Although the focus is on shooting hides and some camouflage techniques for guerrilla snipers or marksmen, it does have application for certain types of hunting. (The word "sniper" originated as a term for those hunters, in colonial India, that had developed the skills to successfully hunt snipes).
VIDEO: "The Poor Mans Guide to Guerrilla Hides"
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I've heard of these but never seen them in person or used them. It is a method to turn birdshot or buckshot loads into a type of slug. The only person I've heard that ever used these was a friend's father, who had been a police officer in California back in the 1970s and early '80s, who kept the first shell in his shotgun like this because his agency did not authorize slugs. I can't vouch for the ability of a shotgun to eject a shell modified like this.
VIDEO: "The lost art of Cut Shells"
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Stephen Green raises an interesting point in his article, "Where Are the Gendarmes?"--what if the chaos in France was intended by the elites to consolidate control?
Setting the savages loose is one way Europe's elites remind ordinary Europeans who's in charge there.
If that seems far-fetched — and not even Kirn was entirely convinced — an early morning Fox News investigation might clear things up.
Fox claims to have "identified 54 organizations and movements in France's October student protests and their wider network of supporters and international amplifiers, including communist parties, revolutionary socialist groups, labor unions, environmental activists, Muslim student advocates, Palestinian-solidarity organizations and international media outlets."
That's the Red-Green alliance you can see in action right here in this country, in places like Michigan. ...
Jeffrey Carter echoes that warning in his piece, "France Burns, But So Does the US." He reminds us:
The EU isn’t about economic hegemony. The EU is about ushering in socialism to all of Western Europe.
Today’s Democratic Party is led by the socialists who have their intellectual roots in the Weather Underground from the 1960s.
Carter looks at Michigan Democratic Senator Elissa Slotkin's comments about wanting to prosecute Trump officials to scare young people for working for the Trump Administration and warns:
She wants you in the gulag, and that’s not an overstatement. She is a fascist/communist/socialist or whatever label you want to put on her. I prefer totalitarian or tyrant. She happens to be ex-CIA so that might inform you as to what at least a segment of the CIA is like.
We must, therefore, be very vigilant against laws designed to limit our Second Amendment rights or create a surveillance state. As Eric Florack comments, looking at events in France:
Now let’s add another reason to drop the gun ban law insanity. Look across the Atlantic. Our Catherine Salgado reported yesterday that rioters in Marseille torched Jewish-owned shops and left Muslim-owned ones alone: Report: Marseille Rioters Burned Jewish-Owned Shops, Left Muslim-Owned Ones Untouched.
That isn't a mob losing its head. That's a target list, and a certain blood thirst to go with it. Somebody scouted those streets. Somebody knew which doors to kick in and which to walk past. I've warned for years, along with about half the planet, that Europe is our canary in the coal mine. What happens there arrives here sooner or later.
And when it does, people who plan their attacks will pick the softest targets they can find. Our schools have been softer than a roll of Charmin for years, and the news has said so every time another one gets hit. Does anyone seriously believe the planners haven't picked up on that yet? They'll look for places where they know in advance nobody can shoot back. Places that publish the fact on the district website.
Places like, say, Silver Rail Elementary, for example.
Let's be real, here. A lone, troubled 16-year-old needed less than three minutes to kill four people in that building. Now imagine a team that spent months planning, the way somebody clearly planned Marseille. Then tell me the answer is another sign on the door. Think October 7 attacks only happen in Israel?
From the New York Post: "Sen. Slotkin urges Dems to use prosecution to make young people afraid to serve in Trump admin." The article begins:
Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin publicly called on Democrats to intimidate young conservatives who want to work for the Trump administration by prosecuting the president’s staffers.
Slotkin (D-Mich.), a former CIA analyst, contended that Democrats must “go after” and make examples out of officials in President Trump’s orbit who engage in corruption to send a message to young people who may want to join the administration.
“I want young people coming out of school to say, ‘Should I go work for the Trump administration? That sounds fun, I might get an opportunity,’” Slotkin mused at a University of Chicago event last week that has since gone viral.
“I want them to be like, ‘Lord, that might be buying myself a ton of problems I don’t want, and so let me avoid participating in that,’” the senator went on. “I want that deterrence message sent.”
Just last week we learned that the Jack Smith, the special-counsel for the Biden Administration, was even tracking information about people that bought MAGA merchandise. So we know that the ultimate goal is to go after the common people as well.
Tips and techniques to avoid getting tired out too early on a long hike.
