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On May 3, 1810, English poet Lord Byron swam across the dangerous Hellespont Strait in Turkey. (The modern day Dardanelles.) — May 3,1952:  The first airplane landed on the ice pack at the geographic North Pole. — And on May 3, 1999: A category F5 tornado hit parts of Oklahoma City and caused the record wind speed of about 301 mph (484 km/h). 45 people were killed, and 665 injured.  This was the highest tornado wind speed ever recorded. — Today’s feature article is a timely re-post from the SurvivalBlog archives. Read the full article here

There are many options on the market for off-body carry bags. Eberlestock recently released its “Fade Sling,” which looks very intuitive and promising. The Fade Sling is more of a large-format, everyday-carry-bag, though. It contains a quick-deploy area for your concealed firearm but is much different and larger than the bag we will be discussing in this article: the 945 Industries Q.A.P. Series off-body carry bag. I selected this particular bag after weeks of research and have been carrying in it for the last few months. Right off the bat, it should be understood that the 945 Industries bag is…

In 2026, CCI Ammunition—formally Cascade Cartridge, Inc.—marks its 75th anniversary with a fitting tribute to innovation and American ingenuity. Founded in 1951—or, actually, a few years before when Dick Speer and his brother Vernon moved to Idaho to start companies to manufacture components for the ammunition reloading market—this Lewiston, Idaho-based manufacturer evolved from a small primer operation in a converted chicken coop into a global leader in rimfire ammunition and reloading components. In this The Armed Citizen Podcast interview, CCI’s Product Manager Dan Compton, explains the product introductions and more CCI is bringing in celebration of this anniversary. “Let’s start…

Ruger brought the micro-compact .380 ACP semi-automtic pistol into the mainstream with its original LCP. Over the years, the company has enhanced the LCP with the introduction of the LCP II and LCP Max. New for 2026, Ruger is offering a new version of the LCP Max with the addition of a Magpul Enhanced Handgun Grip (EHG). New for 2026, Ruger is updating the LCP Max with a Magpul Enhanced Handgun Grip (EHG). Shown with the new 13-round magazine with Magpul extension. Ruger’s collaboration with Magpul on handguns goes back to the RXM, a modular 9 mm pistol that uses…

Active-shooter attacks unfold fast. They are chaotic, violent and unpredictable. In those situations, the first few seconds often decide survival. Law enforcement response times are measured in minutes, but most events are over in less time than that. For armed civilians, readiness isn’t about playing hero. It’s about having the right gear and the skills to decisively use them if violence finds you. Readiness begins with preparation long before an emergency. The equipment you carry and the way you train can either set you up for decisive action or leave you scrambling. The goal is to strip away fantasy and…

Armed Citizen® Today Around 5 a.m. on April 21, a man in Medford, Ore., called police to report a neighbor who was screaming and behaving erratically. As police were en route, the neighbor allegedly began chopping at another neighbor’s door with an axe. Fearing for their life, that neighbor shot the axe-wielding man, striking him in an [unreported] extremity. Police transported the suspect to the hospital for treatment; no others were injured in the incident. (krdv.com, Medford, Ore., 4/21/26) From the Armed Citizen® Archives – December 1991 Alerted when she saw a strange car drive up and the occupants knock on the…

Within the firearm industry, there are a few enduring designs that have become so popular, they’ve spawned an entire class of firearms, as well as a huge marketplace of parts and accessories. Within the rimfire world, the Ruger 10/22 is one such design. Powder River Precision has taken the basic 10/22 concept and enhanced it with its Rubicon Icon design. Watch our “Gun of the Week” video above to see the details. “We are looking at the Powder River Precision Rubicon Icon today. It should look pretty familiar to most of you, and that’s because the Ruger 10/22 is one…

Elk in Montana contend with a lot of different issues. From wolves and grizzly bears to forest fires and floods, to land development and extreme hunting pressure, these elk are proven survivors that seem to be able to bounce back from nearly anything. However, in the past couple of years a possible new threat to elk has begun to spring up, which has caused both hunters and wildlife lovers alike to take notice—mange.Whether it’s through wildlife watchers in Yellowstone Park posting shaggy elk pics to social media, hunters and outfitters documenting their slightly balding harvests, or shed hunters finding dead…