I bought a Remington 1100 LW 20-gauge shotgun for my wife to shoot clay targets (informally) and sometimes hunt with me when I go hunting for waterfowl. Since the gun is slightly smaller and lighter than my 12-gauge Remington 1100 standard model, I assumed that LW meant lightweight, which would be perfect for my wife since she is a small lady. When I bought the shotgun, I didn’t notice that it had “Magnum” engraved on the opposite side of the receiver from the serial number. This may or may not factor into my question, which involves the barrel on the…

When the brave men of Lexington, Mass., poured onto the village green on the morning of the 19th of April, 1775, there were a couple of anomalies between them and the popular history of the era, as well as the bulk of American soldiery for the next 200-plus years. First, they were not “Minutemen,” which were essentially quick-reaction forces formed from the local militia, but rather the regular “trained band” of armed townsfolk, a concept that had a rich tradition in British and British-American history. Second, they were heavily outnumbered by the Royal regulars and served mostly as a speed…

00:00:04 Speaker 1: Welcome to the news show everybody. Today, We’ve got news about my unfortunate, regrettable criminal past. Damn removals in Maine, stranded Wales on the Pacific coast. Anti Buffalo politicians are generally winning, but they suffered a minor setback. And you’ve heard of earn a buck. Well, welcome to earn a second buck. And you won’t believe this one. Wolves eat cows. But first our news, and to open up our news, we have a special guest here. The special guest’s name is John Jersek. He is a retired Michigan conservation officer. Some folks call him game wardens,…

00:00:01 Speaker 1: The return of gray wolves, Mexican wolves, and red wolves to the West is an unfolding history yet to play out, but it’s a watershed in the Western story. I’m dan Flores, and this is the American West. The wolf returns to the West. Stepping ashore in the early sixteen hundreds, we old worlders were bitter to discover wolves were abundant in America. That’s truly curious if you know human history, since thousands of generations of us had watched and learned from wolves for half a million years or more. Domesticated wolves were our first companion animals,…

00:00:01 Speaker 1: Welcome to the Wired to Hunt Foundations podcast, your guide to the fundamentals of better deer hunting, presented by first Light, creating proven versatile hunting apparel for the stand, saddle or blind. First Light, Go Farther, Stay Longer, and now your host Tony Peterson. 00:00:20 Speaker 2: Hey, everyone, welcome to the Wired to Hunt Foundations podcast, which is brought to you by First Light. I’m your host, Tony Peterson, and today’s episode is a look back on what trail cameras used to be, and I’ll look at what they are now and how you can really…

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We all have should have a place where we can repair, build, or maintain our equipment and appliances. This is a workshop space for our projects, from the simplest like building a simple tool, to the most complex like rebuilding the engine of a classic car. The space needed can range from a small corner of your garage to a complete workshop facility for a fabrication or repair hobby or even a small business. After forty-five years around engines and tools, I have come to the conclusion that every man needs his own workspace where he can develop his hobbies…

Pictured above is the homestead of a SurvivalBlog reader in northern Indiana. This anonymous reader has been developing his homestead since 1984.  The pictured well pump is a reliable Bison Pump that is popular with preppers and homesteaders.. — This Week in History On July 16, 1969, the Apollo 11 mission was launched, carrying the first men to land on Earth’s moon. — July 14th is the birthday of Colonel Einar A. Malmstrom. He was born in 1907 and died August 21, 1954 near Great Falls, Montana, in the crash of a T-33 jet. He was a decorated Air Force…

Armed Citizen® Today In Harris County, Texas, on the night of July 3, two men got into an argument outside a business. One of the men then got into his vehicle and attempted to run over the second man. The second man fired one shot at the assailant, striking him through the windshield and causing the vehicle to crash. The armed defender remained at the scene and was cooperating with investigators; the driver was transported to the hospital but died of his injuries. (click2houston.com; Houston, Texas; 7/3/26) From the Armed Citizen® Archives – May 8, 1987 Two men entered John…