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You’re three days into a backcountry trip, your filter cartridge just split, and the only water source is a stagnant pond that smells like a wet bag of ass. Or maybe it’s not a trip at all — the tap ran dry after a storm took out the water treatment plant and you’re standing over a 5-gallon bucket of questionable creek water wondering what you actually know how to do about it.Iodine tablets are the answer everybody memorizes and almost nobody actually carries when it counts. They’re slow, they taste like a swimming pool had a baby with a penny,…
Charred lodgepoles scratching a gunmetal sky reflected my mood. This morning the elk had won. No plan in mind, I climbed beyond where they’d scattered. Probing the slope’s crest from the sit with my binocular, I saw it. Among ranks of black boles with low-arcing limbs, a branch curved up. The lenses of my 7×35 Bausch & Lomb resolved it. Antler! A 4 o’clock tangle became the bull’s hump — all but hidden by the bead on my .32 Special. After the carbine spoke I scaled the scarp and found blood on hoof-gashed snow. The elk lay 50 yards on.…
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The Brief: The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office cleared a Cordova homeowner after a domestic shooting on June 15, 2026. Deputies found a man with a gunshot wound at a residence on Cloverwood Lane. While the shooter was initially detained, investigators concluded he acted in self-defense during an aggressive physical dispute. Forensic evidence validated the resident’s claim of an imminent threat, meeting Tennessee’s legal standards for justified force within a home. The wounded individual is expected to survive after treatment for his injuries. Authorities closed the inquiry and confirmed that no criminal charges will be filed against the homeowner. MEMPHIS, TN…
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The concept of “mil-spec” is so frequently lobbed around the firearms industry as to be almost a parody of itself —bouncing back and forth between if its good enough for our warfighters … and made by the lowest bidder. Of course, weapons are not the only military equipment with rigorously detailed specifications. Among the other tools of soldiers and first responders, watches are so critical a staple as to be oft forgotten by most of us. However, a thriving and intricate watch culture exists among members of the defense and intelligence communities. From specific brands or models issued to members…
Learn how to spot trouble long before it happens. If you walk into any defensive-oriented training class, there will be a good chance you will hear the “Cooper Color Code” being mentioned. Created in the 1970’s by legendary firearms trainer Col. Jeff Cooper, it’s a way of describing your ability to react to what’s going on at any given moment. Left of Bang is based on the Combat Hunter program, which teaches Marines how to spot and avoid ambushes before they happen. The original version has four levels, each represented by a different color. White: Your mind is on vacation. You’re in…
Want a Colonial Marine Corps M-41A Pulse Rifle at home? You can get pretty close with the Manticore Arms Ripley Rail.If you’re a fan of the Alien movie franchise, there’s a good chance you’ve thought about owning the iconic M-41A Pulse Rifle used by the Colonial Marine Corps in Aliens and Alien 3. Sure, replicas are available for purchase, and some enthusiasts have even gone the extra mile and built models capable of live fire using a Thompson as the base (like the original movie props did), but that’s difficult and expensive. If you want an easy shortcut lookalike, you…
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A Garland father fatally shot an unarmed but violent carjacker on Sunday afternoon, May 3, 2026, after the suspect attempted to steal his vehicle with a family of eight still inside. Garland Police Department officials state that no charges are expected to be filed against the father, as surveillance video confirms he acted in self-defense to protect his five children and two female passengers during a prolonged struggle. GARLAND, TX — A Sunday afternoon trip turned into a fight for survival for a North Texas family. At approximately 3:30 p.m. on May 3, 2026, Garland police responded to a chaotic…
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