My thoughts are inspired by the TV show "alone". Obviously , they don't allow firearms, but if you had to live off the land with no help from others, what would your choice be?
My choice would be a bolt action 22 magnum.
Here's my reasoning.
Weight of ammo. A bit heavier than 22 l s lr, but not much.
Effective range. Quite a bit farther than 22lr.
Weight of rifle.    Nuf said.
Harvesting. I've shot deer in my youth with 22lr and magnum. (Not recommended) I found the 22mag much better. For small game, its more destructive, but not like most centerfires. In the unlikely scenario of predator defense, cougars and wolves, the 22mag  is pretty effective.  Bears, well, placement of the shot is critical!

It's all theoretical, I'll never find myself living off the land, but I thought this would be an interesting topic for discussion and thought.

Administratium

New chemical Element Discovered

The heaviest element known to science was recently discovered by investigators at a major U.S. research university. The element, tentatively named administratium, has no protons or electrons and thus has an atomic number of 0. However, it does have one neutron, 125 assistant neutrons, 75 vice neutrons and 111 assistant vice neutrons, which gives it an atomic mass of 312. These 312 particles are held together by a force that involves the continuous exchange of meson-like particles called morons.

Since it has no electrons, administratium is inert. However, it can be detected chemically as it impedes every reaction it comes in contact with. According to the discoverers, a minute amount of administratium causes one reaction to take over four days to complete when it would have normally occurred in less than a second.

Administratium has a normal half-life of approximately three years, at which time it does not decay, but instead undergoes a reorganization in which assistant neutrons, vice neutrons and assistant vice neutrons exchange places. Some studies have shown that the atomic mass actually increases after each reorganization.

Research at other laboratories indicates that administratium occurs naturally in the atmosphere. It tends to concentrate at certain points such as government agencies, large corporations, and universities. It can usually be found in the newest, best appointed, and best maintained buildings.

Scientists point out that administratium is known to be toxic at any level of concentration and can easily destroy any productive reaction where it is allowed to accumulate. Attempts are being made to determine how administratium can be controlled to prevent irreversible damage, but results to date are not promising.

Watching NOVA tonight and they featured the big underwater eruption 2 years ago in Tonga.  They did a good job of explaining the findings so far.  The researchers looked at a nearby active volcano, gathering data both by drone and on foot.
On foot, they hiked to the bottom of the crater within what looked like a couple hundred yards of a big sulfer dioxide plume.  It seems to me it wouldn't take much of a change in conditions to put them in the SO2 clouds.
Besides scientific curiosity, you'd have to have a huge sense of civic duty to take that risk!

[GOA News] Help Stop CDC Attacks on Gun Ownership

Unless you and I speak out now, health bureaucrats in Washington will continue to fund research that will be used to advocate against your Second Amendment rights. For years, anti-gunners in Congress have been spending millions of tax dollars to have the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to produce biased, anti-gun studies to …<br/> <a class="postReadMore" href="https://www.gunowners.org/na03162024/">Read more<i class="fa fa-angle-double-right"></i></a>


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[FPC News] Motion for Summary Judgment Filed in FPC-Supported Lawsuit Challenging Ne

<p><strong>NEW YORK</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;"> (March 15,</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> 2024) – Today, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) and FPC Action Foundation (FPCAF) announced the filing of a motion for summary judgment in a lawsuit challenging New York’s ban on so-called “assault weapons.” The motion in </span><a href="https://www.firearmspolicy.org/lane"><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Lane v. Rocah</span></em></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> can be viewed at </span><a href="http://fpclegal.org"><span style="font-weight: 400;">FPCLegal.org</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p>


http://www.firearmspolicy.org/motion-for...weapon-ban

When one is in the Sonoran Desert, one eats Sonoran hot dogs. (Of course, if there are carne asada street tacos on the menu…)

[FPC News] FPC Files Supplemental Brief in Lawsuit Challenging Maryland’s “Assau

<p><strong>RICHMOND, Va.</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;"> (March 13,</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> 2024) – Today, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced that it has filed a supplemental brief with the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in its </span><a href="https://www.firearmspolicy.org/bianchi"><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Bianchi v. Brown</span></em></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> lawsuit, which challenges Maryland’s ban on so-called “assault weapons.” The brief, which is the final one before </span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">en banc</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;"> oral arguments on March 20th, can be viewed at </span><a href="http://fpclegal.org"><span style="font-weight: 400;">FPCLegal.org</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p>


http://www.firearmspolicy.org/fpc-files-...weapon-ban

I've been reading about how the republican fundraising has been overshadowed by the democrats this year. I wonder if this is self inflicted?
I understand that your name is required for legal purposes, but in the last decade or so, online contributions require me to provide much more information such as email address and phone number.  Okay, I use an email address where I expect spam and seldom check.
The phone number thing is getting out of hand. I get 20-30 texts a day pleading for contributions. Replying stop to them doesn't appear to have an impact.  Whether they're paid or volunteered fundraisers, I applaud their efforts, but this constant bombardment has turned me off to the point that I'm no longer contributing.