Lethal Weapons: 5 of the Most Effective Man-Killing Tools in History Some obscure weapons here. Very interesting. I am intimately acquainted with the Shuriken (aka throwing star) when I was a kid growing up, like most kids my age, I was heavily into martial arts, especially ninja movies and thanks to a mail order catalog…
Category: Weapons & Ammo
New Shotgun Forend Light/Laser Combo from Nightstick
SFL Lights and Lasers: Shotgun Illumination from Nightstick (Without Weirdness) Bad things and bad people come out at night. Therefore every serious gun you own for “social issues” needs a light on it. Especially your Home Defense Shotgun. Not sure the price point on these, but if they are to be comparable to Streamlights…
Know Your Weapons: Straight Pull Bolt Action Rifles
Straight Pull Bolt Action Rifles Economy of motion and a reduced number of moving parts in a rifle’s design is a FUNDAMENTAL feature in my humble opinion, regardless if is to be used for hunting or self-defense. Speed and Reliability are going to win the day everytime. Prepare Accordingly.
Know Your Weapons: Colt 1903 Hammerless
COLT’S 1903 HAMMERLESS Very informative piece on one of the coolest looking handguns Mr. John Moses Browning ever designed. One of the most fantastic periods for firearm development and innovation was the early 20th century hands down!
4GW Cartel Drone Warfare
Drones are going to play several roles in the coming 4GW Asymmetrical conflict. Learn all you can about them So you can both USE them and DESTROY them.
A Snapshot of what a 4GW Insurgency is Going to Look Like in the 21st Century
A Recent post on Impro Guns showing a squad of Anti-Junta Myanmar rebels armed with an assortment of homemade guns, including the venerable 3D Printed FGC-9 is a very realistic picture of what insurgencies could possibly look like going forward in the 21st Century. Although a full auto capable pistol carbine like the FGC-9…
Colt M1877 Revolver
COLT M1877 REVOLVER You can never learn enough about the six-gun in my opinion, especially if you are a western writer! Anybody who has ever tried to fire a double action revolver accurately, take a close look at John Wesley Hardin’s perforated playing cards. Amazing stuff.
Demystifying Long Range Shooting
Demystifying Long Range Shooting Good basic primer on what I would call Rifle-Craft 101. Never be afraid to reach out and touch someone!
The Community Quartermaster
H/T WRSA The Community Quartermaster A really good and practical read for the Serious Martial Citizen. The days are coming very soon where “Arm Thy Neighbor” will be the Rally Cry! The reality is not everybody is going to have a gun when the hammer drops and you are going to need multiple armed…
Urban Warfare, Back in the Day
URBAN WARFARE, BACK IN THE DAY Current headlines are replete with stories of urban warfare. Be it Aleppo, Ramadi, Tripoli or some Ukrainian city you only learned of last year, there appears to be no shortage of combatants that want to fight in/over/for some piece of urban terrain. Perhaps a brief step back in to…