We’re told artificial intelligence (AI) could eventually eliminate every job. The trades will be last to go, but a pair of experts dedicated to training gunsmiths we contacted have a different opinion on the fate of their graduates. They explained keeping firearms in repair, or customizing one, requires mechanical diagnostic skills that binary “brains” find difficult, perhaps impossible, to master. AI will indeed touch all trades to some extent, admits Jarred McNeely, vice president of academics at Sonoran Desert Institute (SDI)—a Distance Education Accrediting Commission online gunsmith and drone college. Those jobs won’t be displaced anytime soon, if at all,…

Located at the northern end of the Shenandoah Valley, Winchester, Va., is steeped in Civil War history, changing hands between Union and Confederate armies no fewer than 72 times throughout the course of the conflict. Today, one group, the North-South Skirmish Association, keeps that history alive through competition shoots using Civil War-era arms at its Fort Shenandoah home base, as well as at regional shoots across the country. Watch our “American Rifleman Television” feature to see the details of the group’s National Skirmish, which occurs twice a year in Winchester. “Our nationals are big events. We have twice a year…

Spring might be the first chance to fish during the year, but I’ve always considered early summer to be the true start of fishing season. During spring, the water is still murky and cold from rains and snowmelt, and most fish are still a bit sluggish. But, when the temps start to rise in the early summer, so do the fish.There are five species of fish that can be found in relatively shallow water during the early part of summer that will eat almost anything you throw in front of them with all the enthusiasm of starving hyenas. These fish…

00:00:07 Speaker 1: This podcast. 00:00:10 Speaker 2: Welcome to Meet Eater Trivia, the only game show where conservation always wins. I’m your host, Spencer Newhart, and today we’re joined by Randall, Brody, Seth, Alex John, and Sarah. This is a ten round quiz show with questions from meat eaters for verticals which are hunting, fishing, conservation, and cooking. There is a prize. Meat Eater will donate five hundred dollars to the conservation organization of the winners choosing. All right, we’re starting today’s show with the mailbag question. You can send your mailbag questions to Trivia at the meadeater dot…

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On May 13, 1916 the Lafayette Escadrille, a volunteer American air force unit under French command saw its first combat at the Battle of Verdun. — May 13, 1958: The trade mark “Velcro” was registered. — SurvivalBlog Writing Contest Today we present another entry for Round 124 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. This is the final round of the contest. There will not be a “Round 125”! The prizes for this round include: First Prize: A Gunsite Academy Three-Day Course Certificate. This can be used for any of their one, two, or three-day course (a $1,095 value). American Gunsmithing Institute…

(Continued from Part 1.) Feeding and Condition This year started out in drought, so I will feed hay until such time as the fields are abundant in grass.  Last year, I did not have to feed hay year round, but the year before I did.  I don’t know how this year will go, but so far the cows have plentiful hay available to them.  When I first started with dairy cows, I fed the cows square bales, but soon found that to be a lot of work and not cost efficient with more than one cow to feed.  I purchased…

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The Chiappa Rhino has been in production for 16 years now, introduced to the American market at the 2010 SHOT Show. The Italian-designed-and-manufactured revolver was groundbreaking then and remains unique today; it’s the only current revolver with the barrel mounted at the bottom of the frame, firing from the chamber at the 6-o’clock position of the cylinder. Initially offered only as a 2-inch-barreled .357 Mag., barrel-length options now include 3, 4, 5 and 6 inches. Chamberings have also expanded to include 9 mm, .40 S&W and a dedicated PPC-style gun in .38 Spl., resulting in the Rhino now being available…