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When you are faced with a deadly threat, you may only have fractions of a second to respond. Are you prepared? Do you have the right gear and training to respond when you must? Let’s say that you do. What if that response does not work? The most basic of self-defense training is the center-mass shot. Making sure that you can effectively hit in the upper, central portion of a silhouette target is one of the most basic skills you should master. But what if those hits prove ineffective? Shooting an attacker in the high center area of their torso…

The American Culture Quiz is a weekly test of our unique national traits, trends, history and people — including current events and the sights and sounds of the United States.This week’s quiz highlights Costco food cravings, bridal blooms and blossoms — and a whole lot more.Can you get all 8…

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This article was originally published by Belle Carter at Natural News. The WHO is preparing for potential radioactive contamination from U.S./Israeli strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities (Fordow, Isfahan, Natanz), though no contamination has been confirmed yet. WHO’s Hanan Balkhy stresses that nuclear incidents cause irreversible harm, citing Chornobyl’s thyroid cancer…

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Improving your Kalashnikov’s trigger with the Geissele AK-X.One thing AK shooters and admirers will never stop talking about is durability.Well, duh. The AK-47 was designed to be used by peasants; simple and strong were built-in.So was the crappy trigger.If you want to keep the peasants from accidentally shooting each other…

I have a great friend named Sario who captured some of the first Kalashnikov rifles encountered in Vietnam. Sario just happened to be a Green Beret. 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…

Buck has introduced two new modern folders into its catalog for the spring. The Ferrox and Nomad share materials and have similar dimensions, offering users two different options for a sub-$100 Buck user. 698 Ferrox We won’t pretend to understand Buck’s – or indeed, any other knife company’s – numbering…

A military inquiry has faulted the United States for the destruction and massacre of a girls’ school in Iran during the initial bombings in Minab. Previously, Donald Trump tried to blame the school’s destruction on Iran, claiming Tehran hit the school with a U.S.-made Tomahawk missile. Trump Said Iran Bombed…

For most of my life, I took a loaf of store-bought bread with me whenever I went camping. I like having toast in the morning, and I love the taste of bread toasted over a fire. Only recently did it occur to me that I could make a fresh loaf…

The U.S. is sending more reinforcements to the Middle East in support of the Iran war.U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reportedly approved a request from U.S. Central Command for an element of an amphibious ready group and attached Marine Expeditionary Unit to help combat Iran’s regional attacks, the Wall Street…

I hit the range with AS Designs’ ARC-Fire Super Safety MP5 lower to see just how fast a semi-auto can go.If you haven’t heard of the Super Safety by now, you’ve been living under a rock. The clever little gadget is capable of massively increasing a gun’s fire rate while…

Choosing the right defensive handgun for you means finding the right blend of size and features for your lifestyle. This can take some time, and just when you think you’ve settled on the right gun, your needs can suddenly change and you’re out gun shopping once more. The correct holster…

Some time has passed since the last time we took a peek at what Artisan Cutlery had cooking – but we’re glad to do so now, because we can talk about the incoming Trust, from designer Theo Estevao. The Trust is an elegant design, but also quite a large one.…