Questions about Home Guard/Militia units..

[schnickelfritz]

As far as the stockpiles of material at machine shops goes....I disagree. I'm an Engineer by trade and have 13 years' experience designing tools (and 6 years' other stuff). I work in manufacturing and most of the places I've worked at have a tool room and all had a maintenance department with a small to medium stockpile of common materials (4140-1018-4340, some exotic tool steels, plus brass and/or bronze or bearings). You'd be surprised what some of these places have...and once society begins to grind down, that material isn't being used for new tools or machine parts.

I don't necessarily mean raw material for production product, but for maintenance (machine and tool) purposes.

Production raw material stocks would run out fast. We keep a good stock at work, but it still wouldn't last long...probably just enough to shut down from lack of orders.

I should add some context...what I mean is that in most areas you will be able to find a good 10-30 feet of some form of 4"-5" round steel stock, probaby not in one place, and maybe a mix of several types of steel, perhaps a length of something they got for a long gone project.

I would try to make it all from one type for consistant ballistic performance.

I think most GM's could limit it to enough shot for 30 rounds or less including some training and proof firing.

Again...obtaining raw materials could be a good...mini adventure! Railyard search anyone? Creepy old factory?

-Dave