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AK Corner: No Boosters on Long Guns

Posted on 14 September 202314 September 2023 by The Tactical Hermit

Sage Advice from the AK Wizard, Jim Fuller at Rifle Dynamics.    

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Pistolcraft: Why Carry With A Round In The Chamber?

Posted on 19 February 2023 by The Tactical Hermit

Why Carry With A Round In The Chamber?   COMMON SENSE dictates that if you have a firearm for self-defense you need to be able to USE that firearm in an instant, Why? Firstly because an unloaded gun is just a fancy paperweight and Second as a very wise man once told me:  “Trouble does…

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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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Setting Up A Kalashnikov For Combat

Posted on 11 July 2022 by The Tactical Hermit

Setting Up A Kalashnikov For Combat: The Palmetto State Armory GF-3E   Outstanding article by fellow AK Afficionado and one of the best trainers currently working in the business, NC Scout (aka Brusbeater.) As I have said many times, If you are in the market for an AK, Palmetto State Armory is the place to…

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SKS Collecting And Identification: A Buyer’s Guide

Posted on 9 April 2022 by The Tactical Hermit

SKS Collecting And Identification: A Buyer’s Guide   I had a C&R License (FFL 03) for around twenty years off and on back in the “golden era” when you could find plenty of German and Yugo Mausers, Lee- Enfields, Mosin-Nagants, Swiss K-31’s and Norinco and Russian SKS’s all for very reasonable prices. It was a…

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Storing Your Survival Ammo

Posted on 26 February 2022 by The Tactical Hermit

Storing Your Survival Ammo: A Quick Guide For Preppers   Wax Paper and Absorbents if you got em’.  

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Glock Pistols- What Breaks and How to Fix It

Posted on 26 February 20224 May 2025 by The Tactical Hermit

Glock Pistols- What Breaks and How to Fix It   OK, let me get this out of the way right off the bat.  I carry a Glock pistol during about 95% of my waking hours.  My police duty gun was either a Glock 21 or a Glock 17.  A  Glock 26 or a Glock 19…

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Know Your Weapons: Nordic Cooperation – The Swedish M96 in Finnish Service

Posted on 16 February 2022 by The Tactical Hermit

Nordic Cooperation: The Swedish M96 in Finnish Service   One of the significant foreign rifles in Finnish service during the Winter War and Continuation War was the Swedish M96 Mauser. These rifles began arriving in Finland even before Finland’s independence, and in 1919 the Civil Guard was given ownership of 1,390 of them. The numbers…

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The Minimalist Arsenal

Posted on 23 November 2021 by The Tactical Hermit

I have had several people emailing me concerned they do not have the proper “arsenal” stored up for the upcoming FUSA Spicy Taco Extravaganza. By “Arsenal” they are meaning a shit load of guns! The ideal being, the more the better! My reply to them is one word: RELAX. There is an old Cowboy saying…

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Guerilla Gunsmithing

Posted on 5 June 2021 by The Tactical Hermit

Gunsmith Tools – Top 5 Tools You Should Own   Learn how to repair and modify your own weapons to include Field Repair. It’s not as hard as you think. Hard Times a Comin’. Prepare Accordingly.  

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