(Continued from Part 1. This concludes the article.) In a previous article I had described a possible need for having some form of radio communications receiver in a TEOTWAWKI situation. It is just good policy to have something you can hide, run on very low voltage, and in the case of this radio, a battery that you can recharge using a solar panel to generate a charge into a battery bank. This radio is an AM receiver set only. However, the chip set can work at much higher shortwave (SW) frequencies and I am researching the possibility of using it…

Jack O’Connor was a prolific writer widely acknowledged as one of the world’s foremost hunting experts. His firearm knowledge was undeniable and the success of the .270 Win. cartridge is partly—perhaps largely—due to his passion for the cartridge that was often reflected in his stories. He was on the staff at Outdoor Life for more than three decades and penned 15 books. An apparent heart attack, while on board a ship returning to San Francisco from Hawaii, claimed his life on Jan. 20, 1978. It didn’t end the long string of stories written by an O’Connor, however. His son, Bradford,…

Introductory Note: I purchased this kit for this article and I do not represent the Elenco Company. They have not paid me or provided any materiel for writing this article. This article is a review on the Elenco Model AM-780K AM radio kit. It was designed for students in an electronics lab class, and when I was working on my associate’s degree in Electronics Engineering the college I was attending issued us both the AM radio kit from this company as well as the AM/FM version of it. The knowledge I want to pass on here is that should you…

On January 13, 1404, The Act of Multipliers was passed by the English Parliament, forbidding alchemists to use their knowledge to create precious metals. (It was feared that if any alchemist should succeed, it would bring ruin upon the state.) — January 13, 1733: British officer James Oglethorpe and 130 English colonists arrived at Charleston, South Carolina — And January 13, 2023, China reported 60,000 COVID-19-related deaths in just over a month, while another report estimates 900 million people have been infected, 64% of the country’s population. — SurvivalBlog Writing Contest Today we present another entry for Round 122 of…

Armed Citizen® Today During the night of Jan. 2, a resident heard what sounded like someone pounding on their front door in Newport, Ore. When they investigated, they saw one man repeatedly stabbing another on the front porch. They attempted to intervene, but the assailant continued the attack, so the resident shot the assailant once, killing him. The stabbing victim was transported to the hospital in critical condition from multiple stab wounds. This attack appeared to be random, as there was no indication the 42-year-old assailant knew the 33-year-old victim or the home’s resident. Police found an ID belonging to…

Between its carbon-fiber barrels and stocks, Christensen Arms makes some of the most high-tech bolt-actions in the world. Our author recently had a chance to assemble one with his own two hands—and, boy, is it a shooter. I’d been aware of Christensen Arms for years and even handled its semi-custom rifles at various trade shows, but frankly, I was ignorant in terms of actual field testing. Eventually, I became embarrassed by friends and acquaintances asking me about Christensen’s guns and having to admit my deficiencies, so one day in 2024, I called the company. I asked if I could receive…

On January 12, 1528, Gustav Vasa, Gustav I of Sweden was crowned King of Sweden. He ruled for 37 years, and became known as the “father of the nation.” His coronation started a succession of 23 monarchs with many of them known as “Gustav/Gustaf”. Their current king, Carl Gustaf Folke Hubertus, was born on April 30, 1946. He ascended the throne on September 15, 1973. Carl XVI Gustaf is the seventh king of the House of Bernadotte. He is the longest-reigning king in Swedish history. — And on January 12, 1913, after using other pseudonyms over the years, Josef Dzhugashvili…

Precision shooters using tripods to support their rifles can keep miscellaneous gear organized and within reach by attaching The Junk Drawer by Ten21 Tactical to the tripod’s legs. The 12″-sided, 4″-high triangular catch-all is meticulously hand-sewn in Virginia by a former U.S. Marine using domestically sourced materials such as double-wall 1000 denier Cordura fabric and No. 69 bonded nylon thread. It suspends, hammock-style, beneath the tripod’s head using hook-and-loop straps, and a grommet in the center permits drainage. One front pocket holds a notebook and another, with a removable/adjustable retention strap, holds a Kestrel wind meter. The Junk Drawer is…

Gun sales in 2025 may not eclipse records, but the firearm industry’s generosity just might. Here are just a few philanthropic efforts we ran across in December, some of them quiet and local, but each should make those of us who exercise our Second Amendment rights proud. Vortex Optics announced the winner of an all-expenses-paid trip for a deserving U.S. military veteran and their guest to watch the 23rd Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl in Fort Worth, Texas. The company accepted nominations from across the nation for the annual giveaway, which was free to enter, and gave the news to…

Effective January 1, 2026, the ATF eliminated the $200 tax on firearm suppressors. This change will undoubtedly encourage many shooters to purchase or make a suppressor. In this article, I will share information for those new to suppressors to be able to make an informed decision as to whether to pursue getting one (or several). As a disclaimer, I have no financial involvement with any companies or products mentioned here. What are firearm suppressors? A firearm suppressor is a muzzle device mounted on a shotgun, rifle, or pistol to reduce the sound made when the gun is fired. They are…