top threeitems on your bug out list are
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guns, you've kind of missed thepoint of the whole process.
There is some other stuffyou're going to need so you'll
be able to breathe well enoughand see well enough and steady
enough to use that firearmsafely.
Let's look at the sites we'reconsidering.
Let's make sure that we havepeople who are sensible.
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There are lists.
I've posted many lists in myprevious look in the first
year.
There are a lot of good things,especially in the get-home bag
and the gone forever bag, theNIMBY, I'm never coming back bag
People don't think of that Evenlittle packets of pepper and
(20:00):
salt.
Ideally, you can't carry yourspice rack with you, but you can
have some basic spices and someof those spices can be used for
preserving food.
If you have to get to thatlevel Now, ideally we're talking
about just getting out of thehouse, getting home from work,
get to the shelter and ride thestorm out.
Ideally, if you're going to beat home, there's a lot more you
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can do and that's what we'regoing to talk about next week.
Next week we're going toconcentrate on home.
Today we concentrated on justthe few little things you might
want to get together, and asyou're putting these things
together, ideas are going to popinto your head.
And maybe you've got a gym bag,maybe you've got a briefcase,
maybe you've got a backpack.
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Some people even have a fannypack.
None of those is wrong.
It depends where you're goingand what you're carrying with
you.
Sit down and think about this.
Sit down and try an emergencyration.
Sit down and research the typeof knives for you.
I go to a site called KnifeCenter.
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They have both written andperformance reviews.
People who come on and say welike this knife because they
talk to manufacturers, they talkto defense professionals.
There's a lot of goodinformation.
There is also a lot to buy.
There are thousands of knivesfrom $8, $9 up to $5,000 and
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$6,000.
Don't get crazy for your firstknife.
Most of the knives I own arearound the $100 mark.
I got a couple that were givento me and they come in around
the $40, $50 mark and in my typeof work I don't set off alarm
bells.
When I'm carrying a knife withme.
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I carry it responsibly.
I carry it in my pocket in aclip and again, I'm not carrying
a 12, 14 inch Bowie knife ormachete.
That's just kind of asking fortrouble.
So let's look at this.
We'll talk more.
Your comments and suggestionsare always welcome at the email
address at the bottom of thepage.
As I mentioned, the range is at6,800 Kershaw.
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The actual shooting range isnext to the Medford drag strip.
That's about 100 yards fartherdown the road.
That's for our 600-yard rangeday on the 29th and the 1st, and
the hours are starting to getshorter as the time changes.
We close a half hour beforesunset.
So I think, coming up this nextSunday, we're going to be
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stepping back another 30 minutesHeading out to the range bring
cash.
We don't to be stepping backanother 30 minutes.
Heading out to the range, bringcash.
We don't do debit.
Check the hours, make sureyou're good.
We always open at 8 am and weare open every day of the year,
including Christmas and NewYear's.
Let's see if we can get thatnumber down from 70% unprepared
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to 50% unprepared.
I'd like to see 20% of you outthere and to do that, you're
going to subscribe, you're goingto share and you're going to
tell people about this Nottaking over a staff meeting and
getting yelled at, but doingsome just quiet.
Hey, bob, did you hear aboutthis?
And bring it up at church,bring it up at club meetings,
bring it up around the pokertable.
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It's important because you aregoing to be your own first
responder in an emergency.
Okay, we'll see you next week.
Be safe, hope to see you at therange and I know I'll see you
back here.
Have a good week.
The preceding program was apresentation of Retired Guy
(23:39):
Productions.
Well, hi everybody.
One of the nice things aboutstarting a new season is you
have an opportunity to do thingsin a new way.
So this week we're going toswitch things up a little bit.
I invite you to come on in andfind out what we're up to.
Well, glad you made it in.
I'm Bill Bateman, your host.
(00:28):
I am part of the team at Refuseto Be a Victim, personal
Protection Training and this isSurvival Beyond the Bug-Out Bag
2.0.
We are changing things up alittle because it occurs to me,
for about seven seasons I'vebeen doing this with the
survival information first andthe range information at the end
(00:48):
.
And somebody mentioned you know, bill, I could really hear that
up front for a couple of timesand I think that's a great idea,
especially because we've gotsomething really good happening
for you people getting ready forhunting season.
If you did not know, jacksonCounty has a 600 yard range and
(01:08):
that's great for sighting in.
In fact, you'll be able topractice at distances of 300,
400, 500 and 600 yards.
Now this is a special, two-dayonly promotion.
