CONELRAD 1962 film (worth watching)

[Maverick]

Perhaps the best Cold-War film ever made (survival)

Panic In Year Zero 1962

 

[DrHenley]

Thanks for the link. Swiss Family Robinson of the Apocalyse, LOL. Lots of food for thought.

I wondered about making a 1911 out of Magnesium, wasn't sure if it would have the right metallurgical properties. I think at the time the movie was made they probably didn't have suitable alloys, but as it turns out somebody really has made a magnesium alloy 1911:

http://www.uaarms.com/New_Magna_T5_1911_Pistols/