November 19, 1530: The final decree of the Diet of Augsburg, “The Recess,” is signed by Charles V and Catholic princes, reaffirming Catholic rites and principles after the departure of Protestant princes. — On November 19, 1619, the Dutch ship Nieuw Hoorn exploded in the Sunda Strait, near Sumatra, after a fire on board reached the gunpowder, killing more than 100 men. — Today is the anniversary of the Kyle Rittenhouse “Not Guilty” verdicts, in 2021. — On this day in 1863, U.S. President Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address, at the dedication service for the National Cemetery in Pennsylvania. — …
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This article is about my experience using a shipping container as a mouse-proof cellar. A couple of important notes up front – shipping containers are not designed to have a load-bearing roof. I discovered that quickly while attempting to put a dirt cover over the top of the container. With a small load of dirt on top, the roof of the metal container began to bow. I shoveled the dirt back off of there, and revised my plan as explained below. So don’t do that. Also, it is essential that the container be installed above the groundwater table to prevent …
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Our weekly Snippets column is a collection of short items: responses to posted articles, practical self-sufficiency items, how-tos, lessons learned, tips and tricks, and news items — both from readers and from SurvivalBlog’s editors. Note that we may select some long e-mails for posting as separate letters. — Last nuclear treaty between US and Russia nears expiration as Trump and Putin trade testing threats. (Pictured above are subsidence craters from underground nuclear weapons tests at the Yucca Flats portion of the DOE’s Nevada Test Site.) o o o “Unique” weather warning for winter as La Nina, Polar Vortex dance. (Our …
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Sometimes we find ourselves in a place so captivating we would spend all our time in the park. We talked to the ranger in the museum and later with a docent and author that was giving the tours at the Commanding Officer's quarters. Rode our bikes around and in the late afternoon as the sun was fading, hiked up to the overlook.
This is the view looking down from the blockhouses toward the Missouri River. The building you can see are the barracks and the Commanding Officer's quarters.
That is one of the four blockhouses used on the perimeter of the enclosure on the hilltop. The blockhouses are open and I have climbed one to stand looking out of the firing ports.
Fort Abraham Lincoln was a U.S. Army fort built on the banks of the Missouri River in 1873 along the construction route of the Northern Pacific Railroad. It was built on what had been Mandan tribal land until a smallpox outbreak killed about 95% of the settlement in 1837. The 150 survivors had abandoned the area and settled in with another nearby tribe.
There were no battles fought at the fort. The cavalry garrisoned here did participate in putting down a Sioux uprising in the summer of 1876. The commanding officer of the fort was Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer and this is where they rode out from.
The need for the fort was gone in less than twenty years and the Army abandoned it in 1891. Local civilians stripped the fort to it's foundations for lumber, nails, and hardware, leaving only the foundations and memories.
In 1907, Pr. Theodore Roosevelt signed the land over to North Dakota for use as a park. In the 1930s, the Civilian Conservation Corps had a unit assigned to the area. They built an administration building, offices, garages, roads, and the service buildings. They also worked from the foundations and surviving documents to rebuild the fort.
None of the original buildings had survived. Everything in the park is a CCC reproduction. The layout of the fort, all the buildings, can been seen on a walk, with interpretive signs. Two barracks have been restored and set up to look as they did in 1875. The blockhouses and support buildings were rebuilt as well. The C.O.'s quarters was rebuilt later, in 1989 as part of the North Dakota Centennial.
In addition to the structures in the fort, the CCC worked with a local Mandan woman who served as a historical resource to build a section of a Mandan village consisting of five full size lodgehouses. It is maintained and used to display artifacts and interpretive displays about the Mandan.
The CCC administration building is now the park museum. This isn't mine, but it's a slideshow of pictures of the museum and the Mandan village set to music.
No, this is not a variant of "Twas brilliant and the slightly toves...."
I needed my rear windows defroster on. Not seeing a button obviously enough labeled, I pressed the microphone button and said, "Turn on rear defroster," and it did.
Netflix has a documentary of this title built around Christopher Browning's book by this title. It was profoundly disturbing. Like Leni Yahil's
The Holocaust: The Fate of European Jewry, Browning points out the officers in charge of the Einsatzgruppen were highly educated (usually with two doctorates) cultured middle class men.
The parallels to today are worrisome: the younger members of Police Reserve Battalion 101 were more likely to carry out orders to exterminate Jews because they had been educated in hatred their entire lives. Those a bit older and thus not victims of K-12 education under National Socialist rule were more likely to refuse those orders.
The Poison Ivy League and their state university peers have been doing this same job of educating the young to hate and avoid nuanced examination of claims. They are producing the same highly credentialed intellectuals that can sway those of weak moral character to do evil. If the current Democratic Party ever gets back in control with their current rage, Jews and those of us who qualify as Jew-adjacent will need to be ready to deal with this before they start herding us into boxcars or bullet trains to central Nevada for re-education. (I am kidding about bullet trains; they will never get them working soon enough for extermination.)
I saw a positive review at The Federalist. My wife and I watched it last night. I was pleaaed. You might expect a lot of leftist whining but really it was not much different from how teach it. American settlers upset about the Proclamation Line of 1763 protecting the Indians from white encroachment on their lands contributes to Colonists anger about taxation. Even the discussion of the contrast between "liberty" and slavery emphasizes where this will eventually lead: abolition. I am sure President Trump would approve.
Consider the State of South Dakota. And consider a certain unnamed online liberal-progressive (Regressive) news source. This week, they proclaimed that South Dakota has a poor, mistreated, ignored, and abused county that had NO stores that would accept SNAP (food …
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When the M79 reached U.S. troops in the early 1960s, it looked like someone had shortened a shotgun and given it an artillery round, a compact, single-shot, break-open launcher that fired a low-velocity 40x46mm grenade. It gave small units a new kind of miniature artillery: explosive power far beyond a thrown hand grenade but without the logistics and crew required for a mortar. That blend of portability, punch, and simplicity made the M79 one of the Vietnam War’s iconic small arms, and it invited modifications in the field. Special operators in MACV-SOG and other units modified by shortening the barrel for specific roles, while post-war Vietnam even produced a locally made variant.
Today’s Photo Of The Day shows the TriggerTech ACE trigger being fitted to a Glock 45 with a threaded barrel. The ACE is said to offer a smooth, consistent break and a short, clean reset compared to the stock Glock module. You know, features that would make any kind of trigger a popular aftermarket choice for both competition and carry builds. During installation, we documented the simple drop-in procedure: removing the factory trigger group, transferring the connector, and seating the new unit before function-checking and test-firing. In fact, the gunsmith (who had his first Glock Armorer's certificate back in 1987) said it was the easiest and fastest Glock trigger change he ever made.
Welcome back to TFB’s Small Business Spotlight ! In this weekly article series, we talk about small firearm-related businesses. Today’s company is Campbell Engineering and Machine, LLC, a precision rifle products manufacturer from Monument, Colorado.
[More] I guess if I suggest valuing individuals for what their intellects, convictions, and deeds merit, the collectivists who judge the worth of people based on conditions they had no control over might angrily call me a racist.
