Cartridge shortages are periodic and have a variety of catalysts. A few of the reasons include armed conflicts thousands of miles away, heightened defense procurement to discourage them, raw material shortages, rumors and more. Hoarding and gouging are common byproducts that amplify the pain. Thankfully we are not experiencing one right now, although their frequency and challenges haven’t escaped the notice of Tampa, Fla.-based D&M Holding Company. The firm specializes in design and manufacture of ammunition and energetics equipment and turnkey factories for customers worldwide to support the defense and sporting markets. D&M Holding was established in 2018 by Dan…

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The latest meme created by JWR: Meme Text: What Does Donny Osmond Call Marie? Osmosis Notes From JWR: Do you have a meme idea? Just e-mail me the concept, and I’ll try to assemble it. And if it is posted then I’ll give you credit. Thanks! Permission to repost memes that I’ve created is granted, provided that credit to SurvivalBlog.com is included.   Read the full article here

Editor’s Introductory Note:  This guest article was written by our friend and fellow blogger, Patrice Lewis. Her entertaining and informative Rural Revolution blog has been published several times a week since 2009. We highly recommend bookmarking it. – JWR — Last year, we bred Maggie, our Jersey heifer, to a neighbor’s young Angus bull.   It was a convenient arrangement, and little Stormy was the product of that breeding.   But our neighbors no longer have that little bull, so we were trying to figure out how to get Maggie bred this year. After some discussion, we decided to use…

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On September 28, 1779, Samuel Huntington was elected President of the Continental Congress, succeeding John Jay. Huntington was a self-educated man who became an attorney and statesman.  The following is a fair use excerpt from the Descendants of Signers of the Declaration of Independence DSDI website: “Samuel Huntington was born in the town of Scotland, Windham County, Connecticut on July 5, 1731, the 4th of ten children, and second son of Nathaniel Huntington and Mehetable Thurston [Huntington]. Nathaniel was a farmer and clothier at Scotland, and built a home there in 1732 that still stands to this day. Samuel’s great-grandfather…

With a name that, on the eve of America’s semiquincentennial, celebrates the spirit of its founding heroes, Champion Safe Co.’s Patriot series American Rebel line represents a near-ideal merging of capacity (42 guns), size (34″ wide by 60″ high by 24.5″ deep), weight (625 lbs.) and fire protection (1,200º F for 75 minutes). The safe’s walls are constructed using American-made 12-ga. steel, which, along with inner 14-ga. plate steel, 10 active 1.25″-diameter bolts and a 4″-thick single-step door, presents a formidable barrier against theft and fire for its owner’s prized possessions. A variety of options and upgrades are available. Pricing…

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Just like with its centerfire rifles, Savage Arms offers a wide selection of rimfire long guns that cover a range of price points and are tailored to specific uses. The semi-automatic A22 and bolt-action B Series rifles anchor the company’s rimfire selection. Last year, the company introduced the Timber series of rimfire precision rifles with these models, which offered enhanced features for a reasonable price. New for 2025 are the A22 and B Series Timber Tactical rifles. The new Savage Timber Tactical rimfire rifles are a precision tactical addition to the Timber series introduced last year. Though they use different…

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