6 SKSs buried since 1993.

goodspeed(TPF) · February 4, 2009, 06:23 PM

Hey all. I just came across this post http://www.thefiringline.com/forums/...=1#post3284221 and it reminded me that I have 6 SKSs buried up north along with 6, 000 rounds of ammunition. Yep you read that right. And the funny thing is:

I JUST REMEMBERED!

No foolin. Honest Injun*.

Now my question to all of you loyal (TFL) readers is this:

Do I go and dig them up to "check" them. I will probably just bury them right away if all is in working order.

Or, do I just leave well enough alone as once again it may come in handy in the near future?

Let me hear what you have to say. Thank you. -Goodspeed

*(No offense intended towards actual Injuns living or dead.)

azredhawk44 · February 4, 2009, 06:30 PM

Dig 'em up just to make sure they're okay, then bury 'em again but make certain you can find them in another 10 years.

I read that thread too, and the guy said it was possible to lose track of where his stuff was buried. GPS, non-vegetative landmarks and hill contours are your friends.

bhannah · February 4, 2009, 07:22 PM

Hell dig em up, sell em off you know what a sks is going for now a days?

Kreyzhorse · February 4, 2009, 07:43 PM

I'd dig them up and check on them, but make sure no one is following you..........

blueiron · February 4, 2009, 07:45 PM

Inspect them, regrease them as needed, and replace the ammo with fresh ammo.

I would do this on a regular basis.

B. Lahey · February 4, 2009, 07:47 PM

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GPS

Using gubmint sat-o-lights to chart yer weapons holes? That's looney tunes, don't you know them space beacons are tools of the antichrist machine?

Chipperman · February 4, 2009, 07:50 PM

After the Apocalypse, the GPS Sats will be off-line.

TPAW · February 4, 2009, 08:15 PM

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6 SKSs buried since 1993.

Post some pictures.

Horseman · February 4, 2009, 08:26 PM

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Post some pictures.

Pictures? How bout a map?

I'd dig em up and check on them. After seeing how they fared you might want to modify your storage techniques.

martin08 · February 4, 2009, 08:37 PM

...give me a minute...

OK. I've done the math. One person and six SKS's.

You'll need me and four more volunteers!

Inspector3711 · February 4, 2009, 10:01 PM

Dig em up, put 5 back and sell the one you kept to me (assuming it's A OK)! Been wantin' one for years now.

Grim_Reaper · February 4, 2009, 11:27 PM

I am curious as to what shape they'll be in.

Rich636 · February 4, 2009, 11:38 PM

I'm really curious how you prepped and packaged them. This is seems like a great experiment because most people wouldn't have the patience to wait 16 years to see what happened.

Hirlau · February 4, 2009, 11:43 PM

Goodspeed,
I'll make this easy for ya, just give me the location of the rifles and I'll go check them for ya.

SweetKnuckles · February 4, 2009, 11:49 PM

You gotta share pics of this dig. Reminds me of burying 'time capsules' in grade school.

Bookmarked.

Lavid2002 · February 5, 2009, 09:22 AM

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...give me a minute...

OK. I've done the math. One person and six SKS's.

You'll need me and four more volunteers!

Im afraid hes right im young and muscular I hate to say it but youll HAVE to bring me allong to dig the hole...and carry some SKS's home

goodspeed(TPF) · February 5, 2009, 10:22 AM

OK guys, thanks for all the responses so far. I really do appreciate it. Believe it or not, there are 6 of us who jointly own a sizeable chunk of property in "middle Wisconsin" and have done so for many years. After seeing Delaware_Dans post yesterday (http://www.backwoodshome.com/articles2/wood115.html) I couldnt even begin to relate to you the excitement I felt as it literally jogged my memory. At that very instant! I would have to say that I haven't thought about those SKSs in maybe 8 or so years. Wow, what a neat feeling. The best way I can think of describing it to you would be a combination of two things.

1.)Ahhh CRAP! What a dumbass I have been all these years to forget something like that.

*smacks forehead*

2.)How COOL is this gonna be?!?!?!? WOOOOT!!!!