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On November 12, 374 bagpipe players gathered in Australia to break a world record, which they did. The oldest piper–a 98 year old named Bruce. Billed as “The Great Melbourne Bagpipe Bash,” the eclectic performance took place in Melbourne’s Federation Square, on Swanston Street, which was the scene of the Australian hard rock band’s 1976 […]
The Swedish Armed Forces introduced the new Automatkarbin 24 (AK 24) assault rifle in 5.56×45mm NATO caliber at the beginning of 2025, and regular TFB readers have been able to follow the introduction in detail. What is a lesser-known fact is that shortly after fielding began, a firing ban was imposed on the Ak24 due to incidents of delayed ignition affecting a number of rifles. TFB continues to follow the story and to explain the issues. There is now a Press Release with more information.
Alex Ooley from the Forge of Freedom podcast and his wife took my systems collapse medical class for the second time a few weeks ago. Alex invited me to come to his podcast and discuss some of the medical issues we covered in class. I really enjoyed this one because it wasn’t just a […]
Bozorov allegedly distributed “terrorist propaganda calling for jihad online” and recruited “terrorists to join the jihad movement.” Bozorov arrived in America in February 2023. The border patrol arrested Bozoroz, but the Biden administration released him into the country. It turns out that Pennsylvania, under Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro, gave him the commercial driver’s license. [More] … Continue reading "And Play ‘The Truck Drivin’ Man’"
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Walther Arms, Inc. has announced a formal suspension of production for the PPK, PPK/S, and PP handgun lines as the company initiates a multi-year modernization program. The pause marks the temporary close of a manufacturing lineage that stretches back nearly a century and includes some of the most recognizable pistols in the world.
11//18/25 BBC News:
Two
Ukrainian citizens who long worked for Russian intelligence have been
identified as the suspects behind two acts of sabotage on Poland's rail
network, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said.
One suspect had already been convicted in absentia of acts of sabotage in Ukraine, Tusk told parliament.
On
Monday, he visited the scene of an explosion near Mika, south-east of
Warsaw, which damaged the railway line leading to the Ukrainian border
at the weekend, and called it an "unprecedented act of sabotage".
Another
incident down the line near Pulawy on Monday forced a packed train to
stop suddenly and damage was found to overhead cables.
The Kremlin brushed off suggestions of Russian involvement.
Russian
President Vladimir Putin's spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, said: "It would
have been really strange, if Russia hadn't been blamed first."
"Russia
is accused of all acts of hybrid and direct war... in Poland," he told
Russia's state-run media, adding: "Russophobia is certainly rampant
there." [emphasis added]
Of course, it would be a sign of mental disturbance to think Russia might want to block arms shipments to Ukraine.
Milwaukee Suburb Targeted by Highly Organized Gang of Illegal Immigrant Burglars [More] Why would they do this to us? We gave them opportunities to do our lawns, clean our houses… [Via Michael G]
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Remember how all the smart people warned us that Trump's belligerent and ignorant style would impair international diplomacy? 11/17/25 Guardian:
UN security council votes to endorse Donald Trump’s Gaza plan
The
resolution, which includes references to an independent Palestine, was
passed by a vote of 13-0 with China and Russia abstaining...
The resolution, passed by a vote of 13-0 with
abstentions by China and Russia, charted “a new course in the Middle
East for Israelis and Palestinians and all the people of the region
alike”, the US envoy to the UN, Mike Waltz, told the council chamber.
The inclusion of references to an independent Palestine was the price the US paid for backing from the Arab and Islamic world, who are expected to provide peacekeepers for an international stabilisation force (ISF).
Expert firearm witness criticizes ATF’s treatment of Patrick “Tate” Adamiak [More] Longtime advisor, earlier “Shockwave” developer, “small cadre” co-conspirator and all-around pal Len Savage weighs in. The much-vaunted “Second Amendment Task Force” ought to consult with this guy on all ATF technology/rules-related matters.
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I have previously discussed the problem of 1/8" end mills not having a flat spot to lock them in end mill holders. I focused on how vibration made them work loose, causing the end mill to fall out after last cutting pass. Today's discovery is that if trying to cut vertically at too high a speed can cause it to retract back into the holder. This means the 0.4" deep cut turns into about 0.2" actual depth.
11/17/25 ABC News:
Larry
Summers, a former Treasury secretary under President Bill Clinton and
the former president of Harvard University, said he's stepping back from
public life after his apparent conversations with Jeffrey Epstein were
released last week by the House Oversight Committee.
"I
am deeply ashamed of my actions and recognize the pain they have
caused. I take full responsibility for my misguided decision to continue
communicating with Mr. Epstein," Summers said in a statement on Monday.
Summers is currently a member of Harvard's faculty, according to the Harvard Crimson.
"While
continuing to fulfill my teaching obligations, I will be stepping back
from public commitments as one part of my broader effort to rebuild
trust and repair relationships with the people closest to me," he said.
It has been
previously reported that Summers maintained a relationship with Epstein
for many years, particularly during Summers’ term as president of
Harvard from 2001 to 2006.
He
flew at least four times on Epstein’s aircraft, according to flight
records made public during litigation against Epstein, and he was the
top official at Harvard during a time when the university received
millions in gifts from Epstein.
All
of those gifts were received prior to Epstein’s guilty plea in Florida
in 2008 to charges of solicitation of prostitution with a minor,
according to the university’s review of its Epstein connections....
No Epstein survivor has alleged wrongdoing by Summers and there is no
public record evidence to suggest Summers was involved in any of
Epstein’s crimes. However, the newly released emails suggest a closer
bond between the two men than has been previously reported. [emphasis added]
The messages just
made public include a number of exchanges about dating advice that
appear to demonstrate a close relationship between the two that
continued long after Epstein’s 2008 conviction in Florida, and lasted
until at least a few months before Epstein's death in August 2019.
In
one March 2019 email exchange, Epstein gives Summers advice, though the
context is unclear and the woman involved is not named. “I said what
are you up to. She said ‘I’m busy’. I said awfully coy u are,” Summers
wrote to Epstein in the lengthy email. “Shes smart. –making you pay for
past errors,” Epstein responded, in part.
Summers' error was keeping in contact with a convicted child molester and pimp. Whatever professional contacts Epstein could provide would seem irrelevant with Epstein's history.
Indiana man charged in fatal shooting of cleaning woman who accidentally went to wrong home [More] What…? All he did was follow Joe Biden’s expert opinion… [Via Edmund M]
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By Dave Workman While recent reports say Democrats seem to wonder why they’re not attracting more male voters—especially younger ones—a national gun rights organization has offered an explanation the party either hasn’t considered or may be too stubborn to acknowledge. Stop attacking the Second Amendment. The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear […]
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Update: Dell’Aquila et al vs NRA (11-14-15) [More] Good summary on the case here: Specifically, he alleges that the Defendants used donations to pay for exorbitant legal and advertising fees as well as luxurious fringe benefits for NRA executives. NRA 2.0 notwithstanding, I’m still hearing “Not another dime.” Sounds like the judge is pressuring for … Continue reading "Order in the Court"
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Postal Service Employees are directed to refrain from confronting or engaging with the customer about the fact that they are carrying a firearm… Calls to local enforcement (911) should only be made if the person is interfering with operations or if the customer is acting in a manner that raises immediate safety or security concerns. … Continue reading "‘Shall Not Be Questioned’"
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SIG Sauer has introduced the SIG516 G3, positioned as the latest, battle-ready evolution of the 516 family. Developed with more than a decade of piston-rifle engineering and tested worldwide, the SIG516 G3 was refined in New Hampshire to deliver a rugged, durable platform for demanding field use. The rifle runs a short-stroke piston with an adjustable gas system for tunable reliability across ammunition and environmental conditions. Chambered in 5.56 NATO, it features a 16-inch cold-hammer-forged barrel with a 1:7” twist rate.
