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I showed a picture of my freshly shorn scalp to my brothers. One has been bald for decades and didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about. The other decreed that the new do should be titled \u201cThe Pandemic.\u201d Now I can truthfully declare that I have successfully survived the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plan on giving yourself your own DIY haircut? Take pictures and please tag us on Instagram @SkillsetMag<\/a>. We want to see whatever disasters you create atop that head of yours.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"DIY Haircut: Desperate Times, Desperate Measures in the Apocalypse","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"diy-haircut-during-apocalypse","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-11 10:29:45","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-11 14:29:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/diy-haircut-during-apocalypse\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11786,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:17","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:17","post_content":"

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<\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">coronavirus pandemic<\/a>, and the ensuing panic, has changed the gun narrative in America. Now more than ever in recent memory, Americans are turning to the Second Amendment to ensure the safety of their families. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gun and ammo sales continue to soar<\/a>; that means many first-time buyers are heading to gun stores. We want to make sure new gun owners have the proper training. So we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the third video in our series, focusing on shotguns. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/rifle-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part II: Rifle Training<\/a><\/strong>\"  as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123600\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nFirst and foremost, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them religiously, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe shotgun remains one of the most effective tools for home defense. Users can load low-brass birdshot to ensure rounds don't over-penetrate interior walls. For more firepower, buckshot also becomes a formidable stopper. And when you really have to take down something big or engage targets at range, slugs prove devastating.\n\nBut there is much to learn to effectively manipulate, run and fire a shotgun in a defensive setting. Watch our video, learn, and then invest in some quality, certified instruction. Then get on the range and practice, practice, practice. Shotgun loading takes time to master, and you can never be proficient enough running a defensive shotgun.\n\nWelcome to the firearms community. Get trained, practiced hard, and have fun out there on the rang. And remember, share what you've learned with others.","post_title":"VIDEO: Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety for First-Time Buyers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/15\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11790,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:14","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:14","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149573064001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nAs the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID-19<\/a> global pandemic continues to spread, more and more Americans are purchasing guns for their protection. After runs on food and goods sparked into panic buying, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">guns and ammo sales reached record highs<\/a>. Americans have spoken, and they clearly want the right to buy guns to protect their family. In fact, many are buying guns for the very first time. With that in mind, we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the second video in our series, focusing on rifles. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part III: Shotgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123619\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Rifle Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nMost importantly, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe rifle, especially America's most popular rifle, the AR-15, excels in the role of home and self-defense. With a 30-round magazine, extremely intuitive controls and high accuracy potential, most contemporary semi-automatic rifles are easily learned. You can often shoot them well, with an extremely fast learning curve.\n\nHowever, there's still much that must be learned, especially for the new shooter. Rifle manipulations, magazine changes, and shooting all require training and practice. While the AR design remains especially popular, it still brings its own set of challenges and requirements to run safely and effectively.\n\nFinally, welcome to the 2A club. While it took a global pandemic for some to get here, we've all got one thing in common. We all decided to take full responsibility for our family's ultimate safety and protection. 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Expect to look like you just stepped out of a Paul Mitchell salon and you are destined for disappointment. Let Clint Eastwood\u2019s William Munny be both your inspiration and goal and you\u2019ll likely be pleasantly surprised. If things go truly sideways you can always just wear a hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I showed a picture of my freshly shorn scalp to my brothers. One has been bald for decades and didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about. The other decreed that the new do should be titled \u201cThe Pandemic.\u201d Now I can truthfully declare that I have successfully survived the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Plan on giving yourself your own DIY haircut? Take pictures and please tag us on Instagram <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"@SkillsetMag (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skillsetmag\/\" target=\"_blank\">@SkillsetMag<\/a>. We want to see whatever disasters you create atop that head of yours.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"DIY Haircut: Desperate Times, Desperate Measures in the Apocalypse","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"diy-haircut-during-apocalypse","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-11 10:29:45","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-11 14:29:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/diy-haircut-during-apocalypse\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11786,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:17","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:17","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149574723001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">coronavirus pandemic<\/a>, and the ensuing panic, has changed the gun narrative in America. Now more than ever in recent memory, Americans are turning to the Second Amendment to ensure the safety of their families. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gun and ammo sales continue to soar<\/a>; that means many first-time buyers are heading to gun stores. We want to make sure new gun owners have the proper training. So we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the third video in our series, focusing on shotguns. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/rifle-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part II: Rifle Training<\/a><\/strong>\"  as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123600\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nFirst and foremost, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them religiously, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe shotgun remains one of the most effective tools for home defense. Users can load low-brass birdshot to ensure rounds don't over-penetrate interior walls. For more firepower, buckshot also becomes a formidable stopper. And when you really have to take down something big or engage targets at range, slugs prove devastating.\n\nBut there is much to learn to effectively manipulate, run and fire a shotgun in a defensive setting. Watch our video, learn, and then invest in some quality, certified instruction. Then get on the range and practice, practice, practice. Shotgun loading takes time to master, and you can never be proficient enough running a defensive shotgun.\n\nWelcome to the firearms community. Get trained, practiced hard, and have fun out there on the rang. And remember, share what you've learned with others.","post_title":"VIDEO: Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety for First-Time Buyers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/15\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11790,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:14","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:14","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149573064001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nAs the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID-19<\/a> global pandemic continues to spread, more and more Americans are purchasing guns for their protection. After runs on food and goods sparked into panic buying, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">guns and ammo sales reached record highs<\/a>. Americans have spoken, and they clearly want the right to buy guns to protect their family. In fact, many are buying guns for the very first time. With that in mind, we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the second video in our series, focusing on rifles. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part III: Shotgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123619\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Rifle Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nMost importantly, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe rifle, especially America's most popular rifle, the AR-15, excels in the role of home and self-defense. With a 30-round magazine, extremely intuitive controls and high accuracy potential, most contemporary semi-automatic rifles are easily learned. You can often shoot them well, with an extremely fast learning curve.\n\nHowever, there's still much that must be learned, especially for the new shooter. Rifle manipulations, magazine changes, and shooting all require training and practice. While the AR design remains especially popular, it still brings its own set of challenges and requirements to run safely and effectively.\n\nFinally, welcome to the 2A club. While it took a global pandemic for some to get here, we've all got one thing in common. We all decided to take full responsibility for our family's ultimate safety and protection. 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class="elementor-column elementor-col-12 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-31c4fa88" data-id="31c4fa88" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-4129fd94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image" data-id="4129fd94" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <a href="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/tag/american-frontiersman-magazine/"> <img width="184" height="47" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20184%2047'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1.png?x78515" class="attachment-large size-large wp-image-60099 lazy" alt="American Frontiersman" data-srcset="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1.png 184w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1-24x6.png 24w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1-36x9.png 36w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1-48x12.png 48w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1-120x31.png 120w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1-75x19.png 75w" data-sizes="(max-width: 184px) 100vw, 184px" /> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> \n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-finished-product-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"shave, finished product, razor\" class=\"wp-image-7688\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the end, the success of a DIY haircut during the zombie apocalypse turns on having reasonable expectations. Expect to look like you just stepped out of a Paul Mitchell salon and you are destined for disappointment. Let Clint Eastwood\u2019s William Munny be both your inspiration and goal and you\u2019ll likely be pleasantly surprised. If things go truly sideways you can always just wear a hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I showed a picture of my freshly shorn scalp to my brothers. One has been bald for decades and didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about. The other decreed that the new do should be titled \u201cThe Pandemic.\u201d Now I can truthfully declare that I have successfully survived the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Plan on giving yourself your own DIY haircut? Take pictures and please tag us on Instagram <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"@SkillsetMag (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skillsetmag\/\" target=\"_blank\">@SkillsetMag<\/a>. We want to see whatever disasters you create atop that head of yours.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"DIY Haircut: Desperate Times, Desperate Measures in the Apocalypse","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"diy-haircut-during-apocalypse","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-11 10:29:45","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-11 14:29:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/diy-haircut-during-apocalypse\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11786,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:17","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:17","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149574723001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">coronavirus pandemic<\/a>, and the ensuing panic, has changed the gun narrative in America. Now more than ever in recent memory, Americans are turning to the Second Amendment to ensure the safety of their families. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gun and ammo sales continue to soar<\/a>; that means many first-time buyers are heading to gun stores. We want to make sure new gun owners have the proper training. So we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the third video in our series, focusing on shotguns. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/rifle-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part II: Rifle Training<\/a><\/strong>\"  as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123600\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nFirst and foremost, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them religiously, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe shotgun remains one of the most effective tools for home defense. Users can load low-brass birdshot to ensure rounds don't over-penetrate interior walls. For more firepower, buckshot also becomes a formidable stopper. And when you really have to take down something big or engage targets at range, slugs prove devastating.\n\nBut there is much to learn to effectively manipulate, run and fire a shotgun in a defensive setting. Watch our video, learn, and then invest in some quality, certified instruction. Then get on the range and practice, practice, practice. Shotgun loading takes time to master, and you can never be proficient enough running a defensive shotgun.\n\nWelcome to the firearms community. Get trained, practiced hard, and have fun out there on the rang. And remember, share what you've learned with others.","post_title":"VIDEO: Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety for First-Time Buyers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/15\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11790,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:14","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:14","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149573064001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nAs the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID-19<\/a> global pandemic continues to spread, more and more Americans are purchasing guns for their protection. After runs on food and goods sparked into panic buying, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">guns and ammo sales reached record highs<\/a>. Americans have spoken, and they clearly want the right to buy guns to protect their family. In fact, many are buying guns for the very first time. With that in mind, we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the second video in our series, focusing on rifles. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part III: Shotgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123619\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Rifle Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nMost importantly, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe rifle, especially America's most popular rifle, the AR-15, excels in the role of home and self-defense. With a 30-round magazine, extremely intuitive controls and high accuracy potential, most contemporary semi-automatic rifles are easily learned. You can often shoot them well, with an extremely fast learning curve.\n\nHowever, there's still much that must be learned, especially for the new shooter. Rifle manipulations, magazine changes, and shooting all require training and practice. While the AR design remains especially popular, it still brings its own set of challenges and requirements to run safely and effectively.\n\nFinally, welcome to the 2A club. While it took a global pandemic for some to get here, we've all got one thing in common. We all decided to take full responsibility for our family's ultimate safety and protection. 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Munny was a conflicted anti-hero loner. Taking a bowie knife to his locks would have been the only way to keep from wandering about the badlands looking like Moses. I thought it a great effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-finished-product-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"shave, finished product, razor\" class=\"wp-image-7688\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the end, the success of a DIY haircut during the zombie apocalypse turns on having reasonable expectations. Expect to look like you just stepped out of a Paul Mitchell salon and you are destined for disappointment. Let Clint Eastwood\u2019s William Munny be both your inspiration and goal and you\u2019ll likely be pleasantly surprised. If things go truly sideways you can always just wear a hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I showed a picture of my freshly shorn scalp to my brothers. One has been bald for decades and didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about. The other decreed that the new do should be titled \u201cThe Pandemic.\u201d Now I can truthfully declare that I have successfully survived the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Plan on giving yourself your own DIY haircut? Take pictures and please tag us on Instagram <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"@SkillsetMag (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skillsetmag\/\" target=\"_blank\">@SkillsetMag<\/a>. We want to see whatever disasters you create atop that head of yours.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"DIY Haircut: Desperate Times, Desperate Measures in the Apocalypse","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"diy-haircut-during-apocalypse","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-11 10:29:45","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-11 14:29:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/diy-haircut-during-apocalypse\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11786,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:17","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:17","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149574723001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">coronavirus pandemic<\/a>, and the ensuing panic, has changed the gun narrative in America. Now more than ever in recent memory, Americans are turning to the Second Amendment to ensure the safety of their families. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gun and ammo sales continue to soar<\/a>; that means many first-time buyers are heading to gun stores. We want to make sure new gun owners have the proper training. So we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the third video in our series, focusing on shotguns. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/rifle-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part II: Rifle Training<\/a><\/strong>\"  as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123600\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nFirst and foremost, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them religiously, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe shotgun remains one of the most effective tools for home defense. Users can load low-brass birdshot to ensure rounds don't over-penetrate interior walls. For more firepower, buckshot also becomes a formidable stopper. And when you really have to take down something big or engage targets at range, slugs prove devastating.\n\nBut there is much to learn to effectively manipulate, run and fire a shotgun in a defensive setting. Watch our video, learn, and then invest in some quality, certified instruction. Then get on the range and practice, practice, practice. Shotgun loading takes time to master, and you can never be proficient enough running a defensive shotgun.\n\nWelcome to the firearms community. Get trained, practiced hard, and have fun out there on the rang. And remember, share what you've learned with others.","post_title":"VIDEO: Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety for First-Time Buyers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/15\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11790,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:14","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:14","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149573064001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nAs the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID-19<\/a> global pandemic continues to spread, more and more Americans are purchasing guns for their protection. After runs on food and goods sparked into panic buying, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">guns and ammo sales reached record highs<\/a>. Americans have spoken, and they clearly want the right to buy guns to protect their family. In fact, many are buying guns for the very first time. With that in mind, we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the second video in our series, focusing on rifles. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part III: Shotgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123619\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Rifle Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nMost importantly, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe rifle, especially America's most popular rifle, the AR-15, excels in the role of home and self-defense. With a 30-round magazine, extremely intuitive controls and high accuracy potential, most contemporary semi-automatic rifles are easily learned. You can often shoot them well, with an extremely fast learning curve.\n\nHowever, there's still much that must be learned, especially for the new shooter. Rifle manipulations, magazine changes, and shooting all require training and practice. While the AR design remains especially popular, it still brings its own set of challenges and requirements to run safely and effectively.\n\nFinally, welcome to the 2A club. While it took a global pandemic for some to get here, we've all got one thing in common. We all decided to take full responsibility for our family's ultimate safety and protection. 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Munny was a conflicted anti-hero loner. Taking a bowie knife to his locks would have been the only way to keep from wandering about the badlands looking like Moses. I thought it a great effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-finished-product-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"shave, finished product, razor\" class=\"wp-image-7688\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the end, the success of a DIY haircut during the zombie apocalypse turns on having reasonable expectations. Expect to look like you just stepped out of a Paul Mitchell salon and you are destined for disappointment. Let Clint Eastwood\u2019s William Munny be both your inspiration and goal and you\u2019ll likely be pleasantly surprised. If things go truly sideways you can always just wear a hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I showed a picture of my freshly shorn scalp to my brothers. One has been bald for decades and didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about. The other decreed that the new do should be titled \u201cThe Pandemic.\u201d Now I can truthfully declare that I have successfully survived the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Plan on giving yourself your own DIY haircut? Take pictures and please tag us on Instagram <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"@SkillsetMag (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skillsetmag\/\" target=\"_blank\">@SkillsetMag<\/a>. We want to see whatever disasters you create atop that head of yours.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"DIY Haircut: Desperate Times, Desperate Measures in the Apocalypse","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"diy-haircut-during-apocalypse","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-11 10:29:45","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-11 14:29:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/diy-haircut-during-apocalypse\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11786,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:17","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:17","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149574723001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">coronavirus pandemic<\/a>, and the ensuing panic, has changed the gun narrative in America. Now more than ever in recent memory, Americans are turning to the Second Amendment to ensure the safety of their families. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gun and ammo sales continue to soar<\/a>; that means many first-time buyers are heading to gun stores. We want to make sure new gun owners have the proper training. So we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the third video in our series, focusing on shotguns. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/rifle-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part II: Rifle Training<\/a><\/strong>\"  as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123600\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nFirst and foremost, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them religiously, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe shotgun remains one of the most effective tools for home defense. Users can load low-brass birdshot to ensure rounds don't over-penetrate interior walls. For more firepower, buckshot also becomes a formidable stopper. And when you really have to take down something big or engage targets at range, slugs prove devastating.\n\nBut there is much to learn to effectively manipulate, run and fire a shotgun in a defensive setting. Watch our video, learn, and then invest in some quality, certified instruction. Then get on the range and practice, practice, practice. Shotgun loading takes time to master, and you can never be proficient enough running a defensive shotgun.\n\nWelcome to the firearms community. Get trained, practiced hard, and have fun out there on the rang. And remember, share what you've learned with others.","post_title":"VIDEO: Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety for First-Time Buyers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/15\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11790,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:14","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:14","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149573064001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nAs the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID-19<\/a> global pandemic continues to spread, more and more Americans are purchasing guns for their protection. After runs on food and goods sparked into panic buying, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">guns and ammo sales reached record highs<\/a>. Americans have spoken, and they clearly want the right to buy guns to protect their family. In fact, many are buying guns for the very first time. With that in mind, we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the second video in our series, focusing on rifles. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part III: Shotgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123619\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Rifle Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nMost importantly, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe rifle, especially America's most popular rifle, the AR-15, excels in the role of home and self-defense. With a 30-round magazine, extremely intuitive controls and high accuracy potential, most contemporary semi-automatic rifles are easily learned. You can often shoot them well, with an extremely fast learning curve.\n\nHowever, there's still much that must be learned, especially for the new shooter. Rifle manipulations, magazine changes, and shooting all require training and practice. While the AR design remains especially popular, it still brings its own set of challenges and requirements to run safely and effectively.\n\nFinally, welcome to the 2A club. While it took a global pandemic for some to get here, we've all got one thing in common. We all decided to take full responsibility for our family's ultimate safety and protection. 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It looked like I\u2019d attacked a skunk with an anti-tank grenade. I saved the trimmings and scattered them among my wife\u2019s garden. They say that\u2019ll help keep the deer away. I fear it might have the same effect on my bride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class="\"wp-block-heading wp-block-heading" has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-the-finished-product\"><strong>The Finished Product<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have read that when Clint Eastwood prepared for his role as aging gunfighter William Munny in the gritty 1992 Western \"Unforgiven,\" he cut his own hair with primitive implements. Munny was a conflicted anti-hero loner. Taking a bowie knife to his locks would have been the only way to keep from wandering about the badlands looking like Moses. I thought it a great effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-finished-product-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"shave, finished product, razor\" class=\"wp-image-7688\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the end, the success of a DIY haircut during the zombie apocalypse turns on having reasonable expectations. Expect to look like you just stepped out of a Paul Mitchell salon and you are destined for disappointment. Let Clint Eastwood\u2019s William Munny be both your inspiration and goal and you\u2019ll likely be pleasantly surprised. If things go truly sideways you can always just wear a hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I showed a picture of my freshly shorn scalp to my brothers. One has been bald for decades and didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about. The other decreed that the new do should be titled \u201cThe Pandemic.\u201d Now I can truthfully declare that I have successfully survived the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Plan on giving yourself your own DIY haircut? Take pictures and please tag us on Instagram <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"@SkillsetMag (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skillsetmag\/\" target=\"_blank\">@SkillsetMag<\/a>. We want to see whatever disasters you create atop that head of yours.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"DIY Haircut: Desperate Times, Desperate Measures in the Apocalypse","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"diy-haircut-during-apocalypse","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-11 10:29:45","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-11 14:29:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/diy-haircut-during-apocalypse\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11786,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:17","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:17","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149574723001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">coronavirus pandemic<\/a>, and the ensuing panic, has changed the gun narrative in America. Now more than ever in recent memory, Americans are turning to the Second Amendment to ensure the safety of their families. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gun and ammo sales continue to soar<\/a>; that means many first-time buyers are heading to gun stores. We want to make sure new gun owners have the proper training. So we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the third video in our series, focusing on shotguns. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/rifle-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part II: Rifle Training<\/a><\/strong>\"  as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123600\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nFirst and foremost, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them religiously, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe shotgun remains one of the most effective tools for home defense. Users can load low-brass birdshot to ensure rounds don't over-penetrate interior walls. For more firepower, buckshot also becomes a formidable stopper. And when you really have to take down something big or engage targets at range, slugs prove devastating.\n\nBut there is much to learn to effectively manipulate, run and fire a shotgun in a defensive setting. Watch our video, learn, and then invest in some quality, certified instruction. Then get on the range and practice, practice, practice. Shotgun loading takes time to master, and you can never be proficient enough running a defensive shotgun.\n\nWelcome to the firearms community. Get trained, practiced hard, and have fun out there on the rang. And remember, share what you've learned with others.","post_title":"VIDEO: Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety for First-Time Buyers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/15\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11790,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:14","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:14","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149573064001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nAs the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID-19<\/a> global pandemic continues to spread, more and more Americans are purchasing guns for their protection. After runs on food and goods sparked into panic buying, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">guns and ammo sales reached record highs<\/a>. Americans have spoken, and they clearly want the right to buy guns to protect their family. In fact, many are buying guns for the very first time. With that in mind, we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the second video in our series, focusing on rifles. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part III: Shotgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123619\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Rifle Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nMost importantly, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe rifle, especially America's most popular rifle, the AR-15, excels in the role of home and self-defense. With a 30-round magazine, extremely intuitive controls and high accuracy potential, most contemporary semi-automatic rifles are easily learned. You can often shoot them well, with an extremely fast learning curve.\n\nHowever, there's still much that must be learned, especially for the new shooter. Rifle manipulations, magazine changes, and shooting all require training and practice. While the AR design remains especially popular, it still brings its own set of challenges and requirements to run safely and effectively.\n\nFinally, welcome to the 2A club. While it took a global pandemic for some to get here, we've all got one thing in common. We all decided to take full responsibility for our family's ultimate safety and protection. 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black\/gray hair. It looked like I\u2019d attacked a skunk with an anti-tank grenade. I saved the trimmings and scattered them among my wife\u2019s garden. They say that\u2019ll help keep the deer away. I fear it might have the same effect on my bride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-the-finished-product\"><strong>The Finished Product<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have read that when Clint Eastwood prepared for his role as aging gunfighter William Munny in the gritty 1992 Western \"Unforgiven,\" he cut his own hair with primitive implements. Munny was a conflicted anti-hero loner. Taking a bowie knife to his locks would have been the only way to keep from wandering about the badlands looking like Moses. I thought it a great effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-finished-product-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"shave, finished product, razor\" class=\"wp-image-7688\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the end, the success of a DIY haircut during the zombie apocalypse turns on having reasonable expectations. Expect to look like you just stepped out of a Paul Mitchell salon and you are destined for disappointment. Let Clint Eastwood\u2019s William Munny be both your inspiration and goal and you\u2019ll likely be pleasantly surprised. If things go truly sideways you can always just wear a hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I showed a picture of my freshly shorn scalp to my brothers. One has been bald for decades and didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about. The other decreed that the new do should be titled \u201cThe Pandemic.\u201d Now I can truthfully declare that I have successfully survived the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Plan on giving yourself your own DIY haircut? Take pictures and please tag us on Instagram <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"@SkillsetMag (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skillsetmag\/\" target=\"_blank\">@SkillsetMag<\/a>. We want to see whatever disasters you create atop that head of yours.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"DIY Haircut: Desperate Times, Desperate Measures in the Apocalypse","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"diy-haircut-during-apocalypse","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-11 10:29:45","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-11 14:29:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/diy-haircut-during-apocalypse\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11786,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:17","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:17","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149574723001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">coronavirus pandemic<\/a>, and the ensuing panic, has changed the gun narrative in America. Now more than ever in recent memory, Americans are turning to the Second Amendment to ensure the safety of their families. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gun and ammo sales continue to soar<\/a>; that means many first-time buyers are heading to gun stores. We want to make sure new gun owners have the proper training. So we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the third video in our series, focusing on shotguns. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/rifle-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part II: Rifle Training<\/a><\/strong>\"  as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123600\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nFirst and foremost, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them religiously, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe shotgun remains one of the most effective tools for home defense. Users can load low-brass birdshot to ensure rounds don't over-penetrate interior walls. For more firepower, buckshot also becomes a formidable stopper. And when you really have to take down something big or engage targets at range, slugs prove devastating.\n\nBut there is much to learn to effectively manipulate, run and fire a shotgun in a defensive setting. Watch our video, learn, and then invest in some quality, certified instruction. Then get on the range and practice, practice, practice. Shotgun loading takes time to master, and you can never be proficient enough running a defensive shotgun.\n\nWelcome to the firearms community. Get trained, practiced hard, and have fun out there on the rang. And remember, share what you've learned with others.","post_title":"VIDEO: Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety for First-Time Buyers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/15\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11790,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:14","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:14","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149573064001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nAs the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID-19<\/a> global pandemic continues to spread, more and more Americans are purchasing guns for their protection. After runs on food and goods sparked into panic buying, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">guns and ammo sales reached record highs<\/a>. Americans have spoken, and they clearly want the right to buy guns to protect their family. In fact, many are buying guns for the very first time. With that in mind, we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the second video in our series, focusing on rifles. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part III: Shotgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123619\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Rifle Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nMost importantly, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe rifle, especially America's most popular rifle, the AR-15, excels in the role of home and self-defense. With a 30-round magazine, extremely intuitive controls and high accuracy potential, most contemporary semi-automatic rifles are easily learned. You can often shoot them well, with an extremely fast learning curve.\n\nHowever, there's still much that must be learned, especially for the new shooter. Rifle manipulations, magazine changes, and shooting all require training and practice. While the AR design remains especially popular, it still brings its own set of challenges and requirements to run safely and effectively.\n\nFinally, welcome to the 2A club. While it took a global pandemic for some to get here, we've all got one thing in common. We all decided to take full responsibility for our family's ultimate safety and protection. 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Doing this in your bathroom will contaminate the space like a New York ER. You\u2019ll be picking tiny hairs out of your toothbrush until the sun burns out. Cutting your hair shirtless on the back porch makes cleanup a snap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-hairball-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"razor, clippers, floor\" class=\"wp-image-7689\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On that subject, once I had swept up the trimmings, I had a generous pile of black\/gray hair. It looked like I\u2019d attacked a skunk with an anti-tank grenade. I saved the trimmings and scattered them among my wife\u2019s garden. They say that\u2019ll help keep the deer away. I fear it might have the same effect on my bride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-the-finished-product\"><strong>The Finished Product<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have read that when Clint Eastwood prepared for his role as aging gunfighter William Munny in the gritty 1992 Western \"Unforgiven,\" he cut his own hair with primitive implements. Munny was a conflicted anti-hero loner. Taking a bowie knife to his locks would have been the only way to keep from wandering about the badlands looking like Moses. I thought it a great effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-finished-product-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"shave, finished product, razor\" class=\"wp-image-7688\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the end, the success of a DIY haircut during the zombie apocalypse turns on having reasonable expectations. Expect to look like you just stepped out of a Paul Mitchell salon and you are destined for disappointment. Let Clint Eastwood\u2019s William Munny be both your inspiration and goal and you\u2019ll likely be pleasantly surprised. If things go truly sideways you can always just wear a hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I showed a picture of my freshly shorn scalp to my brothers. One has been bald for decades and didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about. The other decreed that the new do should be titled \u201cThe Pandemic.\u201d Now I can truthfully declare that I have successfully survived the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Plan on giving yourself your own DIY haircut? Take pictures and please tag us on Instagram <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"@SkillsetMag (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skillsetmag\/\" target=\"_blank\">@SkillsetMag<\/a>. We want to see whatever disasters you create atop that head of yours.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"DIY Haircut: Desperate Times, Desperate Measures in the Apocalypse","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"diy-haircut-during-apocalypse","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-11 10:29:45","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-11 14:29:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/diy-haircut-during-apocalypse\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11786,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:17","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:17","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149574723001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">coronavirus pandemic<\/a>, and the ensuing panic, has changed the gun narrative in America. Now more than ever in recent memory, Americans are turning to the Second Amendment to ensure the safety of their families. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gun and ammo sales continue to soar<\/a>; that means many first-time buyers are heading to gun stores. We want to make sure new gun owners have the proper training. So we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the third video in our series, focusing on shotguns. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/rifle-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part II: Rifle Training<\/a><\/strong>\"  as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123600\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nFirst and foremost, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them religiously, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe shotgun remains one of the most effective tools for home defense. Users can load low-brass birdshot to ensure rounds don't over-penetrate interior walls. For more firepower, buckshot also becomes a formidable stopper. And when you really have to take down something big or engage targets at range, slugs prove devastating.\n\nBut there is much to learn to effectively manipulate, run and fire a shotgun in a defensive setting. Watch our video, learn, and then invest in some quality, certified instruction. Then get on the range and practice, practice, practice. Shotgun loading takes time to master, and you can never be proficient enough running a defensive shotgun.\n\nWelcome to the firearms community. Get trained, practiced hard, and have fun out there on the rang. And remember, share what you've learned with others.","post_title":"VIDEO: Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety for First-Time Buyers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/15\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11790,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:14","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:14","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149573064001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nAs the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID-19<\/a> global pandemic continues to spread, more and more Americans are purchasing guns for their protection. After runs on food and goods sparked into panic buying, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">guns and ammo sales reached record highs<\/a>. Americans have spoken, and they clearly want the right to buy guns to protect their family. In fact, many are buying guns for the very first time. With that in mind, we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the second video in our series, focusing on rifles. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part III: Shotgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123619\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Rifle Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nMost importantly, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe rifle, especially America's most popular rifle, the AR-15, excels in the role of home and self-defense. With a 30-round magazine, extremely intuitive controls and high accuracy potential, most contemporary semi-automatic rifles are easily learned. You can often shoot them well, with an extremely fast learning curve.\n\nHowever, there's still much that must be learned, especially for the new shooter. Rifle manipulations, magazine changes, and shooting all require training and practice. While the AR design remains especially popular, it still brings its own set of challenges and requirements to run safely and effectively.\n\nFinally, welcome to the 2A club. While it took a global pandemic for some to get here, we've all got one thing in common. We all decided to take full responsibility for our family's ultimate safety and protection. Owning a firearm, especially a rifle, brings tremendous responsibility. So watch our video, learn, and then seek out certified training. Then get to the range and practice. 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I could of course put a spacer on the clippers and just zip over the whole thing. In the end, I just left it long. I think it looks kind of cool. If this COVID thing persists another month or two I suppose I\u2019ll just braid it or invite in a family of squirrels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This whole exercise is way easier when it\u2019s warm out. Doing this in your bathroom will contaminate the space like a New York ER. You\u2019ll be picking tiny hairs out of your toothbrush until the sun burns out. Cutting your hair shirtless on the back porch makes cleanup a snap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-hairball-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"razor, clippers, floor\" class=\"wp-image-7689\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On that subject, once I had swept up the trimmings, I had a generous pile of black\/gray hair. It looked like I\u2019d attacked a skunk with an anti-tank grenade. I saved the trimmings and scattered them among my wife\u2019s garden. They say that\u2019ll help keep the deer away. I fear it might have the same effect on my bride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-the-finished-product\"><strong>The Finished Product<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have read that when Clint Eastwood prepared for his role as aging gunfighter William Munny in the gritty 1992 Western \"Unforgiven,\" he cut his own hair with primitive implements. Munny was a conflicted anti-hero loner. Taking a bowie knife to his locks would have been the only way to keep from wandering about the badlands looking like Moses. I thought it a great effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-finished-product-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"shave, finished product, razor\" class=\"wp-image-7688\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the end, the success of a DIY haircut during the zombie apocalypse turns on having reasonable expectations. Expect to look like you just stepped out of a Paul Mitchell salon and you are destined for disappointment. Let Clint Eastwood\u2019s William Munny be both your inspiration and goal and you\u2019ll likely be pleasantly surprised. If things go truly sideways you can always just wear a hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I showed a picture of my freshly shorn scalp to my brothers. One has been bald for decades and didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about. The other decreed that the new do should be titled \u201cThe Pandemic.\u201d Now I can truthfully declare that I have successfully survived the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Plan on giving yourself your own DIY haircut? Take pictures and please tag us on Instagram <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"@SkillsetMag (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skillsetmag\/\" target=\"_blank\">@SkillsetMag<\/a>. We want to see whatever disasters you create atop that head of yours.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"DIY Haircut: Desperate Times, Desperate Measures in the Apocalypse","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"diy-haircut-during-apocalypse","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-11 10:29:45","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-11 14:29:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/diy-haircut-during-apocalypse\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11786,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:17","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:17","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149574723001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">coronavirus pandemic<\/a>, and the ensuing panic, has changed the gun narrative in America. Now more than ever in recent memory, Americans are turning to the Second Amendment to ensure the safety of their families. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gun and ammo sales continue to soar<\/a>; that means many first-time buyers are heading to gun stores. We want to make sure new gun owners have the proper training. So we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the third video in our series, focusing on shotguns. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/rifle-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part II: Rifle Training<\/a><\/strong>\"  as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123600\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nFirst and foremost, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them religiously, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe shotgun remains one of the most effective tools for home defense. Users can load low-brass birdshot to ensure rounds don't over-penetrate interior walls. For more firepower, buckshot also becomes a formidable stopper. And when you really have to take down something big or engage targets at range, slugs prove devastating.\n\nBut there is much to learn to effectively manipulate, run and fire a shotgun in a defensive setting. Watch our video, learn, and then invest in some quality, certified instruction. Then get on the range and practice, practice, practice. Shotgun loading takes time to master, and you can never be proficient enough running a defensive shotgun.\n\nWelcome to the firearms community. Get trained, practiced hard, and have fun out there on the rang. And remember, share what you've learned with others.","post_title":"VIDEO: Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety for First-Time Buyers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/15\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11790,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:14","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:14","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149573064001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nAs the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID-19<\/a> global pandemic continues to spread, more and more Americans are purchasing guns for their protection. After runs on food and goods sparked into panic buying, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">guns and ammo sales reached record highs<\/a>. Americans have spoken, and they clearly want the right to buy guns to protect their family. In fact, many are buying guns for the very first time. With that in mind, we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the second video in our series, focusing on rifles. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part III: Shotgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123619\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Rifle Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nMost importantly, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe rifle, especially America's most popular rifle, the AR-15, excels in the role of home and self-defense. With a 30-round magazine, extremely intuitive controls and high accuracy potential, most contemporary semi-automatic rifles are easily learned. You can often shoot them well, with an extremely fast learning curve.\n\nHowever, there's still much that must be learned, especially for the new shooter. Rifle manipulations, magazine changes, and shooting all require training and practice. While the AR design remains especially popular, it still brings its own set of challenges and requirements to run safely and effectively.\n\nFinally, welcome to the 2A club. While it took a global pandemic for some to get here, we've all got one thing in common. We all decided to take full responsibility for our family's ultimate safety and protection. 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I could of course put a spacer on the clippers and just zip over the whole thing. In the end, I just left it long. I think it looks kind of cool. If this COVID thing persists another month or two I suppose I\u2019ll just braid it or invite in a family of squirrels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This whole exercise is way easier when it\u2019s warm out. Doing this in your bathroom will contaminate the space like a New York ER. You\u2019ll be picking tiny hairs out of your toothbrush until the sun burns out. Cutting your hair shirtless on the back porch makes cleanup a snap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-hairball-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"razor, clippers, floor\" class=\"wp-image-7689\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On that subject, once I had swept up the trimmings, I had a generous pile of black\/gray hair. It looked like I\u2019d attacked a skunk with an anti-tank grenade. I saved the trimmings and scattered them among my wife\u2019s garden. They say that\u2019ll help keep the deer away. I fear it might have the same effect on my bride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-the-finished-product\"><strong>The Finished Product<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have read that when Clint Eastwood prepared for his role as aging gunfighter William Munny in the gritty 1992 Western \"Unforgiven,\" he cut his own hair with primitive implements. Munny was a conflicted anti-hero loner. Taking a bowie knife to his locks would have been the only way to keep from wandering about the badlands looking like Moses. I thought it a great effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-finished-product-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"shave, finished product, razor\" class=\"wp-image-7688\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the end, the success of a DIY haircut during the zombie apocalypse turns on having reasonable expectations. Expect to look like you just stepped out of a Paul Mitchell salon and you are destined for disappointment. Let Clint Eastwood\u2019s William Munny be both your inspiration and goal and you\u2019ll likely be pleasantly surprised. If things go truly sideways you can always just wear a hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I showed a picture of my freshly shorn scalp to my brothers. One has been bald for decades and didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about. The other decreed that the new do should be titled \u201cThe Pandemic.\u201d Now I can truthfully declare that I have successfully survived the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Plan on giving yourself your own DIY haircut? Take pictures and please tag us on Instagram <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"@SkillsetMag (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skillsetmag\/\" target=\"_blank\">@SkillsetMag<\/a>. We want to see whatever disasters you create atop that head of yours.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"DIY Haircut: Desperate Times, Desperate Measures in the Apocalypse","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"diy-haircut-during-apocalypse","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-11 10:29:45","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-11 14:29:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/diy-haircut-during-apocalypse\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11786,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:17","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:17","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149574723001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">coronavirus pandemic<\/a>, and the ensuing panic, has changed the gun narrative in America. Now more than ever in recent memory, Americans are turning to the Second Amendment to ensure the safety of their families. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gun and ammo sales continue to soar<\/a>; that means many first-time buyers are heading to gun stores. We want to make sure new gun owners have the proper training. So we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the third video in our series, focusing on shotguns. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/rifle-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part II: Rifle Training<\/a><\/strong>\"  as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123600\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nFirst and foremost, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them religiously, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe shotgun remains one of the most effective tools for home defense. Users can load low-brass birdshot to ensure rounds don't over-penetrate interior walls. For more firepower, buckshot also becomes a formidable stopper. And when you really have to take down something big or engage targets at range, slugs prove devastating.\n\nBut there is much to learn to effectively manipulate, run and fire a shotgun in a defensive setting. Watch our video, learn, and then invest in some quality, certified instruction. Then get on the range and practice, practice, practice. Shotgun loading takes time to master, and you can never be proficient enough running a defensive shotgun.\n\nWelcome to the firearms community. Get trained, practiced hard, and have fun out there on the rang. And remember, share what you've learned with others.","post_title":"VIDEO: Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety for First-Time Buyers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/15\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11790,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:14","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:14","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149573064001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nAs the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID-19<\/a> global pandemic continues to spread, more and more Americans are purchasing guns for their protection. After runs on food and goods sparked into panic buying, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">guns and ammo sales reached record highs<\/a>. Americans have spoken, and they clearly want the right to buy guns to protect their family. In fact, many are buying guns for the very first time. With that in mind, we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the second video in our series, focusing on rifles. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part III: Shotgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123619\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Rifle Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nMost importantly, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe rifle, especially America's most popular rifle, the AR-15, excels in the role of home and self-defense. With a 30-round magazine, extremely intuitive controls and high accuracy potential, most contemporary semi-automatic rifles are easily learned. You can often shoot them well, with an extremely fast learning curve.\n\nHowever, there's still much that must be learned, especially for the new shooter. Rifle manipulations, magazine changes, and shooting all require training and practice. While the AR design remains especially popular, it still brings its own set of challenges and requirements to run safely and effectively.\n\nFinally, welcome to the 2A club. While it took a global pandemic for some to get here, we've all got one thing in common. We all decided to take full responsibility for our family's ultimate safety and protection. 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I did the best I could and then gave my wife my most refined set of puppy dog eyes. She descended to tidy up the back inch or two that I couldn\u2019t see, and I was appropriately grateful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class="\"wp-block-heading wp-block-heading" has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-details\"><strong>Details<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have no idea what to do about the top. I could of course put a spacer on the clippers and just zip over the whole thing. In the end, I just left it long. I think it looks kind of cool. If this COVID thing persists another month or two I suppose I\u2019ll just braid it or invite in a family of squirrels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This whole exercise is way easier when it\u2019s warm out. Doing this in your bathroom will contaminate the space like a New York ER. You\u2019ll be picking tiny hairs out of your toothbrush until the sun burns out. Cutting your hair shirtless on the back porch makes cleanup a snap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-hairball-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"razor, clippers, floor\" class=\"wp-image-7689\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On that subject, once I had swept up the trimmings, I had a generous pile of black\/gray hair. It looked like I\u2019d attacked a skunk with an anti-tank grenade. I saved the trimmings and scattered them among my wife\u2019s garden. They say that\u2019ll help keep the deer away. I fear it might have the same effect on my bride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-the-finished-product\"><strong>The Finished Product<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have read that when Clint Eastwood prepared for his role as aging gunfighter William Munny in the gritty 1992 Western \"Unforgiven,\" he cut his own hair with primitive implements. Munny was a conflicted anti-hero loner. Taking a bowie knife to his locks would have been the only way to keep from wandering about the badlands looking like Moses. I thought it a great effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-finished-product-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"shave, finished product, razor\" class=\"wp-image-7688\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the end, the success of a DIY haircut during the zombie apocalypse turns on having reasonable expectations. Expect to look like you just stepped out of a Paul Mitchell salon and you are destined for disappointment. Let Clint Eastwood\u2019s William Munny be both your inspiration and goal and you\u2019ll likely be pleasantly surprised. If things go truly sideways you can always just wear a hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I showed a picture of my freshly shorn scalp to my brothers. One has been bald for decades and didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about. The other decreed that the new do should be titled \u201cThe Pandemic.\u201d Now I can truthfully declare that I have successfully survived the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Plan on giving yourself your own DIY haircut? Take pictures and please tag us on Instagram <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"@SkillsetMag (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skillsetmag\/\" target=\"_blank\">@SkillsetMag<\/a>. We want to see whatever disasters you create atop that head of yours.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"DIY Haircut: Desperate Times, Desperate Measures in the Apocalypse","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"diy-haircut-during-apocalypse","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-11 10:29:45","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-11 14:29:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/diy-haircut-during-apocalypse\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11786,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:17","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:17","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149574723001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">coronavirus pandemic<\/a>, and the ensuing panic, has changed the gun narrative in America. Now more than ever in recent memory, Americans are turning to the Second Amendment to ensure the safety of their families. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gun and ammo sales continue to soar<\/a>; that means many first-time buyers are heading to gun stores. We want to make sure new gun owners have the proper training. So we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the third video in our series, focusing on shotguns. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/rifle-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part II: Rifle Training<\/a><\/strong>\"  as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123600\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nFirst and foremost, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them religiously, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe shotgun remains one of the most effective tools for home defense. Users can load low-brass birdshot to ensure rounds don't over-penetrate interior walls. For more firepower, buckshot also becomes a formidable stopper. And when you really have to take down something big or engage targets at range, slugs prove devastating.\n\nBut there is much to learn to effectively manipulate, run and fire a shotgun in a defensive setting. Watch our video, learn, and then invest in some quality, certified instruction. Then get on the range and practice, practice, practice. Shotgun loading takes time to master, and you can never be proficient enough running a defensive shotgun.\n\nWelcome to the firearms community. Get trained, practiced hard, and have fun out there on the rang. And remember, share what you've learned with others.","post_title":"VIDEO: Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety for First-Time Buyers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/15\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11790,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:14","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:14","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149573064001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nAs the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID-19<\/a> global pandemic continues to spread, more and more Americans are purchasing guns for their protection. After runs on food and goods sparked into panic buying, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">guns and ammo sales reached record highs<\/a>. Americans have spoken, and they clearly want the right to buy guns to protect their family. In fact, many are buying guns for the very first time. With that in mind, we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the second video in our series, focusing on rifles. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part III: Shotgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123619\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Rifle Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nMost importantly, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe rifle, especially America's most popular rifle, the AR-15, excels in the role of home and self-defense. With a 30-round magazine, extremely intuitive controls and high accuracy potential, most contemporary semi-automatic rifles are easily learned. You can often shoot them well, with an extremely fast learning curve.\n\nHowever, there's still much that must be learned, especially for the new shooter. Rifle manipulations, magazine changes, and shooting all require training and practice. While the AR design remains especially popular, it still brings its own set of challenges and requirements to run safely and effectively.\n\nFinally, welcome to the 2A club. While it took a global pandemic for some to get here, we've all got one thing in common. We all decided to take full responsibility for our family's ultimate safety and protection. 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I tried two mirrors, but that is a great way to amputate one\u2019s own ear. Vincent Van Gogh was a great artist but a sucky role model. I cut a killer mohawk for starters, but figured that might not inspire confidence among my more genteel geriatric patients. Also, there is a fine line between mohawk and mullet; that was a line I\u2019d sooner not cross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No guts no glory, so I just started cutting the back blind from bottom to top. I did the best I could and then gave my wife my most refined set of puppy dog eyes. She descended to tidy up the back inch or two that I couldn\u2019t see, and I was appropriately grateful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-details\"><strong>Details<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have no idea what to do about the top. I could of course put a spacer on the clippers and just zip over the whole thing. In the end, I just left it long. I think it looks kind of cool. If this COVID thing persists another month or two I suppose I\u2019ll just braid it or invite in a family of squirrels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This whole exercise is way easier when it\u2019s warm out. Doing this in your bathroom will contaminate the space like a New York ER. You\u2019ll be picking tiny hairs out of your toothbrush until the sun burns out. Cutting your hair shirtless on the back porch makes cleanup a snap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-hairball-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"razor, clippers, floor\" class=\"wp-image-7689\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On that subject, once I had swept up the trimmings, I had a generous pile of black\/gray hair. It looked like I\u2019d attacked a skunk with an anti-tank grenade. I saved the trimmings and scattered them among my wife\u2019s garden. They say that\u2019ll help keep the deer away. I fear it might have the same effect on my bride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-the-finished-product\"><strong>The Finished Product<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have read that when Clint Eastwood prepared for his role as aging gunfighter William Munny in the gritty 1992 Western \"Unforgiven,\" he cut his own hair with primitive implements. Munny was a conflicted anti-hero loner. Taking a bowie knife to his locks would have been the only way to keep from wandering about the badlands looking like Moses. I thought it a great effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-finished-product-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"shave, finished product, razor\" class=\"wp-image-7688\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the end, the success of a DIY haircut during the zombie apocalypse turns on having reasonable expectations. Expect to look like you just stepped out of a Paul Mitchell salon and you are destined for disappointment. Let Clint Eastwood\u2019s William Munny be both your inspiration and goal and you\u2019ll likely be pleasantly surprised. If things go truly sideways you can always just wear a hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I showed a picture of my freshly shorn scalp to my brothers. One has been bald for decades and didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about. The other decreed that the new do should be titled \u201cThe Pandemic.\u201d Now I can truthfully declare that I have successfully survived the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Plan on giving yourself your own DIY haircut? Take pictures and please tag us on Instagram <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"@SkillsetMag (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skillsetmag\/\" target=\"_blank\">@SkillsetMag<\/a>. We want to see whatever disasters you create atop that head of yours.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"DIY Haircut: Desperate Times, Desperate Measures in the Apocalypse","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"diy-haircut-during-apocalypse","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-11 10:29:45","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-11 14:29:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/diy-haircut-during-apocalypse\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11786,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:17","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:17","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149574723001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">coronavirus pandemic<\/a>, and the ensuing panic, has changed the gun narrative in America. Now more than ever in recent memory, Americans are turning to the Second Amendment to ensure the safety of their families. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gun and ammo sales continue to soar<\/a>; that means many first-time buyers are heading to gun stores. We want to make sure new gun owners have the proper training. So we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the third video in our series, focusing on shotguns. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/rifle-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part II: Rifle Training<\/a><\/strong>\"  as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123600\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nFirst and foremost, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them religiously, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe shotgun remains one of the most effective tools for home defense. Users can load low-brass birdshot to ensure rounds don't over-penetrate interior walls. For more firepower, buckshot also becomes a formidable stopper. And when you really have to take down something big or engage targets at range, slugs prove devastating.\n\nBut there is much to learn to effectively manipulate, run and fire a shotgun in a defensive setting. Watch our video, learn, and then invest in some quality, certified instruction. Then get on the range and practice, practice, practice. Shotgun loading takes time to master, and you can never be proficient enough running a defensive shotgun.\n\nWelcome to the firearms community. Get trained, practiced hard, and have fun out there on the rang. And remember, share what you've learned with others.","post_title":"VIDEO: Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety for First-Time Buyers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/15\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11790,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:14","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:14","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149573064001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nAs the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID-19<\/a> global pandemic continues to spread, more and more Americans are purchasing guns for their protection. After runs on food and goods sparked into panic buying, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">guns and ammo sales reached record highs<\/a>. Americans have spoken, and they clearly want the right to buy guns to protect their family. In fact, many are buying guns for the very first time. With that in mind, we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the second video in our series, focusing on rifles. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part III: Shotgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123619\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Rifle Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nMost importantly, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe rifle, especially America's most popular rifle, the AR-15, excels in the role of home and self-defense. With a 30-round magazine, extremely intuitive controls and high accuracy potential, most contemporary semi-automatic rifles are easily learned. You can often shoot them well, with an extremely fast learning curve.\n\nHowever, there's still much that must be learned, especially for the new shooter. Rifle manipulations, magazine changes, and shooting all require training and practice. While the AR design remains especially popular, it still brings its own set of challenges and requirements to run safely and effectively.\n\nFinally, welcome to the 2A club. While it took a global pandemic for some to get here, we've all got one thing in common. We all decided to take full responsibility for our family's ultimate safety and protection. 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There\u2019s one for the right and another for the left. Pull the top bit aside again and run front to back parallel to the ground. Work up slowly until you taper the bare sides into the top bit. Keep in mind it is easy to take off and tougher to put back. Up to this point visibility was good and the results satisfactory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The back foments its own unique challenges. I tried two mirrors, but that is a great way to amputate one\u2019s own ear. Vincent Van Gogh was a great artist but a sucky role model. I cut a killer mohawk for starters, but figured that might not inspire confidence among my more genteel geriatric patients. Also, there is a fine line between mohawk and mullet; that was a line I\u2019d sooner not cross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No guts no glory, so I just started cutting the back blind from bottom to top. I did the best I could and then gave my wife my most refined set of puppy dog eyes. She descended to tidy up the back inch or two that I couldn\u2019t see, and I was appropriately grateful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-details\"><strong>Details<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have no idea what to do about the top. I could of course put a spacer on the clippers and just zip over the whole thing. In the end, I just left it long. I think it looks kind of cool. If this COVID thing persists another month or two I suppose I\u2019ll just braid it or invite in a family of squirrels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This whole exercise is way easier when it\u2019s warm out. Doing this in your bathroom will contaminate the space like a New York ER. You\u2019ll be picking tiny hairs out of your toothbrush until the sun burns out. Cutting your hair shirtless on the back porch makes cleanup a snap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-hairball-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"razor, clippers, floor\" class=\"wp-image-7689\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On that subject, once I had swept up the trimmings, I had a generous pile of black\/gray hair. It looked like I\u2019d attacked a skunk with an anti-tank grenade. I saved the trimmings and scattered them among my wife\u2019s garden. They say that\u2019ll help keep the deer away. I fear it might have the same effect on my bride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-the-finished-product\"><strong>The Finished Product<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have read that when Clint Eastwood prepared for his role as aging gunfighter William Munny in the gritty 1992 Western \"Unforgiven,\" he cut his own hair with primitive implements. Munny was a conflicted anti-hero loner. Taking a bowie knife to his locks would have been the only way to keep from wandering about the badlands looking like Moses. I thought it a great effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-finished-product-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"shave, finished product, razor\" class=\"wp-image-7688\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the end, the success of a DIY haircut during the zombie apocalypse turns on having reasonable expectations. Expect to look like you just stepped out of a Paul Mitchell salon and you are destined for disappointment. Let Clint Eastwood\u2019s William Munny be both your inspiration and goal and you\u2019ll likely be pleasantly surprised. If things go truly sideways you can always just wear a hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I showed a picture of my freshly shorn scalp to my brothers. One has been bald for decades and didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about. The other decreed that the new do should be titled \u201cThe Pandemic.\u201d Now I can truthfully declare that I have successfully survived the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Plan on giving yourself your own DIY haircut? Take pictures and please tag us on Instagram <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"@SkillsetMag (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skillsetmag\/\" target=\"_blank\">@SkillsetMag<\/a>. We want to see whatever disasters you create atop that head of yours.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"DIY Haircut: Desperate Times, Desperate Measures in the Apocalypse","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"diy-haircut-during-apocalypse","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-11 10:29:45","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-11 14:29:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/diy-haircut-during-apocalypse\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11786,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:17","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:17","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149574723001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">coronavirus pandemic<\/a>, and the ensuing panic, has changed the gun narrative in America. Now more than ever in recent memory, Americans are turning to the Second Amendment to ensure the safety of their families. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gun and ammo sales continue to soar<\/a>; that means many first-time buyers are heading to gun stores. We want to make sure new gun owners have the proper training. So we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the third video in our series, focusing on shotguns. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/rifle-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part II: Rifle Training<\/a><\/strong>\"  as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123600\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nFirst and foremost, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them religiously, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe shotgun remains one of the most effective tools for home defense. Users can load low-brass birdshot to ensure rounds don't over-penetrate interior walls. For more firepower, buckshot also becomes a formidable stopper. And when you really have to take down something big or engage targets at range, slugs prove devastating.\n\nBut there is much to learn to effectively manipulate, run and fire a shotgun in a defensive setting. Watch our video, learn, and then invest in some quality, certified instruction. Then get on the range and practice, practice, practice. Shotgun loading takes time to master, and you can never be proficient enough running a defensive shotgun.\n\nWelcome to the firearms community. Get trained, practiced hard, and have fun out there on the rang. And remember, share what you've learned with others.","post_title":"VIDEO: Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety for First-Time Buyers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/15\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11790,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:14","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:14","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149573064001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nAs the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID-19<\/a> global pandemic continues to spread, more and more Americans are purchasing guns for their protection. After runs on food and goods sparked into panic buying, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">guns and ammo sales reached record highs<\/a>. Americans have spoken, and they clearly want the right to buy guns to protect their family. In fact, many are buying guns for the very first time. With that in mind, we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the second video in our series, focusing on rifles. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part III: Shotgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123619\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Rifle Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nMost importantly, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe rifle, especially America's most popular rifle, the AR-15, excels in the role of home and self-defense. With a 30-round magazine, extremely intuitive controls and high accuracy potential, most contemporary semi-automatic rifles are easily learned. You can often shoot them well, with an extremely fast learning curve.\n\nHowever, there's still much that must be learned, especially for the new shooter. Rifle manipulations, magazine changes, and shooting all require training and practice. While the AR design remains especially popular, it still brings its own set of challenges and requirements to run safely and effectively.\n\nFinally, welcome to the 2A club. While it took a global pandemic for some to get here, we've all got one thing in common. We all decided to take full responsibility for our family's ultimate safety and protection. 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Your mileage may vary. I started my DIY haircut by drawing an imaginary line around the top of my scalp. I started at the bottom with the raw clippers sans attachment. This took me down to bare scalp. Start at the bottom and work up after pulling the top bit to the side with a brush or comb. I did this to both sides as far back as I could see and reach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now affix the angled attachment to your clippers. There\u2019s one for the right and another for the left. Pull the top bit aside again and run front to back parallel to the ground. Work up slowly until you taper the bare sides into the top bit. Keep in mind it is easy to take off and tougher to put back. Up to this point visibility was good and the results satisfactory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The back foments its own unique challenges. I tried two mirrors, but that is a great way to amputate one\u2019s own ear. Vincent Van Gogh was a great artist but a sucky role model. I cut a killer mohawk for starters, but figured that might not inspire confidence among my more genteel geriatric patients. Also, there is a fine line between mohawk and mullet; that was a line I\u2019d sooner not cross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No guts no glory, so I just started cutting the back blind from bottom to top. I did the best I could and then gave my wife my most refined set of puppy dog eyes. She descended to tidy up the back inch or two that I couldn\u2019t see, and I was appropriately grateful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-details\"><strong>Details<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have no idea what to do about the top. I could of course put a spacer on the clippers and just zip over the whole thing. In the end, I just left it long. I think it looks kind of cool. If this COVID thing persists another month or two I suppose I\u2019ll just braid it or invite in a family of squirrels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This whole exercise is way easier when it\u2019s warm out. Doing this in your bathroom will contaminate the space like a New York ER. You\u2019ll be picking tiny hairs out of your toothbrush until the sun burns out. Cutting your hair shirtless on the back porch makes cleanup a snap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-hairball-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"razor, clippers, floor\" class=\"wp-image-7689\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On that subject, once I had swept up the trimmings, I had a generous pile of black\/gray hair. It looked like I\u2019d attacked a skunk with an anti-tank grenade. I saved the trimmings and scattered them among my wife\u2019s garden. They say that\u2019ll help keep the deer away. I fear it might have the same effect on my bride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-the-finished-product\"><strong>The Finished Product<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have read that when Clint Eastwood prepared for his role as aging gunfighter William Munny in the gritty 1992 Western \"Unforgiven,\" he cut his own hair with primitive implements. Munny was a conflicted anti-hero loner. Taking a bowie knife to his locks would have been the only way to keep from wandering about the badlands looking like Moses. I thought it a great effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-finished-product-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"shave, finished product, razor\" class=\"wp-image-7688\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the end, the success of a DIY haircut during the zombie apocalypse turns on having reasonable expectations. Expect to look like you just stepped out of a Paul Mitchell salon and you are destined for disappointment. Let Clint Eastwood\u2019s William Munny be both your inspiration and goal and you\u2019ll likely be pleasantly surprised. If things go truly sideways you can always just wear a hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I showed a picture of my freshly shorn scalp to my brothers. One has been bald for decades and didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about. The other decreed that the new do should be titled \u201cThe Pandemic.\u201d Now I can truthfully declare that I have successfully survived the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Plan on giving yourself your own DIY haircut? Take pictures and please tag us on Instagram <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"@SkillsetMag (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skillsetmag\/\" target=\"_blank\">@SkillsetMag<\/a>. We want to see whatever disasters you create atop that head of yours.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"DIY Haircut: Desperate Times, Desperate Measures in the Apocalypse","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"diy-haircut-during-apocalypse","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-11 10:29:45","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-11 14:29:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/diy-haircut-during-apocalypse\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11786,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:17","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:17","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149574723001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">coronavirus pandemic<\/a>, and the ensuing panic, has changed the gun narrative in America. Now more than ever in recent memory, Americans are turning to the Second Amendment to ensure the safety of their families. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gun and ammo sales continue to soar<\/a>; that means many first-time buyers are heading to gun stores. We want to make sure new gun owners have the proper training. So we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the third video in our series, focusing on shotguns. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/rifle-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part II: Rifle Training<\/a><\/strong>\"  as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123600\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nFirst and foremost, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them religiously, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe shotgun remains one of the most effective tools for home defense. Users can load low-brass birdshot to ensure rounds don't over-penetrate interior walls. For more firepower, buckshot also becomes a formidable stopper. And when you really have to take down something big or engage targets at range, slugs prove devastating.\n\nBut there is much to learn to effectively manipulate, run and fire a shotgun in a defensive setting. Watch our video, learn, and then invest in some quality, certified instruction. Then get on the range and practice, practice, practice. Shotgun loading takes time to master, and you can never be proficient enough running a defensive shotgun.\n\nWelcome to the firearms community. Get trained, practiced hard, and have fun out there on the rang. And remember, share what you've learned with others.","post_title":"VIDEO: Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety for First-Time Buyers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/15\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11790,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:14","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:14","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149573064001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nAs the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID-19<\/a> global pandemic continues to spread, more and more Americans are purchasing guns for their protection. After runs on food and goods sparked into panic buying, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">guns and ammo sales reached record highs<\/a>. Americans have spoken, and they clearly want the right to buy guns to protect their family. In fact, many are buying guns for the very first time. With that in mind, we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the second video in our series, focusing on rifles. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part III: Shotgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123619\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Rifle Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nMost importantly, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe rifle, especially America's most popular rifle, the AR-15, excels in the role of home and self-defense. With a 30-round magazine, extremely intuitive controls and high accuracy potential, most contemporary semi-automatic rifles are easily learned. You can often shoot them well, with an extremely fast learning curve.\n\nHowever, there's still much that must be learned, especially for the new shooter. Rifle manipulations, magazine changes, and shooting all require training and practice. While the AR design remains especially popular, it still brings its own set of challenges and requirements to run safely and effectively.\n\nFinally, welcome to the 2A club. While it took a global pandemic for some to get here, we've all got one thing in common. We all decided to take full responsibility for our family's ultimate safety and protection. 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Your mileage may vary. I started my DIY haircut by drawing an imaginary line around the top of my scalp. I started at the bottom with the raw clippers sans attachment. This took me down to bare scalp. Start at the bottom and work up after pulling the top bit to the side with a brush or comb. I did this to both sides as far back as I could see and reach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now affix the angled attachment to your clippers. There\u2019s one for the right and another for the left. Pull the top bit aside again and run front to back parallel to the ground. Work up slowly until you taper the bare sides into the top bit. Keep in mind it is easy to take off and tougher to put back. Up to this point visibility was good and the results satisfactory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The back foments its own unique challenges. I tried two mirrors, but that is a great way to amputate one\u2019s own ear. Vincent Van Gogh was a great artist but a sucky role model. I cut a killer mohawk for starters, but figured that might not inspire confidence among my more genteel geriatric patients. Also, there is a fine line between mohawk and mullet; that was a line I\u2019d sooner not cross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No guts no glory, so I just started cutting the back blind from bottom to top. I did the best I could and then gave my wife my most refined set of puppy dog eyes. She descended to tidy up the back inch or two that I couldn\u2019t see, and I was appropriately grateful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-details\"><strong>Details<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have no idea what to do about the top. I could of course put a spacer on the clippers and just zip over the whole thing. In the end, I just left it long. I think it looks kind of cool. If this COVID thing persists another month or two I suppose I\u2019ll just braid it or invite in a family of squirrels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This whole exercise is way easier when it\u2019s warm out. Doing this in your bathroom will contaminate the space like a New York ER. You\u2019ll be picking tiny hairs out of your toothbrush until the sun burns out. Cutting your hair shirtless on the back porch makes cleanup a snap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-hairball-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"razor, clippers, floor\" class=\"wp-image-7689\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On that subject, once I had swept up the trimmings, I had a generous pile of black\/gray hair. It looked like I\u2019d attacked a skunk with an anti-tank grenade. I saved the trimmings and scattered them among my wife\u2019s garden. They say that\u2019ll help keep the deer away. I fear it might have the same effect on my bride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-the-finished-product\"><strong>The Finished Product<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have read that when Clint Eastwood prepared for his role as aging gunfighter William Munny in the gritty 1992 Western \"Unforgiven,\" he cut his own hair with primitive implements. Munny was a conflicted anti-hero loner. Taking a bowie knife to his locks would have been the only way to keep from wandering about the badlands looking like Moses. I thought it a great effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-finished-product-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"shave, finished product, razor\" class=\"wp-image-7688\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the end, the success of a DIY haircut during the zombie apocalypse turns on having reasonable expectations. Expect to look like you just stepped out of a Paul Mitchell salon and you are destined for disappointment. Let Clint Eastwood\u2019s William Munny be both your inspiration and goal and you\u2019ll likely be pleasantly surprised. If things go truly sideways you can always just wear a hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I showed a picture of my freshly shorn scalp to my brothers. One has been bald for decades and didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about. The other decreed that the new do should be titled \u201cThe Pandemic.\u201d Now I can truthfully declare that I have successfully survived the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Plan on giving yourself your own DIY haircut? Take pictures and please tag us on Instagram <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"@SkillsetMag (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skillsetmag\/\" target=\"_blank\">@SkillsetMag<\/a>. We want to see whatever disasters you create atop that head of yours.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"DIY Haircut: Desperate Times, Desperate Measures in the Apocalypse","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"diy-haircut-during-apocalypse","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-11 10:29:45","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-11 14:29:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/diy-haircut-during-apocalypse\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11786,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:17","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:17","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149574723001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">coronavirus pandemic<\/a>, and the ensuing panic, has changed the gun narrative in America. Now more than ever in recent memory, Americans are turning to the Second Amendment to ensure the safety of their families. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gun and ammo sales continue to soar<\/a>; that means many first-time buyers are heading to gun stores. We want to make sure new gun owners have the proper training. So we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the third video in our series, focusing on shotguns. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/rifle-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part II: Rifle Training<\/a><\/strong>\"  as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123600\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nFirst and foremost, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them religiously, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe shotgun remains one of the most effective tools for home defense. Users can load low-brass birdshot to ensure rounds don't over-penetrate interior walls. For more firepower, buckshot also becomes a formidable stopper. And when you really have to take down something big or engage targets at range, slugs prove devastating.\n\nBut there is much to learn to effectively manipulate, run and fire a shotgun in a defensive setting. Watch our video, learn, and then invest in some quality, certified instruction. Then get on the range and practice, practice, practice. Shotgun loading takes time to master, and you can never be proficient enough running a defensive shotgun.\n\nWelcome to the firearms community. Get trained, practiced hard, and have fun out there on the rang. And remember, share what you've learned with others.","post_title":"VIDEO: Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety for First-Time Buyers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/15\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11790,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:14","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:14","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149573064001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nAs the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID-19<\/a> global pandemic continues to spread, more and more Americans are purchasing guns for their protection. After runs on food and goods sparked into panic buying, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">guns and ammo sales reached record highs<\/a>. Americans have spoken, and they clearly want the right to buy guns to protect their family. In fact, many are buying guns for the very first time. With that in mind, we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the second video in our series, focusing on rifles. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part III: Shotgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123619\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Rifle Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nMost importantly, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe rifle, especially America's most popular rifle, the AR-15, excels in the role of home and self-defense. With a 30-round magazine, extremely intuitive controls and high accuracy potential, most contemporary semi-automatic rifles are easily learned. You can often shoot them well, with an extremely fast learning curve.\n\nHowever, there's still much that must be learned, especially for the new shooter. Rifle manipulations, magazine changes, and shooting all require training and practice. While the AR design remains especially popular, it still brings its own set of challenges and requirements to run safely and effectively.\n\nFinally, welcome to the 2A club. While it took a global pandemic for some to get here, we've all got one thing in common. We all decided to take full responsibility for our family's ultimate safety and protection. 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The Big Rubber Man is what we call our lifelike 3D target by Rubber Dummies. I left that thing in the house one time and my wife bumped into it in the dark. It scared her witless. Now the Big Rubber Man lives on the back porch. He\u2019s never once complained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class="\"wp-block-heading wp-block-heading" has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-geriatric-homeless-guy-to-hot-euro-terrorist-in-10-minutes-flat\"><strong>Geriatric Homeless Guy to Hot Euro Terrorist in 10 Minutes Flat<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I just wanted the shag off my ears, so my hairstyling goals were fairly modest. Your mileage may vary. I started my DIY haircut by drawing an imaginary line around the top of my scalp. I started at the bottom with the raw clippers sans attachment. This took me down to bare scalp. Start at the bottom and work up after pulling the top bit to the side with a brush or comb. I did this to both sides as far back as I could see and reach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now affix the angled attachment to your clippers. There\u2019s one for the right and another for the left. Pull the top bit aside again and run front to back parallel to the ground. Work up slowly until you taper the bare sides into the top bit. Keep in mind it is easy to take off and tougher to put back. Up to this point visibility was good and the results satisfactory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The back foments its own unique challenges. I tried two mirrors, but that is a great way to amputate one\u2019s own ear. Vincent Van Gogh was a great artist but a sucky role model. I cut a killer mohawk for starters, but figured that might not inspire confidence among my more genteel geriatric patients. Also, there is a fine line between mohawk and mullet; that was a line I\u2019d sooner not cross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No guts no glory, so I just started cutting the back blind from bottom to top. I did the best I could and then gave my wife my most refined set of puppy dog eyes. She descended to tidy up the back inch or two that I couldn\u2019t see, and I was appropriately grateful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-details\"><strong>Details<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have no idea what to do about the top. I could of course put a spacer on the clippers and just zip over the whole thing. In the end, I just left it long. I think it looks kind of cool. If this COVID thing persists another month or two I suppose I\u2019ll just braid it or invite in a family of squirrels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This whole exercise is way easier when it\u2019s warm out. Doing this in your bathroom will contaminate the space like a New York ER. You\u2019ll be picking tiny hairs out of your toothbrush until the sun burns out. Cutting your hair shirtless on the back porch makes cleanup a snap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-hairball-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"razor, clippers, floor\" class=\"wp-image-7689\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On that subject, once I had swept up the trimmings, I had a generous pile of black\/gray hair. It looked like I\u2019d attacked a skunk with an anti-tank grenade. I saved the trimmings and scattered them among my wife\u2019s garden. They say that\u2019ll help keep the deer away. I fear it might have the same effect on my bride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-the-finished-product\"><strong>The Finished Product<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have read that when Clint Eastwood prepared for his role as aging gunfighter William Munny in the gritty 1992 Western \"Unforgiven,\" he cut his own hair with primitive implements. Munny was a conflicted anti-hero loner. Taking a bowie knife to his locks would have been the only way to keep from wandering about the badlands looking like Moses. I thought it a great effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-finished-product-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"shave, finished product, razor\" class=\"wp-image-7688\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the end, the success of a DIY haircut during the zombie apocalypse turns on having reasonable expectations. Expect to look like you just stepped out of a Paul Mitchell salon and you are destined for disappointment. Let Clint Eastwood\u2019s William Munny be both your inspiration and goal and you\u2019ll likely be pleasantly surprised. If things go truly sideways you can always just wear a hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I showed a picture of my freshly shorn scalp to my brothers. One has been bald for decades and didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about. The other decreed that the new do should be titled \u201cThe Pandemic.\u201d Now I can truthfully declare that I have successfully survived the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Plan on giving yourself your own DIY haircut? Take pictures and please tag us on Instagram <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"@SkillsetMag (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skillsetmag\/\" target=\"_blank\">@SkillsetMag<\/a>. We want to see whatever disasters you create atop that head of yours.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"DIY Haircut: Desperate Times, Desperate Measures in the Apocalypse","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"diy-haircut-during-apocalypse","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-11 10:29:45","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-11 14:29:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/diy-haircut-during-apocalypse\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11786,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:17","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:17","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149574723001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">coronavirus pandemic<\/a>, and the ensuing panic, has changed the gun narrative in America. Now more than ever in recent memory, Americans are turning to the Second Amendment to ensure the safety of their families. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gun and ammo sales continue to soar<\/a>; that means many first-time buyers are heading to gun stores. We want to make sure new gun owners have the proper training. So we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the third video in our series, focusing on shotguns. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/rifle-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part II: Rifle Training<\/a><\/strong>\"  as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123600\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nFirst and foremost, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them religiously, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe shotgun remains one of the most effective tools for home defense. Users can load low-brass birdshot to ensure rounds don't over-penetrate interior walls. For more firepower, buckshot also becomes a formidable stopper. And when you really have to take down something big or engage targets at range, slugs prove devastating.\n\nBut there is much to learn to effectively manipulate, run and fire a shotgun in a defensive setting. Watch our video, learn, and then invest in some quality, certified instruction. Then get on the range and practice, practice, practice. Shotgun loading takes time to master, and you can never be proficient enough running a defensive shotgun.\n\nWelcome to the firearms community. Get trained, practiced hard, and have fun out there on the rang. And remember, share what you've learned with others.","post_title":"VIDEO: Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety for First-Time Buyers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/15\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11790,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:14","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:14","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149573064001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nAs the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID-19<\/a> global pandemic continues to spread, more and more Americans are purchasing guns for their protection. After runs on food and goods sparked into panic buying, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">guns and ammo sales reached record highs<\/a>. Americans have spoken, and they clearly want the right to buy guns to protect their family. In fact, many are buying guns for the very first time. With that in mind, we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the second video in our series, focusing on rifles. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part III: Shotgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123619\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Rifle Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nMost importantly, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe rifle, especially America's most popular rifle, the AR-15, excels in the role of home and self-defense. With a 30-round magazine, extremely intuitive controls and high accuracy potential, most contemporary semi-automatic rifles are easily learned. You can often shoot them well, with an extremely fast learning curve.\n\nHowever, there's still much that must be learned, especially for the new shooter. Rifle manipulations, magazine changes, and shooting all require training and practice. While the AR design remains especially popular, it still brings its own set of challenges and requirements to run safely and effectively.\n\nFinally, welcome to the 2A club. While it took a global pandemic for some to get here, we've all got one thing in common. We all decided to take full responsibility for our family's ultimate safety and protection. 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The Big Rubber Man is what we call our lifelike 3D target by Rubber Dummies. I left that thing in the house one time and my wife bumped into it in the dark. It scared her witless. Now the Big Rubber Man lives on the back porch. He\u2019s never once complained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-geriatric-homeless-guy-to-hot-euro-terrorist-in-10-minutes-flat\"><strong>Geriatric Homeless Guy to Hot Euro Terrorist in 10 Minutes Flat<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I just wanted the shag off my ears, so my hairstyling goals were fairly modest. Your mileage may vary. I started my DIY haircut by drawing an imaginary line around the top of my scalp. I started at the bottom with the raw clippers sans attachment. This took me down to bare scalp. Start at the bottom and work up after pulling the top bit to the side with a brush or comb. I did this to both sides as far back as I could see and reach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now affix the angled attachment to your clippers. There\u2019s one for the right and another for the left. Pull the top bit aside again and run front to back parallel to the ground. Work up slowly until you taper the bare sides into the top bit. Keep in mind it is easy to take off and tougher to put back. Up to this point visibility was good and the results satisfactory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The back foments its own unique challenges. I tried two mirrors, but that is a great way to amputate one\u2019s own ear. Vincent Van Gogh was a great artist but a sucky role model. I cut a killer mohawk for starters, but figured that might not inspire confidence among my more genteel geriatric patients. Also, there is a fine line between mohawk and mullet; that was a line I\u2019d sooner not cross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No guts no glory, so I just started cutting the back blind from bottom to top. I did the best I could and then gave my wife my most refined set of puppy dog eyes. She descended to tidy up the back inch or two that I couldn\u2019t see, and I was appropriately grateful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-details\"><strong>Details<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have no idea what to do about the top. I could of course put a spacer on the clippers and just zip over the whole thing. In the end, I just left it long. I think it looks kind of cool. If this COVID thing persists another month or two I suppose I\u2019ll just braid it or invite in a family of squirrels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This whole exercise is way easier when it\u2019s warm out. Doing this in your bathroom will contaminate the space like a New York ER. You\u2019ll be picking tiny hairs out of your toothbrush until the sun burns out. Cutting your hair shirtless on the back porch makes cleanup a snap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-hairball-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"razor, clippers, floor\" class=\"wp-image-7689\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On that subject, once I had swept up the trimmings, I had a generous pile of black\/gray hair. It looked like I\u2019d attacked a skunk with an anti-tank grenade. I saved the trimmings and scattered them among my wife\u2019s garden. They say that\u2019ll help keep the deer away. I fear it might have the same effect on my bride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-the-finished-product\"><strong>The Finished Product<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have read that when Clint Eastwood prepared for his role as aging gunfighter William Munny in the gritty 1992 Western \"Unforgiven,\" he cut his own hair with primitive implements. Munny was a conflicted anti-hero loner. Taking a bowie knife to his locks would have been the only way to keep from wandering about the badlands looking like Moses. I thought it a great effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-finished-product-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"shave, finished product, razor\" class=\"wp-image-7688\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the end, the success of a DIY haircut during the zombie apocalypse turns on having reasonable expectations. Expect to look like you just stepped out of a Paul Mitchell salon and you are destined for disappointment. Let Clint Eastwood\u2019s William Munny be both your inspiration and goal and you\u2019ll likely be pleasantly surprised. If things go truly sideways you can always just wear a hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I showed a picture of my freshly shorn scalp to my brothers. One has been bald for decades and didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about. The other decreed that the new do should be titled \u201cThe Pandemic.\u201d Now I can truthfully declare that I have successfully survived the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Plan on giving yourself your own DIY haircut? Take pictures and please tag us on Instagram <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"@SkillsetMag (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skillsetmag\/\" target=\"_blank\">@SkillsetMag<\/a>. We want to see whatever disasters you create atop that head of yours.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"DIY Haircut: Desperate Times, Desperate Measures in the Apocalypse","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"diy-haircut-during-apocalypse","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-11 10:29:45","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-11 14:29:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/diy-haircut-during-apocalypse\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11786,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:17","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:17","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149574723001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">coronavirus pandemic<\/a>, and the ensuing panic, has changed the gun narrative in America. Now more than ever in recent memory, Americans are turning to the Second Amendment to ensure the safety of their families. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gun and ammo sales continue to soar<\/a>; that means many first-time buyers are heading to gun stores. We want to make sure new gun owners have the proper training. So we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the third video in our series, focusing on shotguns. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/rifle-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part II: Rifle Training<\/a><\/strong>\"  as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123600\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nFirst and foremost, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them religiously, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe shotgun remains one of the most effective tools for home defense. Users can load low-brass birdshot to ensure rounds don't over-penetrate interior walls. For more firepower, buckshot also becomes a formidable stopper. And when you really have to take down something big or engage targets at range, slugs prove devastating.\n\nBut there is much to learn to effectively manipulate, run and fire a shotgun in a defensive setting. Watch our video, learn, and then invest in some quality, certified instruction. Then get on the range and practice, practice, practice. Shotgun loading takes time to master, and you can never be proficient enough running a defensive shotgun.\n\nWelcome to the firearms community. Get trained, practiced hard, and have fun out there on the rang. And remember, share what you've learned with others.","post_title":"VIDEO: Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety for First-Time Buyers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/15\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11790,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:14","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:14","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149573064001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nAs the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID-19<\/a> global pandemic continues to spread, more and more Americans are purchasing guns for their protection. After runs on food and goods sparked into panic buying, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">guns and ammo sales reached record highs<\/a>. Americans have spoken, and they clearly want the right to buy guns to protect their family. In fact, many are buying guns for the very first time. With that in mind, we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the second video in our series, focusing on rifles. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part III: Shotgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123619\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Rifle Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nMost importantly, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe rifle, especially America's most popular rifle, the AR-15, excels in the role of home and self-defense. With a 30-round magazine, extremely intuitive controls and high accuracy potential, most contemporary semi-automatic rifles are easily learned. You can often shoot them well, with an extremely fast learning curve.\n\nHowever, there's still much that must be learned, especially for the new shooter. Rifle manipulations, magazine changes, and shooting all require training and practice. While the AR design remains especially popular, it still brings its own set of challenges and requirements to run safely and effectively.\n\nFinally, welcome to the 2A club. While it took a global pandemic for some to get here, we've all got one thing in common. We all decided to take full responsibility for our family's ultimate safety and protection. 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I used an old survival mirror from my days as an Army aviator. I used to shave by that thing in the field back in the day. Yep, apparently I stole it. I don\u2019t recall the details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-lead-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"DIY Haircut, clippers, side\" class=\"wp-image-7690\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I needed a buddy to help hold the mirror and opted for the Big Rubber Man. The Big Rubber Man is what we call our lifelike 3D target by Rubber Dummies. I left that thing in the house one time and my wife bumped into it in the dark. It scared her witless. Now the Big Rubber Man lives on the back porch. He\u2019s never once complained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-geriatric-homeless-guy-to-hot-euro-terrorist-in-10-minutes-flat\"><strong>Geriatric Homeless Guy to Hot Euro Terrorist in 10 Minutes Flat<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I just wanted the shag off my ears, so my hairstyling goals were fairly modest. Your mileage may vary. I started my DIY haircut by drawing an imaginary line around the top of my scalp. I started at the bottom with the raw clippers sans attachment. This took me down to bare scalp. Start at the bottom and work up after pulling the top bit to the side with a brush or comb. I did this to both sides as far back as I could see and reach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now affix the angled attachment to your clippers. There\u2019s one for the right and another for the left. Pull the top bit aside again and run front to back parallel to the ground. Work up slowly until you taper the bare sides into the top bit. Keep in mind it is easy to take off and tougher to put back. Up to this point visibility was good and the results satisfactory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The back foments its own unique challenges. I tried two mirrors, but that is a great way to amputate one\u2019s own ear. Vincent Van Gogh was a great artist but a sucky role model. I cut a killer mohawk for starters, but figured that might not inspire confidence among my more genteel geriatric patients. Also, there is a fine line between mohawk and mullet; that was a line I\u2019d sooner not cross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No guts no glory, so I just started cutting the back blind from bottom to top. I did the best I could and then gave my wife my most refined set of puppy dog eyes. She descended to tidy up the back inch or two that I couldn\u2019t see, and I was appropriately grateful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-details\"><strong>Details<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have no idea what to do about the top. I could of course put a spacer on the clippers and just zip over the whole thing. In the end, I just left it long. I think it looks kind of cool. If this COVID thing persists another month or two I suppose I\u2019ll just braid it or invite in a family of squirrels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This whole exercise is way easier when it\u2019s warm out. Doing this in your bathroom will contaminate the space like a New York ER. You\u2019ll be picking tiny hairs out of your toothbrush until the sun burns out. Cutting your hair shirtless on the back porch makes cleanup a snap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-hairball-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"razor, clippers, floor\" class=\"wp-image-7689\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On that subject, once I had swept up the trimmings, I had a generous pile of black\/gray hair. It looked like I\u2019d attacked a skunk with an anti-tank grenade. I saved the trimmings and scattered them among my wife\u2019s garden. They say that\u2019ll help keep the deer away. I fear it might have the same effect on my bride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-the-finished-product\"><strong>The Finished Product<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have read that when Clint Eastwood prepared for his role as aging gunfighter William Munny in the gritty 1992 Western \"Unforgiven,\" he cut his own hair with primitive implements. Munny was a conflicted anti-hero loner. Taking a bowie knife to his locks would have been the only way to keep from wandering about the badlands looking like Moses. I thought it a great effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-finished-product-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"shave, finished product, razor\" class=\"wp-image-7688\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the end, the success of a DIY haircut during the zombie apocalypse turns on having reasonable expectations. Expect to look like you just stepped out of a Paul Mitchell salon and you are destined for disappointment. Let Clint Eastwood\u2019s William Munny be both your inspiration and goal and you\u2019ll likely be pleasantly surprised. If things go truly sideways you can always just wear a hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I showed a picture of my freshly shorn scalp to my brothers. One has been bald for decades and didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about. The other decreed that the new do should be titled \u201cThe Pandemic.\u201d Now I can truthfully declare that I have successfully survived the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Plan on giving yourself your own DIY haircut? Take pictures and please tag us on Instagram <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"@SkillsetMag (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skillsetmag\/\" target=\"_blank\">@SkillsetMag<\/a>. We want to see whatever disasters you create atop that head of yours.