Your Christmas Day Reading List for December 25, 2019

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Welcome to your Christmas Day Reading List! 

This is your refuge from the impersonal Google and FaceBook algorithms that seem to run our lives these days. Instead of a machine deciding what you’ll see, I personally go out and look for great articles that actually have value in the quest for greater personal and family safety.

From all of the articles that I find, I weed out the “fake news” and those that don’t have direct application to some aspect of preparedness. ...

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Your Hump Day Reading List for April 24, 2019

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Welcome to the Hump Day Reading List! Here are what I believe to be the three most important articles you can read this week to enhance your personal and family safety:

This week in Defensive Equipment:

A bullpup rifle review

It’s been a long while since I’ve featured any gear reviews here on the List. I intentionally don’t do much talking about gear, because ...

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Class Announcements, Defensive Shooting, Home Security, Legal Issues, Prepping, Reviews, Rifles & Shotguns

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Your Hump Day Reading List for January 9, 2019

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It’s Wednesday, and time once again for my hand-picked selection of this week’s best articles to increase your safety, security, and survivability! 

 

The Kimber K6s Deep Cover reviewed

One of the things I’m most proud of is my involvement in the design of the Kimber K6s revolver. Getting the opportunity to make the vision of an ideal defensive revolver into an actual product that people ...

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Ammunition & Reloading, Defensive Shooting, Firearms Industry, Home Security, Incident Analysis, Personal Safety, Prepping, Reviews, Revolvers, Rifles & Shotguns

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Announcing my new book — PRAYING SAFE: The professional approach to protecting faith communities!

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Today I’m proud to announce the publication of a new book: PRAYING SAFE — The professional approach to protecting faith communities!

This book is all about helping churches, synagogues, temples — religious institutions of all types — protect themselves from a wide range of threats.

This book came about because my co-author, Joshua Gideon, and I have grown annoyed with the superficial and often ...

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Your Hump Day Reading List for October 10, 2018

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I’ve got another great selection of articles for you this week! 

 

This happens too often, and I’m tired of it

This one happened last July; yesterday I read of a 3-year-old who died when he got hold of an unsecured firearm. Too many kids are dying from accidental gunshots, and we as responsible gun owners need to be at the forefront of reducing them.

It’s ...

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Accessories, Concealed carry, Current Events, Firearms Industry, Handguns, Holster & Carry Methods, Home Security, Incident Analysis, Information Security, Other Defensive Tools, Personal Safety, Prepping, Reviews, Unarmed Defense

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Your Hump Day Reading List for September 19, 2018

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I’ve got an interesting mix of articles for you this week, all of which I believe to be worth your time to read. Yes, even the infuriating one at the end!

 

Concealed carry and traffic stops

How should you handle a traffic stop when you’re carrying a defensive firearm? Greg Ellifritz is a police officer in Ohio, and he has some thoughts on the matter. ...

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Your Hump Day Reading List for July 25, 2018

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I haven’t let this heat wave stop me from gathering more great self defense and preparedness articles for you! (Now, where did that iced tea go…)

 

The gun shouldn’t be the first thing you grab

“I don’t need to identify my target, because I can tell my girlfriend’s steps from an intruder in the dark”.  Someone actually told me that, in explanation for not having ...

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Your Hump Day Reading List for July 18, 2018

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Wow, is it ever hot here in Oregon! If it’s scorching where you are, cool off with a nice beverage and these great articles!

 

This is a scary story, and you need to read it

This is an article about how a photographer gets access to make pictures at the top of high-rise buildings. But it’s not a photography article! The reason it’s interesting and ...

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Your Hump Day Reading List for April 25, 2018

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Spring has finally sprung in Oregon, and I’m celebrating with a great collection of articles for all aspects of your defense, safety, and preparedness!

 

This article is dumb. Read it anyway.

Why do I say it’s dumb? Because these are five types of people you should ALWAYS avoid, whether you’re carrying or not! (Remember John Farnam’s famous advice: Don’t go to stupid places, do stupid ...

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Your Hump Day Reading List for February 21, 2018

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If it’s Wednesday, this must be the awesome collection of personal safety and preparedness articles known as the Hump Day Reading List. What do you know — correct on both counts!

 

Duplicate function, not form

Those who’ve read Prepping For Life know that I make incessant fun of the “two is one and one is none” philosophy; it’s usually nothing more than a ...

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Accessories, Concealed carry, Defensive Shooting, Firearms Industry, Gunsmithing & Maintenance, Holster & Carry Methods, Information Security, Other Defensive Tools, Personal Safety, Prepping, Reviews, Revolvers, Street Smarts, Travel Safety

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Your Hump Day Reading List for January 31, 2018

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Hump Day Camels

It’s Wednesday again, and here are more great self defense, travel safety, and preparedness articles for you to peruse while you wait for Friday to arrive!

