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Lake Mead just dropped to the lowest level ever recorded since Hoover Dam created the reservoir.Late Thursday into early Friday, the lake fell to roughly 1,040.5 feet above sea level, breaking the previous record low from 2022, according to Bureau of Reclamation data reported by ABC News. The Las Vegas Review-Journal tracked it as low as 1,040.46 feet.Government records disagree by a few tenths of a foot over exactly which number counts as the old record. Who cares. The reservoir is lower than it has ever been, and federal forecasts say it is going lower.Current projections have Lake Mead falling…
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If you live the EDC (Every Day Carry) lifestyle, you’re always looking for something better. When it comes to holsters, that “something better” usually boils down to three things: comfort, retention and versatility. At least, that’s what I’m always chasing. The Incog X holster by Haley Strategic and Safariland. Here, it’s paired with the Springfield Armory Echelon 4.0C and shown with the optional Mag Caddy. Recently, I became aware of the Incog X holster. The Incog X is a collaboration between Safariland and Travis Haley of Haley Strategic, who originally designed the holster more than 10 years ago. The Details…
Uncontrollable variables and physics argue strongly against excessively long-range hunting. But how far is too far?We don’t wish to create a political divide here. Nor can we, because the debate over long-range hunting has long existed. But technological advances over the past quarter century have accentuated it. Laser rangefinders. High magnification scopes. High-BC bullets. Pocket anemometers with barometric pressure gauges. Computerized scopes and binoculars. Turret dialing scopes. Even scopes that automatically illuminate the proper aiming dot for precise shot placement at any distance.We have the equipment. Question is, do we have the wisdom?You know the arguments…“I have a world-class, ¼-MOA…
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New Jersey confirmed Wednesday that two municipal water systems were hit by cyberattacks involving internet-exposed industrial control systems. Operators temporarily lost the ability to remotely monitor or manage parts of their plants and were forced to switch to manual operations.According to the state, water service was not interrupted and the drinking water remained safe. Nobody got sick, nobody lost water, and employees at both utilities were able to keep the systems running.That is the good news.The bad news is that New Jersey passed one of the toughest water cybersecurity laws in the country nearly a decade ago. The state required…
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Most people who get picked handed themselves over without saying a word.That’s a hard thing to hear, and people don’t want to hear it, but it’s the truth. When somebody gets mugged or worse, everybody wants to talk about the criminal. What’s wrong with him, where he came from, what society did to bend him. Almost nobody wants to look at the other half of it: the victim got selected, out of a whole street full of people, on purpose, and there was a reason it was them and not the guy walking ten feet ahead.I’ve told you before that…
The internet is absolutely lousy with stories of bad gun store clerks. I’m sure you’ve heard the tropes before: the owner who’s too busy chatting with his buddies to make a sale, the counter commando who denigrates every brand but one, and the fella that wants to get $2,000 for a clapped-out, rusty surplus rifle (often one that’s hung on the wall for the better part of a decade) because “I know what I got.” Likely you have a story of your own! The author says you should always look for a deal, but don’t shortchange yourself. Instead, buy the…
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The modern generation of body armor first began as hot, bulky wraparound Kevlar vests that protected against pistol rounds. But thanks to advances in materials sciences (and a healthy dose of government investment from two decades of continuous war) these ubiquitous police armor options have largely been supplemented or outright replaced by the leaner, more comfortable plate carrier. First popularized by special operators, plate carriers have since proliferated across American society — from SWAT officers to street cops, to tactical fitness folks (think CrossFit or the Tactical Games). And you too can capitalize on their benefits. A plate carrier not…
