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I've heard that Poor Man's James Bond is written by some stereotypical anarchist moron. We're talking Anarchist Cookbook quality (the original 70s one).
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:shock: :shock: Bite thy tongue. The man's one of the grognards in the fields of survival and improvised weapons.
One thing Kurt Saxon isn't, is a 'stereotypical anarchist moron'. Trust me. Over the years I've had a few FTF's with him and had corresponded numerous times back in the early 90's. While he was up in years back then, the man's mind was sharp, if a bit demented in an amusing way. He could be downright hilarious when telling stories.... but I digress.
And no one has yet to dispute that he was the one who coined the phrase "survivalist", in the context that it's used today. Now, yes, he did get his start with what many consider 'extremists' (then settled for the birchers... :lol: ), but survival/survivalism turned out to be his main calling. The weapons and whatnot just became an outgrowth of that... after all, the survivalist must protect his bounty from the retards who try to survive by force.
I actually get more use from his volumes of 'THE SURVIVOR' than I do the PMJB's but I like everything he's done (never seen his videos though).
You have no idea just how many trends this guy started, that others consider so commonplace now, regarding this type of topical publishing (including survival). Back then, the reprints he published in those books were veritable gold mines, simply because you couldn't find them anywhere without a lot of long hard searching (off the internet). There are a lot of scanned 'books' floating around nowadays that were created by simply breaking those volumes down to their individual reprints, such as;
Fireworks and Explosives Like Granddad Used to Make;
Explosives, Matches, & Fireworks;
Weingart's Pyrotechny; (fireworks reference book)
American Pyrotechnist; (fireworks reference book)
We Shall Fight In The Streets;
The Chemistry of Powder and Explosives;
Chemicals In War;
The Executioner's Handbook;
Clyde Baker's 1933 Modern Gunsmithing (priceless, IMO);
Earl Naramore's Handloaders's Manual;
Field Expedient Handbook;
Improvised Munitions Handbook;
on and on...
And who do you think got everybody so het up about manufacturing ricin in the first place? Kurt pioneered, and everybody else (commercial publishers) just buried him or imitated. (A good look at Volumes 1-4 of Scientific Principles of Improvised Warfare And Home Defense will demonstrate what I mean) Alot of his own stuff is just downright entertaining reading, with less inaccuaracies than you might think.
Regarding William Powell's "The Anarchist Cookbook", I happen to own a 1st edition copy of it, thank you
... As well as a first printing of the original Poor Man's James Bond (not the version you see marketed and shared today). Ugh, just saying it makes me realize I'm getting old....
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The recoilless rifle idea doesn't seem too wise in context of a non-professional writing it.
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Actually that one ain't as bad as you think... And it does work. :lol:
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You can tell some of the titles are broadened sensationalist garbage. I have the silencer books though.
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The two I marked "interesting, but lame" deliver what they promise...
after a fashion. I only posted them in this list so the younger ones here could have something to play with. I know I had quite a few laughs after building 'em.
The Automatic and Concealable Firearms and Designs, Vol 1-3 are typical of Paladin Press back in its heyday, but there really are several very good ideas that can be gleaned from them, for those with a mechanical bent.
The books by Holmes and Luty are definately 'worth their weight', and Homemade Guns and Homemade Ammo ranks up there as well, especially in the section regarding propellants.
Of course, your mileage may vary.
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PS- Rapidshare only allows one DL
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... at a time. And depending on the file size, when your done with one you may have to wait a few hours before you can start another one... small trade off, IMO.
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