 

Is there such a thing as “too many flashlights”?

Probably not, as John Farnam explains. I’ll deviate from his recommendations just a bit, though, and suggest that having fewer but higher quality lights is really the way ...

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Class Announcements, Concealed carry, Current Events, Defensive Shooting, Holster & Carry Methods, Incident Analysis, Other Defensive Tools, Personal Safety, Prepping, Reviews, Revolvers, Street Smarts, Travel Safety

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Your Hump Day Reading List for January 10, 2018

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Hump Day Camels

Like a bad penny, I just keep turning up — but unlike a bad penny, what I bring you every Wednesday is actually worth something! Here’s another great group of articles to help you keep yourself and your loved ones safe from all sorts of bad things.

 

Pay attention to this before taking another shooting class

Claude Werner is fond of saying that gun ...

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JAN
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Gunsmithing & Maintenance, Information Security, Other Defensive Tools, Personal Safety, Prepping, Reviews, Revolvers, Rifles & Shotguns, Street Smarts, Unarmed Defense

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Your Hump Day Reading List for April 12, 2017

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Hump Day Camels

In this week’s List you’ll find: a great review of my Threat Centered Revolver course; a look at the .22WMR revolver as a defensive option; another idiot shoots and kills someone he didn’t need to shoot at in the first place; some instructors don’t teach, they operate a buffet; how not to be seen (and therefore targeted); how to tell when things ...

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.22LR rifle reviews suck. Here’s why.

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.22LR rifle reviews suck. Here’s why.

The other day I posted an article to social media about Eley’s newest .22LR hunting ammunition, suggesting that people who’ve never tried really good rimfire ammo haven’t a clue how much difference in performance it can make in their rifles. That comment reminded me of a .22 rifle “test” I read a couple of months ago, one which reinforced a simple fact:

.22 rifle reviews suck.

Darned near all of them, anyhow (and I’m only hedging my bets on the off chance that ...

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Meopta Optics, Part 1: the M-RAD red dot sight

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Meopta Optics, Part 1: the M-RAD red dot sight

Early in The Bullpup Experiment I mentioned that I had a few issues with the stock Steyr optic: while a good product, it fit neither my physical make-up nor my eyesight issues. I also mentioned that I contacted the folks at Meopta Sports Optics to find an alternative, and that they had sent out a couple of their products for me to use and abuse as part of my little experiment. Today I’d like to tell you a little ...

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The Bullpup Rifle Experiment, Part 1: why would I do such a thing?

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The Bullpup Rifle Experiment, Part 1: why would I do such a thing?

As you may know, I’m a proponent of the rifle as a defensive tool — particularly for what I refer to as “perimeter defense”, which are threats at distances beyond which we think of the pistol as a more suitable tool, and for defense of a fortified or ensconced position (like being barricaded in your safe room.) The rifle’s greater power, greater precision, and corresponding ability to deliver both at extended distances makes it a formidable tool in the correct ...

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How do you find self-defense blogs that are worth reading?

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There is no end of information on the ‘net regarding self defense, personal security, prepping, and other self-reliance topics. How do you find the usable needles in all those stacks of hay?

It’s no secret that the internet is chock full of information: good, bad, and ugly. It’s served to get rid of some of the most egregiously outlandish stuff that was common before the world wide web came into being (for instance, ...

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Book Review: Concealed Carry For Women by Gila Hayes

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I recently received (courtesy of the author) a copy of the new book “Concealed Carry For Women” by Gila Hayes. (In the interest of full disclosure, I assisted Gila with some pictures for this book and there is at least one picture of me inside. I’ve also known her for many years and consider her a friend, which is not a word I use frivolously. Even if I didn’t know her, however, I believe my review would ...

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Apparently they’re looking at the pictures. Of revolvers, of course!

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One of the most common compliments I get about my Gun Digest Book Of The Revolver regards the pictures. People tell me that they appreciate the photography, and I’m happy that they noticed – I went to a lot of effort to make sure that the photos supported the text, that the reader could look at them and get the point easily. Apparently, the goal was met!

My publisher, Gun Digest Books, was so taken with them that ...

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Book Review: “Personal Defense for Women” by Gila Hayes.

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Personal Defense for Women: Practical Advice for Self Protection by Gila Hayes

It is only now that society is beginning to recognize what those of us who’ve been married for decades know all too well: men and women are different. ‘Equal’, as it happens, does not mean ‘the same’, and we are slowly coming to realize this. (Back to the future!)

Because we’re different, it’s difficult – if not impossible – for a man to ...

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Concealed carry, Defensive Shooting, Reviews, Street Smarts, Unarmed Defense