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Don’t Be a Victim of Jugging

Posted on 22 June 2025 by The Tactical Hermit

Police sound alarm on dangerous ‘jugging’ robbery trend sweeping across America   As surveillance footage of an increasingly popular violent street crime has surfaced from South Carolina, police are warning Americans of the disturbing trend. The crime is known as “jugging,” a type of robbery in which criminals surveil banks and ATMs, watching for victims…

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Top Compact Firearms to Include in Your Bug Out Bag

Posted on 7 April 2025 by The Tactical Hermit

Top Compact Firearms to Include in Your Bug Out Bag   When disaster strikes, having a well-prepared bug-out bag can mean the difference between survival and struggle. While food, water, and medical supplies are essential, a reliable firearm is just as critical for self-defense, hunting, and overall preparedness. But not just any gun will do—you…

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Swatting Alert

Posted on 31 March 2025 by The Tactical Hermit

Attempted Murder:’ 15+ Conservatives Targeted by Swatting Attacks in 1 Week   A series of swatting incidents targeting conservative commentators and journalists have transpired nearly every evening since March 11, according to X posts in which the victims shared video surveillance footage and photos of the events, sparking questions as to who is engaging in…

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Bullets Follow Walls – Explained

Posted on 8 March 2025 by The Tactical Hermit

  I remember when I started MOUT training, I heard the phrase “bullets follow walls, so stay away from walls.” I heard it and did it, but I had to eventually ask what it meant. Why do bullets follow walls? At 18, I had no idea what bullets did. I was told to shut up…

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A Midnight Home Invasion Nightmare

Posted on 4 February 202521 March 2025 by The Tactical Hermit

  A good friend of mine I served with sent me this footage from Dearborn Heights, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. The male homeowner who got shot was the nephew of his girlfriend. There are a lot of variables at play here, but at the end of the day the Lesson to learn is when…

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Tactical Saturday: The Shooting People in the Face Drill, Revisited*

Posted on 25 January 202517 March 2025 by The Tactical Hermit

  While training the other day I put in my customary 20 rounds on the tried and true Mozambique or “Failure to Stop” Drill. After I ran through the drill I realized something: I had been training myself to PAUSE between the transition from the two shots to Center of Mass to the shot to…

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Texas News: Another Reminder to Always Stay Armed at Home

Posted on 23 January 202521 March 2025 by The Tactical Hermit

Unknown man wearing satanic mask, holding sign with apocalyptic Bible verse stuns North Texas neighbors   Not sure how this stupid SOB is still alive going around a Texas neighborhood knocking on doors dressed like that. In my neck of the woods he would already be on a slab at the morgue. We take Property…

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Jeff Cooper vs. Terrorism

Posted on 18 January 202518 January 2025 by The Tactical Hermit

Colonel Jeff Cooper, USMC (Ret.) Originally published in the Guns & Ammo 1975 Annual Issue.   So here we are in the “Age of Extortion!” Our local friendly felons have finally discovered what has long been taken for granted in what we used to call “more backward countries” — that crime does pay, in millions….

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DIY Home Security Tips

Posted on 17 January 2025 by The Tactical Hermit
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Read and Heed (You Will See This Material Again Very Soon)

Posted on 27 December 2024 by The Tactical Hermit

Camp of the Saints         The Tuner Diaries         The Brigade       Total Resistance           Fry the Brain             War of the Flea    

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