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Armed Citizen Corner: Rifles vs. Pistols – The Basics of Terminal Ballistics

Posted on 8 September 20238 September 2023 by The Tactical Hermit

Rifles vs. Pistols: The Basics of Terminal Ballistics   For the last 100+ years, a great deal of the effort expended in ammo technology has gone toward trying to make pistol bullets act more like rifle bullets. Every few years, a new cartridge or bullet design arrives on the scene, claiming to have gotten us…

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Know Your Weapons: Browning’s Hammerless 1911

Posted on 2 September 20232 September 2023 by The Tactical Hermit

John Browning’s Hammerless 1911   Last year I had the opportunity to visit the John M. Browning Museum in Ogden, Utah and I was thrilled to see Browning’s hammerless 1911 prototype on display. Very little has been written about the development of this particular pistol. The pistol is briefly mentioned in John Browning and Curt Gentry’s 1964 biography of John…

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Homemade Gun Horror

Posted on 27 August 202327 August 2023 by The Tactical Hermit

Via Impro Guns       Considering the overall design (or lack thereof) of this accident waiting to happen, (check out the barrel) I would name this one the “Ecuadorian Wrist and Face Massage with a very likely chance of being Permanently Blinded” Gun. 😂       Another fun wrist breaker and Face Smasher…

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The Gilboa Snake Double-Barreled AR-15 Rifle

Posted on 11 August 202311 August 2023 by The Tactical Hermit

H/T WRSA       Gilboa Snake Double Barreled AR-15 Rifle   Sometimes in his life a Man just has to purchase something based on Principle rather than Utility. This my friends is one of those times. Call it an Investment in the Future. I will take two.    

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Myanmar Guerillas Using Homemade Weaponry

Posted on 7 August 20237 August 2023 by The Tactical Hermit

H/T Impro Guns       Another video of PDF fighters taking shots at Junta forces from an entrenched position. Pictures and videos have previously surfaced of bolt action .223 rifles which appear to be the same featured. At least one appears to be a bolt action 12 gauge shotgun. Guerilla forces have also been known to…

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Curio and Relic Corner: The Zastava M48 Mauser

Posted on 2 July 2023 by The Tactical Hermit

Zastava M48 Mauser: Milsurp Gem   It’s articles like these that make me want to get my C&R FFL03 License renewed so I can have that Big Brown truck of Joy deliver mil-surp weapons direct to my doorstep but I know I will never again see the glory days of ample supplies of Yugo Mausers,…

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AK Corner: Romanian AK’s – The Best Among the Worst

Posted on 23 June 202323 June 2023 by The Tactical Hermit

Romanian AKs: The Best Among The Worst, The Worst Among The Best   As a long time AK disciple I can say without reservation the Romanian variant is my LEAST favorite of the AK Family. If we were doing family analogies, the Romanian variant could be likened to that flaky Drunk Uncle that only shows…

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Tradecraft: How to Spot a Concealed Weapon

Posted on 13 May 2023 by The Tactical Hermit

How to Spot a Concealed Weapon – Fast   Around the U.S. and the world, people carry guns. If they are not working in an overt context, whether legal or not, they will endeavor to conceal the gun, usually a handgun. They could be another armed citizen going about their day, possibly like you, an…

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Three Part Synopsis of the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral by Dave Spaulding

Posted on 12 May 2023 by The Tactical Hermit

H/T Wynn   Gunfight On Fremont Street: O.K. Corral Part 1 Dave Spaulding gives a detailed break down of the gunfight, putting aside historical romanticism and getting down to the brass tacks of killing and survival with a firearm in the 19th century Old West. Part Two and Part Three can be found here.  …

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More Spineless ATF Shenanigans

Posted on 16 March 2023 by The Tactical Hermit

H/T The Feral Irishman   ATF Gains Financial Information on Potential Gun Buyers for Warrantless Tracking, Documents Show   I typically don’t waste time reporting on Federal Cocksuckery. But this kind of shit is ridiculous. Beware and Prepare Accordingly.    

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