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The Tyrant Design T.D.C. 002 Folding Knife has a 2.75-inch Tanto blade that is 0.13 inches thick at the broadest part of the spine. It has a black nitride finish and is made of D2 steel. The blade opens smoothly around a ball bearing pivot point using nicely textured thumb studs. It is secured in the open position by a liner lock. Jimping on the spine of the blade gives better control during delicate cuts. The grip of the handles is enhanced by textured EPDM rubber panels with a decorative chevron pattern. Chevrons on the accent spacer on the back…

On January 11, 1571 Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian II granted Austrian nobility freedom of religion. — January 11, 1966: 550 people died in landslides in the mountains behind Rio de Janeiro after a huge rainfall. — The 20th Anniversary SurvivalBlog 2005-2025 Waterproof/EMP-Resistant Archive USB sticks are available for Pre-Ordering.  Orders should start to be mailed in the last week of January.  To be sure that you get yours, order soon! — Although it is quite blatantly pro-monarchist, the only fairly complete coverage of the anti-Khameni revolution in Iran seems to be coming from the YouTube channel Tousi TV. – JWR…

Columbia, S.C.-based Palmetto State Armory (PSA) got its start nearly two decades ago as a retailer of firearm accessories and ammunition. The company quickly moved into producing its own firearms, starting with well-established designs like the AR-15 and AK-47, becoming one of the top 10 firearm manufacturers in the country. Over the past few years, PSA has branched out to design its own unique firearms. One of these firearms, the piston-operated Jakl rifle, has been adapted into a bullpup configuration, which PSA calls the Olcan.  The PSA Olcan takes the company’s Jakl long-stroke gas-piston upper and pairs it with a…

Sarsılmaz is a Turkish manufacturer of military and law-enforcement firearms with a history which stretches back to the Ottoman Empire. Today, this company is the exclusive provider of pistols for the Turkish armed forces and national police while providing various arms to international buyers. But the story of pistol discussed here, and its sales to American shooting sports enthusiasts, begins in 2018. This is when the SAR USA division was established to import Sarsılmaz products directly to the U.S. market.     This compact version of the SAR9 SOCOM is loaded with popular features. The establishment of SAR USA coincided with the…

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Caracal is a firearm manufacturer based in the United Arab Emirates, but in recent years, the company has taken steps to bring firearm production stateside under its Caracal USA subsidiary. The CMP9K is one of the models being produced at the company’s new factory located in Lewiston, Idaho. The design originates from a submachine gun developed to replace the aging stock of Heckler & Koch MP5s in UAE military service, and this semi-automatic-only, pistol variant offers several benefits to American firearm enthusiasts. The 9mm-chambered CMP9K is constructed using a matched aluminum receiver set, consisting of an upper and lower receiver,…

On an average day, the volume of eForms submitted to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) runs somewhere around 2,500. Things changed dramatically on New Year’s Day, when the fee for a National Firearm Act tax stamp dropped from $200 to $0. Approximately 150,000 enthusiasts filed their paperwork through ATF’s electronic system in just the first 24 hours of 2026. The Internet-based portal struggled with the surge, and on January 2, the National Shooting Sport Foundation—the firearm industry’s trade association—issued a bulletin to members. “As a result of this volume, ATF is experiencing intermittent IT system glitches…

Javelina are one of the most underappreciated of all our big game species. Their unique history and physical features spark curiosity from hunters and other wildlife enthusiasts. What is not to like about a native pig-like critter that ekes out a living in dry, cactus-dominated Southwestern landscapes?They are incredibly interesting native animals that can be hunted at times when other big game seasons have closed for the year. What other hooved big game animal does the taxidermist mount with its mouth open to show its huge, sharp canines in a menacing way? The javelina’s eyesight is not great, but don’t…

00:00:04 Speaker 1: Smell off now, lady, Welcome to Meet Eater Trivia met Heater Podcast. 00:00:26 Speaker 2: Welcome to Meet Eater Radio Live. It’s eleven am Mountain Time. That’s nine am for our friends in Prudo Bay, Alaska, where Seth Morris tells me it’s negative forty degrees. Today’s Thursday, January eighth, twenty twenty six. Ooh, and we’re live from Meet Eater HQ and Boseman. I’m your host, Randall Williams, joined today by my two friends and colleagues, Corey Culkins and Seth Morris. On today’s show, we’ll interview Brandon Maddox from Soulencer Central about some big news in the world…