On February 22, 1889 US President Grover Cleveland (pictured) signed the bill to admit Dakotas, Montana, and Washington as states of the union. — February 22, 1857 was the birthday of  Heinrich Hertz, a German physicist who was the first to broadcast and receive radio waves and helped to invent radar technology.  He died in 1894. — On this day in 1943,  Sophie Scholl was executed by beheading for organizing the White Rose group–a student resistance to the Hitler regime.  She had been convicted of high treason, after having been found distributing anti-war leaflets at the University of Munich (LMU)…

We recently posted a conversation about the sleeper surplus market composed primarily of LE trade-in handguns, rifles and shotguns. The pistols mentioned were fairly common duty-size models familiar to the American marketplace, including options from Beretta, Glock and Smith & Wesson. But, police and military service pistols from overseas are still cropping up in the surplus arena from time to time. Due to their age, caliber or less familiar manufacturers, they can be found in top-notch condition at comfortably low prices. Not too long ago I came across just such a pistol listed on the AIM Surplus website dubbed the…

Welcome to another episode of “Gun of the Week.” We’re on the range today with the new Chiappa Rhino 60 DS. These are just some of the most unique-looking revolvers ever made, and Chiappa has finally released a model chambered in 10 mm. This is a revolver that has a very unique design for people who aren’t familiar. Instead of the traditional revolver set up where the top chamber in the cylinder fires, the barrel has been relocated to make the bore axis lower, so it actually fires from the bottom cylinder. The idea with the whole Rhino concept is…

00:00:05 Speaker 1: Welcome to this country Life. I’m your host, Brent Reeves from coon hunting to trotlining and just in general country living. I want you to stay a while as I share my experiences in life lessons. This country Life is presented by Case Knives from the store More Studio on Meat Eaters Podcast Network, bringing you the best outdoor podcast the airways have to offer. All right, friends, grab a chair or drop that tailgate. I’ve got some stores to share. The Arkansas Traveler, outdoor shows, dealer summits, and guest lectures at a university have kept me…

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(Continued from Part 1.) Rechargables Rechargeable batteries come in a much wider variety of chemistries than primary ones, including nickel–cadmium (NiCd), nickel–metal hydride (NiMH) and various lithium-ion (Li-ion) and Lithium Polymer (LiPo) chemistries. It’s important to understand the ‘Li-ion’ and ‘LiPo’ aren’t specific chemistries, they’re categories of chemistries that use Lithium as one of the components of the electrolyte. Li-ion batteries use a liquid electrolyte, are usually cylindrical, and common chemistries include: Lithium Cobalt Oxide (LiCoO2, LCO): Known for high energy density and used in portable electronics like smartphones, tablets, and laptops. It has a nominal voltage of 3.60V with…

00:00:00 Speaker 1: It is a cool thing that in the off season we do have some of these challenges, or I think it is important to have these challenges. You know, a lot of guys are probably guys and girls are getting ready for Spring Bear right now too, or Turkey. You know, they are both pretty physically demanding hunts, depending on what part of the country you’re in. So I think, you know, fitness is a huge part of that. In the phase of Mayhem Hunt we are right now from the training platform is kind of a…

00:00:01 Speaker 1: Welcome to the Wired to Hunt podcast, your guide to the whitetail woods, presented by First Light, creating proven versatile hunting apparel for the stand, saddle or blind. First Light Go Farther, Stay Longer, and now your host, Mark Kenyon, Welcome to the. 00:00:20 Speaker 2: Wired to Hunt podcast. This week on the show, I’m joined by Kent Boucher and Nicholas Lerio of Hoxy Native Seeds and the Prairie Farm Podcast to discuss exactly why native prairie grasses and forbes and wildflowers are so beneficial to whitetail deer and wildlife of all types, and exactly how…

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There have been many articles by myself and others on SurvivalBlog that discuss the use of mobile electronic devices such as radios, flashlights, cell phones, red dot sights, drones, cameras, etc. for emergency preparedness and disaster scenarios. The one thing all such devices have in common is that they require power of some sort, usually in the form of a battery, and without power those devices are about as useful as a paper weight (I guess you could use them as projectiles). Understanding how batteries work and how to best manage them can help ensure you get a long and…