It takes a lot of manpower torun that range and we're
stepping up to help you out.
So on Sunday, september 29thand Tuesday, october 1st, you
(01:33):
have an opportunity to come onout, use the long distance range
it's located next to theMedford drag strip for a day of
long range shooting fun andsighting those scopes in for
hunting.
Now, on Sunday the 29th, it'sgoing to be 9 am to 2.
It's best to get there early.
We're going to be moving thingsin stages, so 300 for a while,
(01:57):
400 for a while, 500 for a while, that type of thing.
And if you can, we reallyrecommend you bring a friend to
help you relay, so you've gotsomebody to mark your target and
it makes it a lot more fun.
You'll get experience withproper firing line safety
procedures.
You're going to get some livefeedback for your shots and
(02:18):
you're not going to have to waitto go downrange to retrieve a
target.
So again, Sunday September 29th, it's at 9 am.
On Tuesday, that's October the1st it begins at 4 pm and goes
to dark, so I'd be there at fouro'clock and see what you can do
as far as getting sighted in.
(02:40):
Now, this sounds like quite thebig deal, the big undertaking.
What does all this cost?
Well, here's the good news.
All you need if you're acurrent RVSSA season pass holder
, you just have to pay for thetarget fee If you're coming in
off the street.
If you're not a member it's $5.
That's the day use fee plus $3for the targets.
(03:01):
That's the day use fee Plus $3for the targets.
$8 to get that thing sighted inat actual distances under
actual conditions.
So I'd mark that down on mythings to do list.
Sunday, september 29th, 9o'clock.
Tuesday, october 1st, 4 o'clockin the afternoon.
Now there are some provisos andthere should be when you're
(03:29):
looking at stuff like this.
Only standard hunting riflecalibers are allowed and use of
a .50 caliber is not allowed.
So that's kind of basically howit works.
Again, bring a friend.
So you've got somebody to helpmark your target and have the
day morefun.
If you've got any questions,call on out to the range.
We'll put the number in or sendan email.
The email address is right inthe login area.
(03:51):
We've got folks alreadyexpressing interest.
I would make sure that I got mygear packed, kiss the family
and head on out.
Or, who knows, you may have twoshooters in your family.
You can taketurns.
So again, sunday the 29th,tuesday the 1st $5 plus $3
(04:13):
target fee.
And that's for non-membersMembers Jackson County 600-yard
range.
A lot of people did not know itwas there and that's why I'm
moving things up to the front inthe podcast for a little bit.
A lot of folks didn't realizethat that range, which goes to a
thousand yards under specialcircumstances, is where a lot of
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national and internationalchampionships have been shot in
competition.
This is the real deal.
So if you are interested inlong distance shooting, this is
a good way to come on out andmeet the people who run the
program, get a little real lifeopportunity and do it for worst
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case scenario $8 and your costof ammunition.
No ammunition is going to besold out there.
We're not a vendor.
So bring what you're going toneed to be healthy and happy.
That's, your safety gear, yourhat, your sunglasses, your
headphones, that type of stuff.
We hope to see youthere.
And again, there is a 600 yardrange out there and a lot of
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people didn't know that.
A lot of people don't know thatwe have been doing this, our
instructors.
We were doing a presentationfor somebody recently and they
said how much experience youfolks have in shooting, and I
will say over 50 years.
I would not quote the exactnumber because I think it was 58
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.
It could be 56.
Let's say, over 50 yearsexperience behind the gun.
So if you're looking forquality instruction, if you're
looking for people who know whatyou need to do, how to help you
, give us a call, check us out.
We've got, like I say, classesfrom everything from
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non-ballistic what todo.
If you don't have a gun, youcan't carry a gun.
You're on an airplane, you'rein a church.
Some churches don't allow it.
Some churches do Courthouse.
There's a big place.
You shouldn't have your gun.
You're going a church.
Some churches don't allow it.
Some churches do Courthouse.
There's a big place.
You shouldn't have your gun.
You're going to get introuble.
So how do you deal withself-defense in a non-ballistic
situation?
We've got an excellent programfor that.
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We've got your concealed carry.
Of course, we've gotintroduction to firearms.
I think if you've not handled afirearm in the past, go ahead
and take the Intro to Firearmsclass.
We'll show you how to hold it.
We'll show you which end thebullet comes out of.
I actually had someone ask methat
question.
We'll show you the basic safety, always, always, always, the
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things that you always need todo.
We'll give you some experienceon ammunition.
