The

Saguaro
Gunner
The online journal of Arizona Weaponcraft Solutions.
A division of Johnnie L. Mock PSP
Security Consultants LLC
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Issue 2 Vol. 5
July 2014
This is our second edition for '!12 and $e hope you enjoy it. We are continuin/
on $ith our Preparation and Survival series. 3f you have .issed any prior editions
of the +unner they are all availa0le on our $e0site posted a0ove.
3 $ould like to /et so.e feed0ack fro. you as to $hat articles you like% or $hat
you $ould like to see .ore of.
Stay safe and shoot $ell.
Johnnie L. Mock PSP
Senior 3nstructor
Arizona Weaponcraft Solutions
In This Issue
1. Our Upcoming Class Schedule !adies Only CC"
2. #roduc$ re%ie& The 'u(ri
). #repara$ion and Sur%i%al "here $o *egin
4. Small +rms ,e%ie& 1-1. S." ,e%ol%er in .45 +C#
5. #ar$ing Sho$ I &ould li(e your /eed*ac(
1. Our Upcoming Class Schedule
Ladies Only CCW Class!
This is $he S$a$e o/ +ri0ona Concealed "eapons #ermi$ class &hich &ill *e
limi$ed $o /emale s$uden$s only. 1any &omen are reluc$an$ $o $a(e a /irearms
class &i$h men2 so here is your oppor$uni$y $o ge$ $his permi$ and $he %i$al
legal $raining necessary in an en%ironmen$ /ree o/ male 31ucho 1acho4.
Cos$ 550.00 cash2 chec(2 or money order
678T C!+SS 9+T7 July 2:2 2014
;or more in/orma$ion clic( here
http,44$$$.az$csl.co.4Pa/es4Classes.asp5
2. #roduc$ re%ie& The 'u(ri
Mankind has 0een dependin/ on cuttin/ ed/es fro. the very 0e/innin/ of ti.e.
#arly 0lades $ere pro0a0ly sharpened 0one and then later sharp o0sidian and other
volcanic rock. When the 3ron A/e rolled into steel .akin/ the knife truly ca.e into
its o$n. #very culture developed its o$n desi/ns to .eet specific purposes. #ven
here in A.erica% Ji. &o$ie6s fa.ous knife desi/n is still one of the .ost popular
of fi/htin/ knives. "epal is a s.all country nestled in the 7i.alayas $ith a
northern 0order $ith China and southern 0order $ith 3ndia. 3t is the ho.e of the
fa.ous &ritish Ar.y +urkha soldiers and their distinctive knife% the 8ukri.
Althou/h 3 $as /enerally a$are of the 8ukri% it $asn6t until 3 $as a contract
security advisor at the 9.S. #.0assy in 8a0ul Af/hanistan and had ') for.er
&ritish +urkhas under .e that 3 truly 0e/an to appreciate this uni:ue% .ultipurpose
knife% as $ell as the +urkhas the.selves. 7istorians de0ate the ori/in of this
particular desi/n% 0ut in "epal it is possi0le that they copied it fro. the fa.ous
+reek cavalry s$ord% the 8opis% $hich Ale5ander the +reat6s soldiers carried
$hen ro.pin/ and sto.pin/ throu/h this part of the $orld.
3 $as truly honored 0y .y +urkhas $hen they presented .e a 0eautiful half sized
honor 8ukri in a red felt sca00ard tri..ed in +er.an silver. This $as a real honor
as these loyal professional soldiers do not /ive these a$ay unless they have
a0solute respect for you. 3 then decided that 3 $anted a full sized .ilitary issue
8ukri for .y kit. These are hand .ade in "epal and the one pictured is the official
.ilitary 8ukri 3 0ou/ht fro. 8ukri 7ouse in "epal. Their $e0site is
http,44$$$.khukurihouseonline.co.4 and the picture is fro. their $e0site.
The handle is 0uffalo horn and the sca00ard is 0uffalo hide. With the t$o s.aller
0lades% one is a s.all knife and the other is actually a 0lade sharpener. A nu.0er
of other co.panies in "epal are also .akin/ 8ukris.