So if you take those two things and combine them, you kinda get what I was feeling all at once. I was on the phone back and forth with 4 of my friends last night. Picture this:

Me- "Shaun it's me."
Shaun- "Me who?"
Me- "Me, me. Goodspeed!"
Shaun- "Oh hey. What's up?"
Me- "Guess what? We're total dumbasses!"
Shaun- "OK. Tell me why you're a dumbass."
Me- "Remember those rifles?"
...Long pause...
Shaun "What rifles?"
Me- "The ones we buried up north, ....dumbass."
...silence...
Shaun- "Daaaaaaaaaaaaaammn! I forgot about those. (YAY! I'm not the only one!

)
"Apparently so did you." (hahah, I was so busted

)
Shaun- "Should we dig them up?"
....long pause.....
Me- "OK, you call Mark and Phil, and I'll call Paul and Chris."
Together- "Bye!"

So as you can imagine this went on throughout the evening back and forth, back and forth. Call waiting. Busy signals. Voice mail. Dead batteries. Until finally My 14 yr old daughter showed me that my cellphone could do this AMAZING thing called CONFERENCE CALLS. WOOOT!!! Don't-cha just love technology?

As I said I spoke with 4 out of the 5 others that also own a share in this property. Their reactions were all very similar to that of Shaun. Except for Chris.

Here's the jist:

Me- "Chris it's me."
Chris- "GOOOOOOODSPEEEEEEED! What's goin on man?"
Me- "Guess what? We're total dumbasses!"
Chris- "I'm not a dumbass"
Me- "Remember those rifles?"
Chris- "Yeah. Why?" (soooo, Chris was always the smart one

)
Me- "We should dig them up."
Chris- "Nope, they're right where they need to be."

So we're all waiting on a call from Paul today. I can't tell you how exciting this is. I recently turned 40 so as some of you more seasoned fellows can attest to, most of the excitement has gone the way of the Dodo. Trust me when I say that I'm going to milk this one for all I can. I'll definitely keep you all posted as to what we decide to do. I have to say out of pure curiosity I want to dig them up just to see what they look like. A part of me also want's to just leave well enough alone as if memory serves I paid $50.00 per SKS and $69.00 per 1000. I know the SKs were $50.00 for sure, I'm just not sure if the ammo price is right. I'll check for a receipt. We shall see what the future brings. More later. -Goodspeed

Brian41 · February 5, 2009, 12:26 PM

Why the hell didn't i do that when sks's were $50 and 1k of x39 was $70

... i think i'm the dumbass...

tINY · February 5, 2009, 01:43 PM

Curious to see how they held up...

-tINY

BeCoole · February 5, 2009, 04:28 PM

Why dig it up? You are just going to have to bury them again due to Obama.

Squidward · February 5, 2009, 04:32 PM

"I recently turned 40 so as some of you more seasoned fellows can attest to..."

You're not that old; pace yourself. Digging is work, so I'd suggest waiting another few years.

bedlamite · February 5, 2009, 04:41 PM

Send me a PM with their location so it won't be forgotten again

IZinterrogator · February 5, 2009, 06:00 PM

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Why dig it up? You are just going to have to bury them again due to Obama.

Because it would be good to know when you have to dig them up that you have rifles and ammo, not rust and rotted wood.

Erratic · February 5, 2009, 06:55 PM

Chris "theyre right where they need to be"

Yeah. In chris's gun cabinet! He doesn't want you to go looking because he dug em up years ago!

jesus5150 · February 5, 2009, 07:12 PM

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Chris "theyre right where they need to be"

Quote:

Yeah. In chris's gun cabinet! He doesn't want you to go looking because he dug em up years ago!
Today 03:00 PM

That's what I was thinking, it's sounding like the typical movie heist scenario where 6 guy's break into the vault and each one of them plans to kill off the other 5 afterward and keep the loot for themselves. Only he probably assumed you'd all forget and planned on keeping them for himself... and he probably doesn't plan to kill you (hopefully)