We'll give you some informationon selecting a gun and how to
properly select the gun you'regoing to be using.
Grip handling, loading,reloading there's a lot going on
.
So if you're new to guns or ifyou're just in the purchasing
process, come on out and you canborrow a firearm from us.
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We will loan you a firearm foruse during the training.
There is a cleaning fee and youhave to bring your own
ammunition or we will charge youfor
ammunition.
Now you've got the concealedcarry in addition to the basic
gun class.
The basic does involve somelive fire, by the way.
So you're going to want to makesure you have some goggles and
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some headphones or earplugs anda hat with the brim and also
watch what you're wearing,because if you have an open top,
a crop top, can be a realproblem for the ladies, and that
the person next to you isejecting hot brass and that's
going to go some interestingplaces and you're going to have
some interesting difficulties.
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So proper clothing for theoccasion for any shooting class
and it goes on.
The concealed carry After youget your concealed carry, then
what we have home defense in thehome, we'll have personal
defense outside the home, wehave
shotguns.
We have just so much stuff youcan do out there, taught by
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highly qualified instructors.
So now's a good time.
The weather's changing, you'regoing to have a little more free
time as you're not running offto the lake with your ski dues.
And I don't care how old youare.
You got to be at least 18 inmost cases.
If you're with your parents,that can change.
Call for information andseniors.
I'm in the 70s and I'm stillshooting on a regular basis.
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I know what I can and what Ican't do, and that's a key part
of it.
So let's make a point first ofall for all you hunters Hunting
season's starting up Sunday,september 29th, for a 600-yard
opportunity 300, 400, 500, and600-yard shooting at the Jackson
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County 600-yard range the 29th,9 am the 1st, that's a Tuesday
4 pm and that'll go till halfhour before dark.
All right, we've covered therange stuff and that's pretty
exciting.
I get a lot of people come inand they want to say can we
shoot 500 yards?
Well, not on this range.
The regular RV SSA range goesto 200 yards.
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But there are other rangesavailable.
So this just kind of sharingsome good
information.
Keeping with what I talkedabout last time, I would also
like to talk about survival at amore basic level for the new
people, for the 70% ofOregonians who haven't really
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done a whole lot of prepping.
Now, prepping is just thatgetting prepared for emergencies
.
I'm a prepper.
I've even got a shirt that saysI'm a prepper.
Wouldn't you like to be aprepper too?
That's kind of cute.
Unfortunately, only 30% lessthan 30% of Oregonians are
prepared.
Interestingly enough, seniorcitizens are the highest group
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of preppers, coming closely byfolks in their 20s and 30s who
are starting to get the word.
They're going uh-oh, grammy mayhave something good to share.
So the way to step into this isa little bit at a
time.
I've seen people come to aseminar, they've come to one of
my talks where I do a 90-minuteflyover of the topic, and they
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got a shopping list and theircredit card and they're ready to
head on out to the store.
I caution you against that.
In fact, in my class I don't doany selling.
I want you to know what you'regetting before you impulse buy.
So let's look at just the basicessentials, the basic things
you have tohave.
We talked about it last time.
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We have to have something.
Air is the most important thing, for you Got to have that to
survive.
So at least a good airfiltration mask, a good set of
air filtration masks, because ifit's really icky, if it's
really bad, you're going to gothrough them rather quickly.
So a set of at least the RN95,the COVID-level masks to clear
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the air and filter it.
If you want to go higher, checkback.
We'll be talking about thethings you can put totally over
your face and they'll stop teargas and some will stop
biological and toxins.
So these are things you have toconsider.
What's in your wallet is afirst case and what's in your
area.
If you're not likely to have todeal with biologicals and
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radioactive materials, you'reprobably not going to need to
spend the money.
Let's look at water, and here'swhere spending money is
interesting.
I have seen, and I haveactually recommended, these
little things that look likethose juice packs you give your
kids.
The grandchildren come over,you give them a little juice
pack and a video game.
They're good for a half an hour.
These are water in a juice pack, basically, while changing out
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some things in my trunk.
As I mentioned, you're going tohave to change this out for
winter to summer, especially ifyou get up into the higher
elevations where you're going toget
snow.
I discovered these little juicepacks, over three years, had
finally, through bouncing aroundand being shifted and things
put on them in the trunk hadlost the majority of their water
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.
This is the same problem Ifound with the cheaper jugs of
water.
That's where cheap is not ofvalue.
Inexpensive is always good.
Cheap usually doesn't work out.
