On February 5, 1736 British Methodist ministers John Wesley (pictured) and Charles Wesley arrived in Savannah, Georgia. — Today is the birthday of Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim (5 February 1840 – 24 November 1916). He was an American-British inventor best known as the creator of the first truly automatic machine gun, the Maxim gun. Maxim also held patents on numerous mechanical devices such as hair-curling irons, a mousetrap, and steam pumps. Maxim claimed to invented the lightbulb. He was the father of Hiram Percy Maxim, who founded the ARRL. — SurvivalBlog Writing Contest Today we present another entry for Round…

The Franklin Armory story is a familiar one in the firearms industry: A small company that started out making innovative components grew and expanded into making complete firearms. In Franklin Armory’s case, it began with binary trigger systems and grew into boundary-pushing guns, like the Reformation. That pattern continues with the Prevail, an innovative bolt-action design that introduces the company’s Total Round Control system. The Franklin Armory Prevail is a new and innovative bolt-action rifle from a company that is known for thinking outside the box. “Total Round Control” means that the Prevail combines the elements of both a push-feed…

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As an introduction, I started building Vertical & Yagi Beam antennas in the early 1980s for CB radio.  When the FCC dropped the ‘Morse Code’ requirement in 2007, many ‘tone deaf’ people like myself, transitioned to ham radio. My entire family are either General or Extra Class hams.  Having this license and operating ability is an essential ‘Life Skill’, like the ability to read, write and speak the native language. No tool is useful, in unskilled hands – unless you’re planning on selling/bartering it away, right?  Our family and I have taught Technician, General, and Extra classes – but, none…

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On February 4, 211, Roman Emperor Septimius Severus died in Eboracum (York) in England, leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons, Caracalla and Geta. From his biography: “Septimius Severus was the first Roman Emperor from Africa. He ruled from 193 to 211 AD and is known for having expanded the Roman Empire through military campaigns. Severus began his career in the Roman government, rising through the ranks during a period of political instability. He became emperor in 193 AD, a year known as the Year of the Five Emperors due to its rapid succession of…

WOOX, manufacturer of firearm stocks, fore-ends, axes and knives all crafted with top-tier materials and premier technology, has launched a new “High Grade” line of stocks. The WOOX “High Grade” Line adds eye-catching components that add functionality, maintaining the operational capability of your firearm while bringing in an aesthetic component. These upgrades are designed for those who want their rifle to stand apart, reflecting both performance and personal taste. “The WOOX ‘High Grade’ Line is dedicated to those who seek the highest expression of natural materials and traditional craftsmanship,” said Ben Fleming, CEO of WOOX USA. “Crafted from ‘High Grade’…

One of the great joys of working in a gun store with a fully equipped and staffed gunsmithing shop is you get to see—and sometimes assist in—all kinds of cool customization projects on old firearms that otherwise would have seen the last of their useful days. For example, way back at the turn of the millennium, one of our suppliers had some surplus Turkish Mausers at the almost-too-good-to-be-true price of 25 bucks whole- sale. At that price, I figured it’d be worth it to take a flyer on a couple. If they weren’t too awful, we could order a dozen…

It’s a cool, misty morning in the rolling hills and sand dunes northeast of Casper, Wyoming. It’s the middle of archery elk season—September 18, to be exact. A handful of bulls are bugling and fighting before dawn as Mark (a pseudonym, at request of the hunter) and his three buddies move into position. Both the elk and the hunters are on a small parcel of state land surrounded mostly by private ranches, save for a sliver of BLM through which the hunters hiked in from a nearby county road. It’s the last morning of what’s been a difficult few days…

00:00:01 Speaker 1: Welcome to the Wired to Hunt Foundations podcast, your guide to the fundamentals of better deer hunting, 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 Tony Peterson. 00:00:20 Speaker 2: Hey everyone, welcome to the Wired to Hunt Foundations podcast. I’m your host, Tony Peterson, and this week I’m talking about giving ourselves a reality check when it comes to deer hunting in big box and how that might not always make us better deer hunters, but it certainly will…