Day: March 14, 2016


Pat Cascio’s Product Review: Pat Law Tactical AR Folding Stock Adapter

I still remember, arriving at Ft. Lewis, WA in the Fall of 1969 and being issued the M-16 for my Infantry School training. It was a real joy to carry that rifle, especially after having carried the M-14, which weighed at 10 ½-lbs, in my Basic Training. The M-16 was only about 5½ lbs, so it was about half the weight of the M-14. There were some flaws in the early M-16, one of which was that the first ones to go to Viet Nam didn’t have chromed barrels, and the barrels themselves were considered “pencil” barrels, because they were …


Off-Paper: The Importance of Making Private Arms Purchases

Firearms sales in the United States, as measured by the number of completed National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) background checks, are near an all-time high. In February, 2016, there were a whopping 2.6 million background checks! But those sales numbers only reflect the sales of new guns sold by Federal Firearms License (FFL) holders. The bigger and largely unreported news is of the upswing in the sales of used guns (“secondary sales”) by private parties. At a recent gun show, I observed that the folks who were there selling guns from their private collections were met by very …


Sarah Latimer: Inspiring Family Unity and Heroic Identity- Part 1

We’re preparing to see lots of green, and I don’t mean money. Irish Americans and actually Irish everywhere, as well as many who aren’t Irish but enjoy the celebrations, are gearing up for the annual festivities of St. Patrick’s Day, so “green” items are in all of the stores and either are or soon will be in the ads as well as notices about special events. So, what does this mean for us in the survival community? Well, I was thinking about the ethnic and national pride surrounding this day. On this day those in our communities who we had …


Recipe of the Week: Golden West Duckling, by G.T.

Ingredients: 1 (4 to 5 lb) ready-to-cook duckling 1 (29oz) can sliced cling peaches 1 Tbsp grated orange peel ½ cup dry white wine 2 Tbsp honey 1 Tbsp soy sauce ¼ tsp seasoned salt 1 Tbsp cornstarch 1 Tbsp cold water Directions: Cut or have the butcher cut duckling into halves, lengthwise (if your slow-cooking pot is 3½ quarts or less, cut duckling into quarters so it will fit.) Prick skin with fork at about 2-inch intervals. Place on trivet in slow-cooking pot, cut side down. Drain peaches, saving syrup. Combine 1 cup peach syrup with orange peel, wine, …


Letter: Long Question About Eotech Lawsuit

James and Hugh, A while back I was reading The Reluctant Partisan from John Mosby. One of the suggestions was getting an optic on your AR or battle rifle. (The whole book is really good info from someone who was special forces, so I respect what the guy was saying!) Long story short, I went out and picked up a Eotech for my AR and another one with magnifier for the PS90 carbine, well because the FN sight on the PS90 is a joke. so yeah I have about $2000 tied up in optics on my two weapon systems. Just …


Economics and Investing:

Food Stamp Beneficiaries Exceed 45M for 56 Straight Months – Sent in by B.B. o o o Hold off on buying forever stamps until after April 10th – The value will drop to $.47 Sent in by C. Maxwell (You might want to check his website out at www.foreverstampvalue.com/ .) o o o Items from Professor Preponomics: US News Senators Accuse State Department of Defying Congress with $500M UN Climate Payment (Fox News) Excerpt: “Lawyers cannot replace the constitutional requirement that only Congress can appropriate money….” Puerto Rico’s Game is Rigged (Washington Examiner) Excerpt: “But as happened 70 years ago, …


Odds ‘n Sods:

Chaffetz wants to take guns away from ‘Rambo’ BLM, Forest Service agents – Sent in by B.B. o o o Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Unflinching Faith in America – Submitted by T.A. o o o A remarkable, tasty, healthy treat when TSHTF – Well, perhaps not necessarily healthy but certainly tasty! Waffle Smores Are the Dessert, Breakfast, or Anytime Snack You’ve Been Waiting for – Sent in by A.L. o o o By way of Yer Ol’ Woodpile Report, comes a link to an excellent 19-minute TED Talk (video): Hubertus Knabe: The dark secrets of a surveillance state. JWR’s Comment: This …