I bought some store brands atmost of the major markets and
these are very thin.
You can feel them when youhandle it.
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You wonder if it's going to fitin the car without actually
collapsing.
Same thing for bottles of water.
If they feel like they're aboutready to crinkle when they're
full, they probably are.
I've had a gallon of watervanish in a trip, went down into
the wheel, well out the bottomof the car and I had to dry it
out so I didn't get rust.
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Heavier water containers areimportant if you're carrying
water in the car.
Don't get the discount waterbottles, be they the gallon size
or the little single servingsize, and make sure that they
are sturdy and that they'regoing to hold the water you're
keeping.
Now, the food.
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This is important.
I use, as I said, the MountainHouse food.
They come in sealed packs thatyou can actually prepare the
food in and you can actually eatout of like a little mini bowl.
Pair the food in and you canactually eat out of like a
little mini bowl.
Again, with your food, makesure you've got things to eat
with A spork.
They have them in metal.
They have them that fold up.
They have so many types ofsporks.
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I'm wondering why they haven'tgot us to Mars yet.
Somebody's spending a lot oftime researching that stuff.
Have something to eat.
Remember, if you're going toput in the granola bars and
you're going to put in the ramenand stuff like that, you're
going to need more water forthis kind of stuff and you
should always, regardless ofwhat you're going to carry, try
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some before you carryit.
Some of the meals that you'llpurchase for emergencies and the
worst, are MRE, but even theMountain House.
They can be constipating.
Now, that's interesting.
The MREs can be veryconstipating and I won't have
them because they have, in somecases, 50 to 60% salt.
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Now, I don't know what thatdoes to your body, but 60% salt
eh, not good for me, and I doknow that in high stress
conditions we used to take salttablets when it got real hot and
we were under a lot of stress.
It does encourage perspiration,but if you have limited water I
would be very cautious.
Know your limits, talk withyour doctor and find out what a
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whole salt bomb is going to doto you.
Makes me sick and I don't haveconstipation.
I have the other problem when Ieat one of those.
So the bottom line try thisstuff before you're going to use
it in an emergencysituation.
I can eat a granola bar.
I like the Nature Valley.
They're yummy, come in flavors.
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I have some good luck with theramens.
They will dry out and if theyget punctured they can actually
attract bugs because they've gotsome tasty stuff in there.
So always check your supplies,always pre-test, pre-sample your
supplies, open the package,prepare it by the directions.
You'll see how easy it is, whatthings to remember.
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Like you're going to needanother couple minutes.
The water's really got to beboiling, that kind of stuff.
So we've got air, we've gotwater.
Eyes I hadn't mentioned this,but I think a good pair of
goggles, just like out at therange you should always have eye
protection.
I would actually go as far.
If I'm in a fire zone, thereare goggles and face shields you
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can get that are good toprotect your eyes as well.
And I'll tell you, smoke getsin your eyes.
You're going to know it, andthat's going to impair your
progress if you have to go frompoint A to point B, if you have
to go from point A to point B.
So I'm adding goggles, masks,water, food, something to eat it
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with, and I'm also going to sayin your this is so far, we can
put this in your own personalbriefcase or backpack.
We're also going to want tohave something to cut with, and
here's where I've taken myselfto task.
I am very finicky on myproducts.
I say I would not have a knifethat's not a full tang and what
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thatmeans.
It's a solid piece of metal.
The blade is not attached tothe handle with a fastener and
then some heavy plastic, butit's a continuation of the blade
.
It's one solid piece of metalwith a handleener and then some
heavy plastic, but it's acontinuation of the blade.
It's one solid piece of metalwith a handle wrapped around it.
Well, not everybody's going toget into that level of cutting.
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And here's where knowing yourproduct and baby stepping in is
very, very important.
You're going to want I thinkeveryone should have a knife Now
.
Some places they don't want youto and if you've got yourself a
14-inch Bowie knife, I can seethe concern.
But a good folder that locksand holds an edge and has a
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decent blade that allows you tonot only cut as you would for
the kitchen but cut as you wouldif you had to deal with
firewood and tent stakes andthings like that, I don't think
cheap isgood.
In water, in safety equipmentand definitely in knives it's
possible to get what I call agas station knife.
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They're usually stainless steel, they're usually a folding
knife and they open and close.
If they don't require somethingto close, like pushing a button
or moving a lever, I prefer notto do that.
I've been cut just often enoughthat those are called a slip
joint knife.
I prefer not to have a slipjoint.