Police spokesperson Nafi’u Abubakar Kotarkoshi told The Associated Press the gunmen had “sophisticated weapons” and exchanged fire with guards before abducting the girls. [More] But…but…but: “[C]ivilians are not allowed to possess machine-guns, military rifles and handguns … private possession of semi-automatic assault weapons [and] private possession of handguns (pistols and revolvers) is prohibited.” Who thinks … Continue reading "Wakanda Forever!"
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Cloudflare down: ChatGPT, X among sites affected by global network issues [More] Missing something…? Cloudflare provides security, performance, and reliability services through its global network to several United States Federal Government agencies including the FBI, the U.S. Department of State… Tell me this wasn’t a probe by a foreign adversary.
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Vichycons are worse enemies than out-and-out lefties. The youngest of the lot is 74. Gun owners need to have challengers ready to run. Then again, that’s presupposing the majority want to do anything more than complain after the fact. I’ll bet I’ve done more to promote GRNC efforts over the years than 99% of them, … Continue reading "Tar Heel Treason"
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While we were off shooting this weekend, we got word that my mother had died. While it was unexpected, it was not totally unexpected. You know it's cooing, but you are never really ready for the news.
She led a good life and I'm convinced that she is at peace. She wanted to be cremated and that is going to take a few days, but there are still arrangements that have to be made. Belle and i will go to the funeral home this morning. She pre-planned her funeral several years ago and I'm going just to review the plans and try to insure that her final wishes are honored.
I'm okay, I really am. We lost Dad on 2007 and we had Mom until Friday afternoon. They taught us how to live, and they showed us how to die. Death is part of life, that is just the way it is.
Mom's favorite holiday was Thanksgiving, and her Thanksgiving menus were legendary. For the past several years I have hosted Thanksgiving at my place with Mom in attendance as the family matron. That is probably when the grief will kick in hardest for me, not having her at the table.
So now, if you will excuse me, I have to play out the final chapter of an absolutely remarkable life.
Have any of you used GunBroker.com or similar services to sell guns? I have several guns in my safe that it I think I should sell before moving to Tennessee. These are guns for which I do not see any particular utility (the S&W 629 .44 Magnum was bought for camping in grizzly bear country).
Moving will require me to ship them. I will not be driving there, and UBox and PODS both prohibit shipping guns in their containers. I could ship them to my new home but that requires me to have a new home address before we leave Idaho. It is just barely possible (and my preference) we might sell our Idaho house first, stay in an AirBnb for a few weeks while buying a new house. I could ship to an FFL in Tennessee, but if I do not need them at the far end, liberating the capital and decluttering my gun safe would be good.
I could sell them here but I would prefer some confidence that they were not going to prohibited persons. An auction site is likely to get a better price as well.
The guns that want good homes are
1. A S&W 629 .44 Magnum stainless steel. I have fired less than 50 rounds through it all shortly after I bought it in the 1990s. It has the original box.
2 A Remington 870 12 gauge riot gun (18" barrel). This has the three round magazine extension. Shortly after I bought this, Remington started dimpling the 5 round magazine so these magazine extensions would not work. This has been fired less than 40 times. I have not fired it in at least 15 years.
3. A Ruger 10/22 with a 3x-9x scope and a sling. I have no idea how old it is. I bought it used in 1990 just before California banned private firearms transfers. It functions perfectly. I have a dozen or so 25 round magazines for it.
4. A Remington Model 7 bolt action in .308 Winchester with a 4x-12x 40mm scope. I have no idea how old it is. I bought it used in 1990. It functions perfectly.
5. NIB Browning Hi-Power. I am not sure if this is dark blued or Parkerized.
On Allie D’Andrea's episode of Ascend, we learn about an experience that sparked a transformation, changing both her career and her life.
Quote of the Day While a lot of reports have done good work documenting the Antifa and leftist protests that attempted to shut down a Turning Point USA event on the campus of UCLA at Berkeley earlier this week (here, …
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…with a cool book on the topic. The half-century anniversary is upon one of my favorite pistols, the 9mm Beretta 92. It’s author Chris Orr’s very favorite pistol, and that’s clear from the enthusiastic way he writes about it in “Five Decades of a Fabulous Firearm: Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Beretta 92 Pistol […]
It's definitely not in the 40-watt range, but it’ll help you train for the inevitable AI apocalypse either way. Mantis is proud to announce their new Titan X laser training pistol , which is the culmination of virtually all of their previous technologies, all stuffed into one Glock 19-shaped unit that helps you do dry fire more safely, and with all of the data-gathering benefits that the Laser Training academy comes with.
I got the edits back for American Paladin. Working on those now. Due this month. Then I’ve got the MHI Memoirs collab with Les Johnson waiting for me. Hoping to be done with that by the end of the year. Then it’s back to regular MHI for #9, MH Trespass, followed by Academy of Outcasts …
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Shelley Hill, of The Complete Combatant, goes through eight things to consider when learning to cycle through tools for self-defense. Especially during the holiday season, understanding this concept of tool cycling is paramount to safety in the world.
Assisted suicides are on the rise in Canada (they call it voluntary euthanasia). Canada’s spiraling euthanasia system is once again under fire as heartbreaking new accounts reveal that a surging number of patients are being forced into “choosing” the government’s “assisted suicide” death program after being denied actual medical care under the nation’s collapsing socialized […]
Georgia gunsmith Len Savage knows how badly the ATF screwed up.