The uni:ue desi/n of this knife .akes it a .ulti cuttin/ tool. 3t can 0e used as an
effective fi/htin/ knife ;The +urkhas terrorized A5is soldiers in "orth Africa in
WW'$ith the.< and the "epalese have a .artial art devoted to fi/htin/ $ith it. 3t
.akes a /ood heavy duty slicin/ knife for 0i/ /a.e% and the $ei/ht and an/le of
the 0lade .akes it an e5cellent choppin/ tool for $ood. 3t is like havin/ a fi/htin/
knife% skinnin/ knife% and hand a5 all rolled into one.
A nu.0er of A.erican knife co.panies .ake 8ukri like knives and .ay 0e a
/ood option for your survival kit. 3 just preferred an ori/inal fro. "epal.4The
8ukri is an outstandin/ desi/n that certainly .erits your consideration.

). #repara$ion and Sur%i%al "here $o *egin<
=ur focus in our Preparation and Survival series is 0ein/ directed to$ard those
$ho are concerned and $ant to 0e/in a lo/ical preparation plan% 0ut are
over$hel.ed 0y the $hole process.
Last issue $e .ade a list of pro0a0le types of e.er/encies that you should prepare
for. ;"ote, you can access all 0ack issues of S+ on our $e0site< =.8. you no$
kno$ the types of e.er/encies that are on the pro0a0ility scale. #ach of the. .ay
have their o$n uni:ue issues to prepare for% 0ut your 0e/innin/ efforts $ill
concentrate on 0asic /eneric preparations that $ould apply to any situation. &ut
first% let6s clarify our ter.inolo/y for future use.
=U> OUT? This is $here the disaster is such that you decide it is 0est to evacuate
to another location.
=U> I6? The disaster is such that you decide it is 0etter to ride it out and stay
ho.e.
79C? #very day carry. The thin/s you nor.ally have on you.
>@=? +et 7o.e &a/. This is a 0a/ of essentials% usually stored in your auto%
$hich $ill keep you /oin/ if you are cau/ht in a disaster a$ay fro. ho.e% and
allo$s you to /et ho.e. =ften co.0ined $ith the &u/ =ut &a/.
=O=? &u/ =ut &a/. This is a 0a/ of essentials $hich $ill keep you alive for *'
hours $hether you stay at ho.e or evacuate to another location. #very .e.0er of
you fa.ily includin/ pets should have their individual 0u/ out 0a/ packed and
ready to /o.
So le$As *rea( our prepara$ion plan do&n in$o $ime /rames.
.2 hours > This is $here you need to 0e/in. ?ou $ant to 0e a0le to handle any
e.er/ency that lasts for up to three days $hether you stay ho.e or decide to /et
out of dod/e. @ood% $ater% shelter% defense. &=& for each individual.
2 &ee(sB This is your ne5t step and should 0e a .ini.u. /oal for 0asic
preparation. More food and $ater than in your &=&.
1 mon$h > ?our ne5t /oal. "o$ you are startin/ to prep for thin/s like
lon/ ter. a0ility to cook% rene$a0le ener/y sources% $aste disposal% ect.
: mon$hs > Serious stockpilin/ either at ho.e or a pre(selected 0u/ out
location.
1C years > 3f it /oes on this lon/% there is pro0a0ly total societal
0reakdo$n and you need to consider /roupin/ $ith other people for
sure.
=.8. $e no$ have a plan that considers possi0le e.er/encies% $e
understand the ter.inolo/y% and have a $orka0le ti.e line.
"e5t issue $e $ill discuss every day carry% 79C
4. Small +rms ,e%ie& 1-1. SD" ,e%ol%er in .45 +C#
&y World War =ne ;1A12(1A1B< the se.i(auto.atic pistol $as co.in/ into its
o$n% and $as slo$ly displacin/ the revolver as the standard side ar. of .any
nations. =nly t$o nations% the 9nited States and +er.any had supplied their forces
$ith su0stantial nu.0er of se.i(auto.atic pistols. @or the 9.S. it $as the Model
1A11 cal.2 pistol and for +er.any is $as the Model 1A!B ;P!B< Lu/ar in A..