February 4, 2009, 06:23 PM	#1
goodspeed(TPF) Senior Member Join Date: January 19, 2009 Location: WI Posts: 1,162	6 SKSs buried since 1993. Hey all. I just came across this post http://www.thefiringline.com/forums/...=1#post3284221 and it reminded me that I have 6 SKSs buried up north along with 6, 000 rounds of ammunition. Yep you read that right. And the funny thing is: I JUST REMEMBERED! No foolin. Honest Injun. Now my question to all of you loyal (TFL) readers is this: Do I go and dig them up to "check" them. I will probably just bury them right away if all is in working order. Or, do I just leave well enough alone as once again it may come in handy in the near future? Let me hear what you have to say. Thank you. -Goodspeed (No offense intended towards actual Injuns living or dead.) __________________ It's a trick. Get an axe. http://www.thepiratefleet.com/index.shtml

February 4, 2009, 07:22 PM	#3
bhannah Senior Member Join Date: March 31, 2008 Posts: 188	Dig um up Hell dig em up, sell em off you know what a sks is going for now a days?

February 4, 2009, 07:43 PM	#4
Kreyzhorse Senior Member Join Date: April 12, 2006 Location: NKY Posts: 12,463	I'd dig them up and check on them, but make sure no one is following you.......... __________________ "He who laughs last, laughs dead." Homer Simpson

February 4, 2009, 10:01 PM	#11
Inspector3711 Senior Member Join Date: February 9, 2008 Location: Puget Sound Washington Posts: 1,553	Dig em up, put 5 back and sell the one you kept to me (assuming it's A OK)! Been wantin' one for years now. __________________ "If someone has a gun and is trying to kill you, it would be reasonable to shoot back with your own gun." The Dalai Llama (5/15/01, The Seattle Times) "That rifle on the wall of the labourer's cottage or working class flat is the symbol of democracy. It is our job to see that it stays there." George Orwell

February 5, 2009, 10:22 AM	#17
goodspeed(TPF) Senior Member Join Date: January 19, 2009 Location: WI Posts: 1,162	OK guys, thanks for all the responses so far. I really do appreciate it. Believe it or not, there are 6 of us who jointly own a sizeable chunk of property in "middle Wisconsin" and have done so for many years. After seeing Delaware_Dans post yesterday (http://www.backwoodshome.com/articles2/wood115.html) I couldnt even begin to relate to you the excitement I felt as it literally jogged my memory. At that very instant! I would have to say that I haven't thought about those SKSs in maybe 8 or so years. Wow, what a neat feeling. The best way I can think of describing it to you would be a combination of two things. 1.)Ahhh CRAP! What a dumbass I have been all these years to forget something like that. smacks forehead 2.)How COOL is this gonna be?!?!?!? WOOOOT!!!! So if you take those two things and combine them, you kinda get what I was feeling all at once. I was on the phone back and forth with 4 of my friends last night. Picture this: Me- "Shaun it's me." Shaun- "Me who?" Me- "Me, me. Goodspeed!" Shaun- "Oh hey. What's up?" Me- "Guess what? We're total dumbasses!" Shaun- "OK. Tell me why you're a dumbass." Me- "Remember those rifles?" ...Long pause... Shaun "What rifles?" Me- "The ones we buried up north, ....dumbass." ...silence... Shaun- "Daaaaaaaaaaaaaammn! I forgot about those. (YAY! I'm not the only one!) "Apparently so did you." (hahah, I was so busted) Shaun- "Should we dig them up?" ....long pause..... Me- "OK, you call Mark and Phil, and I'll call Paul and Chris." Together- "Bye!" So as you can imagine this went on throughout the evening back and forth, back and forth. Call waiting. Busy signals. Voice mail. Dead batteries. Until finally My 14 yr old daughter showed me that my cellphone could do this AMAZING thing called CONFERENCE CALLS. WOOOT!!! Don't-cha just love technology? As I said I spoke with 4 out of the 5 others that also own a share in this property. Their reactions were all very similar to that of Shaun. Except for Chris. Here's the jist: Me- "Chris it's me." Chris- "GOOOOOOODSPEEEEEEED! What's goin on man?" Me- "Guess what? We're total dumbasses!" Chris- "I'm not a dumbass" Me- "Remember those rifles?" Chris- "Yeah. Why?" (soooo, Chris was always the smart one) Me- "We should dig them up." Chris- "Nope, they're right where they need to be." So we're all waiting on a call from Paul today. I can't tell you how exciting this is. I recently turned 40 so as some of you more seasoned fellows can attest to, most of the excitement has gone the way of the Dodo. Trust me when I say that I'm going to milk this one for all I can. I'll definitely keep you all posted as to what we decide to do. I have to say out of pure curiosity I want to dig them up just to see what they look like. A part of me also want's to just leave well enough alone as if memory serves I paid $50.00 per SKS and $69.00 per 1000. I know the SKs were $50.00 for sure, I'm just not sure if the ammo price is right. I'll check for a receipt. We shall see what the future brings. More later. -Goodspeed __________________ It's a trick. Get an axe. http://www.thepiratefleet.com/index.shtml

