A crossbow, resembling something between a rifle and a bow, uses a fast string to launch projectiles—just as a bow does—but also has a stock and trigger like a rifle. Although we don’t know exactly when the crossbow was invented, ...
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Setting Up Off Grid Security And Alarms
November 14, 2013 I spent most of the day Wednesday putting up security and alarms at the off grid homestead. I have a bunch of Mr Beams outdoor motion sensing security lights I am putting up around the property to ...
Read More »America’s Need For A New Military Strategy
The United States spends $711 billion on defense spending every year—more than three times the spending of China, the country with the second-highest budget for defense. This isn’t new spending, either; the United States has a long history of dumping ...
Read More »A Look At Alternative Weapons For The Prepper
There is a reason people use firearms for defense and hunting— they just work, plain and simple. But many people in this country live in places that don’t allow firearms, or for some reason or another, they do not wish ...
Read More »The Laser Sight vs. The Flashlight—Which One Is Best?
The first thing most new gun owners do after purchasing their weapon is immediately start buying accessories. Let’s face it – buying gadgets is half the fun. Sure, your AR-pattern rifle weighs double what it used to because you have ...
Read More »The Fighting Rifle (And Why Your Pistol Is A Backup Weapon)
America is very much a gun culture, and more weapons remain in civilian hands here than just about anywhere on earth, which is a good thing. We also have a fascination with pistols in this country, with the vast majority ...
Read More »The Philadelphia Experiment: Separating Fact from Fiction
For anyone investigating the strange stories that sometimes emerge from the murky world of the secret government, trying to get to the bottom of anything can be an arduous and frustrating task. Separating the wheat from the chaff can at ...
Read More »Defensive Handgun Stances
Defensive handgun use requires many variables to ensure success from point of aim to point of impact. Everything from handhold and trigger release to breathing and follow-up shots will have some impact on whether you hit your target with lethal ...
Read More »Home Security on a Budget
Many of you might be quite concerned about protecting the property that matters most to you: your home. Your home is where you keep your possessions, it is where your family sleeps, and it should always been seen as a ...
Read More »Body Armor for Home Defense
Body armor should be a primary consideration for any truly serious prepper or retreat homeowner. Whatever your word du jour is to describe either a prepper, survivalist, or off-grid homeowner, most of them are more concerned with how many guns ...
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