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"DIY Haircut: Desperate Times, Desperate Measures in the Apocalypse","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"diy-haircut-during-apocalypse","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-11 10:29:45","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-11 14:29:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/diy-haircut-during-apocalypse\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11786,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:17","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:17","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149574723001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">coronavirus pandemic<\/a>, and the ensuing panic, has changed the gun narrative in America. Now more than ever in recent memory, Americans are turning to the Second Amendment to ensure the safety of their families. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gun and ammo sales continue to soar<\/a>; that means many first-time buyers are heading to gun stores. We want to make sure new gun owners have the proper training. So we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the third video in our series, focusing on shotguns. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/rifle-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part II: Rifle Training<\/a><\/strong>\"  as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123600\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nFirst and foremost, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them religiously, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe shotgun remains one of the most effective tools for home defense. Users can load low-brass birdshot to ensure rounds don't over-penetrate interior walls. For more firepower, buckshot also becomes a formidable stopper. And when you really have to take down something big or engage targets at range, slugs prove devastating.\n\nBut there is much to learn to effectively manipulate, run and fire a shotgun in a defensive setting. Watch our video, learn, and then invest in some quality, certified instruction. Then get on the range and practice, practice, practice. Shotgun loading takes time to master, and you can never be proficient enough running a defensive shotgun.\n\nWelcome to the firearms community. Get trained, practiced hard, and have fun out there on the rang. And remember, share what you've learned with others.","post_title":"VIDEO: Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety for First-Time Buyers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/15\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11790,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:14","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:14","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149573064001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nAs the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID-19<\/a> global pandemic continues to spread, more and more Americans are purchasing guns for their protection. After runs on food and goods sparked into panic buying, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">guns and ammo sales reached record highs<\/a>. Americans have spoken, and they clearly want the right to buy guns to protect their family. In fact, many are buying guns for the very first time. With that in mind, we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the second video in our series, focusing on rifles. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part III: Shotgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123619\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Rifle Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nMost importantly, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe rifle, especially America's most popular rifle, the AR-15, excels in the role of home and self-defense. With a 30-round magazine, extremely intuitive controls and high accuracy potential, most contemporary semi-automatic rifles are easily learned. You can often shoot them well, with an extremely fast learning curve.\n\nHowever, there's still much that must be learned, especially for the new shooter. Rifle manipulations, magazine changes, and shooting all require training and practice. While the AR design remains especially popular, it still brings its own set of challenges and requirements to run safely and effectively.\n\nFinally, welcome to the 2A club. While it took a global pandemic for some to get here, we've all got one thing in common. We all decided to take full responsibility for our family's ultimate safety and protection. 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Amazon is your buddy. They\u2019re dirt cheap and come with sundry attachments all in an attractive plastic box. My wife used to cut my hair every 10 days back when I was a soldier. I did so look forward to that. Nowadays for reasons I still do not fully comprehend she adamantly refuses to heft the clippers yet again, even if the alternative is sharing her personal space with an old homeless-looking guy. Admittedly, our time in the service was likely not as positive for her as it was for me. Perhaps crafting my coif brings back sordid memories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ll need a brush or a comb to help keep things organized and a decent mirror. I used an old survival mirror from my days as an Army aviator. I used to shave by that thing in the field back in the day. Yep, apparently I stole it. I don\u2019t recall the details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-lead-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"DIY Haircut, clippers, side\" class=\"wp-image-7690\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I needed a buddy to help hold the mirror and opted for the Big Rubber Man. The Big Rubber Man is what we call our lifelike 3D target by Rubber Dummies. I left that thing in the house one time and my wife bumped into it in the dark. It scared her witless. Now the Big Rubber Man lives on the back porch. He\u2019s never once complained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-geriatric-homeless-guy-to-hot-euro-terrorist-in-10-minutes-flat\"><strong>Geriatric Homeless Guy to Hot Euro Terrorist in 10 Minutes Flat<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I just wanted the shag off my ears, so my hairstyling goals were fairly modest. Your mileage may vary. I started my DIY haircut by drawing an imaginary line around the top of my scalp. I started at the bottom with the raw clippers sans attachment. This took me down to bare scalp. Start at the bottom and work up after pulling the top bit to the side with a brush or comb. I did this to both sides as far back as I could see and reach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now affix the angled attachment to your clippers. There\u2019s one for the right and another for the left. Pull the top bit aside again and run front to back parallel to the ground. Work up slowly until you taper the bare sides into the top bit. Keep in mind it is easy to take off and tougher to put back. Up to this point visibility was good and the results satisfactory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The back foments its own unique challenges. I tried two mirrors, but that is a great way to amputate one\u2019s own ear. Vincent Van Gogh was a great artist but a sucky role model. I cut a killer mohawk for starters, but figured that might not inspire confidence among my more genteel geriatric patients. Also, there is a fine line between mohawk and mullet; that was a line I\u2019d sooner not cross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No guts no glory, so I just started cutting the back blind from bottom to top. I did the best I could and then gave my wife my most refined set of puppy dog eyes. She descended to tidy up the back inch or two that I couldn\u2019t see, and I was appropriately grateful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-details\"><strong>Details<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have no idea what to do about the top. I could of course put a spacer on the clippers and just zip over the whole thing. In the end, I just left it long. I think it looks kind of cool. If this COVID thing persists another month or two I suppose I\u2019ll just braid it or invite in a family of squirrels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This whole exercise is way easier when it\u2019s warm out. Doing this in your bathroom will contaminate the space like a New York ER. You\u2019ll be picking tiny hairs out of your toothbrush until the sun burns out. Cutting your hair shirtless on the back porch makes cleanup a snap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-hairball-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"razor, clippers, floor\" class=\"wp-image-7689\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On that subject, once I had swept up the trimmings, I had a generous pile of black\/gray hair. It looked like I\u2019d attacked a skunk with an anti-tank grenade. I saved the trimmings and scattered them among my wife\u2019s garden. They say that\u2019ll help keep the deer away. I fear it might have the same effect on my bride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-the-finished-product\"><strong>The Finished Product<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have read that when Clint Eastwood prepared for his role as aging gunfighter William Munny in the gritty 1992 Western \"Unforgiven,\" he cut his own hair with primitive implements. Munny was a conflicted anti-hero loner. Taking a bowie knife to his locks would have been the only way to keep from wandering about the badlands looking like Moses. I thought it a great effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-finished-product-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"shave, finished product, razor\" class=\"wp-image-7688\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the end, the success of a DIY haircut during the zombie apocalypse turns on having reasonable expectations. Expect to look like you just stepped out of a Paul Mitchell salon and you are destined for disappointment. Let Clint Eastwood\u2019s William Munny be both your inspiration and goal and you\u2019ll likely be pleasantly surprised. If things go truly sideways you can always just wear a hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I showed a picture of my freshly shorn scalp to my brothers. One has been bald for decades and didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about. The other decreed that the new do should be titled \u201cThe Pandemic.\u201d Now I can truthfully declare that I have successfully survived the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Plan on giving yourself your own DIY haircut? Take pictures and please tag us on Instagram <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"@SkillsetMag (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skillsetmag\/\" target=\"_blank\">@SkillsetMag<\/a>. We want to see whatever disasters you create atop that head of yours.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"DIY Haircut: Desperate Times, Desperate Measures in the Apocalypse","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"diy-haircut-during-apocalypse","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-11 10:29:45","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-11 14:29:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/diy-haircut-during-apocalypse\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11786,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:17","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:17","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149574723001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">coronavirus pandemic<\/a>, and the ensuing panic, has changed the gun narrative in America. Now more than ever in recent memory, Americans are turning to the Second Amendment to ensure the safety of their families. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gun and ammo sales continue to soar<\/a>; that means many first-time buyers are heading to gun stores. We want to make sure new gun owners have the proper training. So we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the third video in our series, focusing on shotguns. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/rifle-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part II: Rifle Training<\/a><\/strong>\"  as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123600\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nFirst and foremost, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them religiously, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe shotgun remains one of the most effective tools for home defense. Users can load low-brass birdshot to ensure rounds don't over-penetrate interior walls. For more firepower, buckshot also becomes a formidable stopper. And when you really have to take down something big or engage targets at range, slugs prove devastating.\n\nBut there is much to learn to effectively manipulate, run and fire a shotgun in a defensive setting. Watch our video, learn, and then invest in some quality, certified instruction. Then get on the range and practice, practice, practice. Shotgun loading takes time to master, and you can never be proficient enough running a defensive shotgun.\n\nWelcome to the firearms community. Get trained, practiced hard, and have fun out there on the rang. And remember, share what you've learned with others.","post_title":"VIDEO: Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety for First-Time Buyers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/15\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11790,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:14","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:14","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149573064001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nAs the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID-19<\/a> global pandemic continues to spread, more and more Americans are purchasing guns for their protection. After runs on food and goods sparked into panic buying, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">guns and ammo sales reached record highs<\/a>. Americans have spoken, and they clearly want the right to buy guns to protect their family. In fact, many are buying guns for the very first time. With that in mind, we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the second video in our series, focusing on rifles. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part III: Shotgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123619\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Rifle Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nMost importantly, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe rifle, especially America's most popular rifle, the AR-15, excels in the role of home and self-defense. With a 30-round magazine, extremely intuitive controls and high accuracy potential, most contemporary semi-automatic rifles are easily learned. You can often shoot them well, with an extremely fast learning curve.\n\nHowever, there's still much that must be learned, especially for the new shooter. Rifle manipulations, magazine changes, and shooting all require training and practice. While the AR design remains especially popular, it still brings its own set of challenges and requirements to run safely and effectively.\n\nFinally, welcome to the 2A club. While it took a global pandemic for some to get here, we've all got one thing in common. We all decided to take full responsibility for our family's ultimate safety and protection. 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class="elementor-column elementor-col-12 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-31c4fa88" data-id="31c4fa88" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-4129fd94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image" data-id="4129fd94" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <a href="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/tag/american-frontiersman-magazine/"> <img width="184" height="47" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20184%2047'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1.png?x78515" class="attachment-large size-large wp-image-60099 lazy" alt="American Frontiersman" data-srcset="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1.png 184w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1-24x6.png 24w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1-36x9.png 36w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1-48x12.png 48w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1-120x31.png 120w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1-75x19.png 75w" data-sizes="(max-width: 184px) 100vw, 184px" /> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> \n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-mission-essential-equipment\"><strong>Mission-Essential Equipment<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>For you DIY haircut, you need a set of clippers. Amazon is your buddy. They\u2019re dirt cheap and come with sundry attachments all in an attractive plastic box. My wife used to cut my hair every 10 days back when I was a soldier. I did so look forward to that. Nowadays for reasons I still do not fully comprehend she adamantly refuses to heft the clippers yet again, even if the alternative is sharing her personal space with an old homeless-looking guy. Admittedly, our time in the service was likely not as positive for her as it was for me. Perhaps crafting my coif brings back sordid memories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ll need a brush or a comb to help keep things organized and a decent mirror. I used an old survival mirror from my days as an Army aviator. I used to shave by that thing in the field back in the day. Yep, apparently I stole it. I don\u2019t recall the details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-lead-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"DIY Haircut, clippers, side\" class=\"wp-image-7690\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I needed a buddy to help hold the mirror and opted for the Big Rubber Man. The Big Rubber Man is what we call our lifelike 3D target by Rubber Dummies. I left that thing in the house one time and my wife bumped into it in the dark. It scared her witless. Now the Big Rubber Man lives on the back porch. He\u2019s never once complained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-geriatric-homeless-guy-to-hot-euro-terrorist-in-10-minutes-flat\"><strong>Geriatric Homeless Guy to Hot Euro Terrorist in 10 Minutes Flat<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I just wanted the shag off my ears, so my hairstyling goals were fairly modest. Your mileage may vary. I started my DIY haircut by drawing an imaginary line around the top of my scalp. I started at the bottom with the raw clippers sans attachment. This took me down to bare scalp. Start at the bottom and work up after pulling the top bit to the side with a brush or comb. I did this to both sides as far back as I could see and reach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now affix the angled attachment to your clippers. There\u2019s one for the right and another for the left. Pull the top bit aside again and run front to back parallel to the ground. Work up slowly until you taper the bare sides into the top bit. Keep in mind it is easy to take off and tougher to put back. Up to this point visibility was good and the results satisfactory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The back foments its own unique challenges. I tried two mirrors, but that is a great way to amputate one\u2019s own ear. Vincent Van Gogh was a great artist but a sucky role model. I cut a killer mohawk for starters, but figured that might not inspire confidence among my more genteel geriatric patients. Also, there is a fine line between mohawk and mullet; that was a line I\u2019d sooner not cross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No guts no glory, so I just started cutting the back blind from bottom to top. I did the best I could and then gave my wife my most refined set of puppy dog eyes. She descended to tidy up the back inch or two that I couldn\u2019t see, and I was appropriately grateful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-details\"><strong>Details<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have no idea what to do about the top. I could of course put a spacer on the clippers and just zip over the whole thing. In the end, I just left it long. I think it looks kind of cool. If this COVID thing persists another month or two I suppose I\u2019ll just braid it or invite in a family of squirrels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This whole exercise is way easier when it\u2019s warm out. Doing this in your bathroom will contaminate the space like a New York ER. You\u2019ll be picking tiny hairs out of your toothbrush until the sun burns out. Cutting your hair shirtless on the back porch makes cleanup a snap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-hairball-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"razor, clippers, floor\" class=\"wp-image-7689\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On that subject, once I had swept up the trimmings, I had a generous pile of black\/gray hair. It looked like I\u2019d attacked a skunk with an anti-tank grenade. I saved the trimmings and scattered them among my wife\u2019s garden. They say that\u2019ll help keep the deer away. I fear it might have the same effect on my bride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-the-finished-product\"><strong>The Finished Product<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have read that when Clint Eastwood prepared for his role as aging gunfighter William Munny in the gritty 1992 Western \"Unforgiven,\" he cut his own hair with primitive implements. Munny was a conflicted anti-hero loner. Taking a bowie knife to his locks would have been the only way to keep from wandering about the badlands looking like Moses. I thought it a great effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-finished-product-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"shave, finished product, razor\" class=\"wp-image-7688\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the end, the success of a DIY haircut during the zombie apocalypse turns on having reasonable expectations. Expect to look like you just stepped out of a Paul Mitchell salon and you are destined for disappointment. Let Clint Eastwood\u2019s William Munny be both your inspiration and goal and you\u2019ll likely be pleasantly surprised. If things go truly sideways you can always just wear a hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I showed a picture of my freshly shorn scalp to my brothers. One has been bald for decades and didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about. The other decreed that the new do should be titled \u201cThe Pandemic.\u201d Now I can truthfully declare that I have successfully survived the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Plan on giving yourself your own DIY haircut? Take pictures and please tag us on Instagram <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"@SkillsetMag (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skillsetmag\/\" target=\"_blank\">@SkillsetMag<\/a>. We want to see whatever disasters you create atop that head of yours.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"DIY Haircut: Desperate Times, Desperate Measures in the Apocalypse","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"diy-haircut-during-apocalypse","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-11 10:29:45","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-11 14:29:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/diy-haircut-during-apocalypse\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11786,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:17","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:17","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149574723001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">coronavirus pandemic<\/a>, and the ensuing panic, has changed the gun narrative in America. Now more than ever in recent memory, Americans are turning to the Second Amendment to ensure the safety of their families. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gun and ammo sales continue to soar<\/a>; that means many first-time buyers are heading to gun stores. We want to make sure new gun owners have the proper training. So we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the third video in our series, focusing on shotguns. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/rifle-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part II: Rifle Training<\/a><\/strong>\"  as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123600\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nFirst and foremost, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them religiously, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe shotgun remains one of the most effective tools for home defense. Users can load low-brass birdshot to ensure rounds don't over-penetrate interior walls. For more firepower, buckshot also becomes a formidable stopper. And when you really have to take down something big or engage targets at range, slugs prove devastating.\n\nBut there is much to learn to effectively manipulate, run and fire a shotgun in a defensive setting. Watch our video, learn, and then invest in some quality, certified instruction. Then get on the range and practice, practice, practice. Shotgun loading takes time to master, and you can never be proficient enough running a defensive shotgun.\n\nWelcome to the firearms community. Get trained, practiced hard, and have fun out there on the rang. And remember, share what you've learned with others.","post_title":"VIDEO: Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety for First-Time Buyers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/15\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11790,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:14","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:14","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149573064001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nAs the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID-19<\/a> global pandemic continues to spread, more and more Americans are purchasing guns for their protection. After runs on food and goods sparked into panic buying, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">guns and ammo sales reached record highs<\/a>. Americans have spoken, and they clearly want the right to buy guns to protect their family. In fact, many are buying guns for the very first time. With that in mind, we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the second video in our series, focusing on rifles. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part III: Shotgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123619\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Rifle Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nMost importantly, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe rifle, especially America's most popular rifle, the AR-15, excels in the role of home and self-defense. With a 30-round magazine, extremely intuitive controls and high accuracy potential, most contemporary semi-automatic rifles are easily learned. You can often shoot them well, with an extremely fast learning curve.\n\nHowever, there's still much that must be learned, especially for the new shooter. Rifle manipulations, magazine changes, and shooting all require training and practice. While the AR design remains especially popular, it still brings its own set of challenges and requirements to run safely and effectively.\n\nFinally, welcome to the 2A club. While it took a global pandemic for some to get here, we've all got one thing in common. We all decided to take full responsibility for our family's ultimate safety and protection. 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Men experiencing male-pattern baldness come to see me on occasion asking me for hair. I wish I could give them mine. Today I would put that timeless platitude to the test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class="\"wp-block-heading wp-block-heading" has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-mission-essential-equipment\"><strong>Mission-Essential Equipment<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>For you DIY haircut, you need a set of clippers. Amazon is your buddy. They\u2019re dirt cheap and come with sundry attachments all in an attractive plastic box. My wife used to cut my hair every 10 days back when I was a soldier. I did so look forward to that. Nowadays for reasons I still do not fully comprehend she adamantly refuses to heft the clippers yet again, even if the alternative is sharing her personal space with an old homeless-looking guy. Admittedly, our time in the service was likely not as positive for her as it was for me. Perhaps crafting my coif brings back sordid memories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ll need a brush or a comb to help keep things organized and a decent mirror. I used an old survival mirror from my days as an Army aviator. I used to shave by that thing in the field back in the day. Yep, apparently I stole it. I don\u2019t recall the details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-lead-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"DIY Haircut, clippers, side\" class=\"wp-image-7690\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I needed a buddy to help hold the mirror and opted for the Big Rubber Man. The Big Rubber Man is what we call our lifelike 3D target by Rubber Dummies. I left that thing in the house one time and my wife bumped into it in the dark. It scared her witless. Now the Big Rubber Man lives on the back porch. He\u2019s never once complained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-geriatric-homeless-guy-to-hot-euro-terrorist-in-10-minutes-flat\"><strong>Geriatric Homeless Guy to Hot Euro Terrorist in 10 Minutes Flat<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I just wanted the shag off my ears, so my hairstyling goals were fairly modest. Your mileage may vary. I started my DIY haircut by drawing an imaginary line around the top of my scalp. I started at the bottom with the raw clippers sans attachment. This took me down to bare scalp. Start at the bottom and work up after pulling the top bit to the side with a brush or comb. I did this to both sides as far back as I could see and reach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now affix the angled attachment to your clippers. There\u2019s one for the right and another for the left. Pull the top bit aside again and run front to back parallel to the ground. Work up slowly until you taper the bare sides into the top bit. Keep in mind it is easy to take off and tougher to put back. Up to this point visibility was good and the results satisfactory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The back foments its own unique challenges. I tried two mirrors, but that is a great way to amputate one\u2019s own ear. Vincent Van Gogh was a great artist but a sucky role model. I cut a killer mohawk for starters, but figured that might not inspire confidence among my more genteel geriatric patients. Also, there is a fine line between mohawk and mullet; that was a line I\u2019d sooner not cross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No guts no glory, so I just started cutting the back blind from bottom to top. I did the best I could and then gave my wife my most refined set of puppy dog eyes. She descended to tidy up the back inch or two that I couldn\u2019t see, and I was appropriately grateful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-details\"><strong>Details<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have no idea what to do about the top. I could of course put a spacer on the clippers and just zip over the whole thing. In the end, I just left it long. I think it looks kind of cool. If this COVID thing persists another month or two I suppose I\u2019ll just braid it or invite in a family of squirrels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This whole exercise is way easier when it\u2019s warm out. Doing this in your bathroom will contaminate the space like a New York ER. You\u2019ll be picking tiny hairs out of your toothbrush until the sun burns out. Cutting your hair shirtless on the back porch makes cleanup a snap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-hairball-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"razor, clippers, floor\" class=\"wp-image-7689\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On that subject, once I had swept up the trimmings, I had a generous pile of black\/gray hair. It looked like I\u2019d attacked a skunk with an anti-tank grenade. I saved the trimmings and scattered them among my wife\u2019s garden. They say that\u2019ll help keep the deer away. I fear it might have the same effect on my bride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-the-finished-product\"><strong>The Finished Product<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have read that when Clint Eastwood prepared for his role as aging gunfighter William Munny in the gritty 1992 Western \"Unforgiven,\" he cut his own hair with primitive implements. Munny was a conflicted anti-hero loner. Taking a bowie knife to his locks would have been the only way to keep from wandering about the badlands looking like Moses. I thought it a great effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-finished-product-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"shave, finished product, razor\" class=\"wp-image-7688\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the end, the success of a DIY haircut during the zombie apocalypse turns on having reasonable expectations. Expect to look like you just stepped out of a Paul Mitchell salon and you are destined for disappointment. Let Clint Eastwood\u2019s William Munny be both your inspiration and goal and you\u2019ll likely be pleasantly surprised. If things go truly sideways you can always just wear a hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I showed a picture of my freshly shorn scalp to my brothers. One has been bald for decades and didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about. The other decreed that the new do should be titled \u201cThe Pandemic.\u201d Now I can truthfully declare that I have successfully survived the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Plan on giving yourself your own DIY haircut? Take pictures and please tag us on Instagram <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"@SkillsetMag (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skillsetmag\/\" target=\"_blank\">@SkillsetMag<\/a>. We want to see whatever disasters you create atop that head of yours.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"DIY Haircut: Desperate Times, Desperate Measures in the Apocalypse","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"diy-haircut-during-apocalypse","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-11 10:29:45","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-11 14:29:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/diy-haircut-during-apocalypse\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11786,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:17","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:17","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149574723001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">coronavirus pandemic<\/a>, and the ensuing panic, has changed the gun narrative in America. Now more than ever in recent memory, Americans are turning to the Second Amendment to ensure the safety of their families. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gun and ammo sales continue to soar<\/a>; that means many first-time buyers are heading to gun stores. We want to make sure new gun owners have the proper training. So we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the third video in our series, focusing on shotguns. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/rifle-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part II: Rifle Training<\/a><\/strong>\"  as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123600\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nFirst and foremost, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them religiously, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe shotgun remains one of the most effective tools for home defense. Users can load low-brass birdshot to ensure rounds don't over-penetrate interior walls. For more firepower, buckshot also becomes a formidable stopper. And when you really have to take down something big or engage targets at range, slugs prove devastating.\n\nBut there is much to learn to effectively manipulate, run and fire a shotgun in a defensive setting. Watch our video, learn, and then invest in some quality, certified instruction. Then get on the range and practice, practice, practice. Shotgun loading takes time to master, and you can never be proficient enough running a defensive shotgun.\n\nWelcome to the firearms community. Get trained, practiced hard, and have fun out there on the rang. And remember, share what you've learned with others.","post_title":"VIDEO: Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety for First-Time Buyers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/15\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11790,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:14","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:14","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149573064001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nAs the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID-19<\/a> global pandemic continues to spread, more and more Americans are purchasing guns for their protection. After runs on food and goods sparked into panic buying, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">guns and ammo sales reached record highs<\/a>. Americans have spoken, and they clearly want the right to buy guns to protect their family. In fact, many are buying guns for the very first time. With that in mind, we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the second video in our series, focusing on rifles. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part III: Shotgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123619\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Rifle Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nMost importantly, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe rifle, especially America's most popular rifle, the AR-15, excels in the role of home and self-defense. With a 30-round magazine, extremely intuitive controls and high accuracy potential, most contemporary semi-automatic rifles are easily learned. You can often shoot them well, with an extremely fast learning curve.\n\nHowever, there's still much that must be learned, especially for the new shooter. Rifle manipulations, magazine changes, and shooting all require training and practice. While the AR design remains especially popular, it still brings its own set of challenges and requirements to run safely and effectively.\n\nFinally, welcome to the 2A club. While it took a global pandemic for some to get here, we've all got one thing in common. We all decided to take full responsibility for our family's ultimate safety and protection. Owning a firearm, especially a rifle, brings tremendous responsibility. So watch our video, learn, and then seek out certified training. Then get to the range and practice. 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Excepting a single two-year interlude right after I left the Army wherein I grew a killer ponytail, I have maintained an Airborne high and tight ever since I was 18. Now, at age 54, hair is little more than an encumbrance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m a doctor. Men experiencing male-pattern baldness come to see me on occasion asking me for hair. I wish I could give them mine. Today I would put that timeless platitude to the test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-mission-essential-equipment\"><strong>Mission-Essential Equipment<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>For you DIY haircut, you need a set of clippers. Amazon is your buddy. They\u2019re dirt cheap and come with sundry attachments all in an attractive plastic box. My wife used to cut my hair every 10 days back when I was a soldier. I did so look forward to that. Nowadays for reasons I still do not fully comprehend she adamantly refuses to heft the clippers yet again, even if the alternative is sharing her personal space with an old homeless-looking guy. Admittedly, our time in the service was likely not as positive for her as it was for me. Perhaps crafting my coif brings back sordid memories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ll need a brush or a comb to help keep things organized and a decent mirror. I used an old survival mirror from my days as an Army aviator. I used to shave by that thing in the field back in the day. Yep, apparently I stole it. I don\u2019t recall the details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-lead-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"DIY Haircut, clippers, side\" class=\"wp-image-7690\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I needed a buddy to help hold the mirror and opted for the Big Rubber Man. The Big Rubber Man is what we call our lifelike 3D target by Rubber Dummies. I left that thing in the house one time and my wife bumped into it in the dark. It scared her witless. Now the Big Rubber Man lives on the back porch. He\u2019s never once complained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-geriatric-homeless-guy-to-hot-euro-terrorist-in-10-minutes-flat\"><strong>Geriatric Homeless Guy to Hot Euro Terrorist in 10 Minutes Flat<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I just wanted the shag off my ears, so my hairstyling goals were fairly modest. Your mileage may vary. I started my DIY haircut by drawing an imaginary line around the top of my scalp. I started at the bottom with the raw clippers sans attachment. This took me down to bare scalp. Start at the bottom and work up after pulling the top bit to the side with a brush or comb. I did this to both sides as far back as I could see and reach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now affix the angled attachment to your clippers. There\u2019s one for the right and another for the left. Pull the top bit aside again and run front to back parallel to the ground. Work up slowly until you taper the bare sides into the top bit. Keep in mind it is easy to take off and tougher to put back. Up to this point visibility was good and the results satisfactory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The back foments its own unique challenges. I tried two mirrors, but that is a great way to amputate one\u2019s own ear. Vincent Van Gogh was a great artist but a sucky role model. I cut a killer mohawk for starters, but figured that might not inspire confidence among my more genteel geriatric patients. Also, there is a fine line between mohawk and mullet; that was a line I\u2019d sooner not cross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No guts no glory, so I just started cutting the back blind from bottom to top. I did the best I could and then gave my wife my most refined set of puppy dog eyes. She descended to tidy up the back inch or two that I couldn\u2019t see, and I was appropriately grateful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-details\"><strong>Details<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have no idea what to do about the top. I could of course put a spacer on the clippers and just zip over the whole thing. In the end, I just left it long. I think it looks kind of cool. If this COVID thing persists another month or two I suppose I\u2019ll just braid it or invite in a family of squirrels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This whole exercise is way easier when it\u2019s warm out. Doing this in your bathroom will contaminate the space like a New York ER. You\u2019ll be picking tiny hairs out of your toothbrush until the sun burns out. Cutting your hair shirtless on the back porch makes cleanup a snap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-hairball-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"razor, clippers, floor\" class=\"wp-image-7689\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On that subject, once I had swept up the trimmings, I had a generous pile of black\/gray hair. It looked like I\u2019d attacked a skunk with an anti-tank grenade. I saved the trimmings and scattered them among my wife\u2019s garden. They say that\u2019ll help keep the deer away. I fear it might have the same effect on my bride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-the-finished-product\"><strong>The Finished Product<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have read that when Clint Eastwood prepared for his role as aging gunfighter William Munny in the gritty 1992 Western \"Unforgiven,\" he cut his own hair with primitive implements. Munny was a conflicted anti-hero loner. Taking a bowie knife to his locks would have been the only way to keep from wandering about the badlands looking like Moses. I thought it a great effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-finished-product-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"shave, finished product, razor\" class=\"wp-image-7688\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the end, the success of a DIY haircut during the zombie apocalypse turns on having reasonable expectations. Expect to look like you just stepped out of a Paul Mitchell salon and you are destined for disappointment. Let Clint Eastwood\u2019s William Munny be both your inspiration and goal and you\u2019ll likely be pleasantly surprised. If things go truly sideways you can always just wear a hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I showed a picture of my freshly shorn scalp to my brothers. One has been bald for decades and didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about. The other decreed that the new do should be titled \u201cThe Pandemic.\u201d Now I can truthfully declare that I have successfully survived the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Plan on giving yourself your own DIY haircut? Take pictures and please tag us on Instagram <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"@SkillsetMag (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skillsetmag\/\" target=\"_blank\">@SkillsetMag<\/a>. We want to see whatever disasters you create atop that head of yours.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"DIY Haircut: Desperate Times, Desperate Measures in the Apocalypse","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"diy-haircut-during-apocalypse","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-11 10:29:45","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-11 14:29:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/diy-haircut-during-apocalypse\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11786,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:17","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:17","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149574723001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">coronavirus pandemic<\/a>, and the ensuing panic, has changed the gun narrative in America. Now more than ever in recent memory, Americans are turning to the Second Amendment to ensure the safety of their families. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gun and ammo sales continue to soar<\/a>; that means many first-time buyers are heading to gun stores. We want to make sure new gun owners have the proper training. So we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the third video in our series, focusing on shotguns. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/rifle-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part II: Rifle Training<\/a><\/strong>\"  as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123600\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nFirst and foremost, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them religiously, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe shotgun remains one of the most effective tools for home defense. Users can load low-brass birdshot to ensure rounds don't over-penetrate interior walls. For more firepower, buckshot also becomes a formidable stopper. And when you really have to take down something big or engage targets at range, slugs prove devastating.\n\nBut there is much to learn to effectively manipulate, run and fire a shotgun in a defensive setting. Watch our video, learn, and then invest in some quality, certified instruction. Then get on the range and practice, practice, practice. Shotgun loading takes time to master, and you can never be proficient enough running a defensive shotgun.\n\nWelcome to the firearms community. Get trained, practiced hard, and have fun out there on the rang. And remember, share what you've learned with others.","post_title":"VIDEO: Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety for First-Time Buyers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/15\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11790,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:14","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:14","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149573064001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nAs the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID-19<\/a> global pandemic continues to spread, more and more Americans are purchasing guns for their protection. After runs on food and goods sparked into panic buying, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">guns and ammo sales reached record highs<\/a>. Americans have spoken, and they clearly want the right to buy guns to protect their family. In fact, many are buying guns for the very first time. With that in mind, we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the second video in our series, focusing on rifles. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part III: Shotgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123619\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Rifle Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nMost importantly, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe rifle, especially America's most popular rifle, the AR-15, excels in the role of home and self-defense. With a 30-round magazine, extremely intuitive controls and high accuracy potential, most contemporary semi-automatic rifles are easily learned. You can often shoot them well, with an extremely fast learning curve.\n\nHowever, there's still much that must be learned, especially for the new shooter. Rifle manipulations, magazine changes, and shooting all require training and practice. While the AR design remains especially popular, it still brings its own set of challenges and requirements to run safely and effectively.\n\nFinally, welcome to the 2A club. While it took a global pandemic for some to get here, we've all got one thing in common. We all decided to take full responsibility for our family's ultimate safety and protection. 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Before you get started you need to come to grips with some things. If the finished product sucks, you have to embrace said suck and just shave your head. What\u2019s the real difference between a bad haircut and a good haircut? About three weeks. This too shall pass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hair itself is little more than the physical manifestation of vanity anyway. Excepting a single two-year interlude right after I left the Army wherein I grew a killer ponytail, I have maintained an Airborne high and tight ever since I was 18. Now, at age 54, hair is little more than an encumbrance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m a doctor. Men experiencing male-pattern baldness come to see me on occasion asking me for hair. I wish I could give them mine. Today I would put that timeless platitude to the test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-mission-essential-equipment\"><strong>Mission-Essential Equipment<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>For you DIY haircut, you need a set of clippers. Amazon is your buddy. They\u2019re dirt cheap and come with sundry attachments all in an attractive plastic box. My wife used to cut my hair every 10 days back when I was a soldier. I did so look forward to that. Nowadays for reasons I still do not fully comprehend she adamantly refuses to heft the clippers yet again, even if the alternative is sharing her personal space with an old homeless-looking guy. Admittedly, our time in the service was likely not as positive for her as it was for me. Perhaps crafting my coif brings back sordid memories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ll need a brush or a comb to help keep things organized and a decent mirror. I used an old survival mirror from my days as an Army aviator. I used to shave by that thing in the field back in the day. Yep, apparently I stole it. I don\u2019t recall the details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-lead-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"DIY Haircut, clippers, side\" class=\"wp-image-7690\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I needed a buddy to help hold the mirror and opted for the Big Rubber Man. The Big Rubber Man is what we call our lifelike 3D target by Rubber Dummies. I left that thing in the house one time and my wife bumped into it in the dark. It scared her witless. Now the Big Rubber Man lives on the back porch. He\u2019s never once complained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-geriatric-homeless-guy-to-hot-euro-terrorist-in-10-minutes-flat\"><strong>Geriatric Homeless Guy to Hot Euro Terrorist in 10 Minutes Flat<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I just wanted the shag off my ears, so my hairstyling goals were fairly modest. Your mileage may vary. I started my DIY haircut by drawing an imaginary line around the top of my scalp. I started at the bottom with the raw clippers sans attachment. This took me down to bare scalp. Start at the bottom and work up after pulling the top bit to the side with a brush or comb. I did this to both sides as far back as I could see and reach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now affix the angled attachment to your clippers. There\u2019s one for the right and another for the left. Pull the top bit aside again and run front to back parallel to the ground. Work up slowly until you taper the bare sides into the top bit. Keep in mind it is easy to take off and tougher to put back. Up to this point visibility was good and the results satisfactory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The back foments its own unique challenges. I tried two mirrors, but that is a great way to amputate one\u2019s own ear. Vincent Van Gogh was a great artist but a sucky role model. I cut a killer mohawk for starters, but figured that might not inspire confidence among my more genteel geriatric patients. Also, there is a fine line between mohawk and mullet; that was a line I\u2019d sooner not cross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No guts no glory, so I just started cutting the back blind from bottom to top. I did the best I could and then gave my wife my most refined set of puppy dog eyes. She descended to tidy up the back inch or two that I couldn\u2019t see, and I was appropriately grateful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-details\"><strong>Details<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have no idea what to do about the top. I could of course put a spacer on the clippers and just zip over the whole thing. In the end, I just left it long. I think it looks kind of cool. If this COVID thing persists another month or two I suppose I\u2019ll just braid it or invite in a family of squirrels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This whole exercise is way easier when it\u2019s warm out. Doing this in your bathroom will contaminate the space like a New York ER. You\u2019ll be picking tiny hairs out of your toothbrush until the sun burns out. Cutting your hair shirtless on the back porch makes cleanup a snap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-hairball-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"razor, clippers, floor\" class=\"wp-image-7689\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On that subject, once I had swept up the trimmings, I had a generous pile of black\/gray hair. It looked like I\u2019d attacked a skunk with an anti-tank grenade. I saved the trimmings and scattered them among my wife\u2019s garden. They say that\u2019ll help keep the deer away. I fear it might have the same effect on my bride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-the-finished-product\"><strong>The Finished Product<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have read that when Clint Eastwood prepared for his role as aging gunfighter William Munny in the gritty 1992 Western \"Unforgiven,\" he cut his own hair with primitive implements. Munny was a conflicted anti-hero loner. Taking a bowie knife to his locks would have been the only way to keep from wandering about the badlands looking like Moses. I thought it a great effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-finished-product-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"shave, finished product, razor\" class=\"wp-image-7688\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the end, the success of a DIY haircut during the zombie apocalypse turns on having reasonable expectations. Expect to look like you just stepped out of a Paul Mitchell salon and you are destined for disappointment. Let Clint Eastwood\u2019s William Munny be both your inspiration and goal and you\u2019ll likely be pleasantly surprised. If things go truly sideways you can always just wear a hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I showed a picture of my freshly shorn scalp to my brothers. One has been bald for decades and didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about. The other decreed that the new do should be titled \u201cThe Pandemic.\u201d Now I can truthfully declare that I have successfully survived the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Plan on giving yourself your own DIY haircut? Take pictures and please tag us on Instagram <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"@SkillsetMag (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skillsetmag\/\" target=\"_blank\">@SkillsetMag<\/a>. We want to see whatever disasters you create atop that head of yours.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"DIY Haircut: Desperate Times, Desperate Measures in the Apocalypse","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"diy-haircut-during-apocalypse","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-11 10:29:45","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-11 14:29:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/diy-haircut-during-apocalypse\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11786,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:17","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:17","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149574723001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">coronavirus pandemic<\/a>, and the ensuing panic, has changed the gun narrative in America. Now more than ever in recent memory, Americans are turning to the Second Amendment to ensure the safety of their families. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gun and ammo sales continue to soar<\/a>; that means many first-time buyers are heading to gun stores. We want to make sure new gun owners have the proper training. So we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the third video in our series, focusing on shotguns. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/rifle-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part II: Rifle Training<\/a><\/strong>\"  as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123600\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nFirst and foremost, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them religiously, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe shotgun remains one of the most effective tools for home defense. Users can load low-brass birdshot to ensure rounds don't over-penetrate interior walls. For more firepower, buckshot also becomes a formidable stopper. And when you really have to take down something big or engage targets at range, slugs prove devastating.\n\nBut there is much to learn to effectively manipulate, run and fire a shotgun in a defensive setting. Watch our video, learn, and then invest in some quality, certified instruction. Then get on the range and practice, practice, practice. Shotgun loading takes time to master, and you can never be proficient enough running a defensive shotgun.\n\nWelcome to the firearms community. Get trained, practiced hard, and have fun out there on the rang. And remember, share what you've learned with others.","post_title":"VIDEO: Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety for First-Time Buyers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/15\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11790,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:14","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:14","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149573064001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nAs the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID-19<\/a> global pandemic continues to spread, more and more Americans are purchasing guns for their protection. After runs on food and goods sparked into panic buying, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">guns and ammo sales reached record highs<\/a>. Americans have spoken, and they clearly want the right to buy guns to protect their family. In fact, many are buying guns for the very first time. With that in mind, we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the second video in our series, focusing on rifles. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part III: Shotgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123619\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Rifle Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nMost importantly, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe rifle, especially America's most popular rifle, the AR-15, excels in the role of home and self-defense. With a 30-round magazine, extremely intuitive controls and high accuracy potential, most contemporary semi-automatic rifles are easily learned. You can often shoot them well, with an extremely fast learning curve.\n\nHowever, there's still much that must be learned, especially for the new shooter. Rifle manipulations, magazine changes, and shooting all require training and practice. While the AR design remains especially popular, it still brings its own set of challenges and requirements to run safely and effectively.\n\nFinally, welcome to the 2A club. While it took a global pandemic for some to get here, we've all got one thing in common. We all decided to take full responsibility for our family's ultimate safety and protection. 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class="elementor-column elementor-col-12 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-31c4fa88" data-id="31c4fa88" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-4129fd94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image" data-id="4129fd94" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <a href="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/tag/american-frontiersman-magazine/"> <img width="184" height="47" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20184%2047'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1.png?x78515" class="attachment-large size-large wp-image-60099 lazy" alt="American Frontiersman" data-srcset="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1.png 184w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1-24x6.png 24w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1-36x9.png 36w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1-48x12.png 48w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1-120x31.png 120w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1-75x19.png 75w" data-sizes="(max-width: 184px) 100vw, 184px" /> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> \n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-the-diy-haircut\">The DIY Haircut<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Cutting your own hair is an undeniably ballsy undertaking. Before you get started you need to come to grips with some things. If the finished product sucks, you have to embrace said suck and just shave your head. What\u2019s the real difference between a bad haircut and a good haircut? About three weeks. This too shall pass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hair itself is little more than the physical manifestation of vanity anyway. Excepting a single two-year interlude right after I left the Army wherein I grew a killer ponytail, I have maintained an Airborne high and tight ever since I was 18. Now, at age 54, hair is little more than an encumbrance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m a doctor. Men experiencing male-pattern baldness come to see me on occasion asking me for hair. I wish I could give them mine. Today I would put that timeless platitude to the test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-mission-essential-equipment\"><strong>Mission-Essential Equipment<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>For you DIY haircut, you need a set of clippers. Amazon is your buddy. They\u2019re dirt cheap and come with sundry attachments all in an attractive plastic box. My wife used to cut my hair every 10 days back when I was a soldier. I did so look forward to that. Nowadays for reasons I still do not fully comprehend she adamantly refuses to heft the clippers yet again, even if the alternative is sharing her personal space with an old homeless-looking guy. Admittedly, our time in the service was likely not as positive for her as it was for me. Perhaps crafting my coif brings back sordid memories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ll need a brush or a comb to help keep things organized and a decent mirror. I used an old survival mirror from my days as an Army aviator. I used to shave by that thing in the field back in the day. Yep, apparently I stole it. I don\u2019t recall the details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-lead-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"DIY Haircut, clippers, side\" class=\"wp-image-7690\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I needed a buddy to help hold the mirror and opted for the Big Rubber Man. The Big Rubber Man is what we call our lifelike 3D target by Rubber Dummies. I left that thing in the house one time and my wife bumped into it in the dark. It scared her witless. Now the Big Rubber Man lives on the back porch. He\u2019s never once complained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-geriatric-homeless-guy-to-hot-euro-terrorist-in-10-minutes-flat\"><strong>Geriatric Homeless Guy to Hot Euro Terrorist in 10 Minutes Flat<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I just wanted the shag off my ears, so my hairstyling goals were fairly modest. Your mileage may vary. I started my DIY haircut by drawing an imaginary line around the top of my scalp. I started at the bottom with the raw clippers sans attachment. This took me down to bare scalp. Start at the bottom and work up after pulling the top bit to the side with a brush or comb. I did this to both sides as far back as I could see and reach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now affix the angled attachment to your clippers. There\u2019s one for the right and another for the left. Pull the top bit aside again and run front to back parallel to the ground. Work up slowly until you taper the bare sides into the top bit. Keep in mind it is easy to take off and tougher to put back. Up to this point visibility was good and the results satisfactory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The back foments its own unique challenges. I tried two mirrors, but that is a great way to amputate one\u2019s own ear. Vincent Van Gogh was a great artist but a sucky role model. I cut a killer mohawk for starters, but figured that might not inspire confidence among my more genteel geriatric patients. Also, there is a fine line between mohawk and mullet; that was a line I\u2019d sooner not cross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No guts no glory, so I just started cutting the back blind from bottom to top. I did the best I could and then gave my wife my most refined set of puppy dog eyes. She descended to tidy up the back inch or two that I couldn\u2019t see, and I was appropriately grateful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-details\"><strong>Details<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have no idea what to do about the top. I could of course put a spacer on the clippers and just zip over the whole thing. In the end, I just left it long. I think it looks kind of cool. If this COVID thing persists another month or two I suppose I\u2019ll just braid it or invite in a family of squirrels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This whole exercise is way easier when it\u2019s warm out. Doing this in your bathroom will contaminate the space like a New York ER. You\u2019ll be picking tiny hairs out of your toothbrush until the sun burns out. Cutting your hair shirtless on the back porch makes cleanup a snap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-hairball-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"razor, clippers, floor\" class=\"wp-image-7689\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On that subject, once I had swept up the trimmings, I had a generous pile of black\/gray hair. It looked like I\u2019d attacked a skunk with an anti-tank grenade. I saved the trimmings and scattered them among my wife\u2019s garden. They say that\u2019ll help keep the deer away. I fear it might have the same effect on my bride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-the-finished-product\"><strong>The Finished Product<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have read that when Clint Eastwood prepared for his role as aging gunfighter William Munny in the gritty 1992 Western \"Unforgiven,\" he cut his own hair with primitive implements. Munny was a conflicted anti-hero loner. Taking a bowie knife to his locks would have been the only way to keep from wandering about the badlands looking like Moses. I thought it a great effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-finished-product-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"shave, finished product, razor\" class=\"wp-image-7688\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the end, the success of a DIY haircut during the zombie apocalypse turns on having reasonable expectations. Expect to look like you just stepped out of a Paul Mitchell salon and you are destined for disappointment. Let Clint Eastwood\u2019s William Munny be both your inspiration and goal and you\u2019ll likely be pleasantly surprised. If things go truly sideways you can always just wear a hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I showed a picture of my freshly shorn scalp to my brothers. One has been bald for decades and didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about. The other decreed that the new do should be titled \u201cThe Pandemic.\u201d Now I can truthfully declare that I have successfully survived the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Plan on giving yourself your own DIY haircut? Take pictures and please tag us on Instagram <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"@SkillsetMag (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skillsetmag\/\" target=\"_blank\">@SkillsetMag<\/a>. We want to see whatever disasters you create atop that head of yours.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"DIY Haircut: Desperate Times, Desperate Measures in the Apocalypse","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"diy-haircut-during-apocalypse","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-11 10:29:45","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-11 14:29:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/diy-haircut-during-apocalypse\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11786,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:17","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:17","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149574723001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">coronavirus pandemic<\/a>, and the ensuing panic, has changed the gun narrative in America. Now more than ever in recent memory, Americans are turning to the Second Amendment to ensure the safety of their families. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gun and ammo sales continue to soar<\/a>; that means many first-time buyers are heading to gun stores. We want to make sure new gun owners have the proper training. So we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the third video in our series, focusing on shotguns. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/rifle-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part II: Rifle Training<\/a><\/strong>\"  as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123600\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nFirst and foremost, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them religiously, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe shotgun remains one of the most effective tools for home defense. Users can load low-brass birdshot to ensure rounds don't over-penetrate interior walls. For more firepower, buckshot also becomes a formidable stopper. And when you really have to take down something big or engage targets at range, slugs prove devastating.\n\nBut there is much to learn to effectively manipulate, run and fire a shotgun in a defensive setting. Watch our video, learn, and then invest in some quality, certified instruction. Then get on the range and practice, practice, practice. Shotgun loading takes time to master, and you can never be proficient enough running a defensive shotgun.\n\nWelcome to the firearms community. Get trained, practiced hard, and have fun out there on the rang. And remember, share what you've learned with others.","post_title":"VIDEO: Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety for First-Time Buyers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/15\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11790,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:14","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:14","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149573064001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nAs the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID-19<\/a> global pandemic continues to spread, more and more Americans are purchasing guns for their protection. After runs on food and goods sparked into panic buying, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">guns and ammo sales reached record highs<\/a>. Americans have spoken, and they clearly want the right to buy guns to protect their family. In fact, many are buying guns for the very first time. With that in mind, we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the second video in our series, focusing on rifles. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part III: Shotgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123619\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Rifle Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nMost importantly, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe rifle, especially America's most popular rifle, the AR-15, excels in the role of home and self-defense. With a 30-round magazine, extremely intuitive controls and high accuracy potential, most contemporary semi-automatic rifles are easily learned. You can often shoot them well, with an extremely fast learning curve.\n\nHowever, there's still much that must be learned, especially for the new shooter. Rifle manipulations, magazine changes, and shooting all require training and practice. While the AR design remains especially popular, it still brings its own set of challenges and requirements to run safely and effectively.\n\nFinally, welcome to the 2A club. While it took a global pandemic for some to get here, we've all got one thing in common. We all decided to take full responsibility for our family's ultimate safety and protection. 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Knowledge is power, so share it with any and all potential gun owners out there.","post_title":"VIDEO: Rifle Training, Skills and Safety for First-Time Buyers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"rifle-training-first-time-buyers","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:05","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/15\/rifle-training-first-time-buyers\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":2},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};</script> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-655f552 elementor-widget elementor-widget-jnews_archive_pagination_elementor" data-id="655f552" data-element_type="widget" 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My perceived age is dependent upon my haircut. I haven\u2019t been mistaken for a young man in some decades now, but I can get Mrs. Mae to shave the sides and back of my head and take 20 years off of my personal odometer. Conversely, let that interval grow too generous and the young lady at the restaurant, back when that was a thing, would offer me the senior citizen\u2019s discount with nary a spoken word. I glanced in the mirror and what stared back was just some sad shaggy old man. It was time for a DIY haircut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class="\"wp-block-heading wp-block-heading" has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-the-diy-haircut\">The DIY Haircut<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Cutting your own hair is an undeniably ballsy undertaking. Before you get started you need to come to grips with some things. If the finished product sucks, you have to embrace said suck and just shave your head. What\u2019s the real difference between a bad haircut and a good haircut? About three weeks. This too shall pass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hair itself is little more than the physical manifestation of vanity anyway. Excepting a single two-year interlude right after I left the Army wherein I grew a killer ponytail, I have maintained an Airborne high and tight ever since I was 18. Now, at age 54, hair is little more than an encumbrance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m a doctor. Men experiencing male-pattern baldness come to see me on occasion asking me for hair. I wish I could give them mine. Today I would put that timeless platitude to the test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-mission-essential-equipment\"><strong>Mission-Essential Equipment<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>For you DIY haircut, you need a set of clippers. Amazon is your buddy. They\u2019re dirt cheap and come with sundry attachments all in an attractive plastic box. My wife used to cut my hair every 10 days back when I was a soldier. I did so look forward to that. Nowadays for reasons I still do not fully comprehend she adamantly refuses to heft the clippers yet again, even if the alternative is sharing her personal space with an old homeless-looking guy. Admittedly, our time in the service was likely not as positive for her as it was for me. Perhaps crafting my coif brings back sordid memories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ll need a brush or a comb to help keep things organized and a decent mirror. I used an old survival mirror from my days as an Army aviator. I used to shave by that thing in the field back in the day. Yep, apparently I stole it. I don\u2019t recall the details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-lead-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"DIY Haircut, clippers, side\" class=\"wp-image-7690\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I needed a buddy to help hold the mirror and opted for the Big Rubber Man. The Big Rubber Man is what we call our lifelike 3D target by Rubber Dummies. I left that thing in the house one time and my wife bumped into it in the dark. It scared her witless. Now the Big Rubber Man lives on the back porch. He\u2019s never once complained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-geriatric-homeless-guy-to-hot-euro-terrorist-in-10-minutes-flat\"><strong>Geriatric Homeless Guy to Hot Euro Terrorist in 10 Minutes Flat<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I just wanted the shag off my ears, so my hairstyling goals were fairly modest. Your mileage may vary. I started my DIY haircut by drawing an imaginary line around the top of my scalp. I started at the bottom with the raw clippers sans attachment. This took me down to bare scalp. Start at the bottom and work up after pulling the top bit to the side with a brush or comb. I did this to both sides as far back as I could see and reach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now affix the angled attachment to your clippers. There\u2019s one for the right and another for the left. Pull the top bit aside again and run front to back parallel to the ground. Work up slowly until you taper the bare sides into the top bit. Keep in mind it is easy to take off and tougher to put back. Up to this point visibility was good and the results satisfactory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The back foments its own unique challenges. I tried two mirrors, but that is a great way to amputate one\u2019s own ear. Vincent Van Gogh was a great artist but a sucky role model. I cut a killer mohawk for starters, but figured that might not inspire confidence among my more genteel geriatric patients. Also, there is a fine line between mohawk and mullet; that was a line I\u2019d sooner not cross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No guts no glory, so I just started cutting the back blind from bottom to top. I did the best I could and then gave my wife my most refined set of puppy dog eyes. She descended to tidy up the back inch or two that I couldn\u2019t see, and I was appropriately grateful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-details\"><strong>Details<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have no idea what to do about the top. I could of course put a spacer on the clippers and just zip over the whole thing. In the end, I just left it long. I think it looks kind of cool. If this COVID thing persists another month or two I suppose I\u2019ll just braid it or invite in a family of squirrels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This whole exercise is way easier when it\u2019s warm out. Doing this in your bathroom will contaminate the space like a New York ER. You\u2019ll be picking tiny hairs out of your toothbrush until the sun burns out. Cutting your hair shirtless on the back porch makes cleanup a snap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-hairball-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"razor, clippers, floor\" class=\"wp-image-7689\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On that subject, once I had swept up the trimmings, I had a generous pile of black\/gray hair. It looked like I\u2019d attacked a skunk with an anti-tank grenade. I saved the trimmings and scattered them among my wife\u2019s garden. They say that\u2019ll help keep the deer away. I fear it might have the same effect on my bride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-the-finished-product\"><strong>The Finished Product<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have read that when Clint Eastwood prepared for his role as aging gunfighter William Munny in the gritty 1992 Western \"Unforgiven,\" he cut his own hair with primitive implements. Munny was a conflicted anti-hero loner. Taking a bowie knife to his locks would have been the only way to keep from wandering about the badlands looking like Moses. I thought it a great effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-finished-product-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"shave, finished product, razor\" class=\"wp-image-7688\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the end, the success of a DIY haircut during the zombie apocalypse turns on having reasonable expectations. Expect to look like you just stepped out of a Paul Mitchell salon and you are destined for disappointment. Let Clint Eastwood\u2019s William Munny be both your inspiration and goal and you\u2019ll likely be pleasantly surprised. If things go truly sideways you can always just wear a hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I showed a picture of my freshly shorn scalp to my brothers. One has been bald for decades and didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about. The other decreed that the new do should be titled \u201cThe Pandemic.\u201d Now I can truthfully declare that I have successfully survived the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Plan on giving yourself your own DIY haircut? Take pictures and please tag us on Instagram <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"@SkillsetMag (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skillsetmag\/\" target=\"_blank\">@SkillsetMag<\/a>. We want to see whatever disasters you create atop that head of yours.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"DIY Haircut: Desperate Times, Desperate Measures in the Apocalypse","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"diy-haircut-during-apocalypse","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-11 10:29:45","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-11 14:29:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/diy-haircut-during-apocalypse\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11786,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:17","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:17","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149574723001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">coronavirus pandemic<\/a>, and the ensuing panic, has changed the gun narrative in America. Now more than ever in recent memory, Americans are turning to the Second Amendment to ensure the safety of their families. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gun and ammo sales continue to soar<\/a>; that means many first-time buyers are heading to gun stores. We want to make sure new gun owners have the proper training. So we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the third video in our series, focusing on shotguns. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/rifle-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part II: Rifle Training<\/a><\/strong>\"  as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123600\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nFirst and foremost, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them religiously, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe shotgun remains one of the most effective tools for home defense. Users can load low-brass birdshot to ensure rounds don't over-penetrate interior walls. For more firepower, buckshot also becomes a formidable stopper. And when you really have to take down something big or engage targets at range, slugs prove devastating.\n\nBut there is much to learn to effectively manipulate, run and fire a shotgun in a defensive setting. Watch our video, learn, and then invest in some quality, certified instruction. Then get on the range and practice, practice, practice. Shotgun loading takes time to master, and you can never be proficient enough running a defensive shotgun.\n\nWelcome to the firearms community. Get trained, practiced hard, and have fun out there on the rang. And remember, share what you've learned with others.","post_title":"VIDEO: Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety for First-Time Buyers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/15\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11790,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:14","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:14","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149573064001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nAs the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID-19<\/a> global pandemic continues to spread, more and more Americans are purchasing guns for their protection. After runs on food and goods sparked into panic buying, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">guns and ammo sales reached record highs<\/a>. Americans have spoken, and they clearly want the right to buy guns to protect their family. In fact, many are buying guns for the very first time. With that in mind, we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the second video in our series, focusing on rifles. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part III: Shotgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123619\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Rifle Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nMost importantly, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe rifle, especially America's most popular rifle, the AR-15, excels in the role of home and self-defense. With a 30-round magazine, extremely intuitive controls and high accuracy potential, most contemporary semi-automatic rifles are easily learned. You can often shoot them well, with an extremely fast learning curve.\n\nHowever, there's still much that must be learned, especially for the new shooter. Rifle manipulations, magazine changes, and shooting all require training and practice. While the AR design remains especially popular, it still brings its own set of challenges and requirements to run safely and effectively.\n\nFinally, welcome to the 2A club. While it took a global pandemic for some to get here, we've all got one thing in common. We all decided to take full responsibility for our family's ultimate safety and protection. 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The president and the governor made their proclamations, and everybody stayed home. I still went to work at the clinic every day and grew more and more acquainted with the Information Age version of the Black Death, but everything else pretty much ground to a halt; that, unfortunately, included Mrs. Mae, my long-suffering barber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I had needed to scoot in for a couple weeks now. My perceived age is dependent upon my haircut. I haven\u2019t been mistaken for a young man in some decades now, but I can get Mrs. Mae to shave the sides and back of my head and take 20 years off of my personal odometer. Conversely, let that interval grow too generous and the young lady at the restaurant, back when that was a thing, would offer me the senior citizen\u2019s discount with nary a spoken word. I glanced in the mirror and what stared back was just some sad shaggy old man. It was time for a DIY haircut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-the-diy-haircut\">The DIY Haircut<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Cutting your own hair is an undeniably ballsy undertaking. Before you get started you need to come to grips with some things. If the finished product sucks, you have to embrace said suck and just shave your head. What\u2019s the real difference between a bad haircut and a good haircut? About three weeks. This too shall pass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hair itself is little more than the physical manifestation of vanity anyway. Excepting a single two-year interlude right after I left the Army wherein I grew a killer ponytail, I have maintained an Airborne high and tight ever since I was 18. Now, at age 54, hair is little more than an encumbrance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m a doctor. Men experiencing male-pattern baldness come to see me on occasion asking me for hair. I wish I could give them mine. Today I would put that timeless platitude to the test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-mission-essential-equipment\"><strong>Mission-Essential Equipment<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>For you DIY haircut, you need a set of clippers. Amazon is your buddy. They\u2019re dirt cheap and come with sundry attachments all in an attractive plastic box. My wife used to cut my hair every 10 days back when I was a soldier. I did so look forward to that. Nowadays for reasons I still do not fully comprehend she adamantly refuses to heft the clippers yet again, even if the alternative is sharing her personal space with an old homeless-looking guy. Admittedly, our time in the service was likely not as positive for her as it was for me. Perhaps crafting my coif brings back sordid memories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ll need a brush or a comb to help keep things organized and a decent mirror. I used an old survival mirror from my days as an Army aviator. I used to shave by that thing in the field back in the day. Yep, apparently I stole it. I don\u2019t recall the details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-lead-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"DIY Haircut, clippers, side\" class=\"wp-image-7690\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I needed a buddy to help hold the mirror and opted for the Big Rubber Man. The Big Rubber Man is what we call our lifelike 3D target by Rubber Dummies. I left that thing in the house one time and my wife bumped into it in the dark. It scared her witless. Now the Big Rubber Man lives on the back porch. He\u2019s never once complained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-geriatric-homeless-guy-to-hot-euro-terrorist-in-10-minutes-flat\"><strong>Geriatric Homeless Guy to Hot Euro Terrorist in 10 Minutes Flat<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I just wanted the shag off my ears, so my hairstyling goals were fairly modest. Your mileage may vary. I started my DIY haircut by drawing an imaginary line around the top of my scalp. I started at the bottom with the raw clippers sans attachment. This took me down to bare scalp. Start at the bottom and work up after pulling the top bit to the side with a brush or comb. I did this to both sides as far back as I could see and reach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now affix the angled attachment to your clippers. There\u2019s one for the right and another for the left. Pull the top bit aside again and run front to back parallel to the ground. Work up slowly until you taper the bare sides into the top bit. Keep in mind it is easy to take off and tougher to put back. Up to this point visibility was good and the results satisfactory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The back foments its own unique challenges. I tried two mirrors, but that is a great way to amputate one\u2019s own ear. Vincent Van Gogh was a great artist but a sucky role model. I cut a killer mohawk for starters, but figured that might not inspire confidence among my more genteel geriatric patients. Also, there is a fine line between mohawk and mullet; that was a line I\u2019d sooner not cross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No guts no glory, so I just started cutting the back blind from bottom to top. I did the best I could and then gave my wife my most refined set of puppy dog eyes. She descended to tidy up the back inch or two that I couldn\u2019t see, and I was appropriately grateful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-details\"><strong>Details<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have no idea what to do about the top. I could of course put a spacer on the clippers and just zip over the whole thing. In the end, I just left it long. I think it looks kind of cool. If this COVID thing persists another month or two I suppose I\u2019ll just braid it or invite in a family of squirrels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This whole exercise is way easier when it\u2019s warm out. Doing this in your bathroom will contaminate the space like a New York ER. You\u2019ll be picking tiny hairs out of your toothbrush until the sun burns out. Cutting your hair shirtless on the back porch makes cleanup a snap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-hairball-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"razor, clippers, floor\" class=\"wp-image-7689\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On that subject, once I had swept up the trimmings, I had a generous pile of black\/gray hair. It looked like I\u2019d attacked a skunk with an anti-tank grenade. I saved the trimmings and scattered them among my wife\u2019s garden. They say that\u2019ll help keep the deer away. I fear it might have the same effect on my bride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-the-finished-product\"><strong>The Finished Product<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have read that when Clint Eastwood prepared for his role as aging gunfighter William Munny in the gritty 1992 Western \"Unforgiven,\" he cut his own hair with primitive implements. Munny was a conflicted anti-hero loner. Taking a bowie knife to his locks would have been the only way to keep from wandering about the badlands looking like Moses. I thought it a great effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-finished-product-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"shave, finished product, razor\" class=\"wp-image-7688\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the end, the success of a DIY haircut during the zombie apocalypse turns on having reasonable expectations. Expect to look like you just stepped out of a Paul Mitchell salon and you are destined for disappointment. Let Clint Eastwood\u2019s William Munny be both your inspiration and goal and you\u2019ll likely be pleasantly surprised. If things go truly sideways you can always just wear a hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I showed a picture of my freshly shorn scalp to my brothers. One has been bald for decades and didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about. The other decreed that the new do should be titled \u201cThe Pandemic.\u201d Now I can truthfully declare that I have successfully survived the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Plan on giving yourself your own DIY haircut? Take pictures and please tag us on Instagram <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"@SkillsetMag (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skillsetmag\/\" target=\"_blank\">@SkillsetMag<\/a>. We want to see whatever disasters you create atop that head of yours.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"DIY Haircut: Desperate Times, Desperate Measures in the Apocalypse","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"diy-haircut-during-apocalypse","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-11 10:29:45","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-11 14:29:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/diy-haircut-during-apocalypse\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11786,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:17","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:17","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149574723001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">coronavirus pandemic<\/a>, and the ensuing panic, has changed the gun narrative in America. Now more than ever in recent memory, Americans are turning to the Second Amendment to ensure the safety of their families. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gun and ammo sales continue to soar<\/a>; that means many first-time buyers are heading to gun stores. We want to make sure new gun owners have the proper training. So we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the third video in our series, focusing on shotguns. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/rifle-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part II: Rifle Training<\/a><\/strong>\"  as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123600\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nFirst and foremost, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them religiously, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe shotgun remains one of the most effective tools for home defense. Users can load low-brass birdshot to ensure rounds don't over-penetrate interior walls. For more firepower, buckshot also becomes a formidable stopper. And when you really have to take down something big or engage targets at range, slugs prove devastating.\n\nBut there is much to learn to effectively manipulate, run and fire a shotgun in a defensive setting. Watch our video, learn, and then invest in some quality, certified instruction. Then get on the range and practice, practice, practice. Shotgun loading takes time to master, and you can never be proficient enough running a defensive shotgun.\n\nWelcome to the firearms community. Get trained, practiced hard, and have fun out there on the rang. And remember, share what you've learned with others.","post_title":"VIDEO: Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety for First-Time Buyers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/15\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11790,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:14","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:14","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149573064001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nAs the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID-19<\/a> global pandemic continues to spread, more and more Americans are purchasing guns for their protection. After runs on food and goods sparked into panic buying, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">guns and ammo sales reached record highs<\/a>. Americans have spoken, and they clearly want the right to buy guns to protect their family. In fact, many are buying guns for the very first time. With that in mind, we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the second video in our series, focusing on rifles. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part III: Shotgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123619\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Rifle Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nMost importantly, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe rifle, especially America's most popular rifle, the AR-15, excels in the role of home and self-defense. With a 30-round magazine, extremely intuitive controls and high accuracy potential, most contemporary semi-automatic rifles are easily learned. You can often shoot them well, with an extremely fast learning curve.\n\nHowever, there's still much that must be learned, especially for the new shooter. Rifle manipulations, magazine changes, and shooting all require training and practice. While the AR design remains especially popular, it still brings its own set of challenges and requirements to run safely and effectively.\n\nFinally, welcome to the 2A club. While it took a global pandemic for some to get here, we've all got one thing in common. We all decided to take full responsibility for our family's ultimate safety and protection. 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class="elementor-column elementor-col-12 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-31c4fa88" data-id="31c4fa88" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-4129fd94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image" data-id="4129fd94" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <a href="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/tag/american-frontiersman-magazine/"> <img width="184" height="47" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20184%2047'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1.png?x78515" class="attachment-large size-large wp-image-60099 lazy" alt="American Frontiersman" data-srcset="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1.png 184w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1-24x6.png 24w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1-36x9.png 36w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1-48x12.png 48w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1-120x31.png 120w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1-75x19.png 75w" data-sizes="(max-width: 184px) 100vw, 184px" /> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> \n<p>The \"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/conop-8888-zombie-defense-plan\/\">zombie apocalypse<\/a>\" came upon us unexpectedly. The end of the world is frequently like that. We felt the COVID-19 crisis brewing, but we were preoccupied with important stuff. How\u2019s the survival stash? Check the food stocks, fuel, and obligatory toilet paper. There wasn\u2019t time for much else. Our emergency stash of toilet paper is nearly 20 years old. It still works just fine in case you\u2019re wondering. If anything that stuff gets even better with age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then it all stopped. The president and the governor made their proclamations, and everybody stayed home. I still went to work at the clinic every day and grew more and more acquainted with the Information Age version of the Black Death, but everything else pretty much ground to a halt; that, unfortunately, included Mrs. Mae, my long-suffering barber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I had needed to scoot in for a couple weeks now. My perceived age is dependent upon my haircut. I haven\u2019t been mistaken for a young man in some decades now, but I can get Mrs. Mae to shave the sides and back of my head and take 20 years off of my personal odometer. Conversely, let that interval grow too generous and the young lady at the restaurant, back when that was a thing, would offer me the senior citizen\u2019s discount with nary a spoken word. I glanced in the mirror and what stared back was just some sad shaggy old man. It was time for a DIY haircut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-the-diy-haircut\">The DIY Haircut<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Cutting your own hair is an undeniably ballsy undertaking. Before you get started you need to come to grips with some things. If the finished product sucks, you have to embrace said suck and just shave your head. What\u2019s the real difference between a bad haircut and a good haircut? About three weeks. This too shall pass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hair itself is little more than the physical manifestation of vanity anyway. Excepting a single two-year interlude right after I left the Army wherein I grew a killer ponytail, I have maintained an Airborne high and tight ever since I was 18. Now, at age 54, hair is little more than an encumbrance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m a doctor. Men experiencing male-pattern baldness come to see me on occasion asking me for hair. I wish I could give them mine. Today I would put that timeless platitude to the test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-mission-essential-equipment\"><strong>Mission-Essential Equipment<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>For you DIY haircut, you need a set of clippers. Amazon is your buddy. They\u2019re dirt cheap and come with sundry attachments all in an attractive plastic box. My wife used to cut my hair every 10 days back when I was a soldier. I did so look forward to that. Nowadays for reasons I still do not fully comprehend she adamantly refuses to heft the clippers yet again, even if the alternative is sharing her personal space with an old homeless-looking guy. Admittedly, our time in the service was likely not as positive for her as it was for me. Perhaps crafting my coif brings back sordid memories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ll need a brush or a comb to help keep things organized and a decent mirror. I used an old survival mirror from my days as an Army aviator. I used to shave by that thing in the field back in the day. Yep, apparently I stole it. I don\u2019t recall the details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-lead-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"DIY Haircut, clippers, side\" class=\"wp-image-7690\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I needed a buddy to help hold the mirror and opted for the Big Rubber Man. The Big Rubber Man is what we call our lifelike 3D target by Rubber Dummies. I left that thing in the house one time and my wife bumped into it in the dark. It scared her witless. Now the Big Rubber Man lives on the back porch. He\u2019s never once complained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-geriatric-homeless-guy-to-hot-euro-terrorist-in-10-minutes-flat\"><strong>Geriatric Homeless Guy to Hot Euro Terrorist in 10 Minutes Flat<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I just wanted the shag off my ears, so my hairstyling goals were fairly modest. Your mileage may vary. I started my DIY haircut by drawing an imaginary line around the top of my scalp. I started at the bottom with the raw clippers sans attachment. This took me down to bare scalp. Start at the bottom and work up after pulling the top bit to the side with a brush or comb. I did this to both sides as far back as I could see and reach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now affix the angled attachment to your clippers. There\u2019s one for the right and another for the left. Pull the top bit aside again and run front to back parallel to the ground. Work up slowly until you taper the bare sides into the top bit. Keep in mind it is easy to take off and tougher to put back. Up to this point visibility was good and the results satisfactory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The back foments its own unique challenges. I tried two mirrors, but that is a great way to amputate one\u2019s own ear. Vincent Van Gogh was a great artist but a sucky role model. I cut a killer mohawk for starters, but figured that might not inspire confidence among my more genteel geriatric patients. Also, there is a fine line between mohawk and mullet; that was a line I\u2019d sooner not cross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No guts no glory, so I just started cutting the back blind from bottom to top. I did the best I could and then gave my wife my most refined set of puppy dog eyes. She descended to tidy up the back inch or two that I couldn\u2019t see, and I was appropriately grateful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-details\"><strong>Details<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have no idea what to do about the top. I could of course put a spacer on the clippers and just zip over the whole thing. In the end, I just left it long. I think it looks kind of cool. If this COVID thing persists another month or two I suppose I\u2019ll just braid it or invite in a family of squirrels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This whole exercise is way easier when it\u2019s warm out. Doing this in your bathroom will contaminate the space like a New York ER. You\u2019ll be picking tiny hairs out of your toothbrush until the sun burns out. Cutting your hair shirtless on the back porch makes cleanup a snap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-hairball-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"razor, clippers, floor\" class=\"wp-image-7689\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On that subject, once I had swept up the trimmings, I had a generous pile of black\/gray hair. It looked like I\u2019d attacked a skunk with an anti-tank grenade. I saved the trimmings and scattered them among my wife\u2019s garden. They say that\u2019ll help keep the deer away. I fear it might have the same effect on my bride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-the-finished-product\"><strong>The Finished Product<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have read that when Clint Eastwood prepared for his role as aging gunfighter William Munny in the gritty 1992 Western \"Unforgiven,\" he cut his own hair with primitive implements. Munny was a conflicted anti-hero loner. Taking a bowie knife to his locks would have been the only way to keep from wandering about the badlands looking like Moses. I thought it a great effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-finished-product-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"shave, finished product, razor\" class=\"wp-image-7688\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the end, the success of a DIY haircut during the zombie apocalypse turns on having reasonable expectations. Expect to look like you just stepped out of a Paul Mitchell salon and you are destined for disappointment. Let Clint Eastwood\u2019s William Munny be both your inspiration and goal and you\u2019ll likely be pleasantly surprised. If things go truly sideways you can always just wear a hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I showed a picture of my freshly shorn scalp to my brothers. One has been bald for decades and didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about. The other decreed that the new do should be titled \u201cThe Pandemic.\u201d Now I can truthfully declare that I have successfully survived the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Plan on giving yourself your own DIY haircut? Take pictures and please tag us on Instagram <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"@SkillsetMag (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skillsetmag\/\" target=\"_blank\">@SkillsetMag<\/a>. We want to see whatever disasters you create atop that head of yours.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"DIY Haircut: Desperate Times, Desperate Measures in the Apocalypse","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"diy-haircut-during-apocalypse","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-11 10:29:45","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-11 14:29:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/diy-haircut-during-apocalypse\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11786,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:17","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:17","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149574723001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">coronavirus pandemic<\/a>, and the ensuing panic, has changed the gun narrative in America. Now more than ever in recent memory, Americans are turning to the Second Amendment to ensure the safety of their families. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gun and ammo sales continue to soar<\/a>; that means many first-time buyers are heading to gun stores. We want to make sure new gun owners have the proper training. So we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the third video in our series, focusing on shotguns. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/rifle-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part II: Rifle Training<\/a><\/strong>\"  as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123600\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nFirst and foremost, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them religiously, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe shotgun remains one of the most effective tools for home defense. Users can load low-brass birdshot to ensure rounds don't over-penetrate interior walls. For more firepower, buckshot also becomes a formidable stopper. And when you really have to take down something big or engage targets at range, slugs prove devastating.\n\nBut there is much to learn to effectively manipulate, run and fire a shotgun in a defensive setting. Watch our video, learn, and then invest in some quality, certified instruction. Then get on the range and practice, practice, practice. Shotgun loading takes time to master, and you can never be proficient enough running a defensive shotgun.\n\nWelcome to the firearms community. Get trained, practiced hard, and have fun out there on the rang. And remember, share what you've learned with others.","post_title":"VIDEO: Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety for First-Time Buyers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/15\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11790,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:14","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:14","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149573064001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nAs the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID-19<\/a> global pandemic continues to spread, more and more Americans are purchasing guns for their protection. After runs on food and goods sparked into panic buying, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">guns and ammo sales reached record highs<\/a>. Americans have spoken, and they clearly want the right to buy guns to protect their family. In fact, many are buying guns for the very first time. With that in mind, we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the second video in our series, focusing on rifles. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part III: Shotgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123619\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Rifle Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nMost importantly, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe rifle, especially America's most popular rifle, the AR-15, excels in the role of home and self-defense. With a 30-round magazine, extremely intuitive controls and high accuracy potential, most contemporary semi-automatic rifles are easily learned. You can often shoot them well, with an extremely fast learning curve.\n\nHowever, there's still much that must be learned, especially for the new shooter. Rifle manipulations, magazine changes, and shooting all require training and practice. While the AR design remains especially popular, it still brings its own set of challenges and requirements to run safely and effectively.\n\nFinally, welcome to the 2A club. While it took a global pandemic for some to get here, we've all got one thing in common. We all decided to take full responsibility for our family's ultimate safety and protection. 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Michelle Lujan Grisham. The governor recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/new-mexico-governor-grisham-gun-stores\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ordered gun stores closed<\/a> amid the pandemic, shunning federal guidance concerning the gun industry. Now Calibers Gun Store is taking on the governor, defying her order to stay closed.\n\n[in_content post=\"123562\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>New Mexico Gun Store Defies Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham<\/h2>\n\"So, we at Calibers have decided that we are going to open up with social distancing on our range,\" Louie Sanchez, owner of Calibers, told kob.com. \"And you know what? We're going to take this fight back to her. We feel that unless, somehow, she got a magical power to take the Second Amendment out of our constitution, that we have the right to open up.\"\n\nSanchez also went on to say the store initiated social distancing practices to minimize the chance of spreading disease. Ultimately, Sanchez wants to keep his store open for business reasons, but also as a resource to the community.\n\n\"We are indeed doing education courses, just one person, one trainer at six feet social distancing,\" Sanchez said. \"And we're allowing for military and law enforcement to utilize our ranges.\"\n<h4>Governor's Office Response<\/h4>\nThe governor's response attempts to minimize the impact on Sanchez, while also downplaying the importance of gun stores as essential services. The full response, attributed to spokesperson Nora Meyers Sackett:\n<blockquote><em>The state has taken and will continue to take an extremely broad view of what is considered non-essential to public health amid this pandemic. Gun stores are hardly the only entity having to adapt as we work to stem illnesses and prevent deaths. No one is happy about closing in-person business in our state \u2013 no one, including the governor. But it is inarguable that the only way we get through this pandemic with the fewest number of deaths that we can manage is to limit travel outside of the home to the greatest extent possible \u2013 and while we as an administration unequivocally support the constitutional right to purchase a firearm, we recognize that right does not correspond to a right to congregate in a store and infect neighbors and workers and public safety officers amid an unprecedented global pandemic.<\/em><\/blockquote>","post_title":"New Mexico Gun Store Reopens, Defying Governor's Non-Essential Order","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"calibers-gun-store-new-mexico-order","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/16\/calibers-gun-store-new-mexico-order\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":166980,"post_author":"373","post_date":"2020-04-15 13:31:52","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 17:31:52","post_content":"\n<p>The \"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/conop-8888-zombie-defense-plan\/\">zombie apocalypse<\/a>\" came upon us unexpectedly. The end of the world is frequently like that. We felt the COVID-19 crisis brewing, but we were preoccupied with important stuff. How\u2019s the survival stash? Check the food stocks, fuel, and obligatory toilet paper. There wasn\u2019t time for much else. Our emergency stash of toilet paper is nearly 20 years old. It still works just fine in case you\u2019re wondering. If anything that stuff gets even better with age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then it all stopped. The president and the governor made their proclamations, and everybody stayed home. I still went to work at the clinic every day and grew more and more acquainted with the Information Age version of the Black Death, but everything else pretty much ground to a halt; that, unfortunately, included Mrs. Mae, my long-suffering barber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I had needed to scoot in for a couple weeks now. My perceived age is dependent upon my haircut. I haven\u2019t been mistaken for a young man in some decades now, but I can get Mrs. Mae to shave the sides and back of my head and take 20 years off of my personal odometer. Conversely, let that interval grow too generous and the young lady at the restaurant, back when that was a thing, would offer me the senior citizen\u2019s discount with nary a spoken word. I glanced in the mirror and what stared back was just some sad shaggy old man. It was time for a DIY haircut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-the-diy-haircut\">The DIY Haircut<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Cutting your own hair is an undeniably ballsy undertaking. Before you get started you need to come to grips with some things. If the finished product sucks, you have to embrace said suck and just shave your head. What\u2019s the real difference between a bad haircut and a good haircut? About three weeks. This too shall pass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hair itself is little more than the physical manifestation of vanity anyway. Excepting a single two-year interlude right after I left the Army wherein I grew a killer ponytail, I have maintained an Airborne high and tight ever since I was 18. Now, at age 54, hair is little more than an encumbrance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m a doctor. Men experiencing male-pattern baldness come to see me on occasion asking me for hair. I wish I could give them mine. Today I would put that timeless platitude to the test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-mission-essential-equipment\"><strong>Mission-Essential Equipment<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>For you DIY haircut, you need a set of clippers. Amazon is your buddy. They\u2019re dirt cheap and come with sundry attachments all in an attractive plastic box. My wife used to cut my hair every 10 days back when I was a soldier. I did so look forward to that. Nowadays for reasons I still do not fully comprehend she adamantly refuses to heft the clippers yet again, even if the alternative is sharing her personal space with an old homeless-looking guy. Admittedly, our time in the service was likely not as positive for her as it was for me. Perhaps crafting my coif brings back sordid memories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ll need a brush or a comb to help keep things organized and a decent mirror. I used an old survival mirror from my days as an Army aviator. I used to shave by that thing in the field back in the day. Yep, apparently I stole it. I don\u2019t recall the details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-lead-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"DIY Haircut, clippers, side\" class=\"wp-image-7690\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I needed a buddy to help hold the mirror and opted for the Big Rubber Man. The Big Rubber Man is what we call our lifelike 3D target by Rubber Dummies. I left that thing in the house one time and my wife bumped into it in the dark. It scared her witless. Now the Big Rubber Man lives on the back porch. He\u2019s never once complained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-geriatric-homeless-guy-to-hot-euro-terrorist-in-10-minutes-flat\"><strong>Geriatric Homeless Guy to Hot Euro Terrorist in 10 Minutes Flat<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I just wanted the shag off my ears, so my hairstyling goals were fairly modest. Your mileage may vary. I started my DIY haircut by drawing an imaginary line around the top of my scalp. I started at the bottom with the raw clippers sans attachment. This took me down to bare scalp. Start at the bottom and work up after pulling the top bit to the side with a brush or comb. I did this to both sides as far back as I could see and reach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now affix the angled attachment to your clippers. There\u2019s one for the right and another for the left. Pull the top bit aside again and run front to back parallel to the ground. Work up slowly until you taper the bare sides into the top bit. Keep in mind it is easy to take off and tougher to put back. Up to this point visibility was good and the results satisfactory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The back foments its own unique challenges. I tried two mirrors, but that is a great way to amputate one\u2019s own ear. Vincent Van Gogh was a great artist but a sucky role model. I cut a killer mohawk for starters, but figured that might not inspire confidence among my more genteel geriatric patients. Also, there is a fine line between mohawk and mullet; that was a line I\u2019d sooner not cross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No guts no glory, so I just started cutting the back blind from bottom to top. I did the best I could and then gave my wife my most refined set of puppy dog eyes. She descended to tidy up the back inch or two that I couldn\u2019t see, and I was appropriately grateful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-details\"><strong>Details<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have no idea what to do about the top. I could of course put a spacer on the clippers and just zip over the whole thing. In the end, I just left it long. I think it looks kind of cool. If this COVID thing persists another month or two I suppose I\u2019ll just braid it or invite in a family of squirrels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This whole exercise is way easier when it\u2019s warm out. Doing this in your bathroom will contaminate the space like a New York ER. You\u2019ll be picking tiny hairs out of your toothbrush until the sun burns out. Cutting your hair shirtless on the back porch makes cleanup a snap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-hairball-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"razor, clippers, floor\" class=\"wp-image-7689\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On that subject, once I had swept up the trimmings, I had a generous pile of black\/gray hair. It looked like I\u2019d attacked a skunk with an anti-tank grenade. I saved the trimmings and scattered them among my wife\u2019s garden. They say that\u2019ll help keep the deer away. I fear it might have the same effect on my bride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-the-finished-product\"><strong>The Finished Product<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have read that when Clint Eastwood prepared for his role as aging gunfighter William Munny in the gritty 1992 Western \"Unforgiven,\" he cut his own hair with primitive implements. Munny was a conflicted anti-hero loner. Taking a bowie knife to his locks would have been the only way to keep from wandering about the badlands looking like Moses. I thought it a great effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-finished-product-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"shave, finished product, razor\" class=\"wp-image-7688\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the end, the success of a DIY haircut during the zombie apocalypse turns on having reasonable expectations. Expect to look like you just stepped out of a Paul Mitchell salon and you are destined for disappointment. Let Clint Eastwood\u2019s William Munny be both your inspiration and goal and you\u2019ll likely be pleasantly surprised. If things go truly sideways you can always just wear a hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I showed a picture of my freshly shorn scalp to my brothers. One has been bald for decades and didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about. The other decreed that the new do should be titled \u201cThe Pandemic.\u201d Now I can truthfully declare that I have successfully survived the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Plan on giving yourself your own DIY haircut? Take pictures and please tag us on Instagram <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"@SkillsetMag (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skillsetmag\/\" target=\"_blank\">@SkillsetMag<\/a>. We want to see whatever disasters you create atop that head of yours.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"DIY Haircut: Desperate Times, Desperate Measures in the Apocalypse","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"diy-haircut-during-apocalypse","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-11 10:29:45","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-11 14:29:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/diy-haircut-during-apocalypse\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11786,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:17","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:17","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149574723001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">coronavirus pandemic<\/a>, and the ensuing panic, has changed the gun narrative in America. Now more than ever in recent memory, Americans are turning to the Second Amendment to ensure the safety of their families. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gun and ammo sales continue to soar<\/a>; that means many first-time buyers are heading to gun stores. We want to make sure new gun owners have the proper training. So we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the third video in our series, focusing on shotguns. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/rifle-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part II: Rifle Training<\/a><\/strong>\"  as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123600\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nFirst and foremost, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them religiously, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe shotgun remains one of the most effective tools for home defense. Users can load low-brass birdshot to ensure rounds don't over-penetrate interior walls. For more firepower, buckshot also becomes a formidable stopper. And when you really have to take down something big or engage targets at range, slugs prove devastating.\n\nBut there is much to learn to effectively manipulate, run and fire a shotgun in a defensive setting. Watch our video, learn, and then invest in some quality, certified instruction. Then get on the range and practice, practice, practice. Shotgun loading takes time to master, and you can never be proficient enough running a defensive shotgun.\n\nWelcome to the firearms community. Get trained, practiced hard, and have fun out there on the rang. And remember, share what you've learned with others.","post_title":"VIDEO: Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety for First-Time Buyers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/15\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11790,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:14","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:14","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149573064001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nAs the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID-19<\/a> global pandemic continues to spread, more and more Americans are purchasing guns for their protection. After runs on food and goods sparked into panic buying, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">guns and ammo sales reached record highs<\/a>. Americans have spoken, and they clearly want the right to buy guns to protect their family. In fact, many are buying guns for the very first time. With that in mind, we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the second video in our series, focusing on rifles. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part III: Shotgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123619\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Rifle Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nMost importantly, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe rifle, especially America's most popular rifle, the AR-15, excels in the role of home and self-defense. With a 30-round magazine, extremely intuitive controls and high accuracy potential, most contemporary semi-automatic rifles are easily learned. You can often shoot them well, with an extremely fast learning curve.\n\nHowever, there's still much that must be learned, especially for the new shooter. Rifle manipulations, magazine changes, and shooting all require training and practice. While the AR design remains especially popular, it still brings its own set of challenges and requirements to run safely and effectively.\n\nFinally, welcome to the 2A club. While it took a global pandemic for some to get here, we've all got one thing in common. We all decided to take full responsibility for our family's ultimate safety and protection. 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Michelle Lujan Grisham. The governor recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/new-mexico-governor-grisham-gun-stores\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ordered gun stores closed<\/a> amid the pandemic, shunning federal guidance concerning the gun industry. Now Calibers Gun Store is taking on the governor, defying her order to stay closed.