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Introduction My wife and I have been into prepping for over twenty years. We lived in Mississippi when Hurricane Katrina hit in 2005 and we were without power for ten days. That was our impetus to prepare after struggling with the basics when everything we had taken for granted failed. The suffering was immense, and the lessons keen. We vowed to never be unprepared again when niceties of civilization ceased to provide comfort. We started reading the Survival blog and the excellent articles soon after recovering from our hurricane wakeup call. The Problem Fast forward twenty years, and now living…

Texas-based Rost Martin launched a bit of a David-and-Goliath battle two years ago when it jumped into the crowded and competitive compact 9 mm semi-auto market with its RM1C. The company followed a year later with the subcompact RM1S and models equipped with a compensator. This year, Rost Martin is growing (literally) its RM1 family with the full-size RM1F and RM1F Tactical, handguns designed “for the range, duty, or personal defense”. The Rost Martin RM1F completes the company’s line-up with a full-size model. The new full-size RM1 pistols share the features introduced with the original RM1C. They are striker-fired, have…

GForce Arms is most widely known for its Turkish manufactured and imported affordable shotguns. These shotguns can be seen everywhere these days and seem to occupy at least half of the shelves at your favorite firearms retailer. The GF9 Rapture, though, is not a shotgun and is made right here in the USA by GForce Arms in Reno, Nev. The Rapture is polymer-frame, striker-fired clone of a Glock G26. For those who don’t know, the Glock G26 is the subcompact 9 mm offering from the Austrian juggernaut and is affectionately referred to as the “baby Glock.” The uniqueness of this…

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Armed Citizen® Today Hearing an unusual noise in an adjoining room around 2:30 a.m. on Jan. 28, an apartment tenant in Albany, Ga., went to investigate and found a stranger had entered through the window and was sneaking around. The tenant attempted to hold the intruder at gunpoint, but shot the suspect multiple times when he attempted to take the gun. When police responded, they applied a tourniquet to the suspect’s wounds and transported him to the hospital. They also discovered another apartment nearby had been broken into in a similar manner. The suspect faces charges related to burglary and…

Shadow Systems announced the launch of the Axio 9 mm pistol platform, a new full-size, duty-capable handgun engineered from the ground up around an all-steel chassis design. Offered in two trim levels, Axio and Axio Pro, the platform is also available in a 4.4-inch configuration for shooters who prefer a longer sight radius and enhanced controllability. Axio represents a “clean-sheet” project centered on best practices of handgun performance: mass distribution, geometry, recoil management and control. At the core of the platform is a precision-machined steel chassis that places weight where it is most effective, delivering balance, rigidity and a precise slide-to-frame…

For 2026, Stoeger adds a new model to its M3000 semi-automatic shotgun lineup with the M3000 Sporting model. This performance-driven sporting shotgun boasts the standard features of oversize controls, enlarged ejection and loading ports, 30-inch ported barrel and extended choke tubes, but adds in aesthetic upgrades for shooters who prefer a classic shotgun. This sporter is built to be used on the range and in the field, not just admired.  The new M3000 Sporting model’s design enhancements include a satin walnut stock and fore-end, catering to shooters who prefer a more traditional look and feel. The walnut furniture pairs with…

Welcome to another episode of Gun of the Week, and today we’re down on the range with the new Springfield Armory Hellcat in .380 ACP that was recently released. This is a slightly less powerful caliber than the traditional 9 mm chambering that’s been available in the Hellcat since its introduction in 2019. So, you may be asking yourself, why would I want a .380 ACP when 9 mm is available? And, that’s an excellent question. It comes down basically to recoil: 9 mm in a small gun like the Hellcat, while not terrible, can certainly be significant. Also, as…