Survival

Maybe you’re a hobby gardener looking to supplement your dinner table with fresh home-grown vegetables. Or maybe you have a patch of survival land and want to grow your own…

The fall of the Iron Curtain brought significant amounts of Eastern Bloc firearms, ammunition, and other surplus equipment to the Western world. Much of it was seen for the first…

Fall is here, and with it come colder temperatures and less sunlight. The long summer nights are now gone, and nightfall comes earlier and earlier every day. For gardeners this…

While the 8x57mm Mauser may not have been a Mauser development, the Mauser factory took the case that resulted and developed an entire line of incredibly popular military and sporting…

Hurricanes are in the news today, with several hurricanes and tropical storms in existence all at the same time. While many of them won’t impact the United States, the hurricane…

The late 19th century saw the development of numerous small-bore rifle cartridges. The first smokeless cartridges, such as 8mm Lebel and 8x57mm Mauser, saw a significant decrease in bullet size…

Many American households are growing increasingly cash-strapped, seeing their debt levels rising and their cost of living going up. That makes it increasingly difficult for them to maintain their standard…

The 1986 Miami FBI shootout left an indelible mark on the psyche of police officers in the United States. They came to the realization that revolvers and 9mm pistols were…

2019 seems to be the year of flooding. From the record rainfalls that flooded the Midwest this spring, to the flash floods that hit the DC area this summer, to…

While many rifle cartridges have come and gone over the years, some of them just keep hanging on no matter what. That’s certainly the case for one of the best…

According to the US Census Bureau, about 80 percent of the US population lives in urban areas. That means that many bits of prepping and survival advice that might make…

It’s the longest-serving centerfire rifle cartridge in active military service today, and has been used both by Soviet and American forces in the past. Its design hearkens back to the…