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It should go without saying, but part of carrying a pistol safely is ensuring that it won't be discharged while it is being carried. That means a holster or something similar that prevents the safety and trigger from being manipulated. If you carry in a pocket or in a purse, you need something...

Back when I was getting started in knives, AUS-8 was pretty much considered to be a premium knife steel. I still have some knives with AUS-8 blades, and even one with the Chinese equivalent, 8Cr13MoV or 8Cr14MoV. I've wondered how it stacked up compared to some of the new "supersteels". Dr...

The tester buys a very cheap kitchen knife (less than $2) and then sharpens it using two different sharpeners, a pull-through type for one sharpener and then using stones for the second sharpener. Questions: Will the cheap steel make it impossible for the knife to hold an edge? Will the...

This guy had a self-defense gun staged in his very small office. He was unable to get it into action before the perpetrator was on top of him, even though he had some advance warning from another worker who came in trying to escape the attackers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kUf1-W8_Ek...

Just be sure you know that there's a catch. A catch that could be problematic under the right circumstances. FEDERAL law makes it illegal to possess a gun within 1000 feet of school grounds. https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/922#q It shall be unlawful for any individual knowingly to...

Ever heard this one? It's wrong. Even if most people don't pay attention, all it takes is one who does and then it matters. The caption of this video is incorrect. The off-duty officer is NOT open-carrying, he's just not bothering to conceal carefully. His carry gun is printing. Now it's...

https://www.yahoo.com/news/womans-death-stray-bullet-authorities-204509399.html Guy shooting at people breaking into vehicles accidentally killed his neighbor. He has been charged with manslaughter...

If you like watching an artist at work, this guy makes some beautiful edged weapons. No talking in the videos and he does all the work himself from the forging to usually making a sheath/scabbard at the end. https://www.youtube.com/@freerkwieringa275 I enjoy watching this kind of work being...

A guy showed me his knife the other day. He had clearly sharpened it on a guided system, but it wasn't that sharp. I cleaned it up for him and in the process made an observation that I have been thinking about since then. I realized what the problem likely was and will tell him next time I...

1. Carry it so others can see it and don't employ any sort of retention to prevent someone from taking it. 2. When someone grabs your gun, run after them even though you're unarmed and try to get it back...

A Ukrainian knife maker makes two beautiful tanto knives using steel from the cannon barrel of a Russian armored personnel carrier. The two steel construction he employed and his technique results in what looks like a hamon line on the finished knives.

...to confront someone messing with your vehicle. But it might not be the best option. A man noticed someone trying to steal his catalytic converter and went to see what was going on. Turned out there were 4 of them, at least one of them keeping watch. The vehicle owner was shot, but...

This team was apparently going from house-to-house, so this doesn't appear to be a criminals-targeting-criminals type scenario. Note that the person coming to the door is clean-cut and not likely to arouse suspicion. No reason that the team couldn't have picked a minor for this duty as even...

Here's a harrowing video showing an officer get killed on a traffic stop. The perpetrator was chased down and killed, but in the process he managed to shoot another officer. That's not what this thread is about though. Take a look at the slow motion slide-lock reload that starts about 46:15...

...until it's really over. The videos may be disturbing to some. ------------------------------------------------ A homicide suspect is being pursued on foot after firing at officers. Two officers catch up to him and he shoots at them. They both fire back and the shooter goes down, hit 8...

I was worried about this guy given his location in Ukraine. He's in the Sumy area which is quite close to the Russian border, albeit a bit north of where the main action seems to be taking place right now. In March, his area was definitely in the thick of things. Looks like he survived and is...

Did anyone read through the ATF Bump Stock Final Rule document? https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2018-12-26/pdf/2018-27763.pdf There was some important information in there in terms of how effective activism is done. The document gives the distinct impression that form submissions are...

I was reading an article in which the author made the comment that malfunctions occur more often in gunfights than when shooting at the range. It's a simple statement and one that most people can easily recognize as true. In a self-defense encounter a defender: May need to draw the gun in a...

If you're going to open carry, seriously consider using a retention holster and learning some retention techniques that work in concert with the holster you choose. Besides the fact that guns are expensive and nobody wants to lose one, there are other seriously negative factors involved. The...

This guy has a lot of videos showing him making some really beautiful Damascus. I've been watching his videos for years--but I wonder if we will be seeing any more of them. He's located in Sumy, Ukraine, on the border of Russia. This video shows him making what he calls an "Elven Flower"...