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Sometimes All You Need is a Pocket Knife and the Will to Live

Posted on 5 December 20255 December 2025 by The Tactical Hermit

Hero Guardsman took down Afghan terror attacker with pocket knife — how the ambush went down   The terror suspect accused of shooting two National Guard troops just blocks from the White House was taken down with a simple pocket knife by a heroic guardsman who rushed to the scene, according to reports. Suspect Rahmanullah Lakanwal, a…

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When the Law Failed, Citizens Turned to Colts for Frontier Justice

Posted on 8 November 2025 by The Tactical Hermit

When the Law Failed, Citizens Turned to Colts for Frontier Justice   Minnesota lay many saddle hours away, so Frank and Jesse James, with the Younger boys and three others, traveled from Missouri by rail. They bought horses for the final leg – fine animals, new to Northfield on September 7, 1876. The men’s dusters…

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Armed Citizen Corner: Shooting at Moving Vehicles

Posted on 7 October 2025 by The Tactical Hermit

Shooting at moving vehicles   To shoot or not to shoot is the decades-old question when confronted with the decision to shoot the driver of a vehicle you perceive as intending to run you over. Some departments strictly forbid their officers from shooting at moving vehicles. As with any use of force, there are many…

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Lessons Learned from the Battlefield: “Live” Training Pays Off

Posted on 25 September 202525 September 2025 by The Tactical Hermit

Lessons Learned from the Battlefield: “Live” Training Pays Off Memorizing TTPs won’t save you; fighting under resistance will.   Baghdad Checkpoint The gunner let loose a long burst of machine-gun fire through the windshield of a speeding car. Days earlier, two Rangers had been killed nearby when a “pregnant” woman detonated a suicide vest at…

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Young Men, Political Violence is Your Obligation

Posted on 15 September 202515 September 2025 by The Tactical Hermit

Young Men, Political Violence is Your Obligation   Young Men, We Need a Factory Reset For our entire lives we’ve heard schoolmarms, the media, liberal Christians and other subversives lecturing young men that “violence doesn’t solve problems.” Every time we have a public killing, we are told “political violence isn’t the answer.” Now, anyone who…

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Armed Citizen Corner: Shotguns vs. Drones – A Clay Shooter’s Guide to Defeating Enemy Swarms

Posted on 2 August 20252 August 2025 by The Tactical Hermit

Shotguns vs. Drones: A Clay Shooter’s Guide to Defeating Enemy Swarms   In the escalating drone wars, where fiber optic and First-Person View (FPV) drones threaten soldiers and civilians alike, one man is turning the art of clay shooting into a battlefield advantage. Lieutenant Marco Angelelli, an Italian Air Force reserve officer and Italian Clay…

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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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