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    Guerrilla Radio
    The Premise: The Baofeng UV-5R and its derivatives are perhaps the most prolific handheld radios in use today due to their simplicity, versatility, and low price. In a SHTF or grid-down scenario, a Baofeng may be one of the few widely available commu
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    On The Cover
    Make: Century Arms Model: AP5-P MSRP: $1,360 URL: centuryarms.com Make: SilencerCo Model: Omega 9K MSRP: $749 URL: silencerco.com Make: HKParts Model: HK-Style Single Point Sling MSRP: $35 URL: hkparts.net Make: Overwatch Precision Model: MOD2 Mag fo
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    The Scattergun Specialist
    With a multigenerational history of firearms experience, teaching, and a deep understanding of all the intricacies of shotguns, Matt Haught and his father, Rob, are true experts in their craft. Rob has been training law enforcement officers and membe
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    Shoot, Move, Communicate
    We recently had the opportunity to attend a unique training event put on by a new start-up in the training space. It’s called The Solution, and it comes to us from BRVO Tactical (pronounced “Bravo Tactical”). The founder is an activeduty Special Forc
    RECOIL OFFGRID14 min readCrime & Violence
    Adversarial Mindset
    One of the fundamentals of fighting well is to know your enemy. When we’re talking about fighting violent crime and criminals, there are a lot of varied opinions. Some people see violent criminals as victims of a flawed economic system or argue they’
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    What If?
    For all of life’s biggest and heaviest decisions — changing careers, moving out of state, choosing a college to attend, proposing to a spouse, and so on — it’s wise to take a moment to consider your options. Some of us make lists of pros and cons, as
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    Technical K.O.
    The term “technical” is often used to describe a civilian vehicle — usually a 4x4 pickup like the venerable Toyota Hilux — that has been modified to carry an onboard weapon system such as a heavy machine gun, anti-aircraft cannon, or anti-tank rocket
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    Gear Up
    12.5 inches L by 10.1 inches W by 4.8 inches H $69 planooutdoors.com Safely transporting sensitive items requires a special degree of protection. The Rustrictor All Weather 2 1-Pistol Case by Plano is designed to offer that protection for firearms du
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    Folding Front-End Firepower
    Many worship at the altar of Stoner, exalting the AR-15 platform’s ergonomics, versatility, and modularity. But with a receiver extension and buttstock that can’t be folded, since the bolt carrier group reciprocates into it, compactness for transport
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    The Silver Bullet
    Preparedness exists at the intersection of skills and tools. You wouldn’t expect a surgeon to operate on a patient with a chef’s knife instead of a scalpel, nor should you hand a surgical scalpel to a chef and expect him to perform a successful opera
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    Recoil Offgrid
    Editor-in-Chief/IainHarrison Editor, RECOIL OFFGRID/Patrick McCarthy ManagingEditor/LauraPeltakian FeaturesEditor/DaveMerrill ContributingEditor/StevenKuo ContributingEditor/PatrickDiedrich NetworkManager/TomMarshall WebEditor/DavidLane Contributors/
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    NVGs To-Go
    V2 OG Helmet Bag w/Nods Box Up to an XXL Ops Core ballistic helmet with AMP ear pro attached $199 ottegear.com What do you own that costs upward of $10,000 but is fragile enough to break if it’s dropped a few feet onto a hard surface? Unless you’re a
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    SALT For The Wounded
    It has been said that rendering aid during a mass casualty incident (MCI) is trying to create order out of chaos. When most people hear the term “mass casualty incident,” it conjures up images of major catastrophic events: hurricanes, terrorist attac
    RECOIL OFFGRID8 min readDiet & Nutrition
    Indoor Hydroponic Gardening
    DISCLAIMER The materials provided are for illustration and/or informational purposes only. Any use of the information contained in this article shall be solely at the reader’s risk. Growing your own food will increase your self-sufficiency and food s
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    Winterizing Your AR-15
    Have recent severe weather events across the United States, and across the world, led you to re-examine your preparedness? Personally, I’ve found myself frequently contemplating what if scenarios like the one found elsewhere in this issue and wonderi
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    Out In The Cold
