Ammunition

How to Choose Ammunition When Hunting Large, Dangerous Game Animals

Big game hunting requires a very specific approach to picking ammunition that keeps you safe and does the job it’s intended to do. Whether you use an intermediate sized cartridge (like the .416 Remington Magnum) or use the monster cartridge (a .505 Gibbs), picking the right ammo for the job is essential. Read this post for additional details to help you pick the right size for the job.

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Camping & Survival

The World is NOT going to End, a guest post by FerFAL Aguirre

Guest blogger Fernando “FerFal” Aguirre—Surviving Argentina—writes some more on The End Of The World As We Know It (TEOTWAWKI). Preparing for catastrophe is all well and good, but Fer Fal agrees with Commander Zero: the world isn’t just going to quickly devolve into some post-apocalyptic landscape populated by zombies and a few survivalists. Here’s what he has to say…

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Firearms

The AK-74 5.45×39 Rifle

The AK-74 shares many similarities with its parent, the AK-47. Not wanting to do away with the incredibly reliable AK platform, the Soviets rechambered the barrel in 5.45, and left the cartridge length the same at 39mm so that the action could stay largely unchanged. Both rifles use the same gas piston system, as well as the same rotating bolt locking mechanism. The bolt system runs on identical rails as the AKM/AK-47, but the bolt itself is slightly smaller to accommodate the smaller cartridge. It is also lighter, making it more efficient and further reducing recoil. The AK-74 also features a larger and stronger extractor than the AKM extractor, which was prone to failure.

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