On December 28, 1867, the United States claimed Midway Island, the first territory annexed outside continental limits. — December 28, 1793 was the day that Thomas Paine was arrested in France for treason. The charges against him were never fully detailed, but he was tried in absentia on December 26 and convicted. Best known as the author of Common Sense, he moved to Paris to be part of the French revolution. Initially welcomed, the tide soon turned against him, because he was opposed to the death penalty and the French revolutionaries were sending hundreds to the Guillotine. — SurvivalBlog Writing…

One of several new additions to Safariland’s Impulse line of hearing-protection solutions, the Pro Impulse Bluetooth is a set of Bluetooth-enabled earmuffs that is equally easy on your ears and your pocketbook. Boasting a Noise Reduction Rating of 23 dBs, the “ears” feature a padded, adjustable headband and both sound-activated compression (with a 0.02-second reaction time), to provide active protection from sudden loud impulses like gunshots, and 5X sound amplification thanks to four omni-directional microphones, so that range instructions can be clearly heard. When not at the range, the Pro Impulse Bluetooth can also be paired with your smart devices…

You have to give the British the credit for introducing belted magnum cartridges for dangerous game hunters, but it was Roy Weatherby who gave the high velocity, hard-hitting hunting cartridge a decidedly American flavor. To say the Weatherby company is going through a bit of a renaissance lately would be to imply it had a dark age, which isn’t true, but it’s impossible to deny that the company celebrating 80 years in business is exhibiting a renewed vigor since its move to Wyoming, introducing new products and reintroducing and updating classic ones. The company’s latest entry in the latter category…

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(Continued from Part 3.) WEAPON It’s important to always maintain situational awareness wherever we are, and even more so when hitchhiking. There was only one time in all my hitchhiking travels where I had a negative experience during a ride. It got to the point where I thought it might be necessary to calmly let the driver know I was armed. A well-dressed guy in a Lincoln Continental gave me a ride. He looked like he was on his way to an important business meeting. We chitchatted for a while and then he made a homosexual proposition. It was out…

A special update on the silver market, from JWR: Spot silver jumped 10.35% in just ONE DAY, on Friday. (December 26, 2025.) So, today set new all-time highs for silver, platinum, and gold. Amazingly, the melt value of one U.S. pre-1965 silver dime is now $5.76.  Today’s silver rally dropped the silver-to-gold price ratio to near 57-to-1. Seeing this happen on a Friday was particularly surprising, since Fridays are the usual “Mischief Days” for the Comex short-selling co-conspirators. Clearly, the Shorts have lost control. You may be asking: What will happen next week?  Look for insanely high new margin requirements,…

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Armed Citizen® Today In Horry County, S.C., when police responded on the evening of Dec. 8, 2025, to a call about a shooting victim, they discovered a man inside a laundromat with a gunshot wound in his thigh. The man reportedly claimed he’d been randomly shot by an unknown assailant and had fled into the laundromat to escape. However, another person returned to the scene and explained to police that the man had attacked them and they had shot him in self-defense. (The gender of this victim was not reported.) Police arrested the wounded suspect for first-degree domestic violence with…

Offered through the company’s Performance Center shop, the Smith & Wesson Model 19 Carry Comp is built on Smith’s medium-sized K-frame, which offers a six-round cylinder capacity, along with a full firing grip while still being configured for daily carry. Measuring in at about 7.5 inches long and 5 inches high, size-wise, it’s not much different than most double-stack, duty-size 9 mms on the market. Its relatively compact dimensions are thanks to the shortened, 2.5-inch barrel, which also includes a single-port compensator on the top, dubbed by Smith & Wesson as the “PowerPort.” As configured from the factory, the Model…

00:00:05 Speaker 1: Welcome to this country Life. I’m your host, Brent Reeves from coon hunting to trotlining and just in general country living. I want you to stay a while as I share my experiences in life lessons. This Country Life is presented by Case Knives from the Store More Studio on Meat Eaters Podcast Network, bringing you the best outdoor podcast that airways have to offer. All right, friends, grab a chair or drop that tailgate. I’ve got some stories to share. The project. Every successful project usually starts with a good plan. It kind of goes hand…