By Lee Williams SAF Investigative Journalism Project Georgia gunsmith and technical specialist Len Savage is an expert witness who has been involved in 29 federal court cases over a 20-year span. He has been hired by defense attorneys, federal public defenders and sometimes the U.S. Department of Justice, which last asked him to verify government testing […]
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According to Swiss lore, on November 18, 1307, William Tell of the canton of Uri was forced by Habsburg invaders to shoot an apple off his son’s head, with a crossbow. The international gun rights organization ProTell was named in his honor. — On November 18, 1865, Mark Twain published the short story “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County” in The New York Saturday Press. — On this day in 1978, Peoples Temple founder Jim Jones led hundreds of his followers in a mass murder-suicide at their agricultural commune in a remote part of the South American nation of …
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Too often, homesteading articles, blogs, websites, and videos (including this one – guilty!) show only the successful side of homesteading. The abundant harvest, the completed projects, the fresh eggs and baby chicks and overflowing milk, the healthy livestock … by golly, this lifestyle must be easy-peasy, right? Yes and no. Of course things go right. And of course things go wrong. But what is seldom shown is the nitty-gritty day-to-day dirty side of homesteading, including the daily chores that must be done for the comfort and welfare of animals. For that reason, I thought I’d show you something I do …
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This weekly column features media from around the American Redoubt region. (Idaho, Montana, eastern Oregon, eastern Washington, and Wyoming.) Much of the region is also more commonly known as The Inland Northwest. World War II Airplane Converted Into A Motorhome Turns Heads In Wyoming. (The photo above is from the motorhome owner’s Facebook page.) Here is more about the Wyoming airplane auction mentioned in the article: Not 2 or 3, but a Wyoming airport is auctioning 16 historic airplanes from C-119s to KC-97s and the bidding starts for the price of two Shake Shack burgers. Some OTHER Recent American Redoubt …
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“Gy menne, de nyn harnsch anne en hebben, gy solt achter uns beharnscheden gaen, und wyket nycht und schuwet uns und steket myt den peyken under de iseren hode.” “You men, who have no armour on you, you shall go behind our armoured [men] and will not move nor fear and you will stab with the pikes underneath the iron hats [in the faces and necks of the enemy].” – Captain Hynrick van Gemen, explaining the use of pikes, before the defense of Münster from invaders, circa 1407.
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By Dave Workman Unless New York Sen. Charles Schumer, currently the Senate Minority Leader, can work a political miracle, he could be headed for the door, and American gun owners, whom he has made miserable for decades on Capitol Hill, will not be sorry. They also will not be responsible. According to an opinion piece in The […]
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By Dave Workman Arkansas, Tennessee and Utah have something in common this year which recently caught the attention of network news. All three are now teaching firearms safety in their public schools at all three levels: elementary, middle and high school, according to NBC News. The project includes what the story refers to as “5 basics […]
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The Out-The-Front (OTF) knife category continues to expand, and Backup Tactical is back for round two with the new Fat Butcher . After the success of the Stinger OTF , company owner and OG Florida-Man Jayson Bayne has once again teamed up with South African knifemaking legend Andre De Villiers (ADV Tactical) for an all-new design—the Fat Butcher OTF. This latest release brings a beefier, more aggressive take on their relatively new American-made automatic knife lineup while retaining all the precision machining, materials, and reliability that made the Stinger a standout, and also the addition of a few novel features that set it apart from every other OTF currently out there.
Some people take a lot of care to make their rifle stand out as little as possible, using spray cans and camouflage patterns. The Italians from Victrix Armaments work differently, and with this limited edition Optic Venom Cerakote, you’re sure to get noticed.
Suppressors on most handguns are pretty silly for most people and most applications. One of the rare exceptions to this is suppressors on .22LR handguns. The MK IV, although not specifically designed as such, has evolved into one of the best suppressor hosts over the years. With a fixed, often very accurate, pre-threaded barrel, the ability to mount optics, it's often the first choice of many for a first pistol suppressor host. However, one drawback of putting a suppressor on any pistol you plan to use at the range is that there’s typically no good place to put a hot suppressor-equipped pistol when you’re not using it. Today on The Rimfire Report, we’re checking out a great addition to the HUSH Holster lineup - their MK IV adapter , which solves this problem.
Pain is a disruptive event if suffered in the neonatal period, as infants’ pain threshold is lower than that of adults; this is why a minor procedure performed on newborns does not provoke minor pain. Luo et al report that “the pain threshold of newborns is 30%-50% lower than that of adults, and the pain … Continue reading "Growing Pains"
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8/27/25 PBS News Hour:
Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser gave an update Wednesday about the increase in federal personnel in the nation’s capital at a press conference where she discussed the takeover of the Metropolitan Police Department, the crime situation and the future of Union Station....
Bowser said the federal surge has helped in fewer gun crimes, fewer homicides and led to an extreme reduction in carjackings.
But the surge has led to a “break in trust between, police and community, especially with new federal partners.”
Yes, I can see why reducing crime would break trust between carjackers and community.
I had the cigar I wanted to smoke in hand — the H. Upmann The Banker Annuity. I knew it to be a medium-bodied smoke, perhaps even leaning even a bit milder. Scanning the whiskies on the shelf, I was torn. I was in the mood for a higher proof pour but didn’t want to overwhelm the cigar. I settled on the Chattanooga Whiskey Single Barrel Bourbon. Despite its 121.2 proof, I recalled it drinking on the milder side.
H. Upmann positions The Banker as a tribute to the brand’s founders — the Upmann brothers, German bankers who produced a special Cuban cigar in the 1800s for their most important clients. The modern line carries that inspiration forward.
The Annuity vitola is a 6″ × 52 with an Ecuadorian Habano wrapper, a Nicaraguan binder, and aged Dominican and Nicaraguan fillers. This stick had been resting in my humidor for nine weeks.
Chattanooga's Single Barrel is a “High Malt” bourbon made as part of the distillery’s single barrel and experimental programs. The mash bills feature at least 25% specialty malted grains, supplementing corn with malted barley and other malts. This particular barrel, B091, incorporates Yellow Corn, Malted Rye, Caramel Malted Barley, and Honey Malted Barley, and was aged at least four years.
Going into the pairing, The H. Upmann landed firmly at a low-medium body with cedar, almond, pepper, and coffee forming the core profile. A touch of sweetness developed late. The burn was wavy and required several touch-ups, though the ash itself held well.
The Chattanooga Single Barrel delivered dessert-like flavors — caramel, honey, citrus, and a hint of char. The finish was sweet and bready, capped with a bit more heat than ideal for the cigar. A few drops of water helped bring forward the fruit and soften the finish, creating a more harmonious combination.
As I settled into the smoke and sip, I enjoyed the shared dessert tones of the pairing, even if it didn’t quite rise to the level of exceptional. I did pour a little more whiskey as the 90-minute session continued, and despite the burn issues, the cigar stayed cool and enjoyable down to a finger-warming nub. In the end, the two may not have been a perfect match, but they proved satisfying companions — a pairing that came together even better than I first expected.
Cheers!
In Portland, where the hippies still run wild and free, it was decided that what their protest docket needed was an 80’s style aerobics session. No, I am not kidding. Yes, they sucked. You can turn back now. You have been warned.
In the world of tactical shotguns, Benelli has been around as a top tier option since the early days of the Super 90s and various models after that. Fast forward and Benelli is still pushing to make their flagship M4 shotgun even better with the release of the M4 EXT model. Benelli has created a factory 922R-compliant shotgun with every accessory customers have been asking for from the factory. Let's take a closer look at the new Benelli M4 EXT.
I have a refrigerator! It’s been almost exactly nineteen years since I moved here, all that time planning food around minimum or no refrigeration. And now I not only have a refrigerator with actual food in it, but I also …
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We know NOTHINK! We See NOTHINK! Anybody else less than impressed with Patel and Bongino? [Via bondmen]
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Long range shooting is a matter of fractions of an inch and tenths of a degree. Stay on the level with MDT's SEND IT!
