"Armageddon Arsenals": Anyone Going To Watch It?

[Bailey Guns]

Just read about this in an email:


(GunReports.com) — ‘Armageddon Arsenals’ debuted last night on Discovery’s Destination America network. The series explores the weapons and security aspects of the massive new prepping movement, focusing on individuals and families across the country who are preparing for a variety of worst case scenarios–many of them more plausible now than ever.

“Once thought of as a fringe movement,” says Orion Entertainment President Chris Dorsey, “millions of Americans now call themselves doomsday preppers and are taking extraordinary measures to plan and prepare for catastrophic events. While some viewers might find weapons caching extreme, by the end of the episode many will be asking what they should be doing to prepare. There is a lot of uncertainty and fear in the country and preppers are a manifestation of the larger national movement toward self-reliance.”

The one-hour pilot featured weapons preppers in Texas, Utah, and Colorado who have amassed significant arsenals but who have also created elaborate security strategies to stay safe should the unthinkable happen. As one of the featured preppers warns, “If things get really bad it won’t matter how much food and water you have stored if you can’t protect it.”


It's on tonight at 8pm on Dish 194.

[Sawin]

Hmm, could be fun. At least as much as "doomsday preppers" was... even if only to see what kind of kooky folks they uncovered for the show. Maybe you'll get an idea or two, maybe you won't. I'll have to see if i can find it on-demand or online this weekend. If anyone watches it tonight, leave a comment if it sucked something awful, so i know not to waste my time. ;)

[StagLefty]

I'll probably watch it out of curiosity. But I sometimes wonder about these shows and why folks advertise on a TV show what they are doing.
I even question myself sometimes at the things I put on internet forums.

[Great-Kazoo]

HEY AMERICA. This is how many guns we have and where they are secured. Define Arsenal, 100+ firearms, 1 with 5K of 22lr??

[Sawin]

HEY AMERICA. This is how many guns we have and where they are secured. Define Arsenal, 100+ firearms, 1 with 5K of 22lr??

I think it goes beyond just "HEY AMERICA". I sometimes wonder if some of this publicity is intentionally released as a deterrent to terrorists or foreign governments. We still have a lot of guns here, so don't think about invading.

[PugnacAutMortem]

It's on channel 286 on DirecTV. I'll throw it in the DVR out of curiosity as well.

My question is where in the hell do these people get all this money for all the guns/ammo/supplies/structures they collect?

[Sawin]

It's on channel 286 on DirecTV. I'll throw it in the DVR out of curiosity as well.

My question is where in the hell do these people get all this money for all the guns/ammo/supplies/structures they collect?

Priorities man. If we all didn't spend as much on cell phones, cars, good food, electronics, other hobbies, etc. we could put a lot more in to guns and ammo too! Imagine if you made 6 figures but didn't change your life style, and just spent the extra discretionary money on guns and ammo!? It's amazing how much ammo another 5 grand could buy.

[SuperiorDG]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPfV6WHtYD4

So here's the trailer. Looks like a lot of cool guns.

[Bailey Guns]

I'm gonna watch it. But I'm guessing it's just a rehash of "Doomsday Preppers" with more guns...and less boobs than "American Guns" or whatever the name of the Gunsmoke show was.

[Ronin13]

I'll probably watch it out of curiosity. But I sometimes wonder about these shows and why folks advertise on a TV show what they are doing.
I even question myself sometimes at the things I put on internet forums.
This is what my brother and I constantly say when watching Doomsday Preppers. "Why on earth would you put on national TV your stockpile, tactics, and location?"

[Great-Kazoo]

It's on channel 286 on DirecTV. I'll throw it in the DVR out of curiosity as well.

My question is where in the hell do these people get all this money for all the guns/ammo/supplies/structures they collect?

Hard work. When i was making very good money, i had lot's of toys. Fast forward to today, between a few surgeries, laid off, wife downsized, you sometimes have to sell that which collects dust. You would be surprised how much you can acquire through bartering and other legal ventures.

[PugnacAutMortem]

Hard work. When i was making very good money, i had lot's of toys. Fast forward to today, between a few surgeries, laid off, wife downsized, you sometimes have to sell that which collects dust. You would be surprised how much you can acquire through bartering and other legal ventures.

Oh you can work hard and still have no money. Those little baby humans are quite the money drain I have come to find out. But you also have to be lucky enough to snag a job that makes very good money. Most folks aren't that lucky. But I get what you are saying.

[Bailey Guns]

You would be surprised how much you can acquire through bartering and other legal ventures.

I love the "underground" economy. I'm surprised how much of my hobby is now maintained through the barter system and other means of under-the-radar economics.

[Bailey Guns]

But you also have to be lucky enough to snag a wife that makes very good money.

FIFY

[ChunkyMonkey]

Oh you can work hard and still have no money. Those little baby humans are quite the money drain I have come to find out. But you also have to be lucky enough to snag a job that makes very good money. Most folks aren't that lucky. But I get what you are saying.

And you can make tons of money and still cannot afford nice toys. It's all about money management.

[dwalker460]

I have a buddy who has a standing order with cheaper than dirt to send him 1k each of the ammo he uses every month (9mm, 45, 40, 223, and I think 7.62x39, he is a little secretive). He shoots once or twice a year and throws maybe 500 rounds combined downrange. You do the math on what he has left...

[ChunkyMonkey]

^ smart friend. Freedom munition does something like that. Crate shipping quarterly.

[PugnacAutMortem]

I have a buddy who has a standing order with cheaper than dirt to send him 1k each of the ammo he uses every month (9mm, 45, 40, 223, and I think 7.62x39, he is a little secretive). He shoots once or twice a year and throws maybe 500 rounds combined downrange. You do the math on what he has left...

Damn...must be nice to be able to spend $1500ish a month on ammo. Guess I'll just have to keep banking on my retirement plan maturing...POWERBALL!

[Snowman78]

Oh you can work hard and still have no money. Those little baby humans are quite the money drain I have come to find out. But you also have to be lucky enough to snag a job that makes very good money. Most folks aren't that lucky. But I get what you are saying.

yep, every time I buy a box of diapers I aways think "I could have got more ammo".

[hollohas]

Not a bad show. I didn't feel like they were making the people out to be crazies at all. Certainly a step up from Doomsday Preppers. This show was actually pretty even keeled IMO.

I thought it was pretty cool that they ran the Utah couple through a shoot house to show them their weaknesses.