On January 14, 1799. American inventor Eli Whitney received a government contract for 10,000 muskets. While his competitors largely produced guns with hand-fitted parts, Whitney became famous as an innovator with his designs that featured interchangeable parts. — And on January 14, 1873: “Celluloid” was registered as a trademark by its inventor John Wesley Hyatt. — I just heard that cartoonist Scott Adams passed away. Rest in Peace. — SurvivalBlog Writing Contest Today we present another entry for Round 122 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The prizes for this round include: First Prize: A Gunsite Academy Three-Day Course Certificate.…

Jack O’Connor was a prolific writer widely acknowledged as one of the world’s foremost hunting experts. His firearm knowledge was undeniable and the success of the .270 Win. cartridge is partly—perhaps largely—due to his passion for the cartridge that was often reflected in his stories. He was on the staff at Outdoor Life for more than three decades and penned 15 books. An apparent heart attack, while on board a ship returning to San Francisco from Hawaii, claimed his life on Jan. 20, 1978. It didn’t end the long string of stories written by an O’Connor, however. His son, Bradford,…

These times of sparsely available handloading components require scrimping here and there in order to continue shooting, and the .38 Special provides a lot of bang for the buck. Using a lead wadcutter powered by 4.0 grains of propellant makes for as miserly a handload as is possible. Commercial swaged-lead wadcutters and wadcutters with a hollow base readily “bump up” to seal the bore; expect some smears of lead, though, in the bore from these bullets. The wadcutter listed in the recipe was cast of lead with the addition of 2 percent tin, which helped the melt flow to produce…

There’s a small section on a particular piece of public I look forward to hunting every year during the peak rut. There’s about a three- or four-day stretch that I know I’ll see bucks chasing in this specific stretch of woods. The first year I hunted this spot, I was nearly trampled by a group of does during a midday scout. I was hunting my way into an evening setup when a sweet buck chased these does into my lap. They made a quick 180, and I had just a quick glimpse of tall tines speeding back through the switch…

00:00:01 Speaker 1: As indicated by the work of painters and photographers. Nostalgia and honesty about the West dueled with one another as the Frontier ended and the modern West began. I’m Dan Flores and this is the American West, brought to you by Velvet Buck Wine, where the. 00:00:20 Speaker 2: Hunt meets the harvest. 00:00:22 Speaker 1: A portion of each bottle goes to support backcountry hunters and anglers. Limited supply available at Velvetbuck Vineyards dot com. Enjoy responsible shadows of the Frontier. For many Americans, the West occupies a mental space similar to how we imagine phases…

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 Foundation’s podcast, which is brought to you by first Light. I’m your host, Tony Peterson, and today’s episode is all about a long blood trail I ended up on just before the past season, ended up here in the North Country and.…

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Introductory Note: I purchased this kit for this article and I do not represent the Elenco Company. They have not paid me or provided any materiel for writing this article. This article is a review on the Elenco Model AM-780K AM radio kit. It was designed for students in an electronics lab class, and when I was working on my associate’s degree in Electronics Engineering the college I was attending issued us both the AM radio kit from this company as well as the AM/FM version of it. The knowledge I want to pass on here is that should you…

On January 13, 1404, The Act of Multipliers was passed by the English Parliament, forbidding alchemists to use their knowledge to create precious metals. (It was feared that if any alchemist should succeed, it would bring ruin upon the state.) — January 13, 1733: British officer James Oglethorpe and 130 English colonists arrived at Charleston, South Carolina — And January 13, 2023, China reported 60,000 COVID-19-related deaths in just over a month, while another report estimates 900 million people have been infected, 64% of the country’s population. — SurvivalBlog Writing Contest Today we present another entry for Round 122 of…