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A Pipe Hitter's Guide to Crushing the Coming Societal Breakdown (Pipe Hitters Guides Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Nicholas Orr (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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All a person has to do is pay attention to what is happening in the world around them. The United States of America, and possibly the entire world, is heading for a disaster of epic proportions. Few intellectually honest people do not believe we are headed for a societal breakdown of some sort. The big question is; What are you going to do about it? You can sit back and allow circumstances to roll over you OR you can prepare yourself, your family, and your community to CRUSH the coming breakdown.We enlist the advice of a seasoned Pipe Hitter, a person willing to go to great lengths to get the job done. Will you take the time to listen? Will you be prepared to crush whatever crisis comes your way?

Topics Include: Crushing Food Prep, Fighting Guns, Tribes, Fortifications and Fire Bases, Team Tactics and more.
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08MBMKY73
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 30, 2020
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 5479 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 138 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ B08M7JBHD4
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Tales from a Genuine Pipe Hitter. Nicholas Orr is the nom de plume for a civilized barbarian, a savage gentlemen, with 30 plus years of operational and combat experience in the United States and overseas.

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Lightswitch
5.0 out of 5 stars Great 30k ft View of what IS here and how to be ready
Reviewed in the United States on May 8, 2024
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Two knowledge basis required to be ready. The first is a football field wide and long and an inch deep (this book is a great start) the other is an inch wide and a football field deep (pick a few skills and master them). Either way, this book is a great start.
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CJ
5.0 out of 5 stars Great info, written in a way I enjoy reading.
Reviewed in the United States on July 18, 2022
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As a Marine myself, I thoroughly enjoyed this work. I like how much focus there was on on having a Tribe or small community of like minded people, but I found everything to be a good refresher or new content for me to digest. Current events post-cvd19 have been worrisome and enlightening as to the direction society (or at least large parts of it) are headed.
6 people found this helpful
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Dr. WHO
4.0 out of 5 stars This old guy had to look up the definition of “Pipe Hitter”
Reviewed in the United States on September 30, 2021
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As I expected from the title and cover picture, this book is written from the viewpoint and prejudices of a senior enlisted combat sergeant. (Full disclosure: I got out as a buck sergeant - MOS 11B2P, aka Airborne Grunt))
- From the evidence of incompetence of (some) our senior officer Corp in the daily news, “the viewpoints and prejudices” of senior enlisted sergeants (NCOs), might be useful? This book is written as a “primer” that may push some people in the direction of better preparation for a more violent and less forgiving world. Think of the viewpoint of a drill instructor in boot camp.
- As a retired ER doc, I found the brief combat medic/trauma medicine section better than most books. He speaks knowledgeably of specific brands of dressing and kits and tension pneumothorax equipment. He addresses “sterile fields” and dressings appropriately.
- He addresses simple tactics and emphasizes teamwork quickly and directly. You want more? Get The Ranger Handbook. His advice on food is to start squirreling some away (!) and he gives you a few pages to start you thinking about how to do it. One reviewer complains he doesn’t tell us “how to grow food!” There are extensive libraries on this and it wasn’t his point to be comprehensive.
- The sections on guns and tribes are simple but accurate. My physician and nurse colleagues that went in to Haiti to provide emergency care after the big earthquake in 2010 ask me what I thought was the most important thing to have? After I made several wrong guesses, they stopped me. Not drugs, not dressings, not clean water: “Guns. You need well-armed and trained guards or you will be toast.” What?? Early medical aid teams were routinely shaken down for narcotics, antibiotics and anything else that could be quickly resold. Only with a military guard could anyone start addressing the calamity around them.
- There is some supercilious b.s. attitude to the author (I knew what “lotus eaters” were when he was in diapers), but still the book isn’t bad for what it intended. Remember, he is playing the part of a good drill sergeant.
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S Krzyzanowski
5.0 out of 5 stars Straight and to the point
Reviewed in the United States on March 24, 2022
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Enjoyed the very straight and to the point book. Coming from the Corps and retired LEO I can appreciate the ideas even more. Every civilian should take a look at the book and read the tips for themselves! Community is going to be everything for those that want to survive! Thanks and Semper Fi!!!
4 people found this helpful
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Joshua Brooks
5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding Guide with Zero Sugarcoating.
Reviewed in the United States on November 24, 2020
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I love that Orr chose to write this from the POV of one of his fictional characters. It gave him the ability to use much more colorful language, which actually enhanced the writing a lot. This is a must have title for anyone that is entering the preparedness world, and it's even great for people who have been in it for a while. Can't wait for the next title to be released in the Operator Series!
7 people found this helpful
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Shawn McClain
3.0 out of 5 stars this is an outline and not really a guide.
Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2021
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If you looking for a step by step intro to certain topics this is not the book for you.
It has a good overview and starting points for it size but lacks a lot of detail that would be helpful.
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Delta Medic
5.0 out of 5 stars to the point
Reviewed in the United States on September 13, 2022
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Excellent overview of reality of what can be. Prepare or die it’s that simple. I recommend this to any realist.
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Del57
5.0 out of 5 stars Hard hitting and to the point
Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2021
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Hard hitting and to the point the author doesn't mince words or waste your time on a bunch of deep theory. He lays it out...do this, then that, here's how, now get moving. If you want to know how to get off the X (or avoid being on it as much as possible) this is a great place to start...a high value read ( info/time)
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