Author: Gunner Quinn

For more than half a century, the U.S. Army’s standard infantry rifle has undergone a remarkable transformation, from the battle rifles of the World War II era to the compact, modular carbines carried by soldiers today. This evolution reflects advances in technology, as well as hard-won lessons from jungle warfare in Vietnam, urban combat in Iraq and counterinsurgency operations in Afghanistan. Watch our “American Rifleman Television” feature segment above to hear the story of U.S. military small arms development from the 1950s until the present day. The M14: Refining a LegendBy the late 1950s, the M1 Garand, which had served…

00:00:07 Speaker 1: This podcast. 00:00:10 Speaker 2: Welcome to Meet Eater Trivia, the only game show where conservation always wins. I’m your host, Spencer Newhart, and today we’re joined by Jannis, Randall, Brody, Laura, Nate and Marge. This is a ten round quiz show with questions from meat eaters for verticals which are hunting, fishing, conservation, and cooking. And there’s a prize. Meat Eater will donate five hundred dollars to the conservation organization of the winner’s choosing. For our last set of the week, we looked at performance in the hunting category over the last year. As a reminder,…

00:00:14 Speaker 1: My name is Klay Nucomb and this is a production of the bear Grease podcast called The bear Grease Render, where we render down, dive deeper, and look behind the scenes of the actual bear Grease podcast. Brought to you by Takova’s Boots. I’m a cowboy boot man and I’ve been wearing Toakvas for years with the most comfortable boot I’ve ever put on. Good boots for good times. 00:00:44 Speaker 2: Welcome to the bear Grease Render. I’m bear Nukomb and I’m coming at you from the Takova’s hot seat. This podcast is presented by Takova’s…

Editor’s Introductory Note: The following is a re-post of a 2007 SurvivalBlog article. Given the recent spike in gasoline and diesel fuel prices, I thought that is was apropos to re-post a few articles related to fuel from SurvivalBlog’s early days. — The world runs on petroleum. Imagine a post-apocalyptic period when the local gas station is closed, and has been for two years. How will you carry out your daily activities? Generate electricity? Pump water? Plow your garden, or fields? All of these can be done by hand, and have been for thousands of years. Modern life has given…

On March 18, 1850, Henry Wells & William Fargo formed American Express, in Buffalo, New York. — March 18, 1911: North Dakota enacted a hail insurance law. — And on March 18,1925: The Great Tri-State Tornado, a monstrous F5 (over 300 MPH) tornado roared 219 miles across southeast Missouri, southern Illinois, and southwest Indiana. It killsed 695, injured over 2000, and destroyed 15,000 homes. — Today’s feature article is a piece from teh SurvivalBlog archives. — We need of entries for Round 123 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. More than $981,000 worth of prizes have been awarded since we…

Just several months after moving to Kenai, Alaska, Ariean Colton, a mother of three, survived a shocking animal attack. Before heading to work as a medical assistant on the morning of August 26, 2025, Colton woke up early, started her Garmin Watch, and headed outside to go on a jog. Then her memory went black.“I had significant brain damage, so I don’t remember anything, but I can tell you the facts,” Colton told MeatEater. “I started my workout at 5:20 a.m. That’s the same time my neighbor’s camera picked up motion—most likely the bear. At 5:24 a.m. I pushed start…

David A. Keene, a prominent conservative leader and NRA President from 2011 to 2013, died on March 8, 2026, at 80 years old, from pancreatic cancer. He is survived by his wife, Donna Wiesner Keene, his five children and their families. “David was an articulate and enthusiastic spokesperson for Second Amendment rights for years in his capacity as an NRA board member and a past President of the Association,” said Doug Hamlin, NRA Executive Vice President and CEO. “I was fortunate to work closely with David since he was chairman of the NRA Publications Policy Committee for the entire time…

I became a shad addict on a quiet backwater creek in eastern North Carolina, just trying to find a way to kill time outdoors until turkey season kicked off. I was pitching a small red spoon from the bank when a hickory shad snatched it and launched itself from the water, twisting and flipping like a tiny tarpon as it tried to spit my lure. When that spoon came flying back at me mid-jump, I did what any self-respecting angler wasting time on a creek bank would do. I kept casting.Hickory shad are famous for their sudden sprints and aerial…

The North-South Skirmish Association (N-SSA) will hold its 153rd National Competition from May 15-17, 2026, at Fort Shenandoah, which is located near Winchester, Va. Member units throughout those days will compete in live-fire matches with original or authentic reproduction Civil War period muskets, carbines, breechloading rifles, revolvers, mortars and cannons. It is the largest Civil War event of its kind in the United States. The N-SSA is the nation’s oldest and largest Civil War shooting sports organization. It has 3,000 individuals that make up its 200 member units.  Each unit represents a specific Civil War regiment or unit and members…

In May of 2024, Hodgdon Powder Company acquired RCBS from Revelyst, which was a segment of what was then known as Vista Outdoor. It looks to be a match made in heaven—after all, Hodgdon is a savvy company when it comes to handloading, and every handloader has probably used Hodgdon powders. But, RCBS has been around for more than 80 years, and you could argue that under Revelyst, it became a bit stagnant, at least when it comes to new handloading products. When Hodgdon took over RCBS, I talked with Joel Hodgdon, and he said all that was about to…