It’s unfortunate, but few people think of rifles as valuable tools for self-defense. This is because handguns and especially shotguns are often touted as being the ‘ultimate’ self-defense weapons. In reality, a rifle is a perfectly good weapon for personal defense or home defense, regardless of what other people may … [Read more...]
6 Best Improvised Weapons for SHTF
When preparing for a major crisis or grid-down scenario, obviously you'll want to focus on basic supplies like food and water. But keep in mind that the vast majority of people won't have any extra supplies. This is why crime always skyrockets after a disaster--people get desperate. Want to save this post for later? … [Read more...]
Slingshots for Survival: How To Make Them and How To Use Them
Most Little Boys Grew Up with a Slingshot, and for Many of Them, Their Slingshots Grew Up with Them Unlike many primitive weapons that have been around for millennia, slingshots have only shown up in the last century and a half. It was the invention of vulcanized rubber in 1839 that finally provided the critical … [Read more...]
2 Guns You Should Take Along When You Bug Out
Of all the countless bug out bag lists I've seen on the Internet, I've only come across a couple that include a gun. This is strange considering how important guns are for hunting and self-defense. The question is: What are the best guns to take along? No, not the best guns to have in your survival armory, but the … [Read more...]
6 Concealed Carry Tips for Preppers
There are countless articles about concealed carry and how to do it properly. However, the overwhelming majority of those articles focus on concealed carry in everyday life. While that is definitely critical information, there are far fewer articles that discuss concealed carry by preppers during an actual SHTF or … [Read more...]
How To Build An Urban Survival Armory For Less Than $1,000
Obviously, anyone can build an armory for less than $1,000. The question is: Can you build an armory with high-quality weapons for less than $1,000? A lot of you are probably thinking, "No way." At one point in time, you would have been right. But like other technologies, firearms continue to improve and you can now … [Read more...]
How Much Ammo Should You Stockpile For SHTF?
Ammo storage is just as important as food and water storage. If you don't stockpile ammunition, your firearms will be completely useless. This is why an ammo stockpile is a vital and critical component of any SHTF plan. Having no ammo, or at least having very limited ammo, would mean that your ability to defend … [Read more...]
10 Improvised Weapons for Urban Survival
Wilderness survival is about man versus nature. You have to survive no matter what weather events, dangerous terrain, or frightening creatures you encounter. Urban survival, on the other hand, is more about man versus man. There are a limited number of supplies in the city, so you have to get what you need before … [Read more...]
Disaster Survival: How Many Firearms Is Enough?
To answer the question in the title of this article, you can never truly have enough guns. This is true for most everything that you stockpile for survival. Since an apocalyptic disaster is always a possibility, you can never truly have enough food, water, medicine, ammunition, or guns. So don’t think that there’s a … [Read more...]
9 Improvised Hunting Weapons for Fish and Game in the Wild
We always assume we’ll have a rifle when hunting, but in a survival situation, we may be lucky to have a pocket knife. A rifle is the standard, contemporary tool or weapon for almost any hunting situation. It’s a highly sophisticated weapon customized with scopes and by caliber for a variety of game species and sizes. … [Read more...]
8 Secret Gun Safes You Can Hide Around The House
Previously, when it came to gun storage, you had to choose between keeping your guns secure (by keeping them in an actual gun safe) or keeping them concealed somewhere in your home. But as the firearms industry has grown, so has the number of firearm storage options, and today you no longer have to choose between those … [Read more...]
Home Defense Debate: Handgun or Shotgun?
Should you use a handgun or a shotgun as your primary home defensive firearm? Short answer: Both, if you can. Just have a shotgun under your bed and a pistol on your nightstand. But if you don’t own any firearms yet and don’t have the budget to buy both, you will have to choose between one or the other. To help you … [Read more...]