\n\n[in_content post=\"123562\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>New Mexico Gun Store Defies Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham<\/h2>\n\"So, we at Calibers have decided that we are going to open up with social distancing on our range,\" Louie Sanchez, owner of Calibers, told kob.com. \"And you know what? We're going to take this fight back to her. We feel that unless, somehow, she got a magical power to take the Second Amendment out of our constitution, that we have the right to open up.\"\n\nSanchez also went on to say the store initiated social distancing practices to minimize the chance of spreading disease. Ultimately, Sanchez wants to keep his store open for business reasons, but also as a resource to the community.\n\n\"We are indeed doing education courses, just one person, one trainer at six feet social distancing,\" Sanchez said. \"And we're allowing for military and law enforcement to utilize our ranges.\"\n<h4>Governor's Office Response<\/h4>\nThe governor's response attempts to minimize the impact on Sanchez, while also downplaying the importance of gun stores as essential services. The full response, attributed to spokesperson Nora Meyers Sackett:\n<blockquote><em>The state has taken and will continue to take an extremely broad view of what is considered non-essential to public health amid this pandemic. Gun stores are hardly the only entity having to adapt as we work to stem illnesses and prevent deaths. No one is happy about closing in-person business in our state \u2013 no one, including the governor. 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I haven\u2019t been mistaken for a young man in some decades now, but I can get Mrs. Mae to shave the sides and back of my head and take 20 years off of my personal odometer. Conversely, let that interval grow too generous and the young lady at the restaurant, back when that was a thing, would offer me the senior citizen\u2019s discount with nary a spoken word. I glanced in the mirror and what stared back was just some sad shaggy old man. It was time for a DIY haircut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-the-diy-haircut\">The DIY Haircut<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Cutting your own hair is an undeniably ballsy undertaking. Before you get started you need to come to grips with some things. If the finished product sucks, you have to embrace said suck and just shave your head. What\u2019s the real difference between a bad haircut and a good haircut? About three weeks. This too shall pass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hair itself is little more than the physical manifestation of vanity anyway. Excepting a single two-year interlude right after I left the Army wherein I grew a killer ponytail, I have maintained an Airborne high and tight ever since I was 18. Now, at age 54, hair is little more than an encumbrance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m a doctor. Men experiencing male-pattern baldness come to see me on occasion asking me for hair. I wish I could give them mine. Today I would put that timeless platitude to the test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-mission-essential-equipment\"><strong>Mission-Essential Equipment<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>For you DIY haircut, you need a set of clippers. Amazon is your buddy. They\u2019re dirt cheap and come with sundry attachments all in an attractive plastic box. My wife used to cut my hair every 10 days back when I was a soldier. I did so look forward to that. Nowadays for reasons I still do not fully comprehend she adamantly refuses to heft the clippers yet again, even if the alternative is sharing her personal space with an old homeless-looking guy. Admittedly, our time in the service was likely not as positive for her as it was for me. Perhaps crafting my coif brings back sordid memories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ll need a brush or a comb to help keep things organized and a decent mirror. I used an old survival mirror from my days as an Army aviator. I used to shave by that thing in the field back in the day. Yep, apparently I stole it. I don\u2019t recall the details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-lead-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"DIY Haircut, clippers, side\" class=\"wp-image-7690\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I needed a buddy to help hold the mirror and opted for the Big Rubber Man. The Big Rubber Man is what we call our lifelike 3D target by Rubber Dummies. I left that thing in the house one time and my wife bumped into it in the dark. It scared her witless. Now the Big Rubber Man lives on the back porch. He\u2019s never once complained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-geriatric-homeless-guy-to-hot-euro-terrorist-in-10-minutes-flat\"><strong>Geriatric Homeless Guy to Hot Euro Terrorist in 10 Minutes Flat<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I just wanted the shag off my ears, so my hairstyling goals were fairly modest. Your mileage may vary. I started my DIY haircut by drawing an imaginary line around the top of my scalp. I started at the bottom with the raw clippers sans attachment. This took me down to bare scalp. Start at the bottom and work up after pulling the top bit to the side with a brush or comb. I did this to both sides as far back as I could see and reach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now affix the angled attachment to your clippers. There\u2019s one for the right and another for the left. Pull the top bit aside again and run front to back parallel to the ground. Work up slowly until you taper the bare sides into the top bit. Keep in mind it is easy to take off and tougher to put back. Up to this point visibility was good and the results satisfactory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The back foments its own unique challenges. I tried two mirrors, but that is a great way to amputate one\u2019s own ear. Vincent Van Gogh was a great artist but a sucky role model. I cut a killer mohawk for starters, but figured that might not inspire confidence among my more genteel geriatric patients. Also, there is a fine line between mohawk and mullet; that was a line I\u2019d sooner not cross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No guts no glory, so I just started cutting the back blind from bottom to top. I did the best I could and then gave my wife my most refined set of puppy dog eyes. She descended to tidy up the back inch or two that I couldn\u2019t see, and I was appropriately grateful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-details\"><strong>Details<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have no idea what to do about the top. I could of course put a spacer on the clippers and just zip over the whole thing. In the end, I just left it long. I think it looks kind of cool. If this COVID thing persists another month or two I suppose I\u2019ll just braid it or invite in a family of squirrels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This whole exercise is way easier when it\u2019s warm out. Doing this in your bathroom will contaminate the space like a New York ER. You\u2019ll be picking tiny hairs out of your toothbrush until the sun burns out. Cutting your hair shirtless on the back porch makes cleanup a snap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-hairball-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"razor, clippers, floor\" class=\"wp-image-7689\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On that subject, once I had swept up the trimmings, I had a generous pile of black\/gray hair. It looked like I\u2019d attacked a skunk with an anti-tank grenade. I saved the trimmings and scattered them among my wife\u2019s garden. They say that\u2019ll help keep the deer away. I fear it might have the same effect on my bride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-the-finished-product\"><strong>The Finished Product<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have read that when Clint Eastwood prepared for his role as aging gunfighter William Munny in the gritty 1992 Western \"Unforgiven,\" he cut his own hair with primitive implements. Munny was a conflicted anti-hero loner. Taking a bowie knife to his locks would have been the only way to keep from wandering about the badlands looking like Moses. I thought it a great effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-finished-product-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"shave, finished product, razor\" class=\"wp-image-7688\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the end, the success of a DIY haircut during the zombie apocalypse turns on having reasonable expectations. Expect to look like you just stepped out of a Paul Mitchell salon and you are destined for disappointment. Let Clint Eastwood\u2019s William Munny be both your inspiration and goal and you\u2019ll likely be pleasantly surprised. If things go truly sideways you can always just wear a hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I showed a picture of my freshly shorn scalp to my brothers. One has been bald for decades and didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about. The other decreed that the new do should be titled \u201cThe Pandemic.\u201d Now I can truthfully declare that I have successfully survived the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Plan on giving yourself your own DIY haircut? Take pictures and please tag us on Instagram <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"@SkillsetMag (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skillsetmag\/\" target=\"_blank\">@SkillsetMag<\/a>. We want to see whatever disasters you create atop that head of yours.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"DIY Haircut: Desperate Times, Desperate Measures in the Apocalypse","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"diy-haircut-during-apocalypse","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-11 10:29:45","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-11 14:29:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/diy-haircut-during-apocalypse\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11786,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:17","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:17","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149574723001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">coronavirus pandemic<\/a>, and the ensuing panic, has changed the gun narrative in America. Now more than ever in recent memory, Americans are turning to the Second Amendment to ensure the safety of their families. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gun and ammo sales continue to soar<\/a>; that means many first-time buyers are heading to gun stores. We want to make sure new gun owners have the proper training. So we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the third video in our series, focusing on shotguns. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/rifle-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part II: Rifle Training<\/a><\/strong>\"  as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123600\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nFirst and foremost, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them religiously, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe shotgun remains one of the most effective tools for home defense. Users can load low-brass birdshot to ensure rounds don't over-penetrate interior walls. For more firepower, buckshot also becomes a formidable stopper. And when you really have to take down something big or engage targets at range, slugs prove devastating.\n\nBut there is much to learn to effectively manipulate, run and fire a shotgun in a defensive setting. Watch our video, learn, and then invest in some quality, certified instruction. Then get on the range and practice, practice, practice. Shotgun loading takes time to master, and you can never be proficient enough running a defensive shotgun.\n\nWelcome to the firearms community. Get trained, practiced hard, and have fun out there on the rang. And remember, share what you've learned with others.","post_title":"VIDEO: Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety for First-Time Buyers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/15\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11790,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:14","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:14","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149573064001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nAs the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID-19<\/a> global pandemic continues to spread, more and more Americans are purchasing guns for their protection. After runs on food and goods sparked into panic buying, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">guns and ammo sales reached record highs<\/a>. Americans have spoken, and they clearly want the right to buy guns to protect their family. In fact, many are buying guns for the very first time. With that in mind, we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the second video in our series, focusing on rifles. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part III: Shotgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123619\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Rifle Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nMost importantly, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe rifle, especially America's most popular rifle, the AR-15, excels in the role of home and self-defense. With a 30-round magazine, extremely intuitive controls and high accuracy potential, most contemporary semi-automatic rifles are easily learned. You can often shoot them well, with an extremely fast learning curve.\n\nHowever, there's still much that must be learned, especially for the new shooter. Rifle manipulations, magazine changes, and shooting all require training and practice. While the AR design remains especially popular, it still brings its own set of challenges and requirements to run safely and effectively.\n\nFinally, welcome to the 2A club. While it took a global pandemic for some to get here, we've all got one thing in common. We all decided to take full responsibility for our family's ultimate safety and protection. 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Ultimately, Sanchez wants to keep his store open for business reasons, but also as a resource to the community.\n\n\"We are indeed doing education courses, just one person, one trainer at six feet social distancing,\" Sanchez said. \"And we're allowing for military and law enforcement to utilize our ranges.\"\n<h4>Governor's Office Response<\/h4>\nThe governor's response attempts to minimize the impact on Sanchez, while also downplaying the importance of gun stores as essential services. The full response, attributed to spokesperson Nora Meyers Sackett:\n<blockquote><em>The state has taken and will continue to take an extremely broad view of what is considered non-essential to public health amid this pandemic. Gun stores are hardly the only entity having to adapt as we work to stem illnesses and prevent deaths. No one is happy about closing in-person business in our state \u2013 no one, including the governor. But it is inarguable that the only way we get through this pandemic with the fewest number of deaths that we can manage is to limit travel outside of the home to the greatest extent possible \u2013 and while we as an administration unequivocally support the constitutional right to purchase a firearm, we recognize that right does not correspond to a right to congregate in a store and infect neighbors and workers and public safety officers amid an unprecedented global pandemic.<\/em><\/blockquote>","post_title":"New Mexico Gun Store Reopens, Defying Governor's Non-Essential Order","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"calibers-gun-store-new-mexico-order","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/16\/calibers-gun-store-new-mexico-order\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":166980,"post_author":"373","post_date":"2020-04-15 13:31:52","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 17:31:52","post_content":"\n<p>The \"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/conop-8888-zombie-defense-plan\/\">zombie apocalypse<\/a>\" came upon us unexpectedly. The end of the world is frequently like that. We felt the COVID-19 crisis brewing, but we were preoccupied with important stuff. How\u2019s the survival stash? Check the food stocks, fuel, and obligatory toilet paper. There wasn\u2019t time for much else. Our emergency stash of toilet paper is nearly 20 years old. It still works just fine in case you\u2019re wondering. If anything that stuff gets even better with age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then it all stopped. The president and the governor made their proclamations, and everybody stayed home. I still went to work at the clinic every day and grew more and more acquainted with the Information Age version of the Black Death, but everything else pretty much ground to a halt; that, unfortunately, included Mrs. Mae, my long-suffering barber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I had needed to scoot in for a couple weeks now. My perceived age is dependent upon my haircut. I haven\u2019t been mistaken for a young man in some decades now, but I can get Mrs. Mae to shave the sides and back of my head and take 20 years off of my personal odometer. Conversely, let that interval grow too generous and the young lady at the restaurant, back when that was a thing, would offer me the senior citizen\u2019s discount with nary a spoken word. I glanced in the mirror and what stared back was just some sad shaggy old man. It was time for a DIY haircut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-the-diy-haircut\">The DIY Haircut<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Cutting your own hair is an undeniably ballsy undertaking. Before you get started you need to come to grips with some things. If the finished product sucks, you have to embrace said suck and just shave your head. What\u2019s the real difference between a bad haircut and a good haircut? About three weeks. This too shall pass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hair itself is little more than the physical manifestation of vanity anyway. Excepting a single two-year interlude right after I left the Army wherein I grew a killer ponytail, I have maintained an Airborne high and tight ever since I was 18. Now, at age 54, hair is little more than an encumbrance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m a doctor. Men experiencing male-pattern baldness come to see me on occasion asking me for hair. I wish I could give them mine. Today I would put that timeless platitude to the test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-mission-essential-equipment\"><strong>Mission-Essential Equipment<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>For you DIY haircut, you need a set of clippers. Amazon is your buddy. They\u2019re dirt cheap and come with sundry attachments all in an attractive plastic box. My wife used to cut my hair every 10 days back when I was a soldier. I did so look forward to that. Nowadays for reasons I still do not fully comprehend she adamantly refuses to heft the clippers yet again, even if the alternative is sharing her personal space with an old homeless-looking guy. Admittedly, our time in the service was likely not as positive for her as it was for me. Perhaps crafting my coif brings back sordid memories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ll need a brush or a comb to help keep things organized and a decent mirror. I used an old survival mirror from my days as an Army aviator. I used to shave by that thing in the field back in the day. Yep, apparently I stole it. I don\u2019t recall the details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-lead-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"DIY Haircut, clippers, side\" class=\"wp-image-7690\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I needed a buddy to help hold the mirror and opted for the Big Rubber Man. The Big Rubber Man is what we call our lifelike 3D target by Rubber Dummies. I left that thing in the house one time and my wife bumped into it in the dark. It scared her witless. Now the Big Rubber Man lives on the back porch. He\u2019s never once complained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-geriatric-homeless-guy-to-hot-euro-terrorist-in-10-minutes-flat\"><strong>Geriatric Homeless Guy to Hot Euro Terrorist in 10 Minutes Flat<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I just wanted the shag off my ears, so my hairstyling goals were fairly modest. Your mileage may vary. I started my DIY haircut by drawing an imaginary line around the top of my scalp. I started at the bottom with the raw clippers sans attachment. This took me down to bare scalp. Start at the bottom and work up after pulling the top bit to the side with a brush or comb. I did this to both sides as far back as I could see and reach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now affix the angled attachment to your clippers. There\u2019s one for the right and another for the left. Pull the top bit aside again and run front to back parallel to the ground. Work up slowly until you taper the bare sides into the top bit. Keep in mind it is easy to take off and tougher to put back. Up to this point visibility was good and the results satisfactory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The back foments its own unique challenges. I tried two mirrors, but that is a great way to amputate one\u2019s own ear. Vincent Van Gogh was a great artist but a sucky role model. I cut a killer mohawk for starters, but figured that might not inspire confidence among my more genteel geriatric patients. Also, there is a fine line between mohawk and mullet; that was a line I\u2019d sooner not cross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No guts no glory, so I just started cutting the back blind from bottom to top. I did the best I could and then gave my wife my most refined set of puppy dog eyes. She descended to tidy up the back inch or two that I couldn\u2019t see, and I was appropriately grateful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-details\"><strong>Details<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have no idea what to do about the top. I could of course put a spacer on the clippers and just zip over the whole thing. In the end, I just left it long. I think it looks kind of cool. If this COVID thing persists another month or two I suppose I\u2019ll just braid it or invite in a family of squirrels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This whole exercise is way easier when it\u2019s warm out. Doing this in your bathroom will contaminate the space like a New York ER. You\u2019ll be picking tiny hairs out of your toothbrush until the sun burns out. Cutting your hair shirtless on the back porch makes cleanup a snap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-hairball-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"razor, clippers, floor\" class=\"wp-image-7689\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On that subject, once I had swept up the trimmings, I had a generous pile of black\/gray hair. It looked like I\u2019d attacked a skunk with an anti-tank grenade. I saved the trimmings and scattered them among my wife\u2019s garden. They say that\u2019ll help keep the deer away. I fear it might have the same effect on my bride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-the-finished-product\"><strong>The Finished Product<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have read that when Clint Eastwood prepared for his role as aging gunfighter William Munny in the gritty 1992 Western \"Unforgiven,\" he cut his own hair with primitive implements. Munny was a conflicted anti-hero loner. Taking a bowie knife to his locks would have been the only way to keep from wandering about the badlands looking like Moses. I thought it a great effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-finished-product-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"shave, finished product, razor\" class=\"wp-image-7688\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the end, the success of a DIY haircut during the zombie apocalypse turns on having reasonable expectations. Expect to look like you just stepped out of a Paul Mitchell salon and you are destined for disappointment. Let Clint Eastwood\u2019s William Munny be both your inspiration and goal and you\u2019ll likely be pleasantly surprised. If things go truly sideways you can always just wear a hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I showed a picture of my freshly shorn scalp to my brothers. One has been bald for decades and didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about. The other decreed that the new do should be titled \u201cThe Pandemic.\u201d Now I can truthfully declare that I have successfully survived the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Plan on giving yourself your own DIY haircut? Take pictures and please tag us on Instagram <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"@SkillsetMag (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skillsetmag\/\" target=\"_blank\">@SkillsetMag<\/a>. We want to see whatever disasters you create atop that head of yours.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"DIY Haircut: Desperate Times, Desperate Measures in the Apocalypse","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"diy-haircut-during-apocalypse","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-11 10:29:45","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-11 14:29:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/diy-haircut-during-apocalypse\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11786,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:17","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:17","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149574723001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">coronavirus pandemic<\/a>, and the ensuing panic, has changed the gun narrative in America. Now more than ever in recent memory, Americans are turning to the Second Amendment to ensure the safety of their families. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gun and ammo sales continue to soar<\/a>; that means many first-time buyers are heading to gun stores. We want to make sure new gun owners have the proper training. So we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the third video in our series, focusing on shotguns. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/rifle-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part II: Rifle Training<\/a><\/strong>\"  as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123600\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nFirst and foremost, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them religiously, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe shotgun remains one of the most effective tools for home defense. Users can load low-brass birdshot to ensure rounds don't over-penetrate interior walls. For more firepower, buckshot also becomes a formidable stopper. And when you really have to take down something big or engage targets at range, slugs prove devastating.\n\nBut there is much to learn to effectively manipulate, run and fire a shotgun in a defensive setting. Watch our video, learn, and then invest in some quality, certified instruction. Then get on the range and practice, practice, practice. Shotgun loading takes time to master, and you can never be proficient enough running a defensive shotgun.\n\nWelcome to the firearms community. Get trained, practiced hard, and have fun out there on the rang. And remember, share what you've learned with others.","post_title":"VIDEO: Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety for First-Time Buyers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/15\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11790,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:14","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:14","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149573064001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nAs the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID-19<\/a> global pandemic continues to spread, more and more Americans are purchasing guns for their protection. After runs on food and goods sparked into panic buying, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">guns and ammo sales reached record highs<\/a>. Americans have spoken, and they clearly want the right to buy guns to protect their family. In fact, many are buying guns for the very first time. With that in mind, we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the second video in our series, focusing on rifles. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part III: Shotgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123619\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Rifle Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nMost importantly, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe rifle, especially America's most popular rifle, the AR-15, excels in the role of home and self-defense. With a 30-round magazine, extremely intuitive controls and high accuracy potential, most contemporary semi-automatic rifles are easily learned. You can often shoot them well, with an extremely fast learning curve.\n\nHowever, there's still much that must be learned, especially for the new shooter. Rifle manipulations, magazine changes, and shooting all require training and practice. While the AR design remains especially popular, it still brings its own set of challenges and requirements to run safely and effectively.\n\nFinally, welcome to the 2A club. While it took a global pandemic for some to get here, we've all got one thing in common. We all decided to take full responsibility for our family's ultimate safety and protection. 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Michelle Lujan Grisham. The governor recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/new-mexico-governor-grisham-gun-stores\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ordered gun stores closed<\/a> amid the pandemic, shunning federal guidance concerning the gun industry. Now Calibers Gun Store is taking on the governor, defying her order to stay closed.\n\n[in_content post=\"123562\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>New Mexico Gun Store Defies Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham<\/h2>\n\"So, we at Calibers have decided that we are going to open up with social distancing on our range,\" Louie Sanchez, owner of Calibers, told kob.com. \"And you know what? We're going to take this fight back to her. We feel that unless, somehow, she got a magical power to take the Second Amendment out of our constitution, that we have the right to open up.\"\n\nSanchez also went on to say the store initiated social distancing practices to minimize the chance of spreading disease. Ultimately, Sanchez wants to keep his store open for business reasons, but also as a resource to the community.\n\n\"We are indeed doing education courses, just one person, one trainer at six feet social distancing,\" Sanchez said. \"And we're allowing for military and law enforcement to utilize our ranges.\"\n<h4>Governor's Office Response<\/h4>\nThe governor's response attempts to minimize the impact on Sanchez, while also downplaying the importance of gun stores as essential services. The full response, attributed to spokesperson Nora Meyers Sackett:\n<blockquote><em>The state has taken and will continue to take an extremely broad view of what is considered non-essential to public health amid this pandemic. Gun stores are hardly the only entity having to adapt as we work to stem illnesses and prevent deaths. No one is happy about closing in-person business in our state \u2013 no one, including the governor. But it is inarguable that the only way we get through this pandemic with the fewest number of deaths that we can manage is to limit travel outside of the home to the greatest extent possible \u2013 and while we as an administration unequivocally support the constitutional right to purchase a firearm, we recognize that right does not correspond to a right to congregate in a store and infect neighbors and workers and public safety officers amid an unprecedented global pandemic.<\/em><\/blockquote>","post_title":"New Mexico Gun Store Reopens, Defying Governor's Non-Essential Order","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"calibers-gun-store-new-mexico-order","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/16\/calibers-gun-store-new-mexico-order\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":166980,"post_author":"373","post_date":"2020-04-15 13:31:52","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 17:31:52","post_content":"\n<p>The \"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/conop-8888-zombie-defense-plan\/\">zombie apocalypse<\/a>\" came upon us unexpectedly. The end of the world is frequently like that. We felt the COVID-19 crisis brewing, but we were preoccupied with important stuff. How\u2019s the survival stash? Check the food stocks, fuel, and obligatory toilet paper. There wasn\u2019t time for much else. Our emergency stash of toilet paper is nearly 20 years old. It still works just fine in case you\u2019re wondering. If anything that stuff gets even better with age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then it all stopped. The president and the governor made their proclamations, and everybody stayed home. I still went to work at the clinic every day and grew more and more acquainted with the Information Age version of the Black Death, but everything else pretty much ground to a halt; that, unfortunately, included Mrs. Mae, my long-suffering barber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I had needed to scoot in for a couple weeks now. My perceived age is dependent upon my haircut. I haven\u2019t been mistaken for a young man in some decades now, but I can get Mrs. Mae to shave the sides and back of my head and take 20 years off of my personal odometer. Conversely, let that interval grow too generous and the young lady at the restaurant, back when that was a thing, would offer me the senior citizen\u2019s discount with nary a spoken word. I glanced in the mirror and what stared back was just some sad shaggy old man. It was time for a DIY haircut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-the-diy-haircut\">The DIY Haircut<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Cutting your own hair is an undeniably ballsy undertaking. Before you get started you need to come to grips with some things. If the finished product sucks, you have to embrace said suck and just shave your head. What\u2019s the real difference between a bad haircut and a good haircut? About three weeks. This too shall pass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hair itself is little more than the physical manifestation of vanity anyway. Excepting a single two-year interlude right after I left the Army wherein I grew a killer ponytail, I have maintained an Airborne high and tight ever since I was 18. Now, at age 54, hair is little more than an encumbrance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m a doctor. Men experiencing male-pattern baldness come to see me on occasion asking me for hair. I wish I could give them mine. Today I would put that timeless platitude to the test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-mission-essential-equipment\"><strong>Mission-Essential Equipment<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>For you DIY haircut, you need a set of clippers. Amazon is your buddy. They\u2019re dirt cheap and come with sundry attachments all in an attractive plastic box. My wife used to cut my hair every 10 days back when I was a soldier. I did so look forward to that. Nowadays for reasons I still do not fully comprehend she adamantly refuses to heft the clippers yet again, even if the alternative is sharing her personal space with an old homeless-looking guy. Admittedly, our time in the service was likely not as positive for her as it was for me. Perhaps crafting my coif brings back sordid memories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ll need a brush or a comb to help keep things organized and a decent mirror. I used an old survival mirror from my days as an Army aviator. I used to shave by that thing in the field back in the day. Yep, apparently I stole it. I don\u2019t recall the details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-lead-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"DIY Haircut, clippers, side\" class=\"wp-image-7690\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I needed a buddy to help hold the mirror and opted for the Big Rubber Man. The Big Rubber Man is what we call our lifelike 3D target by Rubber Dummies. I left that thing in the house one time and my wife bumped into it in the dark. It scared her witless. Now the Big Rubber Man lives on the back porch. He\u2019s never once complained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-geriatric-homeless-guy-to-hot-euro-terrorist-in-10-minutes-flat\"><strong>Geriatric Homeless Guy to Hot Euro Terrorist in 10 Minutes Flat<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I just wanted the shag off my ears, so my hairstyling goals were fairly modest. Your mileage may vary. I started my DIY haircut by drawing an imaginary line around the top of my scalp. I started at the bottom with the raw clippers sans attachment. This took me down to bare scalp. Start at the bottom and work up after pulling the top bit to the side with a brush or comb. I did this to both sides as far back as I could see and reach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now affix the angled attachment to your clippers. There\u2019s one for the right and another for the left. Pull the top bit aside again and run front to back parallel to the ground. Work up slowly until you taper the bare sides into the top bit. Keep in mind it is easy to take off and tougher to put back. Up to this point visibility was good and the results satisfactory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The back foments its own unique challenges. I tried two mirrors, but that is a great way to amputate one\u2019s own ear. Vincent Van Gogh was a great artist but a sucky role model. I cut a killer mohawk for starters, but figured that might not inspire confidence among my more genteel geriatric patients. Also, there is a fine line between mohawk and mullet; that was a line I\u2019d sooner not cross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No guts no glory, so I just started cutting the back blind from bottom to top. I did the best I could and then gave my wife my most refined set of puppy dog eyes. She descended to tidy up the back inch or two that I couldn\u2019t see, and I was appropriately grateful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-details\"><strong>Details<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have no idea what to do about the top. I could of course put a spacer on the clippers and just zip over the whole thing. In the end, I just left it long. I think it looks kind of cool. If this COVID thing persists another month or two I suppose I\u2019ll just braid it or invite in a family of squirrels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This whole exercise is way easier when it\u2019s warm out. Doing this in your bathroom will contaminate the space like a New York ER. You\u2019ll be picking tiny hairs out of your toothbrush until the sun burns out. Cutting your hair shirtless on the back porch makes cleanup a snap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-hairball-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"razor, clippers, floor\" class=\"wp-image-7689\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On that subject, once I had swept up the trimmings, I had a generous pile of black\/gray hair. It looked like I\u2019d attacked a skunk with an anti-tank grenade. I saved the trimmings and scattered them among my wife\u2019s garden. They say that\u2019ll help keep the deer away. I fear it might have the same effect on my bride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-the-finished-product\"><strong>The Finished Product<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have read that when Clint Eastwood prepared for his role as aging gunfighter William Munny in the gritty 1992 Western \"Unforgiven,\" he cut his own hair with primitive implements. Munny was a conflicted anti-hero loner. Taking a bowie knife to his locks would have been the only way to keep from wandering about the badlands looking like Moses. I thought it a great effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-finished-product-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"shave, finished product, razor\" class=\"wp-image-7688\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the end, the success of a DIY haircut during the zombie apocalypse turns on having reasonable expectations. Expect to look like you just stepped out of a Paul Mitchell salon and you are destined for disappointment. Let Clint Eastwood\u2019s William Munny be both your inspiration and goal and you\u2019ll likely be pleasantly surprised. If things go truly sideways you can always just wear a hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I showed a picture of my freshly shorn scalp to my brothers. One has been bald for decades and didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about. The other decreed that the new do should be titled \u201cThe Pandemic.\u201d Now I can truthfully declare that I have successfully survived the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Plan on giving yourself your own DIY haircut? Take pictures and please tag us on Instagram <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"@SkillsetMag (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skillsetmag\/\" target=\"_blank\">@SkillsetMag<\/a>. We want to see whatever disasters you create atop that head of yours.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"DIY Haircut: Desperate Times, Desperate Measures in the Apocalypse","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"diy-haircut-during-apocalypse","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-11 10:29:45","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-11 14:29:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/diy-haircut-during-apocalypse\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11786,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:17","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:17","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149574723001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">coronavirus pandemic<\/a>, and the ensuing panic, has changed the gun narrative in America. Now more than ever in recent memory, Americans are turning to the Second Amendment to ensure the safety of their families. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gun and ammo sales continue to soar<\/a>; that means many first-time buyers are heading to gun stores. We want to make sure new gun owners have the proper training. So we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the third video in our series, focusing on shotguns. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/rifle-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part II: Rifle Training<\/a><\/strong>\"  as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123600\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nFirst and foremost, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them religiously, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe shotgun remains one of the most effective tools for home defense. Users can load low-brass birdshot to ensure rounds don't over-penetrate interior walls. For more firepower, buckshot also becomes a formidable stopper. And when you really have to take down something big or engage targets at range, slugs prove devastating.\n\nBut there is much to learn to effectively manipulate, run and fire a shotgun in a defensive setting. Watch our video, learn, and then invest in some quality, certified instruction. Then get on the range and practice, practice, practice. Shotgun loading takes time to master, and you can never be proficient enough running a defensive shotgun.\n\nWelcome to the firearms community. Get trained, practiced hard, and have fun out there on the rang. And remember, share what you've learned with others.","post_title":"VIDEO: Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety for First-Time Buyers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/15\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11790,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:14","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:14","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149573064001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nAs the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID-19<\/a> global pandemic continues to spread, more and more Americans are purchasing guns for their protection. After runs on food and goods sparked into panic buying, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">guns and ammo sales reached record highs<\/a>. Americans have spoken, and they clearly want the right to buy guns to protect their family. In fact, many are buying guns for the very first time. With that in mind, we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the second video in our series, focusing on rifles. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part III: Shotgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123619\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Rifle Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nMost importantly, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe rifle, especially America's most popular rifle, the AR-15, excels in the role of home and self-defense. With a 30-round magazine, extremely intuitive controls and high accuracy potential, most contemporary semi-automatic rifles are easily learned. You can often shoot them well, with an extremely fast learning curve.\n\nHowever, there's still much that must be learned, especially for the new shooter. Rifle manipulations, magazine changes, and shooting all require training and practice. While the AR design remains especially popular, it still brings its own set of challenges and requirements to run safely and effectively.\n\nFinally, welcome to the 2A club. While it took a global pandemic for some to get here, we've all got one thing in common. We all decided to take full responsibility for our family's ultimate safety and protection. 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Michelle Lujan Grisham. The governor recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/new-mexico-governor-grisham-gun-stores\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ordered gun stores closed<\/a> amid the pandemic, shunning federal guidance concerning the gun industry. Now Calibers Gun Store is taking on the governor, defying her order to stay closed.\n\n[in_content post=\"123562\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>New Mexico Gun Store Defies Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham<\/h2>\n\"So, we at Calibers have decided that we are going to open up with social distancing on our range,\" Louie Sanchez, owner of Calibers, told kob.com. \"And you know what? We're going to take this fight back to her. We feel that unless, somehow, she got a magical power to take the Second Amendment out of our constitution, that we have the right to open up.\"\n\nSanchez also went on to say the store initiated social distancing practices to minimize the chance of spreading disease. Ultimately, Sanchez wants to keep his store open for business reasons, but also as a resource to the community.\n\n\"We are indeed doing education courses, just one person, one trainer at six feet social distancing,\" Sanchez said. \"And we're allowing for military and law enforcement to utilize our ranges.\"\n<h4>Governor's Office Response<\/h4>\nThe governor's response attempts to minimize the impact on Sanchez, while also downplaying the importance of gun stores as essential services. The full response, attributed to spokesperson Nora Meyers Sackett:\n<blockquote><em>The state has taken and will continue to take an extremely broad view of what is considered non-essential to public health amid this pandemic. Gun stores are hardly the only entity having to adapt as we work to stem illnesses and prevent deaths. No one is happy about closing in-person business in our state \u2013 no one, including the governor. 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I haven\u2019t been mistaken for a young man in some decades now, but I can get Mrs. Mae to shave the sides and back of my head and take 20 years off of my personal odometer. Conversely, let that interval grow too generous and the young lady at the restaurant, back when that was a thing, would offer me the senior citizen\u2019s discount with nary a spoken word. I glanced in the mirror and what stared back was just some sad shaggy old man. It was time for a DIY haircut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-the-diy-haircut\">The DIY Haircut<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Cutting your own hair is an undeniably ballsy undertaking. Before you get started you need to come to grips with some things. If the finished product sucks, you have to embrace said suck and just shave your head. What\u2019s the real difference between a bad haircut and a good haircut? About three weeks. This too shall pass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hair itself is little more than the physical manifestation of vanity anyway. Excepting a single two-year interlude right after I left the Army wherein I grew a killer ponytail, I have maintained an Airborne high and tight ever since I was 18. Now, at age 54, hair is little more than an encumbrance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m a doctor. Men experiencing male-pattern baldness come to see me on occasion asking me for hair. I wish I could give them mine. Today I would put that timeless platitude to the test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-mission-essential-equipment\"><strong>Mission-Essential Equipment<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>For you DIY haircut, you need a set of clippers. Amazon is your buddy. They\u2019re dirt cheap and come with sundry attachments all in an attractive plastic box. My wife used to cut my hair every 10 days back when I was a soldier. I did so look forward to that. Nowadays for reasons I still do not fully comprehend she adamantly refuses to heft the clippers yet again, even if the alternative is sharing her personal space with an old homeless-looking guy. Admittedly, our time in the service was likely not as positive for her as it was for me. Perhaps crafting my coif brings back sordid memories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ll need a brush or a comb to help keep things organized and a decent mirror. I used an old survival mirror from my days as an Army aviator. I used to shave by that thing in the field back in the day. Yep, apparently I stole it. I don\u2019t recall the details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-lead-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"DIY Haircut, clippers, side\" class=\"wp-image-7690\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I needed a buddy to help hold the mirror and opted for the Big Rubber Man. The Big Rubber Man is what we call our lifelike 3D target by Rubber Dummies. I left that thing in the house one time and my wife bumped into it in the dark. It scared her witless. Now the Big Rubber Man lives on the back porch. He\u2019s never once complained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-geriatric-homeless-guy-to-hot-euro-terrorist-in-10-minutes-flat\"><strong>Geriatric Homeless Guy to Hot Euro Terrorist in 10 Minutes Flat<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I just wanted the shag off my ears, so my hairstyling goals were fairly modest. Your mileage may vary. I started my DIY haircut by drawing an imaginary line around the top of my scalp. I started at the bottom with the raw clippers sans attachment. This took me down to bare scalp. Start at the bottom and work up after pulling the top bit to the side with a brush or comb. I did this to both sides as far back as I could see and reach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now affix the angled attachment to your clippers. There\u2019s one for the right and another for the left. Pull the top bit aside again and run front to back parallel to the ground. Work up slowly until you taper the bare sides into the top bit. Keep in mind it is easy to take off and tougher to put back. Up to this point visibility was good and the results satisfactory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The back foments its own unique challenges. I tried two mirrors, but that is a great way to amputate one\u2019s own ear. Vincent Van Gogh was a great artist but a sucky role model. I cut a killer mohawk for starters, but figured that might not inspire confidence among my more genteel geriatric patients. Also, there is a fine line between mohawk and mullet; that was a line I\u2019d sooner not cross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No guts no glory, so I just started cutting the back blind from bottom to top. I did the best I could and then gave my wife my most refined set of puppy dog eyes. She descended to tidy up the back inch or two that I couldn\u2019t see, and I was appropriately grateful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-details\"><strong>Details<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have no idea what to do about the top. I could of course put a spacer on the clippers and just zip over the whole thing. In the end, I just left it long. I think it looks kind of cool. If this COVID thing persists another month or two I suppose I\u2019ll just braid it or invite in a family of squirrels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This whole exercise is way easier when it\u2019s warm out. Doing this in your bathroom will contaminate the space like a New York ER. You\u2019ll be picking tiny hairs out of your toothbrush until the sun burns out. Cutting your hair shirtless on the back porch makes cleanup a snap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-hairball-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"razor, clippers, floor\" class=\"wp-image-7689\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On that subject, once I had swept up the trimmings, I had a generous pile of black\/gray hair. It looked like I\u2019d attacked a skunk with an anti-tank grenade. I saved the trimmings and scattered them among my wife\u2019s garden. They say that\u2019ll help keep the deer away. I fear it might have the same effect on my bride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-the-finished-product\"><strong>The Finished Product<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have read that when Clint Eastwood prepared for his role as aging gunfighter William Munny in the gritty 1992 Western \"Unforgiven,\" he cut his own hair with primitive implements. Munny was a conflicted anti-hero loner. Taking a bowie knife to his locks would have been the only way to keep from wandering about the badlands looking like Moses. I thought it a great effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-finished-product-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"shave, finished product, razor\" class=\"wp-image-7688\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the end, the success of a DIY haircut during the zombie apocalypse turns on having reasonable expectations. Expect to look like you just stepped out of a Paul Mitchell salon and you are destined for disappointment. Let Clint Eastwood\u2019s William Munny be both your inspiration and goal and you\u2019ll likely be pleasantly surprised. If things go truly sideways you can always just wear a hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I showed a picture of my freshly shorn scalp to my brothers. One has been bald for decades and didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about. The other decreed that the new do should be titled \u201cThe Pandemic.\u201d Now I can truthfully declare that I have successfully survived the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Plan on giving yourself your own DIY haircut? Take pictures and please tag us on Instagram <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"@SkillsetMag (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skillsetmag\/\" target=\"_blank\">@SkillsetMag<\/a>. We want to see whatever disasters you create atop that head of yours.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"DIY Haircut: Desperate Times, Desperate Measures in the Apocalypse","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"diy-haircut-during-apocalypse","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-11 10:29:45","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-11 14:29:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/diy-haircut-during-apocalypse\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11786,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:17","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:17","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149574723001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">coronavirus pandemic<\/a>, and the ensuing panic, has changed the gun narrative in America. Now more than ever in recent memory, Americans are turning to the Second Amendment to ensure the safety of their families. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gun and ammo sales continue to soar<\/a>; that means many first-time buyers are heading to gun stores. We want to make sure new gun owners have the proper training. So we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the third video in our series, focusing on shotguns. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/rifle-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part II: Rifle Training<\/a><\/strong>\"  as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123600\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nFirst and foremost, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them religiously, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe shotgun remains one of the most effective tools for home defense. Users can load low-brass birdshot to ensure rounds don't over-penetrate interior walls. For more firepower, buckshot also becomes a formidable stopper. And when you really have to take down something big or engage targets at range, slugs prove devastating.\n\nBut there is much to learn to effectively manipulate, run and fire a shotgun in a defensive setting. Watch our video, learn, and then invest in some quality, certified instruction. Then get on the range and practice, practice, practice. Shotgun loading takes time to master, and you can never be proficient enough running a defensive shotgun.\n\nWelcome to the firearms community. Get trained, practiced hard, and have fun out there on the rang. And remember, share what you've learned with others.","post_title":"VIDEO: Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety for First-Time Buyers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/15\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11790,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:14","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:14","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149573064001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nAs the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID-19<\/a> global pandemic continues to spread, more and more Americans are purchasing guns for their protection. After runs on food and goods sparked into panic buying, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">guns and ammo sales reached record highs<\/a>. Americans have spoken, and they clearly want the right to buy guns to protect their family. In fact, many are buying guns for the very first time. With that in mind, we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the second video in our series, focusing on rifles. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part III: Shotgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123619\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Rifle Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nMost importantly, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe rifle, especially America's most popular rifle, the AR-15, excels in the role of home and self-defense. With a 30-round magazine, extremely intuitive controls and high accuracy potential, most contemporary semi-automatic rifles are easily learned. You can often shoot them well, with an extremely fast learning curve.\n\nHowever, there's still much that must be learned, especially for the new shooter. Rifle manipulations, magazine changes, and shooting all require training and practice. While the AR design remains especially popular, it still brings its own set of challenges and requirements to run safely and effectively.\n\nFinally, welcome to the 2A club. While it took a global pandemic for some to get here, we've all got one thing in common. We all decided to take full responsibility for our family's ultimate safety and protection. 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Michelle Lujan Grisham. The governor recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/new-mexico-governor-grisham-gun-stores\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ordered gun stores closed<\/a> amid the pandemic, shunning federal guidance concerning the gun industry. Now Calibers Gun Store is taking on the governor, defying her order to stay closed.\n\n[in_content post=\"123562\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>New Mexico Gun Store Defies Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham<\/h2>\n\"So, we at Calibers have decided that we are going to open up with social distancing on our range,\" Louie Sanchez, owner of Calibers, told kob.com. \"And you know what? We're going to take this fight back to her. We feel that unless, somehow, she got a magical power to take the Second Amendment out of our constitution, that we have the right to open up.\"\n\nSanchez also went on to say the store initiated social distancing practices to minimize the chance of spreading disease. Ultimately, Sanchez wants to keep his store open for business reasons, but also as a resource to the community.\n\n\"We are indeed doing education courses, just one person, one trainer at six feet social distancing,\" Sanchez said. \"And we're allowing for military and law enforcement to utilize our ranges.\"\n<h4>Governor's Office Response<\/h4>\nThe governor's response attempts to minimize the impact on Sanchez, while also downplaying the importance of gun stores as essential services. The full response, attributed to spokesperson Nora Meyers Sackett:\n<blockquote><em>The state has taken and will continue to take an extremely broad view of what is considered non-essential to public health amid this pandemic. Gun stores are hardly the only entity having to adapt as we work to stem illnesses and prevent deaths. No one is happy about closing in-person business in our state \u2013 no one, including the governor. But it is inarguable that the only way we get through this pandemic with the fewest number of deaths that we can manage is to limit travel outside of the home to the greatest extent possible \u2013 and while we as an administration unequivocally support the constitutional right to purchase a firearm, we recognize that right does not correspond to a right to congregate in a store and infect neighbors and workers and public safety officers amid an unprecedented global pandemic.<\/em><\/blockquote>","post_title":"New Mexico Gun Store Reopens, Defying Governor's Non-Essential Order","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"calibers-gun-store-new-mexico-order","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/16\/calibers-gun-store-new-mexico-order\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":166980,"post_author":"373","post_date":"2020-04-15 13:31:52","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 17:31:52","post_content":"\n<p>The \"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/conop-8888-zombie-defense-plan\/\">zombie apocalypse<\/a>\" came upon us unexpectedly. The end of the world is frequently like that. We felt the COVID-19 crisis brewing, but we were preoccupied with important stuff. How\u2019s the survival stash? Check the food stocks, fuel, and obligatory toilet paper. There wasn\u2019t time for much else. Our emergency stash of toilet paper is nearly 20 years old. It still works just fine in case you\u2019re wondering. If anything that stuff gets even better with age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then it all stopped. The president and the governor made their proclamations, and everybody stayed home. I still went to work at the clinic every day and grew more and more acquainted with the Information Age version of the Black Death, but everything else pretty much ground to a halt; that, unfortunately, included Mrs. Mae, my long-suffering barber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I had needed to scoot in for a couple weeks now. My perceived age is dependent upon my haircut. I haven\u2019t been mistaken for a young man in some decades now, but I can get Mrs. Mae to shave the sides and back of my head and take 20 years off of my personal odometer. Conversely, let that interval grow too generous and the young lady at the restaurant, back when that was a thing, would offer me the senior citizen\u2019s discount with nary a spoken word. I glanced in the mirror and what stared back was just some sad shaggy old man. It was time for a DIY haircut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-the-diy-haircut\">The DIY Haircut<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Cutting your own hair is an undeniably ballsy undertaking. Before you get started you need to come to grips with some things. If the finished product sucks, you have to embrace said suck and just shave your head. What\u2019s the real difference between a bad haircut and a good haircut? About three weeks. This too shall pass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hair itself is little more than the physical manifestation of vanity anyway. Excepting a single two-year interlude right after I left the Army wherein I grew a killer ponytail, I have maintained an Airborne high and tight ever since I was 18. Now, at age 54, hair is little more than an encumbrance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m a doctor. Men experiencing male-pattern baldness come to see me on occasion asking me for hair. I wish I could give them mine. Today I would put that timeless platitude to the test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-mission-essential-equipment\"><strong>Mission-Essential Equipment<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>For you DIY haircut, you need a set of clippers. Amazon is your buddy. They\u2019re dirt cheap and come with sundry attachments all in an attractive plastic box. My wife used to cut my hair every 10 days back when I was a soldier. I did so look forward to that. Nowadays for reasons I still do not fully comprehend she adamantly refuses to heft the clippers yet again, even if the alternative is sharing her personal space with an old homeless-looking guy. Admittedly, our time in the service was likely not as positive for her as it was for me. Perhaps crafting my coif brings back sordid memories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ll need a brush or a comb to help keep things organized and a decent mirror. I used an old survival mirror from my days as an Army aviator. I used to shave by that thing in the field back in the day. Yep, apparently I stole it. I don\u2019t recall the details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-lead-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"DIY Haircut, clippers, side\" class=\"wp-image-7690\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I needed a buddy to help hold the mirror and opted for the Big Rubber Man. The Big Rubber Man is what we call our lifelike 3D target by Rubber Dummies. I left that thing in the house one time and my wife bumped into it in the dark. It scared her witless. Now the Big Rubber Man lives on the back porch. He\u2019s never once complained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-geriatric-homeless-guy-to-hot-euro-terrorist-in-10-minutes-flat\"><strong>Geriatric Homeless Guy to Hot Euro Terrorist in 10 Minutes Flat<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I just wanted the shag off my ears, so my hairstyling goals were fairly modest. Your mileage may vary. I started my DIY haircut by drawing an imaginary line around the top of my scalp. I started at the bottom with the raw clippers sans attachment. This took me down to bare scalp. Start at the bottom and work up after pulling the top bit to the side with a brush or comb. I did this to both sides as far back as I could see and reach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now affix the angled attachment to your clippers. There\u2019s one for the right and another for the left. Pull the top bit aside again and run front to back parallel to the ground. Work up slowly until you taper the bare sides into the top bit. Keep in mind it is easy to take off and tougher to put back. Up to this point visibility was good and the results satisfactory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The back foments its own unique challenges. I tried two mirrors, but that is a great way to amputate one\u2019s own ear. Vincent Van Gogh was a great artist but a sucky role model. I cut a killer mohawk for starters, but figured that might not inspire confidence among my more genteel geriatric patients. Also, there is a fine line between mohawk and mullet; that was a line I\u2019d sooner not cross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No guts no glory, so I just started cutting the back blind from bottom to top. I did the best I could and then gave my wife my most refined set of puppy dog eyes. She descended to tidy up the back inch or two that I couldn\u2019t see, and I was appropriately grateful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-details\"><strong>Details<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have no idea what to do about the top. I could of course put a spacer on the clippers and just zip over the whole thing. In the end, I just left it long. I think it looks kind of cool. If this COVID thing persists another month or two I suppose I\u2019ll just braid it or invite in a family of squirrels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This whole exercise is way easier when it\u2019s warm out. Doing this in your bathroom will contaminate the space like a New York ER. You\u2019ll be picking tiny hairs out of your toothbrush until the sun burns out. Cutting your hair shirtless on the back porch makes cleanup a snap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-hairball-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"razor, clippers, floor\" class=\"wp-image-7689\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On that subject, once I had swept up the trimmings, I had a generous pile of black\/gray hair. It looked like I\u2019d attacked a skunk with an anti-tank grenade. I saved the trimmings and scattered them among my wife\u2019s garden. They say that\u2019ll help keep the deer away. I fear it might have the same effect on my bride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-the-finished-product\"><strong>The Finished Product<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have read that when Clint Eastwood prepared for his role as aging gunfighter William Munny in the gritty 1992 Western \"Unforgiven,\" he cut his own hair with primitive implements. Munny was a conflicted anti-hero loner. Taking a bowie knife to his locks would have been the only way to keep from wandering about the badlands looking like Moses. I thought it a great effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-finished-product-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"shave, finished product, razor\" class=\"wp-image-7688\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the end, the success of a DIY haircut during the zombie apocalypse turns on having reasonable expectations. Expect to look like you just stepped out of a Paul Mitchell salon and you are destined for disappointment. Let Clint Eastwood\u2019s William Munny be both your inspiration and goal and you\u2019ll likely be pleasantly surprised. If things go truly sideways you can always just wear a hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I showed a picture of my freshly shorn scalp to my brothers. One has been bald for decades and didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about. The other decreed that the new do should be titled \u201cThe Pandemic.\u201d Now I can truthfully declare that I have successfully survived the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Plan on giving yourself your own DIY haircut? Take pictures and please tag us on Instagram <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"@SkillsetMag (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skillsetmag\/\" target=\"_blank\">@SkillsetMag<\/a>. We want to see whatever disasters you create atop that head of yours.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"DIY Haircut: Desperate Times, Desperate Measures in the Apocalypse","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"diy-haircut-during-apocalypse","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-11 10:29:45","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-11 14:29:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/diy-haircut-during-apocalypse\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11786,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:17","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:17","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149574723001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">coronavirus pandemic<\/a>, and the ensuing panic, has changed the gun narrative in America. Now more than ever in recent memory, Americans are turning to the Second Amendment to ensure the safety of their families. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gun and ammo sales continue to soar<\/a>; that means many first-time buyers are heading to gun stores. We want to make sure new gun owners have the proper training. So we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the third video in our series, focusing on shotguns. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/rifle-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part II: Rifle Training<\/a><\/strong>\"  as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123600\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nFirst and foremost, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them religiously, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe shotgun remains one of the most effective tools for home defense. Users can load low-brass birdshot to ensure rounds don't over-penetrate interior walls. For more firepower, buckshot also becomes a formidable stopper. And when you really have to take down something big or engage targets at range, slugs prove devastating.\n\nBut there is much to learn to effectively manipulate, run and fire a shotgun in a defensive setting. Watch our video, learn, and then invest in some quality, certified instruction. Then get on the range and practice, practice, practice. Shotgun loading takes time to master, and you can never be proficient enough running a defensive shotgun.\n\nWelcome to the firearms community. Get trained, practiced hard, and have fun out there on the rang. And remember, share what you've learned with others.","post_title":"VIDEO: Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety for First-Time Buyers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/15\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11790,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:14","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:14","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149573064001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nAs the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID-19<\/a> global pandemic continues to spread, more and more Americans are purchasing guns for their protection. After runs on food and goods sparked into panic buying, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">guns and ammo sales reached record highs<\/a>. Americans have spoken, and they clearly want the right to buy guns to protect their family. In fact, many are buying guns for the very first time. With that in mind, we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the second video in our series, focusing on rifles. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part III: Shotgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123619\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Rifle Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nMost importantly, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe rifle, especially America's most popular rifle, the AR-15, excels in the role of home and self-defense. With a 30-round magazine, extremely intuitive controls and high accuracy potential, most contemporary semi-automatic rifles are easily learned. You can often shoot them well, with an extremely fast learning curve.\n\nHowever, there's still much that must be learned, especially for the new shooter. Rifle manipulations, magazine changes, and shooting all require training and practice. While the AR design remains especially popular, it still brings its own set of challenges and requirements to run safely and effectively.\n\nFinally, welcome to the 2A club. While it took a global pandemic for some to get here, we've all got one thing in common. We all decided to take full responsibility for our family's ultimate safety and protection. 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So much family time. Be thankful it\u2019s a virus and not an EMP! At least you can get online and binge watch movies like \"<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"The Shining (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-quarantine-mental-health\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Shining<\/a>.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme5.jpg\" alt=\"Virus Cheap Airline Tickets\" class=\"wp-image-7716\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s official: If you cough, you\u2019re Public Enemy No. 1. Immediately say \u201cit\u2019s allergies\u201d or prepare for battle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme6.jpg\" alt=\"Corona Beer Label Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7718\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Well played, Corona. Well played.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme7.jpg\" alt=\"Quarantine Is My Life Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7720\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s fair to say the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/social-distancing-spring-break\/\">social distancing<\/a> memes hit home. At least now when I stay in on a Saturday night, I\u2019m \u201cdoing my part\u201d to fight COVID-19! 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Michelle Lujan Grisham. The governor recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/new-mexico-governor-grisham-gun-stores\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ordered gun stores closed<\/a> amid the pandemic, shunning federal guidance concerning the gun industry. Now Calibers Gun Store is taking on the governor, defying her order to stay closed.\n\n[in_content post=\"123562\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>New Mexico Gun Store Defies Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham<\/h2>\n\"So, we at Calibers have decided that we are going to open up with social distancing on our range,\" Louie Sanchez, owner of Calibers, told kob.com. \"And you know what? We're going to take this fight back to her. We feel that unless, somehow, she got a magical power to take the Second Amendment out of our constitution, that we have the right to open up.\"\n\nSanchez also went on to say the store initiated social distancing practices to minimize the chance of spreading disease. Ultimately, Sanchez wants to keep his store open for business reasons, but also as a resource to the community.\n\n\"We are indeed doing education courses, just one person, one trainer at six feet social distancing,\" Sanchez said. \"And we're allowing for military and law enforcement to utilize our ranges.\"\n<h4>Governor's Office Response<\/h4>\nThe governor's response attempts to minimize the impact on Sanchez, while also downplaying the importance of gun stores as essential services. The full response, attributed to spokesperson Nora Meyers Sackett:\n<blockquote><em>The state has taken and will continue to take an extremely broad view of what is considered non-essential to public health amid this pandemic. Gun stores are hardly the only entity having to adapt as we work to stem illnesses and prevent deaths. No one is happy about closing in-person business in our state \u2013 no one, including the governor. But it is inarguable that the only way we get through this pandemic with the fewest number of deaths that we can manage is to limit travel outside of the home to the greatest extent possible \u2013 and while we as an administration unequivocally support the constitutional right to purchase a firearm, we recognize that right does not correspond to a right to congregate in a store and infect neighbors and workers and public safety officers amid an unprecedented global pandemic.<\/em><\/blockquote>","post_title":"New Mexico Gun Store Reopens, Defying Governor's Non-Essential Order","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"calibers-gun-store-new-mexico-order","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/16\/calibers-gun-store-new-mexico-order\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":166980,"post_author":"373","post_date":"2020-04-15 13:31:52","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 17:31:52","post_content":"\n<p>The \"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/conop-8888-zombie-defense-plan\/\">zombie apocalypse<\/a>\" came upon us unexpectedly. The end of the world is frequently like that. We felt the COVID-19 crisis brewing, but we were preoccupied with important stuff. How\u2019s the survival stash? Check the food stocks, fuel, and obligatory toilet paper. There wasn\u2019t time for much else. Our emergency stash of toilet paper is nearly 20 years old. It still works just fine in case you\u2019re wondering. If anything that stuff gets even better with age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then it all stopped. The president and the governor made their proclamations, and everybody stayed home. I still went to work at the clinic every day and grew more and more acquainted with the Information Age version of the Black Death, but everything else pretty much ground to a halt; that, unfortunately, included Mrs. Mae, my long-suffering barber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I had needed to scoot in for a couple weeks now. My perceived age is dependent upon my haircut. I haven\u2019t been mistaken for a young man in some decades now, but I can get Mrs. Mae to shave the sides and back of my head and take 20 years off of my personal odometer. Conversely, let that interval grow too generous and the young lady at the restaurant, back when that was a thing, would offer me the senior citizen\u2019s discount with nary a spoken word. I glanced in the mirror and what stared back was just some sad shaggy old man. It was time for a DIY haircut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-the-diy-haircut\">The DIY Haircut<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Cutting your own hair is an undeniably ballsy undertaking. Before you get started you need to come to grips with some things. If the finished product sucks, you have to embrace said suck and just shave your head. What\u2019s the real difference between a bad haircut and a good haircut? About three weeks. This too shall pass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hair itself is little more than the physical manifestation of vanity anyway. Excepting a single two-year interlude right after I left the Army wherein I grew a killer ponytail, I have maintained an Airborne high and tight ever since I was 18. Now, at age 54, hair is little more than an encumbrance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m a doctor. Men experiencing male-pattern baldness come to see me on occasion asking me for hair. I wish I could give them mine. Today I would put that timeless platitude to the test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-mission-essential-equipment\"><strong>Mission-Essential Equipment<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>For you DIY haircut, you need a set of clippers. Amazon is your buddy. They\u2019re dirt cheap and come with sundry attachments all in an attractive plastic box. My wife used to cut my hair every 10 days back when I was a soldier. I did so look forward to that. Nowadays for reasons I still do not fully comprehend she adamantly refuses to heft the clippers yet again, even if the alternative is sharing her personal space with an old homeless-looking guy. Admittedly, our time in the service was likely not as positive for her as it was for me. Perhaps crafting my coif brings back sordid memories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ll need a brush or a comb to help keep things organized and a decent mirror. I used an old survival mirror from my days as an Army aviator. I used to shave by that thing in the field back in the day. Yep, apparently I stole it. I don\u2019t recall the details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-lead-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"DIY Haircut, clippers, side\" class=\"wp-image-7690\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I needed a buddy to help hold the mirror and opted for the Big Rubber Man. The Big Rubber Man is what we call our lifelike 3D target by Rubber Dummies. I left that thing in the house one time and my wife bumped into it in the dark. It scared her witless. Now the Big Rubber Man lives on the back porch. He\u2019s never once complained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-geriatric-homeless-guy-to-hot-euro-terrorist-in-10-minutes-flat\"><strong>Geriatric Homeless Guy to Hot Euro Terrorist in 10 Minutes Flat<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I just wanted the shag off my ears, so my hairstyling goals were fairly modest. Your mileage may vary. I started my DIY haircut by drawing an imaginary line around the top of my scalp. I started at the bottom with the raw clippers sans attachment. This took me down to bare scalp. Start at the bottom and work up after pulling the top bit to the side with a brush or comb. I did this to both sides as far back as I could see and reach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now affix the angled attachment to your clippers. There\u2019s one for the right and another for the left. Pull the top bit aside again and run front to back parallel to the ground. Work up slowly until you taper the bare sides into the top bit. Keep in mind it is easy to take off and tougher to put back. Up to this point visibility was good and the results satisfactory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The back foments its own unique challenges. I tried two mirrors, but that is a great way to amputate one\u2019s own ear. Vincent Van Gogh was a great artist but a sucky role model. I cut a killer mohawk for starters, but figured that might not inspire confidence among my more genteel geriatric patients. Also, there is a fine line between mohawk and mullet; that was a line I\u2019d sooner not cross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No guts no glory, so I just started cutting the back blind from bottom to top. I did the best I could and then gave my wife my most refined set of puppy dog eyes. She descended to tidy up the back inch or two that I couldn\u2019t see, and I was appropriately grateful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-details\"><strong>Details<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have no idea what to do about the top. I could of course put a spacer on the clippers and just zip over the whole thing. In the end, I just left it long. I think it looks kind of cool. If this COVID thing persists another month or two I suppose I\u2019ll just braid it or invite in a family of squirrels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This whole exercise is way easier when it\u2019s warm out. Doing this in your bathroom will contaminate the space like a New York ER. You\u2019ll be picking tiny hairs out of your toothbrush until the sun burns out. Cutting your hair shirtless on the back porch makes cleanup a snap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-hairball-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"razor, clippers, floor\" class=\"wp-image-7689\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On that subject, once I had swept up the trimmings, I had a generous pile of black\/gray hair. It looked like I\u2019d attacked a skunk with an anti-tank grenade. I saved the trimmings and scattered them among my wife\u2019s garden. They say that\u2019ll help keep the deer away. I fear it might have the same effect on my bride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-the-finished-product\"><strong>The Finished Product<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have read that when Clint Eastwood prepared for his role as aging gunfighter William Munny in the gritty 1992 Western \"Unforgiven,\" he cut his own hair with primitive implements. Munny was a conflicted anti-hero loner. Taking a bowie knife to his locks would have been the only way to keep from wandering about the badlands looking like Moses. I thought it a great effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-finished-product-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"shave, finished product, razor\" class=\"wp-image-7688\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the end, the success of a DIY haircut during the zombie apocalypse turns on having reasonable expectations. Expect to look like you just stepped out of a Paul Mitchell salon and you are destined for disappointment. Let Clint Eastwood\u2019s William Munny be both your inspiration and goal and you\u2019ll likely be pleasantly surprised. If things go truly sideways you can always just wear a hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I showed a picture of my freshly shorn scalp to my brothers. One has been bald for decades and didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about. The other decreed that the new do should be titled \u201cThe Pandemic.\u201d Now I can truthfully declare that I have successfully survived the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Plan on giving yourself your own DIY haircut? Take pictures and please tag us on Instagram <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"@SkillsetMag (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skillsetmag\/\" target=\"_blank\">@SkillsetMag<\/a>. We want to see whatever disasters you create atop that head of yours.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"DIY Haircut: Desperate Times, Desperate Measures in the Apocalypse","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"diy-haircut-during-apocalypse","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-11 10:29:45","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-11 14:29:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/diy-haircut-during-apocalypse\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11786,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:17","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:17","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149574723001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">coronavirus pandemic<\/a>, and the ensuing panic, has changed the gun narrative in America. Now more than ever in recent memory, Americans are turning to the Second Amendment to ensure the safety of their families. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gun and ammo sales continue to soar<\/a>; that means many first-time buyers are heading to gun stores. We want to make sure new gun owners have the proper training. So we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the third video in our series, focusing on shotguns. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/rifle-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part II: Rifle Training<\/a><\/strong>\"  as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123600\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nFirst and foremost, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them religiously, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe shotgun remains one of the most effective tools for home defense. Users can load low-brass birdshot to ensure rounds don't over-penetrate interior walls. For more firepower, buckshot also becomes a formidable stopper. And when you really have to take down something big or engage targets at range, slugs prove devastating.\n\nBut there is much to learn to effectively manipulate, run and fire a shotgun in a defensive setting. Watch our video, learn, and then invest in some quality, certified instruction. Then get on the range and practice, practice, practice. Shotgun loading takes time to master, and you can never be proficient enough running a defensive shotgun.\n\nWelcome to the firearms community. Get trained, practiced hard, and have fun out there on the rang. And remember, share what you've learned with others.","post_title":"VIDEO: Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety for First-Time Buyers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/15\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11790,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:14","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:14","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149573064001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nAs the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID-19<\/a> global pandemic continues to spread, more and more Americans are purchasing guns for their protection. After runs on food and goods sparked into panic buying, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">guns and ammo sales reached record highs<\/a>. Americans have spoken, and they clearly want the right to buy guns to protect their family. In fact, many are buying guns for the very first time. With that in mind, we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the second video in our series, focusing on rifles. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part III: Shotgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123619\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Rifle Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nMost importantly, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe rifle, especially America's most popular rifle, the AR-15, excels in the role of home and self-defense. With a 30-round magazine, extremely intuitive controls and high accuracy potential, most contemporary semi-automatic rifles are easily learned. You can often shoot them well, with an extremely fast learning curve.\n\nHowever, there's still much that must be learned, especially for the new shooter. Rifle manipulations, magazine changes, and shooting all require training and practice. While the AR design remains especially popular, it still brings its own set of challenges and requirements to run safely and effectively.\n\nFinally, welcome to the 2A club. While it took a global pandemic for some to get here, we've all got one thing in common. We all decided to take full responsibility for our family's ultimate safety and protection. 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So much family time. Be thankful it\u2019s a virus and not an EMP! At least you can get online and binge watch movies like \"<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"The Shining (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-quarantine-mental-health\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Shining<\/a>.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme5.jpg\" alt=\"Virus Cheap Airline Tickets\" class=\"wp-image-7716\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s official: If you cough, you\u2019re Public Enemy No. 1. Immediately say \u201cit\u2019s allergies\u201d or prepare for battle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme6.jpg\" alt=\"Corona Beer Label Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7718\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Well played, Corona. 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The end of the world is frequently like that. We felt the COVID-19 crisis brewing, but we were preoccupied with important stuff. How\u2019s the survival stash? Check the food stocks, fuel, and obligatory toilet paper. There wasn\u2019t time for much else. Our emergency stash of toilet paper is nearly 20 years old. It still works just fine in case you\u2019re wondering. If anything that stuff gets even better with age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then it all stopped. The president and the governor made their proclamations, and everybody stayed home. I still went to work at the clinic every day and grew more and more acquainted with the Information Age version of the Black Death, but everything else pretty much ground to a halt; that, unfortunately, included Mrs. Mae, my long-suffering barber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I had needed to scoot in for a couple weeks now. My perceived age is dependent upon my haircut. I haven\u2019t been mistaken for a young man in some decades now, but I can get Mrs. Mae to shave the sides and back of my head and take 20 years off of my personal odometer. Conversely, let that interval grow too generous and the young lady at the restaurant, back when that was a thing, would offer me the senior citizen\u2019s discount with nary a spoken word. I glanced in the mirror and what stared back was just some sad shaggy old man. It was time for a DIY haircut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-the-diy-haircut\">The DIY Haircut<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Cutting your own hair is an undeniably ballsy undertaking. Before you get started you need to come to grips with some things. If the finished product sucks, you have to embrace said suck and just shave your head. What\u2019s the real difference between a bad haircut and a good haircut? About three weeks. This too shall pass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hair itself is little more than the physical manifestation of vanity anyway. Excepting a single two-year interlude right after I left the Army wherein I grew a killer ponytail, I have maintained an Airborne high and tight ever since I was 18. Now, at age 54, hair is little more than an encumbrance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m a doctor. Men experiencing male-pattern baldness come to see me on occasion asking me for hair. I wish I could give them mine. Today I would put that timeless platitude to the test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-mission-essential-equipment\"><strong>Mission-Essential Equipment<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>For you DIY haircut, you need a set of clippers. Amazon is your buddy. They\u2019re dirt cheap and come with sundry attachments all in an attractive plastic box. My wife used to cut my hair every 10 days back when I was a soldier. I did so look forward to that. Nowadays for reasons I still do not fully comprehend she adamantly refuses to heft the clippers yet again, even if the alternative is sharing her personal space with an old homeless-looking guy. Admittedly, our time in the service was likely not as positive for her as it was for me. Perhaps crafting my coif brings back sordid memories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ll need a brush or a comb to help keep things organized and a decent mirror. I used an old survival mirror from my days as an Army aviator. I used to shave by that thing in the field back in the day. Yep, apparently I stole it. I don\u2019t recall the details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-lead-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"DIY Haircut, clippers, side\" class=\"wp-image-7690\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I needed a buddy to help hold the mirror and opted for the Big Rubber Man. The Big Rubber Man is what we call our lifelike 3D target by Rubber Dummies. I left that thing in the house one time and my wife bumped into it in the dark. It scared her witless. Now the Big Rubber Man lives on the back porch. He\u2019s never once complained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-geriatric-homeless-guy-to-hot-euro-terrorist-in-10-minutes-flat\"><strong>Geriatric Homeless Guy to Hot Euro Terrorist in 10 Minutes Flat<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I just wanted the shag off my ears, so my hairstyling goals were fairly modest. Your mileage may vary. I started my DIY haircut by drawing an imaginary line around the top of my scalp. I started at the bottom with the raw clippers sans attachment. This took me down to bare scalp. Start at the bottom and work up after pulling the top bit to the side with a brush or comb. I did this to both sides as far back as I could see and reach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now affix the angled attachment to your clippers. There\u2019s one for the right and another for the left. Pull the top bit aside again and run front to back parallel to the ground. Work up slowly until you taper the bare sides into the top bit. Keep in mind it is easy to take off and tougher to put back. Up to this point visibility was good and the results satisfactory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The back foments its own unique challenges. I tried two mirrors, but that is a great way to amputate one\u2019s own ear. Vincent Van Gogh was a great artist but a sucky role model. I cut a killer mohawk for starters, but figured that might not inspire confidence among my more genteel geriatric patients. Also, there is a fine line between mohawk and mullet; that was a line I\u2019d sooner not cross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No guts no glory, so I just started cutting the back blind from bottom to top. I did the best I could and then gave my wife my most refined set of puppy dog eyes. She descended to tidy up the back inch or two that I couldn\u2019t see, and I was appropriately grateful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-details\"><strong>Details<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have no idea what to do about the top. I could of course put a spacer on the clippers and just zip over the whole thing. In the end, I just left it long. I think it looks kind of cool. If this COVID thing persists another month or two I suppose I\u2019ll just braid it or invite in a family of squirrels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This whole exercise is way easier when it\u2019s warm out. Doing this in your bathroom will contaminate the space like a New York ER. You\u2019ll be picking tiny hairs out of your toothbrush until the sun burns out. Cutting your hair shirtless on the back porch makes cleanup a snap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-hairball-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"razor, clippers, floor\" class=\"wp-image-7689\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On that subject, once I had swept up the trimmings, I had a generous pile of black\/gray hair. It looked like I\u2019d attacked a skunk with an anti-tank grenade. I saved the trimmings and scattered them among my wife\u2019s garden. They say that\u2019ll help keep the deer away. I fear it might have the same effect on my bride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-the-finished-product\"><strong>The Finished Product<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have read that when Clint Eastwood prepared for his role as aging gunfighter William Munny in the gritty 1992 Western \"Unforgiven,\" he cut his own hair with primitive implements. Munny was a conflicted anti-hero loner. Taking a bowie knife to his locks would have been the only way to keep from wandering about the badlands looking like Moses. I thought it a great effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-finished-product-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"shave, finished product, razor\" class=\"wp-image-7688\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the end, the success of a DIY haircut during the zombie apocalypse turns on having reasonable expectations. Expect to look like you just stepped out of a Paul Mitchell salon and you are destined for disappointment. Let Clint Eastwood\u2019s William Munny be both your inspiration and goal and you\u2019ll likely be pleasantly surprised. If things go truly sideways you can always just wear a hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I showed a picture of my freshly shorn scalp to my brothers. One has been bald for decades and didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about. The other decreed that the new do should be titled \u201cThe Pandemic.\u201d Now I can truthfully declare that I have successfully survived the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Plan on giving yourself your own DIY haircut? Take pictures and please tag us on Instagram <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"@SkillsetMag (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skillsetmag\/\" target=\"_blank\">@SkillsetMag<\/a>. We want to see whatever disasters you create atop that head of yours.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"DIY Haircut: Desperate Times, Desperate Measures in the Apocalypse","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"diy-haircut-during-apocalypse","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-11 10:29:45","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-11 14:29:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/diy-haircut-during-apocalypse\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11786,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:17","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:17","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149574723001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">coronavirus pandemic<\/a>, and the ensuing panic, has changed the gun narrative in America. Now more than ever in recent memory, Americans are turning to the Second Amendment to ensure the safety of their families. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gun and ammo sales continue to soar<\/a>; that means many first-time buyers are heading to gun stores. We want to make sure new gun owners have the proper training. So we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the third video in our series, focusing on shotguns. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/rifle-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part II: Rifle Training<\/a><\/strong>\"  as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123600\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nFirst and foremost, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them religiously, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe shotgun remains one of the most effective tools for home defense. Users can load low-brass birdshot to ensure rounds don't over-penetrate interior walls. For more firepower, buckshot also becomes a formidable stopper. And when you really have to take down something big or engage targets at range, slugs prove devastating.\n\nBut there is much to learn to effectively manipulate, run and fire a shotgun in a defensive setting. Watch our video, learn, and then invest in some quality, certified instruction. Then get on the range and practice, practice, practice. Shotgun loading takes time to master, and you can never be proficient enough running a defensive shotgun.\n\nWelcome to the firearms community. Get trained, practiced hard, and have fun out there on the rang. And remember, share what you've learned with others.","post_title":"VIDEO: Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety for First-Time Buyers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/15\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11790,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:14","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:14","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149573064001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nAs the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID-19<\/a> global pandemic continues to spread, more and more Americans are purchasing guns for their protection. After runs on food and goods sparked into panic buying, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">guns and ammo sales reached record highs<\/a>. Americans have spoken, and they clearly want the right to buy guns to protect their family. In fact, many are buying guns for the very first time. With that in mind, we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the second video in our series, focusing on rifles. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part III: Shotgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123619\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Rifle Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nMost importantly, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe rifle, especially America's most popular rifle, the AR-15, excels in the role of home and self-defense. With a 30-round magazine, extremely intuitive controls and high accuracy potential, most contemporary semi-automatic rifles are easily learned. You can often shoot them well, with an extremely fast learning curve.\n\nHowever, there's still much that must be learned, especially for the new shooter. Rifle manipulations, magazine changes, and shooting all require training and practice. While the AR design remains especially popular, it still brings its own set of challenges and requirements to run safely and effectively.\n\nFinally, welcome to the 2A club. While it took a global pandemic for some to get here, we've all got one thing in common. We all decided to take full responsibility for our family's ultimate safety and protection. 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time. So much family time. Be thankful it\u2019s a virus and not an EMP! At least you can get online and binge watch movies like \"<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"The Shining (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-quarantine-mental-health\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Shining<\/a>.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme5.jpg\" alt=\"Virus Cheap Airline Tickets\" class=\"wp-image-7716\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s official: If you cough, you\u2019re Public Enemy No. 1. Immediately say \u201cit\u2019s allergies\u201d or prepare for battle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme6.jpg\" alt=\"Corona Beer Label Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7718\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Well played, Corona. 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Michelle Lujan Grisham. The governor recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/new-mexico-governor-grisham-gun-stores\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ordered gun stores closed<\/a> amid the pandemic, shunning federal guidance concerning the gun industry. Now Calibers Gun Store is taking on the governor, defying her order to stay closed.\n\n[in_content post=\"123562\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>New Mexico Gun Store Defies Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham<\/h2>\n\"So, we at Calibers have decided that we are going to open up with social distancing on our range,\" Louie Sanchez, owner of Calibers, told kob.com. \"And you know what? We're going to take this fight back to her. We feel that unless, somehow, she got a magical power to take the Second Amendment out of our constitution, that we have the right to open up.\"\n\nSanchez also went on to say the store initiated social distancing practices to minimize the chance of spreading disease. Ultimately, Sanchez wants to keep his store open for business reasons, but also as a resource to the community.\n\n\"We are indeed doing education courses, just one person, one trainer at six feet social distancing,\" Sanchez said. \"And we're allowing for military and law enforcement to utilize our ranges.\"\n<h4>Governor's Office Response<\/h4>\nThe governor's response attempts to minimize the impact on Sanchez, while also downplaying the importance of gun stores as essential services. The full response, attributed to spokesperson Nora Meyers Sackett:\n<blockquote><em>The state has taken and will continue to take an extremely broad view of what is considered non-essential to public health amid this pandemic. Gun stores are hardly the only entity having to adapt as we work to stem illnesses and prevent deaths. No one is happy about closing in-person business in our state \u2013 no one, including the governor. But it is inarguable that the only way we get through this pandemic with the fewest number of deaths that we can manage is to limit travel outside of the home to the greatest extent possible \u2013 and while we as an administration unequivocally support the constitutional right to purchase a firearm, we recognize that right does not correspond to a right to congregate in a store and infect neighbors and workers and public safety officers amid an unprecedented global pandemic.<\/em><\/blockquote>","post_title":"New Mexico Gun Store Reopens, Defying Governor's Non-Essential Order","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"calibers-gun-store-new-mexico-order","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/16\/calibers-gun-store-new-mexico-order\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":166980,"post_author":"373","post_date":"2020-04-15 13:31:52","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 17:31:52","post_content":"\n<p>The \"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/conop-8888-zombie-defense-plan\/\">zombie apocalypse<\/a>\" came upon us unexpectedly. The end of the world is frequently like that. We felt the COVID-19 crisis brewing, but we were preoccupied with important stuff. How\u2019s the survival stash? Check the food stocks, fuel, and obligatory toilet paper. There wasn\u2019t time for much else. Our emergency stash of toilet paper is nearly 20 years old. It still works just fine in case you\u2019re wondering. If anything that stuff gets even better with age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then it all stopped. The president and the governor made their proclamations, and everybody stayed home. I still went to work at the clinic every day and grew more and more acquainted with the Information Age version of the Black Death, but everything else pretty much ground to a halt; that, unfortunately, included Mrs. Mae, my long-suffering barber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I had needed to scoot in for a couple weeks now. My perceived age is dependent upon my haircut. I haven\u2019t been mistaken for a young man in some decades now, but I can get Mrs. Mae to shave the sides and back of my head and take 20 years off of my personal odometer. Conversely, let that interval grow too generous and the young lady at the restaurant, back when that was a thing, would offer me the senior citizen\u2019s discount with nary a spoken word. I glanced in the mirror and what stared back was just some sad shaggy old man. It was time for a DIY haircut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-the-diy-haircut\">The DIY Haircut<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Cutting your own hair is an undeniably ballsy undertaking. Before you get started you need to come to grips with some things. If the finished product sucks, you have to embrace said suck and just shave your head. What\u2019s the real difference between a bad haircut and a good haircut? About three weeks. This too shall pass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hair itself is little more than the physical manifestation of vanity anyway. Excepting a single two-year interlude right after I left the Army wherein I grew a killer ponytail, I have maintained an Airborne high and tight ever since I was 18. Now, at age 54, hair is little more than an encumbrance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m a doctor. Men experiencing male-pattern baldness come to see me on occasion asking me for hair. I wish I could give them mine. Today I would put that timeless platitude to the test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-mission-essential-equipment\"><strong>Mission-Essential Equipment<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>For you DIY haircut, you need a set of clippers. Amazon is your buddy. They\u2019re dirt cheap and come with sundry attachments all in an attractive plastic box. My wife used to cut my hair every 10 days back when I was a soldier. I did so look forward to that. Nowadays for reasons I still do not fully comprehend she adamantly refuses to heft the clippers yet again, even if the alternative is sharing her personal space with an old homeless-looking guy. Admittedly, our time in the service was likely not as positive for her as it was for me. Perhaps crafting my coif brings back sordid memories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ll need a brush or a comb to help keep things organized and a decent mirror. I used an old survival mirror from my days as an Army aviator. I used to shave by that thing in the field back in the day. Yep, apparently I stole it. I don\u2019t recall the details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-lead-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"DIY Haircut, clippers, side\" class=\"wp-image-7690\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I needed a buddy to help hold the mirror and opted for the Big Rubber Man. The Big Rubber Man is what we call our lifelike 3D target by Rubber Dummies. I left that thing in the house one time and my wife bumped into it in the dark. It scared her witless. Now the Big Rubber Man lives on the back porch. He\u2019s never once complained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-geriatric-homeless-guy-to-hot-euro-terrorist-in-10-minutes-flat\"><strong>Geriatric Homeless Guy to Hot Euro Terrorist in 10 Minutes Flat<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I just wanted the shag off my ears, so my hairstyling goals were fairly modest. Your mileage may vary. I started my DIY haircut by drawing an imaginary line around the top of my scalp. I started at the bottom with the raw clippers sans attachment. This took me down to bare scalp. Start at the bottom and work up after pulling the top bit to the side with a brush or comb. I did this to both sides as far back as I could see and reach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now affix the angled attachment to your clippers. There\u2019s one for the right and another for the left. Pull the top bit aside again and run front to back parallel to the ground. Work up slowly until you taper the bare sides into the top bit. Keep in mind it is easy to take off and tougher to put back. Up to this point visibility was good and the results satisfactory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The back foments its own unique challenges. I tried two mirrors, but that is a great way to amputate one\u2019s own ear. Vincent Van Gogh was a great artist but a sucky role model. I cut a killer mohawk for starters, but figured that might not inspire confidence among my more genteel geriatric patients. Also, there is a fine line between mohawk and mullet; that was a line I\u2019d sooner not cross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No guts no glory, so I just started cutting the back blind from bottom to top. I did the best I could and then gave my wife my most refined set of puppy dog eyes. She descended to tidy up the back inch or two that I couldn\u2019t see, and I was appropriately grateful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-details\"><strong>Details<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have no idea what to do about the top. I could of course put a spacer on the clippers and just zip over the whole thing. In the end, I just left it long. I think it looks kind of cool. If this COVID thing persists another month or two I suppose I\u2019ll just braid it or invite in a family of squirrels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This whole exercise is way easier when it\u2019s warm out. Doing this in your bathroom will contaminate the space like a New York ER. You\u2019ll be picking tiny hairs out of your toothbrush until the sun burns out. Cutting your hair shirtless on the back porch makes cleanup a snap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-hairball-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"razor, clippers, floor\" class=\"wp-image-7689\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On that subject, once I had swept up the trimmings, I had a generous pile of black\/gray hair. It looked like I\u2019d attacked a skunk with an anti-tank grenade. I saved the trimmings and scattered them among my wife\u2019s garden. They say that\u2019ll help keep the deer away. I fear it might have the same effect on my bride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-the-finished-product\"><strong>The Finished Product<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have read that when Clint Eastwood prepared for his role as aging gunfighter William Munny in the gritty 1992 Western \"Unforgiven,\" he cut his own hair with primitive implements. Munny was a conflicted anti-hero loner. Taking a bowie knife to his locks would have been the only way to keep from wandering about the badlands looking like Moses. I thought it a great effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-finished-product-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"shave, finished product, razor\" class=\"wp-image-7688\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the end, the success of a DIY haircut during the zombie apocalypse turns on having reasonable expectations. Expect to look like you just stepped out of a Paul Mitchell salon and you are destined for disappointment. Let Clint Eastwood\u2019s William Munny be both your inspiration and goal and you\u2019ll likely be pleasantly surprised. If things go truly sideways you can always just wear a hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I showed a picture of my freshly shorn scalp to my brothers. One has been bald for decades and didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about. The other decreed that the new do should be titled \u201cThe Pandemic.\u201d Now I can truthfully declare that I have successfully survived the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Plan on giving yourself your own DIY haircut? Take pictures and please tag us on Instagram <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"@SkillsetMag (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skillsetmag\/\" target=\"_blank\">@SkillsetMag<\/a>. We want to see whatever disasters you create atop that head of yours.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"DIY Haircut: Desperate Times, Desperate Measures in the Apocalypse","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"diy-haircut-during-apocalypse","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-11 10:29:45","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-11 14:29:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/diy-haircut-during-apocalypse\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11786,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:17","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:17","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149574723001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">coronavirus pandemic<\/a>, and the ensuing panic, has changed the gun narrative in America. Now more than ever in recent memory, Americans are turning to the Second Amendment to ensure the safety of their families. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gun and ammo sales continue to soar<\/a>; that means many first-time buyers are heading to gun stores. We want to make sure new gun owners have the proper training. So we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the third video in our series, focusing on shotguns. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/rifle-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part II: Rifle Training<\/a><\/strong>\"  as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123600\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nFirst and foremost, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them religiously, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe shotgun remains one of the most effective tools for home defense. Users can load low-brass birdshot to ensure rounds don't over-penetrate interior walls. For more firepower, buckshot also becomes a formidable stopper. And when you really have to take down something big or engage targets at range, slugs prove devastating.\n\nBut there is much to learn to effectively manipulate, run and fire a shotgun in a defensive setting. Watch our video, learn, and then invest in some quality, certified instruction. Then get on the range and practice, practice, practice. Shotgun loading takes time to master, and you can never be proficient enough running a defensive shotgun.\n\nWelcome to the firearms community. Get trained, practiced hard, and have fun out there on the rang. And remember, share what you've learned with others.","post_title":"VIDEO: Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety for First-Time Buyers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/15\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11790,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:14","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:14","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149573064001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nAs the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID-19<\/a> global pandemic continues to spread, more and more Americans are purchasing guns for their protection. After runs on food and goods sparked into panic buying, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">guns and ammo sales reached record highs<\/a>. Americans have spoken, and they clearly want the right to buy guns to protect their family. In fact, many are buying guns for the very first time. With that in mind, we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the second video in our series, focusing on rifles. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part III: Shotgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123619\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Rifle Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nMost importantly, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe rifle, especially America's most popular rifle, the AR-15, excels in the role of home and self-defense. With a 30-round magazine, extremely intuitive controls and high accuracy potential, most contemporary semi-automatic rifles are easily learned. You can often shoot them well, with an extremely fast learning curve.\n\nHowever, there's still much that must be learned, especially for the new shooter. Rifle manipulations, magazine changes, and shooting all require training and practice. While the AR design remains especially popular, it still brings its own set of challenges and requirements to run safely and effectively.\n\nFinally, welcome to the 2A club. While it took a global pandemic for some to get here, we've all got one thing in common. We all decided to take full responsibility for our family's ultimate safety and protection. 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class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme4.jpg\" alt=\"The Shining Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7714\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Family time. So much family time. Be thankful it\u2019s a virus and not an EMP! At least you can get online and binge watch movies like \"<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"The Shining (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-quarantine-mental-health\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Shining<\/a>.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme5.jpg\" alt=\"Virus Cheap Airline Tickets\" class=\"wp-image-7716\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s official: If you cough, you\u2019re Public Enemy No. 1. Immediately say \u201cit\u2019s allergies\u201d or prepare for battle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme6.jpg\" alt=\"Corona Beer Label Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7718\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Well played, Corona. 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The end of the world is frequently like that. We felt the COVID-19 crisis brewing, but we were preoccupied with important stuff. How\u2019s the survival stash? Check the food stocks, fuel, and obligatory toilet paper. There wasn\u2019t time for much else. Our emergency stash of toilet paper is nearly 20 years old. It still works just fine in case you\u2019re wondering. If anything that stuff gets even better with age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then it all stopped. The president and the governor made their proclamations, and everybody stayed home. I still went to work at the clinic every day and grew more and more acquainted with the Information Age version of the Black Death, but everything else pretty much ground to a halt; that, unfortunately, included Mrs. Mae, my long-suffering barber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I had needed to scoot in for a couple weeks now. My perceived age is dependent upon my haircut. I haven\u2019t been mistaken for a young man in some decades now, but I can get Mrs. Mae to shave the sides and back of my head and take 20 years off of my personal odometer. Conversely, let that interval grow too generous and the young lady at the restaurant, back when that was a thing, would offer me the senior citizen\u2019s discount with nary a spoken word. I glanced in the mirror and what stared back was just some sad shaggy old man. It was time for a DIY haircut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-the-diy-haircut\">The DIY Haircut<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Cutting your own hair is an undeniably ballsy undertaking. Before you get started you need to come to grips with some things. If the finished product sucks, you have to embrace said suck and just shave your head. What\u2019s the real difference between a bad haircut and a good haircut? About three weeks. This too shall pass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hair itself is little more than the physical manifestation of vanity anyway. Excepting a single two-year interlude right after I left the Army wherein I grew a killer ponytail, I have maintained an Airborne high and tight ever since I was 18. Now, at age 54, hair is little more than an encumbrance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m a doctor. Men experiencing male-pattern baldness come to see me on occasion asking me for hair. I wish I could give them mine. Today I would put that timeless platitude to the test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-mission-essential-equipment\"><strong>Mission-Essential Equipment<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>For you DIY haircut, you need a set of clippers. Amazon is your buddy. They\u2019re dirt cheap and come with sundry attachments all in an attractive plastic box. My wife used to cut my hair every 10 days back when I was a soldier. I did so look forward to that. Nowadays for reasons I still do not fully comprehend she adamantly refuses to heft the clippers yet again, even if the alternative is sharing her personal space with an old homeless-looking guy. Admittedly, our time in the service was likely not as positive for her as it was for me. Perhaps crafting my coif brings back sordid memories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ll need a brush or a comb to help keep things organized and a decent mirror. I used an old survival mirror from my days as an Army aviator. I used to shave by that thing in the field back in the day. Yep, apparently I stole it. I don\u2019t recall the details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-lead-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"DIY Haircut, clippers, side\" class=\"wp-image-7690\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I needed a buddy to help hold the mirror and opted for the Big Rubber Man. The Big Rubber Man is what we call our lifelike 3D target by Rubber Dummies. I left that thing in the house one time and my wife bumped into it in the dark. It scared her witless. Now the Big Rubber Man lives on the back porch. He\u2019s never once complained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-geriatric-homeless-guy-to-hot-euro-terrorist-in-10-minutes-flat\"><strong>Geriatric Homeless Guy to Hot Euro Terrorist in 10 Minutes Flat<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I just wanted the shag off my ears, so my hairstyling goals were fairly modest. Your mileage may vary. I started my DIY haircut by drawing an imaginary line around the top of my scalp. I started at the bottom with the raw clippers sans attachment. This took me down to bare scalp. Start at the bottom and work up after pulling the top bit to the side with a brush or comb. I did this to both sides as far back as I could see and reach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now affix the angled attachment to your clippers. There\u2019s one for the right and another for the left. Pull the top bit aside again and run front to back parallel to the ground. Work up slowly until you taper the bare sides into the top bit. Keep in mind it is easy to take off and tougher to put back. Up to this point visibility was good and the results satisfactory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The back foments its own unique challenges. I tried two mirrors, but that is a great way to amputate one\u2019s own ear. Vincent Van Gogh was a great artist but a sucky role model. I cut a killer mohawk for starters, but figured that might not inspire confidence among my more genteel geriatric patients. Also, there is a fine line between mohawk and mullet; that was a line I\u2019d sooner not cross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No guts no glory, so I just started cutting the back blind from bottom to top. I did the best I could and then gave my wife my most refined set of puppy dog eyes. She descended to tidy up the back inch or two that I couldn\u2019t see, and I was appropriately grateful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-details\"><strong>Details<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have no idea what to do about the top. I could of course put a spacer on the clippers and just zip over the whole thing. In the end, I just left it long. I think it looks kind of cool. If this COVID thing persists another month or two I suppose I\u2019ll just braid it or invite in a family of squirrels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This whole exercise is way easier when it\u2019s warm out. Doing this in your bathroom will contaminate the space like a New York ER. You\u2019ll be picking tiny hairs out of your toothbrush until the sun burns out. Cutting your hair shirtless on the back porch makes cleanup a snap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-hairball-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"razor, clippers, floor\" class=\"wp-image-7689\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On that subject, once I had swept up the trimmings, I had a generous pile of black\/gray hair. It looked like I\u2019d attacked a skunk with an anti-tank grenade. I saved the trimmings and scattered them among my wife\u2019s garden. They say that\u2019ll help keep the deer away. I fear it might have the same effect on my bride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-the-finished-product\"><strong>The Finished Product<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have read that when Clint Eastwood prepared for his role as aging gunfighter William Munny in the gritty 1992 Western \"Unforgiven,\" he cut his own hair with primitive implements. Munny was a conflicted anti-hero loner. Taking a bowie knife to his locks would have been the only way to keep from wandering about the badlands looking like Moses. I thought it a great effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-finished-product-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"shave, finished product, razor\" class=\"wp-image-7688\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the end, the success of a DIY haircut during the zombie apocalypse turns on having reasonable expectations. Expect to look like you just stepped out of a Paul Mitchell salon and you are destined for disappointment. Let Clint Eastwood\u2019s William Munny be both your inspiration and goal and you\u2019ll likely be pleasantly surprised. If things go truly sideways you can always just wear a hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I showed a picture of my freshly shorn scalp to my brothers. One has been bald for decades and didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about. The other decreed that the new do should be titled \u201cThe Pandemic.