On March 25, 1306, Robert the Bruce was crowned Robert I, King of Scots, soon after he had killed his rival John Comyn, Lord of Badenoch. — March 25, 1863: The first US Army Medals of Honor were awarded to six Union Army soldiers by US Secretary of War Edwin Stanton in Washington. National Medal of Honor Day is now officially observed on March 25th of each year. — SurvivalBlog Writing Contest Today we present another entry for Round 123 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The prizes for this round include: First Prize: A Gunsite Academy Three-Day Course Certificate.…

A 17-year-old has been charged after allegedly running down and killing three whitetail deer with a truck outside of Maryfield, Saskatchewan, on March 9. Witnesses called it in after seeing the chase take place through a field. By the end, the driver appeared to deliberately strike the animals, according to CBC News and a social media post from SaskTip.Conservation officers found two young whitetail fawn carcasses when they arrived on the scene the following morning. They also discovered the remains of a third deer that had already been picked over by scavengers.Early eyewitness reports indicated a second truck was involved…

Caracal USA, a U.S.-based manufacturer of small arms, announced in March that it has been awarded a contract to supply CMP9K platform guns to various government agencies in the Bahamas. The company’s continuing expansion throughout the Caribbean highlights its reputation for delivering reliable, modern weapon systems to professional end users. The CMP9K is a compact 9 mm-chambered, semi-automatic platform built around Caracal USA’s advanced blowback operating system. It is designed for duty and tactical applications and engineered to provide consistent reliability with minimal perceived recoil. The lightweight system incorporates fully ambidextrous AR/M4-style controls, which allows seamless integration into existing training…

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Thirty years after its introduction, the hybrid-frame, 2011-style pistol has gone mainstream, moving from the hands of high-level competitive shooters to the holsters of law enforcement and civilians going about their everyday business. With more eyes and hands on 2011 pistols comes more scrutiny. While the concept of a separate frame and grip module allowing a double-column magazine is still high-tech, at its heart, a 2011 pistol is based on the 114-year-old 1911 design. Staccato seeks to change this with the HD series of handguns, which it considers to be 2011s rendered modern, practical and rugged for everyday use. The…

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. 00:00:24 Speaker 3: I’m your host, Tony Peterson. 00:00:25 Speaker 2: In today’s episode is all about our impact on the woods and why when you start to be mindful of it,…

00:00:01 Speaker 1: Eroded barren formations called badlands avoided during Western settlement at the hands of scientists and artists, have evolved into classic Western landforms and sought out destinations in our time. I’m Dan Flores and this is the American West, brought to you by velvet Buck Wine, where the hunt. 00:00:24 Speaker 2: Meets the harvest. 00:00:25 Speaker 1: A portion of each bottle goes to support backcountry hunters and anglers. Limited supply available at Velvetbuck Vineyards dot com. Enjoy responsible, getting over the color green, and learning to love badlands Out on the Southern high Planes. Low down…

Barrier blind ammo is designed to pass through common obstacles like car doors, windows, drywall, plywood, or heavy clothing without significant change to its terminal performance. I recently tested G9 Defense Barrier Blind Hollow Point ammunition in 6.5 Creedmoor. I must admit that I was only secondarily interested in its barrier blind qualities. My primary interest was in the fact that the ammo is machine-turned out of solid copper. According to G9, this gives it greater consistency in density over traditional jacketed bullets. The lower standard deviation of ballistic coefficient, in turn, provides higher accuracy at extended ranges. During my…

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March 24th is the birthday of Dr. Art Robinson, who was born in 1942. He has done yeoman service to both the preparedness and the homeschooling communities.  He was the creator of the very inexpensive Robinson Self-Teaching Curriculum. — On March 24, 1964 the Kennedy half-dollar was first issued. Aside for a few that were specially made for Proof Sets is was only the 1964-dated Kennedy halves that were 90% silver. Starting in 1965, the composition of circulating Kennedy halves was reduced to 40% silver. And in 1970, they were fully debased to mere clad copper tokens. — Today’s feature…