What, if anything, happens to an AR-15 magazine if you leave it loaded for years? I’ve seen a ton of debate on the internet, so back in 2014 I decided to run a test. I loaded two Magpul PMag’s, setting… Continue Reading
Just in time for fall deer hunting season, the Center for Disease Control in Atlanta has issued a report that deer infected with tuberculosis can transmit that disease to humans. Knowing how to avoid infection is important any time you… Continue Reading
Cheap AR’s. Are they good enough? At the time this is being written, AR-15 variants from major manufacturers are available from just under $400 US on up to as expensive as you would want to spend on a gun. A… Continue Reading
Buying your first handgun can be pretty intimidating if you’ve never done it before, so this article is designed to give you an eight step process to get you started. This article covers buying a handgun in the USA from… Continue Reading
We’ve started working on one of our prepping needs, a bug out vehicle (BOV). Bug out vehicles are a rich topic of discussion in the prepping community, and we have several articles about there here on Beans, Bullets, Bandages and… Continue Reading
Proposed: Echo chambers are dangerous to fairness, rational thinking, and a civil but diverse society. It’s very easy, and very tempting, in this internet age to hear mostly from sources who agree with you and shut out all other voices.… Continue Reading
Riding the storm out, I’ve ridden out several typhoons (called hurricanes in the Atlantic), including one really big one, in my lifetime as a Pacific islander. There’s something completely wild about riding a storm out, espcecially a really big one.… Continue Reading