\u201d Now I can truthfully declare that I have successfully survived the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Plan on giving yourself your own DIY haircut? Take pictures and please tag us on Instagram <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"@SkillsetMag (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skillsetmag\/\" target=\"_blank\">@SkillsetMag<\/a>. We want to see whatever disasters you create atop that head of yours.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"DIY Haircut: Desperate Times, Desperate Measures in the Apocalypse","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"diy-haircut-during-apocalypse","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-11 10:29:45","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-11 14:29:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/diy-haircut-during-apocalypse\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11786,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:17","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:17","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149574723001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">coronavirus pandemic<\/a>, and the ensuing panic, has changed the gun narrative in America. Now more than ever in recent memory, Americans are turning to the Second Amendment to ensure the safety of their families. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gun and ammo sales continue to soar<\/a>; that means many first-time buyers are heading to gun stores. We want to make sure new gun owners have the proper training. So we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the third video in our series, focusing on shotguns. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/rifle-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part II: Rifle Training<\/a><\/strong>\"  as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123600\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nFirst and foremost, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them religiously, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe shotgun remains one of the most effective tools for home defense. Users can load low-brass birdshot to ensure rounds don't over-penetrate interior walls. For more firepower, buckshot also becomes a formidable stopper. And when you really have to take down something big or engage targets at range, slugs prove devastating.\n\nBut there is much to learn to effectively manipulate, run and fire a shotgun in a defensive setting. Watch our video, learn, and then invest in some quality, certified instruction. Then get on the range and practice, practice, practice. Shotgun loading takes time to master, and you can never be proficient enough running a defensive shotgun.\n\nWelcome to the firearms community. Get trained, practiced hard, and have fun out there on the rang. And remember, share what you've learned with others.","post_title":"VIDEO: Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety for First-Time Buyers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/15\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11790,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:14","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:14","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149573064001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nAs the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID-19<\/a> global pandemic continues to spread, more and more Americans are purchasing guns for their protection. After runs on food and goods sparked into panic buying, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">guns and ammo sales reached record highs<\/a>. Americans have spoken, and they clearly want the right to buy guns to protect their family. In fact, many are buying guns for the very first time. With that in mind, we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the second video in our series, focusing on rifles. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part III: Shotgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123619\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Rifle Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nMost importantly, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe rifle, especially America's most popular rifle, the AR-15, excels in the role of home and self-defense. With a 30-round magazine, extremely intuitive controls and high accuracy potential, most contemporary semi-automatic rifles are easily learned. You can often shoot them well, with an extremely fast learning curve.\n\nHowever, there's still much that must be learned, especially for the new shooter. Rifle manipulations, magazine changes, and shooting all require training and practice. While the AR design remains especially popular, it still brings its own set of challenges and requirements to run safely and effectively.\n\nFinally, welcome to the 2A club. While it took a global pandemic for some to get here, we've all got one thing in common. We all decided to take full responsibility for our family's ultimate safety and protection. 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class=\"wp-image-7706\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Nothing is fine, and a time machine to next year sounds fantastic right about now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme4.jpg\" alt=\"The Shining Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7714\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Family time. So much family time. Be thankful it\u2019s a virus and not an EMP! At least you can get online and binge watch movies like \"<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"The Shining (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-quarantine-mental-health\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Shining<\/a>.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme5.jpg\" alt=\"Virus Cheap Airline Tickets\" class=\"wp-image-7716\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s official: If you cough, you\u2019re Public Enemy No. 1. Immediately say \u201cit\u2019s allergies\u201d or prepare for battle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme6.jpg\" alt=\"Corona Beer Label Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7718\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Well played, Corona. 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Michelle Lujan Grisham. The governor recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/new-mexico-governor-grisham-gun-stores\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ordered gun stores closed<\/a> amid the pandemic, shunning federal guidance concerning the gun industry. Now Calibers Gun Store is taking on the governor, defying her order to stay closed.\n\n[in_content post=\"123562\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>New Mexico Gun Store Defies Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham<\/h2>\n\"So, we at Calibers have decided that we are going to open up with social distancing on our range,\" Louie Sanchez, owner of Calibers, told kob.com. \"And you know what? We're going to take this fight back to her. We feel that unless, somehow, she got a magical power to take the Second Amendment out of our constitution, that we have the right to open up.\"\n\nSanchez also went on to say the store initiated social distancing practices to minimize the chance of spreading disease. Ultimately, Sanchez wants to keep his store open for business reasons, but also as a resource to the community.\n\n\"We are indeed doing education courses, just one person, one trainer at six feet social distancing,\" Sanchez said. \"And we're allowing for military and law enforcement to utilize our ranges.\"\n<h4>Governor's Office Response<\/h4>\nThe governor's response attempts to minimize the impact on Sanchez, while also downplaying the importance of gun stores as essential services. The full response, attributed to spokesperson Nora Meyers Sackett:\n<blockquote><em>The state has taken and will continue to take an extremely broad view of what is considered non-essential to public health amid this pandemic. Gun stores are hardly the only entity having to adapt as we work to stem illnesses and prevent deaths. No one is happy about closing in-person business in our state \u2013 no one, including the governor. But it is inarguable that the only way we get through this pandemic with the fewest number of deaths that we can manage is to limit travel outside of the home to the greatest extent possible \u2013 and while we as an administration unequivocally support the constitutional right to purchase a firearm, we recognize that right does not correspond to a right to congregate in a store and infect neighbors and workers and public safety officers amid an unprecedented global pandemic.<\/em><\/blockquote>","post_title":"New Mexico Gun Store Reopens, Defying Governor's Non-Essential Order","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"calibers-gun-store-new-mexico-order","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/16\/calibers-gun-store-new-mexico-order\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":166980,"post_author":"373","post_date":"2020-04-15 13:31:52","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 17:31:52","post_content":"\n<p>The \"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/conop-8888-zombie-defense-plan\/\">zombie apocalypse<\/a>\" came upon us unexpectedly. The end of the world is frequently like that. We felt the COVID-19 crisis brewing, but we were preoccupied with important stuff. How\u2019s the survival stash? Check the food stocks, fuel, and obligatory toilet paper. There wasn\u2019t time for much else. Our emergency stash of toilet paper is nearly 20 years old. It still works just fine in case you\u2019re wondering. If anything that stuff gets even better with age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then it all stopped. The president and the governor made their proclamations, and everybody stayed home. I still went to work at the clinic every day and grew more and more acquainted with the Information Age version of the Black Death, but everything else pretty much ground to a halt; that, unfortunately, included Mrs. Mae, my long-suffering barber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I had needed to scoot in for a couple weeks now. My perceived age is dependent upon my haircut. I haven\u2019t been mistaken for a young man in some decades now, but I can get Mrs. Mae to shave the sides and back of my head and take 20 years off of my personal odometer. Conversely, let that interval grow too generous and the young lady at the restaurant, back when that was a thing, would offer me the senior citizen\u2019s discount with nary a spoken word. I glanced in the mirror and what stared back was just some sad shaggy old man. It was time for a DIY haircut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-the-diy-haircut\">The DIY Haircut<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Cutting your own hair is an undeniably ballsy undertaking. Before you get started you need to come to grips with some things. If the finished product sucks, you have to embrace said suck and just shave your head. What\u2019s the real difference between a bad haircut and a good haircut? About three weeks. This too shall pass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hair itself is little more than the physical manifestation of vanity anyway. Excepting a single two-year interlude right after I left the Army wherein I grew a killer ponytail, I have maintained an Airborne high and tight ever since I was 18. Now, at age 54, hair is little more than an encumbrance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m a doctor. Men experiencing male-pattern baldness come to see me on occasion asking me for hair. I wish I could give them mine. Today I would put that timeless platitude to the test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-mission-essential-equipment\"><strong>Mission-Essential Equipment<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>For you DIY haircut, you need a set of clippers. Amazon is your buddy. They\u2019re dirt cheap and come with sundry attachments all in an attractive plastic box. My wife used to cut my hair every 10 days back when I was a soldier. I did so look forward to that. Nowadays for reasons I still do not fully comprehend she adamantly refuses to heft the clippers yet again, even if the alternative is sharing her personal space with an old homeless-looking guy. Admittedly, our time in the service was likely not as positive for her as it was for me. Perhaps crafting my coif brings back sordid memories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ll need a brush or a comb to help keep things organized and a decent mirror. I used an old survival mirror from my days as an Army aviator. I used to shave by that thing in the field back in the day. Yep, apparently I stole it. I don\u2019t recall the details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-lead-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"DIY Haircut, clippers, side\" class=\"wp-image-7690\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I needed a buddy to help hold the mirror and opted for the Big Rubber Man. The Big Rubber Man is what we call our lifelike 3D target by Rubber Dummies. I left that thing in the house one time and my wife bumped into it in the dark. It scared her witless. Now the Big Rubber Man lives on the back porch. He\u2019s never once complained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-geriatric-homeless-guy-to-hot-euro-terrorist-in-10-minutes-flat\"><strong>Geriatric Homeless Guy to Hot Euro Terrorist in 10 Minutes Flat<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I just wanted the shag off my ears, so my hairstyling goals were fairly modest. Your mileage may vary. I started my DIY haircut by drawing an imaginary line around the top of my scalp. I started at the bottom with the raw clippers sans attachment. This took me down to bare scalp. Start at the bottom and work up after pulling the top bit to the side with a brush or comb. I did this to both sides as far back as I could see and reach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now affix the angled attachment to your clippers. There\u2019s one for the right and another for the left. Pull the top bit aside again and run front to back parallel to the ground. Work up slowly until you taper the bare sides into the top bit. Keep in mind it is easy to take off and tougher to put back. Up to this point visibility was good and the results satisfactory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The back foments its own unique challenges. I tried two mirrors, but that is a great way to amputate one\u2019s own ear. Vincent Van Gogh was a great artist but a sucky role model. I cut a killer mohawk for starters, but figured that might not inspire confidence among my more genteel geriatric patients. Also, there is a fine line between mohawk and mullet; that was a line I\u2019d sooner not cross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No guts no glory, so I just started cutting the back blind from bottom to top. I did the best I could and then gave my wife my most refined set of puppy dog eyes. She descended to tidy up the back inch or two that I couldn\u2019t see, and I was appropriately grateful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-details\"><strong>Details<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have no idea what to do about the top. I could of course put a spacer on the clippers and just zip over the whole thing. In the end, I just left it long. I think it looks kind of cool. If this COVID thing persists another month or two I suppose I\u2019ll just braid it or invite in a family of squirrels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This whole exercise is way easier when it\u2019s warm out. Doing this in your bathroom will contaminate the space like a New York ER. You\u2019ll be picking tiny hairs out of your toothbrush until the sun burns out. Cutting your hair shirtless on the back porch makes cleanup a snap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-hairball-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"razor, clippers, floor\" class=\"wp-image-7689\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On that subject, once I had swept up the trimmings, I had a generous pile of black\/gray hair. It looked like I\u2019d attacked a skunk with an anti-tank grenade. I saved the trimmings and scattered them among my wife\u2019s garden. They say that\u2019ll help keep the deer away. I fear it might have the same effect on my bride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-the-finished-product\"><strong>The Finished Product<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have read that when Clint Eastwood prepared for his role as aging gunfighter William Munny in the gritty 1992 Western \"Unforgiven,\" he cut his own hair with primitive implements. Munny was a conflicted anti-hero loner. Taking a bowie knife to his locks would have been the only way to keep from wandering about the badlands looking like Moses. I thought it a great effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-finished-product-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"shave, finished product, razor\" class=\"wp-image-7688\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the end, the success of a DIY haircut during the zombie apocalypse turns on having reasonable expectations. Expect to look like you just stepped out of a Paul Mitchell salon and you are destined for disappointment. Let Clint Eastwood\u2019s William Munny be both your inspiration and goal and you\u2019ll likely be pleasantly surprised. If things go truly sideways you can always just wear a hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I showed a picture of my freshly shorn scalp to my brothers. One has been bald for decades and didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about. The other decreed that the new do should be titled \u201cThe Pandemic.\u201d Now I can truthfully declare that I have successfully survived the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Plan on giving yourself your own DIY haircut? Take pictures and please tag us on Instagram <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"@SkillsetMag (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skillsetmag\/\" target=\"_blank\">@SkillsetMag<\/a>. We want to see whatever disasters you create atop that head of yours.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"DIY Haircut: Desperate Times, Desperate Measures in the Apocalypse","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"diy-haircut-during-apocalypse","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-11 10:29:45","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-11 14:29:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/diy-haircut-during-apocalypse\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11786,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:17","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:17","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149574723001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">coronavirus pandemic<\/a>, and the ensuing panic, has changed the gun narrative in America. Now more than ever in recent memory, Americans are turning to the Second Amendment to ensure the safety of their families. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gun and ammo sales continue to soar<\/a>; that means many first-time buyers are heading to gun stores. We want to make sure new gun owners have the proper training. So we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the third video in our series, focusing on shotguns. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/rifle-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part II: Rifle Training<\/a><\/strong>\"  as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123600\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nFirst and foremost, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them religiously, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe shotgun remains one of the most effective tools for home defense. Users can load low-brass birdshot to ensure rounds don't over-penetrate interior walls. For more firepower, buckshot also becomes a formidable stopper. And when you really have to take down something big or engage targets at range, slugs prove devastating.\n\nBut there is much to learn to effectively manipulate, run and fire a shotgun in a defensive setting. Watch our video, learn, and then invest in some quality, certified instruction. Then get on the range and practice, practice, practice. Shotgun loading takes time to master, and you can never be proficient enough running a defensive shotgun.\n\nWelcome to the firearms community. Get trained, practiced hard, and have fun out there on the rang. And remember, share what you've learned with others.","post_title":"VIDEO: Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety for First-Time Buyers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/15\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11790,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:14","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:14","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149573064001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nAs the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID-19<\/a> global pandemic continues to spread, more and more Americans are purchasing guns for their protection. After runs on food and goods sparked into panic buying, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">guns and ammo sales reached record highs<\/a>. Americans have spoken, and they clearly want the right to buy guns to protect their family. In fact, many are buying guns for the very first time. With that in mind, we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the second video in our series, focusing on rifles. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part III: Shotgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123619\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Rifle Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nMost importantly, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe rifle, especially America's most popular rifle, the AR-15, excels in the role of home and self-defense. With a 30-round magazine, extremely intuitive controls and high accuracy potential, most contemporary semi-automatic rifles are easily learned. You can often shoot them well, with an extremely fast learning curve.\n\nHowever, there's still much that must be learned, especially for the new shooter. Rifle manipulations, magazine changes, and shooting all require training and practice. While the AR design remains especially popular, it still brings its own set of challenges and requirements to run safely and effectively.\n\nFinally, welcome to the 2A club. While it took a global pandemic for some to get here, we've all got one thing in common. We all decided to take full responsibility for our family's ultimate safety and protection. 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deliveries! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme1.jpg\" alt=\"Lysol Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7706\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Nothing is fine, and a time machine to next year sounds fantastic right about now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme4.jpg\" alt=\"The Shining Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7714\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Family time. So much family time. Be thankful it\u2019s a virus and not an EMP! At least you can get online and binge watch movies like \"<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"The Shining (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-quarantine-mental-health\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Shining<\/a>.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme5.jpg\" alt=\"Virus Cheap Airline Tickets\" class=\"wp-image-7716\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s official: If you cough, you\u2019re Public Enemy No. 1. Immediately say \u201cit\u2019s allergies\u201d or prepare for battle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme6.jpg\" alt=\"Corona Beer Label Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7718\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Well played, Corona. 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Ultimately, Sanchez wants to keep his store open for business reasons, but also as a resource to the community.\n\n\"We are indeed doing education courses, just one person, one trainer at six feet social distancing,\" Sanchez said. \"And we're allowing for military and law enforcement to utilize our ranges.\"\n<h4>Governor's Office Response<\/h4>\nThe governor's response attempts to minimize the impact on Sanchez, while also downplaying the importance of gun stores as essential services. The full response, attributed to spokesperson Nora Meyers Sackett:\n<blockquote><em>The state has taken and will continue to take an extremely broad view of what is considered non-essential to public health amid this pandemic. Gun stores are hardly the only entity having to adapt as we work to stem illnesses and prevent deaths. No one is happy about closing in-person business in our state \u2013 no one, including the governor. But it is inarguable that the only way we get through this pandemic with the fewest number of deaths that we can manage is to limit travel outside of the home to the greatest extent possible \u2013 and while we as an administration unequivocally support the constitutional right to purchase a firearm, we recognize that right does not correspond to a right to congregate in a store and infect neighbors and workers and public safety officers amid an unprecedented global pandemic.<\/em><\/blockquote>","post_title":"New Mexico Gun Store Reopens, Defying Governor's Non-Essential Order","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"calibers-gun-store-new-mexico-order","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/16\/calibers-gun-store-new-mexico-order\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":166980,"post_author":"373","post_date":"2020-04-15 13:31:52","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 17:31:52","post_content":"\n<p>The \"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/conop-8888-zombie-defense-plan\/\">zombie apocalypse<\/a>\" came upon us unexpectedly. The end of the world is frequently like that. We felt the COVID-19 crisis brewing, but we were preoccupied with important stuff. How\u2019s the survival stash? Check the food stocks, fuel, and obligatory toilet paper. There wasn\u2019t time for much else. Our emergency stash of toilet paper is nearly 20 years old. It still works just fine in case you\u2019re wondering. If anything that stuff gets even better with age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then it all stopped. The president and the governor made their proclamations, and everybody stayed home. I still went to work at the clinic every day and grew more and more acquainted with the Information Age version of the Black Death, but everything else pretty much ground to a halt; that, unfortunately, included Mrs. Mae, my long-suffering barber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I had needed to scoot in for a couple weeks now. My perceived age is dependent upon my haircut. I haven\u2019t been mistaken for a young man in some decades now, but I can get Mrs. Mae to shave the sides and back of my head and take 20 years off of my personal odometer. Conversely, let that interval grow too generous and the young lady at the restaurant, back when that was a thing, would offer me the senior citizen\u2019s discount with nary a spoken word. I glanced in the mirror and what stared back was just some sad shaggy old man. It was time for a DIY haircut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-the-diy-haircut\">The DIY Haircut<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Cutting your own hair is an undeniably ballsy undertaking. Before you get started you need to come to grips with some things. If the finished product sucks, you have to embrace said suck and just shave your head. What\u2019s the real difference between a bad haircut and a good haircut? About three weeks. This too shall pass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hair itself is little more than the physical manifestation of vanity anyway. Excepting a single two-year interlude right after I left the Army wherein I grew a killer ponytail, I have maintained an Airborne high and tight ever since I was 18. Now, at age 54, hair is little more than an encumbrance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m a doctor. Men experiencing male-pattern baldness come to see me on occasion asking me for hair. I wish I could give them mine. Today I would put that timeless platitude to the test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-mission-essential-equipment\"><strong>Mission-Essential Equipment<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>For you DIY haircut, you need a set of clippers. Amazon is your buddy. They\u2019re dirt cheap and come with sundry attachments all in an attractive plastic box. My wife used to cut my hair every 10 days back when I was a soldier. I did so look forward to that. Nowadays for reasons I still do not fully comprehend she adamantly refuses to heft the clippers yet again, even if the alternative is sharing her personal space with an old homeless-looking guy. Admittedly, our time in the service was likely not as positive for her as it was for me. Perhaps crafting my coif brings back sordid memories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ll need a brush or a comb to help keep things organized and a decent mirror. I used an old survival mirror from my days as an Army aviator. I used to shave by that thing in the field back in the day. Yep, apparently I stole it. I don\u2019t recall the details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-lead-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"DIY Haircut, clippers, side\" class=\"wp-image-7690\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I needed a buddy to help hold the mirror and opted for the Big Rubber Man. The Big Rubber Man is what we call our lifelike 3D target by Rubber Dummies. I left that thing in the house one time and my wife bumped into it in the dark. It scared her witless. Now the Big Rubber Man lives on the back porch. He\u2019s never once complained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-geriatric-homeless-guy-to-hot-euro-terrorist-in-10-minutes-flat\"><strong>Geriatric Homeless Guy to Hot Euro Terrorist in 10 Minutes Flat<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I just wanted the shag off my ears, so my hairstyling goals were fairly modest. Your mileage may vary. I started my DIY haircut by drawing an imaginary line around the top of my scalp. I started at the bottom with the raw clippers sans attachment. This took me down to bare scalp. Start at the bottom and work up after pulling the top bit to the side with a brush or comb. I did this to both sides as far back as I could see and reach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now affix the angled attachment to your clippers. There\u2019s one for the right and another for the left. Pull the top bit aside again and run front to back parallel to the ground. Work up slowly until you taper the bare sides into the top bit. Keep in mind it is easy to take off and tougher to put back. Up to this point visibility was good and the results satisfactory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The back foments its own unique challenges. I tried two mirrors, but that is a great way to amputate one\u2019s own ear. Vincent Van Gogh was a great artist but a sucky role model. I cut a killer mohawk for starters, but figured that might not inspire confidence among my more genteel geriatric patients. Also, there is a fine line between mohawk and mullet; that was a line I\u2019d sooner not cross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No guts no glory, so I just started cutting the back blind from bottom to top. I did the best I could and then gave my wife my most refined set of puppy dog eyes. She descended to tidy up the back inch or two that I couldn\u2019t see, and I was appropriately grateful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-details\"><strong>Details<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have no idea what to do about the top. I could of course put a spacer on the clippers and just zip over the whole thing. In the end, I just left it long. I think it looks kind of cool. If this COVID thing persists another month or two I suppose I\u2019ll just braid it or invite in a family of squirrels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This whole exercise is way easier when it\u2019s warm out. Doing this in your bathroom will contaminate the space like a New York ER. You\u2019ll be picking tiny hairs out of your toothbrush until the sun burns out. Cutting your hair shirtless on the back porch makes cleanup a snap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-hairball-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"razor, clippers, floor\" class=\"wp-image-7689\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On that subject, once I had swept up the trimmings, I had a generous pile of black\/gray hair. It looked like I\u2019d attacked a skunk with an anti-tank grenade. I saved the trimmings and scattered them among my wife\u2019s garden. They say that\u2019ll help keep the deer away. I fear it might have the same effect on my bride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-the-finished-product\"><strong>The Finished Product<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have read that when Clint Eastwood prepared for his role as aging gunfighter William Munny in the gritty 1992 Western \"Unforgiven,\" he cut his own hair with primitive implements. Munny was a conflicted anti-hero loner. Taking a bowie knife to his locks would have been the only way to keep from wandering about the badlands looking like Moses. I thought it a great effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-finished-product-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"shave, finished product, razor\" class=\"wp-image-7688\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the end, the success of a DIY haircut during the zombie apocalypse turns on having reasonable expectations. Expect to look like you just stepped out of a Paul Mitchell salon and you are destined for disappointment. Let Clint Eastwood\u2019s William Munny be both your inspiration and goal and you\u2019ll likely be pleasantly surprised. If things go truly sideways you can always just wear a hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I showed a picture of my freshly shorn scalp to my brothers. One has been bald for decades and didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about. The other decreed that the new do should be titled \u201cThe Pandemic.\u201d Now I can truthfully declare that I have successfully survived the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Plan on giving yourself your own DIY haircut? Take pictures and please tag us on Instagram <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"@SkillsetMag (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skillsetmag\/\" target=\"_blank\">@SkillsetMag<\/a>. We want to see whatever disasters you create atop that head of yours.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"DIY Haircut: Desperate Times, Desperate Measures in the Apocalypse","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"diy-haircut-during-apocalypse","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-11 10:29:45","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-11 14:29:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/diy-haircut-during-apocalypse\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11786,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:17","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:17","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149574723001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">coronavirus pandemic<\/a>, and the ensuing panic, has changed the gun narrative in America. Now more than ever in recent memory, Americans are turning to the Second Amendment to ensure the safety of their families. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gun and ammo sales continue to soar<\/a>; that means many first-time buyers are heading to gun stores. We want to make sure new gun owners have the proper training. So we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the third video in our series, focusing on shotguns. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/rifle-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part II: Rifle Training<\/a><\/strong>\"  as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123600\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nFirst and foremost, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them religiously, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe shotgun remains one of the most effective tools for home defense. Users can load low-brass birdshot to ensure rounds don't over-penetrate interior walls. For more firepower, buckshot also becomes a formidable stopper. And when you really have to take down something big or engage targets at range, slugs prove devastating.\n\nBut there is much to learn to effectively manipulate, run and fire a shotgun in a defensive setting. Watch our video, learn, and then invest in some quality, certified instruction. Then get on the range and practice, practice, practice. Shotgun loading takes time to master, and you can never be proficient enough running a defensive shotgun.\n\nWelcome to the firearms community. Get trained, practiced hard, and have fun out there on the rang. And remember, share what you've learned with others.","post_title":"VIDEO: Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety for First-Time Buyers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/15\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11790,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:14","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:14","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149573064001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nAs the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID-19<\/a> global pandemic continues to spread, more and more Americans are purchasing guns for their protection. After runs on food and goods sparked into panic buying, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">guns and ammo sales reached record highs<\/a>. Americans have spoken, and they clearly want the right to buy guns to protect their family. In fact, many are buying guns for the very first time. With that in mind, we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the second video in our series, focusing on rifles. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part III: Shotgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123619\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Rifle Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nMost importantly, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe rifle, especially America's most popular rifle, the AR-15, excels in the role of home and self-defense. With a 30-round magazine, extremely intuitive controls and high accuracy potential, most contemporary semi-automatic rifles are easily learned. You can often shoot them well, with an extremely fast learning curve.\n\nHowever, there's still much that must be learned, especially for the new shooter. Rifle manipulations, magazine changes, and shooting all require training and practice. While the AR design remains especially popular, it still brings its own set of challenges and requirements to run safely and effectively.\n\nFinally, welcome to the 2A club. While it took a global pandemic for some to get here, we've all got one thing in common. We all decided to take full responsibility for our family's ultimate safety and protection. 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class="elementor-column elementor-col-12 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-31c4fa88" data-id="31c4fa88" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-4129fd94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image" data-id="4129fd94" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <a href="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/tag/american-frontiersman-magazine/"> <img width="184" height="47" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20184%2047'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1.png?x78515" class="attachment-large size-large wp-image-60099 lazy" alt="American Frontiersman" data-srcset="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1.png 184w, 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class=\"wp-image-7711\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Even if you feel lonely, DO NOT answer the door for anyone but food and Amazon deliveries! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme1.jpg\" alt=\"Lysol Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7706\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Nothing is fine, and a time machine to next year sounds fantastic right about now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme4.jpg\" alt=\"The Shining Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7714\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Family time. So much family time. Be thankful it\u2019s a virus and not an EMP! At least you can get online and binge watch movies like \"<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"The Shining (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-quarantine-mental-health\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Shining<\/a>.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme5.jpg\" alt=\"Virus Cheap Airline Tickets\" class=\"wp-image-7716\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s official: If you cough, you\u2019re Public Enemy No. 1. Immediately say \u201cit\u2019s allergies\u201d or prepare for battle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme6.jpg\" alt=\"Corona Beer Label Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7718\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Well played, Corona. 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Michelle Lujan Grisham. The governor recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/new-mexico-governor-grisham-gun-stores\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ordered gun stores closed<\/a> amid the pandemic, shunning federal guidance concerning the gun industry. Now Calibers Gun Store is taking on the governor, defying her order to stay closed.\n\n[in_content post=\"123562\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>New Mexico Gun Store Defies Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham<\/h2>\n\"So, we at Calibers have decided that we are going to open up with social distancing on our range,\" Louie Sanchez, owner of Calibers, told kob.com. \"And you know what? We're going to take this fight back to her. We feel that unless, somehow, she got a magical power to take the Second Amendment out of our constitution, that we have the right to open up.\"\n\nSanchez also went on to say the store initiated social distancing practices to minimize the chance of spreading disease. Ultimately, Sanchez wants to keep his store open for business reasons, but also as a resource to the community.\n\n\"We are indeed doing education courses, just one person, one trainer at six feet social distancing,\" Sanchez said. \"And we're allowing for military and law enforcement to utilize our ranges.\"\n<h4>Governor's Office Response<\/h4>\nThe governor's response attempts to minimize the impact on Sanchez, while also downplaying the importance of gun stores as essential services. The full response, attributed to spokesperson Nora Meyers Sackett:\n<blockquote><em>The state has taken and will continue to take an extremely broad view of what is considered non-essential to public health amid this pandemic. Gun stores are hardly the only entity having to adapt as we work to stem illnesses and prevent deaths. No one is happy about closing in-person business in our state \u2013 no one, including the governor. But it is inarguable that the only way we get through this pandemic with the fewest number of deaths that we can manage is to limit travel outside of the home to the greatest extent possible \u2013 and while we as an administration unequivocally support the constitutional right to purchase a firearm, we recognize that right does not correspond to a right to congregate in a store and infect neighbors and workers and public safety officers amid an unprecedented global pandemic.<\/em><\/blockquote>","post_title":"New Mexico Gun Store Reopens, Defying Governor's Non-Essential Order","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"calibers-gun-store-new-mexico-order","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/16\/calibers-gun-store-new-mexico-order\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":166980,"post_author":"373","post_date":"2020-04-15 13:31:52","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 17:31:52","post_content":"\n<p>The \"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/conop-8888-zombie-defense-plan\/\">zombie apocalypse<\/a>\" came upon us unexpectedly. The end of the world is frequently like that. We felt the COVID-19 crisis brewing, but we were preoccupied with important stuff. How\u2019s the survival stash? Check the food stocks, fuel, and obligatory toilet paper. There wasn\u2019t time for much else. Our emergency stash of toilet paper is nearly 20 years old. It still works just fine in case you\u2019re wondering. If anything that stuff gets even better with age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then it all stopped. The president and the governor made their proclamations, and everybody stayed home. I still went to work at the clinic every day and grew more and more acquainted with the Information Age version of the Black Death, but everything else pretty much ground to a halt; that, unfortunately, included Mrs. Mae, my long-suffering barber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I had needed to scoot in for a couple weeks now. My perceived age is dependent upon my haircut. I haven\u2019t been mistaken for a young man in some decades now, but I can get Mrs. Mae to shave the sides and back of my head and take 20 years off of my personal odometer. Conversely, let that interval grow too generous and the young lady at the restaurant, back when that was a thing, would offer me the senior citizen\u2019s discount with nary a spoken word. I glanced in the mirror and what stared back was just some sad shaggy old man. It was time for a DIY haircut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-the-diy-haircut\">The DIY Haircut<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Cutting your own hair is an undeniably ballsy undertaking. Before you get started you need to come to grips with some things. If the finished product sucks, you have to embrace said suck and just shave your head. What\u2019s the real difference between a bad haircut and a good haircut? About three weeks. This too shall pass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hair itself is little more than the physical manifestation of vanity anyway. Excepting a single two-year interlude right after I left the Army wherein I grew a killer ponytail, I have maintained an Airborne high and tight ever since I was 18. Now, at age 54, hair is little more than an encumbrance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m a doctor. Men experiencing male-pattern baldness come to see me on occasion asking me for hair. I wish I could give them mine. Today I would put that timeless platitude to the test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-mission-essential-equipment\"><strong>Mission-Essential Equipment<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>For you DIY haircut, you need a set of clippers. Amazon is your buddy. They\u2019re dirt cheap and come with sundry attachments all in an attractive plastic box. My wife used to cut my hair every 10 days back when I was a soldier. I did so look forward to that. Nowadays for reasons I still do not fully comprehend she adamantly refuses to heft the clippers yet again, even if the alternative is sharing her personal space with an old homeless-looking guy. Admittedly, our time in the service was likely not as positive for her as it was for me. Perhaps crafting my coif brings back sordid memories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ll need a brush or a comb to help keep things organized and a decent mirror. I used an old survival mirror from my days as an Army aviator. I used to shave by that thing in the field back in the day. Yep, apparently I stole it. I don\u2019t recall the details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-lead-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"DIY Haircut, clippers, side\" class=\"wp-image-7690\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I needed a buddy to help hold the mirror and opted for the Big Rubber Man. The Big Rubber Man is what we call our lifelike 3D target by Rubber Dummies. I left that thing in the house one time and my wife bumped into it in the dark. It scared her witless. Now the Big Rubber Man lives on the back porch. He\u2019s never once complained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-geriatric-homeless-guy-to-hot-euro-terrorist-in-10-minutes-flat\"><strong>Geriatric Homeless Guy to Hot Euro Terrorist in 10 Minutes Flat<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I just wanted the shag off my ears, so my hairstyling goals were fairly modest. Your mileage may vary. I started my DIY haircut by drawing an imaginary line around the top of my scalp. I started at the bottom with the raw clippers sans attachment. This took me down to bare scalp. Start at the bottom and work up after pulling the top bit to the side with a brush or comb. I did this to both sides as far back as I could see and reach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now affix the angled attachment to your clippers. There\u2019s one for the right and another for the left. Pull the top bit aside again and run front to back parallel to the ground. Work up slowly until you taper the bare sides into the top bit. Keep in mind it is easy to take off and tougher to put back. Up to this point visibility was good and the results satisfactory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The back foments its own unique challenges. I tried two mirrors, but that is a great way to amputate one\u2019s own ear. Vincent Van Gogh was a great artist but a sucky role model. I cut a killer mohawk for starters, but figured that might not inspire confidence among my more genteel geriatric patients. Also, there is a fine line between mohawk and mullet; that was a line I\u2019d sooner not cross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No guts no glory, so I just started cutting the back blind from bottom to top. I did the best I could and then gave my wife my most refined set of puppy dog eyes. She descended to tidy up the back inch or two that I couldn\u2019t see, and I was appropriately grateful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-details\"><strong>Details<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have no idea what to do about the top. I could of course put a spacer on the clippers and just zip over the whole thing. In the end, I just left it long. I think it looks kind of cool. If this COVID thing persists another month or two I suppose I\u2019ll just braid it or invite in a family of squirrels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This whole exercise is way easier when it\u2019s warm out. Doing this in your bathroom will contaminate the space like a New York ER. You\u2019ll be picking tiny hairs out of your toothbrush until the sun burns out. Cutting your hair shirtless on the back porch makes cleanup a snap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-hairball-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"razor, clippers, floor\" class=\"wp-image-7689\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On that subject, once I had swept up the trimmings, I had a generous pile of black\/gray hair. It looked like I\u2019d attacked a skunk with an anti-tank grenade. I saved the trimmings and scattered them among my wife\u2019s garden. They say that\u2019ll help keep the deer away. I fear it might have the same effect on my bride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-the-finished-product\"><strong>The Finished Product<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have read that when Clint Eastwood prepared for his role as aging gunfighter William Munny in the gritty 1992 Western \"Unforgiven,\" he cut his own hair with primitive implements. Munny was a conflicted anti-hero loner. Taking a bowie knife to his locks would have been the only way to keep from wandering about the badlands looking like Moses. I thought it a great effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-finished-product-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"shave, finished product, razor\" class=\"wp-image-7688\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the end, the success of a DIY haircut during the zombie apocalypse turns on having reasonable expectations. Expect to look like you just stepped out of a Paul Mitchell salon and you are destined for disappointment. Let Clint Eastwood\u2019s William Munny be both your inspiration and goal and you\u2019ll likely be pleasantly surprised. If things go truly sideways you can always just wear a hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I showed a picture of my freshly shorn scalp to my brothers. One has been bald for decades and didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about. The other decreed that the new do should be titled \u201cThe Pandemic.\u201d Now I can truthfully declare that I have successfully survived the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Plan on giving yourself your own DIY haircut? Take pictures and please tag us on Instagram <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"@SkillsetMag (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skillsetmag\/\" target=\"_blank\">@SkillsetMag<\/a>. We want to see whatever disasters you create atop that head of yours.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"DIY Haircut: Desperate Times, Desperate Measures in the Apocalypse","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"diy-haircut-during-apocalypse","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-11 10:29:45","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-11 14:29:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/diy-haircut-during-apocalypse\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11786,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:17","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:17","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149574723001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">coronavirus pandemic<\/a>, and the ensuing panic, has changed the gun narrative in America. Now more than ever in recent memory, Americans are turning to the Second Amendment to ensure the safety of their families. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gun and ammo sales continue to soar<\/a>; that means many first-time buyers are heading to gun stores. We want to make sure new gun owners have the proper training. So we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the third video in our series, focusing on shotguns. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/rifle-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part II: Rifle Training<\/a><\/strong>\"  as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123600\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nFirst and foremost, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them religiously, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe shotgun remains one of the most effective tools for home defense. Users can load low-brass birdshot to ensure rounds don't over-penetrate interior walls. For more firepower, buckshot also becomes a formidable stopper. And when you really have to take down something big or engage targets at range, slugs prove devastating.\n\nBut there is much to learn to effectively manipulate, run and fire a shotgun in a defensive setting. Watch our video, learn, and then invest in some quality, certified instruction. Then get on the range and practice, practice, practice. Shotgun loading takes time to master, and you can never be proficient enough running a defensive shotgun.\n\nWelcome to the firearms community. Get trained, practiced hard, and have fun out there on the rang. And remember, share what you've learned with others.","post_title":"VIDEO: Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety for First-Time Buyers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/15\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11790,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:14","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:14","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149573064001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nAs the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID-19<\/a> global pandemic continues to spread, more and more Americans are purchasing guns for their protection. After runs on food and goods sparked into panic buying, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">guns and ammo sales reached record highs<\/a>. Americans have spoken, and they clearly want the right to buy guns to protect their family. In fact, many are buying guns for the very first time. With that in mind, we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the second video in our series, focusing on rifles. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part III: Shotgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123619\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Rifle Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nMost importantly, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe rifle, especially America's most popular rifle, the AR-15, excels in the role of home and self-defense. With a 30-round magazine, extremely intuitive controls and high accuracy potential, most contemporary semi-automatic rifles are easily learned. You can often shoot them well, with an extremely fast learning curve.\n\nHowever, there's still much that must be learned, especially for the new shooter. Rifle manipulations, magazine changes, and shooting all require training and practice. While the AR design remains especially popular, it still brings its own set of challenges and requirements to run safely and effectively.\n\nFinally, welcome to the 2A club. While it took a global pandemic for some to get here, we've all got one thing in common. We all decided to take full responsibility for our family's ultimate safety and protection. 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bad? Back in my day!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme3.jpg\" alt=\"Jehovah's Witnesses Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7711\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Even if you feel lonely, DO NOT answer the door for anyone but food and Amazon deliveries! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme1.jpg\" alt=\"Lysol Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7706\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Nothing is fine, and a time machine to next year sounds fantastic right about now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme4.jpg\" alt=\"The Shining Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7714\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Family time. So much family time. Be thankful it\u2019s a virus and not an EMP! At least you can get online and binge watch movies like \"<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"The Shining (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-quarantine-mental-health\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Shining<\/a>.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme5.jpg\" alt=\"Virus Cheap Airline Tickets\" class=\"wp-image-7716\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s official: If you cough, you\u2019re Public Enemy No. 1. Immediately say \u201cit\u2019s allergies\u201d or prepare for battle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme6.jpg\" alt=\"Corona Beer Label Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7718\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Well played, Corona. 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Ultimately, Sanchez wants to keep his store open for business reasons, but also as a resource to the community.\n\n\"We are indeed doing education courses, just one person, one trainer at six feet social distancing,\" Sanchez said. \"And we're allowing for military and law enforcement to utilize our ranges.\"\n<h4>Governor's Office Response<\/h4>\nThe governor's response attempts to minimize the impact on Sanchez, while also downplaying the importance of gun stores as essential services. The full response, attributed to spokesperson Nora Meyers Sackett:\n<blockquote><em>The state has taken and will continue to take an extremely broad view of what is considered non-essential to public health amid this pandemic. Gun stores are hardly the only entity having to adapt as we work to stem illnesses and prevent deaths. No one is happy about closing in-person business in our state \u2013 no one, including the governor. But it is inarguable that the only way we get through this pandemic with the fewest number of deaths that we can manage is to limit travel outside of the home to the greatest extent possible \u2013 and while we as an administration unequivocally support the constitutional right to purchase a firearm, we recognize that right does not correspond to a right to congregate in a store and infect neighbors and workers and public safety officers amid an unprecedented global pandemic.<\/em><\/blockquote>","post_title":"New Mexico Gun Store Reopens, Defying Governor's Non-Essential Order","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"calibers-gun-store-new-mexico-order","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/16\/calibers-gun-store-new-mexico-order\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":166980,"post_author":"373","post_date":"2020-04-15 13:31:52","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 17:31:52","post_content":"\n<p>The \"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/conop-8888-zombie-defense-plan\/\">zombie apocalypse<\/a>\" came upon us unexpectedly. The end of the world is frequently like that. We felt the COVID-19 crisis brewing, but we were preoccupied with important stuff. How\u2019s the survival stash? Check the food stocks, fuel, and obligatory toilet paper. There wasn\u2019t time for much else. Our emergency stash of toilet paper is nearly 20 years old. It still works just fine in case you\u2019re wondering. If anything that stuff gets even better with age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then it all stopped. The president and the governor made their proclamations, and everybody stayed home. I still went to work at the clinic every day and grew more and more acquainted with the Information Age version of the Black Death, but everything else pretty much ground to a halt; that, unfortunately, included Mrs. Mae, my long-suffering barber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I had needed to scoot in for a couple weeks now. My perceived age is dependent upon my haircut. I haven\u2019t been mistaken for a young man in some decades now, but I can get Mrs. Mae to shave the sides and back of my head and take 20 years off of my personal odometer. Conversely, let that interval grow too generous and the young lady at the restaurant, back when that was a thing, would offer me the senior citizen\u2019s discount with nary a spoken word. I glanced in the mirror and what stared back was just some sad shaggy old man. It was time for a DIY haircut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-the-diy-haircut\">The DIY Haircut<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Cutting your own hair is an undeniably ballsy undertaking. Before you get started you need to come to grips with some things. If the finished product sucks, you have to embrace said suck and just shave your head. What\u2019s the real difference between a bad haircut and a good haircut? About three weeks. This too shall pass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hair itself is little more than the physical manifestation of vanity anyway. Excepting a single two-year interlude right after I left the Army wherein I grew a killer ponytail, I have maintained an Airborne high and tight ever since I was 18. Now, at age 54, hair is little more than an encumbrance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m a doctor. Men experiencing male-pattern baldness come to see me on occasion asking me for hair. I wish I could give them mine. Today I would put that timeless platitude to the test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-mission-essential-equipment\"><strong>Mission-Essential Equipment<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>For you DIY haircut, you need a set of clippers. Amazon is your buddy. They\u2019re dirt cheap and come with sundry attachments all in an attractive plastic box. My wife used to cut my hair every 10 days back when I was a soldier. I did so look forward to that. Nowadays for reasons I still do not fully comprehend she adamantly refuses to heft the clippers yet again, even if the alternative is sharing her personal space with an old homeless-looking guy. Admittedly, our time in the service was likely not as positive for her as it was for me. Perhaps crafting my coif brings back sordid memories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ll need a brush or a comb to help keep things organized and a decent mirror. I used an old survival mirror from my days as an Army aviator. I used to shave by that thing in the field back in the day. Yep, apparently I stole it. I don\u2019t recall the details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-lead-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"DIY Haircut, clippers, side\" class=\"wp-image-7690\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I needed a buddy to help hold the mirror and opted for the Big Rubber Man. The Big Rubber Man is what we call our lifelike 3D target by Rubber Dummies. I left that thing in the house one time and my wife bumped into it in the dark. It scared her witless. Now the Big Rubber Man lives on the back porch. He\u2019s never once complained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-geriatric-homeless-guy-to-hot-euro-terrorist-in-10-minutes-flat\"><strong>Geriatric Homeless Guy to Hot Euro Terrorist in 10 Minutes Flat<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I just wanted the shag off my ears, so my hairstyling goals were fairly modest. Your mileage may vary. I started my DIY haircut by drawing an imaginary line around the top of my scalp. I started at the bottom with the raw clippers sans attachment. This took me down to bare scalp. Start at the bottom and work up after pulling the top bit to the side with a brush or comb. I did this to both sides as far back as I could see and reach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now affix the angled attachment to your clippers. There\u2019s one for the right and another for the left. Pull the top bit aside again and run front to back parallel to the ground. Work up slowly until you taper the bare sides into the top bit. Keep in mind it is easy to take off and tougher to put back. Up to this point visibility was good and the results satisfactory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The back foments its own unique challenges. I tried two mirrors, but that is a great way to amputate one\u2019s own ear. Vincent Van Gogh was a great artist but a sucky role model. I cut a killer mohawk for starters, but figured that might not inspire confidence among my more genteel geriatric patients. Also, there is a fine line between mohawk and mullet; that was a line I\u2019d sooner not cross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No guts no glory, so I just started cutting the back blind from bottom to top. I did the best I could and then gave my wife my most refined set of puppy dog eyes. She descended to tidy up the back inch or two that I couldn\u2019t see, and I was appropriately grateful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-details\"><strong>Details<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have no idea what to do about the top. I could of course put a spacer on the clippers and just zip over the whole thing. In the end, I just left it long. I think it looks kind of cool. If this COVID thing persists another month or two I suppose I\u2019ll just braid it or invite in a family of squirrels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This whole exercise is way easier when it\u2019s warm out. Doing this in your bathroom will contaminate the space like a New York ER. You\u2019ll be picking tiny hairs out of your toothbrush until the sun burns out. Cutting your hair shirtless on the back porch makes cleanup a snap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-hairball-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"razor, clippers, floor\" class=\"wp-image-7689\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On that subject, once I had swept up the trimmings, I had a generous pile of black\/gray hair. It looked like I\u2019d attacked a skunk with an anti-tank grenade. I saved the trimmings and scattered them among my wife\u2019s garden. They say that\u2019ll help keep the deer away. I fear it might have the same effect on my bride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-the-finished-product\"><strong>The Finished Product<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have read that when Clint Eastwood prepared for his role as aging gunfighter William Munny in the gritty 1992 Western \"Unforgiven,\" he cut his own hair with primitive implements. Munny was a conflicted anti-hero loner. Taking a bowie knife to his locks would have been the only way to keep from wandering about the badlands looking like Moses. I thought it a great effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-finished-product-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"shave, finished product, razor\" class=\"wp-image-7688\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the end, the success of a DIY haircut during the zombie apocalypse turns on having reasonable expectations. Expect to look like you just stepped out of a Paul Mitchell salon and you are destined for disappointment. Let Clint Eastwood\u2019s William Munny be both your inspiration and goal and you\u2019ll likely be pleasantly surprised. If things go truly sideways you can always just wear a hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I showed a picture of my freshly shorn scalp to my brothers. One has been bald for decades and didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about. The other decreed that the new do should be titled \u201cThe Pandemic.\u201d Now I can truthfully declare that I have successfully survived the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Plan on giving yourself your own DIY haircut? Take pictures and please tag us on Instagram <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"@SkillsetMag (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skillsetmag\/\" target=\"_blank\">@SkillsetMag<\/a>. We want to see whatever disasters you create atop that head of yours.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"DIY Haircut: Desperate Times, Desperate Measures in the Apocalypse","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"diy-haircut-during-apocalypse","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-11 10:29:45","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-11 14:29:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/diy-haircut-during-apocalypse\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11786,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:17","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:17","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149574723001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">coronavirus pandemic<\/a>, and the ensuing panic, has changed the gun narrative in America. Now more than ever in recent memory, Americans are turning to the Second Amendment to ensure the safety of their families. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gun and ammo sales continue to soar<\/a>; that means many first-time buyers are heading to gun stores. We want to make sure new gun owners have the proper training. So we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the third video in our series, focusing on shotguns. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/rifle-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part II: Rifle Training<\/a><\/strong>\"  as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123600\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nFirst and foremost, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them religiously, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe shotgun remains one of the most effective tools for home defense. Users can load low-brass birdshot to ensure rounds don't over-penetrate interior walls. For more firepower, buckshot also becomes a formidable stopper. And when you really have to take down something big or engage targets at range, slugs prove devastating.\n\nBut there is much to learn to effectively manipulate, run and fire a shotgun in a defensive setting. Watch our video, learn, and then invest in some quality, certified instruction. Then get on the range and practice, practice, practice. Shotgun loading takes time to master, and you can never be proficient enough running a defensive shotgun.\n\nWelcome to the firearms community. Get trained, practiced hard, and have fun out there on the rang. And remember, share what you've learned with others.","post_title":"VIDEO: Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety for First-Time Buyers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/15\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11790,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:14","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:14","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149573064001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nAs the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID-19<\/a> global pandemic continues to spread, more and more Americans are purchasing guns for their protection. After runs on food and goods sparked into panic buying, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">guns and ammo sales reached record highs<\/a>. Americans have spoken, and they clearly want the right to buy guns to protect their family. In fact, many are buying guns for the very first time. With that in mind, we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the second video in our series, focusing on rifles. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part III: Shotgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123619\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Rifle Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nMost importantly, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe rifle, especially America's most popular rifle, the AR-15, excels in the role of home and self-defense. With a 30-round magazine, extremely intuitive controls and high accuracy potential, most contemporary semi-automatic rifles are easily learned. You can often shoot them well, with an extremely fast learning curve.\n\nHowever, there's still much that must be learned, especially for the new shooter. Rifle manipulations, magazine changes, and shooting all require training and practice. While the AR design remains especially popular, it still brings its own set of challenges and requirements to run safely and effectively.\n\nFinally, welcome to the 2A club. While it took a global pandemic for some to get here, we've all got one thing in common. We all decided to take full responsibility for our family's ultimate safety and protection. 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class=\"wp-image-7708\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When we\u2019re old and gray, our kids FINALLY have something to bitch about. You think you got it bad? Back in my day!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme3.jpg\" alt=\"Jehovah's Witnesses Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7711\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Even if you feel lonely, DO NOT answer the door for anyone but food and Amazon deliveries! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme1.jpg\" alt=\"Lysol Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7706\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Nothing is fine, and a time machine to next year sounds fantastic right about now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme4.jpg\" alt=\"The Shining Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7714\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Family time. So much family time. Be thankful it\u2019s a virus and not an EMP! At least you can get online and binge watch movies like \"<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"The Shining (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-quarantine-mental-health\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Shining<\/a>.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme5.jpg\" alt=\"Virus Cheap Airline Tickets\" class=\"wp-image-7716\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s official: If you cough, you\u2019re Public Enemy No. 1. Immediately say \u201cit\u2019s allergies\u201d or prepare for battle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme6.jpg\" alt=\"Corona Beer Label Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7718\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Well played, Corona. 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Speaking of staying home, when you\u2019ve reached the end of the Internet, check out our podcast <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Skillset Live (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Skillset Live<\/a> to put a smile on your face! You can also check out our sister site BallisticMag.com for our its entire <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"COVID-19 coverage (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\">COVID-19 coverage guide<\/a>! 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Michelle Lujan Grisham. The governor recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/new-mexico-governor-grisham-gun-stores\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ordered gun stores closed<\/a> amid the pandemic, shunning federal guidance concerning the gun industry. Now Calibers Gun Store is taking on the governor, defying her order to stay closed.\n\n[in_content post=\"123562\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>New Mexico Gun Store Defies Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham<\/h2>\n\"So, we at Calibers have decided that we are going to open up with social distancing on our range,\" Louie Sanchez, owner of Calibers, told kob.com. \"And you know what? We're going to take this fight back to her. We feel that unless, somehow, she got a magical power to take the Second Amendment out of our constitution, that we have the right to open up.\"\n\nSanchez also went on to say the store initiated social distancing practices to minimize the chance of spreading disease. Ultimately, Sanchez wants to keep his store open for business reasons, but also as a resource to the community.\n\n\"We are indeed doing education courses, just one person, one trainer at six feet social distancing,\" Sanchez said. \"And we're allowing for military and law enforcement to utilize our ranges.\"\n<h4>Governor's Office Response<\/h4>\nThe governor's response attempts to minimize the impact on Sanchez, while also downplaying the importance of gun stores as essential services. The full response, attributed to spokesperson Nora Meyers Sackett:\n<blockquote><em>The state has taken and will continue to take an extremely broad view of what is considered non-essential to public health amid this pandemic. Gun stores are hardly the only entity having to adapt as we work to stem illnesses and prevent deaths. No one is happy about closing in-person business in our state \u2013 no one, including the governor. But it is inarguable that the only way we get through this pandemic with the fewest number of deaths that we can manage is to limit travel outside of the home to the greatest extent possible \u2013 and while we as an administration unequivocally support the constitutional right to purchase a firearm, we recognize that right does not correspond to a right to congregate in a store and infect neighbors and workers and public safety officers amid an unprecedented global pandemic.<\/em><\/blockquote>","post_title":"New Mexico Gun Store Reopens, Defying Governor's Non-Essential Order","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"calibers-gun-store-new-mexico-order","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/16\/calibers-gun-store-new-mexico-order\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":166980,"post_author":"373","post_date":"2020-04-15 13:31:52","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 17:31:52","post_content":"\n<p>The \"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/conop-8888-zombie-defense-plan\/\">zombie apocalypse<\/a>\" came upon us unexpectedly. The end of the world is frequently like that. We felt the COVID-19 crisis brewing, but we were preoccupied with important stuff. How\u2019s the survival stash? Check the food stocks, fuel, and obligatory toilet paper. There wasn\u2019t time for much else. Our emergency stash of toilet paper is nearly 20 years old. It still works just fine in case you\u2019re wondering. If anything that stuff gets even better with age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then it all stopped. The president and the governor made their proclamations, and everybody stayed home. I still went to work at the clinic every day and grew more and more acquainted with the Information Age version of the Black Death, but everything else pretty much ground to a halt; that, unfortunately, included Mrs. Mae, my long-suffering barber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I had needed to scoot in for a couple weeks now. My perceived age is dependent upon my haircut. I haven\u2019t been mistaken for a young man in some decades now, but I can get Mrs. Mae to shave the sides and back of my head and take 20 years off of my personal odometer. Conversely, let that interval grow too generous and the young lady at the restaurant, back when that was a thing, would offer me the senior citizen\u2019s discount with nary a spoken word. I glanced in the mirror and what stared back was just some sad shaggy old man. It was time for a DIY haircut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-the-diy-haircut\">The DIY Haircut<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Cutting your own hair is an undeniably ballsy undertaking. Before you get started you need to come to grips with some things. If the finished product sucks, you have to embrace said suck and just shave your head. What\u2019s the real difference between a bad haircut and a good haircut? About three weeks. This too shall pass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hair itself is little more than the physical manifestation of vanity anyway. Excepting a single two-year interlude right after I left the Army wherein I grew a killer ponytail, I have maintained an Airborne high and tight ever since I was 18. Now, at age 54, hair is little more than an encumbrance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m a doctor. Men experiencing male-pattern baldness come to see me on occasion asking me for hair. I wish I could give them mine. Today I would put that timeless platitude to the test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-mission-essential-equipment\"><strong>Mission-Essential Equipment<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>For you DIY haircut, you need a set of clippers. Amazon is your buddy. They\u2019re dirt cheap and come with sundry attachments all in an attractive plastic box. My wife used to cut my hair every 10 days back when I was a soldier. I did so look forward to that. Nowadays for reasons I still do not fully comprehend she adamantly refuses to heft the clippers yet again, even if the alternative is sharing her personal space with an old homeless-looking guy. Admittedly, our time in the service was likely not as positive for her as it was for me. Perhaps crafting my coif brings back sordid memories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ll need a brush or a comb to help keep things organized and a decent mirror. I used an old survival mirror from my days as an Army aviator. I used to shave by that thing in the field back in the day. Yep, apparently I stole it. I don\u2019t recall the details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-lead-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"DIY Haircut, clippers, side\" class=\"wp-image-7690\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I needed a buddy to help hold the mirror and opted for the Big Rubber Man. The Big Rubber Man is what we call our lifelike 3D target by Rubber Dummies. I left that thing in the house one time and my wife bumped into it in the dark. It scared her witless. Now the Big Rubber Man lives on the back porch. He\u2019s never once complained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-geriatric-homeless-guy-to-hot-euro-terrorist-in-10-minutes-flat\"><strong>Geriatric Homeless Guy to Hot Euro Terrorist in 10 Minutes Flat<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I just wanted the shag off my ears, so my hairstyling goals were fairly modest. Your mileage may vary. I started my DIY haircut by drawing an imaginary line around the top of my scalp. I started at the bottom with the raw clippers sans attachment. This took me down to bare scalp. Start at the bottom and work up after pulling the top bit to the side with a brush or comb. I did this to both sides as far back as I could see and reach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now affix the angled attachment to your clippers. There\u2019s one for the right and another for the left. Pull the top bit aside again and run front to back parallel to the ground. Work up slowly until you taper the bare sides into the top bit. Keep in mind it is easy to take off and tougher to put back. Up to this point visibility was good and the results satisfactory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The back foments its own unique challenges. I tried two mirrors, but that is a great way to amputate one\u2019s own ear. Vincent Van Gogh was a great artist but a sucky role model. I cut a killer mohawk for starters, but figured that might not inspire confidence among my more genteel geriatric patients. Also, there is a fine line between mohawk and mullet; that was a line I\u2019d sooner not cross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No guts no glory, so I just started cutting the back blind from bottom to top. I did the best I could and then gave my wife my most refined set of puppy dog eyes. She descended to tidy up the back inch or two that I couldn\u2019t see, and I was appropriately grateful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-details\"><strong>Details<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have no idea what to do about the top. I could of course put a spacer on the clippers and just zip over the whole thing. In the end, I just left it long. I think it looks kind of cool. If this COVID thing persists another month or two I suppose I\u2019ll just braid it or invite in a family of squirrels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This whole exercise is way easier when it\u2019s warm out. Doing this in your bathroom will contaminate the space like a New York ER. You\u2019ll be picking tiny hairs out of your toothbrush until the sun burns out. Cutting your hair shirtless on the back porch makes cleanup a snap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-hairball-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"razor, clippers, floor\" class=\"wp-image-7689\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On that subject, once I had swept up the trimmings, I had a generous pile of black\/gray hair. It looked like I\u2019d attacked a skunk with an anti-tank grenade. I saved the trimmings and scattered them among my wife\u2019s garden. They say that\u2019ll help keep the deer away. I fear it might have the same effect on my bride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-the-finished-product\"><strong>The Finished Product<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have read that when Clint Eastwood prepared for his role as aging gunfighter William Munny in the gritty 1992 Western \"Unforgiven,\" he cut his own hair with primitive implements. Munny was a conflicted anti-hero loner. Taking a bowie knife to his locks would have been the only way to keep from wandering about the badlands looking like Moses. I thought it a great effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-finished-product-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"shave, finished product, razor\" class=\"wp-image-7688\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the end, the success of a DIY haircut during the zombie apocalypse turns on having reasonable expectations. Expect to look like you just stepped out of a Paul Mitchell salon and you are destined for disappointment. Let Clint Eastwood\u2019s William Munny be both your inspiration and goal and you\u2019ll likely be pleasantly surprised. If things go truly sideways you can always just wear a hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I showed a picture of my freshly shorn scalp to my brothers. One has been bald for decades and didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about. The other decreed that the new do should be titled \u201cThe Pandemic.\u201d Now I can truthfully declare that I have successfully survived the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Plan on giving yourself your own DIY haircut? Take pictures and please tag us on Instagram <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"@SkillsetMag (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skillsetmag\/\" target=\"_blank\">@SkillsetMag<\/a>. We want to see whatever disasters you create atop that head of yours.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"DIY Haircut: Desperate Times, Desperate Measures in the Apocalypse","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"diy-haircut-during-apocalypse","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-11 10:29:45","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-11 14:29:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/diy-haircut-during-apocalypse\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11786,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:17","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:17","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149574723001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">coronavirus pandemic<\/a>, and the ensuing panic, has changed the gun narrative in America. Now more than ever in recent memory, Americans are turning to the Second Amendment to ensure the safety of their families. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gun and ammo sales continue to soar<\/a>; that means many first-time buyers are heading to gun stores. We want to make sure new gun owners have the proper training. So we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the third video in our series, focusing on shotguns. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/rifle-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part II: Rifle Training<\/a><\/strong>\"  as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123600\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nFirst and foremost, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them religiously, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe shotgun remains one of the most effective tools for home defense. Users can load low-brass birdshot to ensure rounds don't over-penetrate interior walls. For more firepower, buckshot also becomes a formidable stopper. And when you really have to take down something big or engage targets at range, slugs prove devastating.\n\nBut there is much to learn to effectively manipulate, run and fire a shotgun in a defensive setting. Watch our video, learn, and then invest in some quality, certified instruction. Then get on the range and practice, practice, practice. Shotgun loading takes time to master, and you can never be proficient enough running a defensive shotgun.\n\nWelcome to the firearms community. Get trained, practiced hard, and have fun out there on the rang. And remember, share what you've learned with others.","post_title":"VIDEO: Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety for First-Time Buyers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/15\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11790,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:14","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:14","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149573064001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nAs the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID-19<\/a> global pandemic continues to spread, more and more Americans are purchasing guns for their protection. After runs on food and goods sparked into panic buying, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">guns and ammo sales reached record highs<\/a>. Americans have spoken, and they clearly want the right to buy guns to protect their family. In fact, many are buying guns for the very first time. With that in mind, we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the second video in our series, focusing on rifles. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part III: Shotgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123619\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Rifle Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nMost importantly, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe rifle, especially America's most popular rifle, the AR-15, excels in the role of home and self-defense. With a 30-round magazine, extremely intuitive controls and high accuracy potential, most contemporary semi-automatic rifles are easily learned. You can often shoot them well, with an extremely fast learning curve.\n\nHowever, there's still much that must be learned, especially for the new shooter. Rifle manipulations, magazine changes, and shooting all require training and practice. While the AR design remains especially popular, it still brings its own set of challenges and requirements to run safely and effectively.\n\nFinally, welcome to the 2A club. While it took a global pandemic for some to get here, we've all got one thing in common. We all decided to take full responsibility for our family's ultimate safety and protection. 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https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1-24x6.png 24w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1-36x9.png 36w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1-48x12.png 48w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1-120x31.png 120w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1-75x19.png 75w" data-sizes="(max-width: 184px) 100vw, 184px" /> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> \n<p>As we remain quarantined with nothing but high-sodium snack foods, liquor, and laptops, we salute the medical professionals and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"their tireless effort to end this pandemic (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/dr-dabbs-american-spirit-covid-19\/\" target=\"_blank\">their tireless effort to end this pandemic<\/a>. Soldiers, truck drivers, delivery staff and grocery store workers are also kicking ass. But let\u2019s not forget the meme war soldiers on the boredom frontlines. I\u2019m talking about the Americans out there with entry level Photoshop skills, doing their part to fight the war ... one post at a time. Here\u2019s a few of our favorite coronavirus memes. We salute you, anonymous meme generator non-specific gender person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class="\"has-text-align-center\" wp-block-heading"><strong>The Best Coronavirus Memes on the Internet<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme2.jpg\" alt=\"PTSD Coronavirus Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7708\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When we\u2019re old and gray, our kids FINALLY have something to bitch about. You think you got it bad? Back in my day!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme3.jpg\" alt=\"Jehovah's Witnesses Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7711\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Even if you feel lonely, DO NOT answer the door for anyone but food and Amazon deliveries! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme1.jpg\" alt=\"Lysol Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7706\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Nothing is fine, and a time machine to next year sounds fantastic right about now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme4.jpg\" alt=\"The Shining Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7714\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Family time. So much family time. Be thankful it\u2019s a virus and not an EMP! At least you can get online and binge watch movies like \"<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"The Shining (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-quarantine-mental-health\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Shining<\/a>.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme5.jpg\" alt=\"Virus Cheap Airline Tickets\" class=\"wp-image-7716\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s official: If you cough, you\u2019re Public Enemy No. 1. Immediately say \u201cit\u2019s allergies\u201d or prepare for battle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme6.jpg\" alt=\"Corona Beer Label Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7718\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Well played, Corona. Well played.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme7.jpg\" alt=\"Quarantine Is My Life Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7720\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s fair to say the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/social-distancing-spring-break\/\">social distancing<\/a> memes hit home. At least now when I stay in on a Saturday night, I\u2019m \u201cdoing my part\u201d to fight COVID-19! Speaking of staying home, when you\u2019ve reached the end of the Internet, check out our podcast <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Skillset Live (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Skillset Live<\/a> to put a smile on your face! You can also check out our sister site BallisticMag.com for our its entire <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"COVID-19 coverage (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\">COVID-19 coverage guide<\/a>! 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Michelle Lujan Grisham. The governor recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/new-mexico-governor-grisham-gun-stores\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ordered gun stores closed<\/a> amid the pandemic, shunning federal guidance concerning the gun industry. Now Calibers Gun Store is taking on the governor, defying her order to stay closed.\n\n[in_content post=\"123562\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>New Mexico Gun Store Defies Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham<\/h2>\n\"So, we at Calibers have decided that we are going to open up with social distancing on our range,\" Louie Sanchez, owner of Calibers, told kob.com. \"And you know what? We're going to take this fight back to her. We feel that unless, somehow, she got a magical power to take the Second Amendment out of our constitution, that we have the right to open up.\"\n\nSanchez also went on to say the store initiated social distancing practices to minimize the chance of spreading disease. Ultimately, Sanchez wants to keep his store open for business reasons, but also as a resource to the community.\n\n\"We are indeed doing education courses, just one person, one trainer at six feet social distancing,\" Sanchez said. \"And we're allowing for military and law enforcement to utilize our ranges.\"\n<h4>Governor's Office Response<\/h4>\nThe governor's response attempts to minimize the impact on Sanchez, while also downplaying the importance of gun stores as essential services. The full response, attributed to spokesperson Nora Meyers Sackett:\n<blockquote><em>The state has taken and will continue to take an extremely broad view of what is considered non-essential to public health amid this pandemic. Gun stores are hardly the only entity having to adapt as we work to stem illnesses and prevent deaths. No one is happy about closing in-person business in our state \u2013 no one, including the governor. But it is inarguable that the only way we get through this pandemic with the fewest number of deaths that we can manage is to limit travel outside of the home to the greatest extent possible \u2013 and while we as an administration unequivocally support the constitutional right to purchase a firearm, we recognize that right does not correspond to a right to congregate in a store and infect neighbors and workers and public safety officers amid an unprecedented global pandemic.<\/em><\/blockquote>","post_title":"New Mexico Gun Store Reopens, Defying Governor's Non-Essential Order","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"calibers-gun-store-new-mexico-order","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/16\/calibers-gun-store-new-mexico-order\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":166980,"post_author":"373","post_date":"2020-04-15 13:31:52","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 17:31:52","post_content":"\n<p>The \"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/conop-8888-zombie-defense-plan\/\">zombie apocalypse<\/a>\" came upon us unexpectedly. The end of the world is frequently like that. We felt the COVID-19 crisis brewing, but we were preoccupied with important stuff. How\u2019s the survival stash? Check the food stocks, fuel, and obligatory toilet paper. There wasn\u2019t time for much else. Our emergency stash of toilet paper is nearly 20 years old. It still works just fine in case you\u2019re wondering. If anything that stuff gets even better with age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then it all stopped. The president and the governor made their proclamations, and everybody stayed home. I still went to work at the clinic every day and grew more and more acquainted with the Information Age version of the Black Death, but everything else pretty much ground to a halt; that, unfortunately, included Mrs. Mae, my long-suffering barber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I had needed to scoot in for a couple weeks now. My perceived age is dependent upon my haircut. I haven\u2019t been mistaken for a young man in some decades now, but I can get Mrs. Mae to shave the sides and back of my head and take 20 years off of my personal odometer. Conversely, let that interval grow too generous and the young lady at the restaurant, back when that was a thing, would offer me the senior citizen\u2019s discount with nary a spoken word. I glanced in the mirror and what stared back was just some sad shaggy old man. It was time for a DIY haircut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-the-diy-haircut\">The DIY Haircut<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Cutting your own hair is an undeniably ballsy undertaking. Before you get started you need to come to grips with some things. If the finished product sucks, you have to embrace said suck and just shave your head. What\u2019s the real difference between a bad haircut and a good haircut? About three weeks. This too shall pass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hair itself is little more than the physical manifestation of vanity anyway. Excepting a single two-year interlude right after I left the Army wherein I grew a killer ponytail, I have maintained an Airborne high and tight ever since I was 18. Now, at age 54, hair is little more than an encumbrance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m a doctor. Men experiencing male-pattern baldness come to see me on occasion asking me for hair. I wish I could give them mine. Today I would put that timeless platitude to the test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-mission-essential-equipment\"><strong>Mission-Essential Equipment<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>For you DIY haircut, you need a set of clippers. Amazon is your buddy. They\u2019re dirt cheap and come with sundry attachments all in an attractive plastic box. My wife used to cut my hair every 10 days back when I was a soldier. I did so look forward to that. Nowadays for reasons I still do not fully comprehend she adamantly refuses to heft the clippers yet again, even if the alternative is sharing her personal space with an old homeless-looking guy. Admittedly, our time in the service was likely not as positive for her as it was for me. Perhaps crafting my coif brings back sordid memories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ll need a brush or a comb to help keep things organized and a decent mirror. I used an old survival mirror from my days as an Army aviator. I used to shave by that thing in the field back in the day. Yep, apparently I stole it. I don\u2019t recall the details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-lead-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"DIY Haircut, clippers, side\" class=\"wp-image-7690\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I needed a buddy to help hold the mirror and opted for the Big Rubber Man. The Big Rubber Man is what we call our lifelike 3D target by Rubber Dummies. I left that thing in the house one time and my wife bumped into it in the dark. It scared her witless. Now the Big Rubber Man lives on the back porch. He\u2019s never once complained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-geriatric-homeless-guy-to-hot-euro-terrorist-in-10-minutes-flat\"><strong>Geriatric Homeless Guy to Hot Euro Terrorist in 10 Minutes Flat<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I just wanted the shag off my ears, so my hairstyling goals were fairly modest. Your mileage may vary. I started my DIY haircut by drawing an imaginary line around the top of my scalp. I started at the bottom with the raw clippers sans attachment. This took me down to bare scalp. Start at the bottom and work up after pulling the top bit to the side with a brush or comb. I did this to both sides as far back as I could see and reach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now affix the angled attachment to your clippers. There\u2019s one for the right and another for the left. Pull the top bit aside again and run front to back parallel to the ground. Work up slowly until you taper the bare sides into the top bit. Keep in mind it is easy to take off and tougher to put back. Up to this point visibility was good and the results satisfactory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The back foments its own unique challenges. I tried two mirrors, but that is a great way to amputate one\u2019s own ear. Vincent Van Gogh was a great artist but a sucky role model. I cut a killer mohawk for starters, but figured that might not inspire confidence among my more genteel geriatric patients. Also, there is a fine line between mohawk and mullet; that was a line I\u2019d sooner not cross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No guts no glory, so I just started cutting the back blind from bottom to top. I did the best I could and then gave my wife my most refined set of puppy dog eyes. She descended to tidy up the back inch or two that I couldn\u2019t see, and I was appropriately grateful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-details\"><strong>Details<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have no idea what to do about the top. I could of course put a spacer on the clippers and just zip over the whole thing. In the end, I just left it long. I think it looks kind of cool. If this COVID thing persists another month or two I suppose I\u2019ll just braid it or invite in a family of squirrels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This whole exercise is way easier when it\u2019s warm out. Doing this in your bathroom will contaminate the space like a New York ER. You\u2019ll be picking tiny hairs out of your toothbrush until the sun burns out. Cutting your hair shirtless on the back porch makes cleanup a snap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-hairball-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"razor, clippers, floor\" class=\"wp-image-7689\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On that subject, once I had swept up the trimmings, I had a generous pile of black\/gray hair. It looked like I\u2019d attacked a skunk with an anti-tank grenade. I saved the trimmings and scattered them among my wife\u2019s garden. They say that\u2019ll help keep the deer away. I fear it might have the same effect on my bride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-the-finished-product\"><strong>The Finished Product<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have read that when Clint Eastwood prepared for his role as aging gunfighter William Munny in the gritty 1992 Western \"Unforgiven,\" he cut his own hair with primitive implements. Munny was a conflicted anti-hero loner. Taking a bowie knife to his locks would have been the only way to keep from wandering about the badlands looking like Moses. I thought it a great effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-finished-product-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"shave, finished product, razor\" class=\"wp-image-7688\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the end, the success of a DIY haircut during the zombie apocalypse turns on having reasonable expectations. Expect to look like you just stepped out of a Paul Mitchell salon and you are destined for disappointment. Let Clint Eastwood\u2019s William Munny be both your inspiration and goal and you\u2019ll likely be pleasantly surprised. If things go truly sideways you can always just wear a hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I showed a picture of my freshly shorn scalp to my brothers. One has been bald for decades and didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about. The other decreed that the new do should be titled \u201cThe Pandemic.\u201d Now I can truthfully declare that I have successfully survived the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Plan on giving yourself your own DIY haircut? Take pictures and please tag us on Instagram <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"@SkillsetMag (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skillsetmag\/\" target=\"_blank\">@SkillsetMag<\/a>. We want to see whatever disasters you create atop that head of yours.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"DIY Haircut: Desperate Times, Desperate Measures in the Apocalypse","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"diy-haircut-during-apocalypse","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-11 10:29:45","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-11 14:29:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/diy-haircut-during-apocalypse\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11786,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:17","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:17","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149574723001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">coronavirus pandemic<\/a>, and the ensuing panic, has changed the gun narrative in America. Now more than ever in recent memory, Americans are turning to the Second Amendment to ensure the safety of their families. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gun and ammo sales continue to soar<\/a>; that means many first-time buyers are heading to gun stores. We want to make sure new gun owners have the proper training. So we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the third video in our series, focusing on shotguns. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/rifle-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part II: Rifle Training<\/a><\/strong>\"  as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123600\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nFirst and foremost, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them religiously, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe shotgun remains one of the most effective tools for home defense. Users can load low-brass birdshot to ensure rounds don't over-penetrate interior walls. For more firepower, buckshot also becomes a formidable stopper. And when you really have to take down something big or engage targets at range, slugs prove devastating.\n\nBut there is much to learn to effectively manipulate, run and fire a shotgun in a defensive setting. Watch our video, learn, and then invest in some quality, certified instruction. Then get on the range and practice, practice, practice. Shotgun loading takes time to master, and you can never be proficient enough running a defensive shotgun.\n\nWelcome to the firearms community. Get trained, practiced hard, and have fun out there on the rang. And remember, share what you've learned with others.","post_title":"VIDEO: Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety for First-Time Buyers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/15\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11790,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:14","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:14","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149573064001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nAs the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID-19<\/a> global pandemic continues to spread, more and more Americans are purchasing guns for their protection. After runs on food and goods sparked into panic buying, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">guns and ammo sales reached record highs<\/a>. Americans have spoken, and they clearly want the right to buy guns to protect their family. In fact, many are buying guns for the very first time. With that in mind, we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the second video in our series, focusing on rifles. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part III: Shotgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123619\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Rifle Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nMost importantly, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe rifle, especially America's most popular rifle, the AR-15, excels in the role of home and self-defense. With a 30-round magazine, extremely intuitive controls and high accuracy potential, most contemporary semi-automatic rifles are easily learned. You can often shoot them well, with an extremely fast learning curve.\n\nHowever, there's still much that must be learned, especially for the new shooter. Rifle manipulations, magazine changes, and shooting all require training and practice. While the AR design remains especially popular, it still brings its own set of challenges and requirements to run safely and effectively.\n\nFinally, welcome to the 2A club. While it took a global pandemic for some to get here, we've all got one thing in common. We all decided to take full responsibility for our family's ultimate safety and protection. 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class="elementor-column elementor-col-12 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-31c4fa88" data-id="31c4fa88" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-4129fd94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image" data-id="4129fd94" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <a href="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/tag/american-frontiersman-magazine/"> <img width="184" height="47" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20184%2047'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1.png?x78515" class="attachment-large size-large wp-image-60099 lazy" alt="American Frontiersman" data-srcset="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1.png 184w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1-24x6.png 24w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1-36x9.png 36w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1-48x12.png 48w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1-120x31.png 120w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1-75x19.png 75w" data-sizes="(max-width: 184px) 100vw, 184px" /> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> \n<p>Others are likely doing the same thing during the COVID-19 quarantine period\u2014camped out, away from crowds. Even with state parks and wilderness recreational locations closed, it doesn't matter. No matter how people choose to quarantine, why not spend it to better your skill set beyond what you think you already know? One thing is for sure: no time spent building your situational awareness and outdoors skills will ever be wasted time!<\/p>\n","post_title":"Camp Quarantine: What It's Like Camping in the Woods During COVID-19","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"covid-19-quarantine-camping-out-woods","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-10-31 23:13:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-11-01 03:13:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/covid-19-quarantine-camping-out-woods\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11762,"post_author":"988","post_date":"2020-04-21 10:06:32","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-21 14:06:32","post_content":"As the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID-19<\/a> pandemic continues to grip the country and most citizens are still under some kind of shelter-in-place order, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is being widely quoted in terms of coronavirus statistics and information. With that agency much in the news right now, it seems a good time to remind gun owners of the CDC and its decades-long anti-gun battle, specifically against private firearms ownership.\r\n\r\n[in_content post=\"121339\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\r\n<h2>The Anti-Gun CDC<\/h2>\r\nI've covered CDC's not-so-hidden agenda to advance more restrictive gun laws for nearly 20 years. Consequently, it greatly frustrates me to see the organization used as an unbiased, reliable authority on any topic. Think I\u2019m exaggerating? Simply consider what various CDC heads have said over the years, especially back when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/tag\/gun-control\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">gun control<\/a> started to become the \u201cin\u201d thing among liberals and those who don\u2019t care about the U.S. Constitution.\r\n\r\n\u201cWe\u2019re going to systematically build a case that owning firearms causes deaths,\u201d Dr. P.W. O\u2019Carroll, then acting section head of the Division of Injury Control of the CDC, <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/blogs\/congress-blog\/politics\/261307-why-congress-stopped-gun-control-activism-at-the-cdc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">was quoted as saying<\/a> in 1989 in the <em>Journal of the American Medical Association<\/em>. \u201cWe\u2019re doing the most we can do, given the political realities.\u201d\r\n\r\nO\u2019Carroll\u2019s successor, Dr. Mark Rosenberg, was no less direct.\r\n\r\n\u201cWe need to revolutionize the way we look at guns, like what we did with cigarettes,\u201d Rosenberg told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/archive\/opinions\/1994\/10\/19\/sick-people-with-guns\/6c7f2bd2-fa57-4d69-b927-5ceb4fa43cf4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Washington Post<\/em><\/a>. \u201cIt used to be that smoking was a glamour symbol\u2014cool, sexy, macho. Now it is dirty, deadly\u2014and banned.\u201d\r\n<h4>The Alleged Gun Violence Epidemic<\/h4>\r\nWith that kind of leadership, it\u2019s no wonder that the CDC eventually set out to sponsor a number of taxpayer-funded \u201cstudies\u201d designed from the start to \u201cprove\u201d that private firearms ownership is more of a danger than a benefit. The group even declared gun violence a \u201chealth epidemic,\u201d as if it were a virus that needed a vaccine.\r\n\r\nThings finally hit a breaking point in the mid 1990s. Gun owners became fed up with their hard-earned tax dollars used to try to prove the need for further restrictions on their Second Amendment rights. In 1995, Congress passed the Dickey Amendment. A provision inserted into the annual omnibus spending bill, it mandated \u201cnone of the funds made available for injury prevention and control at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may be used to advocate or promote gun control.\u201d\r\n\r\nConsider a few facts about the CDC and you\u2019ll see why that legislation was so important. Back in 2018, the CDC published unreliable data on nonfatal firearms injuries. Of course, anti-gun journals and gun-hating politicians quickly parroted the CDC claims that nonfatal firearms injuries had drastically increased between 2015 and 2016.\r\n\r\nFatal firearm injury data from the CDC is based on death certificates. However, the Consumer Product Safety Commission conducts a survey producing nonfatal injury data.\u00a0The small survey included only 100 out of 5,534 registered hospitals, and only 66 provided the relevant data. That means only about 1 percent of hospitals throughout the country provided information.\r\n<h4>Unreliable Data<\/h4>\r\nThe CDC later admitted the data wasn't trustworthy. It warned the information should be treated as \u201cunstable and potentially unreliable.\u201d But the damage was already done. Newspapers and other \"mainstream\" news outlets reported on the drastic increase in gun deaths.\r\n\r\nMore recently, further evidence of the CDC bias against gun ownership came to light showing that in the years immediately after passage of the Dickey Amendment, the CDC sat on findings about defensive gun uses that showed people use guns to protect themselves or others far more often than the federal government had been willing to admit.\r\n\r\nIn 1996, 1997 and 1998, the CDC asked about defensive gun usage in four to six states and results pointed to very high numbers like those often quoted by pro-gun advocates. But the results didn\u2019t jive with the CDC\u2019s mantra that guns are bad. The results never went public.\r\n<h4>Germs & Viruses, Not Guns<\/h4>\r\nIronically, anti-gun politicians and gun-ban groups unearthed that evidence while attempting to repeal the Dickey Amendment. They claimed it stopped the CDC from doing research concerning guns; that was obviously a lie. The amendment simply banned the CDC from advocating or promoting gun control. It didn't stop legitimate research on guns and their relationship to health. Yet the lie became widely \u201creported\u201d and repeated as truth in much of the anti-gun media.\r\n\r\nI\u2019m not saying to disbelieve the CDC\u2019s information on the COVID-19 pandemic. But I would suggest that, given the CDC\u2019s history of lying about guns and gun owners, you\u2019d be wise to double check any information the longtime bureaucrats within the organizations distribute as being the truth about any topic.","post_title":"Op-Ed: Why I Don't Trust the Anti-Gun CDC and Why You Shouldn't Too","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"i-dont-trust-anti-gun-cdc","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:03","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:03","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/21\/i-dont-trust-anti-gun-cdc\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":126494,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2020-04-20 09:01:22","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-20 13:01:22","post_content":"A pair of U.S. Marines sprang into action earlier in April, taking decisive action in New York. The Marines' quick thinking and immediate response saved the lives of patients waiting to board the USNS Comfort.\n\n[in_content post=\"210027\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Marines Save Patients Aboard USNS Comfort in NYC<\/h2>\nThe incident began on April 7 when a local hospital evacuated during an emergency situation. The evacuation sent 10 ambulances to the Comfort all at once. Suddenly, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/navy-ships-comfort-and-mercy-empty\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">normally empty Comfort<\/a> became inundated with patients. That's when Sgt. Austin Loppe, while he and his Marines pulled security, identified one patient rapidly deteriorating, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvidshub.net\/news\/367367\/marines-conducting-security-help-save-patients-bound-usns-comfort\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Navy release<\/a>. The patient's oxygen tank ran dangerously low, so Loppe and his Marines jumped into action.\n\n\u201cUs being infantry Marines, we\u2019re all trained in Combat Lifesaver\/Tactical Combat Casualty Care,\u201d Loppe said. \u201cYou need oxygen to survive. And even just going a couple minutes without oxygen, the human brain starts losing function and having permanent brain damage for life. So that wasn\u2019t something that myself or any of my Marines were willing to let happen to an American citizen. So we knew right away that we needed to get them linked up with the medical team as quickly as possible.\u201d\n\nLoppe and his Marines immediately halted traffic into and off the pier. They then directed the ambulance to the head of the line, getting that patient immediately to Navy medical staff. The action cut 15 minutes of wait time for the patient, advancing the ambulance down the half-mile-long pier.\n<h4>History Repeats Itself<\/h4>\nThen 10 minutes later, it happened again. Marines recognized another ambulance contained a patient running out of oxygen. Again, Loppe's Marines directed traffic and safely advanced the patient to medical help.\n\n\u201cTo be able to help New York and Americans in general is pretty awesome,\u201d said Loppe, who is from Mingo Junction, Ohio.\n\nBut the night wasn't over for these Marines working security. Again, ambulances brought patients to the pier, critically low on oxygen. So members of the security team ran several hundred meters, taking tanks to where patients arrived.\n\nLance Cpl. Colton Flach credited teamwork to saving lives that night. He said the Marines on the pier, along with Navy and NYC police, worked together to make it happen.\n\n\u201cThey\u2019re with us 24-7 on post,\u201d Flach said. \u201cAnd the moment that we had got that call, I knew that I could count on them to be able to do whatever I needed them to do, and we would do whatever we could to help them as well to get these patients the medical attention that they needed as fast as possible.\u201d\n\nCompany Commander Capt. Peter Hofinga recognized the Marines' courage under a different type of fire. He credited the Marines' ability to adapt and overcome.\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s kind of hard to put in words. It\u2019s immensely humbling to observe the Marines and actions that small-unit leaders are making, rapid decisions on their own without any sort of tasking or supervision,\u201d Hofinga said. \u201cDespite the fact that this is not really in their typical task group, or what they trained to do, they are able to operate within that friction and chaos to help both the Navy-Marine Corps team overall as well as New York City residents.\u201d","post_title":"Marines Save Patients Waiting to Board Hospital Ship USNS Comfort","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"marines-save-patients-usns-comfort","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:14:53","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:14:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/20\/marines-save-patients-usns-comfort\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":166976,"post_author":"942","post_date":"2020-04-16 12:40:32","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-16 16:40:32","post_content":"\n<p>As we remain quarantined with nothing but high-sodium snack foods, liquor, and laptops, we salute the medical professionals and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"their tireless effort to end this pandemic (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/dr-dabbs-american-spirit-covid-19\/\" target=\"_blank\">their tireless effort to end this pandemic<\/a>. Soldiers, truck drivers, delivery staff and grocery store workers are also kicking ass. But let\u2019s not forget the meme war soldiers on the boredom frontlines. I\u2019m talking about the Americans out there with entry level Photoshop skills, doing their part to fight the war ... one post at a time. Here\u2019s a few of our favorite coronavirus memes. We salute you, anonymous meme generator non-specific gender person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>The Best Coronavirus Memes on the Internet<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme2.jpg\" alt=\"PTSD Coronavirus Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7708\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When we\u2019re old and gray, our kids FINALLY have something to bitch about. You think you got it bad? Back in my day!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme3.jpg\" alt=\"Jehovah's Witnesses Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7711\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Even if you feel lonely, DO NOT answer the door for anyone but food and Amazon deliveries! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme1.jpg\" alt=\"Lysol Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7706\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Nothing is fine, and a time machine to next year sounds fantastic right about now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme4.jpg\" alt=\"The Shining Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7714\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Family time. So much family time. Be thankful it\u2019s a virus and not an EMP! At least you can get online and binge watch movies like \"<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"The Shining (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-quarantine-mental-health\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Shining<\/a>.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme5.jpg\" alt=\"Virus Cheap Airline Tickets\" class=\"wp-image-7716\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s official: If you cough, you\u2019re Public Enemy No. 1. Immediately say \u201cit\u2019s allergies\u201d or prepare for battle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme6.jpg\" alt=\"Corona Beer Label Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7718\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Well played, Corona. Well played.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme7.jpg\" alt=\"Quarantine Is My Life Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7720\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s fair to say the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/social-distancing-spring-break\/\">social distancing<\/a> memes hit home. At least now when I stay in on a Saturday night, I\u2019m \u201cdoing my part\u201d to fight COVID-19! Speaking of staying home, when you\u2019ve reached the end of the Internet, check out our podcast <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Skillset Live (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Skillset Live<\/a> to put a smile on your face! You can also check out our sister site BallisticMag.com for our its entire <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"COVID-19 coverage (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\">COVID-19 coverage guide<\/a>! If you've found some quality coronavirus memes, let us know in the comment section below. <strong><em>Above all, stay safe, stay healthy, and stay in the FIGHT!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"Coronavirus Memes: Pandemic Bringing Out the Best of the Internet","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"best-coronavirus-memes-internet","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-09-16 10:50:08","post_modified_gmt":"2024-09-16 14:50:08","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/best-coronavirus-memes-internet\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":2},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};</script> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-67f7344 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet 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Michelle Lujan Grisham. The governor recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/new-mexico-governor-grisham-gun-stores\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ordered gun stores closed<\/a> amid the pandemic, shunning federal guidance concerning the gun industry. Now Calibers Gun Store is taking on the governor, defying her order to stay closed.\n\n[in_content post=\"123562\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>New Mexico Gun Store Defies Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham<\/h2>\n\"So, we at Calibers have decided that we are going to open up with social distancing on our range,\" Louie Sanchez, owner of Calibers, told kob.com. \"And you know what? We're going to take this fight back to her. We feel that unless, somehow, she got a magical power to take the Second Amendment out of our constitution, that we have the right to open up.