CIA’s Simple Sabotage Field Manual (Via: HSDL) This historical document was originally published by the United States Office of Strategic Services (OSS; now the Central Intelligence Agency) in 1944, for use by OSS agents in motivating or recruiting potential foreign saboteurs. Agents were granted permission to print and disseminate portions of the document as…
Category: Tradecraft
Essential Gear to Escape Your Captors
Essential Gear to Escape Your Captors Whether you use the words kidnapped, abducted, or taken makes no difference. You’re in the hands of “bad guys,” you must get away fast, or your life could end anytime. Knowing how to escape your captors could very well be the difference between life and death. Although this may sound like a…
100 Days Out
100 Days Out I don’t recommend a lot of “Preparedness” Blogs, but I will recommend this one. These are all good, practical pieces of advice, but this one bears repeating: Don’t fall into the “my candidate won so I can stop prepping” trap. I saw this in 2016 and again in 2020. Many Trump supporters…
W.O.F.T. Training
What is W.O.F.T. Training? There is a misconception that simply having a firearm can solve any problem, but this is flatly wrong. If someone approaches you in a dimly lit parking lot yelling out at you, your natural response shouldn’t be to draw your concealed firearm and deposit some hollow points into them. W.O.F.T. is…
Rifleman 101: Complete Guide on How to Set Up Your Battle Belt
Complete Guide on How to Set Up Your Battle Belt A very thorough and detailed guide on setting up a practical and functional Rifleman’s/Battle Belt.
Guerilla Warfare History: “Boers, Beans, Bullets and Bear Soup”
Boers, Beans, Bullets, and Bear Soup – Parts 1 & 2 Nifty two part series on the history, tactics and weapons of the Boers. Remember: The most Dangerous thing in the world is a Disciplined, Motivated and Well Trained Rifleman, so get out there and TRAIN!
Re-Calibrating Your Mentality on Guerilla Arms
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…
How Realistic are Your Rifle Drills?
From the Archives, 2018 “The rifle is a weapon. Let there be no mistake about that. It is a tool of power, and thus dependent completely upon the moral stature of its user. It is equally useful in securing meat for the table, destroying group enemies on the battlefield, and resisting tyranny. In…
Old School
Via: DTI “Shooting is a science, but ‘fighting for your life’ is an Art. The difference is identical to that between limit and no-limit poker. When competing, you’re shooting at an inert target. When fighting, your target is alive and is sincerely trying to kill you, by whatever means he can! Limit poker,…
Survival Medications: A Review Of Jase Medical Base Case
Survival Medications: A Review Of Jase Medical Base Case (Editor’s note – making preparations like these for yourself and your loved ones allows you to be better focused on the task at hand during a widespread disaster or emergency.) In this article, we examine Jase Medical and review one of its better-known products:…