Your 70s Preparedness Battery?

[ilikegunspdx]

If talking about an all around hunting/survival gun I would take a Sauer drilling with 12 gauges on top and rifle on bottom. It weighs less than 6 pounds.

If talking about fun and self defense probably mp5, AR, hk91/g3. Not sure what for a pistol. Hi power maybe? Not sure about this category for shotgun. Was spas 12 invented yet? Dubious for self defense though from what I understand. I've never shot one so I don't know. Probably 870 or mossberg 500 for reliability.

 

[DB is Here]

Rest easy Gent's...My Dardick to the rescue.

 

[Ura-Ki]

Born in 68' so, by the tail end of the 70's I had use of Dads or Grand Dad's 1911's and ether an 870 or Winny 97 take down, along with a 1903 Springer sporter and a Remington 512 targetmaster! When I turned 16, I walked my self into the local hardware store/gun shop and bought my very first gun, a beautiful Colt 1911 SXE in Gods Own Caliber .45, still have that beauty today, and still shoot it now and then! By 90', I carried a Colt Snubby which was the twin to my issue Air Crew Sidearm, back then, baddies were not all that bad, enough that a Snubby was pretty much THE standard long before carry permits were even a thing!

I will say, growing up when I did was the best childhood one could dream of, We had the BEST cars ever, the Best Music, and the Best Girls to chase around! I didn't miss a single chance at any of them, and still have a couple of those cars, can listen to the tunes when ever I want, and chase my bride around as much as I wish!

 

[Nosferatu]

I keep a bunch of batteries on hand. AAA, AA, D, 9v, CR120 and some lithium rechargeable.

I'm pretty sure all but the lithium were available in the 70's.

 

[ilikegunspdx]

I keep a bunch of batteries on hand. AAA, AA, D, 9v, CR120 and some lithium rechargeable.

I'm pretty sure all but the lithium were available in the 70's.

I never seem to use D anymore. 18650 battery kind of took its place in flashlights and similar. 2032, occasionally 2016 and 2025 to add to your list for me. Everything I can I use eneloops. Some have been in constant use for 10 years and still work darn good. Those things are amazing.

 

[Nosferatu]

I never seen to use D anymore. 18650 battery kind of took its place in flashlights and similar. 2032, occasionally 2016 and 2025 to add to your list for me. Everything I can I use eneloops. Some have been in constant use for 10 years and still work darn good. Those things are amazing.

We have a couple older lanterns that use them we use during power outages. Otherwise, yes, you're right, they are going the way of the Dodo.

 

[orygun]

Battery Russell had some nice guns. However, you won't want your enemies too close to use this one. Also, not an easy battery to move.

 

[ilikegunspdx]

Some Milwaukee battery hacks for portable 12 v power supply for other stuff. I heard you can even jumpstart a car with these but have never tried it. Have used these 12v batteries to power lots of 12 v stuff though. Kinda handy. Fe my backpack sprayer I installed a 12v pump on it so k don't have to pump by hand. Much more power/pressure than manual pump also.



18v to 12v conversion

 

[DunRanull]

Hmmmm... gotta really rack the ol Memory Alpha banks... Ruger single action .45, later a .357 Colt Python. Browning BLR .308, later added a Ruger Mini-14. Late '70's I picked up a 12ga Rem 870 w/long tube/magazine... various .22 rifle and pistols.
This was not a "dream battery", it is what I had on hand at the time. Thought I was bad @$$ and could take on the world. Crazy, I know, but there it is.

 

[monks]

Oh...and fast car...like a black 1977 Pontiac Trans Am....
Andy

The problem is that car was only fast in Smokey and the Bandit!

 

[Andy54Hawken]

The problem is that car was only fast in Smokey and the Bandit!

Please don't insert facts into my fantasy ....
Andy

 

[Member 24198]

I was 1 in 1970.

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Beat me, I was only an egg in an ovary.

 

[monks]

Please don't insert facts into my fantasy ....
Andy

Sorry. If it makes you feel better I had a C3 Corvette that I thought was fast. It wasn't even that quick!

 

[Andy54Hawken]

Beat me, I was only an egg in an ovary.

Well...the egg beater food product came out in 1972...so there is that....
Andy

 

[Andy54Hawken]

Sorry. If it makes you feel better I had a C3 Corvette that I thought was fast. It wasn't even that quick!

It was a joke...I really don't care either way.
Andy

 

[bradsteen]

Hmmm. Not sure what was legal back then, but if we're talking about what the average person could get their hands on easily, probably would pick:
- M1 Carbine
- Mossberg 500 18"
- Browning HiPower

If we're including NFA, then add an Ingram M10 suppressed, Walther MPL, and M16A1.

 

[ilikegunspdx]

Batteries for preparedness at that time would probably be car batteries I would guess? Radios used AA or C or D I think. I think boom boxes were early 80's maybe they definitely used tons of D cell batteries. The batteries of the time looked like this and didn't last very long.

 

[JRuby]

1911, 870 shotgun, 700 remington in 30-06, FAL
Pretty much what I have today. Worked then works now.

 

[Indy62]

I sported a few deadly arms in the 70's. Battery included the following..up untill I matured into a full blown Crossman 760.

 

[Indy62]

And speaking of 70's awesome cars, this is how Dad and I rolled in the 80's.