\"\n\nSanchez also went on to say the store initiated social distancing practices to minimize the chance of spreading disease. Ultimately, Sanchez wants to keep his store open for business reasons, but also as a resource to the community.\n\n\"We are indeed doing education courses, just one person, one trainer at six feet social distancing,\" Sanchez said. \"And we're allowing for military and law enforcement to utilize our ranges.\"\n<h4>Governor's Office Response<\/h4>\nThe governor's response attempts to minimize the impact on Sanchez, while also downplaying the importance of gun stores as essential services. The full response, attributed to spokesperson Nora Meyers Sackett:\n<blockquote><em>The state has taken and will continue to take an extremely broad view of what is considered non-essential to public health amid this pandemic. Gun stores are hardly the only entity having to adapt as we work to stem illnesses and prevent deaths. No one is happy about closing in-person business in our state \u2013 no one, including the governor. But it is inarguable that the only way we get through this pandemic with the fewest number of deaths that we can manage is to limit travel outside of the home to the greatest extent possible \u2013 and while we as an administration unequivocally support the constitutional right to purchase a firearm, we recognize that right does not correspond to a right to congregate in a store and infect neighbors and workers and public safety officers amid an unprecedented global pandemic.<\/em><\/blockquote>","post_title":"New Mexico Gun Store Reopens, Defying Governor's Non-Essential Order","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"calibers-gun-store-new-mexico-order","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/16\/calibers-gun-store-new-mexico-order\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":166980,"post_author":"373","post_date":"2020-04-15 13:31:52","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 17:31:52","post_content":"\n<p>The \"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/conop-8888-zombie-defense-plan\/\">zombie apocalypse<\/a>\" came upon us unexpectedly. The end of the world is frequently like that. We felt the COVID-19 crisis brewing, but we were preoccupied with important stuff. How\u2019s the survival stash? Check the food stocks, fuel, and obligatory toilet paper. There wasn\u2019t time for much else. Our emergency stash of toilet paper is nearly 20 years old. It still works just fine in case you\u2019re wondering. If anything that stuff gets even better with age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then it all stopped. The president and the governor made their proclamations, and everybody stayed home. I still went to work at the clinic every day and grew more and more acquainted with the Information Age version of the Black Death, but everything else pretty much ground to a halt; that, unfortunately, included Mrs. Mae, my long-suffering barber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I had needed to scoot in for a couple weeks now. My perceived age is dependent upon my haircut. I haven\u2019t been mistaken for a young man in some decades now, but I can get Mrs. Mae to shave the sides and back of my head and take 20 years off of my personal odometer. Conversely, let that interval grow too generous and the young lady at the restaurant, back when that was a thing, would offer me the senior citizen\u2019s discount with nary a spoken word. I glanced in the mirror and what stared back was just some sad shaggy old man. It was time for a DIY haircut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-the-diy-haircut\">The DIY Haircut<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Cutting your own hair is an undeniably ballsy undertaking. Before you get started you need to come to grips with some things. If the finished product sucks, you have to embrace said suck and just shave your head. What\u2019s the real difference between a bad haircut and a good haircut? About three weeks. 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Nowadays for reasons I still do not fully comprehend she adamantly refuses to heft the clippers yet again, even if the alternative is sharing her personal space with an old homeless-looking guy. Admittedly, our time in the service was likely not as positive for her as it was for me. Perhaps crafting my coif brings back sordid memories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ll need a brush or a comb to help keep things organized and a decent mirror. I used an old survival mirror from my days as an Army aviator. I used to shave by that thing in the field back in the day. Yep, apparently I stole it. I don\u2019t recall the details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-lead-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"DIY Haircut, clippers, side\" class=\"wp-image-7690\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I needed a buddy to help hold the mirror and opted for the Big Rubber Man. 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There\u2019s one for the right and another for the left. Pull the top bit aside again and run front to back parallel to the ground. Work up slowly until you taper the bare sides into the top bit. Keep in mind it is easy to take off and tougher to put back. Up to this point visibility was good and the results satisfactory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The back foments its own unique challenges. I tried two mirrors, but that is a great way to amputate one\u2019s own ear. Vincent Van Gogh was a great artist but a sucky role model. I cut a killer mohawk for starters, but figured that might not inspire confidence among my more genteel geriatric patients. Also, there is a fine line between mohawk and mullet; that was a line I\u2019d sooner not cross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No guts no glory, so I just started cutting the back blind from bottom to top. I did the best I could and then gave my wife my most refined set of puppy dog eyes. She descended to tidy up the back inch or two that I couldn\u2019t see, and I was appropriately grateful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-details\"><strong>Details<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have no idea what to do about the top. I could of course put a spacer on the clippers and just zip over the whole thing. In the end, I just left it long. I think it looks kind of cool. If this COVID thing persists another month or two I suppose I\u2019ll just braid it or invite in a family of squirrels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This whole exercise is way easier when it\u2019s warm out. Doing this in your bathroom will contaminate the space like a New York ER. You\u2019ll be picking tiny hairs out of your toothbrush until the sun burns out. Cutting your hair shirtless on the back porch makes cleanup a snap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-hairball-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"razor, clippers, floor\" class=\"wp-image-7689\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On that subject, once I had swept up the trimmings, I had a generous pile of black\/gray hair. It looked like I\u2019d attacked a skunk with an anti-tank grenade. I saved the trimmings and scattered them among my wife\u2019s garden. They say that\u2019ll help keep the deer away. I fear it might have the same effect on my bride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-the-finished-product\"><strong>The Finished Product<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have read that when Clint Eastwood prepared for his role as aging gunfighter William Munny in the gritty 1992 Western \"Unforgiven,\" he cut his own hair with primitive implements. Munny was a conflicted anti-hero loner. Taking a bowie knife to his locks would have been the only way to keep from wandering about the badlands looking like Moses. I thought it a great effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-finished-product-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"shave, finished product, razor\" class=\"wp-image-7688\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the end, the success of a DIY haircut during the zombie apocalypse turns on having reasonable expectations. Expect to look like you just stepped out of a Paul Mitchell salon and you are destined for disappointment. Let Clint Eastwood\u2019s William Munny be both your inspiration and goal and you\u2019ll likely be pleasantly surprised. If things go truly sideways you can always just wear a hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I showed a picture of my freshly shorn scalp to my brothers. One has been bald for decades and didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about. The other decreed that the new do should be titled \u201cThe Pandemic.\u201d Now I can truthfully declare that I have successfully survived the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Plan on giving yourself your own DIY haircut? Take pictures and please tag us on Instagram <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"@SkillsetMag (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skillsetmag\/\" target=\"_blank\">@SkillsetMag<\/a>. We want to see whatever disasters you create atop that head of yours.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"DIY Haircut: Desperate Times, Desperate Measures in the Apocalypse","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"diy-haircut-during-apocalypse","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-11 10:29:45","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-11 14:29:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/diy-haircut-during-apocalypse\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11786,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:17","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:17","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149574723001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">coronavirus pandemic<\/a>, and the ensuing panic, has changed the gun narrative in America. Now more than ever in recent memory, Americans are turning to the Second Amendment to ensure the safety of their families. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gun and ammo sales continue to soar<\/a>; that means many first-time buyers are heading to gun stores. We want to make sure new gun owners have the proper training. So we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the third video in our series, focusing on shotguns. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/rifle-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part II: Rifle Training<\/a><\/strong>\"  as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123600\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nFirst and foremost, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them religiously, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe shotgun remains one of the most effective tools for home defense. Users can load low-brass birdshot to ensure rounds don't over-penetrate interior walls. For more firepower, buckshot also becomes a formidable stopper. And when you really have to take down something big or engage targets at range, slugs prove devastating.\n\nBut there is much to learn to effectively manipulate, run and fire a shotgun in a defensive setting. Watch our video, learn, and then invest in some quality, certified instruction. Then get on the range and practice, practice, practice. Shotgun loading takes time to master, and you can never be proficient enough running a defensive shotgun.\n\nWelcome to the firearms community. Get trained, practiced hard, and have fun out there on the rang. And remember, share what you've learned with others.","post_title":"VIDEO: Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety for First-Time Buyers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/15\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11790,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:14","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:14","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149573064001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nAs the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID-19<\/a> global pandemic continues to spread, more and more Americans are purchasing guns for their protection. After runs on food and goods sparked into panic buying, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">guns and ammo sales reached record highs<\/a>. Americans have spoken, and they clearly want the right to buy guns to protect their family. In fact, many are buying guns for the very first time. With that in mind, we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the second video in our series, focusing on rifles. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part III: Shotgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123619\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Rifle Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nMost importantly, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe rifle, especially America's most popular rifle, the AR-15, excels in the role of home and self-defense. With a 30-round magazine, extremely intuitive controls and high accuracy potential, most contemporary semi-automatic rifles are easily learned. You can often shoot them well, with an extremely fast learning curve.\n\nHowever, there's still much that must be learned, especially for the new shooter. Rifle manipulations, magazine changes, and shooting all require training and practice. While the AR design remains especially popular, it still brings its own set of challenges and requirements to run safely and effectively.\n\nFinally, welcome to the 2A club. While it took a global pandemic for some to get here, we've all got one thing in common. We all decided to take full responsibility for our family's ultimate safety and protection. 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data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <a href="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/tag/tactical-life/"> <img width="138" height="48" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20138%2048'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/T-L-SS-stack-life-47x140-1.png?x78515" class="attachment-large size-large wp-image-60122 lazy" alt="Tactical Life" data-srcset="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/T-L-SS-stack-life-47x140-1.png 138w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/T-L-SS-stack-life-47x140-1-24x8.png 24w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/T-L-SS-stack-life-47x140-1-36x13.png 36w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/T-L-SS-stack-life-47x140-1-48x17.png 48w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/T-L-SS-stack-life-47x140-1-120x42.png 120w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/T-L-SS-stack-life-47x140-1-75x26.png 75w" data-sizes="(max-width: 138px) 100vw, 138px" /> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-12 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-78c1a3c5" data-id="78c1a3c5" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-47f19df2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image" data-id="47f19df2" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <a href="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/tag/personal-defense-world-magazine/"> <img width="300" height="101" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20300%20101'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/PDW_CCH_LOGO-300x101-1.png?x78515" class="attachment-large size-large wp-image-59983 lazy" alt="PDW Concealed Carry Handguns" data-srcset="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/PDW_CCH_LOGO-300x101-1.png 300w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/PDW_CCH_LOGO-300x101-1-24x8.png 24w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/PDW_CCH_LOGO-300x101-1-36x12.png 36w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/PDW_CCH_LOGO-300x101-1-48x16.png 48w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/PDW_CCH_LOGO-300x101-1-120x40.png 120w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/PDW_CCH_LOGO-300x101-1-75x25.png 75w" data-sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-12 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-64994dc0" data-id="64994dc0" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-fdf53b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image" data-id="fdf53b6" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <a href="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/tag/personal-defense-world/"> <img width="157" height="36" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20157%2036'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/PDW-2022-Sidebyside-logo-160x30-blk.png?x78515" class="attachment-large size-large wp-image-163078 lazy" alt="Personal Defense World" data-srcset="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/PDW-2022-Sidebyside-logo-160x30-blk.png 157w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/PDW-2022-Sidebyside-logo-160x30-blk-24x6.png 24w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/PDW-2022-Sidebyside-logo-160x30-blk-36x8.png 36w, 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src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20335%20101'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/GOW-LOGO-x101.png?x78515" class="attachment-large size-large wp-image-59895 lazy" alt="Guns of the Old West" data-srcset="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/GOW-LOGO-x101.png 335w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/GOW-LOGO-x101-300x90.png 300w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/GOW-LOGO-x101-24x7.png 24w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/GOW-LOGO-x101-36x11.png 36w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/GOW-LOGO-x101-48x14.png 48w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/GOW-LOGO-x101-120x36.png 120w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/GOW-LOGO-x101-75x23.png 75w" data-sizes="(max-width: 335px) 100vw, 335px" /> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-12 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-31c4fa88" data-id="31c4fa88" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-4129fd94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image" data-id="4129fd94" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <a href="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/tag/american-frontiersman-magazine/"> <img width="184" height="47" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20184%2047'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1.png?x78515" class="attachment-large size-large wp-image-60099 lazy" alt="American Frontiersman" data-srcset="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1.png 184w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1-24x6.png 24w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1-36x9.png 36w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1-48x12.png 48w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1-120x31.png 120w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1-75x19.png 75w" data-sizes="(max-width: 184px) 100vw, 184px" /> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> \n<p>I see people hiking and walking through the woods\u2014on and off-trail\u2014but they don\u2019t see me, which is how I prefer it. Still, I see many signs around of people taking solitude in the woods. Commonly, I see a lot of lost gloves and water bottles, most likely from hikers. Not to mention, during these days of spring, foot prints are easier to see. Mud is a tracking trap, showing evidence of people and what animals were in the vicinity. Snow also does this. It's a good opportunity to find some more resources. I have a somewhat, eclectic camp setup with a lot of trail and city finds. It looks sort of like a cross between a hobo camp and a gypsy camp. So, besides looking around, look down\u2014you'll be surprised what you find.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Others are likely doing the same thing during the COVID-19 quarantine period\u2014camped out, away from crowds. Even with state parks and wilderness recreational locations closed, it doesn't matter. No matter how people choose to quarantine, why not spend it to better your skill set beyond what you think you already know? One thing is for sure: no time spent building your situational awareness and outdoors skills will ever be wasted time!<\/p>\n","post_title":"Camp Quarantine: What It's Like Camping in the Woods During COVID-19","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"covid-19-quarantine-camping-out-woods","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-10-31 23:13:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-11-01 03:13:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/covid-19-quarantine-camping-out-woods\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11762,"post_author":"988","post_date":"2020-04-21 10:06:32","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-21 14:06:32","post_content":"As the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID-19<\/a> pandemic continues to grip the country and most citizens are still under some kind of shelter-in-place order, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is being widely quoted in terms of coronavirus statistics and information. With that agency much in the news right now, it seems a good time to remind gun owners of the CDC and its decades-long anti-gun battle, specifically against private firearms ownership.\r\n\r\n[in_content post=\"121339\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\r\n<h2>The Anti-Gun CDC<\/h2>\r\nI've covered CDC's not-so-hidden agenda to advance more restrictive gun laws for nearly 20 years. Consequently, it greatly frustrates me to see the organization used as an unbiased, reliable authority on any topic. Think I\u2019m exaggerating? Simply consider what various CDC heads have said over the years, especially back when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/tag\/gun-control\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">gun control<\/a> started to become the \u201cin\u201d thing among liberals and those who don\u2019t care about the U.S. Constitution.\r\n\r\n\u201cWe\u2019re going to systematically build a case that owning firearms causes deaths,\u201d Dr. P.W. O\u2019Carroll, then acting section head of the Division of Injury Control of the CDC, <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/blogs\/congress-blog\/politics\/261307-why-congress-stopped-gun-control-activism-at-the-cdc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">was quoted as saying<\/a> in 1989 in the <em>Journal of the American Medical Association<\/em>. \u201cWe\u2019re doing the most we can do, given the political realities.\u201d\r\n\r\nO\u2019Carroll\u2019s successor, Dr. Mark Rosenberg, was no less direct.\r\n\r\n\u201cWe need to revolutionize the way we look at guns, like what we did with cigarettes,\u201d Rosenberg told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/archive\/opinions\/1994\/10\/19\/sick-people-with-guns\/6c7f2bd2-fa57-4d69-b927-5ceb4fa43cf4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Washington Post<\/em><\/a>. \u201cIt used to be that smoking was a glamour symbol\u2014cool, sexy, macho. Now it is dirty, deadly\u2014and banned.\u201d\r\n<h4>The Alleged Gun Violence Epidemic<\/h4>\r\nWith that kind of leadership, it\u2019s no wonder that the CDC eventually set out to sponsor a number of taxpayer-funded \u201cstudies\u201d designed from the start to \u201cprove\u201d that private firearms ownership is more of a danger than a benefit. The group even declared gun violence a \u201chealth epidemic,\u201d as if it were a virus that needed a vaccine.\r\n\r\nThings finally hit a breaking point in the mid 1990s. Gun owners became fed up with their hard-earned tax dollars used to try to prove the need for further restrictions on their Second Amendment rights. In 1995, Congress passed the Dickey Amendment. A provision inserted into the annual omnibus spending bill, it mandated \u201cnone of the funds made available for injury prevention and control at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may be used to advocate or promote gun control.\u201d\r\n\r\nConsider a few facts about the CDC and you\u2019ll see why that legislation was so important. Back in 2018, the CDC published unreliable data on nonfatal firearms injuries. Of course, anti-gun journals and gun-hating politicians quickly parroted the CDC claims that nonfatal firearms injuries had drastically increased between 2015 and 2016.\r\n\r\nFatal firearm injury data from the CDC is based on death certificates. However, the Consumer Product Safety Commission conducts a survey producing nonfatal injury data.\u00a0The small survey included only 100 out of 5,534 registered hospitals, and only 66 provided the relevant data. That means only about 1 percent of hospitals throughout the country provided information.\r\n<h4>Unreliable Data<\/h4>\r\nThe CDC later admitted the data wasn't trustworthy. It warned the information should be treated as \u201cunstable and potentially unreliable.\u201d But the damage was already done. Newspapers and other \"mainstream\" news outlets reported on the drastic increase in gun deaths.\r\n\r\nMore recently, further evidence of the CDC bias against gun ownership came to light showing that in the years immediately after passage of the Dickey Amendment, the CDC sat on findings about defensive gun uses that showed people use guns to protect themselves or others far more often than the federal government had been willing to admit.\r\n\r\nIn 1996, 1997 and 1998, the CDC asked about defensive gun usage in four to six states and results pointed to very high numbers like those often quoted by pro-gun advocates. But the results didn\u2019t jive with the CDC\u2019s mantra that guns are bad. The results never went public.\r\n<h4>Germs & Viruses, Not Guns<\/h4>\r\nIronically, anti-gun politicians and gun-ban groups unearthed that evidence while attempting to repeal the Dickey Amendment. They claimed it stopped the CDC from doing research concerning guns; that was obviously a lie. The amendment simply banned the CDC from advocating or promoting gun control. It didn't stop legitimate research on guns and their relationship to health. Yet the lie became widely \u201creported\u201d and repeated as truth in much of the anti-gun media.\r\n\r\nI\u2019m not saying to disbelieve the CDC\u2019s information on the COVID-19 pandemic. But I would suggest that, given the CDC\u2019s history of lying about guns and gun owners, you\u2019d be wise to double check any information the longtime bureaucrats within the organizations distribute as being the truth about any topic.","post_title":"Op-Ed: Why I Don't Trust the Anti-Gun CDC and Why You Shouldn't Too","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"i-dont-trust-anti-gun-cdc","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:03","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:03","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/21\/i-dont-trust-anti-gun-cdc\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":126494,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2020-04-20 09:01:22","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-20 13:01:22","post_content":"A pair of U.S. Marines sprang into action earlier in April, taking decisive action in New York. The Marines' quick thinking and immediate response saved the lives of patients waiting to board the USNS Comfort.\n\n[in_content post=\"210027\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Marines Save Patients Aboard USNS Comfort in NYC<\/h2>\nThe incident began on April 7 when a local hospital evacuated during an emergency situation. The evacuation sent 10 ambulances to the Comfort all at once. Suddenly, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/navy-ships-comfort-and-mercy-empty\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">normally empty Comfort<\/a> became inundated with patients. That's when Sgt. Austin Loppe, while he and his Marines pulled security, identified one patient rapidly deteriorating, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvidshub.net\/news\/367367\/marines-conducting-security-help-save-patients-bound-usns-comfort\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Navy release<\/a>. The patient's oxygen tank ran dangerously low, so Loppe and his Marines jumped into action.\n\n\u201cUs being infantry Marines, we\u2019re all trained in Combat Lifesaver\/Tactical Combat Casualty Care,\u201d Loppe said. \u201cYou need oxygen to survive. And even just going a couple minutes without oxygen, the human brain starts losing function and having permanent brain damage for life. So that wasn\u2019t something that myself or any of my Marines were willing to let happen to an American citizen. So we knew right away that we needed to get them linked up with the medical team as quickly as possible.\u201d\n\nLoppe and his Marines immediately halted traffic into and off the pier. They then directed the ambulance to the head of the line, getting that patient immediately to Navy medical staff. The action cut 15 minutes of wait time for the patient, advancing the ambulance down the half-mile-long pier.\n<h4>History Repeats Itself<\/h4>\nThen 10 minutes later, it happened again. Marines recognized another ambulance contained a patient running out of oxygen. Again, Loppe's Marines directed traffic and safely advanced the patient to medical help.\n\n\u201cTo be able to help New York and Americans in general is pretty awesome,\u201d said Loppe, who is from Mingo Junction, Ohio.\n\nBut the night wasn't over for these Marines working security. Again, ambulances brought patients to the pier, critically low on oxygen. So members of the security team ran several hundred meters, taking tanks to where patients arrived.\n\nLance Cpl. Colton Flach credited teamwork to saving lives that night. He said the Marines on the pier, along with Navy and NYC police, worked together to make it happen.\n\n\u201cThey\u2019re with us 24-7 on post,\u201d Flach said. \u201cAnd the moment that we had got that call, I knew that I could count on them to be able to do whatever I needed them to do, and we would do whatever we could to help them as well to get these patients the medical attention that they needed as fast as possible.\u201d\n\nCompany Commander Capt. Peter Hofinga recognized the Marines' courage under a different type of fire. He credited the Marines' ability to adapt and overcome.\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s kind of hard to put in words. It\u2019s immensely humbling to observe the Marines and actions that small-unit leaders are making, rapid decisions on their own without any sort of tasking or supervision,\u201d Hofinga said. \u201cDespite the fact that this is not really in their typical task group, or what they trained to do, they are able to operate within that friction and chaos to help both the Navy-Marine Corps team overall as well as New York City residents.\u201d","post_title":"Marines Save Patients Waiting to Board Hospital Ship USNS Comfort","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"marines-save-patients-usns-comfort","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:14:53","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:14:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/20\/marines-save-patients-usns-comfort\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":166976,"post_author":"942","post_date":"2020-04-16 12:40:32","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-16 16:40:32","post_content":"\n<p>As we remain quarantined with nothing but high-sodium snack foods, liquor, and laptops, we salute the medical professionals and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"their tireless effort to end this pandemic (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/dr-dabbs-american-spirit-covid-19\/\" target=\"_blank\">their tireless effort to end this pandemic<\/a>. Soldiers, truck drivers, delivery staff and grocery store workers are also kicking ass. But let\u2019s not forget the meme war soldiers on the boredom frontlines. I\u2019m talking about the Americans out there with entry level Photoshop skills, doing their part to fight the war ... one post at a time. Here\u2019s a few of our favorite coronavirus memes. We salute you, anonymous meme generator non-specific gender person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>The Best Coronavirus Memes on the Internet<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme2.jpg\" alt=\"PTSD Coronavirus Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7708\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When we\u2019re old and gray, our kids FINALLY have something to bitch about. You think you got it bad? Back in my day!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme3.jpg\" alt=\"Jehovah's Witnesses Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7711\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Even if you feel lonely, DO NOT answer the door for anyone but food and Amazon deliveries! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme1.jpg\" alt=\"Lysol Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7706\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Nothing is fine, and a time machine to next year sounds fantastic right about now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme4.jpg\" alt=\"The Shining Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7714\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Family time. So much family time. Be thankful it\u2019s a virus and not an EMP! At least you can get online and binge watch movies like \"<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"The Shining (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-quarantine-mental-health\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Shining<\/a>.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme5.jpg\" alt=\"Virus Cheap Airline Tickets\" class=\"wp-image-7716\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s official: If you cough, you\u2019re Public Enemy No. 1. Immediately say \u201cit\u2019s allergies\u201d or prepare for battle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme6.jpg\" alt=\"Corona Beer Label Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7718\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Well played, Corona. Well played.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme7.jpg\" alt=\"Quarantine Is My Life Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7720\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s fair to say the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/social-distancing-spring-break\/\">social distancing<\/a> memes hit home. At least now when I stay in on a Saturday night, I\u2019m \u201cdoing my part\u201d to fight COVID-19! Speaking of staying home, when you\u2019ve reached the end of the Internet, check out our podcast <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Skillset Live (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Skillset Live<\/a> to put a smile on your face! You can also check out our sister site BallisticMag.com for our its entire <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"COVID-19 coverage (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\">COVID-19 coverage guide<\/a>! If you've found some quality coronavirus memes, let us know in the comment section below. <strong><em>Above all, stay safe, stay healthy, and stay in the FIGHT!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"Coronavirus Memes: Pandemic Bringing Out the Best of the Internet","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"best-coronavirus-memes-internet","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-09-16 10:50:08","post_modified_gmt":"2024-09-16 14:50:08","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/best-coronavirus-memes-internet\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":2},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};</script> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-67f7344 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet 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Michelle Lujan Grisham. The governor recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/new-mexico-governor-grisham-gun-stores\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ordered gun stores closed<\/a> amid the pandemic, shunning federal guidance concerning the gun industry. Now Calibers Gun Store is taking on the governor, defying her order to stay closed.\n\n[in_content post=\"123562\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>New Mexico Gun Store Defies Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham<\/h2>\n\"So, we at Calibers have decided that we are going to open up with social distancing on our range,\" Louie Sanchez, owner of Calibers, told kob.com. \"And you know what? We're going to take this fight back to her. We feel that unless, somehow, she got a magical power to take the Second Amendment out of our constitution, that we have the right to open up.\"\n\nSanchez also went on to say the store initiated social distancing practices to minimize the chance of spreading disease. Ultimately, Sanchez wants to keep his store open for business reasons, but also as a resource to the community.\n\n\"We are indeed doing education courses, just one person, one trainer at six feet social distancing,\" Sanchez said. \"And we're allowing for military and law enforcement to utilize our ranges.\"\n<h4>Governor's Office Response<\/h4>\nThe governor's response attempts to minimize the impact on Sanchez, while also downplaying the importance of gun stores as essential services. The full response, attributed to spokesperson Nora Meyers Sackett:\n<blockquote><em>The state has taken and will continue to take an extremely broad view of what is considered non-essential to public health amid this pandemic. Gun stores are hardly the only entity having to adapt as we work to stem illnesses and prevent deaths. No one is happy about closing in-person business in our state \u2013 no one, including the governor. But it is inarguable that the only way we get through this pandemic with the fewest number of deaths that we can manage is to limit travel outside of the home to the greatest extent possible \u2013 and while we as an administration unequivocally support the constitutional right to purchase a firearm, we recognize that right does not correspond to a right to congregate in a store and infect neighbors and workers and public safety officers amid an unprecedented global pandemic.<\/em><\/blockquote>","post_title":"New Mexico Gun Store Reopens, Defying Governor's Non-Essential Order","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"calibers-gun-store-new-mexico-order","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/16\/calibers-gun-store-new-mexico-order\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":166980,"post_author":"373","post_date":"2020-04-15 13:31:52","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 17:31:52","post_content":"\n<p>The \"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/conop-8888-zombie-defense-plan\/\">zombie apocalypse<\/a>\" came upon us unexpectedly. The end of the world is frequently like that. We felt the COVID-19 crisis brewing, but we were preoccupied with important stuff. How\u2019s the survival stash? Check the food stocks, fuel, and obligatory toilet paper. There wasn\u2019t time for much else. Our emergency stash of toilet paper is nearly 20 years old. It still works just fine in case you\u2019re wondering. If anything that stuff gets even better with age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then it all stopped. The president and the governor made their proclamations, and everybody stayed home. I still went to work at the clinic every day and grew more and more acquainted with the Information Age version of the Black Death, but everything else pretty much ground to a halt; that, unfortunately, included Mrs. Mae, my long-suffering barber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I had needed to scoot in for a couple weeks now. My perceived age is dependent upon my haircut. I haven\u2019t been mistaken for a young man in some decades now, but I can get Mrs. Mae to shave the sides and back of my head and take 20 years off of my personal odometer. Conversely, let that interval grow too generous and the young lady at the restaurant, back when that was a thing, would offer me the senior citizen\u2019s discount with nary a spoken word. I glanced in the mirror and what stared back was just some sad shaggy old man. It was time for a DIY haircut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-the-diy-haircut\">The DIY Haircut<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Cutting your own hair is an undeniably ballsy undertaking. Before you get started you need to come to grips with some things. If the finished product sucks, you have to embrace said suck and just shave your head. What\u2019s the real difference between a bad haircut and a good haircut? About three weeks. 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Nowadays for reasons I still do not fully comprehend she adamantly refuses to heft the clippers yet again, even if the alternative is sharing her personal space with an old homeless-looking guy. Admittedly, our time in the service was likely not as positive for her as it was for me. Perhaps crafting my coif brings back sordid memories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ll need a brush or a comb to help keep things organized and a decent mirror. I used an old survival mirror from my days as an Army aviator. I used to shave by that thing in the field back in the day. Yep, apparently I stole it. I don\u2019t recall the details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-lead-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"DIY Haircut, clippers, side\" class=\"wp-image-7690\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I needed a buddy to help hold the mirror and opted for the Big Rubber Man. 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There\u2019s one for the right and another for the left. Pull the top bit aside again and run front to back parallel to the ground. Work up slowly until you taper the bare sides into the top bit. Keep in mind it is easy to take off and tougher to put back. Up to this point visibility was good and the results satisfactory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The back foments its own unique challenges. I tried two mirrors, but that is a great way to amputate one\u2019s own ear. Vincent Van Gogh was a great artist but a sucky role model. I cut a killer mohawk for starters, but figured that might not inspire confidence among my more genteel geriatric patients. Also, there is a fine line between mohawk and mullet; that was a line I\u2019d sooner not cross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No guts no glory, so I just started cutting the back blind from bottom to top. I did the best I could and then gave my wife my most refined set of puppy dog eyes. She descended to tidy up the back inch or two that I couldn\u2019t see, and I was appropriately grateful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-details\"><strong>Details<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have no idea what to do about the top. I could of course put a spacer on the clippers and just zip over the whole thing. In the end, I just left it long. I think it looks kind of cool. If this COVID thing persists another month or two I suppose I\u2019ll just braid it or invite in a family of squirrels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This whole exercise is way easier when it\u2019s warm out. Doing this in your bathroom will contaminate the space like a New York ER. You\u2019ll be picking tiny hairs out of your toothbrush until the sun burns out. Cutting your hair shirtless on the back porch makes cleanup a snap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-hairball-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"razor, clippers, floor\" class=\"wp-image-7689\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On that subject, once I had swept up the trimmings, I had a generous pile of black\/gray hair. It looked like I\u2019d attacked a skunk with an anti-tank grenade. I saved the trimmings and scattered them among my wife\u2019s garden. They say that\u2019ll help keep the deer away. I fear it might have the same effect on my bride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-the-finished-product\"><strong>The Finished Product<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have read that when Clint Eastwood prepared for his role as aging gunfighter William Munny in the gritty 1992 Western \"Unforgiven,\" he cut his own hair with primitive implements. Munny was a conflicted anti-hero loner. Taking a bowie knife to his locks would have been the only way to keep from wandering about the badlands looking like Moses. I thought it a great effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-finished-product-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"shave, finished product, razor\" class=\"wp-image-7688\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the end, the success of a DIY haircut during the zombie apocalypse turns on having reasonable expectations. Expect to look like you just stepped out of a Paul Mitchell salon and you are destined for disappointment. Let Clint Eastwood\u2019s William Munny be both your inspiration and goal and you\u2019ll likely be pleasantly surprised. If things go truly sideways you can always just wear a hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I showed a picture of my freshly shorn scalp to my brothers. One has been bald for decades and didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about. The other decreed that the new do should be titled \u201cThe Pandemic.\u201d Now I can truthfully declare that I have successfully survived the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Plan on giving yourself your own DIY haircut? Take pictures and please tag us on Instagram <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"@SkillsetMag (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skillsetmag\/\" target=\"_blank\">@SkillsetMag<\/a>. We want to see whatever disasters you create atop that head of yours.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"DIY Haircut: Desperate Times, Desperate Measures in the Apocalypse","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"diy-haircut-during-apocalypse","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-11 10:29:45","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-11 14:29:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/diy-haircut-during-apocalypse\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11786,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:17","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:17","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149574723001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">coronavirus pandemic<\/a>, and the ensuing panic, has changed the gun narrative in America. Now more than ever in recent memory, Americans are turning to the Second Amendment to ensure the safety of their families. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gun and ammo sales continue to soar<\/a>; that means many first-time buyers are heading to gun stores. We want to make sure new gun owners have the proper training. So we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the third video in our series, focusing on shotguns. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/rifle-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part II: Rifle Training<\/a><\/strong>\"  as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123600\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nFirst and foremost, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them religiously, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe shotgun remains one of the most effective tools for home defense. Users can load low-brass birdshot to ensure rounds don't over-penetrate interior walls. For more firepower, buckshot also becomes a formidable stopper. And when you really have to take down something big or engage targets at range, slugs prove devastating.\n\nBut there is much to learn to effectively manipulate, run and fire a shotgun in a defensive setting. Watch our video, learn, and then invest in some quality, certified instruction. Then get on the range and practice, practice, practice. Shotgun loading takes time to master, and you can never be proficient enough running a defensive shotgun.\n\nWelcome to the firearms community. Get trained, practiced hard, and have fun out there on the rang. And remember, share what you've learned with others.","post_title":"VIDEO: Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety for First-Time Buyers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/15\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11790,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:14","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:14","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149573064001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nAs the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID-19<\/a> global pandemic continues to spread, more and more Americans are purchasing guns for their protection. After runs on food and goods sparked into panic buying, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">guns and ammo sales reached record highs<\/a>. Americans have spoken, and they clearly want the right to buy guns to protect their family. In fact, many are buying guns for the very first time. With that in mind, we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the second video in our series, focusing on rifles. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part III: Shotgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123619\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Rifle Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nMost importantly, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe rifle, especially America's most popular rifle, the AR-15, excels in the role of home and self-defense. With a 30-round magazine, extremely intuitive controls and high accuracy potential, most contemporary semi-automatic rifles are easily learned. You can often shoot them well, with an extremely fast learning curve.\n\nHowever, there's still much that must be learned, especially for the new shooter. Rifle manipulations, magazine changes, and shooting all require training and practice. While the AR design remains especially popular, it still brings its own set of challenges and requirements to run safely and effectively.\n\nFinally, welcome to the 2A club. While it took a global pandemic for some to get here, we've all got one thing in common. We all decided to take full responsibility for our family's ultimate safety and protection. 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data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <a href="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/tag/tactical-life/"> <img width="138" height="48" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20138%2048'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/T-L-SS-stack-life-47x140-1.png?x78515" class="attachment-large size-large wp-image-60122 lazy" alt="Tactical Life" data-srcset="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/T-L-SS-stack-life-47x140-1.png 138w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/T-L-SS-stack-life-47x140-1-24x8.png 24w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/T-L-SS-stack-life-47x140-1-36x13.png 36w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/T-L-SS-stack-life-47x140-1-48x17.png 48w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/T-L-SS-stack-life-47x140-1-120x42.png 120w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/T-L-SS-stack-life-47x140-1-75x26.png 75w" data-sizes="(max-width: 138px) 100vw, 138px" /> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-12 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-78c1a3c5" data-id="78c1a3c5" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-47f19df2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image" data-id="47f19df2" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <a href="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/tag/personal-defense-world-magazine/"> <img width="300" height="101" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20300%20101'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/PDW_CCH_LOGO-300x101-1.png?x78515" class="attachment-large size-large wp-image-59983 lazy" alt="PDW Concealed Carry Handguns" data-srcset="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/PDW_CCH_LOGO-300x101-1.png 300w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/PDW_CCH_LOGO-300x101-1-24x8.png 24w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/PDW_CCH_LOGO-300x101-1-36x12.png 36w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/PDW_CCH_LOGO-300x101-1-48x16.png 48w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/PDW_CCH_LOGO-300x101-1-120x40.png 120w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/PDW_CCH_LOGO-300x101-1-75x25.png 75w" data-sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-12 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-64994dc0" data-id="64994dc0" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-fdf53b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image" data-id="fdf53b6" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <a href="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/tag/personal-defense-world/"> <img width="157" height="36" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20157%2036'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/PDW-2022-Sidebyside-logo-160x30-blk.png?x78515" class="attachment-large size-large wp-image-163078 lazy" alt="Personal Defense World" data-srcset="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/PDW-2022-Sidebyside-logo-160x30-blk.png 157w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/PDW-2022-Sidebyside-logo-160x30-blk-24x6.png 24w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/PDW-2022-Sidebyside-logo-160x30-blk-36x8.png 36w, 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src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20335%20101'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/GOW-LOGO-x101.png?x78515" class="attachment-large size-large wp-image-59895 lazy" alt="Guns of the Old West" data-srcset="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/GOW-LOGO-x101.png 335w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/GOW-LOGO-x101-300x90.png 300w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/GOW-LOGO-x101-24x7.png 24w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/GOW-LOGO-x101-36x11.png 36w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/GOW-LOGO-x101-48x14.png 48w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/GOW-LOGO-x101-120x36.png 120w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/GOW-LOGO-x101-75x23.png 75w" data-sizes="(max-width: 335px) 100vw, 335px" /> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-12 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-31c4fa88" data-id="31c4fa88" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-4129fd94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image" data-id="4129fd94" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <a href="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/tag/american-frontiersman-magazine/"> <img width="184" height="47" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20184%2047'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1.png?x78515" class="attachment-large size-large wp-image-60099 lazy" alt="American Frontiersman" data-srcset="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1.png 184w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1-24x6.png 24w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1-36x9.png 36w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1-48x12.png 48w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1-120x31.png 120w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1-75x19.png 75w" data-sizes="(max-width: 184px) 100vw, 184px" /> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> \n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/covid-19-quarantine-build-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"Coronavirus camp, backwoods survival, tools\" class=\"wp-image-7954\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I see people hiking and walking through the woods\u2014on and off-trail\u2014but they don\u2019t see me, which is how I prefer it. Still, I see many signs around of people taking solitude in the woods. Commonly, I see a lot of lost gloves and water bottles, most likely from hikers. Not to mention, during these days of spring, foot prints are easier to see. Mud is a tracking trap, showing evidence of people and what animals were in the vicinity. Snow also does this. It's a good opportunity to find some more resources. I have a somewhat, eclectic camp setup with a lot of trail and city finds. It looks sort of like a cross between a hobo camp and a gypsy camp. So, besides looking around, look down\u2014you'll be surprised what you find.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Others are likely doing the same thing during the COVID-19 quarantine period\u2014camped out, away from crowds. Even with state parks and wilderness recreational locations closed, it doesn't matter. No matter how people choose to quarantine, why not spend it to better your skill set beyond what you think you already know? One thing is for sure: no time spent building your situational awareness and outdoors skills will ever be wasted time!<\/p>\n","post_title":"Camp Quarantine: What It's Like Camping in the Woods During COVID-19","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"covid-19-quarantine-camping-out-woods","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-10-31 23:13:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-11-01 03:13:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/covid-19-quarantine-camping-out-woods\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11762,"post_author":"988","post_date":"2020-04-21 10:06:32","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-21 14:06:32","post_content":"As the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID-19<\/a> pandemic continues to grip the country and most citizens are still under some kind of shelter-in-place order, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is being widely quoted in terms of coronavirus statistics and information. With that agency much in the news right now, it seems a good time to remind gun owners of the CDC and its decades-long anti-gun battle, specifically against private firearms ownership.\r\n\r\n[in_content post=\"121339\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\r\n<h2>The Anti-Gun CDC<\/h2>\r\nI've covered CDC's not-so-hidden agenda to advance more restrictive gun laws for nearly 20 years. Consequently, it greatly frustrates me to see the organization used as an unbiased, reliable authority on any topic. Think I\u2019m exaggerating? Simply consider what various CDC heads have said over the years, especially back when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/tag\/gun-control\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">gun control<\/a> started to become the \u201cin\u201d thing among liberals and those who don\u2019t care about the U.S. Constitution.\r\n\r\n\u201cWe\u2019re going to systematically build a case that owning firearms causes deaths,\u201d Dr. P.W. O\u2019Carroll, then acting section head of the Division of Injury Control of the CDC, <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/blogs\/congress-blog\/politics\/261307-why-congress-stopped-gun-control-activism-at-the-cdc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">was quoted as saying<\/a> in 1989 in the <em>Journal of the American Medical Association<\/em>. \u201cWe\u2019re doing the most we can do, given the political realities.\u201d\r\n\r\nO\u2019Carroll\u2019s successor, Dr. Mark Rosenberg, was no less direct.\r\n\r\n\u201cWe need to revolutionize the way we look at guns, like what we did with cigarettes,\u201d Rosenberg told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/archive\/opinions\/1994\/10\/19\/sick-people-with-guns\/6c7f2bd2-fa57-4d69-b927-5ceb4fa43cf4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Washington Post<\/em><\/a>. \u201cIt used to be that smoking was a glamour symbol\u2014cool, sexy, macho. Now it is dirty, deadly\u2014and banned.\u201d\r\n<h4>The Alleged Gun Violence Epidemic<\/h4>\r\nWith that kind of leadership, it\u2019s no wonder that the CDC eventually set out to sponsor a number of taxpayer-funded \u201cstudies\u201d designed from the start to \u201cprove\u201d that private firearms ownership is more of a danger than a benefit. The group even declared gun violence a \u201chealth epidemic,\u201d as if it were a virus that needed a vaccine.\r\n\r\nThings finally hit a breaking point in the mid 1990s. Gun owners became fed up with their hard-earned tax dollars used to try to prove the need for further restrictions on their Second Amendment rights. In 1995, Congress passed the Dickey Amendment. A provision inserted into the annual omnibus spending bill, it mandated \u201cnone of the funds made available for injury prevention and control at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may be used to advocate or promote gun control.\u201d\r\n\r\nConsider a few facts about the CDC and you\u2019ll see why that legislation was so important. Back in 2018, the CDC published unreliable data on nonfatal firearms injuries. Of course, anti-gun journals and gun-hating politicians quickly parroted the CDC claims that nonfatal firearms injuries had drastically increased between 2015 and 2016.\r\n\r\nFatal firearm injury data from the CDC is based on death certificates. However, the Consumer Product Safety Commission conducts a survey producing nonfatal injury data.\u00a0The small survey included only 100 out of 5,534 registered hospitals, and only 66 provided the relevant data. That means only about 1 percent of hospitals throughout the country provided information.\r\n<h4>Unreliable Data<\/h4>\r\nThe CDC later admitted the data wasn't trustworthy. It warned the information should be treated as \u201cunstable and potentially unreliable.\u201d But the damage was already done. Newspapers and other \"mainstream\" news outlets reported on the drastic increase in gun deaths.\r\n\r\nMore recently, further evidence of the CDC bias against gun ownership came to light showing that in the years immediately after passage of the Dickey Amendment, the CDC sat on findings about defensive gun uses that showed people use guns to protect themselves or others far more often than the federal government had been willing to admit.\r\n\r\nIn 1996, 1997 and 1998, the CDC asked about defensive gun usage in four to six states and results pointed to very high numbers like those often quoted by pro-gun advocates. But the results didn\u2019t jive with the CDC\u2019s mantra that guns are bad. The results never went public.\r\n<h4>Germs & Viruses, Not Guns<\/h4>\r\nIronically, anti-gun politicians and gun-ban groups unearthed that evidence while attempting to repeal the Dickey Amendment. They claimed it stopped the CDC from doing research concerning guns; that was obviously a lie. The amendment simply banned the CDC from advocating or promoting gun control. It didn't stop legitimate research on guns and their relationship to health. Yet the lie became widely \u201creported\u201d and repeated as truth in much of the anti-gun media.\r\n\r\nI\u2019m not saying to disbelieve the CDC\u2019s information on the COVID-19 pandemic. But I would suggest that, given the CDC\u2019s history of lying about guns and gun owners, you\u2019d be wise to double check any information the longtime bureaucrats within the organizations distribute as being the truth about any topic.","post_title":"Op-Ed: Why I Don't Trust the Anti-Gun CDC and Why You Shouldn't Too","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"i-dont-trust-anti-gun-cdc","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:03","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:03","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/21\/i-dont-trust-anti-gun-cdc\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":126494,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2020-04-20 09:01:22","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-20 13:01:22","post_content":"A pair of U.S. Marines sprang into action earlier in April, taking decisive action in New York. The Marines' quick thinking and immediate response saved the lives of patients waiting to board the USNS Comfort.\n\n[in_content post=\"210027\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Marines Save Patients Aboard USNS Comfort in NYC<\/h2>\nThe incident began on April 7 when a local hospital evacuated during an emergency situation. The evacuation sent 10 ambulances to the Comfort all at once. Suddenly, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/navy-ships-comfort-and-mercy-empty\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">normally empty Comfort<\/a> became inundated with patients. That's when Sgt. Austin Loppe, while he and his Marines pulled security, identified one patient rapidly deteriorating, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvidshub.net\/news\/367367\/marines-conducting-security-help-save-patients-bound-usns-comfort\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Navy release<\/a>. The patient's oxygen tank ran dangerously low, so Loppe and his Marines jumped into action.\n\n\u201cUs being infantry Marines, we\u2019re all trained in Combat Lifesaver\/Tactical Combat Casualty Care,\u201d Loppe said. \u201cYou need oxygen to survive. And even just going a couple minutes without oxygen, the human brain starts losing function and having permanent brain damage for life. So that wasn\u2019t something that myself or any of my Marines were willing to let happen to an American citizen. So we knew right away that we needed to get them linked up with the medical team as quickly as possible.\u201d\n\nLoppe and his Marines immediately halted traffic into and off the pier. They then directed the ambulance to the head of the line, getting that patient immediately to Navy medical staff. The action cut 15 minutes of wait time for the patient, advancing the ambulance down the half-mile-long pier.\n<h4>History Repeats Itself<\/h4>\nThen 10 minutes later, it happened again. Marines recognized another ambulance contained a patient running out of oxygen. Again, Loppe's Marines directed traffic and safely advanced the patient to medical help.\n\n\u201cTo be able to help New York and Americans in general is pretty awesome,\u201d said Loppe, who is from Mingo Junction, Ohio.\n\nBut the night wasn't over for these Marines working security. Again, ambulances brought patients to the pier, critically low on oxygen. So members of the security team ran several hundred meters, taking tanks to where patients arrived.\n\nLance Cpl. Colton Flach credited teamwork to saving lives that night. He said the Marines on the pier, along with Navy and NYC police, worked together to make it happen.\n\n\u201cThey\u2019re with us 24-7 on post,\u201d Flach said. \u201cAnd the moment that we had got that call, I knew that I could count on them to be able to do whatever I needed them to do, and we would do whatever we could to help them as well to get these patients the medical attention that they needed as fast as possible.\u201d\n\nCompany Commander Capt. Peter Hofinga recognized the Marines' courage under a different type of fire. He credited the Marines' ability to adapt and overcome.\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s kind of hard to put in words. It\u2019s immensely humbling to observe the Marines and actions that small-unit leaders are making, rapid decisions on their own without any sort of tasking or supervision,\u201d Hofinga said. \u201cDespite the fact that this is not really in their typical task group, or what they trained to do, they are able to operate within that friction and chaos to help both the Navy-Marine Corps team overall as well as New York City residents.\u201d","post_title":"Marines Save Patients Waiting to Board Hospital Ship USNS Comfort","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"marines-save-patients-usns-comfort","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:14:53","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:14:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/20\/marines-save-patients-usns-comfort\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":166976,"post_author":"942","post_date":"2020-04-16 12:40:32","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-16 16:40:32","post_content":"\n<p>As we remain quarantined with nothing but high-sodium snack foods, liquor, and laptops, we salute the medical professionals and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"their tireless effort to end this pandemic (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/dr-dabbs-american-spirit-covid-19\/\" target=\"_blank\">their tireless effort to end this pandemic<\/a>. Soldiers, truck drivers, delivery staff and grocery store workers are also kicking ass. But let\u2019s not forget the meme war soldiers on the boredom frontlines. I\u2019m talking about the Americans out there with entry level Photoshop skills, doing their part to fight the war ... one post at a time. Here\u2019s a few of our favorite coronavirus memes. We salute you, anonymous meme generator non-specific gender person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>The Best Coronavirus Memes on the Internet<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme2.jpg\" alt=\"PTSD Coronavirus Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7708\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When we\u2019re old and gray, our kids FINALLY have something to bitch about. You think you got it bad? Back in my day!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme3.jpg\" alt=\"Jehovah's Witnesses Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7711\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Even if you feel lonely, DO NOT answer the door for anyone but food and Amazon deliveries! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme1.jpg\" alt=\"Lysol Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7706\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Nothing is fine, and a time machine to next year sounds fantastic right about now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme4.jpg\" alt=\"The Shining Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7714\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Family time. So much family time. Be thankful it\u2019s a virus and not an EMP! At least you can get online and binge watch movies like \"<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"The Shining (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-quarantine-mental-health\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Shining<\/a>.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme5.jpg\" alt=\"Virus Cheap Airline Tickets\" class=\"wp-image-7716\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s official: If you cough, you\u2019re Public Enemy No. 1. Immediately say \u201cit\u2019s allergies\u201d or prepare for battle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme6.jpg\" alt=\"Corona Beer Label Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7718\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Well played, Corona. Well played.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme7.jpg\" alt=\"Quarantine Is My Life Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7720\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s fair to say the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/social-distancing-spring-break\/\">social distancing<\/a> memes hit home. At least now when I stay in on a Saturday night, I\u2019m \u201cdoing my part\u201d to fight COVID-19! Speaking of staying home, when you\u2019ve reached the end of the Internet, check out our podcast <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Skillset Live (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Skillset Live<\/a> to put a smile on your face! You can also check out our sister site BallisticMag.com for our its entire <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"COVID-19 coverage (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\">COVID-19 coverage guide<\/a>! If you've found some quality coronavirus memes, let us know in the comment section below. <strong><em>Above all, stay safe, stay healthy, and stay in the FIGHT!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"Coronavirus Memes: Pandemic Bringing Out the Best of the Internet","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"best-coronavirus-memes-internet","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-09-16 10:50:08","post_modified_gmt":"2024-09-16 14:50:08","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/best-coronavirus-memes-internet\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":2},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};</script> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-67f7344 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet 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Michelle Lujan Grisham. The governor recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/new-mexico-governor-grisham-gun-stores\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ordered gun stores closed<\/a> amid the pandemic, shunning federal guidance concerning the gun industry. Now Calibers Gun Store is taking on the governor, defying her order to stay closed.\n\n[in_content post=\"123562\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>New Mexico Gun Store Defies Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham<\/h2>\n\"So, we at Calibers have decided that we are going to open up with social distancing on our range,\" Louie Sanchez, owner of Calibers, told kob.com. \"And you know what? We're going to take this fight back to her. We feel that unless, somehow, she got a magical power to take the Second Amendment out of our constitution, that we have the right to open up.\"\n\nSanchez also went on to say the store initiated social distancing practices to minimize the chance of spreading disease. Ultimately, Sanchez wants to keep his store open for business reasons, but also as a resource to the community.\n\n\"We are indeed doing education courses, just one person, one trainer at six feet social distancing,\" Sanchez said. \"And we're allowing for military and law enforcement to utilize our ranges.\"\n<h4>Governor's Office Response<\/h4>\nThe governor's response attempts to minimize the impact on Sanchez, while also downplaying the importance of gun stores as essential services. The full response, attributed to spokesperson Nora Meyers Sackett:\n<blockquote><em>The state has taken and will continue to take an extremely broad view of what is considered non-essential to public health amid this pandemic. Gun stores are hardly the only entity having to adapt as we work to stem illnesses and prevent deaths. No one is happy about closing in-person business in our state \u2013 no one, including the governor. But it is inarguable that the only way we get through this pandemic with the fewest number of deaths that we can manage is to limit travel outside of the home to the greatest extent possible \u2013 and while we as an administration unequivocally support the constitutional right to purchase a firearm, we recognize that right does not correspond to a right to congregate in a store and infect neighbors and workers and public safety officers amid an unprecedented global pandemic.<\/em><\/blockquote>","post_title":"New Mexico Gun Store Reopens, Defying Governor's Non-Essential Order","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"calibers-gun-store-new-mexico-order","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/16\/calibers-gun-store-new-mexico-order\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":166980,"post_author":"373","post_date":"2020-04-15 13:31:52","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 17:31:52","post_content":"\n<p>The \"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/conop-8888-zombie-defense-plan\/\">zombie apocalypse<\/a>\" came upon us unexpectedly. The end of the world is frequently like that. We felt the COVID-19 crisis brewing, but we were preoccupied with important stuff. How\u2019s the survival stash? Check the food stocks, fuel, and obligatory toilet paper. There wasn\u2019t time for much else. Our emergency stash of toilet paper is nearly 20 years old. It still works just fine in case you\u2019re wondering. If anything that stuff gets even better with age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then it all stopped. The president and the governor made their proclamations, and everybody stayed home. I still went to work at the clinic every day and grew more and more acquainted with the Information Age version of the Black Death, but everything else pretty much ground to a halt; that, unfortunately, included Mrs. Mae, my long-suffering barber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I had needed to scoot in for a couple weeks now. My perceived age is dependent upon my haircut. I haven\u2019t been mistaken for a young man in some decades now, but I can get Mrs. Mae to shave the sides and back of my head and take 20 years off of my personal odometer. Conversely, let that interval grow too generous and the young lady at the restaurant, back when that was a thing, would offer me the senior citizen\u2019s discount with nary a spoken word. I glanced in the mirror and what stared back was just some sad shaggy old man. It was time for a DIY haircut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-the-diy-haircut\">The DIY Haircut<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Cutting your own hair is an undeniably ballsy undertaking. Before you get started you need to come to grips with some things. If the finished product sucks, you have to embrace said suck and just shave your head. What\u2019s the real difference between a bad haircut and a good haircut? About three weeks. 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Nowadays for reasons I still do not fully comprehend she adamantly refuses to heft the clippers yet again, even if the alternative is sharing her personal space with an old homeless-looking guy. Admittedly, our time in the service was likely not as positive for her as it was for me. Perhaps crafting my coif brings back sordid memories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ll need a brush or a comb to help keep things organized and a decent mirror. I used an old survival mirror from my days as an Army aviator. I used to shave by that thing in the field back in the day. Yep, apparently I stole it. I don\u2019t recall the details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-lead-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"DIY Haircut, clippers, side\" class=\"wp-image-7690\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I needed a buddy to help hold the mirror and opted for the Big Rubber Man. 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There\u2019s one for the right and another for the left. Pull the top bit aside again and run front to back parallel to the ground. Work up slowly until you taper the bare sides into the top bit. Keep in mind it is easy to take off and tougher to put back. Up to this point visibility was good and the results satisfactory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The back foments its own unique challenges. I tried two mirrors, but that is a great way to amputate one\u2019s own ear. Vincent Van Gogh was a great artist but a sucky role model. I cut a killer mohawk for starters, but figured that might not inspire confidence among my more genteel geriatric patients. Also, there is a fine line between mohawk and mullet; that was a line I\u2019d sooner not cross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No guts no glory, so I just started cutting the back blind from bottom to top. I did the best I could and then gave my wife my most refined set of puppy dog eyes. She descended to tidy up the back inch or two that I couldn\u2019t see, and I was appropriately grateful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-details\"><strong>Details<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have no idea what to do about the top. I could of course put a spacer on the clippers and just zip over the whole thing. In the end, I just left it long. I think it looks kind of cool. If this COVID thing persists another month or two I suppose I\u2019ll just braid it or invite in a family of squirrels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This whole exercise is way easier when it\u2019s warm out. Doing this in your bathroom will contaminate the space like a New York ER. You\u2019ll be picking tiny hairs out of your toothbrush until the sun burns out. Cutting your hair shirtless on the back porch makes cleanup a snap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-hairball-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"razor, clippers, floor\" class=\"wp-image-7689\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On that subject, once I had swept up the trimmings, I had a generous pile of black\/gray hair. It looked like I\u2019d attacked a skunk with an anti-tank grenade. I saved the trimmings and scattered them among my wife\u2019s garden. They say that\u2019ll help keep the deer away. I fear it might have the same effect on my bride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-the-finished-product\"><strong>The Finished Product<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have read that when Clint Eastwood prepared for his role as aging gunfighter William Munny in the gritty 1992 Western \"Unforgiven,\" he cut his own hair with primitive implements. Munny was a conflicted anti-hero loner. Taking a bowie knife to his locks would have been the only way to keep from wandering about the badlands looking like Moses. I thought it a great effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-finished-product-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"shave, finished product, razor\" class=\"wp-image-7688\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the end, the success of a DIY haircut during the zombie apocalypse turns on having reasonable expectations. Expect to look like you just stepped out of a Paul Mitchell salon and you are destined for disappointment. Let Clint Eastwood\u2019s William Munny be both your inspiration and goal and you\u2019ll likely be pleasantly surprised. If things go truly sideways you can always just wear a hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I showed a picture of my freshly shorn scalp to my brothers. One has been bald for decades and didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about. The other decreed that the new do should be titled \u201cThe Pandemic.\u201d Now I can truthfully declare that I have successfully survived the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Plan on giving yourself your own DIY haircut? Take pictures and please tag us on Instagram <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"@SkillsetMag (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skillsetmag\/\" target=\"_blank\">@SkillsetMag<\/a>. We want to see whatever disasters you create atop that head of yours.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"DIY Haircut: Desperate Times, Desperate Measures in the Apocalypse","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"diy-haircut-during-apocalypse","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-11 10:29:45","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-11 14:29:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/diy-haircut-during-apocalypse\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11786,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:17","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:17","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149574723001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">coronavirus pandemic<\/a>, and the ensuing panic, has changed the gun narrative in America. Now more than ever in recent memory, Americans are turning to the Second Amendment to ensure the safety of their families. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gun and ammo sales continue to soar<\/a>; that means many first-time buyers are heading to gun stores. We want to make sure new gun owners have the proper training. So we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the third video in our series, focusing on shotguns. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/rifle-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part II: Rifle Training<\/a><\/strong>\"  as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123600\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nFirst and foremost, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them religiously, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe shotgun remains one of the most effective tools for home defense. Users can load low-brass birdshot to ensure rounds don't over-penetrate interior walls. For more firepower, buckshot also becomes a formidable stopper. And when you really have to take down something big or engage targets at range, slugs prove devastating.\n\nBut there is much to learn to effectively manipulate, run and fire a shotgun in a defensive setting. Watch our video, learn, and then invest in some quality, certified instruction. Then get on the range and practice, practice, practice. Shotgun loading takes time to master, and you can never be proficient enough running a defensive shotgun.\n\nWelcome to the firearms community. Get trained, practiced hard, and have fun out there on the rang. And remember, share what you've learned with others.","post_title":"VIDEO: Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety for First-Time Buyers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/15\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11790,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:14","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:14","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149573064001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nAs the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID-19<\/a> global pandemic continues to spread, more and more Americans are purchasing guns for their protection. After runs on food and goods sparked into panic buying, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">guns and ammo sales reached record highs<\/a>. Americans have spoken, and they clearly want the right to buy guns to protect their family. In fact, many are buying guns for the very first time. With that in mind, we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the second video in our series, focusing on rifles. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part III: Shotgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123619\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Rifle Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nMost importantly, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe rifle, especially America's most popular rifle, the AR-15, excels in the role of home and self-defense. With a 30-round magazine, extremely intuitive controls and high accuracy potential, most contemporary semi-automatic rifles are easily learned. You can often shoot them well, with an extremely fast learning curve.\n\nHowever, there's still much that must be learned, especially for the new shooter. Rifle manipulations, magazine changes, and shooting all require training and practice. While the AR design remains especially popular, it still brings its own set of challenges and requirements to run safely and effectively.\n\nFinally, welcome to the 2A club. While it took a global pandemic for some to get here, we've all got one thing in common. We all decided to take full responsibility for our family's ultimate safety and protection. 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data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <a href="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/tag/tactical-life/"> <img width="138" height="48" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20138%2048'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/T-L-SS-stack-life-47x140-1.png?x78515" class="attachment-large size-large wp-image-60122 lazy" alt="Tactical Life" data-srcset="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/T-L-SS-stack-life-47x140-1.png 138w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/T-L-SS-stack-life-47x140-1-24x8.png 24w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/T-L-SS-stack-life-47x140-1-36x13.png 36w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/T-L-SS-stack-life-47x140-1-48x17.png 48w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/T-L-SS-stack-life-47x140-1-120x42.png 120w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/T-L-SS-stack-life-47x140-1-75x26.png 75w" data-sizes="(max-width: 138px) 100vw, 138px" /> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-12 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-78c1a3c5" data-id="78c1a3c5" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-47f19df2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image" data-id="47f19df2" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <a href="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/tag/personal-defense-world-magazine/"> <img width="300" height="101" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20300%20101'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/PDW_CCH_LOGO-300x101-1.png?x78515" class="attachment-large size-large wp-image-59983 lazy" alt="PDW Concealed Carry Handguns" data-srcset="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/PDW_CCH_LOGO-300x101-1.png 300w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/PDW_CCH_LOGO-300x101-1-24x8.png 24w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/PDW_CCH_LOGO-300x101-1-36x12.png 36w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/PDW_CCH_LOGO-300x101-1-48x16.png 48w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/PDW_CCH_LOGO-300x101-1-120x40.png 120w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/PDW_CCH_LOGO-300x101-1-75x25.png 75w" data-sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-12 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-64994dc0" data-id="64994dc0" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-fdf53b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image" data-id="fdf53b6" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <a href="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/tag/personal-defense-world/"> <img width="157" height="36" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20157%2036'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/PDW-2022-Sidebyside-logo-160x30-blk.png?x78515" class="attachment-large size-large wp-image-163078 lazy" alt="Personal Defense World" data-srcset="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/PDW-2022-Sidebyside-logo-160x30-blk.png 157w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/PDW-2022-Sidebyside-logo-160x30-blk-24x6.png 24w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/PDW-2022-Sidebyside-logo-160x30-blk-36x8.png 36w, 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src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20335%20101'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/GOW-LOGO-x101.png?x78515" class="attachment-large size-large wp-image-59895 lazy" alt="Guns of the Old West" data-srcset="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/GOW-LOGO-x101.png 335w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/GOW-LOGO-x101-300x90.png 300w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/GOW-LOGO-x101-24x7.png 24w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/GOW-LOGO-x101-36x11.png 36w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/GOW-LOGO-x101-48x14.png 48w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/GOW-LOGO-x101-120x36.png 120w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/GOW-LOGO-x101-75x23.png 75w" data-sizes="(max-width: 335px) 100vw, 335px" /> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-12 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-31c4fa88" data-id="31c4fa88" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-4129fd94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image" data-id="4129fd94" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <a href="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/tag/american-frontiersman-magazine/"> <img width="184" height="47" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20184%2047'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1.png?x78515" class="attachment-large size-large wp-image-60099 lazy" alt="American Frontiersman" data-srcset="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1.png 184w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1-24x6.png 24w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1-36x9.png 36w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1-48x12.png 48w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1-120x31.png 120w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1-75x19.png 75w" data-sizes="(max-width: 184px) 100vw, 184px" /> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> \n<p>With this much solitude during my COVID-19 quarantine, it\u2019s important to be your own friend. It turns out talking out loud is comforting. It seems acceptable to me. When it\u2019s late, well after curfew, I may even play some music, but try to save my battery. After all, I\u2019m not lost. There is communication. Still, I keep the volume low as to not alert anyone in the area. I also keep my fires small and wait until the later hours after curfew to start any.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/covid-19-quarantine-build-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"Coronavirus camp, backwoods survival, tools\" class=\"wp-image-7954\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I see people hiking and walking through the woods\u2014on and off-trail\u2014but they don\u2019t see me, which is how I prefer it. Still, I see many signs around of people taking solitude in the woods. Commonly, I see a lot of lost gloves and water bottles, most likely from hikers. Not to mention, during these days of spring, foot prints are easier to see. Mud is a tracking trap, showing evidence of people and what animals were in the vicinity. Snow also does this. It's a good opportunity to find some more resources. I have a somewhat, eclectic camp setup with a lot of trail and city finds. It looks sort of like a cross between a hobo camp and a gypsy camp. So, besides looking around, look down\u2014you'll be surprised what you find.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Others are likely doing the same thing during the COVID-19 quarantine period\u2014camped out, away from crowds. Even with state parks and wilderness recreational locations closed, it doesn't matter. No matter how people choose to quarantine, why not spend it to better your skill set beyond what you think you already know? One thing is for sure: no time spent building your situational awareness and outdoors skills will ever be wasted time!<\/p>\n","post_title":"Camp Quarantine: What It's Like Camping in the Woods During COVID-19","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"covid-19-quarantine-camping-out-woods","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-10-31 23:13:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-11-01 03:13:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/covid-19-quarantine-camping-out-woods\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11762,"post_author":"988","post_date":"2020-04-21 10:06:32","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-21 14:06:32","post_content":"As the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID-19<\/a> pandemic continues to grip the country and most citizens are still under some kind of shelter-in-place order, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is being widely quoted in terms of coronavirus statistics and information. With that agency much in the news right now, it seems a good time to remind gun owners of the CDC and its decades-long anti-gun battle, specifically against private firearms ownership.\r\n\r\n[in_content post=\"121339\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\r\n<h2>The Anti-Gun CDC<\/h2>\r\nI've covered CDC's not-so-hidden agenda to advance more restrictive gun laws for nearly 20 years. Consequently, it greatly frustrates me to see the organization used as an unbiased, reliable authority on any topic. Think I\u2019m exaggerating? Simply consider what various CDC heads have said over the years, especially back when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/tag\/gun-control\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">gun control<\/a> started to become the \u201cin\u201d thing among liberals and those who don\u2019t care about the U.S. Constitution.\r\n\r\n\u201cWe\u2019re going to systematically build a case that owning firearms causes deaths,\u201d Dr. P.W. O\u2019Carroll, then acting section head of the Division of Injury Control of the CDC, <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/blogs\/congress-blog\/politics\/261307-why-congress-stopped-gun-control-activism-at-the-cdc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">was quoted as saying<\/a> in 1989 in the <em>Journal of the American Medical Association<\/em>. \u201cWe\u2019re doing the most we can do, given the political realities.\u201d\r\n\r\nO\u2019Carroll\u2019s successor, Dr. Mark Rosenberg, was no less direct.\r\n\r\n\u201cWe need to revolutionize the way we look at guns, like what we did with cigarettes,\u201d Rosenberg told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/archive\/opinions\/1994\/10\/19\/sick-people-with-guns\/6c7f2bd2-fa57-4d69-b927-5ceb4fa43cf4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Washington Post<\/em><\/a>. \u201cIt used to be that smoking was a glamour symbol\u2014cool, sexy, macho. Now it is dirty, deadly\u2014and banned.\u201d\r\n<h4>The Alleged Gun Violence Epidemic<\/h4>\r\nWith that kind of leadership, it\u2019s no wonder that the CDC eventually set out to sponsor a number of taxpayer-funded \u201cstudies\u201d designed from the start to \u201cprove\u201d that private firearms ownership is more of a danger than a benefit. The group even declared gun violence a \u201chealth epidemic,\u201d as if it were a virus that needed a vaccine.\r\n\r\nThings finally hit a breaking point in the mid 1990s. Gun owners became fed up with their hard-earned tax dollars used to try to prove the need for further restrictions on their Second Amendment rights. In 1995, Congress passed the Dickey Amendment. A provision inserted into the annual omnibus spending bill, it mandated \u201cnone of the funds made available for injury prevention and control at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may be used to advocate or promote gun control.\u201d\r\n\r\nConsider a few facts about the CDC and you\u2019ll see why that legislation was so important. Back in 2018, the CDC published unreliable data on nonfatal firearms injuries. Of course, anti-gun journals and gun-hating politicians quickly parroted the CDC claims that nonfatal firearms injuries had drastically increased between 2015 and 2016.\r\n\r\nFatal firearm injury data from the CDC is based on death certificates. However, the Consumer Product Safety Commission conducts a survey producing nonfatal injury data.\u00a0The small survey included only 100 out of 5,534 registered hospitals, and only 66 provided the relevant data. That means only about 1 percent of hospitals throughout the country provided information.\r\n<h4>Unreliable Data<\/h4>\r\nThe CDC later admitted the data wasn't trustworthy. It warned the information should be treated as \u201cunstable and potentially unreliable.\u201d But the damage was already done. Newspapers and other \"mainstream\" news outlets reported on the drastic increase in gun deaths.\r\n\r\nMore recently, further evidence of the CDC bias against gun ownership came to light showing that in the years immediately after passage of the Dickey Amendment, the CDC sat on findings about defensive gun uses that showed people use guns to protect themselves or others far more often than the federal government had been willing to admit.\r\n\r\nIn 1996, 1997 and 1998, the CDC asked about defensive gun usage in four to six states and results pointed to very high numbers like those often quoted by pro-gun advocates. But the results didn\u2019t jive with the CDC\u2019s mantra that guns are bad. The results never went public.\r\n<h4>Germs & Viruses, Not Guns<\/h4>\r\nIronically, anti-gun politicians and gun-ban groups unearthed that evidence while attempting to repeal the Dickey Amendment. They claimed it stopped the CDC from doing research concerning guns; that was obviously a lie. The amendment simply banned the CDC from advocating or promoting gun control. It didn't stop legitimate research on guns and their relationship to health. Yet the lie became widely \u201creported\u201d and repeated as truth in much of the anti-gun media.\r\n\r\nI\u2019m not saying to disbelieve the CDC\u2019s information on the COVID-19 pandemic. But I would suggest that, given the CDC\u2019s history of lying about guns and gun owners, you\u2019d be wise to double check any information the longtime bureaucrats within the organizations distribute as being the truth about any topic.","post_title":"Op-Ed: Why I Don't Trust the Anti-Gun CDC and Why You Shouldn't Too","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"i-dont-trust-anti-gun-cdc","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:03","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:03","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/21\/i-dont-trust-anti-gun-cdc\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":126494,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2020-04-20 09:01:22","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-20 13:01:22","post_content":"A pair of U.S. Marines sprang into action earlier in April, taking decisive action in New York. The Marines' quick thinking and immediate response saved the lives of patients waiting to board the USNS Comfort.\n\n[in_content post=\"210027\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Marines Save Patients Aboard USNS Comfort in NYC<\/h2>\nThe incident began on April 7 when a local hospital evacuated during an emergency situation. The evacuation sent 10 ambulances to the Comfort all at once. Suddenly, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/navy-ships-comfort-and-mercy-empty\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">normally empty Comfort<\/a> became inundated with patients. That's when Sgt. Austin Loppe, while he and his Marines pulled security, identified one patient rapidly deteriorating, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvidshub.net\/news\/367367\/marines-conducting-security-help-save-patients-bound-usns-comfort\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Navy release<\/a>. The patient's oxygen tank ran dangerously low, so Loppe and his Marines jumped into action.\n\n\u201cUs being infantry Marines, we\u2019re all trained in Combat Lifesaver\/Tactical Combat Casualty Care,\u201d Loppe said. \u201cYou need oxygen to survive. And even just going a couple minutes without oxygen, the human brain starts losing function and having permanent brain damage for life. So that wasn\u2019t something that myself or any of my Marines were willing to let happen to an American citizen. So we knew right away that we needed to get them linked up with the medical team as quickly as possible.\u201d\n\nLoppe and his Marines immediately halted traffic into and off the pier. They then directed the ambulance to the head of the line, getting that patient immediately to Navy medical staff. The action cut 15 minutes of wait time for the patient, advancing the ambulance down the half-mile-long pier.\n<h4>History Repeats Itself<\/h4>\nThen 10 minutes later, it happened again. Marines recognized another ambulance contained a patient running out of oxygen. Again, Loppe's Marines directed traffic and safely advanced the patient to medical help.\n\n\u201cTo be able to help New York and Americans in general is pretty awesome,\u201d said Loppe, who is from Mingo Junction, Ohio.\n\nBut the night wasn't over for these Marines working security. Again, ambulances brought patients to the pier, critically low on oxygen. So members of the security team ran several hundred meters, taking tanks to where patients arrived.\n\nLance Cpl. Colton Flach credited teamwork to saving lives that night. He said the Marines on the pier, along with Navy and NYC police, worked together to make it happen.\n\n\u201cThey\u2019re with us 24-7 on post,\u201d Flach said. \u201cAnd the moment that we had got that call, I knew that I could count on them to be able to do whatever I needed them to do, and we would do whatever we could to help them as well to get these patients the medical attention that they needed as fast as possible.\u201d\n\nCompany Commander Capt. Peter Hofinga recognized the Marines' courage under a different type of fire. He credited the Marines' ability to adapt and overcome.\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s kind of hard to put in words. It\u2019s immensely humbling to observe the Marines and actions that small-unit leaders are making, rapid decisions on their own without any sort of tasking or supervision,\u201d Hofinga said. \u201cDespite the fact that this is not really in their typical task group, or what they trained to do, they are able to operate within that friction and chaos to help both the Navy-Marine Corps team overall as well as New York City residents.\u201d","post_title":"Marines Save Patients Waiting to Board Hospital Ship USNS Comfort","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"marines-save-patients-usns-comfort","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:14:53","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:14:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/20\/marines-save-patients-usns-comfort\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":166976,"post_author":"942","post_date":"2020-04-16 12:40:32","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-16 16:40:32","post_content":"\n<p>As we remain quarantined with nothing but high-sodium snack foods, liquor, and laptops, we salute the medical professionals and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"their tireless effort to end this pandemic (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/dr-dabbs-american-spirit-covid-19\/\" target=\"_blank\">their tireless effort to end this pandemic<\/a>. Soldiers, truck drivers, delivery staff and grocery store workers are also kicking ass. But let\u2019s not forget the meme war soldiers on the boredom frontlines. I\u2019m talking about the Americans out there with entry level Photoshop skills, doing their part to fight the war ... one post at a time. Here\u2019s a few of our favorite coronavirus memes. We salute you, anonymous meme generator non-specific gender person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>The Best Coronavirus Memes on the Internet<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme2.jpg\" alt=\"PTSD Coronavirus Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7708\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When we\u2019re old and gray, our kids FINALLY have something to bitch about. You think you got it bad? Back in my day!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme3.jpg\" alt=\"Jehovah's Witnesses Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7711\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Even if you feel lonely, DO NOT answer the door for anyone but food and Amazon deliveries! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme1.jpg\" alt=\"Lysol Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7706\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Nothing is fine, and a time machine to next year sounds fantastic right about now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme4.jpg\" alt=\"The Shining Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7714\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Family time. So much family time. Be thankful it\u2019s a virus and not an EMP! At least you can get online and binge watch movies like \"<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"The Shining (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-quarantine-mental-health\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Shining<\/a>.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme5.jpg\" alt=\"Virus Cheap Airline Tickets\" class=\"wp-image-7716\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s official: If you cough, you\u2019re Public Enemy No. 1. Immediately say \u201cit\u2019s allergies\u201d or prepare for battle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme6.jpg\" alt=\"Corona Beer Label Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7718\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Well played, Corona. Well played.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme7.jpg\" alt=\"Quarantine Is My Life Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7720\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s fair to say the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/social-distancing-spring-break\/\">social distancing<\/a> memes hit home. At least now when I stay in on a Saturday night, I\u2019m \u201cdoing my part\u201d to fight COVID-19! Speaking of staying home, when you\u2019ve reached the end of the Internet, check out our podcast <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Skillset Live (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Skillset Live<\/a> to put a smile on your face! You can also check out our sister site BallisticMag.com for our its entire <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"COVID-19 coverage (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\">COVID-19 coverage guide<\/a>! If you've found some quality coronavirus memes, let us know in the comment section below. <strong><em>Above all, stay safe, stay healthy, and stay in the FIGHT!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"Coronavirus Memes: Pandemic Bringing Out the Best of the Internet","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"best-coronavirus-memes-internet","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-09-16 10:50:08","post_modified_gmt":"2024-09-16 14:50:08","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/best-coronavirus-memes-internet\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":2},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};</script> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-67f7344 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet 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Michelle Lujan Grisham. The governor recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/new-mexico-governor-grisham-gun-stores\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ordered gun stores closed<\/a> amid the pandemic, shunning federal guidance concerning the gun industry. Now Calibers Gun Store is taking on the governor, defying her order to stay closed.\n\n[in_content post=\"123562\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>New Mexico Gun Store Defies Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham<\/h2>\n\"So, we at Calibers have decided that we are going to open up with social distancing on our range,\" Louie Sanchez, owner of Calibers, told kob.com. \"And you know what? We're going to take this fight back to her. We feel that unless, somehow, she got a magical power to take the Second Amendment out of our constitution, that we have the right to open up.\"\n\nSanchez also went on to say the store initiated social distancing practices to minimize the chance of spreading disease. Ultimately, Sanchez wants to keep his store open for business reasons, but also as a resource to the community.\n\n\"We are indeed doing education courses, just one person, one trainer at six feet social distancing,\" Sanchez said. \"And we're allowing for military and law enforcement to utilize our ranges.\"\n<h4>Governor's Office Response<\/h4>\nThe governor's response attempts to minimize the impact on Sanchez, while also downplaying the importance of gun stores as essential services. The full response, attributed to spokesperson Nora Meyers Sackett:\n<blockquote><em>The state has taken and will continue to take an extremely broad view of what is considered non-essential to public health amid this pandemic. Gun stores are hardly the only entity having to adapt as we work to stem illnesses and prevent deaths. No one is happy about closing in-person business in our state \u2013 no one, including the governor. But it is inarguable that the only way we get through this pandemic with the fewest number of deaths that we can manage is to limit travel outside of the home to the greatest extent possible \u2013 and while we as an administration unequivocally support the constitutional right to purchase a firearm, we recognize that right does not correspond to a right to congregate in a store and infect neighbors and workers and public safety officers amid an unprecedented global pandemic.<\/em><\/blockquote>","post_title":"New Mexico Gun Store Reopens, Defying Governor's Non-Essential Order","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"calibers-gun-store-new-mexico-order","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/16\/calibers-gun-store-new-mexico-order\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":166980,"post_author":"373","post_date":"2020-04-15 13:31:52","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 17:31:52","post_content":"\n<p>The \"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/conop-8888-zombie-defense-plan\/\">zombie apocalypse<\/a>\" came upon us unexpectedly. The end of the world is frequently like that. We felt the COVID-19 crisis brewing, but we were preoccupied with important stuff. How\u2019s the survival stash? Check the food stocks, fuel, and obligatory toilet paper. There wasn\u2019t time for much else. Our emergency stash of toilet paper is nearly 20 years old. It still works just fine in case you\u2019re wondering. If anything that stuff gets even better with age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then it all stopped. The president and the governor made their proclamations, and everybody stayed home. I still went to work at the clinic every day and grew more and more acquainted with the Information Age version of the Black Death, but everything else pretty much ground to a halt; that, unfortunately, included Mrs. Mae, my long-suffering barber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I had needed to scoot in for a couple weeks now. My perceived age is dependent upon my haircut. I haven\u2019t been mistaken for a young man in some decades now, but I can get Mrs. Mae to shave the sides and back of my head and take 20 years off of my personal odometer. Conversely, let that interval grow too generous and the young lady at the restaurant, back when that was a thing, would offer me the senior citizen\u2019s discount with nary a spoken word. I glanced in the mirror and what stared back was just some sad shaggy old man. It was time for a DIY haircut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-the-diy-haircut\">The DIY Haircut<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Cutting your own hair is an undeniably ballsy undertaking. Before you get started you need to come to grips with some things. If the finished product sucks, you have to embrace said suck and just shave your head. What\u2019s the real difference between a bad haircut and a good haircut? About three weeks. 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Nowadays for reasons I still do not fully comprehend she adamantly refuses to heft the clippers yet again, even if the alternative is sharing her personal space with an old homeless-looking guy. Admittedly, our time in the service was likely not as positive for her as it was for me. Perhaps crafting my coif brings back sordid memories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ll need a brush or a comb to help keep things organized and a decent mirror. I used an old survival mirror from my days as an Army aviator. I used to shave by that thing in the field back in the day. Yep, apparently I stole it. I don\u2019t recall the details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-lead-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"DIY Haircut, clippers, side\" class=\"wp-image-7690\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I needed a buddy to help hold the mirror and opted for the Big Rubber Man. 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There\u2019s one for the right and another for the left. Pull the top bit aside again and run front to back parallel to the ground. Work up slowly until you taper the bare sides into the top bit. Keep in mind it is easy to take off and tougher to put back. Up to this point visibility was good and the results satisfactory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The back foments its own unique challenges. I tried two mirrors, but that is a great way to amputate one\u2019s own ear. Vincent Van Gogh was a great artist but a sucky role model. I cut a killer mohawk for starters, but figured that might not inspire confidence among my more genteel geriatric patients. Also, there is a fine line between mohawk and mullet; that was a line I\u2019d sooner not cross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No guts no glory, so I just started cutting the back blind from bottom to top. I did the best I could and then gave my wife my most refined set of puppy dog eyes. She descended to tidy up the back inch or two that I couldn\u2019t see, and I was appropriately grateful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-details\"><strong>Details<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have no idea what to do about the top. I could of course put a spacer on the clippers and just zip over the whole thing. In the end, I just left it long. I think it looks kind of cool. If this COVID thing persists another month or two I suppose I\u2019ll just braid it or invite in a family of squirrels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This whole exercise is way easier when it\u2019s warm out. Doing this in your bathroom will contaminate the space like a New York ER. You\u2019ll be picking tiny hairs out of your toothbrush until the sun burns out. Cutting your hair shirtless on the back porch makes cleanup a snap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-hairball-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"razor, clippers, floor\" class=\"wp-image-7689\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On that subject, once I had swept up the trimmings, I had a generous pile of black\/gray hair. It looked like I\u2019d attacked a skunk with an anti-tank grenade. I saved the trimmings and scattered them among my wife\u2019s garden. They say that\u2019ll help keep the deer away. I fear it might have the same effect on my bride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-the-finished-product\"><strong>The Finished Product<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have read that when Clint Eastwood prepared for his role as aging gunfighter William Munny in the gritty 1992 Western \"Unforgiven,\" he cut his own hair with primitive implements. Munny was a conflicted anti-hero loner. Taking a bowie knife to his locks would have been the only way to keep from wandering about the badlands looking like Moses. I thought it a great effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-finished-product-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"shave, finished product, razor\" class=\"wp-image-7688\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the end, the success of a DIY haircut during the zombie apocalypse turns on having reasonable expectations. Expect to look like you just stepped out of a Paul Mitchell salon and you are destined for disappointment. Let Clint Eastwood\u2019s William Munny be both your inspiration and goal and you\u2019ll likely be pleasantly surprised. If things go truly sideways you can always just wear a hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I showed a picture of my freshly shorn scalp to my brothers. One has been bald for decades and didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about. The other decreed that the new do should be titled \u201cThe Pandemic.\u201d Now I can truthfully declare that I have successfully survived the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Plan on giving yourself your own DIY haircut? Take pictures and please tag us on Instagram <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"@SkillsetMag (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skillsetmag\/\" target=\"_blank\">@SkillsetMag<\/a>. We want to see whatever disasters you create atop that head of yours.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"DIY Haircut: Desperate Times, Desperate Measures in the Apocalypse","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"diy-haircut-during-apocalypse","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-11 10:29:45","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-11 14:29:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/diy-haircut-during-apocalypse\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11786,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:17","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:17","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149574723001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">coronavirus pandemic<\/a>, and the ensuing panic, has changed the gun narrative in America. Now more than ever in recent memory, Americans are turning to the Second Amendment to ensure the safety of their families. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gun and ammo sales continue to soar<\/a>; that means many first-time buyers are heading to gun stores. We want to make sure new gun owners have the proper training. So we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the third video in our series, focusing on shotguns. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/rifle-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part II: Rifle Training<\/a><\/strong>\"  as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123600\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nFirst and foremost, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them religiously, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe shotgun remains one of the most effective tools for home defense. Users can load low-brass birdshot to ensure rounds don't over-penetrate interior walls. For more firepower, buckshot also becomes a formidable stopper. And when you really have to take down something big or engage targets at range, slugs prove devastating.\n\nBut there is much to learn to effectively manipulate, run and fire a shotgun in a defensive setting. Watch our video, learn, and then invest in some quality, certified instruction. Then get on the range and practice, practice, practice. Shotgun loading takes time to master, and you can never be proficient enough running a defensive shotgun.\n\nWelcome to the firearms community. Get trained, practiced hard, and have fun out there on the rang. And remember, share what you've learned with others.","post_title":"VIDEO: Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety for First-Time Buyers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/15\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11790,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:14","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:14","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149573064001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nAs the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID-19<\/a> global pandemic continues to spread, more and more Americans are purchasing guns for their protection. After runs on food and goods sparked into panic buying, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">guns and ammo sales reached record highs<\/a>. Americans have spoken, and they clearly want the right to buy guns to protect their family. In fact, many are buying guns for the very first time. With that in mind, we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the second video in our series, focusing on rifles. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part III: Shotgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123619\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Rifle Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nMost importantly, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe rifle, especially America's most popular rifle, the AR-15, excels in the role of home and self-defense. With a 30-round magazine, extremely intuitive controls and high accuracy potential, most contemporary semi-automatic rifles are easily learned. You can often shoot them well, with an extremely fast learning curve.\n\nHowever, there's still much that must be learned, especially for the new shooter. Rifle manipulations, magazine changes, and shooting all require training and practice. While the AR design remains especially popular, it still brings its own set of challenges and requirements to run safely and effectively.\n\nFinally, welcome to the 2A club. While it took a global pandemic for some to get here, we've all got one thing in common. We all decided to take full responsibility for our family's ultimate safety and protection. 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data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <a href="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/tag/tactical-life/"> <img width="138" height="48" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20138%2048'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/T-L-SS-stack-life-47x140-1.png?x78515" class="attachment-large size-large wp-image-60122 lazy" alt="Tactical Life" data-srcset="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/T-L-SS-stack-life-47x140-1.png 138w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/T-L-SS-stack-life-47x140-1-24x8.png 24w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/T-L-SS-stack-life-47x140-1-36x13.png 36w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/T-L-SS-stack-life-47x140-1-48x17.png 48w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/T-L-SS-stack-life-47x140-1-120x42.png 120w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/T-L-SS-stack-life-47x140-1-75x26.png 75w" data-sizes="(max-width: 138px) 100vw, 138px" /> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-12 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-78c1a3c5" data-id="78c1a3c5" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-47f19df2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image" data-id="47f19df2" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <a href="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/tag/personal-defense-world-magazine/"> <img width="300" height="101" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20300%20101'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/PDW_CCH_LOGO-300x101-1.png?x78515" class="attachment-large size-large wp-image-59983 lazy" alt="PDW Concealed Carry Handguns" data-srcset="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/PDW_CCH_LOGO-300x101-1.png 300w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/PDW_CCH_LOGO-300x101-1-24x8.png 24w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/PDW_CCH_LOGO-300x101-1-36x12.png 36w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/PDW_CCH_LOGO-300x101-1-48x16.png 48w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/PDW_CCH_LOGO-300x101-1-120x40.png 120w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/PDW_CCH_LOGO-300x101-1-75x25.png 75w" data-sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-12 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-64994dc0" data-id="64994dc0" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-fdf53b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image" data-id="fdf53b6" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <a href="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/tag/personal-defense-world/"> <img width="157" height="36" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20157%2036'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/PDW-2022-Sidebyside-logo-160x30-blk.png?x78515" class="attachment-large size-large wp-image-163078 lazy" alt="Personal Defense World" data-srcset="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/PDW-2022-Sidebyside-logo-160x30-blk.png 157w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/PDW-2022-Sidebyside-logo-160x30-blk-24x6.png 24w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/PDW-2022-Sidebyside-logo-160x30-blk-36x8.png 36w, 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src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20335%20101'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/GOW-LOGO-x101.png?x78515" class="attachment-large size-large wp-image-59895 lazy" alt="Guns of the Old West" data-srcset="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/GOW-LOGO-x101.png 335w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/GOW-LOGO-x101-300x90.png 300w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/GOW-LOGO-x101-24x7.png 24w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/GOW-LOGO-x101-36x11.png 36w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/GOW-LOGO-x101-48x14.png 48w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/GOW-LOGO-x101-120x36.png 120w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/GOW-LOGO-x101-75x23.png 75w" data-sizes="(max-width: 335px) 100vw, 335px" /> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-12 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-31c4fa88" data-id="31c4fa88" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-4129fd94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image" data-id="4129fd94" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <a href="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/tag/american-frontiersman-magazine/"> <img width="184" height="47" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20184%2047'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1.png?x78515" class="attachment-large size-large wp-image-60099 lazy" alt="American Frontiersman" data-srcset="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1.png 184w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1-24x6.png 24w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1-36x9.png 36w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1-48x12.png 48w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1-120x31.png 120w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1-75x19.png 75w" data-sizes="(max-width: 184px) 100vw, 184px" /> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> \n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Solitude<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>With this much solitude during my COVID-19 quarantine, it\u2019s important to be your own friend. It turns out talking out loud is comforting. It seems acceptable to me. When it\u2019s late, well after curfew, I may even play some music, but try to save my battery. After all, I\u2019m not lost. There is communication. Still, I keep the volume low as to not alert anyone in the area. I also keep my fires small and wait until the later hours after curfew to start any.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/covid-19-quarantine-build-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"Coronavirus camp, backwoods survival, tools\" class=\"wp-image-7954\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I see people hiking and walking through the woods\u2014on and off-trail\u2014but they don\u2019t see me, which is how I prefer it. Still, I see many signs around of people taking solitude in the woods. Commonly, I see a lot of lost gloves and water bottles, most likely from hikers. Not to mention, during these days of spring, foot prints are easier to see. Mud is a tracking trap, showing evidence of people and what animals were in the vicinity. Snow also does this. It's a good opportunity to find some more resources. I have a somewhat, eclectic camp setup with a lot of trail and city finds. It looks sort of like a cross between a hobo camp and a gypsy camp. So, besides looking around, look down\u2014you'll be surprised what you find.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Others are likely doing the same thing during the COVID-19 quarantine period\u2014camped out, away from crowds. Even with state parks and wilderness recreational locations closed, it doesn't matter. No matter how people choose to quarantine, why not spend it to better your skill set beyond what you think you already know? One thing is for sure: no time spent building your situational awareness and outdoors skills will ever be wasted time!<\/p>\n","post_title":"Camp Quarantine: What It's Like Camping in the Woods During COVID-19","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"covid-19-quarantine-camping-out-woods","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-10-31 23:13:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-11-01 03:13:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/covid-19-quarantine-camping-out-woods\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11762,"post_author":"988","post_date":"2020-04-21 10:06:32","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-21 14:06:32","post_content":"As the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID-19<\/a> pandemic continues to grip the country and most citizens are still under some kind of shelter-in-place order, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is being widely quoted in terms of coronavirus statistics and information. With that agency much in the news right now, it seems a good time to remind gun owners of the CDC and its decades-long anti-gun battle, specifically against private firearms ownership.\r\n\r\n[in_content post=\"121339\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\r\n<h2>The Anti-Gun CDC<\/h2>\r\nI've covered CDC's not-so-hidden agenda to advance more restrictive gun laws for nearly 20 years. Consequently, it greatly frustrates me to see the organization used as an unbiased, reliable authority on any topic. Think I\u2019m exaggerating? Simply consider what various CDC heads have said over the years, especially back when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/tag\/gun-control\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">gun control<\/a> started to become the \u201cin\u201d thing among liberals and those who don\u2019t care about the U.S. Constitution.\r\n\r\n\u201cWe\u2019re going to systematically build a case that owning firearms causes deaths,\u201d Dr. P.W. O\u2019Carroll, then acting section head of the Division of Injury Control of the CDC, <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/blogs\/congress-blog\/politics\/261307-why-congress-stopped-gun-control-activism-at-the-cdc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">was quoted as saying<\/a> in 1989 in the <em>Journal of the American Medical Association<\/em>. \u201cWe\u2019re doing the most we can do, given the political realities.\u201d\r\n\r\nO\u2019Carroll\u2019s successor, Dr. Mark Rosenberg, was no less direct.\r\n\r\n\u201cWe need to revolutionize the way we look at guns, like what we did with cigarettes,\u201d Rosenberg told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/archive\/opinions\/1994\/10\/19\/sick-people-with-guns\/6c7f2bd2-fa57-4d69-b927-5ceb4fa43cf4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Washington Post<\/em><\/a>. \u201cIt used to be that smoking was a glamour symbol\u2014cool, sexy, macho. Now it is dirty, deadly\u2014and banned.\u201d\r\n<h4>The Alleged Gun Violence Epidemic<\/h4>\r\nWith that kind of leadership, it\u2019s no wonder that the CDC eventually set out to sponsor a number of taxpayer-funded \u201cstudies\u201d designed from the start to \u201cprove\u201d that private firearms ownership is more of a danger than a benefit. The group even declared gun violence a \u201chealth epidemic,\u201d as if it were a virus that needed a vaccine.