Get to Cover? A Requiem for Common Sense With the likelihood of random gun violence breaking out anywhere at anytime in the world today, it makes sense for the Armed and/or Prepared Civilian to re-cap some basics of staying alive when you are out there on the mean streets beyond the wire (The wire being…
Category: Weapons & Ammo
M14 EBR: The Most Beautiful Battle Rifle in the World
M14 EBR: THE MOST BEAUTIFUL BATTLE RIFLE IN THE WORLD General Douglas MacArthur once said “Old Soldiers never die, they simply fade away.” I think the same holds true for Good Rifles. The M14 saw service in Vietnam, then went into mothballs and some 40 odd years later shows up again in the mountains of…
Know Your Weapons: The Macuahuitl
Aztec warriors wielding macanas (macahuitl), which are oak swords or clubs fitted with rows of obsidian blades. Aztec warriors used these weapons to slash, inflicting long bleeding wounds, or sever, as when they decapitated a mare Cortés’s party brought. Cortés did battle with thousands of Aztec warriors during his campaign of exploration in Central America. […]…
War Film Review and More Pineland Rules
War Film Review and More Pineland Rules 4GW Class in Session. Learn. Adapt. Overcome. Stay Alert, Armed and Dangerous!
Know Your World War II Weapons: The Nebelwerfer Rocket Launcher.
The Guns of the Outlaw Josey Wales
The Guns of the Outlaw Josey Wales Definitely one of the most iconic westerns of all time with some GREAT firearms to boot! Stay Alert, Armed and Dangerous!
Know Your Weapons: German WW2 Infantry Weapons
Improvised Weapons
Improvised Weapons Collecting and training with Improvised Weapons has always been a keen interest of mine mainly because it keeps my mentality more “fight” focused versus “tool” focused and it also helps me stay armed to some degree in “Non-Permissive” Environments when travelling abroad. Stay Alert, Armed and Dangerous!
Know Your Weapons: What’s Up With Norway and Military Scout Scopes?
Aside from the German widespread issue of the ZF-41 type scope, I have only come across three other military uses of long eye relief optics – and they are all Norwegian! One is simply Norwegian reuse of surrendered German K98k-ZF41 scopes, including updating them to .30-06 in the 1950s (these were eventually replaced by the… What’s…
Understanding Mechanical Offset: Skills, Drills & Solutions
Understanding Mechanical Offset: Skill Drills & Solutions I have been rehashing some old rifle drills and this one came up. A VERY important skill-set to review, know and practice for those times when you may have to grab a rifle for home defense or CQ fighting. Stay Alert, Armed and Dangerous!