Day: March 24, 2026

Preparedness Notes for Tuesday — March 24, 2026

March 24th is the birthday of Dr. Art Robinson, who was born in 1942. He has done yeoman service to both the preparedness and the homeschooling communities.  He was the creator of the very inexpensive Robinson Self-Teaching Curriculum. — On March 24, 1964 the Kennedy half-dollar was first issued. Aside for a few that were specially made for Proof Sets is was only the 1964-dated Kennedy halves that were 90% silver. Starting in 1965, the composition of circulating Kennedy halves was reduced to 40% silver. And in 1970, they were fully debased to mere clad copper tokens. — Today’s feature …


G9 Defense Barrier Blind Hollow Point, by Thomas Christianson

Barrier blind ammo is designed to pass through common obstacles like car doors, windows, drywall, plywood, or heavy clothing without significant change to its terminal performance. I recently tested G9 Defense Barrier Blind Hollow Point ammunition in 6.5 Creedmoor. I must admit that I was only secondarily interested in its barrier blind qualities. My primary interest was in the fact that the ammo is machine-turned out of solid copper. According to G9, this gives it greater consistency in density over traditional jacketed bullets. The lower standard deviation of ballistic coefficient, in turn, provides higher accuracy at extended ranges. During my …


SurvivalBlog’s American Redoubt Media of the Week

This weekly column features media from around the American Redoubt region. (Idaho, Montana, eastern Oregon, eastern Washington, and Wyoming.) Much of the region is also more commonly known as The Inland Northwest. Redoubt News Links: A fascinating video confirmation of Idaho’s ongoing shift from red to deep red: Is Idaho Turning Into California? HERE’S THE LATEST DATA! Why Is Wyoming Stashing Gold Inside This Old Newspaper Building? Woman Sells Protection Dogs To The Wealthy For $175,000 Each. First nuclear reactor built on DOE land in 50 years unveiled at Idaho National Lab. Send Your Media Links Please send your links …