by: Germán A. SalazarWhen I began shooting Highpower, most competitors used military brass for their ammo. If you were lucky, you scrounged enough Lake City Match brass to keep you going; if you were less fortunate you used surplus brass from regular ball ammo. Although commercial brass was the norm for bolt-action rifles, it saw very little useContinue reading “Prepping Military Brass for Highpower Matches”
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Concealed Carry Skills
From Every Citizen a Soldier There are several things a person must master before they can consider themselves competent enough to be a “good” carrier of concealed firearms. First, and not really a “skill” is the ability to actually conceal their firearms on their person. Second is the knowledge of local laws and the commonContinue reading “Concealed Carry Skills”
Female Conceal Carry for Fall/Winter
The key is to find what works best for you most of the time and what you are the most comfortable carrying.
Squirrel Hunting Sept. 1st-4th 2024
Been a slow week. I have gotten bogged down with dumb stuff ( fixing the roof on the house) instead of focusing on what matters most. Killing squirrels. I have gotten a couple while going out for a couple hours . To my surprise I got this one out of a Buckeye tree. Very rareContinue reading “Squirrel Hunting Sept. 1st-4th 2024”
Life Amidst Incipient Insurgency
Today we have another throw back post from our departed friend Kevin AKA Hognose. Insurgencies seldom break out overnight, but when they come, they lay their burdens first on the civilians associated with the hated government or occupying power. No less was that true in the early stages of the American Revolution, when life forContinue reading “Life Amidst Incipient Insurgency”
50 Things That Everyone Should Be Stockpiling To Prepare For Election Chaos
Authored by Michael Snyder via The Economic Collapse blog, Are you getting prepared? Right now, millions of Americans are stockpiling food and supplies in anticipation of what they believe is coming. People are on edge due to the approaching election, the rapidly escalating war in the Middle East, the alarming natural disasters that we have been witnessingContinue reading “50 Things That Everyone Should Be Stockpiling To Prepare For Election Chaos”
Squirrel Hunting 24th-25th
Went over the weekend to a new place. Climbed to one of the highest ridges in the area and got a big fox squirrel. Sunday I caught 3 in one hickory tree. Of course as usual I am using one of my Model 31s in 16gauge.
Kentucky Squirrel Season 2024
That’s right! It started over the weekend and you know I was in the woods. Opening morning my first kill was that massive fox squirrel. Then that smaller gray. Then I got this pair out of the same hickory tree, The first one I shot and thought I missed it clean some how. It ranContinue reading “Kentucky Squirrel Season 2024”
Lyman Hand Reloading Tool
You all know how much I love my vintage guns and shooting equipment. When my good friend died back in 2018, his widow asked me to help sell off his stuff ( a most unpleasant task) including his reloading stuff. He was also a man who appreciated vintage stuff and I found this in amongstContinue reading “Lyman Hand Reloading Tool”
The 7 Pillars Of Urban Preparedness
Authored by Toby Cowern via The Organic Prepper blog, The 7 Pillars of Urban Preparedness is an introductory course that Selco and I teach. This is a foundational module that we refer to often because so much is built from these seven pillars. Selco and I created this framework to hang things in a logicalContinue reading “The 7 Pillars Of Urban Preparedness”
Scattered Shots 