\r\n\r\nThings finally hit a breaking point in the mid 1990s. Gun owners became fed up with their hard-earned tax dollars used to try to prove the need for further restrictions on their Second Amendment rights. In 1995, Congress passed the Dickey Amendment. A provision inserted into the annual omnibus spending bill, it mandated \u201cnone of the funds made available for injury prevention and control at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may be used to advocate or promote gun control.\u201d\r\n\r\nConsider a few facts about the CDC and you\u2019ll see why that legislation was so important. Back in 2018, the CDC published unreliable data on nonfatal firearms injuries. Of course, anti-gun journals and gun-hating politicians quickly parroted the CDC claims that nonfatal firearms injuries had drastically increased between 2015 and 2016.\r\n\r\nFatal firearm injury data from the CDC is based on death certificates. However, the Consumer Product Safety Commission conducts a survey producing nonfatal injury data.\u00a0The small survey included only 100 out of 5,534 registered hospitals, and only 66 provided the relevant data. That means only about 1 percent of hospitals throughout the country provided information.\r\n<h4>Unreliable Data<\/h4>\r\nThe CDC later admitted the data wasn't trustworthy. It warned the information should be treated as \u201cunstable and potentially unreliable.\u201d But the damage was already done. Newspapers and other \"mainstream\" news outlets reported on the drastic increase in gun deaths.\r\n\r\nMore recently, further evidence of the CDC bias against gun ownership came to light showing that in the years immediately after passage of the Dickey Amendment, the CDC sat on findings about defensive gun uses that showed people use guns to protect themselves or others far more often than the federal government had been willing to admit.\r\n\r\nIn 1996, 1997 and 1998, the CDC asked about defensive gun usage in four to six states and results pointed to very high numbers like those often quoted by pro-gun advocates. But the results didn\u2019t jive with the CDC\u2019s mantra that guns are bad. The results never went public.\r\n<h4>Germs & Viruses, Not Guns<\/h4>\r\nIronically, anti-gun politicians and gun-ban groups unearthed that evidence while attempting to repeal the Dickey Amendment. They claimed it stopped the CDC from doing research concerning guns; that was obviously a lie. The amendment simply banned the CDC from advocating or promoting gun control. It didn't stop legitimate research on guns and their relationship to health. Yet the lie became widely \u201creported\u201d and repeated as truth in much of the anti-gun media.\r\n\r\nI\u2019m not saying to disbelieve the CDC\u2019s information on the COVID-19 pandemic. But I would suggest that, given the CDC\u2019s history of lying about guns and gun owners, you\u2019d be wise to double check any information the longtime bureaucrats within the organizations distribute as being the truth about any topic.","post_title":"Op-Ed: Why I Don't Trust the Anti-Gun CDC and Why You Shouldn't Too","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"i-dont-trust-anti-gun-cdc","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:03","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:03","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/21\/i-dont-trust-anti-gun-cdc\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":126494,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2020-04-20 09:01:22","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-20 13:01:22","post_content":"A pair of U.S. Marines sprang into action earlier in April, taking decisive action in New York. The Marines' quick thinking and immediate response saved the lives of patients waiting to board the USNS Comfort.\n\n[in_content post=\"210027\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Marines Save Patients Aboard USNS Comfort in NYC<\/h2>\nThe incident began on April 7 when a local hospital evacuated during an emergency situation. The evacuation sent 10 ambulances to the Comfort all at once. Suddenly, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/navy-ships-comfort-and-mercy-empty\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">normally empty Comfort<\/a> became inundated with patients. That's when Sgt. Austin Loppe, while he and his Marines pulled security, identified one patient rapidly deteriorating, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvidshub.net\/news\/367367\/marines-conducting-security-help-save-patients-bound-usns-comfort\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Navy release<\/a>. The patient's oxygen tank ran dangerously low, so Loppe and his Marines jumped into action.\n\n\u201cUs being infantry Marines, we\u2019re all trained in Combat Lifesaver\/Tactical Combat Casualty Care,\u201d Loppe said. \u201cYou need oxygen to survive. And even just going a couple minutes without oxygen, the human brain starts losing function and having permanent brain damage for life. So that wasn\u2019t something that myself or any of my Marines were willing to let happen to an American citizen. So we knew right away that we needed to get them linked up with the medical team as quickly as possible.\u201d\n\nLoppe and his Marines immediately halted traffic into and off the pier. They then directed the ambulance to the head of the line, getting that patient immediately to Navy medical staff. The action cut 15 minutes of wait time for the patient, advancing the ambulance down the half-mile-long pier.\n<h4>History Repeats Itself<\/h4>\nThen 10 minutes later, it happened again. Marines recognized another ambulance contained a patient running out of oxygen. Again, Loppe's Marines directed traffic and safely advanced the patient to medical help.\n\n\u201cTo be able to help New York and Americans in general is pretty awesome,\u201d said Loppe, who is from Mingo Junction, Ohio.\n\nBut the night wasn't over for these Marines working security. Again, ambulances brought patients to the pier, critically low on oxygen. So members of the security team ran several hundred meters, taking tanks to where patients arrived.\n\nLance Cpl. Colton Flach credited teamwork to saving lives that night. He said the Marines on the pier, along with Navy and NYC police, worked together to make it happen.\n\n\u201cThey\u2019re with us 24-7 on post,\u201d Flach said. \u201cAnd the moment that we had got that call, I knew that I could count on them to be able to do whatever I needed them to do, and we would do whatever we could to help them as well to get these patients the medical attention that they needed as fast as possible.\u201d\n\nCompany Commander Capt. Peter Hofinga recognized the Marines' courage under a different type of fire. He credited the Marines' ability to adapt and overcome.\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s kind of hard to put in words. It\u2019s immensely humbling to observe the Marines and actions that small-unit leaders are making, rapid decisions on their own without any sort of tasking or supervision,\u201d Hofinga said. \u201cDespite the fact that this is not really in their typical task group, or what they trained to do, they are able to operate within that friction and chaos to help both the Navy-Marine Corps team overall as well as New York City residents.\u201d","post_title":"Marines Save Patients Waiting to Board Hospital Ship USNS Comfort","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"marines-save-patients-usns-comfort","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:14:53","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:14:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/20\/marines-save-patients-usns-comfort\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":166976,"post_author":"942","post_date":"2020-04-16 12:40:32","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-16 16:40:32","post_content":"\n<p>As we remain quarantined with nothing but high-sodium snack foods, liquor, and laptops, we salute the medical professionals and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"their tireless effort to end this pandemic (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/dr-dabbs-american-spirit-covid-19\/\" target=\"_blank\">their tireless effort to end this pandemic<\/a>. Soldiers, truck drivers, delivery staff and grocery store workers are also kicking ass. But let\u2019s not forget the meme war soldiers on the boredom frontlines. I\u2019m talking about the Americans out there with entry level Photoshop skills, doing their part to fight the war ... one post at a time. Here\u2019s a few of our favorite coronavirus memes. We salute you, anonymous meme generator non-specific gender person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>The Best Coronavirus Memes on the Internet<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme2.jpg\" alt=\"PTSD Coronavirus Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7708\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When we\u2019re old and gray, our kids FINALLY have something to bitch about. You think you got it bad? Back in my day!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme3.jpg\" alt=\"Jehovah's Witnesses Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7711\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Even if you feel lonely, DO NOT answer the door for anyone but food and Amazon deliveries! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme1.jpg\" alt=\"Lysol Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7706\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Nothing is fine, and a time machine to next year sounds fantastic right about now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme4.jpg\" alt=\"The Shining Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7714\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Family time. So much family time. Be thankful it\u2019s a virus and not an EMP! At least you can get online and binge watch movies like \"<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"The Shining (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-quarantine-mental-health\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Shining<\/a>.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme5.jpg\" alt=\"Virus Cheap Airline Tickets\" class=\"wp-image-7716\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s official: If you cough, you\u2019re Public Enemy No. 1. Immediately say \u201cit\u2019s allergies\u201d or prepare for battle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme6.jpg\" alt=\"Corona Beer Label Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7718\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Well played, Corona. Well played.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme7.jpg\" alt=\"Quarantine Is My Life Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7720\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s fair to say the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/social-distancing-spring-break\/\">social distancing<\/a> memes hit home. At least now when I stay in on a Saturday night, I\u2019m \u201cdoing my part\u201d to fight COVID-19! Speaking of staying home, when you\u2019ve reached the end of the Internet, check out our podcast <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Skillset Live (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Skillset Live<\/a> to put a smile on your face! You can also check out our sister site BallisticMag.com for our its entire <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"COVID-19 coverage (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\">COVID-19 coverage guide<\/a>! If you've found some quality coronavirus memes, let us know in the comment section below. <strong><em>Above all, stay safe, stay healthy, and stay in the FIGHT!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"Coronavirus Memes: Pandemic Bringing Out the Best of the Internet","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"best-coronavirus-memes-internet","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-09-16 10:50:08","post_modified_gmt":"2024-09-16 14:50:08","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/best-coronavirus-memes-internet\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":2},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};</script> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-67f7344 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet 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Michelle Lujan Grisham. The governor recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/new-mexico-governor-grisham-gun-stores\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ordered gun stores closed<\/a> amid the pandemic, shunning federal guidance concerning the gun industry. Now Calibers Gun Store is taking on the governor, defying her order to stay closed.\n\n[in_content post=\"123562\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>New Mexico Gun Store Defies Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham<\/h2>\n\"So, we at Calibers have decided that we are going to open up with social distancing on our range,\" Louie Sanchez, owner of Calibers, told kob.com. \"And you know what? We're going to take this fight back to her. We feel that unless, somehow, she got a magical power to take the Second Amendment out of our constitution, that we have the right to open up.\"\n\nSanchez also went on to say the store initiated social distancing practices to minimize the chance of spreading disease. Ultimately, Sanchez wants to keep his store open for business reasons, but also as a resource to the community.\n\n\"We are indeed doing education courses, just one person, one trainer at six feet social distancing,\" Sanchez said. \"And we're allowing for military and law enforcement to utilize our ranges.\"\n<h4>Governor's Office Response<\/h4>\nThe governor's response attempts to minimize the impact on Sanchez, while also downplaying the importance of gun stores as essential services. The full response, attributed to spokesperson Nora Meyers Sackett:\n<blockquote><em>The state has taken and will continue to take an extremely broad view of what is considered non-essential to public health amid this pandemic. Gun stores are hardly the only entity having to adapt as we work to stem illnesses and prevent deaths. No one is happy about closing in-person business in our state \u2013 no one, including the governor. But it is inarguable that the only way we get through this pandemic with the fewest number of deaths that we can manage is to limit travel outside of the home to the greatest extent possible \u2013 and while we as an administration unequivocally support the constitutional right to purchase a firearm, we recognize that right does not correspond to a right to congregate in a store and infect neighbors and workers and public safety officers amid an unprecedented global pandemic.<\/em><\/blockquote>","post_title":"New Mexico Gun Store Reopens, Defying Governor's Non-Essential Order","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"calibers-gun-store-new-mexico-order","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/16\/calibers-gun-store-new-mexico-order\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":166980,"post_author":"373","post_date":"2020-04-15 13:31:52","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 17:31:52","post_content":"\n<p>The \"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/conop-8888-zombie-defense-plan\/\">zombie apocalypse<\/a>\" came upon us unexpectedly. The end of the world is frequently like that. We felt the COVID-19 crisis brewing, but we were preoccupied with important stuff. How\u2019s the survival stash? Check the food stocks, fuel, and obligatory toilet paper. There wasn\u2019t time for much else. Our emergency stash of toilet paper is nearly 20 years old. It still works just fine in case you\u2019re wondering. If anything that stuff gets even better with age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then it all stopped. The president and the governor made their proclamations, and everybody stayed home. I still went to work at the clinic every day and grew more and more acquainted with the Information Age version of the Black Death, but everything else pretty much ground to a halt; that, unfortunately, included Mrs. Mae, my long-suffering barber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I had needed to scoot in for a couple weeks now. My perceived age is dependent upon my haircut. I haven\u2019t been mistaken for a young man in some decades now, but I can get Mrs. Mae to shave the sides and back of my head and take 20 years off of my personal odometer. Conversely, let that interval grow too generous and the young lady at the restaurant, back when that was a thing, would offer me the senior citizen\u2019s discount with nary a spoken word. I glanced in the mirror and what stared back was just some sad shaggy old man. It was time for a DIY haircut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-the-diy-haircut\">The DIY Haircut<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Cutting your own hair is an undeniably ballsy undertaking. Before you get started you need to come to grips with some things. If the finished product sucks, you have to embrace said suck and just shave your head. What\u2019s the real difference between a bad haircut and a good haircut? About three weeks. 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Nowadays for reasons I still do not fully comprehend she adamantly refuses to heft the clippers yet again, even if the alternative is sharing her personal space with an old homeless-looking guy. Admittedly, our time in the service was likely not as positive for her as it was for me. Perhaps crafting my coif brings back sordid memories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ll need a brush or a comb to help keep things organized and a decent mirror. I used an old survival mirror from my days as an Army aviator. I used to shave by that thing in the field back in the day. Yep, apparently I stole it. I don\u2019t recall the details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-lead-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"DIY Haircut, clippers, side\" class=\"wp-image-7690\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I needed a buddy to help hold the mirror and opted for the Big Rubber Man. 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There\u2019s one for the right and another for the left. Pull the top bit aside again and run front to back parallel to the ground. Work up slowly until you taper the bare sides into the top bit. Keep in mind it is easy to take off and tougher to put back. Up to this point visibility was good and the results satisfactory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The back foments its own unique challenges. I tried two mirrors, but that is a great way to amputate one\u2019s own ear. Vincent Van Gogh was a great artist but a sucky role model. I cut a killer mohawk for starters, but figured that might not inspire confidence among my more genteel geriatric patients. Also, there is a fine line between mohawk and mullet; that was a line I\u2019d sooner not cross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No guts no glory, so I just started cutting the back blind from bottom to top. I did the best I could and then gave my wife my most refined set of puppy dog eyes. She descended to tidy up the back inch or two that I couldn\u2019t see, and I was appropriately grateful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-details\"><strong>Details<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have no idea what to do about the top. I could of course put a spacer on the clippers and just zip over the whole thing. In the end, I just left it long. I think it looks kind of cool. If this COVID thing persists another month or two I suppose I\u2019ll just braid it or invite in a family of squirrels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This whole exercise is way easier when it\u2019s warm out. Doing this in your bathroom will contaminate the space like a New York ER. You\u2019ll be picking tiny hairs out of your toothbrush until the sun burns out. Cutting your hair shirtless on the back porch makes cleanup a snap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-hairball-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"razor, clippers, floor\" class=\"wp-image-7689\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On that subject, once I had swept up the trimmings, I had a generous pile of black\/gray hair. It looked like I\u2019d attacked a skunk with an anti-tank grenade. I saved the trimmings and scattered them among my wife\u2019s garden. They say that\u2019ll help keep the deer away. I fear it might have the same effect on my bride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-the-finished-product\"><strong>The Finished Product<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have read that when Clint Eastwood prepared for his role as aging gunfighter William Munny in the gritty 1992 Western \"Unforgiven,\" he cut his own hair with primitive implements. Munny was a conflicted anti-hero loner. Taking a bowie knife to his locks would have been the only way to keep from wandering about the badlands looking like Moses. I thought it a great effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-finished-product-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"shave, finished product, razor\" class=\"wp-image-7688\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the end, the success of a DIY haircut during the zombie apocalypse turns on having reasonable expectations. Expect to look like you just stepped out of a Paul Mitchell salon and you are destined for disappointment. Let Clint Eastwood\u2019s William Munny be both your inspiration and goal and you\u2019ll likely be pleasantly surprised. If things go truly sideways you can always just wear a hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I showed a picture of my freshly shorn scalp to my brothers. One has been bald for decades and didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about. The other decreed that the new do should be titled \u201cThe Pandemic.\u201d Now I can truthfully declare that I have successfully survived the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Plan on giving yourself your own DIY haircut? Take pictures and please tag us on Instagram <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"@SkillsetMag (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skillsetmag\/\" target=\"_blank\">@SkillsetMag<\/a>. We want to see whatever disasters you create atop that head of yours.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"DIY Haircut: Desperate Times, Desperate Measures in the Apocalypse","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"diy-haircut-during-apocalypse","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-11 10:29:45","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-11 14:29:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/diy-haircut-during-apocalypse\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11786,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:17","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:17","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149574723001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">coronavirus pandemic<\/a>, and the ensuing panic, has changed the gun narrative in America. Now more than ever in recent memory, Americans are turning to the Second Amendment to ensure the safety of their families. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gun and ammo sales continue to soar<\/a>; that means many first-time buyers are heading to gun stores. We want to make sure new gun owners have the proper training. So we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the third video in our series, focusing on shotguns. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/rifle-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part II: Rifle Training<\/a><\/strong>\"  as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123600\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nFirst and foremost, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them religiously, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe shotgun remains one of the most effective tools for home defense. Users can load low-brass birdshot to ensure rounds don't over-penetrate interior walls. For more firepower, buckshot also becomes a formidable stopper. And when you really have to take down something big or engage targets at range, slugs prove devastating.\n\nBut there is much to learn to effectively manipulate, run and fire a shotgun in a defensive setting. Watch our video, learn, and then invest in some quality, certified instruction. Then get on the range and practice, practice, practice. Shotgun loading takes time to master, and you can never be proficient enough running a defensive shotgun.\n\nWelcome to the firearms community. Get trained, practiced hard, and have fun out there on the rang. And remember, share what you've learned with others.","post_title":"VIDEO: Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety for First-Time Buyers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/15\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11790,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:14","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:14","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149573064001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nAs the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID-19<\/a> global pandemic continues to spread, more and more Americans are purchasing guns for their protection. After runs on food and goods sparked into panic buying, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">guns and ammo sales reached record highs<\/a>. Americans have spoken, and they clearly want the right to buy guns to protect their family. In fact, many are buying guns for the very first time. With that in mind, we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the second video in our series, focusing on rifles. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part III: Shotgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123619\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Rifle Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nMost importantly, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe rifle, especially America's most popular rifle, the AR-15, excels in the role of home and self-defense. With a 30-round magazine, extremely intuitive controls and high accuracy potential, most contemporary semi-automatic rifles are easily learned. You can often shoot them well, with an extremely fast learning curve.\n\nHowever, there's still much that must be learned, especially for the new shooter. Rifle manipulations, magazine changes, and shooting all require training and practice. While the AR design remains especially popular, it still brings its own set of challenges and requirements to run safely and effectively.\n\nFinally, welcome to the 2A club. While it took a global pandemic for some to get here, we've all got one thing in common. We all decided to take full responsibility for our family's ultimate safety and protection. 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data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <a href="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/tag/tactical-life/"> <img width="138" height="48" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20138%2048'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/T-L-SS-stack-life-47x140-1.png?x78515" class="attachment-large size-large wp-image-60122 lazy" alt="Tactical Life" data-srcset="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/T-L-SS-stack-life-47x140-1.png 138w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/T-L-SS-stack-life-47x140-1-24x8.png 24w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/T-L-SS-stack-life-47x140-1-36x13.png 36w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/T-L-SS-stack-life-47x140-1-48x17.png 48w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/T-L-SS-stack-life-47x140-1-120x42.png 120w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/T-L-SS-stack-life-47x140-1-75x26.png 75w" data-sizes="(max-width: 138px) 100vw, 138px" /> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-12 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-78c1a3c5" data-id="78c1a3c5" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-47f19df2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image" data-id="47f19df2" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <a href="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/tag/personal-defense-world-magazine/"> <img width="300" height="101" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20300%20101'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/PDW_CCH_LOGO-300x101-1.png?x78515" class="attachment-large size-large wp-image-59983 lazy" alt="PDW Concealed Carry Handguns" data-srcset="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/PDW_CCH_LOGO-300x101-1.png 300w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/PDW_CCH_LOGO-300x101-1-24x8.png 24w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/PDW_CCH_LOGO-300x101-1-36x12.png 36w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/PDW_CCH_LOGO-300x101-1-48x16.png 48w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/PDW_CCH_LOGO-300x101-1-120x40.png 120w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/PDW_CCH_LOGO-300x101-1-75x25.png 75w" data-sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-12 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-64994dc0" data-id="64994dc0" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-fdf53b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image" data-id="fdf53b6" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <a href="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/tag/personal-defense-world/"> <img width="157" height="36" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20157%2036'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/PDW-2022-Sidebyside-logo-160x30-blk.png?x78515" class="attachment-large size-large wp-image-163078 lazy" alt="Personal Defense World" data-srcset="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/PDW-2022-Sidebyside-logo-160x30-blk.png 157w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/PDW-2022-Sidebyside-logo-160x30-blk-24x6.png 24w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/PDW-2022-Sidebyside-logo-160x30-blk-36x8.png 36w, 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src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20335%20101'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/GOW-LOGO-x101.png?x78515" class="attachment-large size-large wp-image-59895 lazy" alt="Guns of the Old West" data-srcset="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/GOW-LOGO-x101.png 335w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/GOW-LOGO-x101-300x90.png 300w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/GOW-LOGO-x101-24x7.png 24w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/GOW-LOGO-x101-36x11.png 36w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/GOW-LOGO-x101-48x14.png 48w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/GOW-LOGO-x101-120x36.png 120w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/GOW-LOGO-x101-75x23.png 75w" data-sizes="(max-width: 335px) 100vw, 335px" /> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-12 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-31c4fa88" data-id="31c4fa88" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-4129fd94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image" data-id="4129fd94" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <a href="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/tag/american-frontiersman-magazine/"> <img width="184" height="47" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20184%2047'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1.png?x78515" class="attachment-large size-large wp-image-60099 lazy" alt="American Frontiersman" data-srcset="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1.png 184w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1-24x6.png 24w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1-36x9.png 36w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1-48x12.png 48w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1-120x31.png 120w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1-75x19.png 75w" data-sizes="(max-width: 184px) 100vw, 184px" /> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> \n<p>When I do get back to the stores, I try to limit it to maybe two places and pick items that don\u2019t involve too many ingredients. Some things I just do without. Being back in the city area reminds me of the scene from the original 1984 \"Red Dawn\" when they come out of hiding in the woods and go to the city, only to see how different things really are. The curfew sign in bright yellow and red as they walk past it into the store is eerily similar to our present reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class="\"has-text-align-center\" wp-block-heading"><strong>Solitude<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>With this much solitude during my COVID-19 quarantine, it\u2019s important to be your own friend. It turns out talking out loud is comforting. It seems acceptable to me. When it\u2019s late, well after curfew, I may even play some music, but try to save my battery. After all, I\u2019m not lost. There is communication. Still, I keep the volume low as to not alert anyone in the area. I also keep my fires small and wait until the later hours after curfew to start any.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/covid-19-quarantine-build-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"Coronavirus camp, backwoods survival, tools\" class=\"wp-image-7954\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I see people hiking and walking through the woods\u2014on and off-trail\u2014but they don\u2019t see me, which is how I prefer it. Still, I see many signs around of people taking solitude in the woods. Commonly, I see a lot of lost gloves and water bottles, most likely from hikers. Not to mention, during these days of spring, foot prints are easier to see. Mud is a tracking trap, showing evidence of people and what animals were in the vicinity. Snow also does this. It's a good opportunity to find some more resources. I have a somewhat, eclectic camp setup with a lot of trail and city finds. It looks sort of like a cross between a hobo camp and a gypsy camp. So, besides looking around, look down\u2014you'll be surprised what you find.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Others are likely doing the same thing during the COVID-19 quarantine period\u2014camped out, away from crowds. Even with state parks and wilderness recreational locations closed, it doesn't matter. No matter how people choose to quarantine, why not spend it to better your skill set beyond what you think you already know? One thing is for sure: no time spent building your situational awareness and outdoors skills will ever be wasted time!<\/p>\n","post_title":"Camp Quarantine: What It's Like Camping in the Woods During COVID-19","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"covid-19-quarantine-camping-out-woods","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-10-31 23:13:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-11-01 03:13:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/covid-19-quarantine-camping-out-woods\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11762,"post_author":"988","post_date":"2020-04-21 10:06:32","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-21 14:06:32","post_content":"As the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID-19<\/a> pandemic continues to grip the country and most citizens are still under some kind of shelter-in-place order, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is being widely quoted in terms of coronavirus statistics and information. With that agency much in the news right now, it seems a good time to remind gun owners of the CDC and its decades-long anti-gun battle, specifically against private firearms ownership.\r\n\r\n[in_content post=\"121339\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\r\n<h2>The Anti-Gun CDC<\/h2>\r\nI've covered CDC's not-so-hidden agenda to advance more restrictive gun laws for nearly 20 years. Consequently, it greatly frustrates me to see the organization used as an unbiased, reliable authority on any topic. Think I\u2019m exaggerating? Simply consider what various CDC heads have said over the years, especially back when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/tag\/gun-control\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">gun control<\/a> started to become the \u201cin\u201d thing among liberals and those who don\u2019t care about the U.S. Constitution.\r\n\r\n\u201cWe\u2019re going to systematically build a case that owning firearms causes deaths,\u201d Dr. P.W. O\u2019Carroll, then acting section head of the Division of Injury Control of the CDC, <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/blogs\/congress-blog\/politics\/261307-why-congress-stopped-gun-control-activism-at-the-cdc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">was quoted as saying<\/a> in 1989 in the <em>Journal of the American Medical Association<\/em>. \u201cWe\u2019re doing the most we can do, given the political realities.\u201d\r\n\r\nO\u2019Carroll\u2019s successor, Dr. Mark Rosenberg, was no less direct.\r\n\r\n\u201cWe need to revolutionize the way we look at guns, like what we did with cigarettes,\u201d Rosenberg told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/archive\/opinions\/1994\/10\/19\/sick-people-with-guns\/6c7f2bd2-fa57-4d69-b927-5ceb4fa43cf4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Washington Post<\/em><\/a>. \u201cIt used to be that smoking was a glamour symbol\u2014cool, sexy, macho. Now it is dirty, deadly\u2014and banned.\u201d\r\n<h4>The Alleged Gun Violence Epidemic<\/h4>\r\nWith that kind of leadership, it\u2019s no wonder that the CDC eventually set out to sponsor a number of taxpayer-funded \u201cstudies\u201d designed from the start to \u201cprove\u201d that private firearms ownership is more of a danger than a benefit. The group even declared gun violence a \u201chealth epidemic,\u201d as if it were a virus that needed a vaccine.\r\n\r\nThings finally hit a breaking point in the mid 1990s. Gun owners became fed up with their hard-earned tax dollars used to try to prove the need for further restrictions on their Second Amendment rights. In 1995, Congress passed the Dickey Amendment. A provision inserted into the annual omnibus spending bill, it mandated \u201cnone of the funds made available for injury prevention and control at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may be used to advocate or promote gun control.\u201d\r\n\r\nConsider a few facts about the CDC and you\u2019ll see why that legislation was so important. Back in 2018, the CDC published unreliable data on nonfatal firearms injuries. Of course, anti-gun journals and gun-hating politicians quickly parroted the CDC claims that nonfatal firearms injuries had drastically increased between 2015 and 2016.\r\n\r\nFatal firearm injury data from the CDC is based on death certificates. However, the Consumer Product Safety Commission conducts a survey producing nonfatal injury data.\u00a0The small survey included only 100 out of 5,534 registered hospitals, and only 66 provided the relevant data. That means only about 1 percent of hospitals throughout the country provided information.\r\n<h4>Unreliable Data<\/h4>\r\nThe CDC later admitted the data wasn't trustworthy. It warned the information should be treated as \u201cunstable and potentially unreliable.\u201d But the damage was already done. Newspapers and other \"mainstream\" news outlets reported on the drastic increase in gun deaths.\r\n\r\nMore recently, further evidence of the CDC bias against gun ownership came to light showing that in the years immediately after passage of the Dickey Amendment, the CDC sat on findings about defensive gun uses that showed people use guns to protect themselves or others far more often than the federal government had been willing to admit.\r\n\r\nIn 1996, 1997 and 1998, the CDC asked about defensive gun usage in four to six states and results pointed to very high numbers like those often quoted by pro-gun advocates. But the results didn\u2019t jive with the CDC\u2019s mantra that guns are bad. The results never went public.\r\n<h4>Germs & Viruses, Not Guns<\/h4>\r\nIronically, anti-gun politicians and gun-ban groups unearthed that evidence while attempting to repeal the Dickey Amendment. They claimed it stopped the CDC from doing research concerning guns; that was obviously a lie. The amendment simply banned the CDC from advocating or promoting gun control. It didn't stop legitimate research on guns and their relationship to health. Yet the lie became widely \u201creported\u201d and repeated as truth in much of the anti-gun media.\r\n\r\nI\u2019m not saying to disbelieve the CDC\u2019s information on the COVID-19 pandemic. But I would suggest that, given the CDC\u2019s history of lying about guns and gun owners, you\u2019d be wise to double check any information the longtime bureaucrats within the organizations distribute as being the truth about any topic.","post_title":"Op-Ed: Why I Don't Trust the Anti-Gun CDC and Why You Shouldn't Too","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"i-dont-trust-anti-gun-cdc","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:03","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:03","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/21\/i-dont-trust-anti-gun-cdc\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":126494,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2020-04-20 09:01:22","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-20 13:01:22","post_content":"A pair of U.S. Marines sprang into action earlier in April, taking decisive action in New York. The Marines' quick thinking and immediate response saved the lives of patients waiting to board the USNS Comfort.\n\n[in_content post=\"210027\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Marines Save Patients Aboard USNS Comfort in NYC<\/h2>\nThe incident began on April 7 when a local hospital evacuated during an emergency situation. The evacuation sent 10 ambulances to the Comfort all at once. Suddenly, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/navy-ships-comfort-and-mercy-empty\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">normally empty Comfort<\/a> became inundated with patients. That's when Sgt. Austin Loppe, while he and his Marines pulled security, identified one patient rapidly deteriorating, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvidshub.net\/news\/367367\/marines-conducting-security-help-save-patients-bound-usns-comfort\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Navy release<\/a>. The patient's oxygen tank ran dangerously low, so Loppe and his Marines jumped into action.\n\n\u201cUs being infantry Marines, we\u2019re all trained in Combat Lifesaver\/Tactical Combat Casualty Care,\u201d Loppe said. \u201cYou need oxygen to survive. And even just going a couple minutes without oxygen, the human brain starts losing function and having permanent brain damage for life. So that wasn\u2019t something that myself or any of my Marines were willing to let happen to an American citizen. So we knew right away that we needed to get them linked up with the medical team as quickly as possible.\u201d\n\nLoppe and his Marines immediately halted traffic into and off the pier. They then directed the ambulance to the head of the line, getting that patient immediately to Navy medical staff. The action cut 15 minutes of wait time for the patient, advancing the ambulance down the half-mile-long pier.\n<h4>History Repeats Itself<\/h4>\nThen 10 minutes later, it happened again. Marines recognized another ambulance contained a patient running out of oxygen. Again, Loppe's Marines directed traffic and safely advanced the patient to medical help.\n\n\u201cTo be able to help New York and Americans in general is pretty awesome,\u201d said Loppe, who is from Mingo Junction, Ohio.\n\nBut the night wasn't over for these Marines working security. Again, ambulances brought patients to the pier, critically low on oxygen. So members of the security team ran several hundred meters, taking tanks to where patients arrived.\n\nLance Cpl. Colton Flach credited teamwork to saving lives that night. He said the Marines on the pier, along with Navy and NYC police, worked together to make it happen.\n\n\u201cThey\u2019re with us 24-7 on post,\u201d Flach said. \u201cAnd the moment that we had got that call, I knew that I could count on them to be able to do whatever I needed them to do, and we would do whatever we could to help them as well to get these patients the medical attention that they needed as fast as possible.\u201d\n\nCompany Commander Capt. Peter Hofinga recognized the Marines' courage under a different type of fire. He credited the Marines' ability to adapt and overcome.\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s kind of hard to put in words. It\u2019s immensely humbling to observe the Marines and actions that small-unit leaders are making, rapid decisions on their own without any sort of tasking or supervision,\u201d Hofinga said. \u201cDespite the fact that this is not really in their typical task group, or what they trained to do, they are able to operate within that friction and chaos to help both the Navy-Marine Corps team overall as well as New York City residents.\u201d","post_title":"Marines Save Patients Waiting to Board Hospital Ship USNS Comfort","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"marines-save-patients-usns-comfort","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:14:53","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:14:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/20\/marines-save-patients-usns-comfort\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":166976,"post_author":"942","post_date":"2020-04-16 12:40:32","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-16 16:40:32","post_content":"\n<p>As we remain quarantined with nothing but high-sodium snack foods, liquor, and laptops, we salute the medical professionals and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"their tireless effort to end this pandemic (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/dr-dabbs-american-spirit-covid-19\/\" target=\"_blank\">their tireless effort to end this pandemic<\/a>. Soldiers, truck drivers, delivery staff and grocery store workers are also kicking ass. But let\u2019s not forget the meme war soldiers on the boredom frontlines. I\u2019m talking about the Americans out there with entry level Photoshop skills, doing their part to fight the war ... one post at a time. Here\u2019s a few of our favorite coronavirus memes. We salute you, anonymous meme generator non-specific gender person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>The Best Coronavirus Memes on the Internet<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme2.jpg\" alt=\"PTSD Coronavirus Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7708\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When we\u2019re old and gray, our kids FINALLY have something to bitch about. You think you got it bad? Back in my day!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme3.jpg\" alt=\"Jehovah's Witnesses Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7711\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Even if you feel lonely, DO NOT answer the door for anyone but food and Amazon deliveries! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme1.jpg\" alt=\"Lysol Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7706\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Nothing is fine, and a time machine to next year sounds fantastic right about now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme4.jpg\" alt=\"The Shining Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7714\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Family time. So much family time. Be thankful it\u2019s a virus and not an EMP! At least you can get online and binge watch movies like \"<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"The Shining (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-quarantine-mental-health\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Shining<\/a>.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme5.jpg\" alt=\"Virus Cheap Airline Tickets\" class=\"wp-image-7716\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s official: If you cough, you\u2019re Public Enemy No. 1. Immediately say \u201cit\u2019s allergies\u201d or prepare for battle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme6.jpg\" alt=\"Corona Beer Label Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7718\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Well played, Corona. Well played.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme7.jpg\" alt=\"Quarantine Is My Life Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7720\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s fair to say the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/social-distancing-spring-break\/\">social distancing<\/a> memes hit home. At least now when I stay in on a Saturday night, I\u2019m \u201cdoing my part\u201d to fight COVID-19! Speaking of staying home, when you\u2019ve reached the end of the Internet, check out our podcast <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Skillset Live (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Skillset Live<\/a> to put a smile on your face! You can also check out our sister site BallisticMag.com for our its entire <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"COVID-19 coverage (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\">COVID-19 coverage guide<\/a>! If you've found some quality coronavirus memes, let us know in the comment section below. <strong><em>Above all, stay safe, stay healthy, and stay in the FIGHT!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"Coronavirus Memes: Pandemic Bringing Out the Best of the Internet","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"best-coronavirus-memes-internet","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-09-16 10:50:08","post_modified_gmt":"2024-09-16 14:50:08","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/best-coronavirus-memes-internet\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":2},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};</script> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-67f7344 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet 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Michelle Lujan Grisham. The governor recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/new-mexico-governor-grisham-gun-stores\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ordered gun stores closed<\/a> amid the pandemic, shunning federal guidance concerning the gun industry. Now Calibers Gun Store is taking on the governor, defying her order to stay closed.\n\n[in_content post=\"123562\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>New Mexico Gun Store Defies Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham<\/h2>\n\"So, we at Calibers have decided that we are going to open up with social distancing on our range,\" Louie Sanchez, owner of Calibers, told kob.com. \"And you know what? We're going to take this fight back to her. We feel that unless, somehow, she got a magical power to take the Second Amendment out of our constitution, that we have the right to open up.\"\n\nSanchez also went on to say the store initiated social distancing practices to minimize the chance of spreading disease. Ultimately, Sanchez wants to keep his store open for business reasons, but also as a resource to the community.\n\n\"We are indeed doing education courses, just one person, one trainer at six feet social distancing,\" Sanchez said. \"And we're allowing for military and law enforcement to utilize our ranges.\"\n<h4>Governor's Office Response<\/h4>\nThe governor's response attempts to minimize the impact on Sanchez, while also downplaying the importance of gun stores as essential services. The full response, attributed to spokesperson Nora Meyers Sackett:\n<blockquote><em>The state has taken and will continue to take an extremely broad view of what is considered non-essential to public health amid this pandemic. Gun stores are hardly the only entity having to adapt as we work to stem illnesses and prevent deaths. No one is happy about closing in-person business in our state \u2013 no one, including the governor. But it is inarguable that the only way we get through this pandemic with the fewest number of deaths that we can manage is to limit travel outside of the home to the greatest extent possible \u2013 and while we as an administration unequivocally support the constitutional right to purchase a firearm, we recognize that right does not correspond to a right to congregate in a store and infect neighbors and workers and public safety officers amid an unprecedented global pandemic.<\/em><\/blockquote>","post_title":"New Mexico Gun Store Reopens, Defying Governor's Non-Essential Order","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"calibers-gun-store-new-mexico-order","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/16\/calibers-gun-store-new-mexico-order\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":166980,"post_author":"373","post_date":"2020-04-15 13:31:52","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 17:31:52","post_content":"\n<p>The \"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/conop-8888-zombie-defense-plan\/\">zombie apocalypse<\/a>\" came upon us unexpectedly. The end of the world is frequently like that. We felt the COVID-19 crisis brewing, but we were preoccupied with important stuff. How\u2019s the survival stash? Check the food stocks, fuel, and obligatory toilet paper. There wasn\u2019t time for much else. Our emergency stash of toilet paper is nearly 20 years old. It still works just fine in case you\u2019re wondering. If anything that stuff gets even better with age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then it all stopped. The president and the governor made their proclamations, and everybody stayed home. I still went to work at the clinic every day and grew more and more acquainted with the Information Age version of the Black Death, but everything else pretty much ground to a halt; that, unfortunately, included Mrs. Mae, my long-suffering barber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I had needed to scoot in for a couple weeks now. My perceived age is dependent upon my haircut. I haven\u2019t been mistaken for a young man in some decades now, but I can get Mrs. Mae to shave the sides and back of my head and take 20 years off of my personal odometer. Conversely, let that interval grow too generous and the young lady at the restaurant, back when that was a thing, would offer me the senior citizen\u2019s discount with nary a spoken word. I glanced in the mirror and what stared back was just some sad shaggy old man. It was time for a DIY haircut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-the-diy-haircut\">The DIY Haircut<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Cutting your own hair is an undeniably ballsy undertaking. Before you get started you need to come to grips with some things. If the finished product sucks, you have to embrace said suck and just shave your head. What\u2019s the real difference between a bad haircut and a good haircut? About three weeks. 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Nowadays for reasons I still do not fully comprehend she adamantly refuses to heft the clippers yet again, even if the alternative is sharing her personal space with an old homeless-looking guy. Admittedly, our time in the service was likely not as positive for her as it was for me. Perhaps crafting my coif brings back sordid memories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ll need a brush or a comb to help keep things organized and a decent mirror. I used an old survival mirror from my days as an Army aviator. I used to shave by that thing in the field back in the day. Yep, apparently I stole it. I don\u2019t recall the details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-lead-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"DIY Haircut, clippers, side\" class=\"wp-image-7690\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I needed a buddy to help hold the mirror and opted for the Big Rubber Man. 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There\u2019s one for the right and another for the left. Pull the top bit aside again and run front to back parallel to the ground. Work up slowly until you taper the bare sides into the top bit. Keep in mind it is easy to take off and tougher to put back. Up to this point visibility was good and the results satisfactory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The back foments its own unique challenges. I tried two mirrors, but that is a great way to amputate one\u2019s own ear. Vincent Van Gogh was a great artist but a sucky role model. I cut a killer mohawk for starters, but figured that might not inspire confidence among my more genteel geriatric patients. Also, there is a fine line between mohawk and mullet; that was a line I\u2019d sooner not cross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No guts no glory, so I just started cutting the back blind from bottom to top. I did the best I could and then gave my wife my most refined set of puppy dog eyes. She descended to tidy up the back inch or two that I couldn\u2019t see, and I was appropriately grateful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-details\"><strong>Details<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have no idea what to do about the top. I could of course put a spacer on the clippers and just zip over the whole thing. In the end, I just left it long. I think it looks kind of cool. If this COVID thing persists another month or two I suppose I\u2019ll just braid it or invite in a family of squirrels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This whole exercise is way easier when it\u2019s warm out. Doing this in your bathroom will contaminate the space like a New York ER. You\u2019ll be picking tiny hairs out of your toothbrush until the sun burns out. Cutting your hair shirtless on the back porch makes cleanup a snap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-hairball-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"razor, clippers, floor\" class=\"wp-image-7689\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On that subject, once I had swept up the trimmings, I had a generous pile of black\/gray hair. It looked like I\u2019d attacked a skunk with an anti-tank grenade. I saved the trimmings and scattered them among my wife\u2019s garden. They say that\u2019ll help keep the deer away. I fear it might have the same effect on my bride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-the-finished-product\"><strong>The Finished Product<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have read that when Clint Eastwood prepared for his role as aging gunfighter William Munny in the gritty 1992 Western \"Unforgiven,\" he cut his own hair with primitive implements. Munny was a conflicted anti-hero loner. Taking a bowie knife to his locks would have been the only way to keep from wandering about the badlands looking like Moses. I thought it a great effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-finished-product-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"shave, finished product, razor\" class=\"wp-image-7688\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the end, the success of a DIY haircut during the zombie apocalypse turns on having reasonable expectations. Expect to look like you just stepped out of a Paul Mitchell salon and you are destined for disappointment. Let Clint Eastwood\u2019s William Munny be both your inspiration and goal and you\u2019ll likely be pleasantly surprised. If things go truly sideways you can always just wear a hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I showed a picture of my freshly shorn scalp to my brothers. One has been bald for decades and didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about. The other decreed that the new do should be titled \u201cThe Pandemic.\u201d Now I can truthfully declare that I have successfully survived the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Plan on giving yourself your own DIY haircut? Take pictures and please tag us on Instagram <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"@SkillsetMag (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skillsetmag\/\" target=\"_blank\">@SkillsetMag<\/a>. We want to see whatever disasters you create atop that head of yours.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"DIY Haircut: Desperate Times, Desperate Measures in the Apocalypse","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"diy-haircut-during-apocalypse","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-11 10:29:45","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-11 14:29:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/diy-haircut-during-apocalypse\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11786,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:17","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:17","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149574723001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">coronavirus pandemic<\/a>, and the ensuing panic, has changed the gun narrative in America. Now more than ever in recent memory, Americans are turning to the Second Amendment to ensure the safety of their families. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gun and ammo sales continue to soar<\/a>; that means many first-time buyers are heading to gun stores. We want to make sure new gun owners have the proper training. So we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the third video in our series, focusing on shotguns. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/rifle-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part II: Rifle Training<\/a><\/strong>\"  as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123600\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nFirst and foremost, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them religiously, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe shotgun remains one of the most effective tools for home defense. Users can load low-brass birdshot to ensure rounds don't over-penetrate interior walls. For more firepower, buckshot also becomes a formidable stopper. And when you really have to take down something big or engage targets at range, slugs prove devastating.\n\nBut there is much to learn to effectively manipulate, run and fire a shotgun in a defensive setting. Watch our video, learn, and then invest in some quality, certified instruction. Then get on the range and practice, practice, practice. Shotgun loading takes time to master, and you can never be proficient enough running a defensive shotgun.\n\nWelcome to the firearms community. Get trained, practiced hard, and have fun out there on the rang. And remember, share what you've learned with others.","post_title":"VIDEO: Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety for First-Time Buyers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/15\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11790,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:14","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:14","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149573064001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nAs the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID-19<\/a> global pandemic continues to spread, more and more Americans are purchasing guns for their protection. After runs on food and goods sparked into panic buying, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">guns and ammo sales reached record highs<\/a>. Americans have spoken, and they clearly want the right to buy guns to protect their family. In fact, many are buying guns for the very first time. With that in mind, we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the second video in our series, focusing on rifles. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part III: Shotgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123619\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Rifle Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nMost importantly, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe rifle, especially America's most popular rifle, the AR-15, excels in the role of home and self-defense. With a 30-round magazine, extremely intuitive controls and high accuracy potential, most contemporary semi-automatic rifles are easily learned. You can often shoot them well, with an extremely fast learning curve.\n\nHowever, there's still much that must be learned, especially for the new shooter. Rifle manipulations, magazine changes, and shooting all require training and practice. While the AR design remains especially popular, it still brings its own set of challenges and requirements to run safely and effectively.\n\nFinally, welcome to the 2A club. While it took a global pandemic for some to get here, we've all got one thing in common. We all decided to take full responsibility for our family's ultimate safety and protection. 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data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <a href="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/tag/tactical-life/"> <img width="138" height="48" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20138%2048'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/T-L-SS-stack-life-47x140-1.png?x78515" class="attachment-large size-large wp-image-60122 lazy" alt="Tactical Life" data-srcset="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/T-L-SS-stack-life-47x140-1.png 138w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/T-L-SS-stack-life-47x140-1-24x8.png 24w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/T-L-SS-stack-life-47x140-1-36x13.png 36w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/T-L-SS-stack-life-47x140-1-48x17.png 48w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/T-L-SS-stack-life-47x140-1-120x42.png 120w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/T-L-SS-stack-life-47x140-1-75x26.png 75w" data-sizes="(max-width: 138px) 100vw, 138px" /> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-12 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-78c1a3c5" data-id="78c1a3c5" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-47f19df2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image" data-id="47f19df2" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <a href="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/tag/personal-defense-world-magazine/"> <img width="300" height="101" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20300%20101'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/PDW_CCH_LOGO-300x101-1.png?x78515" class="attachment-large size-large wp-image-59983 lazy" alt="PDW Concealed Carry Handguns" data-srcset="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/PDW_CCH_LOGO-300x101-1.png 300w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/PDW_CCH_LOGO-300x101-1-24x8.png 24w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/PDW_CCH_LOGO-300x101-1-36x12.png 36w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/PDW_CCH_LOGO-300x101-1-48x16.png 48w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/PDW_CCH_LOGO-300x101-1-120x40.png 120w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/PDW_CCH_LOGO-300x101-1-75x25.png 75w" data-sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-12 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-64994dc0" data-id="64994dc0" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-fdf53b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image" data-id="fdf53b6" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <a href="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/tag/personal-defense-world/"> <img width="157" height="36" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20157%2036'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/PDW-2022-Sidebyside-logo-160x30-blk.png?x78515" class="attachment-large size-large wp-image-163078 lazy" alt="Personal Defense World" data-srcset="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/PDW-2022-Sidebyside-logo-160x30-blk.png 157w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/PDW-2022-Sidebyside-logo-160x30-blk-24x6.png 24w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/PDW-2022-Sidebyside-logo-160x30-blk-36x8.png 36w, 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src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20335%20101'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/GOW-LOGO-x101.png?x78515" class="attachment-large size-large wp-image-59895 lazy" alt="Guns of the Old West" data-srcset="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/GOW-LOGO-x101.png 335w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/GOW-LOGO-x101-300x90.png 300w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/GOW-LOGO-x101-24x7.png 24w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/GOW-LOGO-x101-36x11.png 36w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/GOW-LOGO-x101-48x14.png 48w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/GOW-LOGO-x101-120x36.png 120w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/GOW-LOGO-x101-75x23.png 75w" data-sizes="(max-width: 335px) 100vw, 335px" /> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-12 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-31c4fa88" data-id="31c4fa88" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-4129fd94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image" data-id="4129fd94" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <a href="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/tag/american-frontiersman-magazine/"> <img width="184" height="47" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20184%2047'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1.png?x78515" class="attachment-large size-large wp-image-60099 lazy" alt="American Frontiersman" data-srcset="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1.png 184w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1-24x6.png 24w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1-36x9.png 36w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1-48x12.png 48w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1-120x31.png 120w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1-75x19.png 75w" data-sizes="(max-width: 184px) 100vw, 184px" /> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> \n<p>After two weeks down south, I finally flew back to New Jersey. As it stands, I went back to the woods for more self-quarantining and stealth camping. However, it's not so much of a \u201cbug out\u201d camp. This isn't a true survival situation. I'm also not lost and trying to get back to civilization. This isn\u2019t a romanticized, survival scenario, nor am I trying to play it up that way. It\u2019s basically the new normal for me. A new routine that consists of sleeping in the camp and fighting the boredom. All that while venturing out to resupply after a couple of days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When I do get back to the stores, I try to limit it to maybe two places and pick items that don\u2019t involve too many ingredients. Some things I just do without. Being back in the city area reminds me of the scene from the original 1984 \"Red Dawn\" when they come out of hiding in the woods and go to the city, only to see how different things really are. The curfew sign in bright yellow and red as they walk past it into the store is eerily similar to our present reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Solitude<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>With this much solitude during my COVID-19 quarantine, it\u2019s important to be your own friend. It turns out talking out loud is comforting. It seems acceptable to me. When it\u2019s late, well after curfew, I may even play some music, but try to save my battery. After all, I\u2019m not lost. There is communication. Still, I keep the volume low as to not alert anyone in the area. I also keep my fires small and wait until the later hours after curfew to start any.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/covid-19-quarantine-build-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"Coronavirus camp, backwoods survival, tools\" class=\"wp-image-7954\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I see people hiking and walking through the woods\u2014on and off-trail\u2014but they don\u2019t see me, which is how I prefer it. Still, I see many signs around of people taking solitude in the woods. Commonly, I see a lot of lost gloves and water bottles, most likely from hikers. Not to mention, during these days of spring, foot prints are easier to see. Mud is a tracking trap, showing evidence of people and what animals were in the vicinity. Snow also does this. It's a good opportunity to find some more resources. I have a somewhat, eclectic camp setup with a lot of trail and city finds. It looks sort of like a cross between a hobo camp and a gypsy camp. So, besides looking around, look down\u2014you'll be surprised what you find.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Others are likely doing the same thing during the COVID-19 quarantine period\u2014camped out, away from crowds. Even with state parks and wilderness recreational locations closed, it doesn't matter. No matter how people choose to quarantine, why not spend it to better your skill set beyond what you think you already know? One thing is for sure: no time spent building your situational awareness and outdoors skills will ever be wasted time!<\/p>\n","post_title":"Camp Quarantine: What It's Like Camping in the Woods During COVID-19","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"covid-19-quarantine-camping-out-woods","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-10-31 23:13:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-11-01 03:13:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/covid-19-quarantine-camping-out-woods\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11762,"post_author":"988","post_date":"2020-04-21 10:06:32","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-21 14:06:32","post_content":"As the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID-19<\/a> pandemic continues to grip the country and most citizens are still under some kind of shelter-in-place order, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is being widely quoted in terms of coronavirus statistics and information. With that agency much in the news right now, it seems a good time to remind gun owners of the CDC and its decades-long anti-gun battle, specifically against private firearms ownership.\r\n\r\n[in_content post=\"121339\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\r\n<h2>The Anti-Gun CDC<\/h2>\r\nI've covered CDC's not-so-hidden agenda to advance more restrictive gun laws for nearly 20 years. Consequently, it greatly frustrates me to see the organization used as an unbiased, reliable authority on any topic. Think I\u2019m exaggerating? Simply consider what various CDC heads have said over the years, especially back when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/tag\/gun-control\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">gun control<\/a> started to become the \u201cin\u201d thing among liberals and those who don\u2019t care about the U.S. Constitution.\r\n\r\n\u201cWe\u2019re going to systematically build a case that owning firearms causes deaths,\u201d Dr. P.W. O\u2019Carroll, then acting section head of the Division of Injury Control of the CDC, <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/blogs\/congress-blog\/politics\/261307-why-congress-stopped-gun-control-activism-at-the-cdc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">was quoted as saying<\/a> in 1989 in the <em>Journal of the American Medical Association<\/em>. \u201cWe\u2019re doing the most we can do, given the political realities.\u201d\r\n\r\nO\u2019Carroll\u2019s successor, Dr. Mark Rosenberg, was no less direct.\r\n\r\n\u201cWe need to revolutionize the way we look at guns, like what we did with cigarettes,\u201d Rosenberg told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/archive\/opinions\/1994\/10\/19\/sick-people-with-guns\/6c7f2bd2-fa57-4d69-b927-5ceb4fa43cf4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Washington Post<\/em><\/a>. \u201cIt used to be that smoking was a glamour symbol\u2014cool, sexy, macho. Now it is dirty, deadly\u2014and banned.\u201d\r\n<h4>The Alleged Gun Violence Epidemic<\/h4>\r\nWith that kind of leadership, it\u2019s no wonder that the CDC eventually set out to sponsor a number of taxpayer-funded \u201cstudies\u201d designed from the start to \u201cprove\u201d that private firearms ownership is more of a danger than a benefit. The group even declared gun violence a \u201chealth epidemic,\u201d as if it were a virus that needed a vaccine.\r\n\r\nThings finally hit a breaking point in the mid 1990s. Gun owners became fed up with their hard-earned tax dollars used to try to prove the need for further restrictions on their Second Amendment rights. In 1995, Congress passed the Dickey Amendment. A provision inserted into the annual omnibus spending bill, it mandated \u201cnone of the funds made available for injury prevention and control at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may be used to advocate or promote gun control.\u201d\r\n\r\nConsider a few facts about the CDC and you\u2019ll see why that legislation was so important. Back in 2018, the CDC published unreliable data on nonfatal firearms injuries. Of course, anti-gun journals and gun-hating politicians quickly parroted the CDC claims that nonfatal firearms injuries had drastically increased between 2015 and 2016.\r\n\r\nFatal firearm injury data from the CDC is based on death certificates. However, the Consumer Product Safety Commission conducts a survey producing nonfatal injury data.\u00a0The small survey included only 100 out of 5,534 registered hospitals, and only 66 provided the relevant data. That means only about 1 percent of hospitals throughout the country provided information.\r\n<h4>Unreliable Data<\/h4>\r\nThe CDC later admitted the data wasn't trustworthy. It warned the information should be treated as \u201cunstable and potentially unreliable.\u201d But the damage was already done. Newspapers and other \"mainstream\" news outlets reported on the drastic increase in gun deaths.\r\n\r\nMore recently, further evidence of the CDC bias against gun ownership came to light showing that in the years immediately after passage of the Dickey Amendment, the CDC sat on findings about defensive gun uses that showed people use guns to protect themselves or others far more often than the federal government had been willing to admit.\r\n\r\nIn 1996, 1997 and 1998, the CDC asked about defensive gun usage in four to six states and results pointed to very high numbers like those often quoted by pro-gun advocates. But the results didn\u2019t jive with the CDC\u2019s mantra that guns are bad. The results never went public.\r\n<h4>Germs & Viruses, Not Guns<\/h4>\r\nIronically, anti-gun politicians and gun-ban groups unearthed that evidence while attempting to repeal the Dickey Amendment. They claimed it stopped the CDC from doing research concerning guns; that was obviously a lie. The amendment simply banned the CDC from advocating or promoting gun control. It didn't stop legitimate research on guns and their relationship to health. Yet the lie became widely \u201creported\u201d and repeated as truth in much of the anti-gun media.\r\n\r\nI\u2019m not saying to disbelieve the CDC\u2019s information on the COVID-19 pandemic. But I would suggest that, given the CDC\u2019s history of lying about guns and gun owners, you\u2019d be wise to double check any information the longtime bureaucrats within the organizations distribute as being the truth about any topic.","post_title":"Op-Ed: Why I Don't Trust the Anti-Gun CDC and Why You Shouldn't Too","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"i-dont-trust-anti-gun-cdc","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:03","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:03","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/21\/i-dont-trust-anti-gun-cdc\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":126494,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2020-04-20 09:01:22","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-20 13:01:22","post_content":"A pair of U.S. Marines sprang into action earlier in April, taking decisive action in New York. The Marines' quick thinking and immediate response saved the lives of patients waiting to board the USNS Comfort.\n\n[in_content post=\"210027\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Marines Save Patients Aboard USNS Comfort in NYC<\/h2>\nThe incident began on April 7 when a local hospital evacuated during an emergency situation. The evacuation sent 10 ambulances to the Comfort all at once. Suddenly, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/navy-ships-comfort-and-mercy-empty\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">normally empty Comfort<\/a> became inundated with patients. That's when Sgt. Austin Loppe, while he and his Marines pulled security, identified one patient rapidly deteriorating, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvidshub.net\/news\/367367\/marines-conducting-security-help-save-patients-bound-usns-comfort\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Navy release<\/a>. The patient's oxygen tank ran dangerously low, so Loppe and his Marines jumped into action.\n\n\u201cUs being infantry Marines, we\u2019re all trained in Combat Lifesaver\/Tactical Combat Casualty Care,\u201d Loppe said. \u201cYou need oxygen to survive. And even just going a couple minutes without oxygen, the human brain starts losing function and having permanent brain damage for life. So that wasn\u2019t something that myself or any of my Marines were willing to let happen to an American citizen. So we knew right away that we needed to get them linked up with the medical team as quickly as possible.\u201d\n\nLoppe and his Marines immediately halted traffic into and off the pier. They then directed the ambulance to the head of the line, getting that patient immediately to Navy medical staff. The action cut 15 minutes of wait time for the patient, advancing the ambulance down the half-mile-long pier.\n<h4>History Repeats Itself<\/h4>\nThen 10 minutes later, it happened again. Marines recognized another ambulance contained a patient running out of oxygen. Again, Loppe's Marines directed traffic and safely advanced the patient to medical help.\n\n\u201cTo be able to help New York and Americans in general is pretty awesome,\u201d said Loppe, who is from Mingo Junction, Ohio.\n\nBut the night wasn't over for these Marines working security. Again, ambulances brought patients to the pier, critically low on oxygen. So members of the security team ran several hundred meters, taking tanks to where patients arrived.\n\nLance Cpl. Colton Flach credited teamwork to saving lives that night. He said the Marines on the pier, along with Navy and NYC police, worked together to make it happen.\n\n\u201cThey\u2019re with us 24-7 on post,\u201d Flach said. \u201cAnd the moment that we had got that call, I knew that I could count on them to be able to do whatever I needed them to do, and we would do whatever we could to help them as well to get these patients the medical attention that they needed as fast as possible.\u201d\n\nCompany Commander Capt. Peter Hofinga recognized the Marines' courage under a different type of fire. He credited the Marines' ability to adapt and overcome.\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s kind of hard to put in words. It\u2019s immensely humbling to observe the Marines and actions that small-unit leaders are making, rapid decisions on their own without any sort of tasking or supervision,\u201d Hofinga said. \u201cDespite the fact that this is not really in their typical task group, or what they trained to do, they are able to operate within that friction and chaos to help both the Navy-Marine Corps team overall as well as New York City residents.\u201d","post_title":"Marines Save Patients Waiting to Board Hospital Ship USNS Comfort","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"marines-save-patients-usns-comfort","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:14:53","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:14:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/20\/marines-save-patients-usns-comfort\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":166976,"post_author":"942","post_date":"2020-04-16 12:40:32","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-16 16:40:32","post_content":"\n<p>As we remain quarantined with nothing but high-sodium snack foods, liquor, and laptops, we salute the medical professionals and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"their tireless effort to end this pandemic (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/dr-dabbs-american-spirit-covid-19\/\" target=\"_blank\">their tireless effort to end this pandemic<\/a>. Soldiers, truck drivers, delivery staff and grocery store workers are also kicking ass. But let\u2019s not forget the meme war soldiers on the boredom frontlines. I\u2019m talking about the Americans out there with entry level Photoshop skills, doing their part to fight the war ... one post at a time. Here\u2019s a few of our favorite coronavirus memes. We salute you, anonymous meme generator non-specific gender person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>The Best Coronavirus Memes on the Internet<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme2.jpg\" alt=\"PTSD Coronavirus Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7708\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When we\u2019re old and gray, our kids FINALLY have something to bitch about. You think you got it bad? Back in my day!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme3.jpg\" alt=\"Jehovah's Witnesses Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7711\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Even if you feel lonely, DO NOT answer the door for anyone but food and Amazon deliveries! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme1.jpg\" alt=\"Lysol Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7706\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Nothing is fine, and a time machine to next year sounds fantastic right about now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme4.jpg\" alt=\"The Shining Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7714\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Family time. So much family time. Be thankful it\u2019s a virus and not an EMP! At least you can get online and binge watch movies like \"<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"The Shining (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-quarantine-mental-health\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Shining<\/a>.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme5.jpg\" alt=\"Virus Cheap Airline Tickets\" class=\"wp-image-7716\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s official: If you cough, you\u2019re Public Enemy No. 1. Immediately say \u201cit\u2019s allergies\u201d or prepare for battle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme6.jpg\" alt=\"Corona Beer Label Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7718\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Well played, Corona. Well played.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme7.jpg\" alt=\"Quarantine Is My Life Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7720\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s fair to say the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/social-distancing-spring-break\/\">social distancing<\/a> memes hit home. At least now when I stay in on a Saturday night, I\u2019m \u201cdoing my part\u201d to fight COVID-19! Speaking of staying home, when you\u2019ve reached the end of the Internet, check out our podcast <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Skillset Live (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Skillset Live<\/a> to put a smile on your face! You can also check out our sister site BallisticMag.com for our its entire <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"COVID-19 coverage (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\">COVID-19 coverage guide<\/a>! If you've found some quality coronavirus memes, let us know in the comment section below. <strong><em>Above all, stay safe, stay healthy, and stay in the FIGHT!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"Coronavirus Memes: Pandemic Bringing Out the Best of the Internet","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"best-coronavirus-memes-internet","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-09-16 10:50:08","post_modified_gmt":"2024-09-16 14:50:08","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/best-coronavirus-memes-internet\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":2},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};</script> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-67f7344 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet 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Michelle Lujan Grisham. The governor recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/new-mexico-governor-grisham-gun-stores\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ordered gun stores closed<\/a> amid the pandemic, shunning federal guidance concerning the gun industry. Now Calibers Gun Store is taking on the governor, defying her order to stay closed.\n\n[in_content post=\"123562\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>New Mexico Gun Store Defies Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham<\/h2>\n\"So, we at Calibers have decided that we are going to open up with social distancing on our range,\" Louie Sanchez, owner of Calibers, told kob.com. \"And you know what? We're going to take this fight back to her. We feel that unless, somehow, she got a magical power to take the Second Amendment out of our constitution, that we have the right to open up.\"\n\nSanchez also went on to say the store initiated social distancing practices to minimize the chance of spreading disease. Ultimately, Sanchez wants to keep his store open for business reasons, but also as a resource to the community.\n\n\"We are indeed doing education courses, just one person, one trainer at six feet social distancing,\" Sanchez said. \"And we're allowing for military and law enforcement to utilize our ranges.\"\n<h4>Governor's Office Response<\/h4>\nThe governor's response attempts to minimize the impact on Sanchez, while also downplaying the importance of gun stores as essential services. The full response, attributed to spokesperson Nora Meyers Sackett:\n<blockquote><em>The state has taken and will continue to take an extremely broad view of what is considered non-essential to public health amid this pandemic. Gun stores are hardly the only entity having to adapt as we work to stem illnesses and prevent deaths. No one is happy about closing in-person business in our state \u2013 no one, including the governor. But it is inarguable that the only way we get through this pandemic with the fewest number of deaths that we can manage is to limit travel outside of the home to the greatest extent possible \u2013 and while we as an administration unequivocally support the constitutional right to purchase a firearm, we recognize that right does not correspond to a right to congregate in a store and infect neighbors and workers and public safety officers amid an unprecedented global pandemic.<\/em><\/blockquote>","post_title":"New Mexico Gun Store Reopens, Defying Governor's Non-Essential Order","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"calibers-gun-store-new-mexico-order","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/16\/calibers-gun-store-new-mexico-order\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":166980,"post_author":"373","post_date":"2020-04-15 13:31:52","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 17:31:52","post_content":"\n<p>The \"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/conop-8888-zombie-defense-plan\/\">zombie apocalypse<\/a>\" came upon us unexpectedly. The end of the world is frequently like that. We felt the COVID-19 crisis brewing, but we were preoccupied with important stuff. How\u2019s the survival stash? Check the food stocks, fuel, and obligatory toilet paper. There wasn\u2019t time for much else. Our emergency stash of toilet paper is nearly 20 years old. It still works just fine in case you\u2019re wondering. If anything that stuff gets even better with age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then it all stopped. The president and the governor made their proclamations, and everybody stayed home. I still went to work at the clinic every day and grew more and more acquainted with the Information Age version of the Black Death, but everything else pretty much ground to a halt; that, unfortunately, included Mrs. Mae, my long-suffering barber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I had needed to scoot in for a couple weeks now. My perceived age is dependent upon my haircut. I haven\u2019t been mistaken for a young man in some decades now, but I can get Mrs. Mae to shave the sides and back of my head and take 20 years off of my personal odometer. Conversely, let that interval grow too generous and the young lady at the restaurant, back when that was a thing, would offer me the senior citizen\u2019s discount with nary a spoken word. I glanced in the mirror and what stared back was just some sad shaggy old man. It was time for a DIY haircut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-the-diy-haircut\">The DIY Haircut<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Cutting your own hair is an undeniably ballsy undertaking. Before you get started you need to come to grips with some things. If the finished product sucks, you have to embrace said suck and just shave your head. What\u2019s the real difference between a bad haircut and a good haircut? About three weeks. 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Nowadays for reasons I still do not fully comprehend she adamantly refuses to heft the clippers yet again, even if the alternative is sharing her personal space with an old homeless-looking guy. Admittedly, our time in the service was likely not as positive for her as it was for me. Perhaps crafting my coif brings back sordid memories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ll need a brush or a comb to help keep things organized and a decent mirror. I used an old survival mirror from my days as an Army aviator. I used to shave by that thing in the field back in the day. Yep, apparently I stole it. I don\u2019t recall the details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-lead-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"DIY Haircut, clippers, side\" class=\"wp-image-7690\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I needed a buddy to help hold the mirror and opted for the Big Rubber Man. 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There\u2019s one for the right and another for the left. Pull the top bit aside again and run front to back parallel to the ground. Work up slowly until you taper the bare sides into the top bit. Keep in mind it is easy to take off and tougher to put back. Up to this point visibility was good and the results satisfactory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The back foments its own unique challenges. I tried two mirrors, but that is a great way to amputate one\u2019s own ear. Vincent Van Gogh was a great artist but a sucky role model. I cut a killer mohawk for starters, but figured that might not inspire confidence among my more genteel geriatric patients. Also, there is a fine line between mohawk and mullet; that was a line I\u2019d sooner not cross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No guts no glory, so I just started cutting the back blind from bottom to top. I did the best I could and then gave my wife my most refined set of puppy dog eyes. She descended to tidy up the back inch or two that I couldn\u2019t see, and I was appropriately grateful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-details\"><strong>Details<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have no idea what to do about the top. I could of course put a spacer on the clippers and just zip over the whole thing. In the end, I just left it long. I think it looks kind of cool. If this COVID thing persists another month or two I suppose I\u2019ll just braid it or invite in a family of squirrels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This whole exercise is way easier when it\u2019s warm out. Doing this in your bathroom will contaminate the space like a New York ER. You\u2019ll be picking tiny hairs out of your toothbrush until the sun burns out. Cutting your hair shirtless on the back porch makes cleanup a snap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-hairball-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"razor, clippers, floor\" class=\"wp-image-7689\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On that subject, once I had swept up the trimmings, I had a generous pile of black\/gray hair. It looked like I\u2019d attacked a skunk with an anti-tank grenade. I saved the trimmings and scattered them among my wife\u2019s garden. They say that\u2019ll help keep the deer away. I fear it might have the same effect on my bride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-the-finished-product\"><strong>The Finished Product<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have read that when Clint Eastwood prepared for his role as aging gunfighter William Munny in the gritty 1992 Western \"Unforgiven,\" he cut his own hair with primitive implements. Munny was a conflicted anti-hero loner. Taking a bowie knife to his locks would have been the only way to keep from wandering about the badlands looking like Moses. I thought it a great effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-finished-product-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"shave, finished product, razor\" class=\"wp-image-7688\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the end, the success of a DIY haircut during the zombie apocalypse turns on having reasonable expectations. Expect to look like you just stepped out of a Paul Mitchell salon and you are destined for disappointment. Let Clint Eastwood\u2019s William Munny be both your inspiration and goal and you\u2019ll likely be pleasantly surprised. If things go truly sideways you can always just wear a hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I showed a picture of my freshly shorn scalp to my brothers. One has been bald for decades and didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about. The other decreed that the new do should be titled \u201cThe Pandemic.\u201d Now I can truthfully declare that I have successfully survived the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Plan on giving yourself your own DIY haircut? Take pictures and please tag us on Instagram <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"@SkillsetMag (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skillsetmag\/\" target=\"_blank\">@SkillsetMag<\/a>. We want to see whatever disasters you create atop that head of yours.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"DIY Haircut: Desperate Times, Desperate Measures in the Apocalypse","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"diy-haircut-during-apocalypse","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-11 10:29:45","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-11 14:29:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/diy-haircut-during-apocalypse\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11786,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:17","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:17","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149574723001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">coronavirus pandemic<\/a>, and the ensuing panic, has changed the gun narrative in America. Now more than ever in recent memory, Americans are turning to the Second Amendment to ensure the safety of their families. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gun and ammo sales continue to soar<\/a>; that means many first-time buyers are heading to gun stores. We want to make sure new gun owners have the proper training. So we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the third video in our series, focusing on shotguns. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/rifle-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part II: Rifle Training<\/a><\/strong>\"  as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123600\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nFirst and foremost, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them religiously, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe shotgun remains one of the most effective tools for home defense. Users can load low-brass birdshot to ensure rounds don't over-penetrate interior walls. For more firepower, buckshot also becomes a formidable stopper. And when you really have to take down something big or engage targets at range, slugs prove devastating.\n\nBut there is much to learn to effectively manipulate, run and fire a shotgun in a defensive setting. Watch our video, learn, and then invest in some quality, certified instruction. Then get on the range and practice, practice, practice. Shotgun loading takes time to master, and you can never be proficient enough running a defensive shotgun.\n\nWelcome to the firearms community. Get trained, practiced hard, and have fun out there on the rang. And remember, share what you've learned with others.","post_title":"VIDEO: Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety for First-Time Buyers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/15\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11790,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:14","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:14","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149573064001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nAs the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID-19<\/a> global pandemic continues to spread, more and more Americans are purchasing guns for their protection. After runs on food and goods sparked into panic buying, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">guns and ammo sales reached record highs<\/a>. Americans have spoken, and they clearly want the right to buy guns to protect their family. In fact, many are buying guns for the very first time. With that in mind, we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the second video in our series, focusing on rifles. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part III: Shotgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123619\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Rifle Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nMost importantly, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe rifle, especially America's most popular rifle, the AR-15, excels in the role of home and self-defense. With a 30-round magazine, extremely intuitive controls and high accuracy potential, most contemporary semi-automatic rifles are easily learned. You can often shoot them well, with an extremely fast learning curve.\n\nHowever, there's still much that must be learned, especially for the new shooter. Rifle manipulations, magazine changes, and shooting all require training and practice. While the AR design remains especially popular, it still brings its own set of challenges and requirements to run safely and effectively.\n\nFinally, welcome to the 2A club. While it took a global pandemic for some to get here, we've all got one thing in common. We all decided to take full responsibility for our family's ultimate safety and protection. 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elementor-widget elementor-widget-image" data-id="fdf53b6" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <a href="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/tag/personal-defense-world/"> <img width="157" height="36" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20157%2036'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/PDW-2022-Sidebyside-logo-160x30-blk.png?x78515" class="attachment-large size-large wp-image-163078 lazy" alt="Personal Defense World" data-srcset="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/PDW-2022-Sidebyside-logo-160x30-blk.png 157w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/PDW-2022-Sidebyside-logo-160x30-blk-24x6.png 24w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/PDW-2022-Sidebyside-logo-160x30-blk-36x8.png 36w, 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class="elementor-column elementor-col-12 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-31c4fa88" data-id="31c4fa88" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-4129fd94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image" data-id="4129fd94" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <a href="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/tag/american-frontiersman-magazine/"> <img width="184" height="47" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20184%2047'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1.png?x78515" class="attachment-large size-large wp-image-60099 lazy" alt="American Frontiersman" data-srcset="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1.png 184w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1-24x6.png 24w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1-36x9.png 36w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1-48x12.png 48w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1-120x31.png 120w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1-75x19.png 75w" data-sizes="(max-width: 184px) 100vw, 184px" /> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> \n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/covid-19-quarantine-tools-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"Coronavirus camp, backwoods survival, tools\" class=\"wp-image-7957\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After two weeks down south, I finally flew back to New Jersey. As it stands, I went back to the woods for more self-quarantining and stealth camping. However, it's not so much of a \u201cbug out\u201d camp. This isn't a true survival situation. I'm also not lost and trying to get back to civilization. This isn\u2019t a romanticized, survival scenario, nor am I trying to play it up that way. It\u2019s basically the new normal for me. A new routine that consists of sleeping in the camp and fighting the boredom. All that while venturing out to resupply after a couple of days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When I do get back to the stores, I try to limit it to maybe two places and pick items that don\u2019t involve too many ingredients. Some things I just do without. Being back in the city area reminds me of the scene from the original 1984 \"Red Dawn\" when they come out of hiding in the woods and go to the city, only to see how different things really are. The curfew sign in bright yellow and red as they walk past it into the store is eerily similar to our present reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Solitude<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>With this much solitude during my COVID-19 quarantine, it\u2019s important to be your own friend. It turns out talking out loud is comforting. It seems acceptable to me. When it\u2019s late, well after curfew, I may even play some music, but try to save my battery. After all, I\u2019m not lost. There is communication. Still, I keep the volume low as to not alert anyone in the area. I also keep my fires small and wait until the later hours after curfew to start any.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/covid-19-quarantine-build-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"Coronavirus camp, backwoods survival, tools\" class=\"wp-image-7954\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I see people hiking and walking through the woods\u2014on and off-trail\u2014but they don\u2019t see me, which is how I prefer it. Still, I see many signs around of people taking solitude in the woods. Commonly, I see a lot of lost gloves and water bottles, most likely from hikers. Not to mention, during these days of spring, foot prints are easier to see. Mud is a tracking trap, showing evidence of people and what animals were in the vicinity. Snow also does this. It's a good opportunity to find some more resources. I have a somewhat, eclectic camp setup with a lot of trail and city finds. It looks sort of like a cross between a hobo camp and a gypsy camp. So, besides looking around, look down\u2014you'll be surprised what you find.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Others are likely doing the same thing during the COVID-19 quarantine period\u2014camped out, away from crowds. Even with state parks and wilderness recreational locations closed, it doesn't matter. No matter how people choose to quarantine, why not spend it to better your skill set beyond what you think you already know? One thing is for sure: no time spent building your situational awareness and outdoors skills will ever be wasted time!<\/p>\n","post_title":"Camp Quarantine: What It's Like Camping in the Woods During COVID-19","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"covid-19-quarantine-camping-out-woods","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-10-31 23:13:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-11-01 03:13:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/covid-19-quarantine-camping-out-woods\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11762,"post_author":"988","post_date":"2020-04-21 10:06:32","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-21 14:06:32","post_content":"As the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID-19<\/a> pandemic continues to grip the country and most citizens are still under some kind of shelter-in-place order, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is being widely quoted in terms of coronavirus statistics and information. With that agency much in the news right now, it seems a good time to remind gun owners of the CDC and its decades-long anti-gun battle, specifically against private firearms ownership.\r\n\r\n[in_content post=\"121339\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\r\n<h2>The Anti-Gun CDC<\/h2>\r\nI've covered CDC's not-so-hidden agenda to advance more restrictive gun laws for nearly 20 years. Consequently, it greatly frustrates me to see the organization used as an unbiased, reliable authority on any topic. Think I\u2019m exaggerating? Simply consider what various CDC heads have said over the years, especially back when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/tag\/gun-control\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">gun control<\/a> started to become the \u201cin\u201d thing among liberals and those who don\u2019t care about the U.S. Constitution.\r\n\r\n\u201cWe\u2019re going to systematically build a case that owning firearms causes deaths,\u201d Dr. P.W. O\u2019Carroll, then acting section head of the Division of Injury Control of the CDC, <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/blogs\/congress-blog\/politics\/261307-why-congress-stopped-gun-control-activism-at-the-cdc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">was quoted as saying<\/a> in 1989 in the <em>Journal of the American Medical Association<\/em>. \u201cWe\u2019re doing the most we can do, given the political realities.\u201d\r\n\r\nO\u2019Carroll\u2019s successor, Dr. Mark Rosenberg, was no less direct.\r\n\r\n\u201cWe need to revolutionize the way we look at guns, like what we did with cigarettes,\u201d Rosenberg told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/archive\/opinions\/1994\/10\/19\/sick-people-with-guns\/6c7f2bd2-fa57-4d69-b927-5ceb4fa43cf4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Washington Post<\/em><\/a>. \u201cIt used to be that smoking was a glamour symbol\u2014cool, sexy, macho. Now it is dirty, deadly\u2014and banned.\u201d\r\n<h4>The Alleged Gun Violence Epidemic<\/h4>\r\nWith that kind of leadership, it\u2019s no wonder that the CDC eventually set out to sponsor a number of taxpayer-funded \u201cstudies\u201d designed from the start to \u201cprove\u201d that private firearms ownership is more of a danger than a benefit. The group even declared gun violence a \u201chealth epidemic,\u201d as if it were a virus that needed a vaccine.\r\n\r\nThings finally hit a breaking point in the mid 1990s. Gun owners became fed up with their hard-earned tax dollars used to try to prove the need for further restrictions on their Second Amendment rights. In 1995, Congress passed the Dickey Amendment. A provision inserted into the annual omnibus spending bill, it mandated \u201cnone of the funds made available for injury prevention and control at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may be used to advocate or promote gun control.\u201d\r\n\r\nConsider a few facts about the CDC and you\u2019ll see why that legislation was so important. Back in 2018, the CDC published unreliable data on nonfatal firearms injuries. Of course, anti-gun journals and gun-hating politicians quickly parroted the CDC claims that nonfatal firearms injuries had drastically increased between 2015 and 2016.\r\n\r\nFatal firearm injury data from the CDC is based on death certificates. However, the Consumer Product Safety Commission conducts a survey producing nonfatal injury data.\u00a0The small survey included only 100 out of 5,534 registered hospitals, and only 66 provided the relevant data. That means only about 1 percent of hospitals throughout the country provided information.\r\n<h4>Unreliable Data<\/h4>\r\nThe CDC later admitted the data wasn't trustworthy. It warned the information should be treated as \u201cunstable and potentially unreliable.\u201d But the damage was already done. Newspapers and other \"mainstream\" news outlets reported on the drastic increase in gun deaths.\r\n\r\nMore recently, further evidence of the CDC bias against gun ownership came to light showing that in the years immediately after passage of the Dickey Amendment, the CDC sat on findings about defensive gun uses that showed people use guns to protect themselves or others far more often than the federal government had been willing to admit.\r\n\r\nIn 1996, 1997 and 1998, the CDC asked about defensive gun usage in four to six states and results pointed to very high numbers like those often quoted by pro-gun advocates. But the results didn\u2019t jive with the CDC\u2019s mantra that guns are bad. The results never went public.\r\n<h4>Germs & Viruses, Not Guns<\/h4>\r\nIronically, anti-gun politicians and gun-ban groups unearthed that evidence while attempting to repeal the Dickey Amendment. They claimed it stopped the CDC from doing research concerning guns; that was obviously a lie. The amendment simply banned the CDC from advocating or promoting gun control. It didn't stop legitimate research on guns and their relationship to health. Yet the lie became widely \u201creported\u201d and repeated as truth in much of the anti-gun media.\r\n\r\nI\u2019m not saying to disbelieve the CDC\u2019s information on the COVID-19 pandemic. But I would suggest that, given the CDC\u2019s history of lying about guns and gun owners, you\u2019d be wise to double check any information the longtime bureaucrats within the organizations distribute as being the truth about any topic.","post_title":"Op-Ed: Why I Don't Trust the Anti-Gun CDC and Why You Shouldn't Too","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"i-dont-trust-anti-gun-cdc","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:03","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:03","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/21\/i-dont-trust-anti-gun-cdc\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":126494,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2020-04-20 09:01:22","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-20 13:01:22","post_content":"A pair of U.S. Marines sprang into action earlier in April, taking decisive action in New York. The Marines' quick thinking and immediate response saved the lives of patients waiting to board the USNS Comfort.\n\n[in_content post=\"210027\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Marines Save Patients Aboard USNS Comfort in NYC<\/h2>\nThe incident began on April 7 when a local hospital evacuated during an emergency situation. The evacuation sent 10 ambulances to the Comfort all at once. Suddenly, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/navy-ships-comfort-and-mercy-empty\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">normally empty Comfort<\/a> became inundated with patients. That's when Sgt. Austin Loppe, while he and his Marines pulled security, identified one patient rapidly deteriorating, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvidshub.net\/news\/367367\/marines-conducting-security-help-save-patients-bound-usns-comfort\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Navy release<\/a>. The patient's oxygen tank ran dangerously low, so Loppe and his Marines jumped into action.\n\n\u201cUs being infantry Marines, we\u2019re all trained in Combat Lifesaver\/Tactical Combat Casualty Care,\u201d Loppe said. \u201cYou need oxygen to survive. And even just going a couple minutes without oxygen, the human brain starts losing function and having permanent brain damage for life. So that wasn\u2019t something that myself or any of my Marines were willing to let happen to an American citizen. So we knew right away that we needed to get them linked up with the medical team as quickly as possible.\u201d\n\nLoppe and his Marines immediately halted traffic into and off the pier. They then directed the ambulance to the head of the line, getting that patient immediately to Navy medical staff. The action cut 15 minutes of wait time for the patient, advancing the ambulance down the half-mile-long pier.\n<h4>History Repeats Itself<\/h4>\nThen 10 minutes later, it happened again. Marines recognized another ambulance contained a patient running out of oxygen. Again, Loppe's Marines directed traffic and safely advanced the patient to medical help.\n\n\u201cTo be able to help New York and Americans in general is pretty awesome,\u201d said Loppe, who is from Mingo Junction, Ohio.\n\nBut the night wasn't over for these Marines working security. Again, ambulances brought patients to the pier, critically low on oxygen. So members of the security team ran several hundred meters, taking tanks to where patients arrived.\n\nLance Cpl. Colton Flach credited teamwork to saving lives that night. He said the Marines on the pier, along with Navy and NYC police, worked together to make it happen.\n\n\u201cThey\u2019re with us 24-7 on post,\u201d Flach said. \u201cAnd the moment that we had got that call, I knew that I could count on them to be able to do whatever I needed them to do, and we would do whatever we could to help them as well to get these patients the medical attention that they needed as fast as possible.\u201d\n\nCompany Commander Capt. Peter Hofinga recognized the Marines' courage under a different type of fire. He credited the Marines' ability to adapt and overcome.\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s kind of hard to put in words. It\u2019s immensely humbling to observe the Marines and actions that small-unit leaders are making, rapid decisions on their own without any sort of tasking or supervision,\u201d Hofinga said. \u201cDespite the fact that this is not really in their typical task group, or what they trained to do, they are able to operate within that friction and chaos to help both the Navy-Marine Corps team overall as well as New York City residents.\u201d","post_title":"Marines Save Patients Waiting to Board Hospital Ship USNS Comfort","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"marines-save-patients-usns-comfort","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:14:53","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:14:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/20\/marines-save-patients-usns-comfort\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":166976,"post_author":"942","post_date":"2020-04-16 12:40:32","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-16 16:40:32","post_content":"\n<p>As we remain quarantined with nothing but high-sodium snack foods, liquor, and laptops, we salute the medical professionals and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"their tireless effort to end this pandemic (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/dr-dabbs-american-spirit-covid-19\/\" target=\"_blank\">their tireless effort to end this pandemic<\/a>. Soldiers, truck drivers, delivery staff and grocery store workers are also kicking ass. But let\u2019s not forget the meme war soldiers on the boredom frontlines. I\u2019m talking about the Americans out there with entry level Photoshop skills, doing their part to fight the war ... one post at a time. Here\u2019s a few of our favorite coronavirus memes. We salute you, anonymous meme generator non-specific gender person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>The Best Coronavirus Memes on the Internet<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme2.jpg\" alt=\"PTSD Coronavirus Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7708\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When we\u2019re old and gray, our kids FINALLY have something to bitch about. You think you got it bad? Back in my day!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme3.jpg\" alt=\"Jehovah's Witnesses Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7711\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Even if you feel lonely, DO NOT answer the door for anyone but food and Amazon deliveries! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme1.jpg\" alt=\"Lysol Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7706\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Nothing is fine, and a time machine to next year sounds fantastic right about now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme4.jpg\" alt=\"The Shining Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7714\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Family time. So much family time. Be thankful it\u2019s a virus and not an EMP! At least you can get online and binge watch movies like \"<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"The Shining (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-quarantine-mental-health\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Shining<\/a>.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme5.jpg\" alt=\"Virus Cheap Airline Tickets\" class=\"wp-image-7716\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s official: If you cough, you\u2019re Public Enemy No. 1. Immediately say \u201cit\u2019s allergies\u201d or prepare for battle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme6.jpg\" alt=\"Corona Beer Label Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7718\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Well played, Corona. Well played.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme7.jpg\" alt=\"Quarantine Is My Life Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7720\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s fair to say the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/social-distancing-spring-break\/\">social distancing<\/a> memes hit home. At least now when I stay in on a Saturday night, I\u2019m \u201cdoing my part\u201d to fight COVID-19! Speaking of staying home, when you\u2019ve reached the end of the Internet, check out our podcast <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Skillset Live (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Skillset Live<\/a> to put a smile on your face! You can also check out our sister site BallisticMag.com for our its entire <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"COVID-19 coverage (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\">COVID-19 coverage guide<\/a>! If you've found some quality coronavirus memes, let us know in the comment section below. <strong><em>Above all, stay safe, stay healthy, and stay in the FIGHT!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"Coronavirus Memes: Pandemic Bringing Out the Best of the Internet","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"best-coronavirus-memes-internet","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-09-16 10:50:08","post_modified_gmt":"2024-09-16 14:50:08","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/best-coronavirus-memes-internet\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":2},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};</script> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-67f7344 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet 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Michelle Lujan Grisham. The governor recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/new-mexico-governor-grisham-gun-stores\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ordered gun stores closed<\/a> amid the pandemic, shunning federal guidance concerning the gun industry. Now Calibers Gun Store is taking on the governor, defying her order to stay closed.\n\n[in_content post=\"123562\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>New Mexico Gun Store Defies Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham<\/h2>\n\"So, we at Calibers have decided that we are going to open up with social distancing on our range,\" Louie Sanchez, owner of Calibers, told kob.com. \"And you know what? We're going to take this fight back to her. We feel that unless, somehow, she got a magical power to take the Second Amendment out of our constitution, that we have the right to open up.\"\n\nSanchez also went on to say the store initiated social distancing practices to minimize the chance of spreading disease. Ultimately, Sanchez wants to keep his store open for business reasons, but also as a resource to the community.\n\n\"We are indeed doing education courses, just one person, one trainer at six feet social distancing,\" Sanchez said. \"And we're allowing for military and law enforcement to utilize our ranges.\"\n<h4>Governor's Office Response<\/h4>\nThe governor's response attempts to minimize the impact on Sanchez, while also downplaying the importance of gun stores as essential services. The full response, attributed to spokesperson Nora Meyers Sackett:\n<blockquote><em>The state has taken and will continue to take an extremely broad view of what is considered non-essential to public health amid this pandemic. Gun stores are hardly the only entity having to adapt as we work to stem illnesses and prevent deaths. No one is happy about closing in-person business in our state \u2013 no one, including the governor. But it is inarguable that the only way we get through this pandemic with the fewest number of deaths that we can manage is to limit travel outside of the home to the greatest extent possible \u2013 and while we as an administration unequivocally support the constitutional right to purchase a firearm, we recognize that right does not correspond to a right to congregate in a store and infect neighbors and workers and public safety officers amid an unprecedented global pandemic.<\/em><\/blockquote>","post_title":"New Mexico Gun Store Reopens, Defying Governor's Non-Essential Order","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"calibers-gun-store-new-mexico-order","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/16\/calibers-gun-store-new-mexico-order\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":166980,"post_author":"373","post_date":"2020-04-15 13:31:52","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 17:31:52","post_content":"\n<p>The \"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/conop-8888-zombie-defense-plan\/\">zombie apocalypse<\/a>\" came upon us unexpectedly. The end of the world is frequently like that. We felt the COVID-19 crisis brewing, but we were preoccupied with important stuff. How\u2019s the survival stash? Check the food stocks, fuel, and obligatory toilet paper. There wasn\u2019t time for much else. Our emergency stash of toilet paper is nearly 20 years old. It still works just fine in case you\u2019re wondering. If anything that stuff gets even better with age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then it all stopped. The president and the governor made their proclamations, and everybody stayed home. I still went to work at the clinic every day and grew more and more acquainted with the Information Age version of the Black Death, but everything else pretty much ground to a halt; that, unfortunately, included Mrs. Mae, my long-suffering barber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I had needed to scoot in for a couple weeks now. My perceived age is dependent upon my haircut. I haven\u2019t been mistaken for a young man in some decades now, but I can get Mrs. Mae to shave the sides and back of my head and take 20 years off of my personal odometer. Conversely, let that interval grow too generous and the young lady at the restaurant, back when that was a thing, would offer me the senior citizen\u2019s discount with nary a spoken word. I glanced in the mirror and what stared back was just some sad shaggy old man. It was time for a DIY haircut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-the-diy-haircut\">The DIY Haircut<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Cutting your own hair is an undeniably ballsy undertaking. Before you get started you need to come to grips with some things. If the finished product sucks, you have to embrace said suck and just shave your head. What\u2019s the real difference between a bad haircut and a good haircut? About three weeks. 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Nowadays for reasons I still do not fully comprehend she adamantly refuses to heft the clippers yet again, even if the alternative is sharing her personal space with an old homeless-looking guy. Admittedly, our time in the service was likely not as positive for her as it was for me. Perhaps crafting my coif brings back sordid memories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ll need a brush or a comb to help keep things organized and a decent mirror. I used an old survival mirror from my days as an Army aviator. I used to shave by that thing in the field back in the day. Yep, apparently I stole it. I don\u2019t recall the details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-lead-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"DIY Haircut, clippers, side\" class=\"wp-image-7690\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I needed a buddy to help hold the mirror and opted for the Big Rubber Man. 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There\u2019s one for the right and another for the left. Pull the top bit aside again and run front to back parallel to the ground. Work up slowly until you taper the bare sides into the top bit. Keep in mind it is easy to take off and tougher to put back. Up to this point visibility was good and the results satisfactory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The back foments its own unique challenges. I tried two mirrors, but that is a great way to amputate one\u2019s own ear. Vincent Van Gogh was a great artist but a sucky role model. I cut a killer mohawk for starters, but figured that might not inspire confidence among my more genteel geriatric patients. Also, there is a fine line between mohawk and mullet; that was a line I\u2019d sooner not cross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No guts no glory, so I just started cutting the back blind from bottom to top. I did the best I could and then gave my wife my most refined set of puppy dog eyes. She descended to tidy up the back inch or two that I couldn\u2019t see, and I was appropriately grateful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-details\"><strong>Details<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have no idea what to do about the top. I could of course put a spacer on the clippers and just zip over the whole thing. In the end, I just left it long. I think it looks kind of cool. If this COVID thing persists another month or two I suppose I\u2019ll just braid it or invite in a family of squirrels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This whole exercise is way easier when it\u2019s warm out. Doing this in your bathroom will contaminate the space like a New York ER. You\u2019ll be picking tiny hairs out of your toothbrush until the sun burns out. Cutting your hair shirtless on the back porch makes cleanup a snap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-hairball-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"razor, clippers, floor\" class=\"wp-image-7689\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On that subject, once I had swept up the trimmings, I had a generous pile of black\/gray hair. It looked like I\u2019d attacked a skunk with an anti-tank grenade. I saved the trimmings and scattered them among my wife\u2019s garden. They say that\u2019ll help keep the deer away. I fear it might have the same effect on my bride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-the-finished-product\"><strong>The Finished Product<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have read that when Clint Eastwood prepared for his role as aging gunfighter William Munny in the gritty 1992 Western \"Unforgiven,\" he cut his own hair with primitive implements. Munny was a conflicted anti-hero loner. Taking a bowie knife to his locks would have been the only way to keep from wandering about the badlands looking like Moses. I thought it a great effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-finished-product-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"shave, finished product, razor\" class=\"wp-image-7688\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the end, the success of a DIY haircut during the zombie apocalypse turns on having reasonable expectations. Expect to look like you just stepped out of a Paul Mitchell salon and you are destined for disappointment. Let Clint Eastwood\u2019s William Munny be both your inspiration and goal and you\u2019ll likely be pleasantly surprised. If things go truly sideways you can always just wear a hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I showed a picture of my freshly shorn scalp to my brothers. One has been bald for decades and didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about. The other decreed that the new do should be titled \u201cThe Pandemic.\u201d Now I can truthfully declare that I have successfully survived the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Plan on giving yourself your own DIY haircut? Take pictures and please tag us on Instagram <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"@SkillsetMag (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skillsetmag\/\" target=\"_blank\">@SkillsetMag<\/a>. We want to see whatever disasters you create atop that head of yours.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"DIY Haircut: Desperate Times, Desperate Measures in the Apocalypse","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"diy-haircut-during-apocalypse","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-11 10:29:45","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-11 14:29:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/diy-haircut-during-apocalypse\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11786,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:17","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:17","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149574723001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">coronavirus pandemic<\/a>, and the ensuing panic, has changed the gun narrative in America. Now more than ever in recent memory, Americans are turning to the Second Amendment to ensure the safety of their families. