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A good vocabulary is important! At the Online School of Big Words for Grunts and Other Knuckledraggers we embrace the use of 5 dollar words (and even the fifty dollar ones!).
At 0840 FEB 19 1945, eight Marine battalions from four regiments begin moving toward the beach, initiating the landings for the Battle of Iwo Jima.
Gun and gear people are often a pain in the arse to buy gifts for. This 2023 tactical gifts guide will help.
The Dutch revolver is unusual in a couple of ways. It’s chambered in the 9.4 mm cartridge, it incorporates a manual safety, and more. Read up!
If you’re going to teach Cooper’s Colors, don’t teach it as advocating a mythical and unattainable concept of situational awareness. Teach it as the man intended: mental preparation for the decision to press the trigger. The “situational awareness” interpretation of his code is fundamentally flawed.
Discover the history and legacy of the Recondo School, a specialized infantry training program that traces its roots to WWII.
The color has been in service for more than 30 years and is still used today by military and civilian first responder agencies and units.
Ammunition is packaged in a cartridge, which has four parts: the primer, propellant, case, and projectile (the bullet). A cartridge is often referred to as a ‘round.’ Shotgun cartridges can also be called ‘rounds,’ or ‘shells.’ They are called ‘shotshells’ when they contain pellets instead of a slug or other projectile — but regardless of what you call it, there’s no such thing as a magic bullet.
Explore the timeless cosmic entity Yog-Sothoth from the Lovecraft mythos. Discover his role in fiction, and influence on modern pop culture.
New to hurricane season? Sara shares her experience preparing for her first hurricane, offering practical tips and developing a plan.
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