Survival

The past 130 years have seen a veritable revolution in small arms design and ammunition. Yet despite all the changes that have occurred since then, sometimes it makes sense to…

In the aftermath of storms or natural disasters, you’ll need a variety of tools and equipment to help clean up and get back to normal. Here are 20 of the…

Probably no event had a greater impact on the development of handguns in the 20th century than the 1986 Miami FBI shootout. That shootout highlighted the inadequacy in police use…

Last month a massive electrical grid failure in South America resulted in a blackout in Argentina and many other countries. All of Argentina and Uruguay lost power as a result…

When looking back at the history of firearms, the development of brass-cased ammunition happened relatively quickly. From foil-wrapped gunpowder to pinfire ammunition to rimfire ammunition to centerfire ammunition, within only…

Whether you’re prepping for a big storm, a natural disaster, or a societal breakdown, there are a few key things everyone needs to do. These hold true whether you’re an…

Although the US military continues to place its trust in the performance of the 5.56x45mm cartridge, many shooters have derided the cartridge over the years as a “poodle shooter,” meaning…

Many visitors to Yellowstone National Park don’t realize it, but much of the park consists of a series of calderas that were formed hundreds of thousands of years ago in…

The Soviet Union did a lot of copying of other countries’ military designs over the years. Whether it was outright copies of the B-29 Superfortress (Tupolev Tu-4) and the DC-3…

Most preppers understand the need to stock up on medical supplies. Whether it’s basic first aid or stockpiling trauma kit supplies, being able to bandage yourself up when medical attention…

The idea of a shotgun in the United States has become almost synonymous with the 12-gauge shotshell. Sure, the 10-gauge may be bigger and the 20-gauge may be lighter, but…

For the majority of Americans who live in urban and suburban areas, disaster planning may be far from their minds. But with the spate of nasty weather affecting the United…