A record-setting 2,454 women received free shooting lessons at Recoil Firearms in Taylor, Mich.—located in the Detroit metropolitan area—on July 25 and 26. It was the largest turnout for the annual effort, which was launched by Rick Ector in 2012. Now, in its 15th year, this annual training event has provided safe, hands-on instruction to more than 14,000 women. Each attendee receives one-on-one instruction from a certified volunteer coach, fires live ammunition on the range and pays nothing. The pistol, ammunition, targets and the eye and ear protection are provided. More than 50 instructors, range safety officers and support staff…

For handgunners, having a suppressor makes range trips much more comfortable, and many new suppressors have been designed for maximum compatibility across today’s most popular handgun styles and chamberings. The world of pistol-caliber carbines also opens up new use-case opportunities for suppressors designed for chamberings like 9 mm Luger, and the popularity of modern lever-actions also offers platforms for handgun suppressors.  Check out seven of the latest handgun suppressors on the market today. Anechoic Fibonacci | 9 TiAnechoic’s newest suppressor features the classic spiral pattern expected from the Fibonacci name and comes in a choice of black, FDE or in-the-white…

One of the many hazards of growing older is, at some point, you wake up thinking you’re all caught up with a particular technology, only to find you’ve been left in the dust before your first cup of coffee is gone. I can think of many examples in my life, but red-dot sights (RDS) are the most recent reminder that time is no friend to me. When I received my first Army-issued, battery-powered carbine optic in the early 1990s, it wasn’t exactly a standard-issue item. In those days, RDS were commercial products that lacked features like sleep mode, “shake awake”…

00:00:00 Speaker 1: The West, and his stories have been rendered in many ways, some of which I’ve made an effort to address in this podcast. 00:00:07 Speaker 2: In the deep past, there’s. 00:00:08 Speaker 1: Archaeology and paleontology, which is how we know about the Clovist people or the collapse of the Chaco and Empire. Are woolly mammos and dire wolves as part of the West disappeared be sharing. There’s ethnology and anthropology and folklore, which you have preserved our oldest Western literature in the form of the Coyote stories, and have told us a great deal about…

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 Wire to Hunt Foundation’s podcast, which is brought to you by first Light. This week, I’m going to talk about ladder stands and how you can set them up in ways that will keep the deer coming by all season long, sit after sit. The…

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The following recipe for Dutch Oven Sausage Pasta is from SurvivalBlog reader R.E.. Note that the spaghetti can go in dry–there is no need to cook it separately first.  This serves four adults. Ingredients 1 pound dry spaghetti (or substitute other dried pasta from your TEOTWAWKI stockpile.) 1 (12.8-ounce) package smoked sausage, thinly sliced. (I use Andouille sausage.) 1 large onion, thinly sliced 3 cups grape tomatoes, cut in halves 2 cups fresh basil leaves, loosely packed 4 cloves garlic thinly sliced (or less, to suit your taste) 4½ cups water Kosher salt, to taste Freshly ground black pepper, to…

My wife and I were sitting in the living room last winter, our fireplace insert was cranking out the heat, our spark screen was on, and the Eco-Fan was blowing a mile a minute. She had a glass of wine in her hand, and we were enjoying the moment. We were discussing our preparedness. (Like all couples do — right?). The sun was very active that week, with plenty of solar wind and a moderate CME. She asked, “if the power grid goes down, how are we going to take a shower?” I kind of sputtered, “I have at least…

This Week in History: The Sea Battle of Zierikzeen was fought on August 11, 1304, Franco-Holland forces defeated the Flemish fleet. — August 12, 1336 English King Edward III banned wool export to Flanders and later granted a company of merchants a monopoly on selling wool in attempt to maximize taxes. — August 12, 1940: The German Luftwaffe bombed British radar stations, suffering a loss of 31 aircraft. — August 13, 1521: Spanish conquistadors led by Hernán Cortés captures Aztec Emperor Cuauhtémoc in Tenochtitlan. This brought the Aztec Empire to an end. — And on August 14, 1040, King Duncan…

Is a micrometer holder a must-have gunsmithing tool? No. But after you’ve used one for a while, you’ll probably wonder why you didn’t spend the $15 sooner. The post Roy’s Shop Tips: Micrometer Holder appeared first on GUNS Magazine. Read the full article here