Selecting a handgun for defensive use.

The world of Defensive Weaponcraft has been overwhelmed by opinions about the best handgun for self-defense or the best caliber or the best load, etc. Anyone who reads any of the gun magazines for very long could get a headache trying to sort out the conflicting opinions.

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Surviving a Massacre, Rampage, or Spree Killing (Book review)

Arthur Cohen

We live in a dangerous world. And we live in a potentially VERY dangerous part of the world.

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The Safepacker Pistol Holster

The last few years have seen a tremendous increase in the number of law abiding citizens opting to get concealed weapon permits (CCW) to go about armed for self protection. There has also been a corresponding increase of unique ways to carry concealed.

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Paracord. It’s not just for skydiving!

One of the concepts of personal survival preparation is the principle of redundancy. Having one item that will do two things and having two items that will do the same thing. Some things however have so many multiple uses it takes a book to list them all.

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Gerber’s Nifty Little Shovel

Recently I was updating my emergency preparedness equipment and decided to buy another small shovel for my Jeep. I have one of the excellent Glock (yes, same company) shovels, but decided to do a little research.

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Active Shooter Incidents. Is being armed the total solution?

Active Shooter: “An active shooter is an individual actively engaged in killing or attempting to kill people in a confined and populated area, typically through the use of firearms”. Department of Homeland Security.

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Survival Rifle on a Budget. The Mosin-Nagant

The French development of smokeless rifle powder coupled with their developing an 8mm cartridge for it, and a new rifle, the 1886 Lebel set off an arms race with the major powers each attempting to field a bolt action rifle chambered for a smokeless powder cartridge as soon as possible.

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