    For most living things on Earth, winter is a time of reduced activity. Bears hibernate, rodents huddle together in their burrows for warmth, reptiles bury themselves under soil, and insects take shelter inside fallen logs. Some animals, such as birds
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    A Higher Standard
    Pop quiz: What’s one thing that happens in every rifle gunfight? The answer is simple. At least one of the shooters raises the gun from some sort of ready position, aims it at the target, deactivates the safety, and fires the first round. There are m
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    Forbidden Fruit
    As Americans, we take great pride in our unique national treasures. The Bill of Rights, National Parks, baseball, barbecue, rock and roll — the list goes on. In addition, our cultural melting pot has given us access to a huge variety of iconic creati
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    Let It Snow
    When you’re out camping or hiking and old man winter strikes with an unexpected fury, it can be challenging to stay safe, much less comfortable. Sudden temperature and weather shifts can transform a chilly day outside into a harrowing or even deadly
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    On The Cover
    Make: Century Arms Model: WASR-10 MSRP: $1,070 URL: centuryarms.com Make: Viktos Model: Farthermost Jacket (Black) MSRP: $190 URL: viktos.com Make: Viktos Model: Range Trainer Jersey (Ranger Green) MSRP: $60 URL: viktos.com Make: Viktos Model: Dustup
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    Positional Rifle Shooting for Survival Rifles
    In the book, How to Survive in the Woods by Bradford Angier released in 1969, the author asserts the following about a survival firearm: “The best survival weapon, it follows, is a flat and hard shooting rifle. There is no need to append that it shou
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    A Medical Manual for Everyone
    The Premise: In an austere setting, it may be up to you to save yourself and perhaps those around you. An often-over-looked part of our training is medical preparedness. Dr. Joseph Alton and Nurse Amy Alton have spent years educating the average pers
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    Romanian Resilience
    Much like bringing up a bitter team rivalry in a crowded sports bar, bringing up the subject of AK variants among gun enthusiasts is an easy way to stir up a heated discussion. Everyone who’s ever owned or fired an AK, despite hundreds of imported an
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    Cold Hard Survival
    Turn on your go-to news source, talk to your neighbor, or simply look outside, and you’ll discover that the weather is always an important variable to prepare for. Extreme weather has seemingly become more common in recent years, and storms have beco
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    Recoil Offgrid
    Editor-in-Chief/IainHarrison Editor, RECOIL OFFGRID/Patrick McCarthy ManagingEditor/LauraPeltakian FeaturesEditor/DaveMerrill ContributingEditor/StevenKuo ContributingEditor/PatrickDiedrich NetworkManager/TomMarshall WebEditor/DavidLane Contributors/
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    Bring The Heat
    Ammo cans are the Tupperware of the emergency preparedness world. Although they were originally intended to carry loose ammunition or machine gun belts, we’ve seen these rugged, inexpensive stamped steel boxes repurposed to contain everything from to
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    Orange Knives
    When you look at knives these days, especially tactical types, the handles are usually finished in one of three colors: black, green, or tan. Sure, there are variations to each of those like Ranger Green versus OD Green, or Flat Dark Earth versus Des
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    Northwoods Stalking Bag
    MAKE & MODEL 5.11 Tactical RUSH 72 CAPACITY 55 liters MSRP $185 URL 511tactical.com Here in my home state of Michigan we get our share of snow in the winter months — however, you may fall asleep to snow and wake up to rain and mud. If you want to enj
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    Gear Up
    MAKE & MODEL CRKT Bugsy STEEL 1095 High Carbon MSRP $170 URL crkt.com NOTES Designed by survivalist Kaila Cumings, the CRKT Bugsy Fixed Blade Knife is a versatile tool for outdoor adventures. Available in two versions: one with a stonewash plain-edge
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    A Voice For The Lost
    Getting lost can happen to anyone, whether it’s as simple as taking a wrong turn on the road and ending up in an unfamiliar part of town, or as serious as wandering off the trail in an extremely remote and unforgiving wilderness area. The former is a

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