January 27, 1939: First flight of the Lockheed P-38 Lightning fighter plane. Pictured is a P-38 at an airfield in Panama, in 1945. — January 27, 1944:  The siege of Leningrad ended, after 880 days, and the deaths of 2 million Soviet citizens. — Today, we present a guest article from a SurvivalBlog reader. Because it is partially promotional for a published book, it is not part of the judging for Round 122 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. More than $978,000 worth of prizes have been awarded since we started running this contest.  Round 123 of the writing contest…

In Canada, a proposed policy change could remake recreational fishermen’s abilities to target salmon in British Columbia. The country’s fisheries management agency, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (referred to as “DFO”), is reviewing a salmon-allocation policy that’s been in place since 1999, and up for consideration are two changes that could limit anglers’ abilities to fish for iconic Chinook and Coho salmon in the province.The first proposal, in essence, seeks to strip the designation of salmon as a public resource from the policy, while the second aims to restructure harvest priorities, putting recreational angling at the bottom of the list.MeatEater spoke…

Regardless of why and when, realistically, there are times when we simply can’t carry a gun. Fortunately, there are things we can do to shore up the odds when we’re not packing Old Betsy. The post Unarmed But Still Dangerous appeared first on GUNS Magazine. Read the full article here

“Billy Sing’s incredible accuracy contributed greatly to the preservation of the lives of those with whom he served during a war always remembered for countless acts of valor and tragic carnage.” The post Billy Sing appeared first on GUNS Magazine. Read the full article here

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Vortex Optics made headlines in 2022 when it was selected to provide the Next Generation Squad Weapons–Fire Control (NGSW-FC) system for the U.S. Army’s NGSW program. That has led to both securing additional military optics contracts and the resulting advanced technology trickling down to civilian products. Both of those are evident in the release of the company’s AMG 1-10X 24 mm FFP, the world’s shortest and lightest FFP 1-10X low-power variable optic (LPVO), to the civilian market. Vortex’s AMG 1-10X 24 mm FFP is the world’s shortest and lightest FFP 1-10X low-power variable optic and is designed to be used…

Smith & Wesson added another chambering to the FPC line, with the new 5.7×28 mm joining the original 9 mm, .40 S&W, 10 mm and .22LR. This innovative carbine folds in the middle, allowing mounted optics to remain in place even when the rifle is folded for storage. Two magazines can be carried in the polymer buttstock to augment on-board capacity. Inspired by Smith & Wesson’s M&P handgun line, M&P FPC models all share familiar features. This new folding carbine design incorporates an M&P 5.7 pistol grip and flat-face trigger, and is also compatible with the same 5.7x28mm magazines. It…

Hosts Brent Wheat and Roy Huntington tackle one of the most common questions in the shooting world: What is the best first .22 rifle for a new shooter? The post The Best First .22 Rifle: Single-Shot vs. Semi-Auto — #319 appeared first on GUNS Magazine. Read the full article here

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00:00:00 Speaker 1: Hey, before we get started with the podcast, which is a real good one, I want you to know that I’m doing so if you watch it on YouTube, you watched our Africa series The Professional Hunter. I’m hunting with Morgan Potter. Morgan Potter and I are doing a public event at the Safari Club International Convention in Nashville. This is happening on February nineteenth, Nashville people. So we’re gonna do a meet and greet at the Robin Hurt Safaris booth from nine thirty to ten thirty and then we’re doing our actual event at two o’clock…