From the Archives, 2015 I get asked a TON of questions about pistol and rifle ammo regularly. Probably the most asked question with rifles is: “What is the best TYPE of ammo to use in an AK for self-defense?” My general response is typically “Whatever you have loaded at the time is fine, the…
Author: The Tactical Hermit
Armed Texan and Part-Time Bard.
Protecting Liberty
Check this out..and Give if you Can. I think it is one of the most viable, intelligent projects to come out against the war on our 2nd Amendment Rights. http://monderno.com/news/protecting-liberty/#more-37048
How is your “Articulation” Skill-Set?
Most CO’s who have been training a while understand there are basically two different types of skill-sets one can drill on. The most obvious of course are the “Physical” skill-set’s (empty hand fighting, knife, stick, firearms) and the other are the more ambiguous and consequently less understood “Non-Physical” or “Mental” skill-sets. Being familiar with…
Netflix Pix Worth a Look for March
1. Wounded: The Battle Back Home Outstanding documentary showing the struggles of Veterans suffering with PTSD. Please support organizations that help our wounded veterans with their transition back to civilian society! 2. The Green Prince Interesting True Story about the son of a Hamas Leader who turned double agent to work for the Israeli Shin…
Gear Review: EMDOM CQB AK Double Mag Pouch
Entire Review taken from Mil-Spec Monkey.Com EMDOM CQB AK-M4 Double Mag Pouch Category: Pouches I’ve had the Emdom M4 specific CQB pouches for a bit and despite being a tighter double fit than I’d like, I overall dig the core design. When some AK class opportunities came my way I was reminded I didn’t have…
Iran and Hezbollah NOT listed as Terror Threats?
When you have no appreciation, or worse yet, no respect for History, you are doomed to repeat the same tragic mistakes. Now for a long time, this saying has been regarded as a “Maxim of Truth”; a Cautionary piece of wisdom for the young, nieve or just plain stupid. But here lately, it appears dismissing…
Black Panther Party Demands Murder of Police…
It’s strange what makes the news and what does not. No, scratch that, it is a TRAVESTY. Not a day after the arrest of the man who shot two Ferguson Police Officers there is a public march held by the Black Panther Party in Austin, TX during the famous South-by-South West Music Festival. I won’t…
Gear Review: Echo-93 AK Sling Plates
Entire article taken from Mil-Spec Monkey.com ECHO93 AK Sling Plates Category: Accessories For AK users out there you may be used to doing some ghetto cord ties to get desired interfacing with single point slings. Fortunately ECHO93 has made a series of AK Sling Plates that offer a little something for everyone and do it…
Preparing for RansomWare Attacks
Cyber-Terrorism…just as nasty as the real thing because it often tries to hit you where it hurts the most: Your Pocketbook.
Combative Corollaries
The following is taken directly from the Afterword in Kelly Mccann’s Outstanding book Combatives for Street Survival. In this afterword, Kelly draws corollaries between what is taught in the USMC Field Manual (FM 1) Warfighting and what is experienced in personal combat using Combatives for self-defense. Kelly divides these corollaries into Several distinct sections: War,…