VIDEO: "How to Hike All Day Without Getting Tired"
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In "How to Store Vitamins Long Term (without Losing Potency)" by Diane Vuković at Primal Survivor, the author observes:
Foods like white rice, flour and pasta are great foods to stockpile for emergency preparedness because they have long shelf lives and are easy to store.The downside is that they (as well as lots of other emergency foods and meals) are lacking when it comes to nutrients. To make up for this, you might want to store vitamins as part of your emergency planning.
- Choose vitamins in tablet form, come in dark-colored glass jars with screw lids and have a best-by or expiration date listed on them.
- Store the vitamins in their original containers in a cool, dark place.
- As an extra layer of protection, keep the vitamin jars in an airtight container or sealed Mylar bag.
Stored this way, vitamins should retain their potency for at least 2 years past their best-by date and could remain potent for 15+ years.
John Wilder's latest is "France In Freefall," where he goes over some highlights of France's fall to the barbarians and why he considers it an invasion: "Well, the murders and rapes is a data point. That’s what conquerors do. The riots are another. The mass prayers that shut down streets is another, since they don’t do that in their own countries." The solution, he argues, is repatriation. Be sure to check it out.
Today's Anonymous Conservative also has some items about the riots in France, including reports that looters were now targeting homes in upscale neighborhoods. But the more worrisome aspect is that we may see this coming to the U.S. For instance, he cites an X post from Data Republican--who had obtain transcripts and recordings of DSA leaders--indicating that the DSA is planning on creating protests/conflicts bad enough to force the President to invoke the Insurrection Act in order to delegitimize the Federal government, give Democrat governors the excuse to ignore federal authority, and make the 2028 election a referendum on continuing the country "as is" or fundamentally changing it to appease the "young and brown" demographic.
Some links that may be of interest:
The most important takeaway is that there is no “approved” number of shots because every self-defense incident has its own facts and its own unique issues. Whether one fires once or 10 times, the actions must be based on sound reasoning, in response to an imminent threat, and proportionate to the threat.
“Once the threat is neutralized,” said Hamby, “Further shots create a risk that you can be faced with criminal and civil liability.”
What we see and have seen is that, despite the ballistic reality that a long gun is a superior fight-stopping tool when facing a deadly threat, there is also a very real, if subconscious, belief that handguns are for close combat and long guns are for distance shooting. Even people with education and experience tend to fall into that mindset.
Yes, many deadly force scenarios are unexpected, and you might only have a handgun available at that moment in time. But what about the times when you have the option to grab a long gun?
We should all understand that a deadly force scenario is deadly serious. Our goal should be to stop the deadly threat as rapidly as our tools and time will allow. Given the ballistic superiority of a long gun chambering a rifle cartridge, one or two shots from a rifle are far more likely to incapacitate the threat versus a historically less-than-effective tool launching pistol bullets.
Just recently, during a discussion of “truck guns,” a person offered that if the distance was close, 25 to 50 yards, a pistol-caliber carbine could be just as good of a choice or better than a rifle.
From where does this thinking arise?
Here’s another area where a shooter can usually see warning signs before the gun begins to present major problems. In tandem, the extractor and ejector work to get fired cases out of your firearm. Usually, the extractor is the culprit, since it depends on both geometry and spring tension to do its job (whereas the ejector is so often just a piece of metal for the brass to ram into under recoil).
When something is amiss, you may first notice inconsistent ejection patterns and angles. If brass cases are dribbling out of the gun or coming straight back at the shooter, it often indicates that the extractor claw isn’t maintaining consistent and strong tension on the rim of the cartridge. It may only be a matter of time before the problem progresses into stovepipe malfunctions or double-feeds. These stoppages are annoyances at the range, but could be deadly serious if you need your firearm in that moment to defend yourself or your loved ones.
The easiest fix is usually to brush out any gunk. Carbon fouling can stick onto and under the extractor claw and accumulate in the recesses of the breech face. There, the detritus changes the way that cartridges are held in place. Fouling in the chamber itself can also make it harder for the extractor to maintain grip and clear fired brass. Note, however, that if your gun has to be run totally clean for it to work at all, something more serious could be at play.
While you have the gun apart, it’s prudent to look for geometry changes to the extractor and ejector. Do these parts look like they should, or are there any chips, cracks, or rounded-over edges? If everything looks fine, it could be a sign that the extractor spring is weakening and needs replacement.
The Marlin 336 was immediately appealing thanks to its stronger action and the retention of the 1893’s side ejection port. Winchester rifles ejected their hot brass skyward, ideally over your head and, wrongly, down your shirt. Side ejection also let the shooter mount an optic on top of the receiver. The first Marlin 336 rifles were not tapped and drilled for a Weaver mount, but that addition was quickly implemented. Curiously, until recent production, the 336 featured two plug screws on the left side of the receiver that allowed the shooter to mount a Williams-style peep sight, a feature immediately familiar to shooters used to the M1 platform of rifles from the war.
