1. Recover Tactical 20/20 Sling BagThe Recover Tactical 20/20 Sling Bag is a good choice for a small, basic bug-out bag. It offers four carrying methods and just enough padding, with enough capacity (4.4 liters) and compartments to be useful without trying to do everything. It will fit every other product listed here with a bit of room to spare. The sling-strap setup is faster to access than a backpack, and external-attachment options abound. MSRP: $59.95; recovertactical.com 2. Magpul DAKA Volume PouchMagpul DAKA pouches come in various sizes and shapes, but this one is perfect for a small go-bag. Its…

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Without a doubt, the Smith & Wesson Model 29 is one of the 20th century’s most shootable, collectible “superstar” revolvers. But there is much about this universally-admired .44 magnum that is not known. For example, the serial numbers of the first guns, which officially started at S131700, were not assembled in numerical order, with some of the first Model 29s having serial numbers as high as S167124. The reason for this, according to Smith & Wesson historian Roy Jinks, “…was that the factory was using frames that had already been built, but were for the .45 Target model of 1955.…

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As a public service, I’d like to share my ham radio antenna designs with SurvivalBlog readers. We handed out these antenna-building diagrams, free of charge, at Hamfests.  We sell laminated copies of wall charts and pocket band charts. Below, I am including drawings for Fan Dipoles and OMTA Verticals. (The original idea was Robert Wilson, a nice guy, we shared several ideas, but, after improving on his “math-inspired idea”, we designed and built many iterations of a more practical design.)  For the Fan Dipoles we sell a kit without wire, or a complete build.  Please note that the Fan Dipole…

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Armed Citizen® Today Two minor celebrities found an alleged trespasser prowling on their Los Angeles grounds shortly after midnight on April 17. Barbara Palvin, a model, called 911 and reported the “creepy guy,” as her husband, actor Dylan Sprouse, successfully held the man at gunpoint until police arrived. The suspect was arrested for outstanding warrants, though the couple apparently did not choose to press charges for trespassing. (people.com, New York, N.Y., 4/18/26) From the Armed Citizen® Archives – December 1991 After their son received several death threats, an Everett, Wash., couple arranged for an armed neighbor to be at their…

Bob Smith stepped into the Maine woods on a November afternoon in 1997 and never came back.His wife heard a single gunshot. Then… nothing.What followed was the largest ground search in the history of the Maine Warden Service. Investigators found clues—a set of boot prints, a strange arrow in the dirt, even a dead moose nearby—but none of them led to Bob.As the search dragged on, rumors surfaced: out-of-state hunters who left early, a story about an accidental shooting, and people who may have known more than they said.Was Bob Smith the victim of a tragic accident… or something far…

Kimber recently entered into the double-stack 1911 market with a number of new designs, first starting with its carry-oriented KDS9c, then expanding the line to include the competition-oriented 2K11. But in 2026, the company developed its 1911 DS Warrior, an American-made, double-stack design that is intended to be an affordable entry point into Kimber’s double-stack handgun line. Watch our “Gun of the Week” video above to see the details of the 1911 DS Warrior. “Kimber’s long been known for its line of single-stack 1911s, and recently, it came out with the 2K11, which is their double-stack,” American Rifleman Executive Editor…

A Connecticut angler recently caught a rainbow trout of epic proportions. On April 11, Richard Courtright Jr. was fishing at a Spring Fishing Day fishing derby on the West Branch of the Farmington River, where the Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (CT DEEP) had recently stocked trout. There was a rumor that the agency had stocked a state record—and Courtright spotted it in the water.He threw everything he had in his box at the fish, including lures, spinners, and salmon eggs, to no avail. Then Courtright went back to his car to retrieve meal worms. It’s a good…