Author: Gunner Quinn

KelTec has launched KelTec Direct, offering enthusiasts exclusive editions, bundles and unique configurations designed and shipped from the people who design and build them. The website not only offers a great selection of options, but complete access to the KelTec catalog. Orders get fast fulfillment, direct KelTec support and the ability to request notification when out-of-stock items become available. The new KelTec PR-3AT Defender Package exemplifies the KelTec Direct approach. It features the company’s popular .380 ACP-chambered pistol, which employs the company’s innovative PR-series rotary-barrel system—ideal for deep concealment. The gun ships wearing a factory-installed Viridian RFX1 Green Dot sight…

Armasight launched its new Pro Series, a next-generation thermal-imaging platform designed for users who demand precision, reliability and consistent performance in demanding operational environments. The Pro Series is built on Armasight’s Gen 4 ArmaCore 640 A-SWaP thermal and video engine, integrating advanced processing, real time intelligent scene optimization and an efficient system architecture into a unified platform. This foundation delivers enhanced image clarity, improved responsiveness, and optimized power efficiency, while enabling sharper contrast, more accurate heat signature differentiation, smoother target tracking and faster image refresh for improved situational awareness and precise target acquisition in dynamic operating environments. The Pro Series…

Editor’s Introductory Note: This analysis was published by our friend Hub Moolman on January 20th, 2026.  There is a wide range of opinion amongst precious metals market analysts on where the top might be for silver, in the current cycle. I personally expect to see a top somewhere between $125 and $195 per ounce. The bull market will probably be stopped by the combined force of legislation, executive orders, central bank intervention, and radically increased margin requirements by the metals exchanges. Presently, Asian silver buyers are unperturbed by the recent COMEX and LBMA trading rules changes. But when it comes,…

On January 25, 1840 an American naval expedition under Charles Wilkes was the first to identify Antarctica as a new continent. — January 25, 1915:  Transcontinental telephone service officially inaugurated when Alexander Graham Bell in New York City called thomas Watson in San Francisco, California during the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. — SurvivalBlog Writing Contest Today we present another entry for Round 122 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The prizes for this round include: First Prize: A Gunsite Academy Three-Day Course Certificate. This can be used for any of their one, two, or three-day course (a $1,095 value), A Peak…

Springfield Armory has announced the release of the SA-35 9mm Polished Blued pistol, offering fans who appreciate the charm of the “wood and steel” era of arms-making an aesthetically pleasing, polished variant of this popular pistol. Based on one of the most prolific and popular pistols in small arms history, the Springfield Armory SA-35 gives modern shooters an updated take on a revered classic. Featuring subtle but significant upgrades to John Moses Browning’s original P-35 design, the 9mm SA-35 is made right here in the U.S.A. While the original SA-35 features an attractive matte-blue finish, this new polished blued model…

Ruger has introduced the newest addition to its American Rifle Generation II lineup: the Scout model. Designed for versatility right out of the box, the Scout gives hunters and sport shooters a ready-to-use platform that can be easily tailored to environmental and shooting needs. The Scout comes equipped with iron sights, adjustable for elevation and windage, in addition to an extended section of Picatinny rail, which provides generous mounting space for a wide range of optics—from long eye relief scopes to night-vision-compatible devices. Its compact 16.1-inch barrel makes it exceptionally handy for brush hunting, navigating tight spaces or working around…

The year 2026 might end up as “The Year of the Suppressor.” More and more firearms owners are learning the benefits of using suppressors for target shooting and hunting and making their first suppressor purchases, encouraged by the fact that the NFA suppressor tax has ended. Over the years, many firearm manufacturers have gotten into the suppressor business, and that process seems to have accelerated this year. Bergara joins that crowd by introducing its first suppressor, the BTi30. Bergara is introducing its first suppressor with the U.S.-designed and U.S.-manufactured BTi30. Designed and manufactured in the U.S., the BTi30 is a…

Summer 2025 signaled the launch of CZ’s P10C Ported, a CZ P10C variant that sports an integrated “Carry Comp” port ahead of the front sight and right behind the muzzle. Although “Carry Comp” is terminology specific to Smith & Wesson, it best describes this particular style of a single, integrated pistol port. While the trend is taking off now, it was Smith & Wesson’s 3-inch-barreled Performance Center Model 19 that started it back in 2018. It wasn’t until the early 2020s that the “Carry Comp” style really took off. This came right behind the wider trend of adding external compensators…

(Continued from Part 1.  This concludes the article.) To give a vivid image of what it is still like here, the next smaller village over where my girl grew up still has a single electrical wire held up by bamboo poles with a 3W LED bulb dangling off every 100m (330 ft) or so for street lights, and house wiring running off that same single wire. But the sand roads were concreted over a few years ago, so there is improvement happening. As you can imagine in the tropics solar power works great, in dry season we have full batteries…

On January 24, 1616, Dutch mariners Jacob Le Maire and Willem Schouten were the first Europeans to discover Le Maire Strait, Tierra del Fuego, and then go on and round Cape Horn. — January 24, 1890: The world’s oldest wooden sculpture, the Shigir Idol, was discovered in a peat bog near Kaltay, Middle Urals. It was later radiocarbon dated to 12,500 years old. — SurvivalBlog Writing Contest Today we present another entry for Round 122 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The prizes for this round include: First Prize: A Gunsite Academy Three-Day Course Certificate. This can be used for…