Licensed gun owner shoots would-be thieves trying to carjack him in Belltown [More] They make it sound like the license deserves some kind of credit. [Via bondmen]
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Who can reply? Accounts @GIFFORDS_org follows or mentioned can reply [More] Now that’s Giffords Courage! [Via bondmen]
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Jonathan Alpert, a well-known psychotherapist who practices in New York and Washington and writes for the Wall Street Journal, revealed that three-quarters of his patients are now suffering from what can only be described as a political obsession so unhinged it borders on clinical impairment. Alpert explained that within five minutes of a session, many … Continue reading "Running the Asylum"
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Habba has presented a high public profile as a lawyer and a campaign surrogate in candidate Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential race. She first emerged as one of his defense attorneys and spokespersons in his New York civil cases. [More] So this Lisa lunatic is another violent Democrat triggered by inflammatory rhetoric…? [Via bondmen]
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Russia’s Rosoboronexport is the sole state intermediary agency for the country’s exports and imports of defense-related and dual-use products, technologies, and services. It was established to manage and oversee all military-technical cooperation between Russia and foreign countries by overseeing the controlled transfer of military equipment, weaponry, and related technologies on behalf of the Russian government. They also happen to have a fairly highly polished YouTube channel with a rather large fan base, and today they’ve announced the new Kalashnikov AM-17 Compact Assault Rifle. The AM-17 is a relatively new rifle meant as a replacement for the compact AKS-74U that ceased production in the 90s. Its development began in the late 2010s, and according to the video released by Rosoboronexport, it has just finished completing acceptance trials and is scheduled to start serial production soon.
Knapton, 24, got an alert from his home security system, grabbed a .9mm gun, ran outside and fired two shots into the garage through a windowless door, striking Wilson, according to prosecutors and cops…As the group fled, Knapton fired five more shots before going back into his house, reloading his gun and returning outside… [More] … Continue reading "His Own Worst Enemy"
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Leaders of New York City’s “Forgotten Borough” — and most conservative enclave — are re-introducing stalled legislation for Staten Island to secede from what they fear will become the People’s Republic of Mamdani. [More] And they expect people who stupidly disarm their militia to be taken seriously? No smoke wagons to skin… [Via Michael G]
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A while back there was a post about how Gen Z is completely stupid – or at least uniformed – when it comes to music before their time. (Which is anything before a week ago Tuesday, as far as I can tell.) They actually thought Ozzy Osbourne had only recently been “discovered” by some rapper. […]
XS Sights is back at it again with another set of sights and optic plates, this time for the Diamondback SDR and the extremely popular Walther PDP series of pistols. The Diamondback SDR, an extremely compact self-defense-focused .357 Magnum revolver, will be receiving the XS Minimalist Night Sights, which feature windage-adjustable blacked-out rear sights, with a combo of an XS Glow Dot front sight — a switch from the standard-issue fiber-optics that come on the SDR. Meanwhile, the PDP series of pistols will be getting new XS Sights optics plates for the RMR and ACRO footprints, in addition to new fiber-optic sight kits and Minimalist Optics Ready (OR) sights. The official press release is below, as usual.
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Quote of the Day While many Americans still believe the courts are the key to restoring liberty, gun rights leaders say it’s time for a reality check — because the courts aren’t coming to save you. That’s the blunt warning …
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The Land Rover 90 was introduced in '84, but Land Rovers weren't officially imported into the North American market until the mechanical and styling refresh that came with the "Defender" name in 1990. The arrangement of the turn signal lamps and left-hand drive say this one's a gray market import from the later '80s.
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[Ed: At the Second Amendment Foundation’s Gun Rights Policy Conference September 27, Associate Director and ENT surgeon Hayes Wanamaker spoke to the importance of suppressors as a medical device to protect hearing for shooters and bystanders. He and DRGO founder Tim Wheeler (also an ENT surgeon) spearheaded their recent endorsement by the American Association of […]
Angie Perry decided to learn to shoot a revolver, and chose the Ruger Redhawk. Find out what she learned and why she thinks this one is a keeper.
And they aren’t even bothering to hide it. Of course it is Illinois and Fatass Pritzker, the Anti-Trump, will throw down on anything that doesn’t make sense, so the U of I administrators are probably feeling like they are on safe ground. The University of Illinois plans to rename its Office of Vice Chancellor for […]
Decades ago, the USA Fish and Wildlife Service created a regulatory requirement to report the self-defense taking of grizzly bears in the lower 48 states. From 50 C.F.R. 17.40(b)(1)(i)(B)
(B)
Grizzly bears may be taken in self-defense or in defense of others, but such taking shall be reported by the individual who has taken the bear or his designee within 5 days of occurrence ...
The penalties for not reporting to the authorities within 5 days are up to six months in prison and a $25,000 fine.
Tim Sundles of Buffalo Bore recently created a video about handguns for defense against wild animals. He has interesting experiences and views. At about 33:00 minutes, he puts forward his opinion about the requirement to report grizzly bear self defense shootings. He talks about the Fifth Amendment. From the transcript:
And another thing about these protected grizzlies, you know, if you shoot one in self-defense, okay, now you've got a certain number of I think it's 2 days, 3 days to get somewhere to a fishing game department and and notify them. Incriminate yourself. Yeah. And that goes completely against the fifth amendment. There is no law that is legal that says you have to go self-incriminate. Um that's what the fifth amendment is all about.
As Sundles mentions, reporting a self defense shooting has risks. If the government decides to prosecute, it could cost a hundred thousand dollars in defense bills, and take up months or years of time. The risks have little to do with the penalties for not reporting. The risks are primarily from being charged with killing a grizzly without justification. The legal standard for justified shooting of a grizzly, even in the lower 48 states, is not high.
Sundles does not mention the risks of not reporting such incidents. The reporting, itself, implies a level of innocence. Not reporting can imply a desire to conceal. The penalties for not reporting are small compared to the other risks of not reporting. Not many people are convicted of not reporting the self defense shooting of a grizzly bear. A recent case resulted in a plea deal. It appears Othel Pearson did not claim self defense. From justice.gov:
MISSOULA — A Troy area man who admitted to killing a grizzly bear on his property in 2020, not reporting the shooting as required and throwing the bear’s GPS collar in the Yaak River was sentenced today to two months in prison and fined $10,000, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.
The defendant, Othel Lee Pearson, 80, pleaded guilty in February to tampering with evidence, a felony, and to failure to report taking of grizzly bear, a misdemeanor.
According to the court records, Pearson went to considerable lengths to conceal the bear's killing.
Pearson cut a GPS collar that had been fitted to the bear and discarded the collar nearby in the Yaak River. Pearson also cut paws, ear tags and an identifying lip tattoo from the bear carcass. Pearson then concealed the bear’s claws and an ear tag in a hollowed-out tree on Forest Service land near his residence. Meat from the bear was discovered in Pearson’s freezer inside his home.
