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Everytown for Gun Safety has launched its midterm elections campaign, announcing which candidates it will back in states around the country.

Two robbers are dead following a confrontation with an armed gas-station clerk Monday night in Canton, Ohio.

Roy Weatherby created the Weatherby Mark V action to handle hot loads. To this day, many still consider the Mark V action to be the strongest you can buy. In a world of superlative claims, there’s a lot to back this one up. This Mark V Terramark RC in .300 Weatherby Magnum is a hard hitting round capable of going the distance.

Jerry has some fun with his trusty Mossberg 500. Shots look pretty cool in slow motion.

Looking for a way to get one more round into your GLOCK 42? The capacity of the compact .380 has been an issue since its inception. 6+1 seemed to be the only complaint people have about the 42. Here’s a solution. A simple modification will get you an extra round without sacrificing reliability.

22plinkster shares his thoughts on the H&K VP9.

Iraqveteran8888 discusses his gripes with Obama’s sanctions against Russia, which included a ban on the widely popular Ak-47.

If you move the grip on a pistol closer to the muzzle, you can more easily control muzzle flip. But how do you get the rounds in through the grip, and into the barrel? Boberg has invented a reverse-feed system that does just that. The result is the XR9-S, is like a bullpup pistol. It is blindingly fast and accurate, but the design presents some serious reliability issues. Read on for more.

This article is not for the faint of heart. Like many of the overview articles in this Prepping 101 series, the topic of solar systems is fairly simple, but you have to learn the basics to get started. With what is here you should be able to take action and get going while avoiding a huge learning curve and the pitfalls that such a complicated learning curve can entail. In our first article on solar we looked at a very simple do it yourself kit from Harbor Freight. For more than a few light bulbs, that kit is lacking the energy to do much of anything, and it doesn’t even come with a power inverter or battery. The other side of solar is the big money option. Houses are being outfitted with solar every day all over the country. With enough panels and controllers and batteries, you can run your whole house on solar for a totally off grid lifestyle. For preppers, this is not a viable plan. Part of what we are doing has to be kept a secret, because when the system breaks down, we don’t want people to know that we have food, water, radio, and even working lights.