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Old Design for New Hard Times

Posted on 17 January 2024 by The Tactical Hermit

Slam fire zip guns   A .22lr and 12 gauge slam fire firearm seized from the home of a man in Monticello, Indiana on September 23, 2022. Project “Safe Neighborhoods”. Remember that term going forward.  

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Homemade Russian SMG

Posted on 8 January 20248 January 2024 by The Tactical Hermit

Weapons Seized from Crimean Network   A photo released by Russian FSB in December showing a homemade submachine gun along with a Nagant M1895 revolver and various ammunition supposedly seized from a Ukrainian linked cell operating in Crimea. The SMG appears very similar to the example pictured below which is held in a Ukrainian forensic…

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VP-22 – A Disposable Plastic Welrod

Posted on 8 January 20248 January 2024 by The Tactical Hermit

VP-22 – A Disposable Plastic Welrod   The VP-22 is an almost entirely 3D printed .22lr VP9 (a copy of the WW2 British Welrod) type bolt-action pistol featuring a 12-shot magazine and screw-on suppressor. This design comes via FOSSCAD (Free Open Source Software and Computer Aided Design).  

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Shooting Down Drones

Posted on 1 December 20231 December 2023 by The Tactical Hermit

Via: Don Shift (Buy my Books)     So you wanna shoot down a drone (with a shotgun)? Shotguns work WAY better than a Russian with a stick (but they aren’t magic). It’s not gonna be easy. •Be good at busting clay pigeons (skeet/trap) •Assume if it’s come down to shotguns, you’re already probably gonna…

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Survival DIY: Build An Emergency Water Filtration System

Posted on 1 December 20231 December 2023 by The Tactical Hermit

Build An Emergency Water Filtration System   Most of you are not putting enough emphasis on access to clean water in a crisis.  If you complete this project, you will be light years ahead of most others in the preparedness community. How do I know most of you aren’t putting enough emphasis on water purification?…

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The Guerilla Gunsmith: Building a Pipe Shotgun

Posted on 15 November 202315 November 2023 by The Tactical Hermit

Building a Pipe Shotgun with the Pop-A .410 DIY Kit   Practical Skill-Set’s like this are NEVER a bad thing to have in your bad pocket folks. Will things get so bad that we will NEED something like this? Before you answer that go over to Impro Guns Blog and peruse some of the weapons…

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Guerilla Gunsmith: Scrap Metal .22 Short Derringer

Posted on 4 November 20234 November 2023 by The Tactical Hermit

Scrap Metal .22 Short Derringer   Never underestimate what an unarmed man can do with a little scrap and ingenuity.      

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DIY: How to Make Healing Salves at Home, a Step-by-step Guide

Posted on 1 November 20231 November 2023 by The Tactical Hermit

How to Make Healing Salves at Home: Step-by-step Guide   Medical supplies always run out eventually. Here are some easy-to-make DIY healing salves you can create at home.      

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Guerilla Gunsmith: Building a 12 Gauge Pistol

Posted on 1 November 20231 November 2023 by The Tactical Hermit

Building a 12 Gauge Pistol   This “machinist shop special”  comes to us from Thailand. All I can say make sure your life insurance is paid up before you pull the trigger on this beast!        

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Impro Guns: Welder’s Nightmare

Posted on 1 November 20231 November 2023 by The Tactical Hermit

Welder’s Nightmare (Minas Gerais, Brazil) In case you were wondering, yes the cocaine is included with this contraption, as is a Life Insurance policy. 😂

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