Tactical Combat Casualty Care
IF you’re a shooter, a gunshot wound is as real a possibility as a negligent discharge. One hopes…
TOPS XcEST Alpha
Whenever I get my mitts on a new survival kit, I always ask myself: If I’m out in…
Henry U.S. Survival AR-7
My requirements are simple: lightweight, packable, enough room to store some survival supplies, and enough accuracy to kill…
Using a GPS with a Topo Map
Nowadays we all carry a handheld GPS on our hunting trips or treks into the woods, but do…
Bare Hands Emergency Shelter
Aboriginal opportunistic methods of shelter are worth knowing in advance of a survival scenario. When things have not…
Survival’s Big Seven
THE most successful survival strategies are usually the ones that focus on the basics—food, water, first aid, medical,…
Desert Survival the B.O.S.S. Way
They were just fun things to do. They didn’t become “extreme” until some clever marketing firm coined the…
ArmaLite AR-10 3-Gun Rifle
We all accept that professional competition shooters are some of the most highly skilled weapon handlers in the…
The Bug-Out Drill
While opinions differ on exactly what it takes to survive a situation like this, the real determinants are…
Fighting Through It
ON 14 October 2009, I was driving home from the range in Phoenix around 1600 hours when my…
The Pack-Rifle
FOR a long time, I’ve been looking for a lightweight just-in-case rifle for trips into wilderness areas. The…