A Quick Primer on Silent Weapons and Why You Need Them

Silent Weapons – well maybe not completely silent but silent enough to not draw attention to yourself… The value of silence under certain survival conditions could literally mean the difference between life and death for the survivor.

Taking game silently could be essential in keeping your location secret and avoiding potential threats, or frightening away every other animal in the area.

Never fall into the trap of being totally dependent on one food source. Too many things can happen to quickly deplete, or even completely destroy your supply. Remember Morphy’s law will be in full effect and in top form after any disaster.

Please have a plan to supplement your food storage with wild game, eatable plants, fresh garden produce, domestic animals etc., evaluate your location and personal situation and plane for at least three independent sources to supply or at least supplement your survival food needs.

The area backing up my homestead / retreat is covered by thousands of acres of forest – with an ample supply of deer, wild turkey, black bear, pheasant, rabbit and squirrel.

I would be foolish to not make preps to use those abundant resources to supplement my food storage. By far the best foraging tool is a firearm, but under most survival conditions silence would be desirable or even essential. Because of this reality,  I have several tools that will allow me effectively take game without arousing suspicion or attracting unwanted attention including:

 

.22 caliber CB caps

While not completely silent the .22 caliber CB caps caps are much quieter than standard loading with this round. The sound is more of a thud compared to the crack of standard rounds. Small game can be taken out to twenty-five yards with careful shot placement.

 

Blow-Gun

A blow-gun is the epitome of simplicity. It is basically a tube through which a dart is blown. Blow-guns offer silence not found with other weapons and the dart can reach a muzzle velocity of 250 fps or more. I bought mine years ago from a mail order supplier but they can be made at home for nearly nothing.

-I have blowguns with those hunting darts, and while they’re not ideal (.40 vs. .625), they work on squirrel and rabbit if you use the diamond-shaped plastic points. Ammo was super cheap for those: some music wire, and plastic cones from the crafts store along with the purpose-built hunting points.

 

Sling-Shot

The sling-shot is generally seen as a child’s toy but can be very effective on small game and birds out to about twenty yards. The key is to practice enough to become efficient in its use. I’ve a folding slingshot to great effect to take a lot of small game – the animals are usually stunned and not killed and must be finished off by other means. I always keep a folding slingshot in my bug out bag.

 

– Note with surgical-tube slingshots to treat the rubber with Armor-All or similar to keep them from drying out and crumbling.

-Dollar store marbles are cheap and consistent ammo to use, and I’ve got a bag full of .36 round balls for ‘big game’.

 

Bow and Arrow

Modern compound bows are great for taking larger game, but are expensive with most models costing more than a comparable firearm. Primitive bows are easy enough to make from materials found in nature, for me the hardest part has always been the arrows. I have several handmade bows, but for the most part I prefer to use commercial arrows and broad heads.

 

Looking for a great compact take-down survival down and arrow set that you can afford!  Check out our Take-Down Bug Out Bow.  It breaks down to only 16″ and also includes 4 break-down arrows!


 

Sling-Shot Arrow shooter.

You can also check out something that I found at Walmart recently. Hey have been around a while but now are available there (sometimes).





In its basic form it is a sling-shot set up to short standard arrows. With a little practice they work great.

 

Air Guns

In my opinion, the spring piston models are the best design choice of the models now available. They are cocked by a single stroke and the force driving the pellet out of the barrel is consistent meaning better accuracy. Look for a gun with a fully rifled barrel, adjustable sights and grooved for scope mounting. Also look for a rated muzzle velocity of at least 1,000 fps. Pyramid Air  has a huge inventory of great air-rifles at competitive prices and fast shipping…

 

-I’m eyeballing that Crosman .22 carbine based on their pump pistol frame. No CO2 cartridges needed and it just looks cool. Either that or just one of the pistols it was made from would round out my needs nicely.

 

Start now to make sure you are staying prepared.


Via: thesurvivalistblog


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