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Rifle Corner: Three Civilian Flavors of the SVD Dragunov Sniper Rifle

Posted on 6 March 2023 by The Tactical Hermit

    The first video goes into detail on Soviet military sniper tactics during the Cold War and how various models of the rifle came into existence. The Second video expounds on the pro’s and con’s (mostly con’s) of the Romanian PSL, perhaps the most commercially abundant version of the Dragunov ONCE available here in…

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Re-Calibrating Your Mentality on Guerilla Arms

Posted on 2 February 20237 August 2023 by The Tactical Hermit

  When your average American armed civilian hears the term “Guerilla Arms” the majority of them are going to get a mental picture of a group of pissed off citizens armed with a “smorgasbord” of weapons, ranging from AR-15’s to AK-47’s to K98 bolt action rifles to Dad’s .270 Winchester Deer Rifle. The majority of…

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Know Your WW1 Weapon’s History: The Flammenwerfer

Posted on 20 January 2023 by The Tactical Hermit

Flammenwefer — World War I German Flamethrowers   It appears the first flamethrower of modern design was patented in Germany by Richard Fiedler in 1901. During the same year, the German army funded his continued work on flamethrower designs. Fiedler, a private citizen, designed several flamethrowers models and presented a working product to the German…

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Pistol Fundamentals Flashback: Jeff Copper and the Modern Technique

Posted on 18 January 2023 by The Tactical Hermit

H/T Lenny Ladner     No other man in firearms training history has had more influence and persuasion that Colonel Jeff Cooper, USMC (Ret.) The Modern Technique of Pistol Craft that Colonel Cooper invented and taught revolutionized Handgun Training forever. The MT can be divided up into four major parts: 1. The Big-Bore Autoloading Pistol…

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Know Your Rifles: The “Krag” aka Springfield Model 1892 Infantry Rifle

Posted on 11 January 2023 by The Tactical Hermit

Story of the Krag: The Springfield Model 1892 Infantry Rifle   The formal appellation Springfield Model 1892-1899 describes the several subvariants of the Krag-Jorgensen bolt-action repeating rifle developed in the late 19th century. U.S. troops affectionately referred to the weapon as a “Krag.” The rifle was actually a collaborative effort of Norwegian gun designers Ole Herman…

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Know Your WW2 Weapons: The German K43 Rifle, Deutschland’s DMR

Posted on 6 January 2023 by The Tactical Hermit

GERMAN K43 RIFLE: DEUTSCHLAND’S DMR   K43 is German shorthand for Karabiner 43. The same weapon was also known as the Gewehr 43. A relatively simple gas-operated design, the K43 was the German answer to our M1 Garand. However, manufacturing pressures and a suboptimal design conspired to keep the K43 from reaching its full potential….

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Gun’s Don’t Kill People, Black People with Guns Kill People

Posted on 7 December 2022 by The Tactical Hermit

If Guns Don’t Kill People, Who Does? Well, Black Gun Murders Surged During The Pandemic…   Read the key part again: The study found that firearm homicide rates for young Black men aged 20 to 24 skyrocketed by 48% from 95.3 per 100,000 people in 2019 to 141.1 in 2021. By comparison, the shooting death…

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Know Your Firearms History: The Blunderbuss and Thanksgiving

Posted on 26 November 2022 by The Tactical Hermit

The Blunderbuss and Thanksgiving   This is one of those instances where it pays to know your History! The Blunderbuss and Plymouth Rock were separated by a span of more than 30 years!  

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Know Your Ammo: The 25 ACP – The Worst Carry Caliber

Posted on 20 November 2022 by The Tactical Hermit

The 25 ACP – The Worst Carry Caliber   The .25 ACP, the infamous “mouse fart” gun!  

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Know Your Weapons: The Sterling SMG

Posted on 16 November 2022 by The Tactical Hermit

Sterling Submachinegun: The Arsenal of Villainy   The Sterling submachine gun was initially developed in 1944 as a replacement for the dubious Sten. The inexpensive Sten was the right gun at the right time for Britain with her back against the sea after the miraculous Dunkirk evacuation. However, the crude nature of the Sten along with…

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