Author: Jack Bogart

This is a must read.  It is a little on the longer side, but it had me rolling. Russia was my favorite.  What is yours? You buy a German anvil. It contains 83 moving parts and requires winding twice a day. It’s forged from excellent steel, holds tolerances across all three striking faces to within three microns, includes a beautifully indexed horn-adjustment mechanism nobody asked for, and… — Daniel Franke (@dfranke) May 5, 2026 Read the full article here

Catch Up With Mystery Ranch at SOF Select Join MYSTERY RANCH at SOF Week’s SOF SELECT Show and explore our lineup of mission?ready packs. Whether you need an off?the?shelf pack or a custom?engineered solution, our Special Projects Service is ready to meet your load?carriage requirements. Stop by and meet the team. This entry was posted on Thursday, May 7th, 2026 at 18:00 and is filed under Advertiser, SOF Select. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed. Read the full…

A 44-year-old man has been convicted of manslaughter after a 2022 skiing collision at Flaine Resort in France. The incident resulted in the death of a 5-year-old girl who was part of a ski school lesson. The convicted skier was given a 12-month suspended term and ordered to pay €165,000 in damages to the family. This means the convicted skier will only serve time in prison if he commits another offense during the year-long suspension. “The child was in a queue behind the group and was about to make a right turn when she was very violently hit by a skier going at high speed…

Kirk Mayberry of KM Designs has returned with another piece for the Boker Plus lineup which, like the universe itself, is always expanding. The Corvus honors its noble name with sensible EDC proportions and a stylish monochrome style. Does the name of a knife inspire design, or does the way a knife looks bring it a name to match? The answer undoubtedly varies from knife to knife, and while we don’t know the specifics behind Mayberry’s Corvus design, the 2.76-inch wharncliffe blade looks pretty beak-like, doesn’t it? Regardless, it can do more than peck, with a straight edge that will…

This article originally appeared on iRunFar. Cementing her dominance in the Arizona desert, Rachel Entrekin won the 2026 Cocodona 250 Mile in an overall course record time of 56:09:48. She became the first woman to win the race outright in its 5-year existence and claimed her third win in a row. Kilian Korth was second overall and the first man to finish, crossing the line in 57:28:36, the second-fastest time ever and a new men’s course record. Starting at 5 a.m. local time on Monday, May 4, nearly 400 runners set out to run the 253-mile point-to-point course from Black…

H. Clay Aalders is a lifelong edged tool user. He spent the past 20 years as a woodworker and fishing guide in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Idaho, and Tennessee. While guiding in Idaho, Clay worked part-time writing for a local newspaper, and upon moving to Tennessee began writing for the blog The Truth About Knives – spending his last 5 years there as Managing Editor. His background is in fixed-blade hunting and bushcraft knives, but has jumped into the world of vintage slipjoint collecting with both feet since coming to work at Knife Magazine. Clay’s primary role is as Digital…

XTech Tactical Introduces Extended Magazines and Magazine Adaptor Sleeves for the Ruger RXM Gilbert, AZ – April 28, 2026 – XTech® Tactical is proud to announce the launch of the MAG17 RM and the MAG-ADAPT RM-17 magazine adaptor sleeve, specifically engineered for the Ruger RXM pistol. The MAG17 RM combines XTech’s proven MAG17-17 steel-reinforced 17-round magazine with the new MAG-ADAPT RM-17 sleeve to instantly convert the compact RXM into a full-size grip configuration while delivering 17 rounds of 9mm. Shooters gain enhanced control, faster follow-up shots, and the ergonomic benefits of a full-size pistol without compromising the RXM’s compact profile.…

For hundreds of years, people have managed the roaming of cattle with one simple tool: a fence. While effective, this method is imperfect: fences break, cattle are strong, and people don’t close gates. And so researchers in Idaho are working on a new method to track and control cattle that graze on public lands: virtual fences. The cutting-edge technology could help reduce conflicts between ranchers and outdoors people, and improve grazing management. What Is It? Researchers at the University of Idaho are working with a local rancher who relies on a federal grazing allotment in the Pahsimeroi Valley south of…

By Massad Ayoob Posted in #Skills Traditionally, big handguns were for carrying openly and smaller handguns were for concealment because — well, duh — smaller things are easier to hide (and they’re also less weight and bulk to carry). However, the wise concealed carriers ask themselves, “Why exactly am I carrying a handgun in the first place?” The obvious answer is, “Because I might have to shoot something to stay alive.” If the purpose of the gun is not only to shoot but to hit the target when it is desperately important to do so — and…

The best way to improve is to get closer to the work. Costs change overnight. Timelines stretch. A small issue halfway around the world turns into months of waiting here at home. That is the reality of building physical products in the current economy. So behind the scenes, we have been building more capability of our own. We are proud to announce that Work Sharp Manufacturing (WSMFG), our new production facility in Southern Oregon, is now in operation. Control where it matters most. Dependability is built into the product. But it starts with a dependable process. Materials. Machining. Tolerances. Inspection.…