by bmt | Mar 4, 2014 | Towsley on Tactical blog
“Don’t get stuck on stupid!” – General Russel L. Honoré to a reporter after Hurricane Katrina. As shooters we do indeed tend to get “stuck on stupid” sometimes. Case in point, the continued dominance of the pump action tactical shotgun. We left the...
by bmt | Jan 7, 2014 | Towsley on Tactical blog
. What’s In a Name? Most gun guys know the history of the .223 Remington and that, like so many of our popular cartridges, it started life in the military. Because the military switched to metric designations sometime in the fifties, this little 22-caliber cartridge...
by bmt | Jan 7, 2014 | Towsley on Hunting blog
Hunting is a tough sport and sometimes bad things happen to your guns. Here are a few of the more common gun problems and how to do firearm repairs in the field. Frozen Bolt First of all, shame on you for this one. I have seen it happen many times when the...
by bmt | Dec 24, 2013 | Towsley on Tactical blog
There is a game that’s fun to play with your friends. It is simply to pick a historical figure that you would like to spend some time hanging out with. Most quickly pick Jesus, but he is eliminated for a bunch of reasons. First, he’s too obvious. Second,...
by bmt | Dec 24, 2013 | Towsley on Prepping blog
Recently a writer I have read for years, but never met, contacted me through mutual friends. He is doing a piece for a national magazine on preppers and asked for an interview. While I write about prepping for magazines and prepping was an undercurrent in The 14th...