February 4, 2009, 06:30 PM	#2
azredhawk44 Junior member Join Date: September 28, 2005 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 6,465	Dig 'em up just to make sure they're okay, then bury 'em again but make certain you can find them in another 10 years. I read that thread too, and the guy said it was possible to lose track of where his stuff was buried. GPS, non-vegetative landmarks and hill contours are your friends.

February 4, 2009, 07:45 PM	#5
blueiron Junior Member Join Date: February 3, 2009 Posts: 3	Inspect them, regrease them as needed, and replace the ammo with fresh ammo. I would do this on a regular basis.

February 4, 2009, 07:50 PM	#7
Chipperman Senior Member Join Date: January 31, 2000 Location: Live Free or Die, Baby! Posts: 1,550	After the Apocalypse, the GPS Sats will be off-line.

February 4, 2009, 08:37 PM	#10
martin08 Senior Member Join Date: February 2, 2009 Posts: 181	...give me a minute... OK. I've done the math. One person and six SKS's. You'll need me and four more volunteers!

February 4, 2009, 11:27 PM	#12
Grim_Reaper Member Join Date: May 7, 2007 Location: Tennessee Posts: 41	I am curious as to what shape they'll be in.

February 4, 2009, 11:38 PM	#13
Rich636 Senior Member Join Date: July 9, 2005 Posts: 189	I'm really curious how you prepped and packaged them. This is seems like a great experiment because most people wouldn't have the patience to wait 16 years to see what happened.

February 4, 2009, 11:43 PM	#14
Hirlau Junior member Join Date: January 1, 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 296	Goodspeed, I'll make this easy for ya, just give me the location of the rifles and I'll go check them for ya.

February 4, 2009, 11:49 PM	#15
SweetKnuckles Member Join Date: January 26, 2009 Posts: 26	You gotta share pics of this dig. Reminds me of burying 'time capsules' in grade school. Bookmarked.

February 5, 2009, 12:26 PM	#18
Brian41 Member Join Date: July 8, 2004 Location: Grayson, GA Posts: 64	Why the hell didn't i do that when sks's were $50 and 1k of x39 was $70 ... i think i'm the dumbass... __________________ GCO Member Georgiacarry.org Thesurvivalpodcast.com

February 5, 2009, 01:43 PM	#19
tINY Senior Member Join Date: April 26, 2005 Location: Orygun Posts: 2,589	Curious to see how they held up... -tINY

February 5, 2009, 04:28 PM	#20
BeCoole Junior member Join Date: October 2, 2002 Posts: 170	Why dig it up? You are just going to have to bury them again due to Obama.

February 5, 2009, 04:32 PM	#21
Squidward Member Join Date: May 10, 2006 Location: Sunny California Posts: 66	"I recently turned 40 so as some of you more seasoned fellows can attest to..." You're not that old; pace yourself. Digging is work, so I'd suggest waiting another few years.

February 5, 2009, 04:41 PM	#22
bedlamite Senior Member Join Date: August 10, 2000 Location: WI Posts: 1,395	Send me a PM with their location so it won't be forgotten again __________________ A plan is just a list of things that doesn't happen.

February 5, 2009, 06:55 PM	#24
Erratic Member Join Date: February 14, 2007 Posts: 55	Chris "theyre right where they need to be" Yeah. In chris's gun cabinet! He doesn't want you to go looking because he dug em up years ago!