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(Continued from Part 1. This concludes the article.) C45 INSTALLED UNDER PCB (LEFT) IC1 SOCKET PINS IDENTIFIED (RIGHT) There will be many other such steps in this process, so I’m now going to fast forward to pages 9 through 14 after completing all the installation of parts in those pages and report on the tests that are part of the process up to that point. (NOTE: the top of page 12 indicates that if you don’t have the audio generator and the oscilloscope to skip to part 1B) I chose to do the tests and report my findings for the…

On January 21, 1789, the first American novel, “The Power of Sympathy” by William Hill Brown was published by Isaiah Thomas. — January 21, 1974: The price of gold hit a record $161.31, and silver hit $3.97 per Troy ounce, in London. — A USB Archive Stick Update: At last count, we had just 93 of the standard waterproof 2005-2025 SurvivalBlog archive USB sticks still available to order. All of the sticks in the limited edition keepsake tins sold out in the first two weeks of January. The mailings of both types will begin later this week. They will be…

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My story starts in a small gun shop in Brewster, Ohio, run by a Korean War veteran out of his garage. He had some nice new guns and sporting goods and a small rack of used guns. One day, I went in and noticed two military arms on the used rack: an M1 carbine and an Enfield .303 British rifle. Ray, the owner, said he was selling them for a friend. He wanted $20 for the carbine and $10 for the Enfield. I was fascinated with the M1—the way the action worked and the look of it. That night while…

Since 1971, CVA has been known for its muzzleloading firearms, transitioning from traditional-style guns to the most modern of frontloaders. In 2010, the company introduced its first centerfire rifle, with the single-shot Scout, followed in 2019 by the bolt-action Cascade. This year, CVA is expanding its cartridge-firing lineup with the introduction of the CVA Cascade Rimfire. The Cascade Rimfire takes the styling and controls of the Cascade centerfire rifle and places it into a scaled-down rimfire package. The rimfire Cascade takes many of its styling cues from its centerfire big brother, including the position of the safety and bolt release,…

Beretta is celebrating 500 years in the gunmaking industry this year. It was Oct. 3, 1526, when the Arsenal of the Republic of Venice ordered 185 barrels for its arquebus firearms—a musket forerunner—from Bartolomeo Beretta. The transaction signaled the beginning of the longest-standing company in the history of firearm manufacturing. “From that moment on, there has always been a member of our family guiding the company,” Pietro Gussalli Beretta, president and CEO of Beretta Holding, and Franco Gussalli Beretta, president and CEO of Fabbrica d’Armi Pietro Beretta S.p.A., said in a joint statement on Dec. 29. “Today, we stand at…

Springfield Armory announced the release of its Echelon 4.0FC 9 mm pistol, engineered to merge the full-size capacity of the original Echelon frame with a compact slide assembly. The result is a pistol that delivers duty-grade capacity with fast handling in a balanced, do-it-all platform. “The original Echelon 4.5F quickly established itself as a premier duty-grade 9mm pistol, followed soon thereafter by the equally capable compact Echelon 4.0C,” said Steve Kramer, vice president of marketing for Springfield Armory. “With the 4.0FC, fans of the Echelon have a new option that offers a balance of the best features of both these…