The remains of the butchered carcass was dumped some distance from Pearson's home. The resources devoted to solving this case were substantial. The tracking collar was found in the river. The GPS unit had been destroyed. The data on it was recovered. It showed the death of the bear occurred about 40 yards from Pearson's residence. DNA testing was used to tie meat in Pearson's freezer and remnants on Pearson's truck to the dead bear. DNA testing tied the bear claws hidden in a hollowed out tree and discovered by hikers 18 months after the killing.
In 2011 Jeremy Hill shot one of three grizzly bears, which he believed was a threat to his children. He reported the incident. After considerable community support, he plead to federal civil ticket and a thousand dollar fine.
“I am thankful that the government has dismissed all criminal charges against me in this case. I received a federal civil ticket and have paid the $1,000 fine to avoid putting my family through the emotional strain and the cost of a trial. I am glad this issue has been resolved out of court and I am looking forward to putting this unfortunate incident behind me.”
Jeremy Hill appears to have met the requirement for legally shooting a grizzly bear in defense of self and others, as established in the Ninth Circuit court of appeals. Unfortunately, the standard was not established until 2021.
In 2017, Brian Berg killed a big grizzly as it attacked him in Montana. He talked to family and friends about the incident. He took two bear paws as mementos. Brian Berg did not report his incident. He ended up with a plea bargain.
Analysis: This correspondent agrees with Tim Sundles on the Constitutional issue. The reporting requirement is unconstitutional. There are risks involved in reporting an incident. There are significant risks in not reporting, unrelated to the reporting requirement. The resources used by the federal government to investigate grizzly bear deaths in the lower 48 states are considerable. The Pearson case shows some of the risks. There are others. If a self defense shooting occurs, did the defender have have a working cell phone with them? Federal authorities can ask for all cell meta data within a box of time and place. The legal standard for justification in a self defense killing of a grizzly bear is not high.
The easiest solution to the fifth amendment problem is to de-list the grizzly bears in the lower 48 states. Once management of the bears is at the state level, the bears can be rationally regulated as required by local circumstances.
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The shooting happened Wednesday at a location on Highway M in the town of Germania, just west of Tigerton, around 9:15 p.m.
A
911 caller reported that a man had pulled a gun and shot his friend.
The caller said he was in another building on the property with the door
locked. While the caller was on the phone, sheriff's officials say the
original shooter tried to get into the building, and the caller fired
his gun in the man's direction.
When
deputies arrived, they say the shooter initially refused to comply with
their verbal commands, but eventually they were able to arrest him.
The victim, a 67-year-old man from the Greenleaf area, was found in a garage. His name was not released.
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In This Episode Erin and Weer’d discuss: Bloomberg throwing a ton of gun prohibition money at the election, and its payoff; Maine’s new red flag law, which has deep flaws; a UK Man sent to prison just for possessing the …
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November 17, 1774: First City Troop, Philadelphia City Cavalry formed at Carpenter’s Hall, Philadelphia. It is one of the oldest US military units still in service. — On this day in 1777, the Articles of Confederation were submitted to the states for ratification. — Be sure to mark your calendar for February 1, 2026, to order your 20th Anniversary Edition of the waterproof SurvivalBlog Archive USB stick. The 2005-2025 edition will have at least 12 more bonus books. These will include the 4-volume Audel’s Carpenters and Builders Guide as well as Horace Kephart’s classic book on Woodcraft, and the USMC’s …
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The new Mantis TitanX provides a training pistol that is compatible with both motion-based and laser-based training systems. The MantisX motion-based training system is freely available for iPhone, Android and Kindle devices. It is a sophisticated app that provides an extensive collection of drills and courses. The TitanX pistol is also compatible with the Mantis Laser Academy Kit, which cost $159 at mantisx.com at the time of this writing. As a dry-fire training aid, the TitanX does not expend ammo, can be safely used at home, and provides immediate feedback. In this way, it improves marksmanship while saving both money …
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The following simple and largely forgotten recipe for Eggs in Brown Butter is from The New Butterick Cook Book, copyright 1924, now in the public domain. That is just one of the dozens of bonus books included in the 2005-2025 20th Anniversary Edition of the waterproof SurvivalBlog Archive USB stick that will be available to order in January of 2026. Ingredients 6 eggs Salt Pepper 3 tablespoons butter 1 teaspoon vinegar Directions Sauté the eggs in one tablespoon butter or butter substitute until set. Season wiih salt and pepper, and place on a platter. Brown two tablespoons butter in the …
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“Unless the people, through unified action, arise and take charge of their government, they will find that their government has taken charge of them. Independence and liberty will be gone, and the general public will find itself in a condition of servitude to an aggregation of organized and selfish interest.” – President Calvin Coolidge
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I expect some comments about the things that Pr.
Roosevelt got wrong, but I have a real appreciation for one thing he and his
Administration got right. The Civilian Conservation Corps.
Established
in 1933, it was a government program run by the Army that accepted
young men 17-25 and put them to work. The CCC built Skyline Drive, Big
Bend National Park, over 700 state parks, over 3,400 firetowers, fought
wildfires, worked at flood relief, and a long list of projects. At it's
largest, in 1935, there were 500,000 men involved, overall 3 million served. Most of them starting wearing a different uniform in 1942 and the program was shut down.
We ran into the legacy of the CCC everywhere. The style of the work they did is iconic. Driving into a park, you might only need to see one building to know the CCC had been involved and we saw it over and over.
I'll bet most of them were a lot skinnier than the buff statue Ms. ASM has taken a shine to. The statue and plaque are a monument to the CCC at Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park in North Dakota. We'll visit the park in my next post.
11/16/25 New York Times:
China escalated its diplomatic feud with
Japan on Sunday by sending Coast Guard ships to patrol near islands the
countries both claim, and warning Chinese students in the country about
what it said were risks to their safety.
The
escalation came after comments this month by Prime Minister Sanae
Takaichi of Japan about Taiwan, a self-governed democracy that China
considers part of its territory. Ms. Takaichi told the Japanese Parliament that a hypothetical Chinese attack on Taiwan could trigger a military response from Tokyo.
11/16/25 Guardian:
Shabana Mahmood has warned Labour MPs that “dark
forces are stirring up anger” over migration, amid growing alarm among
senior party figures over the most sweeping overhaul of refugee rights
in a generation.
On Monday, Mahmood will
announce controversial new laws to overhaul refugee status, which must
be reassessed every two years, as well as curbing asylum appeals and
toughening the approach to rights to family life.
The home secretary warned
in an article for the Guardian that anger about illegal migration could
turn on second-generation immigrants such as her and rupture community
relations.
“I know that a country without secure borders is a less safe country for those who look like me,” she said.
Unsurprisingly, other Labour Party MPs are prepared to risk "dark forces" coming to power to stop the Pakistani rape gangs. Certainly Labour does not care enough.
I went to thr range on Sunday, last week, or was it the week before. Cannot remember which but wrote this up shortly thereafter and then forgot to post it. Procrastinating once again as usual. Yet, as if to confuse my self image as THE Great Procrastinator, I went to the range again the day after as well! I sighted in the scope on my Savage Axis at an indoor
range. Granted only at 30 yards but I can figure out how to set it to 100 yards when afield. Thing is, any shots I take are likely to be 50 yds. or less so having it okay at 30 yards is not far off. No bait, no tree or
tripod stand, just still hunting or a ground stand.