One of the great virtues of a revolver is its mechanical simplicity. There aren’t many external parts the shooter has to think about, and when something goes wrong, the solution is wonderfully simple: pull the trigger again.
This is the primary reason revolvers have earned such a reputation for reliability. There’s no magazine to seat (or become unseated), no slide to cycle and, in most circumstances, no complicated malfunction drill to perform. If one cartridge doesn’t go bang, there’s another one waiting in the cylinder — just pull the trigger.
But that doesn't mean that nothing can go wrong. This article discusses some of the common and uncommon issues that can come up with revolvers: everything from not letting the trigger fully reset to broken parts. The problems I've personally experienced are: not letting the trigger fully reset when shooting double-action a bit too quickly, bullets pulling out under recoil and locking up the cylinder, a broken trigger spring, and some trouble with a new revolver where it would sometimes not turn the cylinder that I never was able to diagnose but want away after shooting a box of ammo through it.
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I’m Greg with Bone Tactical, and I’ve lived through real civil unrest... rioting, looting, roadways blocked with burning barricades, and prison yard chaos. What I’m about to share is a simple, repeatable system that keeps you alive, keeps you out of jail, and keeps you anchored to your values. The goal is not to “win.” The goal is to go home.
Obviously, the first advice he gives is "don't be there." But you don't always have that option. A couple more points:
Fourth principle: protect your people. If you’re with family, you’re the shepherd. Assign roles before you move: you lead, the strongest adult brings up the rear, kids in the middle, hand-to-shoulder chain, not hand-to-hand so grips don’t break. Use short commands: “With me.” “Left.” “Stop.” “Go.” Do not argue with the crowd; your energy belongs to movement, not debate.
Fifth principle: if you’re grabbed or encircled, break the ring, don’t wrestle the crowd. Pick the thinnest seam, burst through it decisively, and don’t stop until you’re clear by half a block. If you are physically detained, being assaulted, and capable of using a weapon, this is the time to do so. ...
Straight out of the bag, the Storm Warden set feels more like technical mountaineering gear than typical hunting rain wear. The 70D nylon-spandex face fabric has some heft to it without feeling stiff, and the four-way stretch is immediately noticeable when you move your arms overhead or take a big stride over a downed log.
Also:
My first real test came on a late winter coyote hunt where the forecast called for scattered showers and instead delivered a genuine downpour by mid-morning. I set up on a fence line overlooking a cut cornfield expecting to be miserable within the hour. Instead, the StormShield membrane in the jacket did exactly what Leupold claims it does.
Water beaded and ran off the shoulders and hood rather than soaking through, and I stayed dry through nearly four hours of calling and glassing. The two-point adjustable hood was a nice touch, since I could cinch it down enough to keep rain off my face without losing peripheral vision, which matters a lot when you’re watching the tree line for a coyote working in on a call.
Fed-up Californians fleeing the state are buying homes in safer states offering open rural spaces that come with underground doomsday-style bunkers stockpiled with weapons and ammo for added security.
Relocation consultant and former US Marine Todd Savage told The California Post 80% of his clients are from the Golden State as they seek to escape “high taxes, high crime, low freedom and blue-haired liberals.”
The 55-year-old said: “They are tired of it, so they are voting with their feet. My clients want to raise children in a city where people don’t get kidnapped and murdered, with drugs and all kinds of lawlessness. They say let’s go somewhere where we’re treated as a citizen and not a subject.
Unfortunately, once they get here, they immediately start trying to make it more like California.
France is still burning, we've seen "mostly peaceful" protests in Belgium, and now protests have spread to Italy. This is being coordinated at some level.
Violent protesters have rebelled over the cost of living, education standards and Mr Macron's government, with police admitting they 'lost control' on Saturday.
More than 1,200 demonstrators were arrested as the streets of major cities were turned into a battleground, with widespread riots described as 'apocalyptic'.
Desperate business owners and horrified residents could only watch in fear as the mob went door-to-door, smashing their way into each business.
A distraught woman was seen begging rioters in Paris not to loot a supermarket.
She was heard asking 'why are you doing this' and screaming 'this is not the cause' as a group of young male rioters push past her into the smashed shop.
The footage then shows the crowd appearing to cheer as the balaclava-clad looters leave with arms full of stolen goods.
The shop was one of many buildings and businesses to be damaged in the demonstrations, as roughly 550,000 protesters took to the country's streets.