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Take a basic Boy Scoutclass.
If you haven't done this in alot of years, cut away from
yourself.
I've seen, I just saw somebodytoday trying to get into a
package.
Hey, can I use your knife?
Handed them my knife and theyheld the thing out in front of
them, put the blade through thepackage and pulled it toward
themselves.
No, this is not good.
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That packaging is going to letgo and you've just stabbed
yourself in the stomach Bad, bad, bad.
This is not good.
That packaging is going to letgo and you've just stabbed
yourself in the stomach Bad, bad, bad.
So, baby, step your way intothis.
If you can't go buy things yetbecause we're heading up on
holidays, property taxes aregoing to be due.
You've got family to deal with.
Start looking at courses, starttraining online, start looking
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and finding out what isrecommended by reputable
people.
I do have a philosophy and Iwill say that as someone who is
an instructor and who supportsSecond Amendment rights.
I'm not trying to dog peoplewho say heavy a weapon, a
firearm, when you are buggingout.
I'm not saying that at all.
I am saying, if the top threeitems on your bug out list are
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guns, you've kind of missed thepoint of the whole process.
There is some other stuffyou're going to need so you'll
be able to breathe well enoughand see well enough and steady
enough to use that firearmsafely.
Let's look at the sites we'reconsidering.
Let's make sure that we havepeople who are sensible.
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There are lists.
I've posted many lists in myprevious look in the first
year.
There are a lot of good things,especially in the get-home bag
and the gone forever bag, theNIMBY, I'm never coming back bag
People don't think of that Evenlittle packets of pepper and
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salt.
Ideally, you can't carry yourspice rack with you, but you can
have some basic spices and someof those spices can be used for
preserving food.
If you have to get to thatlevel Now, ideally we're talking
about just getting out of thehouse, getting home from work,
get to the shelter and ride thestorm out.
Ideally, if you're going to beat home, there's a lot more you
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can do and that's what we'regoing to talk about next week.
Next week we're going toconcentrate on home.
Today we concentrated on justthe few little things you might
want to get together, and asyou're putting these things
together, ideas are going to popinto your head.
And maybe you've got a gym bag,maybe you've got a briefcase,
maybe you've got a backpack.
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Some people even have a fannypack.
None of those is wrong.
It depends where you're goingand what you're carrying with
you.
Sit down and think about this.
Sit down and try an emergencyration.
Sit down and research the typeof knives for you.
I go to a site called KnifeCenter.
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They have both written andperformance reviews.
People who come on and say welike this knife because they
talk to manufacturers, they talkto defense professionals.
There's a lot of goodinformation.
There is also a lot to buy.
There are thousands of knivesfrom $8, $9 up to $5,000 and
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$6,000.
Don't get crazy for your firstknife.
Most of the knives I own arearound the $100 mark.
I got a couple that were givento me and they come in around
the $40, $50 mark and in my typeof work I don't set off alarm
bells.
When I'm carrying a knife withme.
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I carry it responsibly.
I carry it in my pocket in aclip and again, I'm not carrying
a 12, 14 inch Bowie knife ormachete.
That's just kind of asking fortrouble.
So let's look at this.
We'll talk more.
Your comments and suggestionsare always welcome at the email
address at the bottom of thepage.
As I mentioned, the range is at6,800 Kershaw.
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The actual shooting range isnext to the Medford drag strip.
That's about 100 yards fartherdown the road.
That's for our 600-yard rangeday on the 29th and the 1st, and
the hours are starting to getshorter as the time changes.
We close a half hour beforesunset.
So I think, coming up this nextSunday, we're going to be
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stepping back another 30 minutesHeading out to the range bring
cash.
We don't to be stepping backanother 30 minutes.
Heading out to the range, bringcash.
We don't do debit.
Check the hours, make sureyou're good.
We always open at 8 am and weare open every day of the year,
including Christmas and NewYear's.
Let's see if we can get thatnumber down from 70% unprepared
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to 50% unprepared.
I'd like to see 20% of you outthere and to do that, you're
going to subscribe, you're goingto share and you're going to
tell people about this Nottaking over a staff meeting and
getting yelled at, but doingsome just quiet.
Hey, bob, did you hear aboutthis?
And bring it up at church,bring it up at club meetings,
bring it up around the pokertable.
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It's important because you aregoing to be your own first
responder in an emergency.
Okay, we'll see you next week.
Be safe, hope to see you at therange and I know I'll see you
back here.
Have a good week.
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