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My Mrs. has been watching the news quite closely. She's from Russia and lived through the collapse of the Soviet Govt. and the devaluation of the Ruble that immediately followed. She sounds a lot like my Great Grands describing 1929, and she's more than a bit concerned that the US Dollar could...

I was working at BassPro yesterday evening, and I was tasked with shifting several pallets of shotgun shells one case at a time. Somewhere between tired and painful I got to thinking about the debates that often spring up on THR regarding the virtues of various firearms in a SHTF scenario...

Specifically, I was looking at the combination of top folding stock with the ghost ring and the heat shield with the front sight moded into it. I've been concerned that the heat shield might not fit tightly enough to provide a reliable sight picture for slugs. Anyone have any experience with...

Everyone can agree that the smoothbore firearm has been filling the pot and dispatching troublesome savages for centuries. For some, it is our weapon of choice for most situations that require a firearm. To cover the widest possible uses from hunting medium to large game, wingshooting, small...

In "Principles of Personal Defense", Col. Cooper wrote about one of his students who surprised two assassins who were approaching his door early in the morning. One was armed with a shotgun and the other with an SMG. The so-called student yanked the door open and killed both of the attackers...

Hi Oleg, I've been an admirer of your work for a long time, and I came up with a suggestion for you the other night. Photo of a little old lady being mugged in plain view of bystanders. Caption: "For evil to succeed, good people need to do nothing,..." Photo of same little old lady...

Hi Oleg, I enjoy your work termendously. You were running some good ideas after the VT incident. Here is a suggestion on the theme. "For evil to succeed, all it takes is for good people to do nothing." <Image of person being assaulted in a parking lot in front of bystanders.> "...but...

I remember when the TV guide that comes in the newspaper used to have ads for a single shot break open .410 similar to an H&R Survivor. It was marketed as a home defense gun for women under the name of "Nightstalker", and it had a flashlight mounted inside the forend that was used as an aiming...

Just got back from a trip to San Antonio (Texas that is.) Noticed a lot of disturbing things on thet trip, but the thing that is stuck in my mind is a conversation I walked into when I went down to the hotel lobby for breakfast. A group of college-age people were standing around and talking...

I finally ran into some gun slang I had never encountered before. Most of us are familiar with slang words like Gat, Roscoe, Rod, Heat, Heater, Chopper, etc. Most of them seem to come from the Roaring 20's and pulp detective novels. In the movie "Sin City", the character Marv (played by...

Alleged Shoplifters Create Blast to Escape, Injure Four in Georgia Wal-Mart Monday, January 15, 2007 STOCKBRIDGE, Georgia - Four men evading arrest for shoplifting at a neighborhood Wal-Mart triggered a small blast in the store using swimming pool chemicals in an incident that left four...

The local Dallas news ran a story last night about 5 punks who pulled a home invasion in a house that was hosting a New Years party. Seems the punks got away with about $800. I tried to find more info on this, but I have not turned up anything on the main news websites. In any case, it does...

Read an article discussing/comparing the defensive ammo recommendations of Dr. Fackler (Firearms Tactical Institute) and those of Mashall/Sanow. The article mentions the fact that JHP bullets can become "plugged" as they pass through heavy winter or biker clothing and the resulting...

From FoxNews.com Cancelation of Opera Over Severed Muhammad Head Condemned Wednesday, September 27, 2006 BERLIN — Germany's interior minister condemned a leading opera house's decision to cancel a production of Mozart's "Idomeneo" out of concern a scene featuring the severed head of...

I am posting this true story as a warning to others. Last night I was sitting on the couch reading to my kid when I hear a loud "bang" and some kind of impact that sounded like glass breaking. I quickly gathered up my daughter and hustled her and the wife to the back bedroom. Then I armed...

I was browsing an old issue of Guns & Ammo, and I found a description of a shooting match called the "Yaqui Defense" that is supposed to be popular with Mexican LEOs. The shooter stands 3 feet from a full size silhouette with an empty pistol in one hand. The slide is locked open over an...

A few weeks ago KDFW TV in Dallas ran a story about a robbery that has been stuck in my mind ever since. A family of four with 2 small children checked into a brand name motel on the south side of the city. During the night, several BGs wearing police-style raid jackets, with the word...

Just for fun, go to www.Google.com and search for keyword "Waffles". Look at the first search result. ROFLFAO