Armed Citizen® Today In Houston, Texas, an electrical/HVAC business owner was traveling to work around 5 a.m. on March 25 when he received a notification that his building’s metal gate was opening. When he arrived, he saw two men inside, who apparently saw him as well, as they reportedly approached “aggressively.” The business owner shot both alleged intruders. The suspects’ conditions were unknown and police were still investigating the incident, including reviewing security footage, at the time of reporting. (abc13.com, Houston, Texas, 3/25/26) From the Armed Citizen® Archives –May 1987 Cathelene and Robert Price were preparing to leave their Indianapolis, Ind., home…

When the boys at Double Bull unleashed their first camouflage cubes on the turkey market, it wasn’t exactly a quick burn. Until then, most turkey hunters just put their backs to a tree and then went into statue mode to fool gobblers. Some hunters employed camo netting or stake-out style blinds, but no one entered into voluntary confinement to kill a bird.Born largely out of the desire to be able to bowhunt turkeys more effectively, pop-up blinds have now become a standard tool in the turkey arsenal. And why not? They are comfortable and provide a huge advantage when used…

On April 3, 1910, the highest mountain in North America, Alaska’s Mount McKinley (aka Denali) was claimed to have been first climbed by four local men.  They climbed McKinley’s North Peak, not knowing that the South Peak is actually 850 feet higher. — This is the birthday of Washington Irving, an American author, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 19th century. He is best known for short stories like Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, but he also wrote several biographies and served as the US Ambassador to Spain from 1842 to 1846. — A…

The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM), Geissele Automatics and Carpenter Technologies entered into Cooperative Research and Development Agreements in 2022 that may signal an all-new era in gun-barrel longevity and performance. How long until it reaches consumers—and becomes affordable—remains to be seen, but in the not-too-distant future, it’s possible we’ll see it being used in small arms fielded by the U.S. Military. A 2021 white paper published to formally introduce a new barrel-making material explains, “Using Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME) and precision melt control, Carpenter Technology developed GNB200, a premium remelted alloy steel specially formulated for high…

“Dreaded Dry Fire” is the training conversation most shooters would rather avoid. Mention it at the range, and you can watch enthusiasm drain out in real time. Eyes drift away. Someone changes the subject to ammo or the latest gear review they watched online. Almost anything sounds more appealing than the disciplined, repetitive work of dry practice. The uncomfortable truth is impossible to ignore. Talk to the best shooters in the world—Grand Masters, national champions, professional instructors—and you will hear the same story: the majority of their skill development did not happen on the range with ammunition. It happened in…

00:00:00 Speaker 1: I’ve got a rule. When the kids are around and I am going out, I will ask them if they want to go. Usually mornings are tough, but evenings try surprisingly we’ll get up. Man. If he hears me stirring and all. 00:00:11 Speaker 2: He’s like, I God, that’s how I was when I was age. 00:00:13 Speaker 1: I got up early Lakeland. This year, I bought them a crossbow. She froze up on a dough and then a buck was coming and she was fired up. And so I did have the the I…

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Editor’s Introductory Note:  This article was posted in SurvivalBlog in September, 2007. Given the recent spike in fuel prices, I thought that it would be apropos to re-post it. – JWR — When Rudolph Diesel invented his internal combustion engine, he used refined peanut oil as fuel. The reasoning behind it was that farmers could essentially grow their own fuel for their tractors. Diesel cars have been widely manufactured and used all over Europe, but never really caught on in the United States. Diesel pickup trucks and Big Rigs are common in the US, and are renowned for their torque…

On April 2, 1792 The Coinage Act passed, establishing the United States Mint and authorizing the $10 Eagle, $5 Half-Eagle, $2.50 Quarter-Eagle gold coins, as well as the silver dollar, half dollar, quarter, dime, and half-dime. Although gold was removed from circulation by President Franklin Roosevelt, our silver coinage remained undebased until 1964. — April 2, 1968, Stanley Kubrick‘s 2001: A Space Odyssey had its world premiere in Washington, D.C.; it became a classic, setting the benchmark for modern sci-fi films. The film also gave one of the first cinematic warnings about artificial intelligence. — The staff of SurvivalBlog wish…

This is going to be a sort of ridiculous apples-to-oranges analogy, but hear me out: You probably wouldn’t put out a thick-necked, ears-pinned, posturing buck decoy in the beginning of September. Sure, you might lure in a moody fighter to scrap, but mostly you wouldn’t because the timing wouldn’t be right.We inherently understand that about deer, but we don’t really think about it as much with turkeys. And why should we? You could stack up enough gobblers with a single hen decoy and the right calling to support an argument for not overthinking your spread.You’d also not kill as many…