Day: May 11, 2015


Scot’s Product Review: The Orb and UV Paqlite

We have many needs; food, water, air, shelter, and heat come to mind. To acquire and use all those things, we have to be able to find them, and the tool used the most is our vision. Our eyes work great during the day but not so well at night, so having a way to make light is vital. We started off making light the same way we made heat and cooked, with fire, but that has drawbacks. We finally came up with electricity, and now the most common way we make light is to flip a switch on the …


Pat Cascio’s Product Review: Springfield Armory’s Loaded Operator 1911

Over the years, I’ve owned more 1911 handguns than any other type of handguns. No matter what new type of polymer handguns that come into my hands, I always turn back to the grand ol’ 1911 as my favorite handgun. It’s just hard to argue with success. The 1911 was first made in, well, 1911, and it celebrated more than 100 years of age a few years ago. To be sure, I honestly can’t keep track of all the gun companies that are making 1911s these days. If a person could sit down and start counting all the different companies …


Two Letters Re: A Decade of Prepping, Do’s and Do Not’s, by R.R.

HJL, This was an excellent piece, the kind of concise and practical advice your deep woods grandfather would give. The statement “The ground will be littered with unfired rifles” is a prediction my team has made as well. The powerful lure of “bling” guns has to be the greatest detriment to prepping that I routinely encounter. DD in CO o o o HJL, I agree with almost everything he said, until I got to the hand-to-hand fighting section. I always look upon things with skepticism, especially if they cost thousands of dollars and claim to do fantastic things. So I …


Economics and Investing:

Oil Markets Have Little To Fear From Iran For Now o o o 34 percent of Americans financially carry the country: Those not in the labor force hits another record at 93,194,000. o o o The Dow has now gone 37 days without setting a 1-month high OR low, the longest streak in over 100 years o o o Items from Mr. Econocobas: Video: Philip Haslam: When Money Destroys Nations


Odds ‘n Sods:

Congress Tells Court That Congress Can’t Be Investigated for Insider Trading. – H.L. o o o DHS Approves Amnesty Applications Despite Court Order. B.G. o o o Catnip Repels Mosquitoes More Effectively Than DEET. – H.L. o o o Bibb deputy implicated in elaborate real-estate scam. – D.S. o o o Wearable gadgets portend vast health, research and privacy consequences. – D.S. o o o You might want to take a look at our advertiser APEX’s new website. It’s been a long time in the making, but it is finally ready and launched. If you need gun parts, check them …