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AK Corner: VZ58 – The Most Overlooked Capable Rifle Today

Posted on 2 June 20252 June 2025 by The Tactical Hermit

VZ58: The Most Overlooked Capable Rifle Today   We live in an AR / AK world. Both are great options as a go-to gun for everything from a weekend range trip to TEOTWAWKI. But they’re not the only options. These platforms have spawned some offshoots like the SCAR and JAKL and American companies are starting to produce…

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Firearm News: Glock Discontinues 35 Models

Posted on 16 May 2025 by The Tactical Hermit

Glock Discontinues 35 Models   You’ve probably heard by now that Glock is discontinuing 35 models from its lineup. If not, well, now you have. Glock hasn’t commented publicly on this action, other than a web page that says, “Streamlining our portfolio for a stronger future,” with a list of the discontinued models. We can…

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The Evolution of the Battle Rifle: From the FAL to Today’s AR-10

Posted on 24 April 2025 by The Tactical Hermit

The Evolution of the Battle Rifle: From the FAL to Today’s AR-10   For firearm enthusiasts, military historians, and professional shooters, the battle rifle is revered as a symbol of the evolution of modern weaponry. From the iconic FN FAL, famously known as “The Right Arm of the Free World,” to the robust and versatile…

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Shotty Corner: What’s The Effective Range of Buckshot?

Posted on 6 February 20256 February 2025 by The Tactical Hermit

What’s The Effective Range of Buckshot?   If you asked someone to list the downsides of shotguns, you’d very quickly get to the limited range issue. Shotguns have limited range, especially when firing shot. Slugs can extend the range but still can’t reach the same range as 5.56. Shotguns lack range, but how far can…

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No Clips on Pockets

Posted on 1 February 2025 by The Tactical Hermit

No Clips on Pockets   Concealed weapons offer a two-fold advantage: they provide force multiplying capability, and they provide the element of surprise.  I make no bones about the fact that I think open carry of a pistol is ill advised, most of the time.  If there is a choice to conceal the handgun, that is…

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Situational Pistolcraft

Posted on 9 November 2024 by The Tactical Hermit

Via: The Tactical Wire   Situational Pistolcraft   sit·u·a·tion – siCHəˈwāSHən.: a set of circumstances in which one finds oneself; a state of affairs. The location and surroundings of a place. Drawing, shooting and reloading fast are nice skills to have, but I feel it is safe to say they seldom win fights. Having them does…

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NATO Poking the Bear is Not Going to End Well for FUSA

Posted on 12 September 2024 by The Tactical Hermit

All Because NATO Wants To Expand   While the mob is being entertained by two court jesters in a rigged “political debate” the U.S. Military has been green lit to assist Ukrainian Armed Forces in striking into Russia Proper with Drone Strikes on Moscow.     If I were you, I would be thinking less about…

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Handgun Corner: Jeff Cooper’s First Article from 1946

Posted on 5 September 2024 by The Tactical Hermit

Jeff Cooper’s First Article   Here is a scanned copy of Jeff Cooper’s first published article, from the Marine Corps Gazette, in Sept 1946. Titled “What Good Is A Pistol?”, it discusses pistol training and caliber selection. Highlights: Cooper comments that the semiauto pistol be redesigned to have more slant and a slight curve — essentially…

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The Shooting People in the Face Drill, Revisited*

Posted on 1 September 2024 by The Tactical Hermit

From the Archives, 2018   While training the other day I put in 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…

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Reference Library: CIA’s Simple Sabotage Field Manual

Posted on 12 August 2024 by The Tactical Hermit

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…

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