Limoges Town Hall, which was built in 1883 and survived both world wars, came tumbling down in a blaze after it was torched by rioters in France's south-west.
A video seen by 1.4million X users showed the historic building – which played a significant role in the French Resistance during the Second World War – collapsing with its bell tower engulfed in flames.
In another shocking video from Nice, a comic book shop owner was seen trying to defend his business as looters appeared to have smashed their way in.
He stepped out to confront a rioter and shouted to the crowd but was knocked to the ground by a looter who kicked him in the back.
French police admitted they did not have the manpower to cope as 1,200 protesters were arrested across the country.
Meanwhile, French President Macron and his wife "were accused of acting like the out-of-touch King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette at the start of the 1789 Revolution after they were seen dancing in a private box at a Céline Dion concert on Friday night." President Trump had some advice for Macron:
He wrote on Truth Social: 'France is burning! The immigration of people from an entirely different world, people with hatred in their hearts, has shattered that once great country. Close your Borders and take control, before it is too late!'
It is too late, however. France--and much of the rest of Europe--have pretty much reached a point of either fully succumbing and becoming Islamic societies or finding a strong man leader who will purge their countries of the invaders notwithstanding national and EU laws.
As to the female shop owner from the article, there appears to be a bit more to the story than related in the Daily Mail piece:
And from Rod Dreher, who has always believed a piece of paper made one an "American" or some other nationality:
Rioters clashed with police, looted stores and set property on fire in central Milan on Saturday, emptying Piazza del Duomo and a luxury shopping arcade when the area would usually be teeming with shoppers.
The march against wars and rising living costs began peacefully. But masked protesters threw stones, paving blocks and other objects at riot police and set fire to barricades made from bar tables. Images of the aftermath showed a severely damaged carabinieri car.
Police used water cannons and tear gas to disperse the crowds.
At least two police officers were injured and about 50 demonstrators, including many minors, were detained, the LaPresse news agency reported.
Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni condemned the violence in a social media post.
“Demonstrating is a right. Setting our cities ablaze is not,” she wrote, citing “hooligans who exploit demonstrations to sow chaos, attack those responsible for ensuring security and hold entire cities hostage.”
Milan’s center-left mayor, Giuseppe Sala, said “the reasons for the protests were understandable. The violence against law enforcement and serious damage to the city are not justifiable.”
The unrest coincided with nationwide demonstrations in neighboring France against rising living costs and in support of high school students’ grievances. French police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse violent protesters who joined the rallies.
And the protests continued into Sunday.
Belgian police fired tear gas and water cannons to disperse hundreds of demonstrators in Brussels and Liège taking part in cost-of-living protests on Saturday, October 17, similar to violent rallies in neighboring France.
High school students have staged protests in recent weeks against higher university registration fees, but Interior Minister Bernard Quintin blamed the troubles on "organized violence."
Police in Brussels used tear gas against youths in the Bourse district who lobbed bottles and other missiles, an Agence France-Presse (AFP) journalist said. Police said about 10 arrests were made. Following calls made on social media, several hundred people gathered near the Belgian capital's central railway station earlier.
A protest march was eventually authorized by authorities, but water cannon was used to disperse groups who threw fireworks and flammable liquids, police said. Garbage bins and e-scooters were set on fire, and a Socialist Party office was vandalized during the disturbances.
Here is something that home schoolers and those just interested in a bit of nostalgia might enjoy. One of my sons stumbled across a site that has e-books of the original Hardy Boys books that have gone into the public domain in Canada (plus lots of other books). These are the original versions which started to be published in the 1920s and through the '30s, '40s, and into the 1950s before the publisher went back and edited and changed the stories, coming out with the blue spine copies that most of us are probably familiar with. I've read quite a few of these original stories: some are very similar to the blue spine versions; but others are very different stories. For instance, the original of The Disappearing Floor is a wholly different story, as is The Secret Of The Caves and The Missing Chums. Others have similar elements, but have been greatly changed such as Hunting For Hidden Gold and The Mystery of Cabin Island.
I believe the rewriting of the books in the 1950s wasn't just to update some of the technology and settings, but to also make the books align better with the prevailing attitudes of what books for children should be like, similar to the changes we saw as a result of the adoption of the Comic Codes Authority. While the Hardy Boys in the original books sometimes carried revolvers (and even used them on occasion, although never to kill a person) the updated versions have removed any such references. The original Hardy Boys were also a bit more rambunctious, had little respect for the Bayport police force, and were not above practical jokes and funny jibes.
Although the focus is on shooting hides and some camouflage techniques for guerrilla snipers or marksmen, it does have application for certa...
