This video shows us the life of Dick Proenneke at his cabin on Twin Lakes in the Alaskan wilderness. He built the entire cabin himself around 1968 using hand tools and lived there for nearly 30 years. Dick passed away at the age of 86 in 2003. He’s an inspiration to outdoorsmen and survivalists everywhere.
Who doesn’t love a plume of black smoke billowing forth from a giant red workhorse pulling freedom through the heartland of America? This Farmall 1206 tractor gave all it had, literally, in the 2012 Tulare Farm Show. The first pull goes great, and the second doesn’t look that bad, until the flywheel explodes. Unfortunately the...
A true craftsman can take the broken items around them and build something truly amazing. This history buff and weapon-smith wanted to build a Viking/Skeggoz style ax from a traditional American felling ax. He takes us through all the steps to make our own in this badass video.
Meet Yarrow Mazzetti, he’s a Brooklyn car artist. He gets his hands on old golf cars, military tanks and various other vehicles and car parts then gets to work! The range of what he creates could be seen either driving to Burning Man or chasing Max Rockatansky down the Fury Road. What we’d give to...
A group of anti-hunters gathered in Blue Hills, Massachusetts, to protest a legal deer hunt. They believe that there is no excuse for hunting in their area and are trying to stop the 4-day hunt sanctioned by the State Department of Conservation and Recreation to control the excessive deer population. The hunt will be spread...
In 371 BC, an outnumbered army faced certain defeat at the hands of the Spartans. Instead of surrendering, they devised a new formation that would ultimately lead to victory and revolutionize military tactics: the echelon. This innovative strategy involved staggering the troops diagonally, positioning each unit behind and to the right of the one in...
When you hear the name Mossberg, it’s impossible not to think of shotguns. After all, Mossberg is renowned for producing some of the best, most readily available, and reliable shotguns for home and self-defense. It’s with that reputation and mission that Mossberg has recently introduced handguns. That’s right, handguns. Their latest offering is the MC2sc...
Dry fire laser training at home: Why do we do it? A Regular Gun Guy gives several good reasons: You may not have time to get to the range as often as you’d like. Ammunition can be expensive, and dryfire eliminates the need to buy ammunition. Trigger discipline is important. Enter the Strikeman Dry-Fire Training...
After my in-depth interview with Ruger’s Marlin Product Manager, I couldn’t wait to get my hands on the reintroduced Ruger Marlin 336 Classic. As a former Marketing Director for Marlin, I am curious about Ruger’s take on this iconic rifle. I was not alone. After all, the Ruger Marlin 336 Classic is one of the...
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