Author: Gunner Quinn
Releasing a new revolver, especially one aimed at the concealed-carry/self-defense segment of today’s firearm market, with plentiful micro-9 mm, double-stack pistols, seems about as sensible as releasing a new automobile with a standard transmission. I mean, modern automatic transmissions are far from the clunky, three-speed horror shows of the malaise era, right? The manual transmission is an anachronism, championed mainly by drivers who harken to a romanticized version of the past where automatic transmissions were expensive, slow and took all the driving experience out of the hands (and feet) of the driver. You know, much like how semi-automatic handguns were…
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00:00:10 Speaker 1: From Meat Eaters World News headquarters in Bozeman, Montana. This is Cow’s Week in Review with Ryan cow Calahan. Here’s cal some tough news this week for adherence to a popular belief system whose holy land is the Pacific Northwest. A new documentary has dropped allegedly proving that the nineteen sixty seven video footage of Bigfoot is a hoax. You know this video sasquatching black swinging her arms and looking over her shoulder before strolling away into the forest. The documentary really does seem to close the door on the case. The director turned up new footage…
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 wire to Hunt Foundation’s podcast. I’m your host Tony Peterson, and it’s Turkey Week here at mediater so I’m talking long beards today, but more specifically, just how to hunt this spring, whether you’re dealing with beach weather or conditions. It’ll make you want to…
Ballistol is a gun cleaning oil. If my sources are correct, it is composed of white mineral oil, potassium oleate, ammonium oleate, benzyl alcohol, amyl alcohol, isobytyl alcohol, benzyl acetate, and anethole. One key characteristic of Ballistol is that it emulsifies with water. This makes it an excellent cleaner for firearms that use black powder or corrosive primers. The best solvent for black powder and the salts left by corrosive primers is hot (almost boiling) water. Ballistol works well in conjunction with that hot water. Ballistol is also non-toxic, and can also be used on wood and leather as well…
On March 30, 240 BC, Halley’s Comet made its first recorded perihelion passage. (Photo courtesy of NASA, from the 1987 comet passage, photographed from Easter Island.) — March 30, 1856: The Russian Empire, the Ottoman Empire, Great Britain, France, and the Kingdom of Sardinia signed the Treaty of Paris. This ended the Crimean War. — Today’s feature article is by our Field Gear Editor, Tom Christianson. Read the full article here
Few proprietary eponyms in the knife world are as well-recognized as KA-BAR, the combat/utility design originally requested by the U.S. Military during World War II and used with success by countless troops in conflicts since. So, updating such a classic was a sobering task for the manufacturer, as devotees of the icon were inevitably prone to draw critical comparisons with any reboot. In this case, though, KA-BAR’s new U.S.-made Slabby, at slightly more than a pound and more than 12 inches long, appears ready to not only hold its own—albeit through more modern design and materials—but is likely even tougher…
Colt CZ Group announced earlier this month that the Canadian Defence Investment Agency (DIA) has awarded a contract valued at $273 million CAD to Colt Canada, one of its global family of firms. The agreement is part of the Canadian Modular Assault Rifle Project (CMAR), which will provide a modern replacement for an aging C7/C8 rifle fleet (C7 seen above) that has been in service for more than 35 years. “Colt Canada is proud to continue supporting the Canadian Armed Forces through the CMAR program,” said Sean Congdon, president and CEO of Colt Canada. “We remain committed to delivering high-quality,…
JWR’s Introductory Note: This is an update to a reply to a letter that I posted in SurvivalBlog back in February 2007. Given the recent spike in gasoline and diesel prices, I thought it would be apropos to re-post it. — Every well-equipped retreat should have at least one “field expedient” 12 VDC fuel transfer pump. These pump rigs are popular with dirt bike, ATV, and snowmobile enthusiasts. They are very simple to construct. Here are the materials that you will need: 1 – An automobile or truck electric fuel pump. (The least expensive pumps come from automobile wrecking yards.)…
On March 29, 845, a 5,000-strong army of Danish Vikings invaded Frankish lands and only retreated after besieging Paris and securing a ransom from the Frankish King Charles the Bald. This was part of a series of devastating raids begun by the Vikings that began in the 790s. The Vikings were led by a man named “Reginherus” or Ragnar, sometimes linked to the legendary saga figure Ragnar Lodbrok. The Vikings easily overcame defences set in place by Charlemagne and are known to have attacked the Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés just outside the city. The Vikings returned home with a ransom of…