BUCKHORN CLIFFSA preparedness field manual

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Security

Deter, protect, and stay aware

Security starts with not being a target. Harden the home, keep it well lit, and hold the means to protect your family if deterrence fails. Train, and know your local law.

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Field guideStockpile Essentials Field GuideThe master checklist: 239 items across 16 categories, the shelf life class of each, and the 20 multi-use items that cover the most jobs. 39 pages.Open the field guide Field guideWalk-Around Preparedness AuditA walk through your home and land that scores 15 systems from 1 to 5 across 200 checkpoints. The lowest score is where to work next. 33 pages.Open the field guide Master guideHome Security and Defense: Deter, Detect, Delay, DenyLayered home security from the property edge to the people inside: what to do when something feels wrong, what to build first, and how to store and maintain a defensive firearm.Open the full page

The gun you cannot run is a paperweight

Confirm your zero more than once, practice reloads, and store everything secure and legal. For firearm spares and maintenance, see the Spare Parts & Repair Stock guide.

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Supplies 1

Supply Ammo Calibers Chart: Every Common Caliber by Size, .22LR to .308 Ten common calibers in order by bullet diameter, .22LR (.22 in) to .45 ACP (.451 in), with weight, velocity, energy and recoil for each

Guides 6

Guide Ammunition Storage: Cool, Dry, Sealed, and Good for Fifty Years Sealed can, desiccant pack, cool and dry, off the floor: 50 years or more Guide Chemical Weapon Types and Their Effects Six families: nerve, blister, blood, choking, incapacitating, riot control. The first response is the same for all: get away, get it off, get clean Guide Everyday Carry Tactical Sling: My Setup and What Is Inside My daily sling is an Eberlestock Fade Flex carrying a Springfield Hellcat 9mm, two spare magazines, a Toor Mullet T, an Olight Warrior 3S, and ASP pepper spray. Guide Home Security and Defense: Deter, Detect, Delay, Deny Security is bought time: distance, barriers, and awareness come first, and force is the last layer you reach for. Guide Personal Resilience: Money, Records, Privacy, and Security That Do Not Depend on Anyone Else Cash at home, records in your hands, a phone that does not track you, and the words for a stop: prepared in advance, not on the day Guide The Two-Rifle Starter Setup: A .308 for Big Game, a .22 for Small Game, and the Case Two rifles cover nearly every hunting job in North America: a .308 Win for medium and large game, a .22 LR for small game and pests

Spare parts lists 1

Parts list Spare Parts: Firearms & Maintenance A firearm is only as reliable as its upkeep and its spares. Most stoppages trace to a worn magazine, a tired spring, or a dry action. Keep the consumables to maintain it and the small parts that wear out.

The checklist

Tick what you already have. Checks are saved on this device.

Defense and Security Deter first, protect if you must

Deter

Protect

Stay aware

Audit questions

From the walk-around audit. Tap a question for what a good answer looks like.

Are exterior doors solid core or reinforced?

A hollow door opens to one kick. Good means solid-core or metal exterior doors, a deadbolt with a one-inch throw, and three-inch screws through the strike plate and hinges into the framing. Home Security and Defense orders the layers: deter, detect, delay, deny.

Are hinges and strike plates secured properly?

The factory strike plate is held by two short screws into trim. Good means a four-screw reinforced strike plate and hinge screws that reach the stud, the cheapest security upgrade there is. The doors, windows and locks parts list has the hardware.

Are windows lockable and reinforced where appropriate?

Good means every ground-floor window locks, the sliders have a bar in the track, and the ones that matter have security film or a sensor. The outbuildings and the gate count too: a shop that is easier to enter than the house is where the loss happens.

Can you see the approach routes, day and night?

Most break-ins take the easy path through a dark blind spot. Good means you know the funnels (driveway, trails, fence lines), you have cleared the brush that hides them, and there is exterior lighting that runs off the grid and can be switched, lighting the approach rather than silhouetting you.

Is the house ready for the security threat it will actually face, a fire?

Modern furnishings burn so fast you may have two or three minutes once the alarm sounds. Good means smoke alarms on every level and outside every bedroom, tested monthly, an A-B-C extinguisher where fires start, and everyone knows PASS: pull, aim, squeeze, sweep.

Is force the last layer, not the first?

Distance, barriers and awareness each buy time; force is what is left when they fail. Good means the first three are built out and practiced, the household knows the plan, and anyone who may have to use force is trained and has the tools stored the way ammunition storage describes.

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Common mistake

Owning a firearm you have not trained with or cannot store safely.

Skills to learn

train the fundamentals · store secure and legal · maintain your gear

When it matters

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