This video is an older (1999) video from the US Marine Corps dealing with the fundamentals of Marine Corps marksmanship. Every Marine is a rifleman, and the Corps prides itself on its marksmanship training. This video may be old but its message is timeless. (it was created in 1999, the year I was discharged) Being […]
Author: David Nash
How to Field Strip a CETME Rifle
Today’s post is to show you how to go about CETME Field Stripping. As with all gunsmithing, remove all ammunition in the room while you work on your CETME. I know you are an adult, and smart enough not to accidentally load and fire your gun negligently. However, but so were thousands of other folks […]
Prepper Precepts #21 Cheap Things are Cheap for a Reason
Cheap is cheap for a reason. I cannot always afford to buy the best, but neither can I afford to keep replacing the cheapest junk every time it breaks. There is a difference in a 40 and a 400 dollar grain mill. This prepper precept is one I still struggle with. I believe it […]
How to Install Gas Checks Cheaply
If you reload long enough the draw to cast your own bullets becomes almost impossible to resist. It is one thing to assemble to bullets. However, to actually make them is something entirely different. After that comes swaging. Unfortunately, I am still trying to convince the wife to let me spend that money. Casting […]
Course Review: Selco “One Year in Hell”
I don’t prep for any particular hazard, but try to build skills and equipment to deal with many/most/all problems. One way of doing this is to look at what has worked in the past. I look at what has happened, why it happened, how it could have been prevented, and how people survived and incorporate […]