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As the year draws to a close, we’re taking a look at the most-popular “I Carry” videos from 2025, as a “Year in Review” look back at the various kits that caught people’s attention. Clearly, revolvers were quite popular in 2025, with four of the five top slots going to wheelguns. Let’s take a look at these kits, starting with the fifth most-popular:Number 5: Taurus 817 Revolver Paired with a Falco carbon-fiber holster and a Normandy Knives automatic, out-the-front knife, the seven-shot Taurus 817 revolver in .38 Special claims the number five spot. Discussion centered on the decision from Taurus…

A quick look at 6.5x52mm Italian, aka 6.5x52mm Carcano, the cartridge infamous for allegedly killing President Kennedy.The 6.5x52mm Italian was the official Italian military cartridge adopted in 1891 for the bolt-action Mannlicher-Carcano rifle. This rifle was a Mannlicher-inspired design in every respect except the bolt, which is a Mauser-type with double-locking lugs at the front. It’s also the only military rifle of smokeless powder design to use gain-twist rifling.This Italian 6.5mm cartridge is very similar to the 6.5mm Mannlicher-Schoenauer in size, shape and performance. Both unprimed cases and loaded ammunition have been made by Norma.The Italian 6.5mm military cartridge was…

FirstSpear Friday Focus: Hooded Field Shirt V2 – ACM Base 150 The FirstSpear HOODED FIELD SHIRT V2 – ACM™ BASE 150 is built for professionals who demand uncompromising performance. Made in the USA from American-sourced wool, this shirt delivers mission-ready reliability with no unnecessary frills.  The 4.3oz ACM Base 150 fabric blends 55% Lenzing FR, 33% wool, and 12% nylon to provide a durable, lightweight layer that performs under pressure. American wool offers proven moisture-wicking and temperature-regulating properties suited for sustained operations. This shirt excels across all climates, providing sun protection in hot environments and effective layering capability in cold or…

MCTSSA, MCSWF, NPS Join Forces for AERO-T CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – The Marine Corps Software Factory (MCSWF) is creating a training tool to provide Marines the ability to visualize their Electromagnetic Spectrum Signature (EMSS) called the All-domain Electromagnetic Radio Operator Trainer (AERO-T) and are collaborating with Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity (MCTSSA) to bring the solution to the Fleet Marine Force (FMF). AERO-T began as the subject of Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) thesis work by Marine Corps Maj Will Oblak and Capt Niles Moffat. This research identified a need across the service for improved EMSS training at the tactical…

Blast from the Past – First Earth Battalion Manual This article hails from November of 2009 and references a topic which was still poignant at the time. I’ve been fascinated by Jim Channon since I first learned about him decades ago and occasionally I reference the document mentioned below. I hope you go down the rabbit hole that is the human potential movement and see some of the promise I do and some of the danger. For those of you who have read the book or seen the movie, “The Men Who Stare at Goats”, you will be familiar with…

By Massad Ayoob Posted in #Guns There’s a clarity of purpose when it comes to single-action pistols like the 1911. The single-action was the first type of semi-automatic pistol, and it still remains popular through to today. Sir Winston Churchill claimed such a gun, the Mauser C96, saved his life in the Battle of Omdurman in 1898. On our side of the Atlantic, the 1911 .45 was killing America’s enemies before World War I, and did so through that conflict, as well as World War II, Vietnam, and even into the 21st century’s War on Terror. The Texas…

Following last year’s launch of the Ruger RXM, the collaborative effort that resulted in Ruger partnering up with Magpul to produce a polymer-frame, striker-fired 9 mm handgun based on the third-generation Glock G19 pistol, Magpul has now launched a full-size grip module to fit this pistol. Magpul’s original contribution to the RXM project was its EGH, the Magpul Enhanced Handgun Grip module. The original version is similar in dimension to the original Glock G19 frame size, but Magpul recently announced that it began shipping and distribution for the full size, G17-size equivalent grip module compatible with the RXM chassis. Thanks…

Washington Crosses The Delaware On Christmas night in 1776, General George Washington led American patriots across the Delaware River to attack the Hessian mercenary garrison at Trenton, New Jersey; a force which was fighting for the British. You’ve likely seen Washington Crossing the Delaware by Emanuel Leutze, painted in 1851, aspirational to be sure, but modern artist Mort Kunstler created a much more likely depiction of events in his 2011 painting entitled, Washington’s Crossing. It was an audacious plan; take a force of 5400, including artillery, conduct a nighttime river crossing in a storm, and with the ultimate element of…

Merry Christmas! This entry was posted on Thursday, December 25th, 2025 at 08:00 and is filed under Admin. 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 article here

Peace On Earth Merry Christmas to all, especially those who keep us safe at night. This entry was posted on Thursday, December 25th, 2025 at 01:01 and is filed under Morale. 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 article here