Think of a Flechette as a miniaturization of an arrow. It’s long, thin, pointed, and has stabilizing “fletching” like an arrow. But, unlike an arrow, it is made entirely from hardened steel. The first use of the Flechette was in WWI, when they were dropped from the sky by the thousands, intended to incapacitate the […]
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In WWII the United States created a cheaply made, single-shot, .45 ACP handgun called the Liberator. At a cost of about $2 per gun, one million of them were manufactured by the headlight division of General Motors in just under three months. The guns were quickly and cheaply made, the barrels weren’t even rifled. They
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I remember back in the day at school we used to have emergency disaster drills. We were all marched out into the hallway and lined up against the wall. We were then instructed to sit down facing the wall, put our heads between our knees, and our hands over our heads. I guess this was
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Which came first, the Governor or the Judge? Well, in regards to those two particular guns, the Taurus Judge actually came out before the higher priced, big brand name Smith and Wesson jumped on the bandwagon with their version known as the Governor. Most people are oblivious to that fact and incorrectly believe that the
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Paracord is a very versatile form of cordage originally manufactured for parachutes. It was a special intertwined rope made for the lines of suspension on the chute, but now it is so dynamic that it is used in almost every form of survival and post collapse BOB and kits. It is so strong that it
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If part of your prepping plans involve firearms, then part of your prepping plans must also include ammunition for your firearms. Like many firearms enthusiasts, you may plan to reload your own ammo. If this is the case, then you must have stockpiles of powder, casings, primers, and projectiles. My question to you is how
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I love blades, swords, knives, axes, hatchets, and tomahawks. I also love striking weapons like maces, war hammers, clubs, and the morning star (like the one pictured below), just anything medieval weapon really. These are the most common names we know them by, but there are literally hundreds of forms of these types of weapons
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It’s no secret to anyone that knows me. I like guns. As a matter of fact, you could say I love guns. I love the mechanics of firearms. I love the challenge of putting that little piece of copper-jacketed lead onto a small target so far away that I couldn’t even see it without a
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I wish I could claim credit for thinking this up, but I didn’t. I saw a video on YouTube and thought, “wow, that looks cool, I think I’ll make one”. So I did. I made one not because I needed a gun, or because I couldn’t afford a gun. Rather, I made one because it
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The monkey fist is a neat little device that originated several hundred years ago on sailing vessels. Often referred to as a sailor’s knot, it started life as a halyard line tied around a cannon ball to toss the mooring line to a dockhand. Another use on ships was as a lifeline to be thrown
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