Nearly 90 years ago, the Battle of Shanghai introduced the world to the horrifying brutality of modern urban combat. Prior to the hellscape of Stalingrad, the fighting in Shanghai showcased man’s inhumanity to man on a grand scale within China’s largest and most modern city, years before World War II. By the time the Battle of Shanghai was over, nearly 200,000 Chinese were killed or wounded, along with almost 50,000 Japanese. Most modern weapons were used in the battle, including poison gas, deployed by the Japanese 13 times by their own admission. The Second Sino-Japanese War began with the Japanese…

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(Continued from Part 2.) The microbes in the soil are master mineral miners using various acids, such as carbonic acid, to break down minerals into soluble forms that are bioavailable to the plants. The plants in turn exude sugars to feed and power the microbes during the mining operation. If you live east of the Mississippi or in commercial agricultural areas where we’ve been unsustainably exploiting the soil nutrients for decades or even centuries, there is a pretty good chance your soil is deficient in micronutrients, especially anion molecules like boron, sulfur, and molybdenum that tend to leach from the…

March 21, 717: The Battle of Vincy. This was a pivotal engagement in the Frankish civil wars of 715–718. The battle was fought near Cambrai (modern Les Rues-des-Vignes) between Austrasian forces led by Charles Martel, mayor of the palace, and the Neustrian army under King Chilperic II and Mayor Ragenfrid. Martel’s forces routed the Neustrians, pursuing the defeated king and his ally to Paris, which crippled Neustrian opposition and enabled Austrasia to reassert dominance over the divided Frankish realms. This victory underscored the declining authority of Merovingian kings amid rising mayoral power, paving the way for Martel’s consolidation of northern Francia…

WOOX has expanded its Superleggera line with a new “High Grade” series of bolt-action rifle stocks, crafted from select American walnut and designed as a drop-in upgrade that requires no gunsmithing. The post WOOX Superleggera “High Grade” American Walnut Stocks appeared first on GUNS Magazine. Read the full article here

My brother and I have virtually identical, heavy-barreled Remington 700 varmint rifles chambered in .22-250 Rem. He cleans his rifle every time he shoots it, even if it is only one shot. His contention is that a perfectly clean barrel will shoot more accurately for a longer number of rounds than a fouled barrel will. It is infrequent for him to shoot more than 10 rounds before he is scrubbing out the bore to prevent copper and carbon from building up. I keep my ammunition in 100-round boxes, and when I have shot all 100 rounds, I clean the barrel…

One of Ruger’s biggest introductions of late is the RXM, the result of a partnership between the company and Magpul, hence “Ruger X Magpul” or RXM. On the surface, the RXM appears to be similar to the Glock G19-inspired selection of striker-fired, polymer-frame pistols on the market, but a closer look reveals that there’s much more than meets the eye on this modular design. Watch our “Gun of the Week” video above to see the RXM in action on the range and get a closer look at what this new handgun offers. “One big difference between the RXM and the…

00:00:05 Speaker 1: Welcome to This Country Life. I’m your host, Brent Reeves from coon hunting to trotlining and just 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 the airways have to offer. All right, friends, grab a chair or drop that tailgate. I’ve got some stores to share. Jesse Lily Beth in the FFA. I have long been a fan of the FFA. I grew…

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(Continued from Part 1.) Principle #1: You Are a Microbe Farmer Do you want to sustainably grow healthy, nutritious, produce? Congratulations . You are now a microbe farmer! The first principle of biodynamic gardening is you are no longer growing plants, you are raising trillions upon trillions of microbes. If you can create an environment that supports a healthy soil ecosystem full of bacteria, fungi, and other soil organisms then ANY plants adapted to that environment will thrive. The Bionutrient Food Association (BFA) spent 3 years surveying nutrient quality across 21 crops. They compared the soil samples with the crops…