Para0ellu. as $ell as :uantities of M(1BA) Mauser C&roo.handleD se.i(auto
pistol. The $ar cau/ht the A.erican forces ill prepared and e5tre.ely short of all
standard s.all ar.s. "u.erous su0stitutes $ere issued. &oth Colt and S.ith and
Wesson $ere .anufacturin/ lar/e fra.e revolvers that could 0e easily cha.0ered
for our standard .2acp cartrid/e. &oth of these .odified hand/uns carried the
desi/nation of 1A1*. The only pro0le. $as that the .2acp cartrid/e $as ri.less
and revolvers re:uire a ri..ed cartrid/e case to allo$ the. to 0e e5tracted after
firin/ in order to reload. The solution $as in/eniously si.ple 0y the use of
sta.ped half(.oon ;later full .oon< sprin/ clips that held the cartrid/es to/ether
for loadin/ and unloadin/ and resulted in a .uch faster reload than doin/ it one
cartrid/e at a ti.e.
3n 1AE*% &razil ordered '%!!! S.ith and Wesson M1A1*s for their .ilitary. The
e5a.ple sho$n is one and is in .y collection. 3 put 7oa/e /rips on it to ta.e the
recoil a 0it and the holster is a reproduction of the WW' issue holster ;they $ere
still 0ein/ used 0y various rear area units even then.< The ori/inal $ood /rips $ere
thin $alnut and unco.forta0le to shoot $ith.
7alf(.oon clips
&oth the Colt and S.ith and Wesson 1A1*s are solid revolvers and actually .ake
very /ood self(defense hand/uns if you can find one in /ood condition. So.e
co.panies still .ake the .2 auto ri. cartrid/e $hich $as a ri..ed version of
the .2acp and allo$s the. to 0e used in the revolvers $ithout needin/ the clips.
When 0uyin/ this or any other surplus used revolver it is al$ays a /ood idea to
have a :ualified /uns.ith check the. out 0efore firin/. Fevolver cylinders have to
0e ti.ed correctly to line up $ith the 0arrel for each shot and shootin/ a revolver
that doesn6t could 0e a very unpleasant surprise.
3 had .ine re0lued and the tri//er $orked on so it has a s.ooth sin/le and dou0le
action tri//er pull.
A/ain% 3 consider .ine a functional 0ack up defense hand/un and it is e5tre.ely
accurate $ith jacketed 0ullets% 0ut do to the rather shallo$ riflin/ it does not do
$ell $ith cast lead projectiles. The si/hts are fi5ed 0ut .ine shoots point of ai.
point of i.pact at 'yds. =ne of the serious dra$0acks to these old /uns is that
they have not 0een .ade for a very lon/ ti.e and spare parts are pro0le.atic to
find. 3 understand that the S.ith and Wesson shop $ill no lon/er $ork on the.
ho$ever .ore .odern versions in SGWs classic hand/un line see. to 0e availa0le
and nu.erous .anufacturers .ake accessories such as holsters and spare clip
carriers.
3 truly enjoy this old $arhorse and 3 keep it ready to /o in the event that serious
social $ork is re:uired and Mr. +lock is not handy% or in those places $here
revolvers see. .ore Cpolitically correctD.
5. #ar$ing Sho$ I &ould li(e your /eed*ac(
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Disclaimer: "either the author% nor the authorHs or/anization% accepts any responsi0ility for
injuries or da.a/es resultin/ fro. the infor.ation in this docu.ent. So.e actions or ite.s of
e:uip.ent descri0ed .ay 0e ille/al in certain localities or states% and as such% they are not
supported 0y the author or his or/anization.
The reader should understand that trainin/ $ith firear.s is potentially dan/erous if done
i.properly and that he alone is responsi0le for his actions.