Recent content by JShirley

Here is just one example of lanyards with striking implements I have carried on flights across the globe. I recent years, though, I've just usually worn a Wilderness belt with a titanium buckle and a padlock on the side of a carry-on. And, yes, I can strike directly with it, with no warm-up...

This is truly fantasy. The "H2H training" most terrorists have who would try to take down a plane is laughable.

I have demonstrated hitting a large chunk of log with a common water bottle hard enough to knock it several feet. Yes, training is always a good idea, but even a few minutes striking a good target several times a week can dramatically increase someone's effectiveness.

LOVE the green micarta handled one. John

Neat topic.. 😃 The first pocket knife that I carried religiously- 30 years ago in Dayton, OH- was the Buck Crosslock. Heh. Two or three years later, I was working a second job in the sporting goods section of K Mart. A customer was looking at our knives, and I made the mistake of showing...

That blade shape tho 😞

This. Exactly, would be my recommendation. Now, if it was for myself, I would go for the Spyderco first but for others I would generally recommend the inverse.

There are no "do it all" guns. When I was young and more foolish, I tried to find one gun to do everything, but there is no such animal. The least # of firearms to do most things is 2, but 4 or 6 is more reasonable. Knives are similar. Most used will be something in the 2-4" range, but when...

If you have limited funds, a hatchet and small knife are the way to go. John

As a couple of people have said, if you want a pistol, .300 is a better choice, as well as if you want to shoot subsonics. if you just want something to pop deer out to 150 m, 300 is fine. if you want a more versatile round, 5.56 is the way to go. I've had two 7.62x39mms that were not in...

There are Japanese medieval tools- shuko- that could be used for climbing or combat. John

As Gordon said, it's great to see a knife that's not needlessly overbuilt. John

The best single solution I found to a deployment/combat knife while I was an infantryman was the On Scene Tactical "speed dialer". It was a sheath for a WAVE-equipped Spyderco, giving the speed of a quick-draw fixed blade with the convenience and light weight of a folder. The Service Member...

I'd say you have a very strong gun, but you've been given good advice. The FTFs concern me. Have you ever polished your chamber? My first exposure to an online firearms community was about 25 years ago. The firearms in question were pretty decent, but had poor QC. A common fix in many problems...

Being an proud citizen of these United States, I'd say a stout .45-70 would be preferable, being able to be loaded down to kill small game without much extra damage, or loaded up to "Rhino Roller" stats. Sure, that .404 will work, but it ain't from around these parts- and the one thing we in...