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THE WALTHER PPK/S & MACV-SOG
The Walther PPK is far from just the preferred sidearm of 007. While many, such as myself, can easily point to their first Bond movie as...
Caleb Daniels
6 days ago4 min read


Snowshoes
Wet powder was what saved them. The horseshoe shaped ambush would have been devastating in the tight confines of the ravine, but the...
Paul Woodmansee
Apr 184 min read


The German Medium
Photo provided by Ryan Blandford of RBMT Media Imagine it is the turn of the century. Picture a German immigrant who has recently started...
Bradley Johnson
Mar 203 min read


Hog Wild
Staff Sergeant Patrick “Tad” Tadina looked out the cabin of the UH-1D “Huey” as the greenery surrounding Tuy Hoa slid underneath the...
Paul Woodmansee
Feb 245 min read


Good, Keen Men
Loping ahead of the man, the lean dog tilted her nose up to better catch the wind. Snow tussocks billowed around the pair, as the hot...
Jurgen Schwanecke
Feb 185 min read


Manhunt For Noriega
Manuel Noriega, the Commanding Officer of the Panamanian Defense Forces and the Maximum Leader of the Republic of Panama, was sopping...
Paul Woodmansee
Jan 54 min read


Russians Bearing Gifts
In late November 1818, Russki born Vasily Mikhailovich Golovnin was on his second bout around the world when he sailed the Russian...
Edgar Castillo
Dec 13, 20243 min read


Indy's Gun
Growing up, I didn’t have a whole lot of common interests with my father. Sure we hunted deer in the fall and birds once the winter chill...
Caleb Daniels
Nov 15, 20243 min read


The Bird Boys
In Latino America, where wingshooting can be synonymous with triple digit totals of wildfowl shot, it is the unsung bird boys who are...
Edgar Castillo
Nov 7, 20243 min read


Hunting Nazi Birds
It’s December, the year 1941 is coming to a close as the Nazi Party led by Adolf Hitler, along with its Axis Partners, declare war...
Aaron Leroux
Oct 18, 20243 min read


Ptarmigan Creek
It’s 1898 in central Alaska. News of yet another gold strike has brought many thinking they too can seek fortune and adventure in the...
Edgar Castillo
Oct 3, 20243 min read


A Bookend Death
Nicolas-Jacques Pelletier lay flat. His breathing fast and heavy for they would soon be his last. Rope bound him. His wrists stung from...
Erin Woodward
Sep 29, 20243 min read


The Foot Runners
The Sierra Madre mountains are no place for the weak. The landscape is some of the most unforgiving you’ll see. Terrain so rough that...
David Kearn
Sep 22, 20243 min read


Be Like Kenton
Legend says that Simon Kenton beat our 7th president Andrew Jackson to a pulp, nearly killing him. Whether that's true or not, the story...
William Hayward
Sep 14, 20242 min read
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