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G2 Research's new "Radically Invasive Projectile". What a farce. In short: When you can duplicate the G2 RIP's performance with a half-assed .22 long rifle round meant for prairie dogs and squirrels, you're going to be in for a world of hurt if you think this projectile is going to…
by John Boch (GunNews) - More and more folks are considering purchase of a gas-powered portable generator (“genset”) in case of power outages, or for use at job sites, campsites or other uses. The array of choices can be daunting, as can be the price tags, but a little knowledge…
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="480"] Photo courtesy sodahead.com.[/caption] Review by John Boch Rawles gets you ready bills itself as a comprehensive course to help you weather a long-term disaster or breakdown of society. A copy was made available to me to review and I was surprised when presented with a large…
by John Boch (Guns Save Life) - I found Heater Meals at a Bass Pro store in St. Louis and was intrigued by what seemed like a “civilian” MRE entree of sorts. The cost was about $6 or so, or about the price of a real, full MRE without the…
Product Review: Esbit Pocket Stove by John Boch (Guns Save Life) - The Esbit Pocket Stove is a tiny and lightweight foldable stove for backpackers and others who want a small stove without packing a lot of weight. About the size of a deck of cards, it weighs only a…
On the Bookshelf They Came for our Guns - They Came for our Freedom by William Lafferty Book Review by David Pike I recently finished a new book by author William Lafferty. Lafferty is an established author who has completed a series of books revolving around hypothetical crimes. This…
by John Boch I hate cleaning guns. On most days, I’d rather visit the dentist than clean guns. Alas, both must be done from time to time. So it was at the NRA Annual Meetings that a rather friendly gentleman from Swab-its captured my attention with that company’s “Bore-tips” bore…
Book Review Once Upon a Lifetime by Carl Greenwood by John Boch (Guns Save Life) - Retired Gunnery Sergeant Carl Greenwood was our featured speaker at February’s Guns Save Life general meeting and wowed the audience with a great story of his time in Korea during his participation in the…
Product Review | Taurus Model 82s TAURUS police trade-in imports are junk by John Boch (Guns Save Life) - I saw an ad for used Taurus Model 82 .38 Special pistols for just shy of $200 each, out the door, in a recent GunNews and thought I might pick up…
by John Boch If you would have told me twenty years ago that I could carry a flashlight scarcely bigger than a 7.62x51 cartridge which would emit about 50 lumens of light on a single AAA battery, I would have laughed at you. Just such an animal exists today, for…