The first rule of surviving a gunfight is not to get into a gunfight in the first place. If you can do that, you’re golden, and you don’t need to …
Survival
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Few cartridges from the blackpowder era have survived to the present day, and many that have were those that were originally designed with smokeless powder in mind. One of those …
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While the .45-70 Government has risen from the depths of obsolescence to regain popularity as a hunting and target cartridge, the same cannot be said for its predecessor, the .50-70 …
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One thing that many preppers are good at is stocking up on gear. We can accumulate huge amounts of stuff, whether useful or not, and consider ourselves well prepared. But …
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Unlike many other cartridges, the .45 Super doesn’t differ in dimensions from another popular handgun cartridge, the .45 ACP. But just because it’s identical dimensionally to the .45 ACP, it …
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It seems crazy to think about it, but at one time rimfire cartridges were real competitors to centerfire cartridges. From large calibers to small, rimfire cartridges were available in numerous …
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At some point most people who start getting serious about survival start thinking about how best to store food and water. Many of us fantasize about having huge stores of …
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The desire to create the world’s most powerful handgun cartridge has motivated the creation of numerous cartridges that remain with us and popular to this day. And after the latest …
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We’ve all experienced it. A big storm comes through, the lights flicker, and all of sudden we lose power. In most instances the power loss resolves itself within a few …
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The .444 Marlin continues in an awkward existence, with its primary raison d’etre having long since disappeared. The .444 Marlin was first introduced in 1964 after Remington and Marlin partnered …