The order of shots by the numbers was 3, 5, 4 and 1. I figured 1 was good enough and stopped twiddling with the scope.
Then I shot my Ruger Redhawk at 15 & 25 yds., 6 rds. at each distance each.
The rds circled were at 25 yds. I was happy even with the flyer in the 7
ring. I did not get the moniker of Ballseye for nothing!such a nice
memory for me, not for the other guy.
Fired my Beretta 92FS as well - 6 shots each at 25 & 15 yds, then 15 rds. at 10 yds.
I will likely shoot a 92FS for my upcoming annual LEOSA qualification. I
shoot better with my five 92 series Beretta pistols than any other handgun.
Heck, I shot better with one on this range trip than I did with the rifles!
Last was my Marlin 336, iron sights at 30 yards.
No clue as to why that image reversed when the others did not. Figured
group that was okay and ran out my paid for hour at that point. Maybe
not great but none too shabby for an old man's blurry vision is how I see
it. Then again shooting the 92FS was sweet and the 44 MAG was a blast.
All the best,
Glenn B
...that I have added to to my arsenal collection of firearms are three revolvers. They are all blued steel, two with wood grips (real man's guns) and one with plastic grips. I got them from Hessney.com, my favorite auction house. It is always a bit of a gamble when bidding for any items in an online auction, especially when the terms state the items are "as is - where is". Yet, there have only been a very few times, as compared to the total number I have gotten from them, when I have been sorely disappointed with the guns I have purchased from Hessney.
This time around the three I had the high bids on were:
Charter Arms "Under Cover" .38 Spl. D.A. Revolver, with 2" barrel, and I must say it looks better when in my hands than it did in the auction photos. In the pictures, it appears that the bluing on the cylinder is faded as compared to the rest of the piece. The truth is, that must have had to do with the lighting when they took the photograph because it just is not so when viewed directly. It is a really nice revolver and I got it for a decent price considering that is looks "as new".
There is very little noticeable wear on this one and it seems to function properly; although I have not yet taken it to the range. I am hoping to get in a range trip with all three of the latest acquisitions later this week. Yes, I know, I am THE great Procrastinator but lately I have been going out shooting more frequently; so, I may actually get it done this week. I was hoping to get away with paying only $150.00 plus the buyer's premium of 13% but was bid up by someone to $200 plus the premium. Not a bad price for this one in its current condition. I was especially attracted to this revolver because the first revolver I ever owned was the exact same model back in the early 1980's, when I was in the Border Patrol. It made for a nice sized pocket back-up gun; shame on me as back-up guns were verboten but it certainly packed more punch than the Beretta 950BS in .25 AUTO that I also used for that purpose after I sold that Undercover model. I sold the first one because of a flaw in its construction, when doing combat reloads and ejecting the spent casings the cylinder started to ride up over the cylinder stop. That absolutely was unacceptable, for a carry piece, and I am hopeful this one will not do likewise. There is no evidence of this already having happened with this one, but then as I said, it looks 'as new' and to have been fired very few times if ever at all. This Charter Arms Undercover is now the fourth Charter Arms revolver in my collection of firearms. I also have a Pathfinder in .22 LR, an Undercover with a 3" barrel also in 38 SPL., and a Bulldog in .44 Magnum (the 'Son of Sam' gun, though mine if a different version of the same model). They were all manufactured by the original Charter Arms company.
Next up is a Harrington & Richardson (H&R), double action, model 929 in .22 LR with a 6" barrel. It also looks as new. I fact I do not think it was ever fired before I got it, with the possible exception of it having been fired in the factory for testing. It too, while not being fired by me yet, seems to function properly. I picked it up for $125.00; I think a very good price for it. It lists at $235.00 in 100% condition and if there is any noticeable wear on this one it is at least in 98%+ condition. One at 98% lists for $205. I base those price estimates on the Blue Book of Gun Values. Those of the same model and version, with a 6" barrel, have sold, within the last year, on GunBroker.com, for more than I paid. They include one listed with pitting selling for $171.00 and another in much poorer shape than mine selling for $310.00. Go figure as its listing said it had finish wear, freckling and was missing the crane screw that kept the cylinder in place when it was swung out; it noted that the cylinder would fall off of the revolver if swung out without that screw being in place! Hard to believe that some folks would bid that high on what used to be a very inexpensive handgun, especially when offered in that poor a shape but evidently that is exactly what one person did - there was only a single bid on it earlier this month.
I am thinking the H&R 929 will prove itself to be a fun range gun and maybe even a good squirrel hunting handgun or just a fun plinker.
Finally, there is the Harrington & Richardson Model 999 Sportsman in .22 LR with a 6" vent rib barrel, adjustable rear sight, walnut grips, that was listed as unfired in the box. The box also included the manual and other papers. While the revolver appears to be in new condition and seems to be in working order, the box has not made it through the time since manufacture in the same condition; it is rather dingy, yet in is in decent structural shape. This model does not have a swing out cylinder but is a break-top model, I figure everyone who is into revolvers should own at least one top-break model.
It is a gun that I have wanted for a few decades now and I finally coughed up the cash to get one. They used to sell for around $99.00 as best I can recall but once manufacture was ceased in 1986, the price on them went up considerably back then and has kept going up. I paid $375.00 plus the premium for this one. Of course, one also needs to add shipping and the FFL fee for each of these three to arrive at the final, in my hands, cost for each. Did I pay too much? Maybe, I did, but as I said I really wanted one and figured they are becoming scarcer and scarcer, especially in like new, unfired condition, so I jumped on it at that price. Considering that the Blu Book of Gun Values lists ones in 100% condition at over $500.00, maybe I did okay. Also, there is one currently (as I type) up for auction on GunBroker, it has a high bid of $449.44 and has seven days remaining until the auction ends. It is said to have light handling marks, evidently does not come with its original box nor with the manual and other papers. Yep, I did okay, or so I think.
It too should make an excellent range and plinking gun and a good squirrel slayer if I ever again decide to hunt bushy tailed rats. I must admit, it looks almost too nice to shoot; yet, I am 99.9% positive this will not be a safe queen and I have a good amount of .22 LR ammo, over 5K rounds, that needs at least to mostly, if not all, be used up before my time on this earth comes to an end.
Safe shooting.
All the best,
Glenn B
Do any of you have experience with dry fire pistol training tools? Strikeman makes one that seems well-regarded. Being able to get immediate feedback about why you are off and being to able to practice at home is attractive.
Let's face it, President Trump's ego is huge. Don't get me wrong, there is nothing wrong with that so long as it is kept somewhat in check and used to good effect. The thing is, the ego all too often leaks out to the world through a blabbermouth and to bad effect. There is no doubt, President Trump most definitely can be a blabbermouth. That can be okay, in fact it can be an excellent asset when the right words come out and President Trump very often,if not usually, says the right things, something most politicians are afraid to do. Then again, it can be a terrible disadvantage to just blurt out things, especially nasty and arrogant ones. Take for instance his latest verbal tirade, against one of his most loyal supporters, in which he called Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-GA a traitor. (More at the source.) They may have had a falling out over politics (according to her over the Epstein file) but my best guess is that she is not a traitor, neither to the president nor to the USA, not by a long shot. I tend to agree with her that him spewing out such vindictive balderdash could lead to acts of violence against her by wackos; although, I must admit, I think that would be more likely if she was a Democrat and a Democrat like Schumer had said that about her.
