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The 8 Rules of Wilderness Survival
by Pat McHugh Wilderness survival isn't predictable enough for there to be "Do XYZ and you'll live"-type rules. But there are hard, fast rules for...
Video: Review of CUMA Tak-Ri 2.0 Survival Knife
Survival knives come in many shapes and sizes these days. But history has selected a handful of designs that stand the test of time....
Firearms Writer Jerry Ahern Dies July 24, 2012
Sources have informed Gun Digest that long-time firearms writer Jerry Ahern died July 24, 2012, at age 66. He contributed many articles to Gun...
Video: Pencil Sharpeners for Fire Starting
John D. McCann, author of Stay Alive! Survival Skills You Need, demonstrates how to start a fire using pencil sharpeners. These tools are perfect...
Photos: The Many Uses of Paracord Netting
Of the many paracord uses, netting is perhaps the most versatile. It can be used for any number of purposes, from transporting items to...
Where Disaster Strikes: Desert Survival Situations
There's a tendency to think disasters happen on large scales, but that's not true. The geographic scope of an event doesn't matter when you...
Ball Ammo: The Best Survival Gun Bullets
A lot of careful consideration and planning needs to be done in order to make sure you are ready for surviving a long-term calamity. ...
Video: Brownells 3-Gun Team Clinches Title
A group of shooters have clinched the title of Nation's Best 3-Gun Team following a competition July 14-15, 2012, at the Peacemaker National Training...
AR-15/M16: The Rifle That Was Never Supposed to Be
Find Out How the "Mattel Toy" became America's Assault Rifle.
Home Disaster Plans: 5 People Who Need Extra Considerations
In the 10 Steps for a Disaster Plan You Can Make Right Now article, the final tip advised to consider people with special needs....
Where Disaster Strikes – Northeast Power Outages
DC Breaking Local News Weather Sports FOX 5 WTTG As this video from MyFoxDC.com shows, disasters inflict an emotional toll on those who survive them....
5 Reasons to Collect a Krag
The Krag-Jorgensen .30-40 is a historically significant rifle in that it transitioned the modern military — and most notably the U.S. military in 1892 following the painful defeat of General Custer at Little Bighorn — from black powder to smokeless. Here are 5 interesting facts that make it a no-brainer for the military gun collector.
Blackout: Rehearsing for the Bigger Threat
Editor’s note: Ohio-based author Scott Wagner recently experienced a power outage from the powerful storms that have swept across America in recent days. Here...
British Gun Collector's 350 Shotguns Seized
Martin Young, a 67-year-old antique gun collector in England, is battling Oxford city council to have his 350 guns returned and his gun license...
Classic Guns: Jack O'Connor's Last Rifle, the Ruger M77
I love to find old hook-and-bullet magazines, the older the better, and read the old-school gun writers. I like the grainy black-and-white photos shot...
Video: Portable Ham Radio Activation on Colorado Summit
Video: Ham radio operator Matt, K0MOS activates a portable, emergency communications ham radio station atop Mount McConnell in Colorado. He demonstrates the ease with which amateur radio contacts are made with stations as far away as Wisconsin and Arkansas.
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