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With so many rifles to choose from, it can often be difficult to determine which rifle would be ideal for a survival situation, whether it’s one that you stash in the truck in the event that you’re stranded in the ...

I have an image in an old Outdoor Life magazine that stirs my soul every time I gaze at it.  In this particular picture a hunter is walking through a stretch of Eastern woods with a wool cap on his ...

“Survival arsenals” are a mainstay of those in the preparedness community, but the cost of building one can quickly get out of hand. Sure, for a couple thousand dollars, you could buy a high-quality semi-automatic rifle, a dependable pump or ...

A personal defense weapon, a.k.a. a PDW, is designed to be a lightweight, compact, firearm designed for rear troops or troops not commonly engaging the enemy. This includes tank crewman, truck drivers, cooks … and the list goes on and ...

Many people carry a concealed carry handgun as part of their everyday carry (EDC), but too few carry a backup handgun. A backup handgun is defined as a second handgun that is usually carried concealed and can be used to ...

Ammo will be in short supply during any grid-down situation, and the only rounds you’re likely to have are the boxes in your storage (which is why you should stock up more than adequately). Even so, you may still be ...

About a year ago I wrote an article regarding buying budget guns and building a survival arsenal. Since then, I have observed a variety of additional methods for saving money on weapons and ammunition. In this article, I want to ...

A controversial new international treaty would create a global equivalent of the US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) and, critics say, violate the Second Amendment. Not surprisingly, the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), which is supported by ...

Due to their availability, fair price and good conditioning, older surplus bolt action rifles have become very popular weapons with survivalists who are seeking cheaper alternatives to higher-end automatic weapons such as AK-47s, AR-15s and M1As. The Russian-made Mosin-Nagant bolt ...

It’s not often we see genuine and true innovation and invention in the gun world. The gun culture is finicky about new things, often cautious, and meek. We take new guns, new ammo, and new innovation with a severe grain ...