When the Law Failed, Citizens Turned to Colts for Frontier Justice Minnesota lay many saddle hours away, so Frank and Jesse James, with the Younger boys and three others, traveled from Missouri by rail. They bought horses for the final leg – fine animals, new to Northfield on September 7, 1876. The men’s dusters…
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Armed Texan and Part-Time Bard.
The Legend Of Charley Askins by Skeeter Skelton
The Legend Of Charley Askins by Skeeter Skelton Shooting Times Magazine In The West Wing of a secluded, tile-roofed Spanish home in San Antonio, Texas is a room that is one of my favorite retreats. It’s a large room, carpeted with the rich hides of Polar and Kodiak bears and tigers. A long…
PSA from Snake Plissken
Know Your Ammo: 7.63×25 Mauser
The 7.63×25mm Mauser cartridge has a bullet diameter of 7.86 mm (0.309 in) and a case length of 25.15 mm (0.990 in), with an overall length of 34.80 mm (1.370 in). Standard loadings typically use a 5.6 g (86 gr) full metal jacket (FMJ) bullet, achieving a muzzle velocity of 441 m/s (1,450 ft/s)…
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Motor Learning and Firearms Training: Why Good Reps Matter Most
Motor Learning and Firearms Training: Why Good Reps Matter Most In September, I taught several blocks of instruction at the ConcealedCarry.com Guardian Conference focused on vehicle defense. Video clips made their way onto social media, and one in particular generated comments that warrant further discussion. The Danger of Short Form Content On Social Media…
On This Day in History 1938: Orson Welles Reads ‘War of the Worlds’ over Radio causing Mass Panic
Panic Over War of the Worlds The War of the Worlds, the science fiction novel by English author H.G. Wells telling of a space ship from Mars landing on Earth and causing panic, death and destruction, was published in 1897. On this day in 1938 actor Orson Welles allegedly caused real-life panic across America when he presented…
EBT Shop-Lifting Spree Announcement (November 3rd)
The longer this EBT bullshit drags on, the more I realize ALL this is about is VICTIMS CELEBRATING VICTIMHOOD. God forbid people take this as a wake up call to become more self-sufficient by planting gardens, raising chickens and just becoming less dependent on the Government and more dependent on themselves. But let’s be…
Father Who Allegedly Killed Daughter’s Accused Rapist Running For Sheriff In Arkansas
Arkansas man accused of killing daughter’s rapist runs for sheriff A US military veteran has announced plans to run for sheriff in an Arkansas county despite being charged with the murder of a man who sexually assaulted his daughter. Aaron Spencer, 37, allegedly shot dead Michael Fosler, 67, in October 2024 after discovering him…