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gun and ammo sales continue to soar<\/a>; that means many first-time buyers are heading to gun stores. We want to make sure new gun owners have the proper training. So we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the third video in our series, focusing on shotguns. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/rifle-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part II: Rifle Training<\/a><\/strong>\"  as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123600\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nFirst and foremost, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them religiously, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe shotgun remains one of the most effective tools for home defense. Users can load low-brass birdshot to ensure rounds don't over-penetrate interior walls. For more firepower, buckshot also becomes a formidable stopper. And when you really have to take down something big or engage targets at range, slugs prove devastating.\n\nBut there is much to learn to effectively manipulate, run and fire a shotgun in a defensive setting. Watch our video, learn, and then invest in some quality, certified instruction. Then get on the range and practice, practice, practice. Shotgun loading takes time to master, and you can never be proficient enough running a defensive shotgun.\n\nWelcome to the firearms community. Get trained, practiced hard, and have fun out there on the rang. And remember, share what you've learned with others.","post_title":"VIDEO: Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety for First-Time Buyers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/15\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11790,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:14","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:14","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149573064001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nAs the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID-19<\/a> global pandemic continues to spread, more and more Americans are purchasing guns for their protection. After runs on food and goods sparked into panic buying, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">guns and ammo sales reached record highs<\/a>. Americans have spoken, and they clearly want the right to buy guns to protect their family. In fact, many are buying guns for the very first time. With that in mind, we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the second video in our series, focusing on rifles. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part III: Shotgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123619\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Rifle Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nMost importantly, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe rifle, especially America's most popular rifle, the AR-15, excels in the role of home and self-defense. With a 30-round magazine, extremely intuitive controls and high accuracy potential, most contemporary semi-automatic rifles are easily learned. You can often shoot them well, with an extremely fast learning curve.\n\nHowever, there's still much that must be learned, especially for the new shooter. Rifle manipulations, magazine changes, and shooting all require training and practice. While the AR design remains especially popular, it still brings its own set of challenges and requirements to run safely and effectively.\n\nFinally, welcome to the 2A club. While it took a global pandemic for some to get here, we've all got one thing in common. We all decided to take full responsibility for our family's ultimate safety and protection. 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class="elementor-column elementor-col-12 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-31c4fa88" data-id="31c4fa88" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-4129fd94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image" data-id="4129fd94" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <a href="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/tag/american-frontiersman-magazine/"> <img width="184" height="47" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20184%2047'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1.png?x78515" class="attachment-large size-large wp-image-60099 lazy" alt="American Frontiersman" data-srcset="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1.png 184w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1-24x6.png 24w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1-36x9.png 36w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1-48x12.png 48w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1-120x31.png 120w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1-75x19.png 75w" data-sizes="(max-width: 184px) 100vw, 184px" /> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> \n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Back to Jersey<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/covid-19-quarantine-tools-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"Coronavirus camp, backwoods survival, tools\" class=\"wp-image-7957\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After two weeks down south, I finally flew back to New Jersey. As it stands, I went back to the woods for more self-quarantining and stealth camping. However, it's not so much of a \u201cbug out\u201d camp. This isn't a true survival situation. I'm also not lost and trying to get back to civilization. This isn\u2019t a romanticized, survival scenario, nor am I trying to play it up that way. It\u2019s basically the new normal for me. A new routine that consists of sleeping in the camp and fighting the boredom. All that while venturing out to resupply after a couple of days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When I do get back to the stores, I try to limit it to maybe two places and pick items that don\u2019t involve too many ingredients. Some things I just do without. Being back in the city area reminds me of the scene from the original 1984 \"Red Dawn\" when they come out of hiding in the woods and go to the city, only to see how different things really are. The curfew sign in bright yellow and red as they walk past it into the store is eerily similar to our present reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Solitude<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>With this much solitude during my COVID-19 quarantine, it\u2019s important to be your own friend. It turns out talking out loud is comforting. It seems acceptable to me. When it\u2019s late, well after curfew, I may even play some music, but try to save my battery. After all, I\u2019m not lost. There is communication. Still, I keep the volume low as to not alert anyone in the area. I also keep my fires small and wait until the later hours after curfew to start any.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/covid-19-quarantine-build-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"Coronavirus camp, backwoods survival, tools\" class=\"wp-image-7954\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I see people hiking and walking through the woods\u2014on and off-trail\u2014but they don\u2019t see me, which is how I prefer it. Still, I see many signs around of people taking solitude in the woods. Commonly, I see a lot of lost gloves and water bottles, most likely from hikers. Not to mention, during these days of spring, foot prints are easier to see. Mud is a tracking trap, showing evidence of people and what animals were in the vicinity. Snow also does this. It's a good opportunity to find some more resources. I have a somewhat, eclectic camp setup with a lot of trail and city finds. It looks sort of like a cross between a hobo camp and a gypsy camp. So, besides looking around, look down\u2014you'll be surprised what you find.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Others are likely doing the same thing during the COVID-19 quarantine period\u2014camped out, away from crowds. Even with state parks and wilderness recreational locations closed, it doesn't matter. No matter how people choose to quarantine, why not spend it to better your skill set beyond what you think you already know? One thing is for sure: no time spent building your situational awareness and outdoors skills will ever be wasted time!<\/p>\n","post_title":"Camp Quarantine: What It's Like Camping in the Woods During COVID-19","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"covid-19-quarantine-camping-out-woods","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-10-31 23:13:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-11-01 03:13:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/covid-19-quarantine-camping-out-woods\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11762,"post_author":"988","post_date":"2020-04-21 10:06:32","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-21 14:06:32","post_content":"As the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID-19<\/a> pandemic continues to grip the country and most citizens are still under some kind of shelter-in-place order, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is being widely quoted in terms of coronavirus statistics and information. With that agency much in the news right now, it seems a good time to remind gun owners of the CDC and its decades-long anti-gun battle, specifically against private firearms ownership.\r\n\r\n[in_content post=\"121339\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\r\n<h2>The Anti-Gun CDC<\/h2>\r\nI've covered CDC's not-so-hidden agenda to advance more restrictive gun laws for nearly 20 years. Consequently, it greatly frustrates me to see the organization used as an unbiased, reliable authority on any topic. Think I\u2019m exaggerating? Simply consider what various CDC heads have said over the years, especially back when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/tag\/gun-control\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">gun control<\/a> started to become the \u201cin\u201d thing among liberals and those who don\u2019t care about the U.S. Constitution.\r\n\r\n\u201cWe\u2019re going to systematically build a case that owning firearms causes deaths,\u201d Dr. P.W. O\u2019Carroll, then acting section head of the Division of Injury Control of the CDC, <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/blogs\/congress-blog\/politics\/261307-why-congress-stopped-gun-control-activism-at-the-cdc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">was quoted as saying<\/a> in 1989 in the <em>Journal of the American Medical Association<\/em>. \u201cWe\u2019re doing the most we can do, given the political realities.\u201d\r\n\r\nO\u2019Carroll\u2019s successor, Dr. Mark Rosenberg, was no less direct.\r\n\r\n\u201cWe need to revolutionize the way we look at guns, like what we did with cigarettes,\u201d Rosenberg told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/archive\/opinions\/1994\/10\/19\/sick-people-with-guns\/6c7f2bd2-fa57-4d69-b927-5ceb4fa43cf4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Washington Post<\/em><\/a>. \u201cIt used to be that smoking was a glamour symbol\u2014cool, sexy, macho. Now it is dirty, deadly\u2014and banned.\u201d\r\n<h4>The Alleged Gun Violence Epidemic<\/h4>\r\nWith that kind of leadership, it\u2019s no wonder that the CDC eventually set out to sponsor a number of taxpayer-funded \u201cstudies\u201d designed from the start to \u201cprove\u201d that private firearms ownership is more of a danger than a benefit. The group even declared gun violence a \u201chealth epidemic,\u201d as if it were a virus that needed a vaccine.\r\n\r\nThings finally hit a breaking point in the mid 1990s. Gun owners became fed up with their hard-earned tax dollars used to try to prove the need for further restrictions on their Second Amendment rights. In 1995, Congress passed the Dickey Amendment. A provision inserted into the annual omnibus spending bill, it mandated \u201cnone of the funds made available for injury prevention and control at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may be used to advocate or promote gun control.\u201d\r\n\r\nConsider a few facts about the CDC and you\u2019ll see why that legislation was so important. Back in 2018, the CDC published unreliable data on nonfatal firearms injuries. Of course, anti-gun journals and gun-hating politicians quickly parroted the CDC claims that nonfatal firearms injuries had drastically increased between 2015 and 2016.\r\n\r\nFatal firearm injury data from the CDC is based on death certificates. However, the Consumer Product Safety Commission conducts a survey producing nonfatal injury data.\u00a0The small survey included only 100 out of 5,534 registered hospitals, and only 66 provided the relevant data. That means only about 1 percent of hospitals throughout the country provided information.\r\n<h4>Unreliable Data<\/h4>\r\nThe CDC later admitted the data wasn't trustworthy. It warned the information should be treated as \u201cunstable and potentially unreliable.\u201d But the damage was already done. Newspapers and other \"mainstream\" news outlets reported on the drastic increase in gun deaths.\r\n\r\nMore recently, further evidence of the CDC bias against gun ownership came to light showing that in the years immediately after passage of the Dickey Amendment, the CDC sat on findings about defensive gun uses that showed people use guns to protect themselves or others far more often than the federal government had been willing to admit.\r\n\r\nIn 1996, 1997 and 1998, the CDC asked about defensive gun usage in four to six states and results pointed to very high numbers like those often quoted by pro-gun advocates. But the results didn\u2019t jive with the CDC\u2019s mantra that guns are bad. The results never went public.\r\n<h4>Germs & Viruses, Not Guns<\/h4>\r\nIronically, anti-gun politicians and gun-ban groups unearthed that evidence while attempting to repeal the Dickey Amendment. They claimed it stopped the CDC from doing research concerning guns; that was obviously a lie. The amendment simply banned the CDC from advocating or promoting gun control. It didn't stop legitimate research on guns and their relationship to health. Yet the lie became widely \u201creported\u201d and repeated as truth in much of the anti-gun media.\r\n\r\nI\u2019m not saying to disbelieve the CDC\u2019s information on the COVID-19 pandemic. But I would suggest that, given the CDC\u2019s history of lying about guns and gun owners, you\u2019d be wise to double check any information the longtime bureaucrats within the organizations distribute as being the truth about any topic.","post_title":"Op-Ed: Why I Don't Trust the Anti-Gun CDC and Why You Shouldn't Too","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"i-dont-trust-anti-gun-cdc","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:03","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:03","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/21\/i-dont-trust-anti-gun-cdc\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":126494,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2020-04-20 09:01:22","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-20 13:01:22","post_content":"A pair of U.S. Marines sprang into action earlier in April, taking decisive action in New York. The Marines' quick thinking and immediate response saved the lives of patients waiting to board the USNS Comfort.\n\n[in_content post=\"210027\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Marines Save Patients Aboard USNS Comfort in NYC<\/h2>\nThe incident began on April 7 when a local hospital evacuated during an emergency situation. The evacuation sent 10 ambulances to the Comfort all at once. Suddenly, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/navy-ships-comfort-and-mercy-empty\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">normally empty Comfort<\/a> became inundated with patients. That's when Sgt. Austin Loppe, while he and his Marines pulled security, identified one patient rapidly deteriorating, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvidshub.net\/news\/367367\/marines-conducting-security-help-save-patients-bound-usns-comfort\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Navy release<\/a>. The patient's oxygen tank ran dangerously low, so Loppe and his Marines jumped into action.\n\n\u201cUs being infantry Marines, we\u2019re all trained in Combat Lifesaver\/Tactical Combat Casualty Care,\u201d Loppe said. \u201cYou need oxygen to survive. And even just going a couple minutes without oxygen, the human brain starts losing function and having permanent brain damage for life. So that wasn\u2019t something that myself or any of my Marines were willing to let happen to an American citizen. So we knew right away that we needed to get them linked up with the medical team as quickly as possible.\u201d\n\nLoppe and his Marines immediately halted traffic into and off the pier. They then directed the ambulance to the head of the line, getting that patient immediately to Navy medical staff. The action cut 15 minutes of wait time for the patient, advancing the ambulance down the half-mile-long pier.\n<h4>History Repeats Itself<\/h4>\nThen 10 minutes later, it happened again. Marines recognized another ambulance contained a patient running out of oxygen. Again, Loppe's Marines directed traffic and safely advanced the patient to medical help.\n\n\u201cTo be able to help New York and Americans in general is pretty awesome,\u201d said Loppe, who is from Mingo Junction, Ohio.\n\nBut the night wasn't over for these Marines working security. Again, ambulances brought patients to the pier, critically low on oxygen. So members of the security team ran several hundred meters, taking tanks to where patients arrived.\n\nLance Cpl. Colton Flach credited teamwork to saving lives that night. He said the Marines on the pier, along with Navy and NYC police, worked together to make it happen.\n\n\u201cThey\u2019re with us 24-7 on post,\u201d Flach said. \u201cAnd the moment that we had got that call, I knew that I could count on them to be able to do whatever I needed them to do, and we would do whatever we could to help them as well to get these patients the medical attention that they needed as fast as possible.\u201d\n\nCompany Commander Capt. Peter Hofinga recognized the Marines' courage under a different type of fire. He credited the Marines' ability to adapt and overcome.\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s kind of hard to put in words. It\u2019s immensely humbling to observe the Marines and actions that small-unit leaders are making, rapid decisions on their own without any sort of tasking or supervision,\u201d Hofinga said. \u201cDespite the fact that this is not really in their typical task group, or what they trained to do, they are able to operate within that friction and chaos to help both the Navy-Marine Corps team overall as well as New York City residents.\u201d","post_title":"Marines Save Patients Waiting to Board Hospital Ship USNS Comfort","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"marines-save-patients-usns-comfort","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:14:53","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:14:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/20\/marines-save-patients-usns-comfort\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":166976,"post_author":"942","post_date":"2020-04-16 12:40:32","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-16 16:40:32","post_content":"\n<p>As we remain quarantined with nothing but high-sodium snack foods, liquor, and laptops, we salute the medical professionals and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"their tireless effort to end this pandemic (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/dr-dabbs-american-spirit-covid-19\/\" target=\"_blank\">their tireless effort to end this pandemic<\/a>. Soldiers, truck drivers, delivery staff and grocery store workers are also kicking ass. But let\u2019s not forget the meme war soldiers on the boredom frontlines. I\u2019m talking about the Americans out there with entry level Photoshop skills, doing their part to fight the war ... one post at a time. Here\u2019s a few of our favorite coronavirus memes. We salute you, anonymous meme generator non-specific gender person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>The Best Coronavirus Memes on the Internet<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme2.jpg\" alt=\"PTSD Coronavirus Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7708\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When we\u2019re old and gray, our kids FINALLY have something to bitch about. You think you got it bad? Back in my day!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme3.jpg\" alt=\"Jehovah's Witnesses Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7711\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Even if you feel lonely, DO NOT answer the door for anyone but food and Amazon deliveries! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme1.jpg\" alt=\"Lysol Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7706\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Nothing is fine, and a time machine to next year sounds fantastic right about now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme4.jpg\" alt=\"The Shining Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7714\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Family time. So much family time. Be thankful it\u2019s a virus and not an EMP! At least you can get online and binge watch movies like \"<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"The Shining (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-quarantine-mental-health\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Shining<\/a>.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme5.jpg\" alt=\"Virus Cheap Airline Tickets\" class=\"wp-image-7716\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s official: If you cough, you\u2019re Public Enemy No. 1. Immediately say \u201cit\u2019s allergies\u201d or prepare for battle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme6.jpg\" alt=\"Corona Beer Label Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7718\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Well played, Corona. Well played.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme7.jpg\" alt=\"Quarantine Is My Life Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7720\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s fair to say the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/social-distancing-spring-break\/\">social distancing<\/a> memes hit home. At least now when I stay in on a Saturday night, I\u2019m \u201cdoing my part\u201d to fight COVID-19! Speaking of staying home, when you\u2019ve reached the end of the Internet, check out our podcast <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Skillset Live (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Skillset Live<\/a> to put a smile on your face! You can also check out our sister site BallisticMag.com for our its entire <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"COVID-19 coverage (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\">COVID-19 coverage guide<\/a>! If you've found some quality coronavirus memes, let us know in the comment section below. <strong><em>Above all, stay safe, stay healthy, and stay in the FIGHT!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"Coronavirus Memes: Pandemic Bringing Out the Best of the Internet","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"best-coronavirus-memes-internet","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-09-16 10:50:08","post_modified_gmt":"2024-09-16 14:50:08","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/best-coronavirus-memes-internet\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":2},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};</script> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-67f7344 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet 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Michelle Lujan Grisham. The governor recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/new-mexico-governor-grisham-gun-stores\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ordered gun stores closed<\/a> amid the pandemic, shunning federal guidance concerning the gun industry. Now Calibers Gun Store is taking on the governor, defying her order to stay closed.\n\n[in_content post=\"123562\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>New Mexico Gun Store Defies Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham<\/h2>\n\"So, we at Calibers have decided that we are going to open up with social distancing on our range,\" Louie Sanchez, owner of Calibers, told kob.com. \"And you know what? We're going to take this fight back to her. We feel that unless, somehow, she got a magical power to take the Second Amendment out of our constitution, that we have the right to open up.\"\n\nSanchez also went on to say the store initiated social distancing practices to minimize the chance of spreading disease. Ultimately, Sanchez wants to keep his store open for business reasons, but also as a resource to the community.\n\n\"We are indeed doing education courses, just one person, one trainer at six feet social distancing,\" Sanchez said. \"And we're allowing for military and law enforcement to utilize our ranges.\"\n<h4>Governor's Office Response<\/h4>\nThe governor's response attempts to minimize the impact on Sanchez, while also downplaying the importance of gun stores as essential services. The full response, attributed to spokesperson Nora Meyers Sackett:\n<blockquote><em>The state has taken and will continue to take an extremely broad view of what is considered non-essential to public health amid this pandemic. Gun stores are hardly the only entity having to adapt as we work to stem illnesses and prevent deaths. No one is happy about closing in-person business in our state \u2013 no one, including the governor. But it is inarguable that the only way we get through this pandemic with the fewest number of deaths that we can manage is to limit travel outside of the home to the greatest extent possible \u2013 and while we as an administration unequivocally support the constitutional right to purchase a firearm, we recognize that right does not correspond to a right to congregate in a store and infect neighbors and workers and public safety officers amid an unprecedented global pandemic.<\/em><\/blockquote>","post_title":"New Mexico Gun Store Reopens, Defying Governor's Non-Essential Order","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"calibers-gun-store-new-mexico-order","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/16\/calibers-gun-store-new-mexico-order\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":166980,"post_author":"373","post_date":"2020-04-15 13:31:52","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 17:31:52","post_content":"\n<p>The \"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/conop-8888-zombie-defense-plan\/\">zombie apocalypse<\/a>\" came upon us unexpectedly. The end of the world is frequently like that. We felt the COVID-19 crisis brewing, but we were preoccupied with important stuff. How\u2019s the survival stash? Check the food stocks, fuel, and obligatory toilet paper. There wasn\u2019t time for much else. Our emergency stash of toilet paper is nearly 20 years old. It still works just fine in case you\u2019re wondering. If anything that stuff gets even better with age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then it all stopped. The president and the governor made their proclamations, and everybody stayed home. I still went to work at the clinic every day and grew more and more acquainted with the Information Age version of the Black Death, but everything else pretty much ground to a halt; that, unfortunately, included Mrs. Mae, my long-suffering barber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I had needed to scoot in for a couple weeks now. My perceived age is dependent upon my haircut. I haven\u2019t been mistaken for a young man in some decades now, but I can get Mrs. Mae to shave the sides and back of my head and take 20 years off of my personal odometer. Conversely, let that interval grow too generous and the young lady at the restaurant, back when that was a thing, would offer me the senior citizen\u2019s discount with nary a spoken word. I glanced in the mirror and what stared back was just some sad shaggy old man. It was time for a DIY haircut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-the-diy-haircut\">The DIY Haircut<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Cutting your own hair is an undeniably ballsy undertaking. Before you get started you need to come to grips with some things. If the finished product sucks, you have to embrace said suck and just shave your head. What\u2019s the real difference between a bad haircut and a good haircut? About three weeks. 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Nowadays for reasons I still do not fully comprehend she adamantly refuses to heft the clippers yet again, even if the alternative is sharing her personal space with an old homeless-looking guy. Admittedly, our time in the service was likely not as positive for her as it was for me. Perhaps crafting my coif brings back sordid memories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ll need a brush or a comb to help keep things organized and a decent mirror. I used an old survival mirror from my days as an Army aviator. I used to shave by that thing in the field back in the day. Yep, apparently I stole it. I don\u2019t recall the details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-lead-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"DIY Haircut, clippers, side\" class=\"wp-image-7690\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I needed a buddy to help hold the mirror and opted for the Big Rubber Man. 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There\u2019s one for the right and another for the left. Pull the top bit aside again and run front to back parallel to the ground. Work up slowly until you taper the bare sides into the top bit. Keep in mind it is easy to take off and tougher to put back. Up to this point visibility was good and the results satisfactory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The back foments its own unique challenges. I tried two mirrors, but that is a great way to amputate one\u2019s own ear. Vincent Van Gogh was a great artist but a sucky role model. I cut a killer mohawk for starters, but figured that might not inspire confidence among my more genteel geriatric patients. Also, there is a fine line between mohawk and mullet; that was a line I\u2019d sooner not cross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No guts no glory, so I just started cutting the back blind from bottom to top. I did the best I could and then gave my wife my most refined set of puppy dog eyes. She descended to tidy up the back inch or two that I couldn\u2019t see, and I was appropriately grateful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-details\"><strong>Details<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have no idea what to do about the top. I could of course put a spacer on the clippers and just zip over the whole thing. In the end, I just left it long. I think it looks kind of cool. If this COVID thing persists another month or two I suppose I\u2019ll just braid it or invite in a family of squirrels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This whole exercise is way easier when it\u2019s warm out. Doing this in your bathroom will contaminate the space like a New York ER. You\u2019ll be picking tiny hairs out of your toothbrush until the sun burns out. Cutting your hair shirtless on the back porch makes cleanup a snap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-hairball-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"razor, clippers, floor\" class=\"wp-image-7689\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On that subject, once I had swept up the trimmings, I had a generous pile of black\/gray hair. It looked like I\u2019d attacked a skunk with an anti-tank grenade. I saved the trimmings and scattered them among my wife\u2019s garden. They say that\u2019ll help keep the deer away. I fear it might have the same effect on my bride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-the-finished-product\"><strong>The Finished Product<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have read that when Clint Eastwood prepared for his role as aging gunfighter William Munny in the gritty 1992 Western \"Unforgiven,\" he cut his own hair with primitive implements. Munny was a conflicted anti-hero loner. Taking a bowie knife to his locks would have been the only way to keep from wandering about the badlands looking like Moses. I thought it a great effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-finished-product-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"shave, finished product, razor\" class=\"wp-image-7688\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the end, the success of a DIY haircut during the zombie apocalypse turns on having reasonable expectations. Expect to look like you just stepped out of a Paul Mitchell salon and you are destined for disappointment. Let Clint Eastwood\u2019s William Munny be both your inspiration and goal and you\u2019ll likely be pleasantly surprised. If things go truly sideways you can always just wear a hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I showed a picture of my freshly shorn scalp to my brothers. One has been bald for decades and didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about. The other decreed that the new do should be titled \u201cThe Pandemic.\u201d Now I can truthfully declare that I have successfully survived the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Plan on giving yourself your own DIY haircut? Take pictures and please tag us on Instagram <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"@SkillsetMag (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skillsetmag\/\" target=\"_blank\">@SkillsetMag<\/a>. We want to see whatever disasters you create atop that head of yours.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"DIY Haircut: Desperate Times, Desperate Measures in the Apocalypse","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"diy-haircut-during-apocalypse","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-11 10:29:45","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-11 14:29:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/diy-haircut-during-apocalypse\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11786,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:17","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:17","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149574723001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">coronavirus pandemic<\/a>, and the ensuing panic, has changed the gun narrative in America. Now more than ever in recent memory, Americans are turning to the Second Amendment to ensure the safety of their families. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gun and ammo sales continue to soar<\/a>; that means many first-time buyers are heading to gun stores. We want to make sure new gun owners have the proper training. So we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the third video in our series, focusing on shotguns. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/rifle-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part II: Rifle Training<\/a><\/strong>\"  as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123600\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nFirst and foremost, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them religiously, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe shotgun remains one of the most effective tools for home defense. Users can load low-brass birdshot to ensure rounds don't over-penetrate interior walls. For more firepower, buckshot also becomes a formidable stopper. And when you really have to take down something big or engage targets at range, slugs prove devastating.\n\nBut there is much to learn to effectively manipulate, run and fire a shotgun in a defensive setting. Watch our video, learn, and then invest in some quality, certified instruction. Then get on the range and practice, practice, practice. Shotgun loading takes time to master, and you can never be proficient enough running a defensive shotgun.\n\nWelcome to the firearms community. Get trained, practiced hard, and have fun out there on the rang. And remember, share what you've learned with others.","post_title":"VIDEO: Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety for First-Time Buyers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/15\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11790,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:14","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:14","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149573064001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nAs the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID-19<\/a> global pandemic continues to spread, more and more Americans are purchasing guns for their protection. After runs on food and goods sparked into panic buying, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">guns and ammo sales reached record highs<\/a>. Americans have spoken, and they clearly want the right to buy guns to protect their family. In fact, many are buying guns for the very first time. With that in mind, we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the second video in our series, focusing on rifles. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part III: Shotgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123619\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Rifle Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nMost importantly, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe rifle, especially America's most popular rifle, the AR-15, excels in the role of home and self-defense. With a 30-round magazine, extremely intuitive controls and high accuracy potential, most contemporary semi-automatic rifles are easily learned. You can often shoot them well, with an extremely fast learning curve.\n\nHowever, there's still much that must be learned, especially for the new shooter. Rifle manipulations, magazine changes, and shooting all require training and practice. While the AR design remains especially popular, it still brings its own set of challenges and requirements to run safely and effectively.\n\nFinally, welcome to the 2A club. While it took a global pandemic for some to get here, we've all got one thing in common. We all decided to take full responsibility for our family's ultimate safety and protection. 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Before I knew it, airlines canceled most flights connecting to New Jersey and New York areas. At that point, the concept of the lockdown started to set in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class="\"has-text-align-center\" wp-block-heading"><strong>Back to Jersey<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/covid-19-quarantine-tools-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"Coronavirus camp, backwoods survival, tools\" class=\"wp-image-7957\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After two weeks down south, I finally flew back to New Jersey. As it stands, I went back to the woods for more self-quarantining and stealth camping. However, it's not so much of a \u201cbug out\u201d camp. This isn't a true survival situation. I'm also not lost and trying to get back to civilization. This isn\u2019t a romanticized, survival scenario, nor am I trying to play it up that way. It\u2019s basically the new normal for me. A new routine that consists of sleeping in the camp and fighting the boredom. All that while venturing out to resupply after a couple of days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When I do get back to the stores, I try to limit it to maybe two places and pick items that don\u2019t involve too many ingredients. Some things I just do without. Being back in the city area reminds me of the scene from the original 1984 \"Red Dawn\" when they come out of hiding in the woods and go to the city, only to see how different things really are. The curfew sign in bright yellow and red as they walk past it into the store is eerily similar to our present reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Solitude<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>With this much solitude during my COVID-19 quarantine, it\u2019s important to be your own friend. It turns out talking out loud is comforting. It seems acceptable to me. When it\u2019s late, well after curfew, I may even play some music, but try to save my battery. After all, I\u2019m not lost. There is communication. Still, I keep the volume low as to not alert anyone in the area. I also keep my fires small and wait until the later hours after curfew to start any.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/covid-19-quarantine-build-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"Coronavirus camp, backwoods survival, tools\" class=\"wp-image-7954\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I see people hiking and walking through the woods\u2014on and off-trail\u2014but they don\u2019t see me, which is how I prefer it. Still, I see many signs around of people taking solitude in the woods. Commonly, I see a lot of lost gloves and water bottles, most likely from hikers. Not to mention, during these days of spring, foot prints are easier to see. Mud is a tracking trap, showing evidence of people and what animals were in the vicinity. Snow also does this. It's a good opportunity to find some more resources. I have a somewhat, eclectic camp setup with a lot of trail and city finds. It looks sort of like a cross between a hobo camp and a gypsy camp. So, besides looking around, look down\u2014you'll be surprised what you find.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Others are likely doing the same thing during the COVID-19 quarantine period\u2014camped out, away from crowds. Even with state parks and wilderness recreational locations closed, it doesn't matter. No matter how people choose to quarantine, why not spend it to better your skill set beyond what you think you already know? One thing is for sure: no time spent building your situational awareness and outdoors skills will ever be wasted time!<\/p>\n","post_title":"Camp Quarantine: What It's Like Camping in the Woods During COVID-19","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"covid-19-quarantine-camping-out-woods","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-10-31 23:13:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-11-01 03:13:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/covid-19-quarantine-camping-out-woods\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11762,"post_author":"988","post_date":"2020-04-21 10:06:32","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-21 14:06:32","post_content":"As the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID-19<\/a> pandemic continues to grip the country and most citizens are still under some kind of shelter-in-place order, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is being widely quoted in terms of coronavirus statistics and information. With that agency much in the news right now, it seems a good time to remind gun owners of the CDC and its decades-long anti-gun battle, specifically against private firearms ownership.\r\n\r\n[in_content post=\"121339\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\r\n<h2>The Anti-Gun CDC<\/h2>\r\nI've covered CDC's not-so-hidden agenda to advance more restrictive gun laws for nearly 20 years. Consequently, it greatly frustrates me to see the organization used as an unbiased, reliable authority on any topic. Think I\u2019m exaggerating? Simply consider what various CDC heads have said over the years, especially back when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/tag\/gun-control\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">gun control<\/a> started to become the \u201cin\u201d thing among liberals and those who don\u2019t care about the U.S. Constitution.\r\n\r\n\u201cWe\u2019re going to systematically build a case that owning firearms causes deaths,\u201d Dr. P.W. O\u2019Carroll, then acting section head of the Division of Injury Control of the CDC, <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/blogs\/congress-blog\/politics\/261307-why-congress-stopped-gun-control-activism-at-the-cdc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">was quoted as saying<\/a> in 1989 in the <em>Journal of the American Medical Association<\/em>. \u201cWe\u2019re doing the most we can do, given the political realities.\u201d\r\n\r\nO\u2019Carroll\u2019s successor, Dr. Mark Rosenberg, was no less direct.\r\n\r\n\u201cWe need to revolutionize the way we look at guns, like what we did with cigarettes,\u201d Rosenberg told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/archive\/opinions\/1994\/10\/19\/sick-people-with-guns\/6c7f2bd2-fa57-4d69-b927-5ceb4fa43cf4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Washington Post<\/em><\/a>. \u201cIt used to be that smoking was a glamour symbol\u2014cool, sexy, macho. Now it is dirty, deadly\u2014and banned.\u201d\r\n<h4>The Alleged Gun Violence Epidemic<\/h4>\r\nWith that kind of leadership, it\u2019s no wonder that the CDC eventually set out to sponsor a number of taxpayer-funded \u201cstudies\u201d designed from the start to \u201cprove\u201d that private firearms ownership is more of a danger than a benefit. The group even declared gun violence a \u201chealth epidemic,\u201d as if it were a virus that needed a vaccine.\r\n\r\nThings finally hit a breaking point in the mid 1990s. Gun owners became fed up with their hard-earned tax dollars used to try to prove the need for further restrictions on their Second Amendment rights. In 1995, Congress passed the Dickey Amendment. A provision inserted into the annual omnibus spending bill, it mandated \u201cnone of the funds made available for injury prevention and control at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may be used to advocate or promote gun control.\u201d\r\n\r\nConsider a few facts about the CDC and you\u2019ll see why that legislation was so important. Back in 2018, the CDC published unreliable data on nonfatal firearms injuries. Of course, anti-gun journals and gun-hating politicians quickly parroted the CDC claims that nonfatal firearms injuries had drastically increased between 2015 and 2016.\r\n\r\nFatal firearm injury data from the CDC is based on death certificates. However, the Consumer Product Safety Commission conducts a survey producing nonfatal injury data.\u00a0The small survey included only 100 out of 5,534 registered hospitals, and only 66 provided the relevant data. That means only about 1 percent of hospitals throughout the country provided information.\r\n<h4>Unreliable Data<\/h4>\r\nThe CDC later admitted the data wasn't trustworthy. It warned the information should be treated as \u201cunstable and potentially unreliable.\u201d But the damage was already done. Newspapers and other \"mainstream\" news outlets reported on the drastic increase in gun deaths.\r\n\r\nMore recently, further evidence of the CDC bias against gun ownership came to light showing that in the years immediately after passage of the Dickey Amendment, the CDC sat on findings about defensive gun uses that showed people use guns to protect themselves or others far more often than the federal government had been willing to admit.\r\n\r\nIn 1996, 1997 and 1998, the CDC asked about defensive gun usage in four to six states and results pointed to very high numbers like those often quoted by pro-gun advocates. But the results didn\u2019t jive with the CDC\u2019s mantra that guns are bad. The results never went public.\r\n<h4>Germs & Viruses, Not Guns<\/h4>\r\nIronically, anti-gun politicians and gun-ban groups unearthed that evidence while attempting to repeal the Dickey Amendment. They claimed it stopped the CDC from doing research concerning guns; that was obviously a lie. The amendment simply banned the CDC from advocating or promoting gun control. It didn't stop legitimate research on guns and their relationship to health. Yet the lie became widely \u201creported\u201d and repeated as truth in much of the anti-gun media.\r\n\r\nI\u2019m not saying to disbelieve the CDC\u2019s information on the COVID-19 pandemic. But I would suggest that, given the CDC\u2019s history of lying about guns and gun owners, you\u2019d be wise to double check any information the longtime bureaucrats within the organizations distribute as being the truth about any topic.","post_title":"Op-Ed: Why I Don't Trust the Anti-Gun CDC and Why You Shouldn't Too","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"i-dont-trust-anti-gun-cdc","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:03","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:03","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/21\/i-dont-trust-anti-gun-cdc\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":126494,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2020-04-20 09:01:22","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-20 13:01:22","post_content":"A pair of U.S. Marines sprang into action earlier in April, taking decisive action in New York. The Marines' quick thinking and immediate response saved the lives of patients waiting to board the USNS Comfort.\n\n[in_content post=\"210027\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Marines Save Patients Aboard USNS Comfort in NYC<\/h2>\nThe incident began on April 7 when a local hospital evacuated during an emergency situation. The evacuation sent 10 ambulances to the Comfort all at once. Suddenly, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/navy-ships-comfort-and-mercy-empty\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">normally empty Comfort<\/a> became inundated with patients. That's when Sgt. Austin Loppe, while he and his Marines pulled security, identified one patient rapidly deteriorating, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvidshub.net\/news\/367367\/marines-conducting-security-help-save-patients-bound-usns-comfort\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Navy release<\/a>. The patient's oxygen tank ran dangerously low, so Loppe and his Marines jumped into action.\n\n\u201cUs being infantry Marines, we\u2019re all trained in Combat Lifesaver\/Tactical Combat Casualty Care,\u201d Loppe said. \u201cYou need oxygen to survive. And even just going a couple minutes without oxygen, the human brain starts losing function and having permanent brain damage for life. So that wasn\u2019t something that myself or any of my Marines were willing to let happen to an American citizen. So we knew right away that we needed to get them linked up with the medical team as quickly as possible.\u201d\n\nLoppe and his Marines immediately halted traffic into and off the pier. They then directed the ambulance to the head of the line, getting that patient immediately to Navy medical staff. The action cut 15 minutes of wait time for the patient, advancing the ambulance down the half-mile-long pier.\n<h4>History Repeats Itself<\/h4>\nThen 10 minutes later, it happened again. Marines recognized another ambulance contained a patient running out of oxygen. Again, Loppe's Marines directed traffic and safely advanced the patient to medical help.\n\n\u201cTo be able to help New York and Americans in general is pretty awesome,\u201d said Loppe, who is from Mingo Junction, Ohio.\n\nBut the night wasn't over for these Marines working security. Again, ambulances brought patients to the pier, critically low on oxygen. So members of the security team ran several hundred meters, taking tanks to where patients arrived.\n\nLance Cpl. Colton Flach credited teamwork to saving lives that night. He said the Marines on the pier, along with Navy and NYC police, worked together to make it happen.\n\n\u201cThey\u2019re with us 24-7 on post,\u201d Flach said. \u201cAnd the moment that we had got that call, I knew that I could count on them to be able to do whatever I needed them to do, and we would do whatever we could to help them as well to get these patients the medical attention that they needed as fast as possible.\u201d\n\nCompany Commander Capt. Peter Hofinga recognized the Marines' courage under a different type of fire. He credited the Marines' ability to adapt and overcome.\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s kind of hard to put in words. It\u2019s immensely humbling to observe the Marines and actions that small-unit leaders are making, rapid decisions on their own without any sort of tasking or supervision,\u201d Hofinga said. \u201cDespite the fact that this is not really in their typical task group, or what they trained to do, they are able to operate within that friction and chaos to help both the Navy-Marine Corps team overall as well as New York City residents.\u201d","post_title":"Marines Save Patients Waiting to Board Hospital Ship USNS Comfort","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"marines-save-patients-usns-comfort","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:14:53","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:14:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/20\/marines-save-patients-usns-comfort\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":166976,"post_author":"942","post_date":"2020-04-16 12:40:32","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-16 16:40:32","post_content":"\n<p>As we remain quarantined with nothing but high-sodium snack foods, liquor, and laptops, we salute the medical professionals and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"their tireless effort to end this pandemic (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/dr-dabbs-american-spirit-covid-19\/\" target=\"_blank\">their tireless effort to end this pandemic<\/a>. Soldiers, truck drivers, delivery staff and grocery store workers are also kicking ass. But let\u2019s not forget the meme war soldiers on the boredom frontlines. I\u2019m talking about the Americans out there with entry level Photoshop skills, doing their part to fight the war ... one post at a time. Here\u2019s a few of our favorite coronavirus memes. We salute you, anonymous meme generator non-specific gender person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>The Best Coronavirus Memes on the Internet<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme2.jpg\" alt=\"PTSD Coronavirus Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7708\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When we\u2019re old and gray, our kids FINALLY have something to bitch about. You think you got it bad? Back in my day!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme3.jpg\" alt=\"Jehovah's Witnesses Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7711\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Even if you feel lonely, DO NOT answer the door for anyone but food and Amazon deliveries! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme1.jpg\" alt=\"Lysol Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7706\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Nothing is fine, and a time machine to next year sounds fantastic right about now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme4.jpg\" alt=\"The Shining Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7714\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Family time. So much family time. Be thankful it\u2019s a virus and not an EMP! At least you can get online and binge watch movies like \"<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"The Shining (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-quarantine-mental-health\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Shining<\/a>.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme5.jpg\" alt=\"Virus Cheap Airline Tickets\" class=\"wp-image-7716\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s official: If you cough, you\u2019re Public Enemy No. 1. Immediately say \u201cit\u2019s allergies\u201d or prepare for battle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme6.jpg\" alt=\"Corona Beer Label Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7718\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Well played, Corona. Well played.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme7.jpg\" alt=\"Quarantine Is My Life Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7720\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s fair to say the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/social-distancing-spring-break\/\">social distancing<\/a> memes hit home. At least now when I stay in on a Saturday night, I\u2019m \u201cdoing my part\u201d to fight COVID-19! Speaking of staying home, when you\u2019ve reached the end of the Internet, check out our podcast <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Skillset Live (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Skillset Live<\/a> to put a smile on your face! You can also check out our sister site BallisticMag.com for our its entire <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"COVID-19 coverage (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\">COVID-19 coverage guide<\/a>! If you've found some quality coronavirus memes, let us know in the comment section below. <strong><em>Above all, stay safe, stay healthy, and stay in the FIGHT!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"Coronavirus Memes: Pandemic Bringing Out the Best of the Internet","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"best-coronavirus-memes-internet","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-09-16 10:50:08","post_modified_gmt":"2024-09-16 14:50:08","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/best-coronavirus-memes-internet\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":2},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};</script> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-67f7344 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet 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Michelle Lujan Grisham. The governor recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/new-mexico-governor-grisham-gun-stores\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ordered gun stores closed<\/a> amid the pandemic, shunning federal guidance concerning the gun industry. Now Calibers Gun Store is taking on the governor, defying her order to stay closed.\n\n[in_content post=\"123562\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>New Mexico Gun Store Defies Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham<\/h2>\n\"So, we at Calibers have decided that we are going to open up with social distancing on our range,\" Louie Sanchez, owner of Calibers, told kob.com. \"And you know what? We're going to take this fight back to her. We feel that unless, somehow, she got a magical power to take the Second Amendment out of our constitution, that we have the right to open up.\"\n\nSanchez also went on to say the store initiated social distancing practices to minimize the chance of spreading disease. Ultimately, Sanchez wants to keep his store open for business reasons, but also as a resource to the community.\n\n\"We are indeed doing education courses, just one person, one trainer at six feet social distancing,\" Sanchez said. \"And we're allowing for military and law enforcement to utilize our ranges.\"\n<h4>Governor's Office Response<\/h4>\nThe governor's response attempts to minimize the impact on Sanchez, while also downplaying the importance of gun stores as essential services. The full response, attributed to spokesperson Nora Meyers Sackett:\n<blockquote><em>The state has taken and will continue to take an extremely broad view of what is considered non-essential to public health amid this pandemic. Gun stores are hardly the only entity having to adapt as we work to stem illnesses and prevent deaths. No one is happy about closing in-person business in our state \u2013 no one, including the governor. But it is inarguable that the only way we get through this pandemic with the fewest number of deaths that we can manage is to limit travel outside of the home to the greatest extent possible \u2013 and while we as an administration unequivocally support the constitutional right to purchase a firearm, we recognize that right does not correspond to a right to congregate in a store and infect neighbors and workers and public safety officers amid an unprecedented global pandemic.<\/em><\/blockquote>","post_title":"New Mexico Gun Store Reopens, Defying Governor's Non-Essential Order","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"calibers-gun-store-new-mexico-order","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/16\/calibers-gun-store-new-mexico-order\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":166980,"post_author":"373","post_date":"2020-04-15 13:31:52","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 17:31:52","post_content":"\n<p>The \"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/conop-8888-zombie-defense-plan\/\">zombie apocalypse<\/a>\" came upon us unexpectedly. The end of the world is frequently like that. We felt the COVID-19 crisis brewing, but we were preoccupied with important stuff. How\u2019s the survival stash? Check the food stocks, fuel, and obligatory toilet paper. There wasn\u2019t time for much else. Our emergency stash of toilet paper is nearly 20 years old. It still works just fine in case you\u2019re wondering. If anything that stuff gets even better with age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then it all stopped. The president and the governor made their proclamations, and everybody stayed home. I still went to work at the clinic every day and grew more and more acquainted with the Information Age version of the Black Death, but everything else pretty much ground to a halt; that, unfortunately, included Mrs. Mae, my long-suffering barber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I had needed to scoot in for a couple weeks now. My perceived age is dependent upon my haircut. I haven\u2019t been mistaken for a young man in some decades now, but I can get Mrs. Mae to shave the sides and back of my head and take 20 years off of my personal odometer. Conversely, let that interval grow too generous and the young lady at the restaurant, back when that was a thing, would offer me the senior citizen\u2019s discount with nary a spoken word. I glanced in the mirror and what stared back was just some sad shaggy old man. It was time for a DIY haircut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-the-diy-haircut\">The DIY Haircut<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Cutting your own hair is an undeniably ballsy undertaking. Before you get started you need to come to grips with some things. If the finished product sucks, you have to embrace said suck and just shave your head. What\u2019s the real difference between a bad haircut and a good haircut? About three weeks. 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Nowadays for reasons I still do not fully comprehend she adamantly refuses to heft the clippers yet again, even if the alternative is sharing her personal space with an old homeless-looking guy. Admittedly, our time in the service was likely not as positive for her as it was for me. Perhaps crafting my coif brings back sordid memories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ll need a brush or a comb to help keep things organized and a decent mirror. I used an old survival mirror from my days as an Army aviator. I used to shave by that thing in the field back in the day. Yep, apparently I stole it. I don\u2019t recall the details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-lead-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"DIY Haircut, clippers, side\" class=\"wp-image-7690\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I needed a buddy to help hold the mirror and opted for the Big Rubber Man. 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There\u2019s one for the right and another for the left. Pull the top bit aside again and run front to back parallel to the ground. Work up slowly until you taper the bare sides into the top bit. Keep in mind it is easy to take off and tougher to put back. Up to this point visibility was good and the results satisfactory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The back foments its own unique challenges. I tried two mirrors, but that is a great way to amputate one\u2019s own ear. Vincent Van Gogh was a great artist but a sucky role model. I cut a killer mohawk for starters, but figured that might not inspire confidence among my more genteel geriatric patients. Also, there is a fine line between mohawk and mullet; that was a line I\u2019d sooner not cross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No guts no glory, so I just started cutting the back blind from bottom to top. I did the best I could and then gave my wife my most refined set of puppy dog eyes. She descended to tidy up the back inch or two that I couldn\u2019t see, and I was appropriately grateful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-details\"><strong>Details<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have no idea what to do about the top. I could of course put a spacer on the clippers and just zip over the whole thing. In the end, I just left it long. I think it looks kind of cool. If this COVID thing persists another month or two I suppose I\u2019ll just braid it or invite in a family of squirrels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This whole exercise is way easier when it\u2019s warm out. Doing this in your bathroom will contaminate the space like a New York ER. You\u2019ll be picking tiny hairs out of your toothbrush until the sun burns out. Cutting your hair shirtless on the back porch makes cleanup a snap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-hairball-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"razor, clippers, floor\" class=\"wp-image-7689\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On that subject, once I had swept up the trimmings, I had a generous pile of black\/gray hair. It looked like I\u2019d attacked a skunk with an anti-tank grenade. I saved the trimmings and scattered them among my wife\u2019s garden. They say that\u2019ll help keep the deer away. I fear it might have the same effect on my bride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-the-finished-product\"><strong>The Finished Product<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have read that when Clint Eastwood prepared for his role as aging gunfighter William Munny in the gritty 1992 Western \"Unforgiven,\" he cut his own hair with primitive implements. Munny was a conflicted anti-hero loner. Taking a bowie knife to his locks would have been the only way to keep from wandering about the badlands looking like Moses. I thought it a great effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-finished-product-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"shave, finished product, razor\" class=\"wp-image-7688\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the end, the success of a DIY haircut during the zombie apocalypse turns on having reasonable expectations. Expect to look like you just stepped out of a Paul Mitchell salon and you are destined for disappointment. Let Clint Eastwood\u2019s William Munny be both your inspiration and goal and you\u2019ll likely be pleasantly surprised. If things go truly sideways you can always just wear a hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I showed a picture of my freshly shorn scalp to my brothers. One has been bald for decades and didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about. The other decreed that the new do should be titled \u201cThe Pandemic.\u201d Now I can truthfully declare that I have successfully survived the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Plan on giving yourself your own DIY haircut? Take pictures and please tag us on Instagram <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"@SkillsetMag (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skillsetmag\/\" target=\"_blank\">@SkillsetMag<\/a>. We want to see whatever disasters you create atop that head of yours.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"DIY Haircut: Desperate Times, Desperate Measures in the Apocalypse","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"diy-haircut-during-apocalypse","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-11 10:29:45","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-11 14:29:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/diy-haircut-during-apocalypse\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11786,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:17","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:17","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149574723001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">coronavirus pandemic<\/a>, and the ensuing panic, has changed the gun narrative in America. Now more than ever in recent memory, Americans are turning to the Second Amendment to ensure the safety of their families. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gun and ammo sales continue to soar<\/a>; that means many first-time buyers are heading to gun stores. We want to make sure new gun owners have the proper training. So we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the third video in our series, focusing on shotguns. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/rifle-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part II: Rifle Training<\/a><\/strong>\"  as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123600\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nFirst and foremost, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them religiously, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe shotgun remains one of the most effective tools for home defense. Users can load low-brass birdshot to ensure rounds don't over-penetrate interior walls. For more firepower, buckshot also becomes a formidable stopper. And when you really have to take down something big or engage targets at range, slugs prove devastating.\n\nBut there is much to learn to effectively manipulate, run and fire a shotgun in a defensive setting. Watch our video, learn, and then invest in some quality, certified instruction. Then get on the range and practice, practice, practice. Shotgun loading takes time to master, and you can never be proficient enough running a defensive shotgun.\n\nWelcome to the firearms community. Get trained, practiced hard, and have fun out there on the rang. And remember, share what you've learned with others.","post_title":"VIDEO: Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety for First-Time Buyers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/15\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11790,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:14","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:14","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149573064001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nAs the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID-19<\/a> global pandemic continues to spread, more and more Americans are purchasing guns for their protection. After runs on food and goods sparked into panic buying, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">guns and ammo sales reached record highs<\/a>. Americans have spoken, and they clearly want the right to buy guns to protect their family. In fact, many are buying guns for the very first time. With that in mind, we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the second video in our series, focusing on rifles. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part III: Shotgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123619\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Rifle Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nMost importantly, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe rifle, especially America's most popular rifle, the AR-15, excels in the role of home and self-defense. With a 30-round magazine, extremely intuitive controls and high accuracy potential, most contemporary semi-automatic rifles are easily learned. You can often shoot them well, with an extremely fast learning curve.\n\nHowever, there's still much that must be learned, especially for the new shooter. Rifle manipulations, magazine changes, and shooting all require training and practice. While the AR design remains especially popular, it still brings its own set of challenges and requirements to run safely and effectively.\n\nFinally, welcome to the 2A club. While it took a global pandemic for some to get here, we've all got one thing in common. We all decided to take full responsibility for our family's ultimate safety and protection. 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Then we used the turkey to its fullest. We used stock made from bones, and meat from that to supplement other dishes. We went out to the grocery stores every few days, keeping in contact with the general public as little as was realistic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The situation seemed to grow over the course of the weeks I was there. Before I knew it, airlines canceled most flights connecting to New Jersey and New York areas. At that point, the concept of the lockdown started to set in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Back to Jersey<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/covid-19-quarantine-tools-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"Coronavirus camp, backwoods survival, tools\" class=\"wp-image-7957\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After two weeks down south, I finally flew back to New Jersey. As it stands, I went back to the woods for more self-quarantining and stealth camping. However, it's not so much of a \u201cbug out\u201d camp. This isn't a true survival situation. I'm also not lost and trying to get back to civilization. This isn\u2019t a romanticized, survival scenario, nor am I trying to play it up that way. It\u2019s basically the new normal for me. A new routine that consists of sleeping in the camp and fighting the boredom. All that while venturing out to resupply after a couple of days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When I do get back to the stores, I try to limit it to maybe two places and pick items that don\u2019t involve too many ingredients. Some things I just do without. Being back in the city area reminds me of the scene from the original 1984 \"Red Dawn\" when they come out of hiding in the woods and go to the city, only to see how different things really are. The curfew sign in bright yellow and red as they walk past it into the store is eerily similar to our present reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Solitude<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>With this much solitude during my COVID-19 quarantine, it\u2019s important to be your own friend. It turns out talking out loud is comforting. It seems acceptable to me. When it\u2019s late, well after curfew, I may even play some music, but try to save my battery. After all, I\u2019m not lost. There is communication. Still, I keep the volume low as to not alert anyone in the area. I also keep my fires small and wait until the later hours after curfew to start any.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/covid-19-quarantine-build-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"Coronavirus camp, backwoods survival, tools\" class=\"wp-image-7954\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I see people hiking and walking through the woods\u2014on and off-trail\u2014but they don\u2019t see me, which is how I prefer it. Still, I see many signs around of people taking solitude in the woods. Commonly, I see a lot of lost gloves and water bottles, most likely from hikers. Not to mention, during these days of spring, foot prints are easier to see. Mud is a tracking trap, showing evidence of people and what animals were in the vicinity. Snow also does this. It's a good opportunity to find some more resources. I have a somewhat, eclectic camp setup with a lot of trail and city finds. It looks sort of like a cross between a hobo camp and a gypsy camp. So, besides looking around, look down\u2014you'll be surprised what you find.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Others are likely doing the same thing during the COVID-19 quarantine period\u2014camped out, away from crowds. Even with state parks and wilderness recreational locations closed, it doesn't matter. No matter how people choose to quarantine, why not spend it to better your skill set beyond what you think you already know? One thing is for sure: no time spent building your situational awareness and outdoors skills will ever be wasted time!<\/p>\n","post_title":"Camp Quarantine: What It's Like Camping in the Woods During COVID-19","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"covid-19-quarantine-camping-out-woods","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-10-31 23:13:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-11-01 03:13:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/covid-19-quarantine-camping-out-woods\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11762,"post_author":"988","post_date":"2020-04-21 10:06:32","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-21 14:06:32","post_content":"As the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID-19<\/a> pandemic continues to grip the country and most citizens are still under some kind of shelter-in-place order, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is being widely quoted in terms of coronavirus statistics and information. With that agency much in the news right now, it seems a good time to remind gun owners of the CDC and its decades-long anti-gun battle, specifically against private firearms ownership.\r\n\r\n[in_content post=\"121339\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\r\n<h2>The Anti-Gun CDC<\/h2>\r\nI've covered CDC's not-so-hidden agenda to advance more restrictive gun laws for nearly 20 years. Consequently, it greatly frustrates me to see the organization used as an unbiased, reliable authority on any topic. Think I\u2019m exaggerating? Simply consider what various CDC heads have said over the years, especially back when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/tag\/gun-control\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">gun control<\/a> started to become the \u201cin\u201d thing among liberals and those who don\u2019t care about the U.S. Constitution.\r\n\r\n\u201cWe\u2019re going to systematically build a case that owning firearms causes deaths,\u201d Dr. P.W. O\u2019Carroll, then acting section head of the Division of Injury Control of the CDC, <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/blogs\/congress-blog\/politics\/261307-why-congress-stopped-gun-control-activism-at-the-cdc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">was quoted as saying<\/a> in 1989 in the <em>Journal of the American Medical Association<\/em>. \u201cWe\u2019re doing the most we can do, given the political realities.\u201d\r\n\r\nO\u2019Carroll\u2019s successor, Dr. Mark Rosenberg, was no less direct.\r\n\r\n\u201cWe need to revolutionize the way we look at guns, like what we did with cigarettes,\u201d Rosenberg told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/archive\/opinions\/1994\/10\/19\/sick-people-with-guns\/6c7f2bd2-fa57-4d69-b927-5ceb4fa43cf4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Washington Post<\/em><\/a>. \u201cIt used to be that smoking was a glamour symbol\u2014cool, sexy, macho. Now it is dirty, deadly\u2014and banned.\u201d\r\n<h4>The Alleged Gun Violence Epidemic<\/h4>\r\nWith that kind of leadership, it\u2019s no wonder that the CDC eventually set out to sponsor a number of taxpayer-funded \u201cstudies\u201d designed from the start to \u201cprove\u201d that private firearms ownership is more of a danger than a benefit. The group even declared gun violence a \u201chealth epidemic,\u201d as if it were a virus that needed a vaccine.\r\n\r\nThings finally hit a breaking point in the mid 1990s. Gun owners became fed up with their hard-earned tax dollars used to try to prove the need for further restrictions on their Second Amendment rights. In 1995, Congress passed the Dickey Amendment. A provision inserted into the annual omnibus spending bill, it mandated \u201cnone of the funds made available for injury prevention and control at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may be used to advocate or promote gun control.\u201d\r\n\r\nConsider a few facts about the CDC and you\u2019ll see why that legislation was so important. Back in 2018, the CDC published unreliable data on nonfatal firearms injuries. Of course, anti-gun journals and gun-hating politicians quickly parroted the CDC claims that nonfatal firearms injuries had drastically increased between 2015 and 2016.\r\n\r\nFatal firearm injury data from the CDC is based on death certificates. However, the Consumer Product Safety Commission conducts a survey producing nonfatal injury data.\u00a0The small survey included only 100 out of 5,534 registered hospitals, and only 66 provided the relevant data. That means only about 1 percent of hospitals throughout the country provided information.\r\n<h4>Unreliable Data<\/h4>\r\nThe CDC later admitted the data wasn't trustworthy. It warned the information should be treated as \u201cunstable and potentially unreliable.\u201d But the damage was already done. Newspapers and other \"mainstream\" news outlets reported on the drastic increase in gun deaths.\r\n\r\nMore recently, further evidence of the CDC bias against gun ownership came to light showing that in the years immediately after passage of the Dickey Amendment, the CDC sat on findings about defensive gun uses that showed people use guns to protect themselves or others far more often than the federal government had been willing to admit.\r\n\r\nIn 1996, 1997 and 1998, the CDC asked about defensive gun usage in four to six states and results pointed to very high numbers like those often quoted by pro-gun advocates. But the results didn\u2019t jive with the CDC\u2019s mantra that guns are bad. The results never went public.\r\n<h4>Germs & Viruses, Not Guns<\/h4>\r\nIronically, anti-gun politicians and gun-ban groups unearthed that evidence while attempting to repeal the Dickey Amendment. They claimed it stopped the CDC from doing research concerning guns; that was obviously a lie. The amendment simply banned the CDC from advocating or promoting gun control. It didn't stop legitimate research on guns and their relationship to health. Yet the lie became widely \u201creported\u201d and repeated as truth in much of the anti-gun media.\r\n\r\nI\u2019m not saying to disbelieve the CDC\u2019s information on the COVID-19 pandemic. But I would suggest that, given the CDC\u2019s history of lying about guns and gun owners, you\u2019d be wise to double check any information the longtime bureaucrats within the organizations distribute as being the truth about any topic.","post_title":"Op-Ed: Why I Don't Trust the Anti-Gun CDC and Why You Shouldn't Too","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"i-dont-trust-anti-gun-cdc","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:03","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:03","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/21\/i-dont-trust-anti-gun-cdc\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":126494,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2020-04-20 09:01:22","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-20 13:01:22","post_content":"A pair of U.S. Marines sprang into action earlier in April, taking decisive action in New York. The Marines' quick thinking and immediate response saved the lives of patients waiting to board the USNS Comfort.\n\n[in_content post=\"210027\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Marines Save Patients Aboard USNS Comfort in NYC<\/h2>\nThe incident began on April 7 when a local hospital evacuated during an emergency situation. The evacuation sent 10 ambulances to the Comfort all at once. Suddenly, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/navy-ships-comfort-and-mercy-empty\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">normally empty Comfort<\/a> became inundated with patients. That's when Sgt. Austin Loppe, while he and his Marines pulled security, identified one patient rapidly deteriorating, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvidshub.net\/news\/367367\/marines-conducting-security-help-save-patients-bound-usns-comfort\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Navy release<\/a>. The patient's oxygen tank ran dangerously low, so Loppe and his Marines jumped into action.\n\n\u201cUs being infantry Marines, we\u2019re all trained in Combat Lifesaver\/Tactical Combat Casualty Care,\u201d Loppe said. \u201cYou need oxygen to survive. And even just going a couple minutes without oxygen, the human brain starts losing function and having permanent brain damage for life. So that wasn\u2019t something that myself or any of my Marines were willing to let happen to an American citizen. So we knew right away that we needed to get them linked up with the medical team as quickly as possible.\u201d\n\nLoppe and his Marines immediately halted traffic into and off the pier. They then directed the ambulance to the head of the line, getting that patient immediately to Navy medical staff. The action cut 15 minutes of wait time for the patient, advancing the ambulance down the half-mile-long pier.\n<h4>History Repeats Itself<\/h4>\nThen 10 minutes later, it happened again. Marines recognized another ambulance contained a patient running out of oxygen. Again, Loppe's Marines directed traffic and safely advanced the patient to medical help.\n\n\u201cTo be able to help New York and Americans in general is pretty awesome,\u201d said Loppe, who is from Mingo Junction, Ohio.\n\nBut the night wasn't over for these Marines working security. Again, ambulances brought patients to the pier, critically low on oxygen. So members of the security team ran several hundred meters, taking tanks to where patients arrived.\n\nLance Cpl. Colton Flach credited teamwork to saving lives that night. He said the Marines on the pier, along with Navy and NYC police, worked together to make it happen.\n\n\u201cThey\u2019re with us 24-7 on post,\u201d Flach said. \u201cAnd the moment that we had got that call, I knew that I could count on them to be able to do whatever I needed them to do, and we would do whatever we could to help them as well to get these patients the medical attention that they needed as fast as possible.\u201d\n\nCompany Commander Capt. Peter Hofinga recognized the Marines' courage under a different type of fire. He credited the Marines' ability to adapt and overcome.\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s kind of hard to put in words. It\u2019s immensely humbling to observe the Marines and actions that small-unit leaders are making, rapid decisions on their own without any sort of tasking or supervision,\u201d Hofinga said. \u201cDespite the fact that this is not really in their typical task group, or what they trained to do, they are able to operate within that friction and chaos to help both the Navy-Marine Corps team overall as well as New York City residents.\u201d","post_title":"Marines Save Patients Waiting to Board Hospital Ship USNS Comfort","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"marines-save-patients-usns-comfort","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:14:53","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:14:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/20\/marines-save-patients-usns-comfort\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":166976,"post_author":"942","post_date":"2020-04-16 12:40:32","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-16 16:40:32","post_content":"\n<p>As we remain quarantined with nothing but high-sodium snack foods, liquor, and laptops, we salute the medical professionals and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"their tireless effort to end this pandemic (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/dr-dabbs-american-spirit-covid-19\/\" target=\"_blank\">their tireless effort to end this pandemic<\/a>. Soldiers, truck drivers, delivery staff and grocery store workers are also kicking ass. But let\u2019s not forget the meme war soldiers on the boredom frontlines. I\u2019m talking about the Americans out there with entry level Photoshop skills, doing their part to fight the war ... one post at a time. Here\u2019s a few of our favorite coronavirus memes. We salute you, anonymous meme generator non-specific gender person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>The Best Coronavirus Memes on the Internet<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme2.jpg\" alt=\"PTSD Coronavirus Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7708\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When we\u2019re old and gray, our kids FINALLY have something to bitch about. You think you got it bad? Back in my day!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme3.jpg\" alt=\"Jehovah's Witnesses Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7711\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Even if you feel lonely, DO NOT answer the door for anyone but food and Amazon deliveries! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme1.jpg\" alt=\"Lysol Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7706\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Nothing is fine, and a time machine to next year sounds fantastic right about now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme4.jpg\" alt=\"The Shining Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7714\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Family time. So much family time. Be thankful it\u2019s a virus and not an EMP! At least you can get online and binge watch movies like \"<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"The Shining (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-quarantine-mental-health\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Shining<\/a>.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme5.jpg\" alt=\"Virus Cheap Airline Tickets\" class=\"wp-image-7716\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s official: If you cough, you\u2019re Public Enemy No. 1. Immediately say \u201cit\u2019s allergies\u201d or prepare for battle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme6.jpg\" alt=\"Corona Beer Label Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7718\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Well played, Corona. Well played.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme7.jpg\" alt=\"Quarantine Is My Life Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7720\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s fair to say the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/social-distancing-spring-break\/\">social distancing<\/a> memes hit home. At least now when I stay in on a Saturday night, I\u2019m \u201cdoing my part\u201d to fight COVID-19! Speaking of staying home, when you\u2019ve reached the end of the Internet, check out our podcast <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Skillset Live (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Skillset Live<\/a> to put a smile on your face! You can also check out our sister site BallisticMag.com for our its entire <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"COVID-19 coverage (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\">COVID-19 coverage guide<\/a>! If you've found some quality coronavirus memes, let us know in the comment section below. <strong><em>Above all, stay safe, stay healthy, and stay in the FIGHT!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"Coronavirus Memes: Pandemic Bringing Out the Best of the Internet","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"best-coronavirus-memes-internet","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-09-16 10:50:08","post_modified_gmt":"2024-09-16 14:50:08","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/best-coronavirus-memes-internet\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":2},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};</script> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-67f7344 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet 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Michelle Lujan Grisham. The governor recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/new-mexico-governor-grisham-gun-stores\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ordered gun stores closed<\/a> amid the pandemic, shunning federal guidance concerning the gun industry. Now Calibers Gun Store is taking on the governor, defying her order to stay closed.\n\n[in_content post=\"123562\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>New Mexico Gun Store Defies Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham<\/h2>\n\"So, we at Calibers have decided that we are going to open up with social distancing on our range,\" Louie Sanchez, owner of Calibers, told kob.com. \"And you know what? We're going to take this fight back to her. We feel that unless, somehow, she got a magical power to take the Second Amendment out of our constitution, that we have the right to open up.\"\n\nSanchez also went on to say the store initiated social distancing practices to minimize the chance of spreading disease. Ultimately, Sanchez wants to keep his store open for business reasons, but also as a resource to the community.\n\n\"We are indeed doing education courses, just one person, one trainer at six feet social distancing,\" Sanchez said. \"And we're allowing for military and law enforcement to utilize our ranges.\"\n<h4>Governor's Office Response<\/h4>\nThe governor's response attempts to minimize the impact on Sanchez, while also downplaying the importance of gun stores as essential services. The full response, attributed to spokesperson Nora Meyers Sackett:\n<blockquote><em>The state has taken and will continue to take an extremely broad view of what is considered non-essential to public health amid this pandemic. Gun stores are hardly the only entity having to adapt as we work to stem illnesses and prevent deaths. No one is happy about closing in-person business in our state \u2013 no one, including the governor. But it is inarguable that the only way we get through this pandemic with the fewest number of deaths that we can manage is to limit travel outside of the home to the greatest extent possible \u2013 and while we as an administration unequivocally support the constitutional right to purchase a firearm, we recognize that right does not correspond to a right to congregate in a store and infect neighbors and workers and public safety officers amid an unprecedented global pandemic.<\/em><\/blockquote>","post_title":"New Mexico Gun Store Reopens, Defying Governor's Non-Essential Order","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"calibers-gun-store-new-mexico-order","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/16\/calibers-gun-store-new-mexico-order\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":166980,"post_author":"373","post_date":"2020-04-15 13:31:52","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 17:31:52","post_content":"\n<p>The \"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/conop-8888-zombie-defense-plan\/\">zombie apocalypse<\/a>\" came upon us unexpectedly. The end of the world is frequently like that. We felt the COVID-19 crisis brewing, but we were preoccupied with important stuff. How\u2019s the survival stash? Check the food stocks, fuel, and obligatory toilet paper. There wasn\u2019t time for much else. Our emergency stash of toilet paper is nearly 20 years old. It still works just fine in case you\u2019re wondering. If anything that stuff gets even better with age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then it all stopped. The president and the governor made their proclamations, and everybody stayed home. I still went to work at the clinic every day and grew more and more acquainted with the Information Age version of the Black Death, but everything else pretty much ground to a halt; that, unfortunately, included Mrs. Mae, my long-suffering barber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I had needed to scoot in for a couple weeks now. My perceived age is dependent upon my haircut. I haven\u2019t been mistaken for a young man in some decades now, but I can get Mrs. Mae to shave the sides and back of my head and take 20 years off of my personal odometer. Conversely, let that interval grow too generous and the young lady at the restaurant, back when that was a thing, would offer me the senior citizen\u2019s discount with nary a spoken word. I glanced in the mirror and what stared back was just some sad shaggy old man. It was time for a DIY haircut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-the-diy-haircut\">The DIY Haircut<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Cutting your own hair is an undeniably ballsy undertaking. Before you get started you need to come to grips with some things. If the finished product sucks, you have to embrace said suck and just shave your head. What\u2019s the real difference between a bad haircut and a good haircut? About three weeks. 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Nowadays for reasons I still do not fully comprehend she adamantly refuses to heft the clippers yet again, even if the alternative is sharing her personal space with an old homeless-looking guy. Admittedly, our time in the service was likely not as positive for her as it was for me. Perhaps crafting my coif brings back sordid memories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ll need a brush or a comb to help keep things organized and a decent mirror. I used an old survival mirror from my days as an Army aviator. I used to shave by that thing in the field back in the day. Yep, apparently I stole it. I don\u2019t recall the details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-lead-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"DIY Haircut, clippers, side\" class=\"wp-image-7690\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I needed a buddy to help hold the mirror and opted for the Big Rubber Man. 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There\u2019s one for the right and another for the left. Pull the top bit aside again and run front to back parallel to the ground. Work up slowly until you taper the bare sides into the top bit. Keep in mind it is easy to take off and tougher to put back. Up to this point visibility was good and the results satisfactory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The back foments its own unique challenges. I tried two mirrors, but that is a great way to amputate one\u2019s own ear. Vincent Van Gogh was a great artist but a sucky role model. I cut a killer mohawk for starters, but figured that might not inspire confidence among my more genteel geriatric patients. Also, there is a fine line between mohawk and mullet; that was a line I\u2019d sooner not cross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No guts no glory, so I just started cutting the back blind from bottom to top. I did the best I could and then gave my wife my most refined set of puppy dog eyes. She descended to tidy up the back inch or two that I couldn\u2019t see, and I was appropriately grateful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-details\"><strong>Details<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have no idea what to do about the top. I could of course put a spacer on the clippers and just zip over the whole thing. In the end, I just left it long. I think it looks kind of cool. If this COVID thing persists another month or two I suppose I\u2019ll just braid it or invite in a family of squirrels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This whole exercise is way easier when it\u2019s warm out. Doing this in your bathroom will contaminate the space like a New York ER. You\u2019ll be picking tiny hairs out of your toothbrush until the sun burns out. Cutting your hair shirtless on the back porch makes cleanup a snap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-hairball-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"razor, clippers, floor\" class=\"wp-image-7689\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On that subject, once I had swept up the trimmings, I had a generous pile of black\/gray hair. It looked like I\u2019d attacked a skunk with an anti-tank grenade. I saved the trimmings and scattered them among my wife\u2019s garden. They say that\u2019ll help keep the deer away. I fear it might have the same effect on my bride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-the-finished-product\"><strong>The Finished Product<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have read that when Clint Eastwood prepared for his role as aging gunfighter William Munny in the gritty 1992 Western \"Unforgiven,\" he cut his own hair with primitive implements. Munny was a conflicted anti-hero loner. Taking a bowie knife to his locks would have been the only way to keep from wandering about the badlands looking like Moses. I thought it a great effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-finished-product-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"shave, finished product, razor\" class=\"wp-image-7688\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the end, the success of a DIY haircut during the zombie apocalypse turns on having reasonable expectations. Expect to look like you just stepped out of a Paul Mitchell salon and you are destined for disappointment. Let Clint Eastwood\u2019s William Munny be both your inspiration and goal and you\u2019ll likely be pleasantly surprised. If things go truly sideways you can always just wear a hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I showed a picture of my freshly shorn scalp to my brothers. One has been bald for decades and didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about. The other decreed that the new do should be titled \u201cThe Pandemic.\u201d Now I can truthfully declare that I have successfully survived the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Plan on giving yourself your own DIY haircut? Take pictures and please tag us on Instagram <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"@SkillsetMag (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skillsetmag\/\" target=\"_blank\">@SkillsetMag<\/a>. We want to see whatever disasters you create atop that head of yours.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"DIY Haircut: Desperate Times, Desperate Measures in the Apocalypse","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"diy-haircut-during-apocalypse","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-11 10:29:45","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-11 14:29:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/diy-haircut-during-apocalypse\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11786,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:17","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:17","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149574723001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">coronavirus pandemic<\/a>, and the ensuing panic, has changed the gun narrative in America. Now more than ever in recent memory, Americans are turning to the Second Amendment to ensure the safety of their families. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gun and ammo sales continue to soar<\/a>; that means many first-time buyers are heading to gun stores. We want to make sure new gun owners have the proper training. So we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the third video in our series, focusing on shotguns. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/rifle-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part II: Rifle Training<\/a><\/strong>\"  as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123600\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nFirst and foremost, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them religiously, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe shotgun remains one of the most effective tools for home defense. Users can load low-brass birdshot to ensure rounds don't over-penetrate interior walls. For more firepower, buckshot also becomes a formidable stopper. And when you really have to take down something big or engage targets at range, slugs prove devastating.\n\nBut there is much to learn to effectively manipulate, run and fire a shotgun in a defensive setting. Watch our video, learn, and then invest in some quality, certified instruction. Then get on the range and practice, practice, practice. Shotgun loading takes time to master, and you can never be proficient enough running a defensive shotgun.\n\nWelcome to the firearms community. Get trained, practiced hard, and have fun out there on the rang. And remember, share what you've learned with others.","post_title":"VIDEO: Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety for First-Time Buyers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/15\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11790,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:14","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:14","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149573064001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nAs the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID-19<\/a> global pandemic continues to spread, more and more Americans are purchasing guns for their protection. After runs on food and goods sparked into panic buying, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">guns and ammo sales reached record highs<\/a>. Americans have spoken, and they clearly want the right to buy guns to protect their family. In fact, many are buying guns for the very first time. With that in mind, we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the second video in our series, focusing on rifles. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part III: Shotgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123619\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Rifle Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nMost importantly, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe rifle, especially America's most popular rifle, the AR-15, excels in the role of home and self-defense. With a 30-round magazine, extremely intuitive controls and high accuracy potential, most contemporary semi-automatic rifles are easily learned. You can often shoot them well, with an extremely fast learning curve.\n\nHowever, there's still much that must be learned, especially for the new shooter. Rifle manipulations, magazine changes, and shooting all require training and practice. While the AR design remains especially popular, it still brings its own set of challenges and requirements to run safely and effectively.\n\nFinally, welcome to the 2A club. While it took a global pandemic for some to get here, we've all got one thing in common. We all decided to take full responsibility for our family's ultimate safety and protection. 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This was a \u201cworking camp\u201d where I\u2019d spend most of my time, and we had a lot of work to do. Believe it or not, this was a good opportunity to use skills, and experiment with new tools. A time to build things, prepare fire wood, and find new ways to cook using natural resources for cooking utensils, as well as some food, when possible. During this time we cooked in cast iron Dutch ovens, bamboo, bio wood stoves, and open flame. We utilized all sorts of techniques.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Patrick hunted for turkeys in the morning. Then we used the turkey to its fullest. We used stock made from bones, and meat from that to supplement other dishes. We went out to the grocery stores every few days, keeping in contact with the general public as little as was realistic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The situation seemed to grow over the course of the weeks I was there. Before I knew it, airlines canceled most flights connecting to New Jersey and New York areas. At that point, the concept of the lockdown started to set in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Back to Jersey<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/covid-19-quarantine-tools-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"Coronavirus camp, backwoods survival, tools\" class=\"wp-image-7957\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After two weeks down south, I finally flew back to New Jersey. As it stands, I went back to the woods for more self-quarantining and stealth camping. However, it's not so much of a \u201cbug out\u201d camp. This isn't a true survival situation. I'm also not lost and trying to get back to civilization. This isn\u2019t a romanticized, survival scenario, nor am I trying to play it up that way. It\u2019s basically the new normal for me. A new routine that consists of sleeping in the camp and fighting the boredom. All that while venturing out to resupply after a couple of days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When I do get back to the stores, I try to limit it to maybe two places and pick items that don\u2019t involve too many ingredients. Some things I just do without. Being back in the city area reminds me of the scene from the original 1984 \"Red Dawn\" when they come out of hiding in the woods and go to the city, only to see how different things really are. The curfew sign in bright yellow and red as they walk past it into the store is eerily similar to our present reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Solitude<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>With this much solitude during my COVID-19 quarantine, it\u2019s important to be your own friend. It turns out talking out loud is comforting. It seems acceptable to me. When it\u2019s late, well after curfew, I may even play some music, but try to save my battery. After all, I\u2019m not lost. There is communication. Still, I keep the volume low as to not alert anyone in the area. I also keep my fires small and wait until the later hours after curfew to start any.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/covid-19-quarantine-build-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"Coronavirus camp, backwoods survival, tools\" class=\"wp-image-7954\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I see people hiking and walking through the woods\u2014on and off-trail\u2014but they don\u2019t see me, which is how I prefer it. Still, I see many signs around of people taking solitude in the woods. Commonly, I see a lot of lost gloves and water bottles, most likely from hikers. Not to mention, during these days of spring, foot prints are easier to see. Mud is a tracking trap, showing evidence of people and what animals were in the vicinity. Snow also does this. It's a good opportunity to find some more resources. I have a somewhat, eclectic camp setup with a lot of trail and city finds. It looks sort of like a cross between a hobo camp and a gypsy camp. So, besides looking around, look down\u2014you'll be surprised what you find.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Others are likely doing the same thing during the COVID-19 quarantine period\u2014camped out, away from crowds. Even with state parks and wilderness recreational locations closed, it doesn't matter. No matter how people choose to quarantine, why not spend it to better your skill set beyond what you think you already know? One thing is for sure: no time spent building your situational awareness and outdoors skills will ever be wasted time!<\/p>\n","post_title":"Camp Quarantine: What It's Like Camping in the Woods During COVID-19","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"covid-19-quarantine-camping-out-woods","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-10-31 23:13:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-11-01 03:13:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/covid-19-quarantine-camping-out-woods\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11762,"post_author":"988","post_date":"2020-04-21 10:06:32","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-21 14:06:32","post_content":"As the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID-19<\/a> pandemic continues to grip the country and most citizens are still under some kind of shelter-in-place order, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is being widely quoted in terms of coronavirus statistics and information. With that agency much in the news right now, it seems a good time to remind gun owners of the CDC and its decades-long anti-gun battle, specifically against private firearms ownership.\r\n\r\n[in_content post=\"121339\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\r\n<h2>The Anti-Gun CDC<\/h2>\r\nI've covered CDC's not-so-hidden agenda to advance more restrictive gun laws for nearly 20 years. Consequently, it greatly frustrates me to see the organization used as an unbiased, reliable authority on any topic. Think I\u2019m exaggerating? Simply consider what various CDC heads have said over the years, especially back when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/tag\/gun-control\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">gun control<\/a> started to become the \u201cin\u201d thing among liberals and those who don\u2019t care about the U.S. Constitution.\r\n\r\n\u201cWe\u2019re going to systematically build a case that owning firearms causes deaths,\u201d Dr. P.W. O\u2019Carroll, then acting section head of the Division of Injury Control of the CDC, <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/blogs\/congress-blog\/politics\/261307-why-congress-stopped-gun-control-activism-at-the-cdc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">was quoted as saying<\/a> in 1989 in the <em>Journal of the American Medical Association<\/em>. \u201cWe\u2019re doing the most we can do, given the political realities.\u201d\r\n\r\nO\u2019Carroll\u2019s successor, Dr. Mark Rosenberg, was no less direct.\r\n\r\n\u201cWe need to revolutionize the way we look at guns, like what we did with cigarettes,\u201d Rosenberg told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/archive\/opinions\/1994\/10\/19\/sick-people-with-guns\/6c7f2bd2-fa57-4d69-b927-5ceb4fa43cf4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Washington Post<\/em><\/a>. \u201cIt used to be that smoking was a glamour symbol\u2014cool, sexy, macho. Now it is dirty, deadly\u2014and banned.\u201d\r\n<h4>The Alleged Gun Violence Epidemic<\/h4>\r\nWith that kind of leadership, it\u2019s no wonder that the CDC eventually set out to sponsor a number of taxpayer-funded \u201cstudies\u201d designed from the start to \u201cprove\u201d that private firearms ownership is more of a danger than a benefit. The group even declared gun violence a \u201chealth epidemic,\u201d as if it were a virus that needed a vaccine.\r\n\r\nThings finally hit a breaking point in the mid 1990s. Gun owners became fed up with their hard-earned tax dollars used to try to prove the need for further restrictions on their Second Amendment rights. In 1995, Congress passed the Dickey Amendment. A provision inserted into the annual omnibus spending bill, it mandated \u201cnone of the funds made available for injury prevention and control at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may be used to advocate or promote gun control.\u201d\r\n\r\nConsider a few facts about the CDC and you\u2019ll see why that legislation was so important. Back in 2018, the CDC published unreliable data on nonfatal firearms injuries. Of course, anti-gun journals and gun-hating politicians quickly parroted the CDC claims that nonfatal firearms injuries had drastically increased between 2015 and 2016.\r\n\r\nFatal firearm injury data from the CDC is based on death certificates. However, the Consumer Product Safety Commission conducts a survey producing nonfatal injury data.\u00a0The small survey included only 100 out of 5,534 registered hospitals, and only 66 provided the relevant data. That means only about 1 percent of hospitals throughout the country provided information.\r\n<h4>Unreliable Data<\/h4>\r\nThe CDC later admitted the data wasn't trustworthy. It warned the information should be treated as \u201cunstable and potentially unreliable.\u201d But the damage was already done. Newspapers and other \"mainstream\" news outlets reported on the drastic increase in gun deaths.\r\n\r\nMore recently, further evidence of the CDC bias against gun ownership came to light showing that in the years immediately after passage of the Dickey Amendment, the CDC sat on findings about defensive gun uses that showed people use guns to protect themselves or others far more often than the federal government had been willing to admit.\r\n\r\nIn 1996, 1997 and 1998, the CDC asked about defensive gun usage in four to six states and results pointed to very high numbers like those often quoted by pro-gun advocates. But the results didn\u2019t jive with the CDC\u2019s mantra that guns are bad. The results never went public.\r\n<h4>Germs & Viruses, Not Guns<\/h4>\r\nIronically, anti-gun politicians and gun-ban groups unearthed that evidence while attempting to repeal the Dickey Amendment. They claimed it stopped the CDC from doing research concerning guns; that was obviously a lie. The amendment simply banned the CDC from advocating or promoting gun control. It didn't stop legitimate research on guns and their relationship to health. Yet the lie became widely \u201creported\u201d and repeated as truth in much of the anti-gun media.\r\n\r\nI\u2019m not saying to disbelieve the CDC\u2019s information on the COVID-19 pandemic. But I would suggest that, given the CDC\u2019s history of lying about guns and gun owners, you\u2019d be wise to double check any information the longtime bureaucrats within the organizations distribute as being the truth about any topic.","post_title":"Op-Ed: Why I Don't Trust the Anti-Gun CDC and Why You Shouldn't Too","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"i-dont-trust-anti-gun-cdc","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:03","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:03","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/21\/i-dont-trust-anti-gun-cdc\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":126494,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2020-04-20 09:01:22","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-20 13:01:22","post_content":"A pair of U.S. Marines sprang into action earlier in April, taking decisive action in New York. The Marines' quick thinking and immediate response saved the lives of patients waiting to board the USNS Comfort.\n\n[in_content post=\"210027\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Marines Save Patients Aboard USNS Comfort in NYC<\/h2>\nThe incident began on April 7 when a local hospital evacuated during an emergency situation. The evacuation sent 10 ambulances to the Comfort all at once. Suddenly, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/navy-ships-comfort-and-mercy-empty\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">normally empty Comfort<\/a> became inundated with patients. That's when Sgt. Austin Loppe, while he and his Marines pulled security, identified one patient rapidly deteriorating, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvidshub.net\/news\/367367\/marines-conducting-security-help-save-patients-bound-usns-comfort\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Navy release<\/a>. The patient's oxygen tank ran dangerously low, so Loppe and his Marines jumped into action.\n\n\u201cUs being infantry Marines, we\u2019re all trained in Combat Lifesaver\/Tactical Combat Casualty Care,\u201d Loppe said. \u201cYou need oxygen to survive. And even just going a couple minutes without oxygen, the human brain starts losing function and having permanent brain damage for life. So that wasn\u2019t something that myself or any of my Marines were willing to let happen to an American citizen. So we knew right away that we needed to get them linked up with the medical team as quickly as possible.\u201d\n\nLoppe and his Marines immediately halted traffic into and off the pier. They then directed the ambulance to the head of the line, getting that patient immediately to Navy medical staff. The action cut 15 minutes of wait time for the patient, advancing the ambulance down the half-mile-long pier.\n<h4>History Repeats Itself<\/h4>\nThen 10 minutes later, it happened again. Marines recognized another ambulance contained a patient running out of oxygen. Again, Loppe's Marines directed traffic and safely advanced the patient to medical help.\n\n\u201cTo be able to help New York and Americans in general is pretty awesome,\u201d said Loppe, who is from Mingo Junction, Ohio.\n\nBut the night wasn't over for these Marines working security. Again, ambulances brought patients to the pier, critically low on oxygen. So members of the security team ran several hundred meters, taking tanks to where patients arrived.\n\nLance Cpl. Colton Flach credited teamwork to saving lives that night. He said the Marines on the pier, along with Navy and NYC police, worked together to make it happen.\n\n\u201cThey\u2019re with us 24-7 on post,\u201d Flach said. \u201cAnd the moment that we had got that call, I knew that I could count on them to be able to do whatever I needed them to do, and we would do whatever we could to help them as well to get these patients the medical attention that they needed as fast as possible.\u201d\n\nCompany Commander Capt. Peter Hofinga recognized the Marines' courage under a different type of fire. He credited the Marines' ability to adapt and overcome.\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s kind of hard to put in words. It\u2019s immensely humbling to observe the Marines and actions that small-unit leaders are making, rapid decisions on their own without any sort of tasking or supervision,\u201d Hofinga said. \u201cDespite the fact that this is not really in their typical task group, or what they trained to do, they are able to operate within that friction and chaos to help both the Navy-Marine Corps team overall as well as New York City residents.\u201d","post_title":"Marines Save Patients Waiting to Board Hospital Ship USNS Comfort","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"marines-save-patients-usns-comfort","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:14:53","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:14:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/20\/marines-save-patients-usns-comfort\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":166976,"post_author":"942","post_date":"2020-04-16 12:40:32","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-16 16:40:32","post_content":"\n<p>As we remain quarantined with nothing but high-sodium snack foods, liquor, and laptops, we salute the medical professionals and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"their tireless effort to end this pandemic (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/dr-dabbs-american-spirit-covid-19\/\" target=\"_blank\">their tireless effort to end this pandemic<\/a>. Soldiers, truck drivers, delivery staff and grocery store workers are also kicking ass. But let\u2019s not forget the meme war soldiers on the boredom frontlines. I\u2019m talking about the Americans out there with entry level Photoshop skills, doing their part to fight the war ... one post at a time. Here\u2019s a few of our favorite coronavirus memes. We salute you, anonymous meme generator non-specific gender person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>The Best Coronavirus Memes on the Internet<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme2.jpg\" alt=\"PTSD Coronavirus Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7708\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When we\u2019re old and gray, our kids FINALLY have something to bitch about. You think you got it bad? Back in my day!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme3.jpg\" alt=\"Jehovah's Witnesses Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7711\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Even if you feel lonely, DO NOT answer the door for anyone but food and Amazon deliveries! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme1.jpg\" alt=\"Lysol Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7706\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Nothing is fine, and a time machine to next year sounds fantastic right about now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme4.jpg\" alt=\"The Shining Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7714\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Family time. So much family time. Be thankful it\u2019s a virus and not an EMP! At least you can get online and binge watch movies like \"<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"The Shining (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-quarantine-mental-health\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Shining<\/a>.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme5.jpg\" alt=\"Virus Cheap Airline Tickets\" class=\"wp-image-7716\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s official: If you cough, you\u2019re Public Enemy No. 1. Immediately say \u201cit\u2019s allergies\u201d or prepare for battle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme6.jpg\" alt=\"Corona Beer Label Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7718\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Well played, Corona. Well played.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme7.jpg\" alt=\"Quarantine Is My Life Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7720\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s fair to say the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/social-distancing-spring-break\/\">social distancing<\/a> memes hit home. At least now when I stay in on a Saturday night, I\u2019m \u201cdoing my part\u201d to fight COVID-19! Speaking of staying home, when you\u2019ve reached the end of the Internet, check out our podcast <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Skillset Live (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Skillset Live<\/a> to put a smile on your face! You can also check out our sister site BallisticMag.com for our its entire <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"COVID-19 coverage (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\">COVID-19 coverage guide<\/a>! If you've found some quality coronavirus memes, let us know in the comment section below. <strong><em>Above all, stay safe, stay healthy, and stay in the FIGHT!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"Coronavirus Memes: Pandemic Bringing Out the Best of the Internet","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"best-coronavirus-memes-internet","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-09-16 10:50:08","post_modified_gmt":"2024-09-16 14:50:08","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/best-coronavirus-memes-internet\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":2},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};</script> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-67f7344 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet 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Michelle Lujan Grisham. The governor recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/new-mexico-governor-grisham-gun-stores\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ordered gun stores closed<\/a> amid the pandemic, shunning federal guidance concerning the gun industry. Now Calibers Gun Store is taking on the governor, defying her order to stay closed.\n\n[in_content post=\"123562\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>New Mexico Gun Store Defies Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham<\/h2>\n\"So, we at Calibers have decided that we are going to open up with social distancing on our range,\" Louie Sanchez, owner of Calibers, told kob.com. \"And you know what? We're going to take this fight back to her. We feel that unless, somehow, she got a magical power to take the Second Amendment out of our constitution, that we have the right to open up.\"\n\nSanchez also went on to say the store initiated social distancing practices to minimize the chance of spreading disease. Ultimately, Sanchez wants to keep his store open for business reasons, but also as a resource to the community.\n\n\"We are indeed doing education courses, just one person, one trainer at six feet social distancing,\" Sanchez said. \"And we're allowing for military and law enforcement to utilize our ranges.\"\n<h4>Governor's Office Response<\/h4>\nThe governor's response attempts to minimize the impact on Sanchez, while also downplaying the importance of gun stores as essential services. The full response, attributed to spokesperson Nora Meyers Sackett:\n<blockquote><em>The state has taken and will continue to take an extremely broad view of what is considered non-essential to public health amid this pandemic. Gun stores are hardly the only entity having to adapt as we work to stem illnesses and prevent deaths. No one is happy about closing in-person business in our state \u2013 no one, including the governor. But it is inarguable that the only way we get through this pandemic with the fewest number of deaths that we can manage is to limit travel outside of the home to the greatest extent possible \u2013 and while we as an administration unequivocally support the constitutional right to purchase a firearm, we recognize that right does not correspond to a right to congregate in a store and infect neighbors and workers and public safety officers amid an unprecedented global pandemic.<\/em><\/blockquote>","post_title":"New Mexico Gun Store Reopens, Defying Governor's Non-Essential Order","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"calibers-gun-store-new-mexico-order","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/16\/calibers-gun-store-new-mexico-order\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":166980,"post_author":"373","post_date":"2020-04-15 13:31:52","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 17:31:52","post_content":"\n<p>The \"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/conop-8888-zombie-defense-plan\/\">zombie apocalypse<\/a>\" came upon us unexpectedly. The end of the world is frequently like that. We felt the COVID-19 crisis brewing, but we were preoccupied with important stuff. How\u2019s the survival stash? Check the food stocks, fuel, and obligatory toilet paper. There wasn\u2019t time for much else. Our emergency stash of toilet paper is nearly 20 years old. It still works just fine in case you\u2019re wondering. If anything that stuff gets even better with age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then it all stopped. The president and the governor made their proclamations, and everybody stayed home. I still went to work at the clinic every day and grew more and more acquainted with the Information Age version of the Black Death, but everything else pretty much ground to a halt; that, unfortunately, included Mrs. Mae, my long-suffering barber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I had needed to scoot in for a couple weeks now. My perceived age is dependent upon my haircut. I haven\u2019t been mistaken for a young man in some decades now, but I can get Mrs. Mae to shave the sides and back of my head and take 20 years off of my personal odometer. Conversely, let that interval grow too generous and the young lady at the restaurant, back when that was a thing, would offer me the senior citizen\u2019s discount with nary a spoken word. I glanced in the mirror and what stared back was just some sad shaggy old man. It was time for a DIY haircut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-the-diy-haircut\">The DIY Haircut<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Cutting your own hair is an undeniably ballsy undertaking. Before you get started you need to come to grips with some things. If the finished product sucks, you have to embrace said suck and just shave your head. What\u2019s the real difference between a bad haircut and a good haircut? About three weeks. 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Nowadays for reasons I still do not fully comprehend she adamantly refuses to heft the clippers yet again, even if the alternative is sharing her personal space with an old homeless-looking guy. Admittedly, our time in the service was likely not as positive for her as it was for me. Perhaps crafting my coif brings back sordid memories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ll need a brush or a comb to help keep things organized and a decent mirror. I used an old survival mirror from my days as an Army aviator. I used to shave by that thing in the field back in the day. Yep, apparently I stole it. I don\u2019t recall the details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-lead-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"DIY Haircut, clippers, side\" class=\"wp-image-7690\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I needed a buddy to help hold the mirror and opted for the Big Rubber Man. 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There\u2019s one for the right and another for the left. Pull the top bit aside again and run front to back parallel to the ground. Work up slowly until you taper the bare sides into the top bit. Keep in mind it is easy to take off and tougher to put back. Up to this point visibility was good and the results satisfactory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The back foments its own unique challenges. I tried two mirrors, but that is a great way to amputate one\u2019s own ear. Vincent Van Gogh was a great artist but a sucky role model. I cut a killer mohawk for starters, but figured that might not inspire confidence among my more genteel geriatric patients. Also, there is a fine line between mohawk and mullet; that was a line I\u2019d sooner not cross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No guts no glory, so I just started cutting the back blind from bottom to top. I did the best I could and then gave my wife my most refined set of puppy dog eyes. She descended to tidy up the back inch or two that I couldn\u2019t see, and I was appropriately grateful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-details\"><strong>Details<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have no idea what to do about the top. I could of course put a spacer on the clippers and just zip over the whole thing. In the end, I just left it long. I think it looks kind of cool. If this COVID thing persists another month or two I suppose I\u2019ll just braid it or invite in a family of squirrels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This whole exercise is way easier when it\u2019s warm out. Doing this in your bathroom will contaminate the space like a New York ER. You\u2019ll be picking tiny hairs out of your toothbrush until the sun burns out. Cutting your hair shirtless on the back porch makes cleanup a snap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-hairball-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"razor, clippers, floor\" class=\"wp-image-7689\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On that subject, once I had swept up the trimmings, I had a generous pile of black\/gray hair. It looked like I\u2019d attacked a skunk with an anti-tank grenade. I saved the trimmings and scattered them among my wife\u2019s garden. They say that\u2019ll help keep the deer away. I fear it might have the same effect on my bride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-the-finished-product\"><strong>The Finished Product<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have read that when Clint Eastwood prepared for his role as aging gunfighter William Munny in the gritty 1992 Western \"Unforgiven,\" he cut his own hair with primitive implements. Munny was a conflicted anti-hero loner. Taking a bowie knife to his locks would have been the only way to keep from wandering about the badlands looking like Moses. I thought it a great effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-finished-product-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"shave, finished product, razor\" class=\"wp-image-7688\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the end, the success of a DIY haircut during the zombie apocalypse turns on having reasonable expectations. Expect to look like you just stepped out of a Paul Mitchell salon and you are destined for disappointment. Let Clint Eastwood\u2019s William Munny be both your inspiration and goal and you\u2019ll likely be pleasantly surprised. If things go truly sideways you can always just wear a hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I showed a picture of my freshly shorn scalp to my brothers. One has been bald for decades and didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about. The other decreed that the new do should be titled \u201cThe Pandemic.