Author: Gunner Quinn
December 22nd 1849: The planned execution of Russian writer Fyodor Dostoevsky by firing squad was called off, at the last second. JWR’s Comment: Novelists tend to thrive on drama, but that was a bit too intense. — December 22nd is also the anniversary of the death of SP4 James T. Davis, the first uniformed American combat casualty of the Vietnam War, in 1961. This ASA soldier (of the 3rd Radio Research Unit) was killed in a Viet Cong ambush on a road outside Saigon. — For those who have been waiting, the special 20th Anniversary SurvivalBlog 2005-2025 Waterproof/EMP-Resistant Archive USB…
Q: I have always been a rifle and handgun shooter, with little shotgun experience, and I am a little confused about the “point of hold” shown in the pattern illustrations of our magazine. Is the point of hold, or point of aim, placed differently relative to the target depending on the shotgun’s use? A: There are two types of shotgun patterning: One determines how your shotgun’s barrel, choke, shot size, shot charge and brand of shotshell perform in terms of downrange pattern density, and a second determines where the shotgun actually places its pattern in terms of point of aim…
(Continued from Part 2. This concludes the article.) Timelines Given As we listen to all the chatter, day in and day out about a widening war in Europe and war with China, we can see some recurring messages in the reporting. How many times have you heard that NATO needs to be ready for a war with Russian in 3-5 years or that China will likely invade Taiwan by 2030. There are a few variations of the dates but regardless of the actual dates we need to ask why NATO and our Asia-Pacific Allies need to be ready by those…
Today marks the Winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year in the northern hemisphere and the first day of winter. The Winter Solstice is the day of minimum insolation, each year. The painting above, titled Winter, is by Ivan Shishkin, circa 1890. Because of Seasonal Lag, even though the days will start getting longer tomorrow, the coldest days of the year are typically in January. — On December 21, 1620, William Bradford and the Mayflower Pilgrims landed on what is now known as Plymouth Rock in Plymouth, Massachusetts. — SurvivalBlog Writing Contest Today we present another entry for Round…
Simple, inexpensive and supremely easy to use, the new MOE QD Bipod For M-Lok is Magpul’s fastest-mounting bipod model by far, as it takes only about five seconds for the practiced hand to securely affix it to an M-Lok-clad fore-end. Just insert the installation stud into your M-Lok slot of choice, rotate the accessory 45 degrees counterclockwise until the stud is perpendicular to the slot and hand tighten the adjustment knob until the accessory is snug. Each leg can be deployed by either pressing a release button located at its joint or by simply manually pulling it into the downward…
Our 2011 review called it “anything but ordinary,” and 14 years later, that title still sticks for Chiappa’s Rhino revolver. Although the company expanded the Rhino lineup by releasing stainless steel and 10 mm Auto-chambered models earlier this year, the company is launching 2026 by adding a .44 Rem. Mag. Rhino to its catalog. The .44 Rem. Mag. version of the Chiappa Rhino uses a completely re-designed and scaled-up L-Frame. The L-Frame 60DS is a double-action/single-action swing-out cylinder revolver in the format of previous Rhino revolvers with an “inverted” design where the lowest cylinder chamber is fired, resulting in an…
In Texas, a state known for its lack of public lands, the tide may be turning. Though only four percent of land in the state is publicly owned (and of that, only 1 million acres are open to hunting), those numbers are set to grow substantially in coming years.That’s thanks to a 2023 voter-approved $1 billion package, known as the Centennial Parks Conservation Fund, allowing the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) to acquire new state parks and expand existing ones, with a focus on the “golden triangle” area between Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio. Importantly, the money can’t be…
00:00:00 Speaker 1: How do everybody? But this is the FOP FOP one from me Eaters Live Christmas Tour. We’re in Birmingham, Alabama. Normally when you join the show, it’s it’s all everybody’s familiar with our producer Corin, with Phil the engineer. But today we have our esteemed colleague Reva. Reva comes to the house. Just so people know what’s going on. This is Reeva. She’s living on the Bustle US. She’s here for the whole tour. She’s always working on stuff. But you never do this show. No, Reeva’s here doing this show today. Would you like to say…
(Continued from Part 1.) Defense Production Act The Defense Production Act was passed in 1950. It is an important piece of legislation that we should all know about. Why? Before the bombing of Pearl Harbor part of Congress (GOP) was advocating an isolationist stance regarding the war in Europe. Since Congress controls the budget, it made providing military aid to our Allies extremely hard. The Defense Production Act aimed at making it easier for a U.S. president to prepare the U.S. for war without “permission” from Congress. One key part of the act is the ability of the president to…
On December 20, 1917, the Cheka, the Soviet Union’s first state security force, was formed. The Cheka was initially led by Felix Dzerzhinsky (pictured) after a decree by Vladimir Lenin. The Cheka was successively replaced by the OGPU, NKVD, KGB, SVR, and most recently by the FSB (Federal’naya Sluzhba Bezopasnosti or Federal Security Service) of the Russian Federation. State security agents were commonly called “Chekists” throughout the Soviet era. — December 20th, 1669: The first jury trial in Delaware. Marcus Jacobson was condemned for insurrection and sentenced to flogging, branding, and slavery. — December 20th, 1606, the Virginia Company loaded…