Regardless, President Trump having said so shows his weakness and that weakness is his inability, at times, to control his mouth by keeping it shut or at least by thinking seriously about what he is about to say and then saying it without anger fueling his speech. Right now, all I think he has succeeded in is letting the world know that he has a totally disrespectful and mean-hearted attitude toward her; lest anyone forget he called Kim Jong Un, the leader of our enemy North Korea, a nice guy or something to that effect. Whether or not his attitude toward Greene is justified is of no to very little concern as to how he expressed it to the world. He could have just said he is dissatisfied with her, he no longer trusts her and given his reasons in a much calmer manner - you know, in a respectable manner if only because that would be the conservative way to handle the situation.
In the end, doing it that way would have the same effect - she'd be out of his circle of allies. Now though, he has added something more to that - a potential risk to her safety and making himself look like a tyrannical prick, that being at least, in my opinion, is what others will think of him because of how he is handling the situation. It also will be further fuel for those on the left to claim he is a hateful man bent on destroying the USA and thus TDS will only be enhanced causing more of a potential risk to all conservatives.
Of course, the other thing he may accomplish by being so nasty is that other in hi administration will come to think that if they do not constantly kiss his arse and always agree with him, then he may treat them just the same. In effect that may well cause them to keep their ideas to themselves and all he will gain is a cadre of lackeys while potentially losing any good ideas that those in his administration may come up with.
All the best,
Glenn B
Deputies responded to Sierra Center Boulevard in Wesley Chapel around 6 p.m. Thursday for a shooting investigation.
A
person over the age of 65 fired a gun after a juvenile allegedly struck
the victim in the head, PCSO said. No one was stuck by the bullet,
deputies said.
The juvenile fled and was later arrested, according to PCSO.
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Fannie Mae is dropping the minimum credit score requirement for home loans.
"Fannie Mae announced that beginning November 16, 2025, Desktop Underwriter® (DU) will no longer require a minimum credit score for loan eligibility. Instead of relying on the traditional 620-minimum rule, DU will evaluate homebuyers using a holistic, risk-based assessment.
"This shift impacts first-time homebuyers, credit-invisible buyers, and realtors helping clients navigate mortgage requirements. And yes, it could open the doors to homeownership for thousands of people who previously couldn’t qualify."
I am sure there are perfectly good credit risks who have never held a credit card. I am pretty sure that they are outnumbered by people who pay cash for everything because their customers pay entirely in cash.
Remember "stated income loans"? People who could not provide any evidence of their income. "Trust Me."
This will work so well.
No, I am not going to break out singing Jimmy Buffet songs, although I enjoy his work. A downside of living at 43 degrees latitude is thst days and nights tend to extremes depending on the season. Moving to eastern Tennessee means 36 degrees latitude. The very long days in summer at high latitudes are hard on amateur astronomers because you have to wait late into the evening for observing. Being able to be out in summer means you can observe in warm weather.
This will still require adjusting the equatorial platform on which Big Bertha tracks the sky. I am hoping a seven degree change will not be too dramatic a change.
I thought I had the dimensions right for this slow motion control but once assembled, it was obvious that the worm gear was. 23" above engagement with the spur gear. Also putting the pillow blocks on screws in two different slots was less convenient for vernier positioning than I had hoped. Solution: mount both pillow blocks on a .25" thick carrier plate and use the slot to position the pillow blocks side to side relative to the worm gear. Using .25" thick plate both solves positioning problem while adding one slot to the base plate and solves the vertical positioning problem.
I briefly tried prototyping in acetal but acetal is so slippery that I cannot get a good grip on it with my mill vise. Perhaps if I mounted spikes on the jaws. CFC is rough enough that it clamps well
One of my great frustrations from moving out of the mountains of Horseshoe Bend was that I had magnitude 6 skies. (The Milky Way was so bright it washed out the constellations.) Where i am now, magnitude 2 stars are about all i can see. Diffuse magnitude 4 objects like Orion Nebula are visible but the loss of so many fainter stars means finding obscure objects like Ring Nebula is not practical. It seems about 40% of the distance between beta and delta Lyrae. These are magnitude 3 stars.
Optical aids for telescopes are in two major categories: 0x red dot devices that most shooters know, and finderscopes that are a small refractor with crosshairs.
The red dot devices are very natural to use and have full field of view of the naked eye. If you can see an object unaided you can move your telescope so the object is in the center of the illuminated red circle. Because they have glass concentrating light, you het whatever your natural limiting magnitude is.
Finderscooes are little tefrwctors with a crosshair eyepiece. These range from 5x24mm to 9x60mm. The magnification is useful for picking out details on the Moon or other large objects. The light gathering lets you see fainter stars. A 50mm objective gives 10x the diameter of the average older adult pupil so 100x the light.
However, the exit pupil of the finder is objective diameter divided by magnification. If you get a 10mm exit pupil, half the light will be useless for your eyes.
What is need is a very wide angle finder that gathers a lot of light. Ideally, a 0x50mm finderscope. These do not exist. I have found a source for 50mm achromatic lens focal length 153mm. I can buy cheap 40mm Plossl type eyepieces. This would give me 3.82x. Apparent FOV would be 13 degrees. Exit pupil 10.4mm. More than half the light wasted but still 40x brighter than baked eye or four magnitudes deeper than naked eye.
I would need to machine a housing for the lens and an adapter to interface one of my existing helical focuses to the tube. I can do it for about $40 in parts.
I saw news coverage recently that China might be manipulating gold prices. Today the price was
$4097/ounce. If you bought gold a year ago and sold yesterday you made a pretty penny. If you bought several weeks ago at $4250/ounce, not so much. Precious metals are inflation hedges. They are not investments. There is no return on investment nor is it clear that they even successfully and reliably stay ahead of inflation.
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It was '02 or '03, back when I still wore an old Royal Robbins "shoot me first" vest in public, that I switched out the Sig Sauer P230 in the vest's BUG pocket for a Smith & Wesson 442, to which I soon added a pair of the old, long since discontinued, hard plastic Crimson Trace LaserGrips*.
The hours and hours I spent in nightly dry practice with that little double-action-only .38 Special J-frame probably did more for my handgun shooting than any other single thing.
Twenty years ago, in autumn of 2005, I was working at Coal Creek Armory and one of our wholesalers, Chattanooga Shooting Supply, had some S&W 432PD revolvers at closeout pricing. Intrigued by the thought of a 20% in capacity over the .38 Centennial, I bought one.
It didn't take long for me to swap the CTC grips over to the .32 Mag revolver and swap it into the BUG holster, replacing the 442. Two decades later, it's still there.
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I keep meaning to swap over to a set of the newer LG-105 J-frame grips, but have thus far failed to get around to it.
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