OLD WEST ADVICE…LESSONS LEARNED FROM WYATT EARP 1. “No wise man ever took a handgun to a gunfight.” Earp obviously knew the advantage of weapon superiority. If you know your opponent is armed with a handgun, bring a shotgun, or rifle. Give yourself every advantage possible. You don’t want to fight fair. You fight…
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DIY Hard Copy Maps
H/T BCE This site Lets you configure any location, and save it as a .pdf and then, download it for printing. You can add the symbols and whatnot on the right, as well as overlay the Military Grid Reference System (MGRS) on the map itself. Even allows you to place sector boundaries,…
Lessons in Community: Preparedness is a Group Activity
SAFETY IN NUMBERS: PREPAREDNESS IS A GROUP ACTIVITY Lone Wolves get eaten. Enhance your preparedness by establishing a squad of like-minded individuals with common-core goals. Think LOCAL, LOCAL LOCAL! Because when the fecal impaction that is FUSA hits the oscillating device, that is all that is going to matter.
History of the Failure Drill: Mozambique Revolt Roots
HISTORY OF THE FAILURE DRILL: MOZAMBIQUE REVOLT ROOTS This drill is still as relevant today as it was fifty years ago, if not more so with both drug abuse and bullet proof vest becoming more and more common with criminal turds. “Two the Chest and One to the Head to Make Them Dead!” …
Ukraine Invasion: Preparedness Lessons Learned
Ukraine Invasion: Preparedness Lessons Learned A good, practical read for the Armed Citizen. The bottom line is that we should not be wasting our time watching, reading and arguing about war propaganda. The Nature of War is Deceit and Lies. We should be using our valuable time to Train and Prepare so we don’t…
Don’t Forget to Drill on Head Shot’s
Every time I see a hostage situation video and the end result is the bad guy getting a free lobotomy (as above) I am reminded of the Practicality of Drilling for such an event with both my pistol and rifle. Why? Because when seconds count, the Cops are an hour away. Don’t depend on…
How to Make Yourself Hard to Kill, according to a Special Operator
How to Make Yourself Hard to Kill, according to a Special Operator Strength always wins the Day folks. (Not Size, STRENGTH!) This is why I think Rucking is the most practical cardio/strength exercise for the armed civilian. Using weighted packs on long hikes creates the kind of practical strength and endurance needed on the…
Backcountry Emergencies: Why Wound Cleaning is One of the Most Important Skills to Know
Backcountry Emergencies: Why Wound Cleaning is One of the Most Important Skills to Know Fundamentals! They never change. When the chips are down you can bet that if you execute the Fundamentals your likelihood of success will be vastly improved.
Von Steuben: Light Infantry Load-Out
Von Steuben: Light Infantry Load-Out Really well put together series on a practical load out for the Light Infantry citizen ground pounder, aka Grunt.
Small Unit Tactics: B-52 Reconnaissance Tips of the Trade, Vietnam
B-52 Reconnaissance Tips of the Trade, Vietnam Practical, Simple and Effective Hard Learned Tips from the Field. Highly recommend you stick these on a External Thumb Drive for “SUT Training Reference Material”. As a matter of Training, any book or interview with guys who worked in MAC-V-SOG during Vietnam, like John Stryker Meyer, is…