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An important part of membership into Trail Life is internalizing the oath: On my honor, I will do my best To serve God and my country; To respect authority; To be a good steward of creation; And to treat others as I want to be treated. On my honor… Today, many people equate “honor” with fame, awards, and recognition from the world. However, for the Trailman, honor is understood

When I was a cop, I spent some time working with an undercover unit that handled all sorts of cases, including prostitution rings, gang violence, drug manufacturing and movement, Internet child pornography, etc. I was never good at the reverse prostitution stings because I have always been a very healthy-looking girl, so it never really worked. I even had a gentleman drive by only to stop and hand me a McDonald’s sandwich, and then drIve away. I still do not know what to think about that gesture, especially since we had previously caught him on numerous occasions for soliciting other...

Blue Origin test flight, China's space-program, SLS, earth's magnetic field flipping?

Are you looking for an everyday carry gun? Maybe you know someone or yourself who’s not an avid shooter but is looking to shoot more. Or, for someone who may have arthritis in their hands, look no further Smith and Wesson has the pistol for you. One of its main feature is an easy rack slide. Many shooters across all groups have had issues with racking a slide. Another one is the load assist magazines, which makes it easy and no brainer to load your ammunition. Other features are Grip safety, Ambi mag release & thumb safety, standard 3 dot...

Deer seasons in most of the USA doesn't start until September – but if you’re looking to harvest some whitetail this year you’re probably already planning your hunt now. Hopefully, you'll be out soon shooting and developing your loads for upcoming hunts and maybe spending some time hiking, working out and getting ready for long days in the field and packing that hard-earned venison back to the trailhead. This fall some 10 million hunters will go afield in search of the whitetail buck of their dreams. On average, about 6 million deer will be harvested. Guns There are a lot...

Plenty of Upset among#Seneca7 runners about political jab in race t-shirt. Running should not become another hotbed of progressive intolerance. Leave the politics at home. Race co-director Jackie Augustine, Keuka professor and former Geneva Democrat politician, is suspected.

When shooting at Tannerite, great care must be taken. Or else bad things happen. Witness how a refrigerator door almost claimed the life of this Tannerite shooter. This shooter almost gets hit by a refrigerator door that quickly turned into a piece of flying shrapnel. The only thing that he did right was to take cover behind a tree. Shooting binary explosive mixtures such as Tannerite can be addictive. Bigger is always better right? Well that thought might just get you injured or even killed. In this video shared by Avery Ball we see a shooter taking aim at an...

AR stands for "Armalite Rifle", named after the company that developed this firearm. Contrary to popular beliefs it is not "assault rifle" or even "automatic rifle". Brief History of the AR The rifle was first used during the Vietnam War as an alternative to the M-14 rifle. Ok, lets back up a bit here’s a short history of it. In the late 1950s, the gun manufacturer Colt purchased the rights to the rifle but had difficulty selling it to the U.S. military. The ArmaLite Division of Fairchild is the first phase of the company’s history and where it built the...

"Meridani Planum is located on the equator due east of the giant canyons of Valles Marineris. It is a subsection region inside Arabia Terra, the largest of the transition zones between the lower elevation vast plains of the northern hemisphere and the higher elevation crater southern highlands."

If you're always looking for deals (make sure you like and follow us on Facebook) you probably have seen something from Radical Firearms for sale on the cheap. We’re talking, complete rifles selling for $500-$600, uppers for $200…that kind of cheap. Of course, when you're looking at something that uses an explosion to fire a 55gr projectile out at 3,200 feet per second, is it really the best idea to go cheap? That’s what we wanted to check out. Found a Radical Firearms upper for sale for the rock-bottom, the you-bet-your-ass price of $190. This was an assembled upper minus...

Akira The Don x Jordan Peterson - Don't Bother Children When They're Skateboarding. Taken from 12 RULES FOR LIFE: THE ALBUM.

Summary: Curiosity’s exploration of Vera Rubin Ridge is extended, while an attempt by Opportunity to climb back up Perseverance Valley to reach an interesting rock outcrop fails.

Segment 1 mp3 podcast [13:27 total]; "Europe’s Trace Gas Orbiter has released its first image after reaching its planned science orbit...Martian geology from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter... moving-images from the surface of Comet 67P...simulating super-nova explosions--are neutrino's the key?"

NRA Museums regularly publish on their social media pages a series of firearm images under a title “GUN OF THE DAY”. Recently, they shared images of a weird looking experimental shotgun with a complicated mechanism designed to counter the recoil. By doing a brief research, we found the patent of this gun which will allow us to examine and understand its mechanism better. Here's a short brief from the U.S. patent: The patent (US patent # 5585590) was granted to a gentleman named Frederic D. Ducolon in 1996. It describes a mechanism with a recoiling barrel assembly (barrel and bolt...

The Oklahoma Wardens catches another road hunter. The Oklahoma Game Wardens recently busted a hunter who was illegally taking out turkeys with a suppressed rifle. Thanks to a tip from the public (via Oklamoma Game Warden Facebook)that clued in wardens Blake Pearson and Mark Murray to a suspect. On April 13 Game Wardens Blake Pearson (Kingfisher County) and Mark Murray (Oklahoma/ Canadian Counties) seized 5 illegally harvested turkeys from a subject. Warden Pearson had received numerous calls in previous weeks regarding a vehicle that appeared to be road hunting. Pearson was finally able to get a complete tag number from...

Many shooters are aware that the B&T GHM9 was initially not feeding hollow points – as designed, it met the EU need of using strictly FMJ. However, B&T listened to the American market and user requests to resolve the issue have been met with a new update. The ability to feed hollow-points was particularly important to most people: Their primary purpose for GHM9 was to be used as a home defense platform. To deliver the proper ballistics and kinetic energy on target hollow points is paramount. While it does not possess a far throw, the surefire XH35 does an amazing...

Have a look at this 4.6 pounds and 20 inches long CMMG Banshee, its definitely a new breed of SBR AR. CMMG has announced the addition of a new series of short barreled rifles (SBR's) and AR Pistols that will be known as the BANSHEE line. The BANSHEE's sleek new design sports the shortest barrels CMMG offers in 9mm, .45 ACP, 300 BLK and .22 Long Rifle. This ultra-compact and lightweight platform is extremely portable, making the BANSHEE a phenomenal package for close protection, home defense, plinking, even competition shooting. A very agile AR platform. Each version of the BANSHEE...

In the modern day gun world the semi-auto pistols have a huge hold of the market for self-defense guns. But concealed carry revolvers can still hold their own for personal defense. Revolvers can be a strong choice for concealed carry, as they’re reliable and easy to use. Not everyone is a fan of a small semi-auto for concealed carry. However, there is a large fan base of shooters that will only look to revolvers for concealed carry. If you’re in this group and interested in carrying a revolver for CCW, read on of the pros and con and see our...

"Father!" I said, "I've got nothing, here!" I had all sorts of material available for a Sunday morning story. And I decided it was time for another personal piece about the author’s ongoing weird life. I am ecstatic to report that I have received several letters from people who follow my writing. I guess I can call them ‘followers’ - and they have informed me that I have a following! Before I had been writing for a while, I had no following as a writer. As a portrait-painting and wildlife artist, I still have quite a following. But, back when...

"Heavy rain and melting snow flooded Yosemite Valley last weekend, covering some roads with four feet of water. Visitors were evacuated in advance. Turn up the volume and enjoy this once-in-a-lifetime experience! (6:08 total)