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2025 was a difficult year to get through. By the end of the year, I was not enjoying any of it. In fact, I wanted to quit (do I feel this way at the end of every year?). You have to laugh and find your sense of humor or you won’t make it through anything that is slightly difficult. There were so many things that went wrong, so I had to sit down and list accomplishments to remind myself that a lot of things went right. And once reminded of all the good, I can face the next year in…
On January 4, 871, the Viking Great Heathen Army defeated a Wessex force led by King Æthelred and his brother Alfred, in the First Battle of Reading. — January 4, 1896: Following Mormon abandonment of sanctioned polygamy, Utah was belatedly admitted as the 45th US state. Settlers had first petitioned Congress for statehood in 1849. Several of Utah’s less populous neighboring territories had been admitted to statehood years earlier than Utah. — 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…
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Sturm, Ruger & Co. has a knack for building modern firearms based on classic lines from decades ago, from the No. 1’s rendering of a modern Farquharson, to the Bearcat’s Remington New Model Pocket-esque profile. So it was no surprise that when the company decided to introduce its first shotgun in 1977, the gun took the form of the continental over-under shotgun. Called the “Red Label,” the shotgun has disappeared from the market two times, with Ruger recently announcing a third generation with its Red Label III. The Red Label III marks the third generation of Ruger’s classic over-under shotgun.…
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On January 3, 1521, Martin Luther was excommunicated by Pope Leo X from the Roman Catholic Church for failing to recant parts of his Ninety-Five Theses, which started the Protestant Reformation. — January 3, 1749: Benning Wentworth issued the first of the New Hampshire Grants, leading to the establishment of Vermont. — On January 3, 1892, English author and scholar J.R.R. Tolkien, who was perhaps best known for his richly inventive epic fantasy The Lord of the Rings (1954–55), was born in South Africa. — January 3, 1944: Top US flying ace Major Pappy Boyington was shot down in his…
Armed Citizen® Today On the night of Dec. 15, 2025, a man reportedly kicked in the back door of a home in Waco, Texas. The homeowner, fearing for his life, shot the man as he entered the residence, striking him in the left forearm. Witnesses said they had seen a white Dodge Charger circling the area before the incident and saw a man fleeing to that vehicle after the shooting. A 32-year-old man with a facial tattoo showed up at the hospital within the hour for treatment of a matching gunshot wound; police also matched the pattern on his shoes…
In our latest “Gun Of The Week” segment, we’re taking a closer look at Wilson Combat’s NULA Model 20, a lightweight, bolt-action hunting rifle that incorporates innovations first pioneered by the “rifle wizard of West Virginia.” Of course, we can only be talking about Melvin Forbes, the former owner of New Ultra Light Arms, who passed away in 2024. Shortly before his passing, though, Forbes ensured that his lightweight rifle concept would continue to live on as one of the companies under the Wilson Combat umbrella, joining other brands like Chip McCormick Custom, Lehigh Defense and Scattergun Technologies, just to…
