There were several significant battles of the Pacific War, beginning with the Attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941, the Battle of the Coral Sea in May 1942, the Battle of Midway in June, and then the Guadalcanal Campaign from August 1942 to February 1943. The latter was the first major Allied offensive against Japan, and it effectively ended the Japanese offensive efforts, putting Tokyo on the defensive in the Pacific Theater for the rest of the war. USS Princeton (CVL-23) afire on October 24, 1944 after she was hit by a Japanese bomb during the Battle of Leyte Gulf. This view…
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I hit the range to test out Ruger’s RXD 910Ti, a very unique and versatile 10mm suppressor.Without question, we have solidly entered the age of the suppressor. The sound damping device commonly referred to as a “silencer” has now become the most popular firearms accessory.Three things led us to this moment.The first was the introduction of the .300 AAC Blackout cartridge, which elevated general interest in suppressors. The second was the establishment of mail-order suppressors by Silencer Central. And the third was the passage of the Big Beautiful Bill last year that eliminated the $200 tax on suppressors.Probably, to no…
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Narrowing down the best gun for home defense can feel overwhelming. Between the advice at the gun store, the people online, and your friend’s brother’s buddy who used to be a cop, it can feel like too much information. To avoid adding to that noise of home defense weapons, we’ll keep this short and simple. Covering the pros and cons of the major platforms while giving some recommendations for specific models to take a look at. EVERYTHING DEPENDS ON YOUR SITUATION There is no one-size-fits-all answer to defending your home. Differences in budget, local laws, personal ability, personal preferences, and…
It’s rare that guns based upon classic military firearms don’t trigger (pun intended) some sort of reaction among gun enthusiasts. One of these is the U.S. Military’s M14, brought to the eager hands of civilian shooters by Springfield Armory 50 years ago as the legendary M1A, with many variants offered since. In my opinion, the most striking is the M1A Tanker, inspired by the prototype T26 Tanker Garand. The Springfield Armory M1A Tanker is a perfect, modern brush gun. It offers accurate, powerful shots with fast follow-up shots. This shorter version of the original rifle, with its iron sights and…
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I have a great friend named Sario who captured some of the first Kalashnikov rifles encountered in Vietnam. Sario just happened to be one of the first Green Berets in the Army. While today he’s a fit, vibrant, jovial man in his 80s, back in 1965, he was a Special Forces advisor running patrols with the Montagnards against the Viet Cong during his first of three combat tours downrange. The radically advanced AK-47 rifle surprised American troops when it first appeared, but became more common the longer the war in Vietnam dragged on. On one particularly memorable outing, Sario’s patrol…
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Water is life – we’ve said it before, and it bears repeating. But in a time of escalating global conflicts, water isn’t just a resource; it’s becoming a prime target for disruption, sabotage, and outright weaponization. From deteriorating domestic infrastructure to international wars where dams and desalination plants are bombed, the safety of our public water supplies is more precarious than ever.As someone who’s been preaching preparedness for years, I want to update our focus: it’s not just about everyday contaminants anymore. With ongoing wars in the Middle East, Ukraine, and beyond, plus emerging threats like sleeper cells here at…
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It’s a cold morning in Idaho, about 3 hours north of Boise. The crisp frigid air clings to your skin like a wet shirt, as a small fire crackles nearby and fights to spread a little bit of warmth to the men huddled around it. Behind you is a stack of shipping containers, arranged like LEGOs with ladders, shooting ports, and railings. In front of you is mountainous terrain that drops away quickly then climbs back up to a crest in the distance, dotted with steel targets as far as you can see. A man stands before you and your…
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