\u201d Now I can truthfully declare that I have successfully survived the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Plan on giving yourself your own DIY haircut? Take pictures and please tag us on Instagram <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"@SkillsetMag (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skillsetmag\/\" target=\"_blank\">@SkillsetMag<\/a>. We want to see whatever disasters you create atop that head of yours.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"DIY Haircut: Desperate Times, Desperate Measures in the Apocalypse","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"diy-haircut-during-apocalypse","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-11 10:29:45","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-11 14:29:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/diy-haircut-during-apocalypse\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11786,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:17","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:17","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149574723001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">coronavirus pandemic<\/a>, and the ensuing panic, has changed the gun narrative in America. Now more than ever in recent memory, Americans are turning to the Second Amendment to ensure the safety of their families. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gun and ammo sales continue to soar<\/a>; that means many first-time buyers are heading to gun stores. We want to make sure new gun owners have the proper training. So we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the third video in our series, focusing on shotguns. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/rifle-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part II: Rifle Training<\/a><\/strong>\"  as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123600\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nFirst and foremost, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them religiously, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe shotgun remains one of the most effective tools for home defense. Users can load low-brass birdshot to ensure rounds don't over-penetrate interior walls. For more firepower, buckshot also becomes a formidable stopper. And when you really have to take down something big or engage targets at range, slugs prove devastating.\n\nBut there is much to learn to effectively manipulate, run and fire a shotgun in a defensive setting. Watch our video, learn, and then invest in some quality, certified instruction. Then get on the range and practice, practice, practice. Shotgun loading takes time to master, and you can never be proficient enough running a defensive shotgun.\n\nWelcome to the firearms community. Get trained, practiced hard, and have fun out there on the rang. And remember, share what you've learned with others.","post_title":"VIDEO: Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety for First-Time Buyers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/15\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11790,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:14","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:14","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149573064001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nAs the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID-19<\/a> global pandemic continues to spread, more and more Americans are purchasing guns for their protection. After runs on food and goods sparked into panic buying, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">guns and ammo sales reached record highs<\/a>. Americans have spoken, and they clearly want the right to buy guns to protect their family. In fact, many are buying guns for the very first time. With that in mind, we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the second video in our series, focusing on rifles. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part III: Shotgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123619\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Rifle Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nMost importantly, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe rifle, especially America's most popular rifle, the AR-15, excels in the role of home and self-defense. With a 30-round magazine, extremely intuitive controls and high accuracy potential, most contemporary semi-automatic rifles are easily learned. You can often shoot them well, with an extremely fast learning curve.\n\nHowever, there's still much that must be learned, especially for the new shooter. Rifle manipulations, magazine changes, and shooting all require training and practice. While the AR design remains especially popular, it still brings its own set of challenges and requirements to run safely and effectively.\n\nFinally, welcome to the 2A club. While it took a global pandemic for some to get here, we've all got one thing in common. We all decided to take full responsibility for our family's ultimate safety and protection. 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class="elementor-column elementor-col-12 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-31c4fa88" data-id="31c4fa88" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-4129fd94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image" data-id="4129fd94" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <a href="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/tag/american-frontiersman-magazine/"> <img width="184" height="47" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20184%2047'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1.png?x78515" class="attachment-large size-large wp-image-60099 lazy" alt="American Frontiersman" data-srcset="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1.png 184w, 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I hadn't experienced before. Social distancing was barely getting started and not enforced at the time of this initial flight. There were about 20 people waiting at about five gates and when I boarded, I was one of just six people on my flight. It was eerie. Upon arriving at my destination airport, I noticed there were no airplanes landing or getting ready to take-off. Signs of canceled flights riddled the screen prompter, I was lucky to make it this far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once I arrived, we set up a camp back in the woods behind the house\u2014hammocks, tarps, and a large cargo parachute over the top. This was a \u201cworking camp\u201d where I\u2019d spend most of my time, and we had a lot of work to do. Believe it or not, this was a good opportunity to use skills, and experiment with new tools. A time to build things, prepare fire wood, and find new ways to cook using natural resources for cooking utensils, as well as some food, when possible. During this time we cooked in cast iron Dutch ovens, bamboo, bio wood stoves, and open flame. We utilized all sorts of techniques.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Patrick hunted for turkeys in the morning. Then we used the turkey to its fullest. We used stock made from bones, and meat from that to supplement other dishes. We went out to the grocery stores every few days, keeping in contact with the general public as little as was realistic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The situation seemed to grow over the course of the weeks I was there. Before I knew it, airlines canceled most flights connecting to New Jersey and New York areas. At that point, the concept of the lockdown started to set in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Back to Jersey<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/covid-19-quarantine-tools-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"Coronavirus camp, backwoods survival, tools\" class=\"wp-image-7957\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After two weeks down south, I finally flew back to New Jersey. As it stands, I went back to the woods for more self-quarantining and stealth camping. However, it's not so much of a \u201cbug out\u201d camp. This isn't a true survival situation. I'm also not lost and trying to get back to civilization. This isn\u2019t a romanticized, survival scenario, nor am I trying to play it up that way. It\u2019s basically the new normal for me. A new routine that consists of sleeping in the camp and fighting the boredom. All that while venturing out to resupply after a couple of days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When I do get back to the stores, I try to limit it to maybe two places and pick items that don\u2019t involve too many ingredients. Some things I just do without. Being back in the city area reminds me of the scene from the original 1984 \"Red Dawn\" when they come out of hiding in the woods and go to the city, only to see how different things really are. The curfew sign in bright yellow and red as they walk past it into the store is eerily similar to our present reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Solitude<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>With this much solitude during my COVID-19 quarantine, it\u2019s important to be your own friend. It turns out talking out loud is comforting. It seems acceptable to me. When it\u2019s late, well after curfew, I may even play some music, but try to save my battery. After all, I\u2019m not lost. There is communication. Still, I keep the volume low as to not alert anyone in the area. I also keep my fires small and wait until the later hours after curfew to start any.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/covid-19-quarantine-build-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"Coronavirus camp, backwoods survival, tools\" class=\"wp-image-7954\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I see people hiking and walking through the woods\u2014on and off-trail\u2014but they don\u2019t see me, which is how I prefer it. Still, I see many signs around of people taking solitude in the woods. Commonly, I see a lot of lost gloves and water bottles, most likely from hikers. Not to mention, during these days of spring, foot prints are easier to see. Mud is a tracking trap, showing evidence of people and what animals were in the vicinity. Snow also does this. It's a good opportunity to find some more resources. I have a somewhat, eclectic camp setup with a lot of trail and city finds. It looks sort of like a cross between a hobo camp and a gypsy camp. So, besides looking around, look down\u2014you'll be surprised what you find.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Others are likely doing the same thing during the COVID-19 quarantine period\u2014camped out, away from crowds. Even with state parks and wilderness recreational locations closed, it doesn't matter. No matter how people choose to quarantine, why not spend it to better your skill set beyond what you think you already know? One thing is for sure: no time spent building your situational awareness and outdoors skills will ever be wasted time!<\/p>\n","post_title":"Camp Quarantine: What It's Like Camping in the Woods During COVID-19","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"covid-19-quarantine-camping-out-woods","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-10-31 23:13:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-11-01 03:13:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/covid-19-quarantine-camping-out-woods\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11762,"post_author":"988","post_date":"2020-04-21 10:06:32","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-21 14:06:32","post_content":"As the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID-19<\/a> pandemic continues to grip the country and most citizens are still under some kind of shelter-in-place order, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is being widely quoted in terms of coronavirus statistics and information. With that agency much in the news right now, it seems a good time to remind gun owners of the CDC and its decades-long anti-gun battle, specifically against private firearms ownership.\r\n\r\n[in_content post=\"121339\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\r\n<h2>The Anti-Gun CDC<\/h2>\r\nI've covered CDC's not-so-hidden agenda to advance more restrictive gun laws for nearly 20 years. Consequently, it greatly frustrates me to see the organization used as an unbiased, reliable authority on any topic. Think I\u2019m exaggerating? Simply consider what various CDC heads have said over the years, especially back when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/tag\/gun-control\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">gun control<\/a> started to become the \u201cin\u201d thing among liberals and those who don\u2019t care about the U.S. Constitution.\r\n\r\n\u201cWe\u2019re going to systematically build a case that owning firearms causes deaths,\u201d Dr. P.W. O\u2019Carroll, then acting section head of the Division of Injury Control of the CDC, <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/blogs\/congress-blog\/politics\/261307-why-congress-stopped-gun-control-activism-at-the-cdc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">was quoted as saying<\/a> in 1989 in the <em>Journal of the American Medical Association<\/em>. \u201cWe\u2019re doing the most we can do, given the political realities.\u201d\r\n\r\nO\u2019Carroll\u2019s successor, Dr. Mark Rosenberg, was no less direct.\r\n\r\n\u201cWe need to revolutionize the way we look at guns, like what we did with cigarettes,\u201d Rosenberg told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/archive\/opinions\/1994\/10\/19\/sick-people-with-guns\/6c7f2bd2-fa57-4d69-b927-5ceb4fa43cf4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Washington Post<\/em><\/a>. \u201cIt used to be that smoking was a glamour symbol\u2014cool, sexy, macho. Now it is dirty, deadly\u2014and banned.\u201d\r\n<h4>The Alleged Gun Violence Epidemic<\/h4>\r\nWith that kind of leadership, it\u2019s no wonder that the CDC eventually set out to sponsor a number of taxpayer-funded \u201cstudies\u201d designed from the start to \u201cprove\u201d that private firearms ownership is more of a danger than a benefit. The group even declared gun violence a \u201chealth epidemic,\u201d as if it were a virus that needed a vaccine.\r\n\r\nThings finally hit a breaking point in the mid 1990s. Gun owners became fed up with their hard-earned tax dollars used to try to prove the need for further restrictions on their Second Amendment rights. In 1995, Congress passed the Dickey Amendment. A provision inserted into the annual omnibus spending bill, it mandated \u201cnone of the funds made available for injury prevention and control at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may be used to advocate or promote gun control.\u201d\r\n\r\nConsider a few facts about the CDC and you\u2019ll see why that legislation was so important. Back in 2018, the CDC published unreliable data on nonfatal firearms injuries. Of course, anti-gun journals and gun-hating politicians quickly parroted the CDC claims that nonfatal firearms injuries had drastically increased between 2015 and 2016.\r\n\r\nFatal firearm injury data from the CDC is based on death certificates. However, the Consumer Product Safety Commission conducts a survey producing nonfatal injury data.\u00a0The small survey included only 100 out of 5,534 registered hospitals, and only 66 provided the relevant data. That means only about 1 percent of hospitals throughout the country provided information.\r\n<h4>Unreliable Data<\/h4>\r\nThe CDC later admitted the data wasn't trustworthy. It warned the information should be treated as \u201cunstable and potentially unreliable.\u201d But the damage was already done. Newspapers and other \"mainstream\" news outlets reported on the drastic increase in gun deaths.\r\n\r\nMore recently, further evidence of the CDC bias against gun ownership came to light showing that in the years immediately after passage of the Dickey Amendment, the CDC sat on findings about defensive gun uses that showed people use guns to protect themselves or others far more often than the federal government had been willing to admit.\r\n\r\nIn 1996, 1997 and 1998, the CDC asked about defensive gun usage in four to six states and results pointed to very high numbers like those often quoted by pro-gun advocates. But the results didn\u2019t jive with the CDC\u2019s mantra that guns are bad. The results never went public.\r\n<h4>Germs & Viruses, Not Guns<\/h4>\r\nIronically, anti-gun politicians and gun-ban groups unearthed that evidence while attempting to repeal the Dickey Amendment. They claimed it stopped the CDC from doing research concerning guns; that was obviously a lie. The amendment simply banned the CDC from advocating or promoting gun control. It didn't stop legitimate research on guns and their relationship to health. Yet the lie became widely \u201creported\u201d and repeated as truth in much of the anti-gun media.\r\n\r\nI\u2019m not saying to disbelieve the CDC\u2019s information on the COVID-19 pandemic. But I would suggest that, given the CDC\u2019s history of lying about guns and gun owners, you\u2019d be wise to double check any information the longtime bureaucrats within the organizations distribute as being the truth about any topic.","post_title":"Op-Ed: Why I Don't Trust the Anti-Gun CDC and Why You Shouldn't Too","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"i-dont-trust-anti-gun-cdc","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:03","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:03","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/21\/i-dont-trust-anti-gun-cdc\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":126494,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2020-04-20 09:01:22","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-20 13:01:22","post_content":"A pair of U.S. Marines sprang into action earlier in April, taking decisive action in New York. The Marines' quick thinking and immediate response saved the lives of patients waiting to board the USNS Comfort.\n\n[in_content post=\"210027\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Marines Save Patients Aboard USNS Comfort in NYC<\/h2>\nThe incident began on April 7 when a local hospital evacuated during an emergency situation. The evacuation sent 10 ambulances to the Comfort all at once. Suddenly, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/navy-ships-comfort-and-mercy-empty\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">normally empty Comfort<\/a> became inundated with patients. That's when Sgt. Austin Loppe, while he and his Marines pulled security, identified one patient rapidly deteriorating, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvidshub.net\/news\/367367\/marines-conducting-security-help-save-patients-bound-usns-comfort\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Navy release<\/a>. The patient's oxygen tank ran dangerously low, so Loppe and his Marines jumped into action.\n\n\u201cUs being infantry Marines, we\u2019re all trained in Combat Lifesaver\/Tactical Combat Casualty Care,\u201d Loppe said. \u201cYou need oxygen to survive. And even just going a couple minutes without oxygen, the human brain starts losing function and having permanent brain damage for life. So that wasn\u2019t something that myself or any of my Marines were willing to let happen to an American citizen. So we knew right away that we needed to get them linked up with the medical team as quickly as possible.\u201d\n\nLoppe and his Marines immediately halted traffic into and off the pier. They then directed the ambulance to the head of the line, getting that patient immediately to Navy medical staff. The action cut 15 minutes of wait time for the patient, advancing the ambulance down the half-mile-long pier.\n<h4>History Repeats Itself<\/h4>\nThen 10 minutes later, it happened again. Marines recognized another ambulance contained a patient running out of oxygen. Again, Loppe's Marines directed traffic and safely advanced the patient to medical help.\n\n\u201cTo be able to help New York and Americans in general is pretty awesome,\u201d said Loppe, who is from Mingo Junction, Ohio.\n\nBut the night wasn't over for these Marines working security. Again, ambulances brought patients to the pier, critically low on oxygen. So members of the security team ran several hundred meters, taking tanks to where patients arrived.\n\nLance Cpl. Colton Flach credited teamwork to saving lives that night. He said the Marines on the pier, along with Navy and NYC police, worked together to make it happen.\n\n\u201cThey\u2019re with us 24-7 on post,\u201d Flach said. \u201cAnd the moment that we had got that call, I knew that I could count on them to be able to do whatever I needed them to do, and we would do whatever we could to help them as well to get these patients the medical attention that they needed as fast as possible.\u201d\n\nCompany Commander Capt. Peter Hofinga recognized the Marines' courage under a different type of fire. He credited the Marines' ability to adapt and overcome.\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s kind of hard to put in words. It\u2019s immensely humbling to observe the Marines and actions that small-unit leaders are making, rapid decisions on their own without any sort of tasking or supervision,\u201d Hofinga said. \u201cDespite the fact that this is not really in their typical task group, or what they trained to do, they are able to operate within that friction and chaos to help both the Navy-Marine Corps team overall as well as New York City residents.\u201d","post_title":"Marines Save Patients Waiting to Board Hospital Ship USNS Comfort","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"marines-save-patients-usns-comfort","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:14:53","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:14:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/20\/marines-save-patients-usns-comfort\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":166976,"post_author":"942","post_date":"2020-04-16 12:40:32","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-16 16:40:32","post_content":"\n<p>As we remain quarantined with nothing but high-sodium snack foods, liquor, and laptops, we salute the medical professionals and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"their tireless effort to end this pandemic (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/dr-dabbs-american-spirit-covid-19\/\" target=\"_blank\">their tireless effort to end this pandemic<\/a>. Soldiers, truck drivers, delivery staff and grocery store workers are also kicking ass. But let\u2019s not forget the meme war soldiers on the boredom frontlines. I\u2019m talking about the Americans out there with entry level Photoshop skills, doing their part to fight the war ... one post at a time. Here\u2019s a few of our favorite coronavirus memes. We salute you, anonymous meme generator non-specific gender person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>The Best Coronavirus Memes on the Internet<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme2.jpg\" alt=\"PTSD Coronavirus Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7708\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When we\u2019re old and gray, our kids FINALLY have something to bitch about. You think you got it bad? Back in my day!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme3.jpg\" alt=\"Jehovah's Witnesses Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7711\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Even if you feel lonely, DO NOT answer the door for anyone but food and Amazon deliveries! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme1.jpg\" alt=\"Lysol Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7706\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Nothing is fine, and a time machine to next year sounds fantastic right about now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme4.jpg\" alt=\"The Shining Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7714\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Family time. So much family time. Be thankful it\u2019s a virus and not an EMP! At least you can get online and binge watch movies like \"<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"The Shining (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-quarantine-mental-health\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Shining<\/a>.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme5.jpg\" alt=\"Virus Cheap Airline Tickets\" class=\"wp-image-7716\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s official: If you cough, you\u2019re Public Enemy No. 1. Immediately say \u201cit\u2019s allergies\u201d or prepare for battle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme6.jpg\" alt=\"Corona Beer Label Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7718\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Well played, Corona. Well played.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme7.jpg\" alt=\"Quarantine Is My Life Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7720\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s fair to say the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/social-distancing-spring-break\/\">social distancing<\/a> memes hit home. At least now when I stay in on a Saturday night, I\u2019m \u201cdoing my part\u201d to fight COVID-19! Speaking of staying home, when you\u2019ve reached the end of the Internet, check out our podcast <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Skillset Live (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Skillset Live<\/a> to put a smile on your face! You can also check out our sister site BallisticMag.com for our its entire <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"COVID-19 coverage (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\">COVID-19 coverage guide<\/a>! If you've found some quality coronavirus memes, let us know in the comment section below. <strong><em>Above all, stay safe, stay healthy, and stay in the FIGHT!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"Coronavirus Memes: Pandemic Bringing Out the Best of the Internet","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"best-coronavirus-memes-internet","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-09-16 10:50:08","post_modified_gmt":"2024-09-16 14:50:08","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/best-coronavirus-memes-internet\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":2},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};</script> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-67f7344 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet 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Michelle Lujan Grisham. The governor recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/new-mexico-governor-grisham-gun-stores\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ordered gun stores closed<\/a> amid the pandemic, shunning federal guidance concerning the gun industry. Now Calibers Gun Store is taking on the governor, defying her order to stay closed.\n\n[in_content post=\"123562\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>New Mexico Gun Store Defies Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham<\/h2>\n\"So, we at Calibers have decided that we are going to open up with social distancing on our range,\" Louie Sanchez, owner of Calibers, told kob.com. \"And you know what? We're going to take this fight back to her. We feel that unless, somehow, she got a magical power to take the Second Amendment out of our constitution, that we have the right to open up.\"\n\nSanchez also went on to say the store initiated social distancing practices to minimize the chance of spreading disease. Ultimately, Sanchez wants to keep his store open for business reasons, but also as a resource to the community.\n\n\"We are indeed doing education courses, just one person, one trainer at six feet social distancing,\" Sanchez said. \"And we're allowing for military and law enforcement to utilize our ranges.\"\n<h4>Governor's Office Response<\/h4>\nThe governor's response attempts to minimize the impact on Sanchez, while also downplaying the importance of gun stores as essential services. The full response, attributed to spokesperson Nora Meyers Sackett:\n<blockquote><em>The state has taken and will continue to take an extremely broad view of what is considered non-essential to public health amid this pandemic. Gun stores are hardly the only entity having to adapt as we work to stem illnesses and prevent deaths. No one is happy about closing in-person business in our state \u2013 no one, including the governor. But it is inarguable that the only way we get through this pandemic with the fewest number of deaths that we can manage is to limit travel outside of the home to the greatest extent possible \u2013 and while we as an administration unequivocally support the constitutional right to purchase a firearm, we recognize that right does not correspond to a right to congregate in a store and infect neighbors and workers and public safety officers amid an unprecedented global pandemic.<\/em><\/blockquote>","post_title":"New Mexico Gun Store Reopens, Defying Governor's Non-Essential Order","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"calibers-gun-store-new-mexico-order","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/16\/calibers-gun-store-new-mexico-order\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":166980,"post_author":"373","post_date":"2020-04-15 13:31:52","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 17:31:52","post_content":"\n<p>The \"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/conop-8888-zombie-defense-plan\/\">zombie apocalypse<\/a>\" came upon us unexpectedly. The end of the world is frequently like that. We felt the COVID-19 crisis brewing, but we were preoccupied with important stuff. How\u2019s the survival stash? Check the food stocks, fuel, and obligatory toilet paper. There wasn\u2019t time for much else. Our emergency stash of toilet paper is nearly 20 years old. It still works just fine in case you\u2019re wondering. If anything that stuff gets even better with age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then it all stopped. The president and the governor made their proclamations, and everybody stayed home. I still went to work at the clinic every day and grew more and more acquainted with the Information Age version of the Black Death, but everything else pretty much ground to a halt; that, unfortunately, included Mrs. Mae, my long-suffering barber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I had needed to scoot in for a couple weeks now. My perceived age is dependent upon my haircut. I haven\u2019t been mistaken for a young man in some decades now, but I can get Mrs. Mae to shave the sides and back of my head and take 20 years off of my personal odometer. Conversely, let that interval grow too generous and the young lady at the restaurant, back when that was a thing, would offer me the senior citizen\u2019s discount with nary a spoken word. I glanced in the mirror and what stared back was just some sad shaggy old man. It was time for a DIY haircut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-the-diy-haircut\">The DIY Haircut<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Cutting your own hair is an undeniably ballsy undertaking. Before you get started you need to come to grips with some things. If the finished product sucks, you have to embrace said suck and just shave your head. What\u2019s the real difference between a bad haircut and a good haircut? About three weeks. 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Nowadays for reasons I still do not fully comprehend she adamantly refuses to heft the clippers yet again, even if the alternative is sharing her personal space with an old homeless-looking guy. Admittedly, our time in the service was likely not as positive for her as it was for me. Perhaps crafting my coif brings back sordid memories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ll need a brush or a comb to help keep things organized and a decent mirror. I used an old survival mirror from my days as an Army aviator. I used to shave by that thing in the field back in the day. Yep, apparently I stole it. I don\u2019t recall the details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-lead-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"DIY Haircut, clippers, side\" class=\"wp-image-7690\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I needed a buddy to help hold the mirror and opted for the Big Rubber Man. 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There\u2019s one for the right and another for the left. Pull the top bit aside again and run front to back parallel to the ground. Work up slowly until you taper the bare sides into the top bit. Keep in mind it is easy to take off and tougher to put back. Up to this point visibility was good and the results satisfactory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The back foments its own unique challenges. I tried two mirrors, but that is a great way to amputate one\u2019s own ear. Vincent Van Gogh was a great artist but a sucky role model. I cut a killer mohawk for starters, but figured that might not inspire confidence among my more genteel geriatric patients. Also, there is a fine line between mohawk and mullet; that was a line I\u2019d sooner not cross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No guts no glory, so I just started cutting the back blind from bottom to top. I did the best I could and then gave my wife my most refined set of puppy dog eyes. She descended to tidy up the back inch or two that I couldn\u2019t see, and I was appropriately grateful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-details\"><strong>Details<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have no idea what to do about the top. I could of course put a spacer on the clippers and just zip over the whole thing. In the end, I just left it long. I think it looks kind of cool. If this COVID thing persists another month or two I suppose I\u2019ll just braid it or invite in a family of squirrels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This whole exercise is way easier when it\u2019s warm out. Doing this in your bathroom will contaminate the space like a New York ER. You\u2019ll be picking tiny hairs out of your toothbrush until the sun burns out. Cutting your hair shirtless on the back porch makes cleanup a snap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-hairball-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"razor, clippers, floor\" class=\"wp-image-7689\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On that subject, once I had swept up the trimmings, I had a generous pile of black\/gray hair. It looked like I\u2019d attacked a skunk with an anti-tank grenade. I saved the trimmings and scattered them among my wife\u2019s garden. They say that\u2019ll help keep the deer away. I fear it might have the same effect on my bride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-the-finished-product\"><strong>The Finished Product<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have read that when Clint Eastwood prepared for his role as aging gunfighter William Munny in the gritty 1992 Western \"Unforgiven,\" he cut his own hair with primitive implements. Munny was a conflicted anti-hero loner. Taking a bowie knife to his locks would have been the only way to keep from wandering about the badlands looking like Moses. I thought it a great effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-finished-product-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"shave, finished product, razor\" class=\"wp-image-7688\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the end, the success of a DIY haircut during the zombie apocalypse turns on having reasonable expectations. Expect to look like you just stepped out of a Paul Mitchell salon and you are destined for disappointment. Let Clint Eastwood\u2019s William Munny be both your inspiration and goal and you\u2019ll likely be pleasantly surprised. If things go truly sideways you can always just wear a hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I showed a picture of my freshly shorn scalp to my brothers. One has been bald for decades and didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about. The other decreed that the new do should be titled \u201cThe Pandemic.\u201d Now I can truthfully declare that I have successfully survived the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Plan on giving yourself your own DIY haircut? Take pictures and please tag us on Instagram <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"@SkillsetMag (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skillsetmag\/\" target=\"_blank\">@SkillsetMag<\/a>. We want to see whatever disasters you create atop that head of yours.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"DIY Haircut: Desperate Times, Desperate Measures in the Apocalypse","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"diy-haircut-during-apocalypse","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-11 10:29:45","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-11 14:29:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/diy-haircut-during-apocalypse\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11786,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:17","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:17","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149574723001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">coronavirus pandemic<\/a>, and the ensuing panic, has changed the gun narrative in America. Now more than ever in recent memory, Americans are turning to the Second Amendment to ensure the safety of their families. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gun and ammo sales continue to soar<\/a>; that means many first-time buyers are heading to gun stores. We want to make sure new gun owners have the proper training. So we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the third video in our series, focusing on shotguns. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/rifle-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part II: Rifle Training<\/a><\/strong>\"  as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123600\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nFirst and foremost, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them religiously, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe shotgun remains one of the most effective tools for home defense. Users can load low-brass birdshot to ensure rounds don't over-penetrate interior walls. For more firepower, buckshot also becomes a formidable stopper. And when you really have to take down something big or engage targets at range, slugs prove devastating.\n\nBut there is much to learn to effectively manipulate, run and fire a shotgun in a defensive setting. Watch our video, learn, and then invest in some quality, certified instruction. Then get on the range and practice, practice, practice. Shotgun loading takes time to master, and you can never be proficient enough running a defensive shotgun.\n\nWelcome to the firearms community. Get trained, practiced hard, and have fun out there on the rang. And remember, share what you've learned with others.","post_title":"VIDEO: Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety for First-Time Buyers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/15\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11790,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:14","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:14","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149573064001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nAs the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID-19<\/a> global pandemic continues to spread, more and more Americans are purchasing guns for their protection. After runs on food and goods sparked into panic buying, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">guns and ammo sales reached record highs<\/a>. Americans have spoken, and they clearly want the right to buy guns to protect their family. In fact, many are buying guns for the very first time. With that in mind, we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the second video in our series, focusing on rifles. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part III: Shotgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123619\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Rifle Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nMost importantly, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe rifle, especially America's most popular rifle, the AR-15, excels in the role of home and self-defense. With a 30-round magazine, extremely intuitive controls and high accuracy potential, most contemporary semi-automatic rifles are easily learned. You can often shoot them well, with an extremely fast learning curve.\n\nHowever, there's still much that must be learned, especially for the new shooter. Rifle manipulations, magazine changes, and shooting all require training and practice. While the AR design remains especially popular, it still brings its own set of challenges and requirements to run safely and effectively.\n\nFinally, welcome to the 2A club. While it took a global pandemic for some to get here, we've all got one thing in common. We all decided to take full responsibility for our family's ultimate safety and protection. 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class="elementor-column elementor-col-12 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-31c4fa88" data-id="31c4fa88" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-4129fd94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image" data-id="4129fd94" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <a href="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/tag/american-frontiersman-magazine/"> <img width="184" height="47" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20184%2047'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1.png?x78515" class="attachment-large size-large wp-image-60099 lazy" alt="American Frontiersman" data-srcset="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1.png 184w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1-24x6.png 24w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1-36x9.png 36w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1-48x12.png 48w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1-120x31.png 120w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1-75x19.png 75w" data-sizes="(max-width: 184px) 100vw, 184px" /> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> \n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/covid-19-quarantine-author-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"COVID-19 Quarantine, backwoods survival, traveling\" class=\"wp-image-7953\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When I left from EWR Airport in Newark, N.J., there was an ominous feeling. I hadn't experienced before. Social distancing was barely getting started and not enforced at the time of this initial flight. There were about 20 people waiting at about five gates and when I boarded, I was one of just six people on my flight. It was eerie. Upon arriving at my destination airport, I noticed there were no airplanes landing or getting ready to take-off. Signs of canceled flights riddled the screen prompter, I was lucky to make it this far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once I arrived, we set up a camp back in the woods behind the house\u2014hammocks, tarps, and a large cargo parachute over the top. This was a \u201cworking camp\u201d where I\u2019d spend most of my time, and we had a lot of work to do. Believe it or not, this was a good opportunity to use skills, and experiment with new tools. A time to build things, prepare fire wood, and find new ways to cook using natural resources for cooking utensils, as well as some food, when possible. During this time we cooked in cast iron Dutch ovens, bamboo, bio wood stoves, and open flame. We utilized all sorts of techniques.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Patrick hunted for turkeys in the morning. Then we used the turkey to its fullest. We used stock made from bones, and meat from that to supplement other dishes. We went out to the grocery stores every few days, keeping in contact with the general public as little as was realistic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The situation seemed to grow over the course of the weeks I was there. Before I knew it, airlines canceled most flights connecting to New Jersey and New York areas. At that point, the concept of the lockdown started to set in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Back to Jersey<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/covid-19-quarantine-tools-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"Coronavirus camp, backwoods survival, tools\" class=\"wp-image-7957\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After two weeks down south, I finally flew back to New Jersey. As it stands, I went back to the woods for more self-quarantining and stealth camping. However, it's not so much of a \u201cbug out\u201d camp. This isn't a true survival situation. I'm also not lost and trying to get back to civilization. This isn\u2019t a romanticized, survival scenario, nor am I trying to play it up that way. It\u2019s basically the new normal for me. A new routine that consists of sleeping in the camp and fighting the boredom. All that while venturing out to resupply after a couple of days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When I do get back to the stores, I try to limit it to maybe two places and pick items that don\u2019t involve too many ingredients. Some things I just do without. Being back in the city area reminds me of the scene from the original 1984 \"Red Dawn\" when they come out of hiding in the woods and go to the city, only to see how different things really are. The curfew sign in bright yellow and red as they walk past it into the store is eerily similar to our present reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Solitude<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>With this much solitude during my COVID-19 quarantine, it\u2019s important to be your own friend. It turns out talking out loud is comforting. It seems acceptable to me. When it\u2019s late, well after curfew, I may even play some music, but try to save my battery. After all, I\u2019m not lost. There is communication. Still, I keep the volume low as to not alert anyone in the area. I also keep my fires small and wait until the later hours after curfew to start any.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/covid-19-quarantine-build-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"Coronavirus camp, backwoods survival, tools\" class=\"wp-image-7954\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I see people hiking and walking through the woods\u2014on and off-trail\u2014but they don\u2019t see me, which is how I prefer it. Still, I see many signs around of people taking solitude in the woods. Commonly, I see a lot of lost gloves and water bottles, most likely from hikers. Not to mention, during these days of spring, foot prints are easier to see. Mud is a tracking trap, showing evidence of people and what animals were in the vicinity. Snow also does this. It's a good opportunity to find some more resources. I have a somewhat, eclectic camp setup with a lot of trail and city finds. It looks sort of like a cross between a hobo camp and a gypsy camp. So, besides looking around, look down\u2014you'll be surprised what you find.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Others are likely doing the same thing during the COVID-19 quarantine period\u2014camped out, away from crowds. Even with state parks and wilderness recreational locations closed, it doesn't matter. No matter how people choose to quarantine, why not spend it to better your skill set beyond what you think you already know? One thing is for sure: no time spent building your situational awareness and outdoors skills will ever be wasted time!<\/p>\n","post_title":"Camp Quarantine: What It's Like Camping in the Woods During COVID-19","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"covid-19-quarantine-camping-out-woods","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-10-31 23:13:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-11-01 03:13:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/covid-19-quarantine-camping-out-woods\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11762,"post_author":"988","post_date":"2020-04-21 10:06:32","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-21 14:06:32","post_content":"As the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID-19<\/a> pandemic continues to grip the country and most citizens are still under some kind of shelter-in-place order, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is being widely quoted in terms of coronavirus statistics and information. With that agency much in the news right now, it seems a good time to remind gun owners of the CDC and its decades-long anti-gun battle, specifically against private firearms ownership.\r\n\r\n[in_content post=\"121339\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\r\n<h2>The Anti-Gun CDC<\/h2>\r\nI've covered CDC's not-so-hidden agenda to advance more restrictive gun laws for nearly 20 years. Consequently, it greatly frustrates me to see the organization used as an unbiased, reliable authority on any topic. Think I\u2019m exaggerating? Simply consider what various CDC heads have said over the years, especially back when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/tag\/gun-control\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">gun control<\/a> started to become the \u201cin\u201d thing among liberals and those who don\u2019t care about the U.S. Constitution.\r\n\r\n\u201cWe\u2019re going to systematically build a case that owning firearms causes deaths,\u201d Dr. P.W. O\u2019Carroll, then acting section head of the Division of Injury Control of the CDC, <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/blogs\/congress-blog\/politics\/261307-why-congress-stopped-gun-control-activism-at-the-cdc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">was quoted as saying<\/a> in 1989 in the <em>Journal of the American Medical Association<\/em>. \u201cWe\u2019re doing the most we can do, given the political realities.\u201d\r\n\r\nO\u2019Carroll\u2019s successor, Dr. Mark Rosenberg, was no less direct.\r\n\r\n\u201cWe need to revolutionize the way we look at guns, like what we did with cigarettes,\u201d Rosenberg told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/archive\/opinions\/1994\/10\/19\/sick-people-with-guns\/6c7f2bd2-fa57-4d69-b927-5ceb4fa43cf4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Washington Post<\/em><\/a>. \u201cIt used to be that smoking was a glamour symbol\u2014cool, sexy, macho. Now it is dirty, deadly\u2014and banned.\u201d\r\n<h4>The Alleged Gun Violence Epidemic<\/h4>\r\nWith that kind of leadership, it\u2019s no wonder that the CDC eventually set out to sponsor a number of taxpayer-funded \u201cstudies\u201d designed from the start to \u201cprove\u201d that private firearms ownership is more of a danger than a benefit. The group even declared gun violence a \u201chealth epidemic,\u201d as if it were a virus that needed a vaccine.\r\n\r\nThings finally hit a breaking point in the mid 1990s. Gun owners became fed up with their hard-earned tax dollars used to try to prove the need for further restrictions on their Second Amendment rights. In 1995, Congress passed the Dickey Amendment. A provision inserted into the annual omnibus spending bill, it mandated \u201cnone of the funds made available for injury prevention and control at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may be used to advocate or promote gun control.\u201d\r\n\r\nConsider a few facts about the CDC and you\u2019ll see why that legislation was so important. Back in 2018, the CDC published unreliable data on nonfatal firearms injuries. Of course, anti-gun journals and gun-hating politicians quickly parroted the CDC claims that nonfatal firearms injuries had drastically increased between 2015 and 2016.\r\n\r\nFatal firearm injury data from the CDC is based on death certificates. However, the Consumer Product Safety Commission conducts a survey producing nonfatal injury data.\u00a0The small survey included only 100 out of 5,534 registered hospitals, and only 66 provided the relevant data. That means only about 1 percent of hospitals throughout the country provided information.\r\n<h4>Unreliable Data<\/h4>\r\nThe CDC later admitted the data wasn't trustworthy. It warned the information should be treated as \u201cunstable and potentially unreliable.\u201d But the damage was already done. Newspapers and other \"mainstream\" news outlets reported on the drastic increase in gun deaths.\r\n\r\nMore recently, further evidence of the CDC bias against gun ownership came to light showing that in the years immediately after passage of the Dickey Amendment, the CDC sat on findings about defensive gun uses that showed people use guns to protect themselves or others far more often than the federal government had been willing to admit.\r\n\r\nIn 1996, 1997 and 1998, the CDC asked about defensive gun usage in four to six states and results pointed to very high numbers like those often quoted by pro-gun advocates. But the results didn\u2019t jive with the CDC\u2019s mantra that guns are bad. The results never went public.\r\n<h4>Germs & Viruses, Not Guns<\/h4>\r\nIronically, anti-gun politicians and gun-ban groups unearthed that evidence while attempting to repeal the Dickey Amendment. They claimed it stopped the CDC from doing research concerning guns; that was obviously a lie. The amendment simply banned the CDC from advocating or promoting gun control. It didn't stop legitimate research on guns and their relationship to health. Yet the lie became widely \u201creported\u201d and repeated as truth in much of the anti-gun media.\r\n\r\nI\u2019m not saying to disbelieve the CDC\u2019s information on the COVID-19 pandemic. But I would suggest that, given the CDC\u2019s history of lying about guns and gun owners, you\u2019d be wise to double check any information the longtime bureaucrats within the organizations distribute as being the truth about any topic.","post_title":"Op-Ed: Why I Don't Trust the Anti-Gun CDC and Why You Shouldn't Too","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"i-dont-trust-anti-gun-cdc","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:03","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:03","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/21\/i-dont-trust-anti-gun-cdc\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":126494,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2020-04-20 09:01:22","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-20 13:01:22","post_content":"A pair of U.S. Marines sprang into action earlier in April, taking decisive action in New York. The Marines' quick thinking and immediate response saved the lives of patients waiting to board the USNS Comfort.\n\n[in_content post=\"210027\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Marines Save Patients Aboard USNS Comfort in NYC<\/h2>\nThe incident began on April 7 when a local hospital evacuated during an emergency situation. The evacuation sent 10 ambulances to the Comfort all at once. Suddenly, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/navy-ships-comfort-and-mercy-empty\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">normally empty Comfort<\/a> became inundated with patients. That's when Sgt. Austin Loppe, while he and his Marines pulled security, identified one patient rapidly deteriorating, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvidshub.net\/news\/367367\/marines-conducting-security-help-save-patients-bound-usns-comfort\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Navy release<\/a>. The patient's oxygen tank ran dangerously low, so Loppe and his Marines jumped into action.\n\n\u201cUs being infantry Marines, we\u2019re all trained in Combat Lifesaver\/Tactical Combat Casualty Care,\u201d Loppe said. \u201cYou need oxygen to survive. And even just going a couple minutes without oxygen, the human brain starts losing function and having permanent brain damage for life. So that wasn\u2019t something that myself or any of my Marines were willing to let happen to an American citizen. So we knew right away that we needed to get them linked up with the medical team as quickly as possible.\u201d\n\nLoppe and his Marines immediately halted traffic into and off the pier. They then directed the ambulance to the head of the line, getting that patient immediately to Navy medical staff. The action cut 15 minutes of wait time for the patient, advancing the ambulance down the half-mile-long pier.\n<h4>History Repeats Itself<\/h4>\nThen 10 minutes later, it happened again. Marines recognized another ambulance contained a patient running out of oxygen. Again, Loppe's Marines directed traffic and safely advanced the patient to medical help.\n\n\u201cTo be able to help New York and Americans in general is pretty awesome,\u201d said Loppe, who is from Mingo Junction, Ohio.\n\nBut the night wasn't over for these Marines working security. Again, ambulances brought patients to the pier, critically low on oxygen. So members of the security team ran several hundred meters, taking tanks to where patients arrived.\n\nLance Cpl. Colton Flach credited teamwork to saving lives that night. He said the Marines on the pier, along with Navy and NYC police, worked together to make it happen.\n\n\u201cThey\u2019re with us 24-7 on post,\u201d Flach said. \u201cAnd the moment that we had got that call, I knew that I could count on them to be able to do whatever I needed them to do, and we would do whatever we could to help them as well to get these patients the medical attention that they needed as fast as possible.\u201d\n\nCompany Commander Capt. Peter Hofinga recognized the Marines' courage under a different type of fire. He credited the Marines' ability to adapt and overcome.\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s kind of hard to put in words. It\u2019s immensely humbling to observe the Marines and actions that small-unit leaders are making, rapid decisions on their own without any sort of tasking or supervision,\u201d Hofinga said. \u201cDespite the fact that this is not really in their typical task group, or what they trained to do, they are able to operate within that friction and chaos to help both the Navy-Marine Corps team overall as well as New York City residents.\u201d","post_title":"Marines Save Patients Waiting to Board Hospital Ship USNS Comfort","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"marines-save-patients-usns-comfort","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:14:53","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:14:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/20\/marines-save-patients-usns-comfort\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":166976,"post_author":"942","post_date":"2020-04-16 12:40:32","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-16 16:40:32","post_content":"\n<p>As we remain quarantined with nothing but high-sodium snack foods, liquor, and laptops, we salute the medical professionals and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"their tireless effort to end this pandemic (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/dr-dabbs-american-spirit-covid-19\/\" target=\"_blank\">their tireless effort to end this pandemic<\/a>. Soldiers, truck drivers, delivery staff and grocery store workers are also kicking ass. But let\u2019s not forget the meme war soldiers on the boredom frontlines. I\u2019m talking about the Americans out there with entry level Photoshop skills, doing their part to fight the war ... one post at a time. Here\u2019s a few of our favorite coronavirus memes. We salute you, anonymous meme generator non-specific gender person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>The Best Coronavirus Memes on the Internet<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme2.jpg\" alt=\"PTSD Coronavirus Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7708\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When we\u2019re old and gray, our kids FINALLY have something to bitch about. You think you got it bad? Back in my day!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme3.jpg\" alt=\"Jehovah's Witnesses Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7711\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Even if you feel lonely, DO NOT answer the door for anyone but food and Amazon deliveries! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme1.jpg\" alt=\"Lysol Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7706\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Nothing is fine, and a time machine to next year sounds fantastic right about now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme4.jpg\" alt=\"The Shining Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7714\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Family time. So much family time. Be thankful it\u2019s a virus and not an EMP! At least you can get online and binge watch movies like \"<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"The Shining (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-quarantine-mental-health\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Shining<\/a>.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme5.jpg\" alt=\"Virus Cheap Airline Tickets\" class=\"wp-image-7716\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s official: If you cough, you\u2019re Public Enemy No. 1. Immediately say \u201cit\u2019s allergies\u201d or prepare for battle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme6.jpg\" alt=\"Corona Beer Label Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7718\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Well played, Corona. Well played.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme7.jpg\" alt=\"Quarantine Is My Life Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7720\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s fair to say the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/social-distancing-spring-break\/\">social distancing<\/a> memes hit home. At least now when I stay in on a Saturday night, I\u2019m \u201cdoing my part\u201d to fight COVID-19! Speaking of staying home, when you\u2019ve reached the end of the Internet, check out our podcast <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Skillset Live (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Skillset Live<\/a> to put a smile on your face! You can also check out our sister site BallisticMag.com for our its entire <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"COVID-19 coverage (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\">COVID-19 coverage guide<\/a>! If you've found some quality coronavirus memes, let us know in the comment section below. <strong><em>Above all, stay safe, stay healthy, and stay in the FIGHT!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"Coronavirus Memes: Pandemic Bringing Out the Best of the Internet","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"best-coronavirus-memes-internet","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-09-16 10:50:08","post_modified_gmt":"2024-09-16 14:50:08","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/best-coronavirus-memes-internet\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":2},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};</script> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-67f7344 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet 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Michelle Lujan Grisham. The governor recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/new-mexico-governor-grisham-gun-stores\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ordered gun stores closed<\/a> amid the pandemic, shunning federal guidance concerning the gun industry. Now Calibers Gun Store is taking on the governor, defying her order to stay closed.\n\n[in_content post=\"123562\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>New Mexico Gun Store Defies Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham<\/h2>\n\"So, we at Calibers have decided that we are going to open up with social distancing on our range,\" Louie Sanchez, owner of Calibers, told kob.com. \"And you know what? We're going to take this fight back to her. We feel that unless, somehow, she got a magical power to take the Second Amendment out of our constitution, that we have the right to open up.\"\n\nSanchez also went on to say the store initiated social distancing practices to minimize the chance of spreading disease. Ultimately, Sanchez wants to keep his store open for business reasons, but also as a resource to the community.\n\n\"We are indeed doing education courses, just one person, one trainer at six feet social distancing,\" Sanchez said. \"And we're allowing for military and law enforcement to utilize our ranges.\"\n<h4>Governor's Office Response<\/h4>\nThe governor's response attempts to minimize the impact on Sanchez, while also downplaying the importance of gun stores as essential services. The full response, attributed to spokesperson Nora Meyers Sackett:\n<blockquote><em>The state has taken and will continue to take an extremely broad view of what is considered non-essential to public health amid this pandemic. Gun stores are hardly the only entity having to adapt as we work to stem illnesses and prevent deaths. No one is happy about closing in-person business in our state \u2013 no one, including the governor. But it is inarguable that the only way we get through this pandemic with the fewest number of deaths that we can manage is to limit travel outside of the home to the greatest extent possible \u2013 and while we as an administration unequivocally support the constitutional right to purchase a firearm, we recognize that right does not correspond to a right to congregate in a store and infect neighbors and workers and public safety officers amid an unprecedented global pandemic.<\/em><\/blockquote>","post_title":"New Mexico Gun Store Reopens, Defying Governor's Non-Essential Order","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"calibers-gun-store-new-mexico-order","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/16\/calibers-gun-store-new-mexico-order\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":166980,"post_author":"373","post_date":"2020-04-15 13:31:52","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 17:31:52","post_content":"\n<p>The \"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/conop-8888-zombie-defense-plan\/\">zombie apocalypse<\/a>\" came upon us unexpectedly. The end of the world is frequently like that. We felt the COVID-19 crisis brewing, but we were preoccupied with important stuff. How\u2019s the survival stash? Check the food stocks, fuel, and obligatory toilet paper. There wasn\u2019t time for much else. Our emergency stash of toilet paper is nearly 20 years old. It still works just fine in case you\u2019re wondering. If anything that stuff gets even better with age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then it all stopped. The president and the governor made their proclamations, and everybody stayed home. I still went to work at the clinic every day and grew more and more acquainted with the Information Age version of the Black Death, but everything else pretty much ground to a halt; that, unfortunately, included Mrs. Mae, my long-suffering barber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I had needed to scoot in for a couple weeks now. My perceived age is dependent upon my haircut. I haven\u2019t been mistaken for a young man in some decades now, but I can get Mrs. Mae to shave the sides and back of my head and take 20 years off of my personal odometer. Conversely, let that interval grow too generous and the young lady at the restaurant, back when that was a thing, would offer me the senior citizen\u2019s discount with nary a spoken word. I glanced in the mirror and what stared back was just some sad shaggy old man. It was time for a DIY haircut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-the-diy-haircut\">The DIY Haircut<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Cutting your own hair is an undeniably ballsy undertaking. Before you get started you need to come to grips with some things. If the finished product sucks, you have to embrace said suck and just shave your head. What\u2019s the real difference between a bad haircut and a good haircut? About three weeks. 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Nowadays for reasons I still do not fully comprehend she adamantly refuses to heft the clippers yet again, even if the alternative is sharing her personal space with an old homeless-looking guy. Admittedly, our time in the service was likely not as positive for her as it was for me. Perhaps crafting my coif brings back sordid memories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ll need a brush or a comb to help keep things organized and a decent mirror. I used an old survival mirror from my days as an Army aviator. I used to shave by that thing in the field back in the day. Yep, apparently I stole it. I don\u2019t recall the details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-lead-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"DIY Haircut, clippers, side\" class=\"wp-image-7690\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I needed a buddy to help hold the mirror and opted for the Big Rubber Man. 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There\u2019s one for the right and another for the left. Pull the top bit aside again and run front to back parallel to the ground. Work up slowly until you taper the bare sides into the top bit. Keep in mind it is easy to take off and tougher to put back. Up to this point visibility was good and the results satisfactory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The back foments its own unique challenges. I tried two mirrors, but that is a great way to amputate one\u2019s own ear. Vincent Van Gogh was a great artist but a sucky role model. I cut a killer mohawk for starters, but figured that might not inspire confidence among my more genteel geriatric patients. Also, there is a fine line between mohawk and mullet; that was a line I\u2019d sooner not cross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No guts no glory, so I just started cutting the back blind from bottom to top. I did the best I could and then gave my wife my most refined set of puppy dog eyes. She descended to tidy up the back inch or two that I couldn\u2019t see, and I was appropriately grateful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-details\"><strong>Details<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have no idea what to do about the top. I could of course put a spacer on the clippers and just zip over the whole thing. In the end, I just left it long. I think it looks kind of cool. If this COVID thing persists another month or two I suppose I\u2019ll just braid it or invite in a family of squirrels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This whole exercise is way easier when it\u2019s warm out. Doing this in your bathroom will contaminate the space like a New York ER. You\u2019ll be picking tiny hairs out of your toothbrush until the sun burns out. Cutting your hair shirtless on the back porch makes cleanup a snap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-hairball-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"razor, clippers, floor\" class=\"wp-image-7689\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On that subject, once I had swept up the trimmings, I had a generous pile of black\/gray hair. It looked like I\u2019d attacked a skunk with an anti-tank grenade. I saved the trimmings and scattered them among my wife\u2019s garden. They say that\u2019ll help keep the deer away. I fear it might have the same effect on my bride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-the-finished-product\"><strong>The Finished Product<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have read that when Clint Eastwood prepared for his role as aging gunfighter William Munny in the gritty 1992 Western \"Unforgiven,\" he cut his own hair with primitive implements. Munny was a conflicted anti-hero loner. Taking a bowie knife to his locks would have been the only way to keep from wandering about the badlands looking like Moses. I thought it a great effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-finished-product-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"shave, finished product, razor\" class=\"wp-image-7688\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the end, the success of a DIY haircut during the zombie apocalypse turns on having reasonable expectations. Expect to look like you just stepped out of a Paul Mitchell salon and you are destined for disappointment. Let Clint Eastwood\u2019s William Munny be both your inspiration and goal and you\u2019ll likely be pleasantly surprised. If things go truly sideways you can always just wear a hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I showed a picture of my freshly shorn scalp to my brothers. One has been bald for decades and didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about. The other decreed that the new do should be titled \u201cThe Pandemic.\u201d Now I can truthfully declare that I have successfully survived the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Plan on giving yourself your own DIY haircut? Take pictures and please tag us on Instagram <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"@SkillsetMag (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skillsetmag\/\" target=\"_blank\">@SkillsetMag<\/a>. We want to see whatever disasters you create atop that head of yours.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"DIY Haircut: Desperate Times, Desperate Measures in the Apocalypse","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"diy-haircut-during-apocalypse","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-11 10:29:45","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-11 14:29:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/diy-haircut-during-apocalypse\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11786,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:17","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:17","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149574723001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">coronavirus pandemic<\/a>, and the ensuing panic, has changed the gun narrative in America. Now more than ever in recent memory, Americans are turning to the Second Amendment to ensure the safety of their families. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gun and ammo sales continue to soar<\/a>; that means many first-time buyers are heading to gun stores. We want to make sure new gun owners have the proper training. So we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the third video in our series, focusing on shotguns. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/rifle-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part II: Rifle Training<\/a><\/strong>\"  as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123600\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nFirst and foremost, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them religiously, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe shotgun remains one of the most effective tools for home defense. Users can load low-brass birdshot to ensure rounds don't over-penetrate interior walls. For more firepower, buckshot also becomes a formidable stopper. And when you really have to take down something big or engage targets at range, slugs prove devastating.\n\nBut there is much to learn to effectively manipulate, run and fire a shotgun in a defensive setting. Watch our video, learn, and then invest in some quality, certified instruction. Then get on the range and practice, practice, practice. Shotgun loading takes time to master, and you can never be proficient enough running a defensive shotgun.\n\nWelcome to the firearms community. Get trained, practiced hard, and have fun out there on the rang. And remember, share what you've learned with others.","post_title":"VIDEO: Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety for First-Time Buyers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/15\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11790,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:14","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:14","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149573064001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nAs the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID-19<\/a> global pandemic continues to spread, more and more Americans are purchasing guns for their protection. After runs on food and goods sparked into panic buying, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">guns and ammo sales reached record highs<\/a>. Americans have spoken, and they clearly want the right to buy guns to protect their family. In fact, many are buying guns for the very first time. With that in mind, we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the second video in our series, focusing on rifles. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part III: Shotgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123619\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Rifle Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nMost importantly, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe rifle, especially America's most popular rifle, the AR-15, excels in the role of home and self-defense. With a 30-round magazine, extremely intuitive controls and high accuracy potential, most contemporary semi-automatic rifles are easily learned. You can often shoot them well, with an extremely fast learning curve.\n\nHowever, there's still much that must be learned, especially for the new shooter. Rifle manipulations, magazine changes, and shooting all require training and practice. While the AR design remains especially popular, it still brings its own set of challenges and requirements to run safely and effectively.\n\nFinally, welcome to the 2A club. While it took a global pandemic for some to get here, we've all got one thing in common. We all decided to take full responsibility for our family's ultimate safety and protection. 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class="elementor-column elementor-col-12 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-31c4fa88" data-id="31c4fa88" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-4129fd94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image" data-id="4129fd94" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <a href="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/tag/american-frontiersman-magazine/"> <img width="184" height="47" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20184%2047'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1.png?x78515" class="attachment-large size-large wp-image-60099 lazy" alt="American Frontiersman" data-srcset="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1.png 184w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1-24x6.png 24w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1-36x9.png 36w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1-48x12.png 48w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1-120x31.png 120w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1-75x19.png 75w" data-sizes="(max-width: 184px) 100vw, 184px" /> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> \n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Traveling South<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/covid-19-quarantine-author-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"COVID-19 Quarantine, backwoods survival, traveling\" class=\"wp-image-7953\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When I left from EWR Airport in Newark, N.J., there was an ominous feeling. I hadn't experienced before. Social distancing was barely getting started and not enforced at the time of this initial flight. There were about 20 people waiting at about five gates and when I boarded, I was one of just six people on my flight. It was eerie. Upon arriving at my destination airport, I noticed there were no airplanes landing or getting ready to take-off. Signs of canceled flights riddled the screen prompter, I was lucky to make it this far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once I arrived, we set up a camp back in the woods behind the house\u2014hammocks, tarps, and a large cargo parachute over the top. This was a \u201cworking camp\u201d where I\u2019d spend most of my time, and we had a lot of work to do. Believe it or not, this was a good opportunity to use skills, and experiment with new tools. A time to build things, prepare fire wood, and find new ways to cook using natural resources for cooking utensils, as well as some food, when possible. During this time we cooked in cast iron Dutch ovens, bamboo, bio wood stoves, and open flame. We utilized all sorts of techniques.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Patrick hunted for turkeys in the morning. Then we used the turkey to its fullest. We used stock made from bones, and meat from that to supplement other dishes. We went out to the grocery stores every few days, keeping in contact with the general public as little as was realistic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The situation seemed to grow over the course of the weeks I was there. Before I knew it, airlines canceled most flights connecting to New Jersey and New York areas. At that point, the concept of the lockdown started to set in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Back to Jersey<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/covid-19-quarantine-tools-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"Coronavirus camp, backwoods survival, tools\" class=\"wp-image-7957\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After two weeks down south, I finally flew back to New Jersey. As it stands, I went back to the woods for more self-quarantining and stealth camping. However, it's not so much of a \u201cbug out\u201d camp. This isn't a true survival situation. I'm also not lost and trying to get back to civilization. This isn\u2019t a romanticized, survival scenario, nor am I trying to play it up that way. It\u2019s basically the new normal for me. A new routine that consists of sleeping in the camp and fighting the boredom. All that while venturing out to resupply after a couple of days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When I do get back to the stores, I try to limit it to maybe two places and pick items that don\u2019t involve too many ingredients. Some things I just do without. Being back in the city area reminds me of the scene from the original 1984 \"Red Dawn\" when they come out of hiding in the woods and go to the city, only to see how different things really are. The curfew sign in bright yellow and red as they walk past it into the store is eerily similar to our present reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Solitude<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>With this much solitude during my COVID-19 quarantine, it\u2019s important to be your own friend. It turns out talking out loud is comforting. It seems acceptable to me. When it\u2019s late, well after curfew, I may even play some music, but try to save my battery. After all, I\u2019m not lost. There is communication. Still, I keep the volume low as to not alert anyone in the area. I also keep my fires small and wait until the later hours after curfew to start any.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/covid-19-quarantine-build-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"Coronavirus camp, backwoods survival, tools\" class=\"wp-image-7954\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I see people hiking and walking through the woods\u2014on and off-trail\u2014but they don\u2019t see me, which is how I prefer it. Still, I see many signs around of people taking solitude in the woods. Commonly, I see a lot of lost gloves and water bottles, most likely from hikers. Not to mention, during these days of spring, foot prints are easier to see. Mud is a tracking trap, showing evidence of people and what animals were in the vicinity. Snow also does this. It's a good opportunity to find some more resources. I have a somewhat, eclectic camp setup with a lot of trail and city finds. It looks sort of like a cross between a hobo camp and a gypsy camp. So, besides looking around, look down\u2014you'll be surprised what you find.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Others are likely doing the same thing during the COVID-19 quarantine period\u2014camped out, away from crowds. Even with state parks and wilderness recreational locations closed, it doesn't matter. No matter how people choose to quarantine, why not spend it to better your skill set beyond what you think you already know? One thing is for sure: no time spent building your situational awareness and outdoors skills will ever be wasted time!<\/p>\n","post_title":"Camp Quarantine: What It's Like Camping in the Woods During COVID-19","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"covid-19-quarantine-camping-out-woods","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-10-31 23:13:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-11-01 03:13:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/covid-19-quarantine-camping-out-woods\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11762,"post_author":"988","post_date":"2020-04-21 10:06:32","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-21 14:06:32","post_content":"As the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID-19<\/a> pandemic continues to grip the country and most citizens are still under some kind of shelter-in-place order, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is being widely quoted in terms of coronavirus statistics and information. With that agency much in the news right now, it seems a good time to remind gun owners of the CDC and its decades-long anti-gun battle, specifically against private firearms ownership.\r\n\r\n[in_content post=\"121339\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\r\n<h2>The Anti-Gun CDC<\/h2>\r\nI've covered CDC's not-so-hidden agenda to advance more restrictive gun laws for nearly 20 years. Consequently, it greatly frustrates me to see the organization used as an unbiased, reliable authority on any topic. Think I\u2019m exaggerating? Simply consider what various CDC heads have said over the years, especially back when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/tag\/gun-control\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">gun control<\/a> started to become the \u201cin\u201d thing among liberals and those who don\u2019t care about the U.S. Constitution.\r\n\r\n\u201cWe\u2019re going to systematically build a case that owning firearms causes deaths,\u201d Dr. P.W. O\u2019Carroll, then acting section head of the Division of Injury Control of the CDC, <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/blogs\/congress-blog\/politics\/261307-why-congress-stopped-gun-control-activism-at-the-cdc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">was quoted as saying<\/a> in 1989 in the <em>Journal of the American Medical Association<\/em>. \u201cWe\u2019re doing the most we can do, given the political realities.\u201d\r\n\r\nO\u2019Carroll\u2019s successor, Dr. Mark Rosenberg, was no less direct.\r\n\r\n\u201cWe need to revolutionize the way we look at guns, like what we did with cigarettes,\u201d Rosenberg told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/archive\/opinions\/1994\/10\/19\/sick-people-with-guns\/6c7f2bd2-fa57-4d69-b927-5ceb4fa43cf4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Washington Post<\/em><\/a>. \u201cIt used to be that smoking was a glamour symbol\u2014cool, sexy, macho. Now it is dirty, deadly\u2014and banned.\u201d\r\n<h4>The Alleged Gun Violence Epidemic<\/h4>\r\nWith that kind of leadership, it\u2019s no wonder that the CDC eventually set out to sponsor a number of taxpayer-funded \u201cstudies\u201d designed from the start to \u201cprove\u201d that private firearms ownership is more of a danger than a benefit. The group even declared gun violence a \u201chealth epidemic,\u201d as if it were a virus that needed a vaccine.\r\n\r\nThings finally hit a breaking point in the mid 1990s. Gun owners became fed up with their hard-earned tax dollars used to try to prove the need for further restrictions on their Second Amendment rights. In 1995, Congress passed the Dickey Amendment. A provision inserted into the annual omnibus spending bill, it mandated \u201cnone of the funds made available for injury prevention and control at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may be used to advocate or promote gun control.\u201d\r\n\r\nConsider a few facts about the CDC and you\u2019ll see why that legislation was so important. Back in 2018, the CDC published unreliable data on nonfatal firearms injuries. Of course, anti-gun journals and gun-hating politicians quickly parroted the CDC claims that nonfatal firearms injuries had drastically increased between 2015 and 2016.\r\n\r\nFatal firearm injury data from the CDC is based on death certificates. However, the Consumer Product Safety Commission conducts a survey producing nonfatal injury data.\u00a0The small survey included only 100 out of 5,534 registered hospitals, and only 66 provided the relevant data. That means only about 1 percent of hospitals throughout the country provided information.\r\n<h4>Unreliable Data<\/h4>\r\nThe CDC later admitted the data wasn't trustworthy. It warned the information should be treated as \u201cunstable and potentially unreliable.\u201d But the damage was already done. Newspapers and other \"mainstream\" news outlets reported on the drastic increase in gun deaths.\r\n\r\nMore recently, further evidence of the CDC bias against gun ownership came to light showing that in the years immediately after passage of the Dickey Amendment, the CDC sat on findings about defensive gun uses that showed people use guns to protect themselves or others far more often than the federal government had been willing to admit.\r\n\r\nIn 1996, 1997 and 1998, the CDC asked about defensive gun usage in four to six states and results pointed to very high numbers like those often quoted by pro-gun advocates. But the results didn\u2019t jive with the CDC\u2019s mantra that guns are bad. The results never went public.\r\n<h4>Germs & Viruses, Not Guns<\/h4>\r\nIronically, anti-gun politicians and gun-ban groups unearthed that evidence while attempting to repeal the Dickey Amendment. They claimed it stopped the CDC from doing research concerning guns; that was obviously a lie. The amendment simply banned the CDC from advocating or promoting gun control. It didn't stop legitimate research on guns and their relationship to health. Yet the lie became widely \u201creported\u201d and repeated as truth in much of the anti-gun media.\r\n\r\nI\u2019m not saying to disbelieve the CDC\u2019s information on the COVID-19 pandemic. But I would suggest that, given the CDC\u2019s history of lying about guns and gun owners, you\u2019d be wise to double check any information the longtime bureaucrats within the organizations distribute as being the truth about any topic.","post_title":"Op-Ed: Why I Don't Trust the Anti-Gun CDC and Why You Shouldn't Too","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"i-dont-trust-anti-gun-cdc","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:03","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:03","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/21\/i-dont-trust-anti-gun-cdc\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":126494,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2020-04-20 09:01:22","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-20 13:01:22","post_content":"A pair of U.S. Marines sprang into action earlier in April, taking decisive action in New York. The Marines' quick thinking and immediate response saved the lives of patients waiting to board the USNS Comfort.\n\n[in_content post=\"210027\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Marines Save Patients Aboard USNS Comfort in NYC<\/h2>\nThe incident began on April 7 when a local hospital evacuated during an emergency situation. The evacuation sent 10 ambulances to the Comfort all at once. Suddenly, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/navy-ships-comfort-and-mercy-empty\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">normally empty Comfort<\/a> became inundated with patients. That's when Sgt. Austin Loppe, while he and his Marines pulled security, identified one patient rapidly deteriorating, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvidshub.net\/news\/367367\/marines-conducting-security-help-save-patients-bound-usns-comfort\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Navy release<\/a>. The patient's oxygen tank ran dangerously low, so Loppe and his Marines jumped into action.\n\n\u201cUs being infantry Marines, we\u2019re all trained in Combat Lifesaver\/Tactical Combat Casualty Care,\u201d Loppe said. \u201cYou need oxygen to survive. And even just going a couple minutes without oxygen, the human brain starts losing function and having permanent brain damage for life. So that wasn\u2019t something that myself or any of my Marines were willing to let happen to an American citizen. So we knew right away that we needed to get them linked up with the medical team as quickly as possible.\u201d\n\nLoppe and his Marines immediately halted traffic into and off the pier. They then directed the ambulance to the head of the line, getting that patient immediately to Navy medical staff. The action cut 15 minutes of wait time for the patient, advancing the ambulance down the half-mile-long pier.\n<h4>History Repeats Itself<\/h4>\nThen 10 minutes later, it happened again. Marines recognized another ambulance contained a patient running out of oxygen. Again, Loppe's Marines directed traffic and safely advanced the patient to medical help.\n\n\u201cTo be able to help New York and Americans in general is pretty awesome,\u201d said Loppe, who is from Mingo Junction, Ohio.\n\nBut the night wasn't over for these Marines working security. Again, ambulances brought patients to the pier, critically low on oxygen. So members of the security team ran several hundred meters, taking tanks to where patients arrived.\n\nLance Cpl. Colton Flach credited teamwork to saving lives that night. He said the Marines on the pier, along with Navy and NYC police, worked together to make it happen.\n\n\u201cThey\u2019re with us 24-7 on post,\u201d Flach said. \u201cAnd the moment that we had got that call, I knew that I could count on them to be able to do whatever I needed them to do, and we would do whatever we could to help them as well to get these patients the medical attention that they needed as fast as possible.\u201d\n\nCompany Commander Capt. Peter Hofinga recognized the Marines' courage under a different type of fire. He credited the Marines' ability to adapt and overcome.\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s kind of hard to put in words. It\u2019s immensely humbling to observe the Marines and actions that small-unit leaders are making, rapid decisions on their own without any sort of tasking or supervision,\u201d Hofinga said. \u201cDespite the fact that this is not really in their typical task group, or what they trained to do, they are able to operate within that friction and chaos to help both the Navy-Marine Corps team overall as well as New York City residents.\u201d","post_title":"Marines Save Patients Waiting to Board Hospital Ship USNS Comfort","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"marines-save-patients-usns-comfort","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:14:53","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:14:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/20\/marines-save-patients-usns-comfort\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":166976,"post_author":"942","post_date":"2020-04-16 12:40:32","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-16 16:40:32","post_content":"\n<p>As we remain quarantined with nothing but high-sodium snack foods, liquor, and laptops, we salute the medical professionals and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"their tireless effort to end this pandemic (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/dr-dabbs-american-spirit-covid-19\/\" target=\"_blank\">their tireless effort to end this pandemic<\/a>. Soldiers, truck drivers, delivery staff and grocery store workers are also kicking ass. But let\u2019s not forget the meme war soldiers on the boredom frontlines. I\u2019m talking about the Americans out there with entry level Photoshop skills, doing their part to fight the war ... one post at a time. Here\u2019s a few of our favorite coronavirus memes. We salute you, anonymous meme generator non-specific gender person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>The Best Coronavirus Memes on the Internet<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme2.jpg\" alt=\"PTSD Coronavirus Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7708\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When we\u2019re old and gray, our kids FINALLY have something to bitch about. You think you got it bad? Back in my day!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme3.jpg\" alt=\"Jehovah's Witnesses Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7711\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Even if you feel lonely, DO NOT answer the door for anyone but food and Amazon deliveries! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme1.jpg\" alt=\"Lysol Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7706\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Nothing is fine, and a time machine to next year sounds fantastic right about now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme4.jpg\" alt=\"The Shining Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7714\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Family time. So much family time. Be thankful it\u2019s a virus and not an EMP! At least you can get online and binge watch movies like \"<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"The Shining (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-quarantine-mental-health\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Shining<\/a>.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme5.jpg\" alt=\"Virus Cheap Airline Tickets\" class=\"wp-image-7716\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s official: If you cough, you\u2019re Public Enemy No. 1. Immediately say \u201cit\u2019s allergies\u201d or prepare for battle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme6.jpg\" alt=\"Corona Beer Label Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7718\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Well played, Corona. Well played.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme7.jpg\" alt=\"Quarantine Is My Life Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7720\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s fair to say the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/social-distancing-spring-break\/\">social distancing<\/a> memes hit home. At least now when I stay in on a Saturday night, I\u2019m \u201cdoing my part\u201d to fight COVID-19! Speaking of staying home, when you\u2019ve reached the end of the Internet, check out our podcast <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Skillset Live (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Skillset Live<\/a> to put a smile on your face! You can also check out our sister site BallisticMag.com for our its entire <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"COVID-19 coverage (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\">COVID-19 coverage guide<\/a>! If you've found some quality coronavirus memes, let us know in the comment section below. <strong><em>Above all, stay safe, stay healthy, and stay in the FIGHT!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"Coronavirus Memes: Pandemic Bringing Out the Best of the Internet","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"best-coronavirus-memes-internet","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-09-16 10:50:08","post_modified_gmt":"2024-09-16 14:50:08","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/best-coronavirus-memes-internet\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":2},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};</script> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-67f7344 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet 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Michelle Lujan Grisham. The governor recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/new-mexico-governor-grisham-gun-stores\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ordered gun stores closed<\/a> amid the pandemic, shunning federal guidance concerning the gun industry. Now Calibers Gun Store is taking on the governor, defying her order to stay closed.\n\n[in_content post=\"123562\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>New Mexico Gun Store Defies Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham<\/h2>\n\"So, we at Calibers have decided that we are going to open up with social distancing on our range,\" Louie Sanchez, owner of Calibers, told kob.com. \"And you know what? We're going to take this fight back to her. We feel that unless, somehow, she got a magical power to take the Second Amendment out of our constitution, that we have the right to open up.\"\n\nSanchez also went on to say the store initiated social distancing practices to minimize the chance of spreading disease. Ultimately, Sanchez wants to keep his store open for business reasons, but also as a resource to the community.\n\n\"We are indeed doing education courses, just one person, one trainer at six feet social distancing,\" Sanchez said. \"And we're allowing for military and law enforcement to utilize our ranges.\"\n<h4>Governor's Office Response<\/h4>\nThe governor's response attempts to minimize the impact on Sanchez, while also downplaying the importance of gun stores as essential services. The full response, attributed to spokesperson Nora Meyers Sackett:\n<blockquote><em>The state has taken and will continue to take an extremely broad view of what is considered non-essential to public health amid this pandemic. Gun stores are hardly the only entity having to adapt as we work to stem illnesses and prevent deaths. No one is happy about closing in-person business in our state \u2013 no one, including the governor. But it is inarguable that the only way we get through this pandemic with the fewest number of deaths that we can manage is to limit travel outside of the home to the greatest extent possible \u2013 and while we as an administration unequivocally support the constitutional right to purchase a firearm, we recognize that right does not correspond to a right to congregate in a store and infect neighbors and workers and public safety officers amid an unprecedented global pandemic.<\/em><\/blockquote>","post_title":"New Mexico Gun Store Reopens, Defying Governor's Non-Essential Order","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"calibers-gun-store-new-mexico-order","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/16\/calibers-gun-store-new-mexico-order\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":166980,"post_author":"373","post_date":"2020-04-15 13:31:52","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 17:31:52","post_content":"\n<p>The \"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/conop-8888-zombie-defense-plan\/\">zombie apocalypse<\/a>\" came upon us unexpectedly. The end of the world is frequently like that. We felt the COVID-19 crisis brewing, but we were preoccupied with important stuff. How\u2019s the survival stash? Check the food stocks, fuel, and obligatory toilet paper. There wasn\u2019t time for much else. Our emergency stash of toilet paper is nearly 20 years old. It still works just fine in case you\u2019re wondering. If anything that stuff gets even better with age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then it all stopped. The president and the governor made their proclamations, and everybody stayed home. I still went to work at the clinic every day and grew more and more acquainted with the Information Age version of the Black Death, but everything else pretty much ground to a halt; that, unfortunately, included Mrs. Mae, my long-suffering barber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I had needed to scoot in for a couple weeks now. My perceived age is dependent upon my haircut. I haven\u2019t been mistaken for a young man in some decades now, but I can get Mrs. Mae to shave the sides and back of my head and take 20 years off of my personal odometer. Conversely, let that interval grow too generous and the young lady at the restaurant, back when that was a thing, would offer me the senior citizen\u2019s discount with nary a spoken word. I glanced in the mirror and what stared back was just some sad shaggy old man. It was time for a DIY haircut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-the-diy-haircut\">The DIY Haircut<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Cutting your own hair is an undeniably ballsy undertaking. Before you get started you need to come to grips with some things. If the finished product sucks, you have to embrace said suck and just shave your head. What\u2019s the real difference between a bad haircut and a good haircut? About three weeks. 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Nowadays for reasons I still do not fully comprehend she adamantly refuses to heft the clippers yet again, even if the alternative is sharing her personal space with an old homeless-looking guy. Admittedly, our time in the service was likely not as positive for her as it was for me. Perhaps crafting my coif brings back sordid memories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ll need a brush or a comb to help keep things organized and a decent mirror. I used an old survival mirror from my days as an Army aviator. I used to shave by that thing in the field back in the day. Yep, apparently I stole it. I don\u2019t recall the details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-lead-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"DIY Haircut, clippers, side\" class=\"wp-image-7690\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I needed a buddy to help hold the mirror and opted for the Big Rubber Man. 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There\u2019s one for the right and another for the left. Pull the top bit aside again and run front to back parallel to the ground. Work up slowly until you taper the bare sides into the top bit. Keep in mind it is easy to take off and tougher to put back. Up to this point visibility was good and the results satisfactory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The back foments its own unique challenges. I tried two mirrors, but that is a great way to amputate one\u2019s own ear. Vincent Van Gogh was a great artist but a sucky role model. I cut a killer mohawk for starters, but figured that might not inspire confidence among my more genteel geriatric patients. Also, there is a fine line between mohawk and mullet; that was a line I\u2019d sooner not cross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No guts no glory, so I just started cutting the back blind from bottom to top. I did the best I could and then gave my wife my most refined set of puppy dog eyes. She descended to tidy up the back inch or two that I couldn\u2019t see, and I was appropriately grateful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-details\"><strong>Details<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have no idea what to do about the top. I could of course put a spacer on the clippers and just zip over the whole thing. In the end, I just left it long. I think it looks kind of cool. If this COVID thing persists another month or two I suppose I\u2019ll just braid it or invite in a family of squirrels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This whole exercise is way easier when it\u2019s warm out. Doing this in your bathroom will contaminate the space like a New York ER. You\u2019ll be picking tiny hairs out of your toothbrush until the sun burns out. Cutting your hair shirtless on the back porch makes cleanup a snap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-hairball-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"razor, clippers, floor\" class=\"wp-image-7689\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On that subject, once I had swept up the trimmings, I had a generous pile of black\/gray hair. It looked like I\u2019d attacked a skunk with an anti-tank grenade. I saved the trimmings and scattered them among my wife\u2019s garden. They say that\u2019ll help keep the deer away. I fear it might have the same effect on my bride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-the-finished-product\"><strong>The Finished Product<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have read that when Clint Eastwood prepared for his role as aging gunfighter William Munny in the gritty 1992 Western \"Unforgiven,\" he cut his own hair with primitive implements. Munny was a conflicted anti-hero loner. Taking a bowie knife to his locks would have been the only way to keep from wandering about the badlands looking like Moses. I thought it a great effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-finished-product-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"shave, finished product, razor\" class=\"wp-image-7688\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the end, the success of a DIY haircut during the zombie apocalypse turns on having reasonable expectations. Expect to look like you just stepped out of a Paul Mitchell salon and you are destined for disappointment. Let Clint Eastwood\u2019s William Munny be both your inspiration and goal and you\u2019ll likely be pleasantly surprised. If things go truly sideways you can always just wear a hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I showed a picture of my freshly shorn scalp to my brothers. One has been bald for decades and didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about. The other decreed that the new do should be titled \u201cThe Pandemic.\u201d Now I can truthfully declare that I have successfully survived the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Plan on giving yourself your own DIY haircut? Take pictures and please tag us on Instagram <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"@SkillsetMag (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skillsetmag\/\" target=\"_blank\">@SkillsetMag<\/a>. We want to see whatever disasters you create atop that head of yours.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"DIY Haircut: Desperate Times, Desperate Measures in the Apocalypse","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"diy-haircut-during-apocalypse","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-11 10:29:45","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-11 14:29:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/diy-haircut-during-apocalypse\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11786,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:17","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:17","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149574723001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">coronavirus pandemic<\/a>, and the ensuing panic, has changed the gun narrative in America. Now more than ever in recent memory, Americans are turning to the Second Amendment to ensure the safety of their families. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gun and ammo sales continue to soar<\/a>; that means many first-time buyers are heading to gun stores. We want to make sure new gun owners have the proper training. So we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the third video in our series, focusing on shotguns. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/rifle-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part II: Rifle Training<\/a><\/strong>\"  as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123600\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nFirst and foremost, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them religiously, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe shotgun remains one of the most effective tools for home defense. Users can load low-brass birdshot to ensure rounds don't over-penetrate interior walls. For more firepower, buckshot also becomes a formidable stopper. And when you really have to take down something big or engage targets at range, slugs prove devastating.\n\nBut there is much to learn to effectively manipulate, run and fire a shotgun in a defensive setting. Watch our video, learn, and then invest in some quality, certified instruction. Then get on the range and practice, practice, practice. Shotgun loading takes time to master, and you can never be proficient enough running a defensive shotgun.\n\nWelcome to the firearms community. Get trained, practiced hard, and have fun out there on the rang. And remember, share what you've learned with others.","post_title":"VIDEO: Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety for First-Time Buyers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/15\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11790,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:14","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:14","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149573064001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nAs the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID-19<\/a> global pandemic continues to spread, more and more Americans are purchasing guns for their protection. After runs on food and goods sparked into panic buying, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">guns and ammo sales reached record highs<\/a>. Americans have spoken, and they clearly want the right to buy guns to protect their family. In fact, many are buying guns for the very first time. With that in mind, we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the second video in our series, focusing on rifles. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part III: Shotgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123619\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Rifle Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nMost importantly, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe rifle, especially America's most popular rifle, the AR-15, excels in the role of home and self-defense. With a 30-round magazine, extremely intuitive controls and high accuracy potential, most contemporary semi-automatic rifles are easily learned. You can often shoot them well, with an extremely fast learning curve.\n\nHowever, there's still much that must be learned, especially for the new shooter. Rifle manipulations, magazine changes, and shooting all require training and practice. While the AR design remains especially popular, it still brings its own set of challenges and requirements to run safely and effectively.\n\nFinally, welcome to the 2A club. While it took a global pandemic for some to get here, we've all got one thing in common. We all decided to take full responsibility for our family's ultimate safety and protection. 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data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <a href="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/tag/tactical-life/"> <img width="138" height="48" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20138%2048'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/T-L-SS-stack-life-47x140-1.png?x78515" class="attachment-large size-large wp-image-60122 lazy" alt="Tactical Life" data-srcset="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/T-L-SS-stack-life-47x140-1.png 138w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/T-L-SS-stack-life-47x140-1-24x8.png 24w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/T-L-SS-stack-life-47x140-1-36x13.png 36w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/T-L-SS-stack-life-47x140-1-48x17.png 48w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/T-L-SS-stack-life-47x140-1-120x42.png 120w, 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elementor-widget elementor-widget-image" data-id="fdf53b6" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <a href="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/tag/personal-defense-world/"> <img width="157" height="36" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20157%2036'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/PDW-2022-Sidebyside-logo-160x30-blk.png?x78515" class="attachment-large size-large wp-image-163078 lazy" alt="Personal Defense World" data-srcset="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/PDW-2022-Sidebyside-logo-160x30-blk.png 157w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/PDW-2022-Sidebyside-logo-160x30-blk-24x6.png 24w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/PDW-2022-Sidebyside-logo-160x30-blk-36x8.png 36w, 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src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20335%20101'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/GOW-LOGO-x101.png?x78515" class="attachment-large size-large wp-image-59895 lazy" alt="Guns of the Old West" data-srcset="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/GOW-LOGO-x101.png 335w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/GOW-LOGO-x101-300x90.png 300w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/GOW-LOGO-x101-24x7.png 24w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/GOW-LOGO-x101-36x11.png 36w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/GOW-LOGO-x101-48x14.png 48w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/GOW-LOGO-x101-120x36.png 120w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/GOW-LOGO-x101-75x23.png 75w" data-sizes="(max-width: 335px) 100vw, 335px" /> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-12 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-31c4fa88" data-id="31c4fa88" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-4129fd94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image" data-id="4129fd94" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <a href="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/tag/american-frontiersman-magazine/"> <img width="184" height="47" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20184%2047'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1.png?x78515" class="attachment-large size-large wp-image-60099 lazy" alt="American Frontiersman" data-srcset="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1.png 184w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1-24x6.png 24w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1-36x9.png 36w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1-48x12.png 48w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1-120x31.png 120w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1-75x19.png 75w" data-sizes="(max-width: 184px) 100vw, 184px" /> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> \n<p>Fresh back from an extended overseas trip on a major cruise line holding about 5,000 total passengers, I returned to New Jersey on March 15. At the time, it happened to have the second highest reported cases of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/tag\/coronavirus-guide\/\">COVID-19<\/a> in the U.S. My plan was simple: Take to the woods for about 14 days of self-quarantine before getting back on an airplane to fly to Georgia. Eventually, I planned to make my way to Alabama for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.randallsadventure.com\/\">Randall\u2019s Adventure & Training<\/a> class, which ended up being canceled along with the rest of the world, so it seemed. As planned, I took the flight to North Carolina, ending up in Tennessee before making my way to Georgia to join lead instructor for Randall\u2019s Adventure & Training, Patrick Rollins, for some woods quarantine time and skills practice. First, I had to get there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class="\"has-text-align-center\" wp-block-heading"><strong>Traveling South<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/covid-19-quarantine-author-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"COVID-19 Quarantine, backwoods survival, traveling\" class=\"wp-image-7953\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When I left from EWR Airport in Newark, N.J., there was an ominous feeling. I hadn't experienced before. Social distancing was barely getting started and not enforced at the time of this initial flight. There were about 20 people waiting at about five gates and when I boarded, I was one of just six people on my flight. It was eerie. Upon arriving at my destination airport, I noticed there were no airplanes landing or getting ready to take-off. Signs of canceled flights riddled the screen prompter, I was lucky to make it this far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once I arrived, we set up a camp back in the woods behind the house\u2014hammocks, tarps, and a large cargo parachute over the top. This was a \u201cworking camp\u201d where I\u2019d spend most of my time, and we had a lot of work to do. Believe it or not, this was a good opportunity to use skills, and experiment with new tools. A time to build things, prepare fire wood, and find new ways to cook using natural resources for cooking utensils, as well as some food, when possible. During this time we cooked in cast iron Dutch ovens, bamboo, bio wood stoves, and open flame. We utilized all sorts of techniques.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Patrick hunted for turkeys in the morning. Then we used the turkey to its fullest. We used stock made from bones, and meat from that to supplement other dishes. We went out to the grocery stores every few days, keeping in contact with the general public as little as was realistic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The situation seemed to grow over the course of the weeks I was there. Before I knew it, airlines canceled most flights connecting to New Jersey and New York areas. At that point, the concept of the lockdown started to set in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Back to Jersey<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/covid-19-quarantine-tools-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"Coronavirus camp, backwoods survival, tools\" class=\"wp-image-7957\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After two weeks down south, I finally flew back to New Jersey. As it stands, I went back to the woods for more self-quarantining and stealth camping. However, it's not so much of a \u201cbug out\u201d camp. This isn't a true survival situation. I'm also not lost and trying to get back to civilization. This isn\u2019t a romanticized, survival scenario, nor am I trying to play it up that way. It\u2019s basically the new normal for me. A new routine that consists of sleeping in the camp and fighting the boredom. All that while venturing out to resupply after a couple of days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When I do get back to the stores, I try to limit it to maybe two places and pick items that don\u2019t involve too many ingredients. Some things I just do without. Being back in the city area reminds me of the scene from the original 1984 \"Red Dawn\" when they come out of hiding in the woods and go to the city, only to see how different things really are. The curfew sign in bright yellow and red as they walk past it into the store is eerily similar to our present reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Solitude<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>With this much solitude during my COVID-19 quarantine, it\u2019s important to be your own friend. It turns out talking out loud is comforting. It seems acceptable to me. When it\u2019s late, well after curfew, I may even play some music, but try to save my battery. After all, I\u2019m not lost. There is communication. Still, I keep the volume low as to not alert anyone in the area. I also keep my fires small and wait until the later hours after curfew to start any.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/covid-19-quarantine-build-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"Coronavirus camp, backwoods survival, tools\" class=\"wp-image-7954\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I see people hiking and walking through the woods\u2014on and off-trail\u2014but they don\u2019t see me, which is how I prefer it. Still, I see many signs around of people taking solitude in the woods. Commonly, I see a lot of lost gloves and water bottles, most likely from hikers. Not to mention, during these days of spring, foot prints are easier to see. Mud is a tracking trap, showing evidence of people and what animals were in the vicinity. Snow also does this. It's a good opportunity to find some more resources. I have a somewhat, eclectic camp setup with a lot of trail and city finds. It looks sort of like a cross between a hobo camp and a gypsy camp. So, besides looking around, look down\u2014you'll be surprised what you find.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Others are likely doing the same thing during the COVID-19 quarantine period\u2014camped out, away from crowds. Even with state parks and wilderness recreational locations closed, it doesn't matter. No matter how people choose to quarantine, why not spend it to better your skill set beyond what you think you already know? One thing is for sure: no time spent building your situational awareness and outdoors skills will ever be wasted time!<\/p>\n","post_title":"Camp Quarantine: What It's Like Camping in the Woods During COVID-19","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"covid-19-quarantine-camping-out-woods","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-10-31 23:13:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-11-01 03:13:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/covid-19-quarantine-camping-out-woods\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11762,"post_author":"988","post_date":"2020-04-21 10:06:32","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-21 14:06:32","post_content":"As the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID-19<\/a> pandemic continues to grip the country and most citizens are still under some kind of shelter-in-place order, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is being widely quoted in terms of coronavirus statistics and information. With that agency much in the news right now, it seems a good time to remind gun owners of the CDC and its decades-long anti-gun battle, specifically against private firearms ownership.\r\n\r\n[in_content post=\"121339\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\r\n<h2>The Anti-Gun CDC<\/h2>\r\nI've covered CDC's not-so-hidden agenda to advance more restrictive gun laws for nearly 20 years. Consequently, it greatly frustrates me to see the organization used as an unbiased, reliable authority on any topic. Think I\u2019m exaggerating? Simply consider what various CDC heads have said over the years, especially back when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/tag\/gun-control\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">gun control<\/a> started to become the \u201cin\u201d thing among liberals and those who don\u2019t care about the U.S. Constitution.\r\n\r\n\u201cWe\u2019re going to systematically build a case that owning firearms causes deaths,\u201d Dr. P.W. O\u2019Carroll, then acting section head of the Division of Injury Control of the CDC, <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/blogs\/congress-blog\/politics\/261307-why-congress-stopped-gun-control-activism-at-the-cdc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">was quoted as saying<\/a> in 1989 in the <em>Journal of the American Medical Association<\/em>. \u201cWe\u2019re doing the most we can do, given the political realities.\u201d\r\n\r\nO\u2019Carroll\u2019s successor, Dr. Mark Rosenberg, was no less direct.\r\n\r\n\u201cWe need to revolutionize the way we look at guns, like what we did with cigarettes,\u201d Rosenberg told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/archive\/opinions\/1994\/10\/19\/sick-people-with-guns\/6c7f2bd2-fa57-4d69-b927-5ceb4fa43cf4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Washington Post<\/em><\/a>. \u201cIt used to be that smoking was a glamour symbol\u2014cool, sexy, macho. Now it is dirty, deadly\u2014and banned.\u201d\r\n<h4>The Alleged Gun Violence Epidemic<\/h4>\r\nWith that kind of leadership, it\u2019s no wonder that the CDC eventually set out to sponsor a number of taxpayer-funded \u201cstudies\u201d designed from the start to \u201cprove\u201d that private firearms ownership is more of a danger than a benefit. The group even declared gun violence a \u201chealth epidemic,\u201d as if it were a virus that needed a vaccine.\r\n\r\nThings finally hit a breaking point in the mid 1990s. Gun owners became fed up with their hard-earned tax dollars used to try to prove the need for further restrictions on their Second Amendment rights. In 1995, Congress passed the Dickey Amendment. A provision inserted into the annual omnibus spending bill, it mandated \u201cnone of the funds made available for injury prevention and control at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may be used to advocate or promote gun control.\u201d\r\n\r\nConsider a few facts about the CDC and you\u2019ll see why that legislation was so important. Back in 2018, the CDC published unreliable data on nonfatal firearms injuries. Of course, anti-gun journals and gun-hating politicians quickly parroted the CDC claims that nonfatal firearms injuries had drastically increased between 2015 and 2016.\r\n\r\nFatal firearm injury data from the CDC is based on death certificates. However, the Consumer Product Safety Commission conducts a survey producing nonfatal injury data.\u00a0The small survey included only 100 out of 5,534 registered hospitals, and only 66 provided the relevant data. That means only about 1 percent of hospitals throughout the country provided information.\r\n<h4>Unreliable Data<\/h4>\r\nThe CDC later admitted the data wasn't trustworthy. It warned the information should be treated as \u201cunstable and potentially unreliable.\u201d But the damage was already done. Newspapers and other \"mainstream\" news outlets reported on the drastic increase in gun deaths.\r\n\r\nMore recently, further evidence of the CDC bias against gun ownership came to light showing that in the years immediately after passage of the Dickey Amendment, the CDC sat on findings about defensive gun uses that showed people use guns to protect themselves or others far more often than the federal government had been willing to admit.\r\n\r\nIn 1996, 1997 and 1998, the CDC asked about defensive gun usage in four to six states and results pointed to very high numbers like those often quoted by pro-gun advocates. But the results didn\u2019t jive with the CDC\u2019s mantra that guns are bad. The results never went public.\r\n<h4>Germs & Viruses, Not Guns<\/h4>\r\nIronically, anti-gun politicians and gun-ban groups unearthed that evidence while attempting to repeal the Dickey Amendment. They claimed it stopped the CDC from doing research concerning guns; that was obviously a lie. The amendment simply banned the CDC from advocating or promoting gun control. It didn't stop legitimate research on guns and their relationship to health. Yet the lie became widely \u201creported\u201d and repeated as truth in much of the anti-gun media.\r\n\r\nI\u2019m not saying to disbelieve the CDC\u2019s information on the COVID-19 pandemic. But I would suggest that, given the CDC\u2019s history of lying about guns and gun owners, you\u2019d be wise to double check any information the longtime bureaucrats within the organizations distribute as being the truth about any topic.","post_title":"Op-Ed: Why I Don't Trust the Anti-Gun CDC and Why You Shouldn't Too","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"i-dont-trust-anti-gun-cdc","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:03","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:03","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/21\/i-dont-trust-anti-gun-cdc\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":126494,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2020-04-20 09:01:22","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-20 13:01:22","post_content":"A pair of U.S. Marines sprang into action earlier in April, taking decisive action in New York. The Marines' quick thinking and immediate response saved the lives of patients waiting to board the USNS Comfort.\n\n[in_content post=\"210027\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Marines Save Patients Aboard USNS Comfort in NYC<\/h2>\nThe incident began on April 7 when a local hospital evacuated during an emergency situation. The evacuation sent 10 ambulances to the Comfort all at once. Suddenly, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/navy-ships-comfort-and-mercy-empty\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">normally empty Comfort<\/a> became inundated with patients. That's when Sgt. Austin Loppe, while he and his Marines pulled security, identified one patient rapidly deteriorating, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvidshub.net\/news\/367367\/marines-conducting-security-help-save-patients-bound-usns-comfort\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Navy release<\/a>. The patient's oxygen tank ran dangerously low, so Loppe and his Marines jumped into action.\n\n\u201cUs being infantry Marines, we\u2019re all trained in Combat Lifesaver\/Tactical Combat Casualty Care,\u201d Loppe said. \u201cYou need oxygen to survive. And even just going a couple minutes without oxygen, the human brain starts losing function and having permanent brain damage for life. So that wasn\u2019t something that myself or any of my Marines were willing to let happen to an American citizen. So we knew right away that we needed to get them linked up with the medical team as quickly as possible.\u201d\n\nLoppe and his Marines immediately halted traffic into and off the pier. They then directed the ambulance to the head of the line, getting that patient immediately to Navy medical staff. The action cut 15 minutes of wait time for the patient, advancing the ambulance down the half-mile-long pier.\n<h4>History Repeats Itself<\/h4>\nThen 10 minutes later, it happened again. Marines recognized another ambulance contained a patient running out of oxygen. Again, Loppe's Marines directed traffic and safely advanced the patient to medical help.\n\n\u201cTo be able to help New York and Americans in general is pretty awesome,\u201d said Loppe, who is from Mingo Junction, Ohio.\n\nBut the night wasn't over for these Marines working security. Again, ambulances brought patients to the pier, critically low on oxygen. So members of the security team ran several hundred meters, taking tanks to where patients arrived.\n\nLance Cpl. Colton Flach credited teamwork to saving lives that night. He said the Marines on the pier, along with Navy and NYC police, worked together to make it happen.\n\n\u201cThey\u2019re with us 24-7 on post,\u201d Flach said. \u201cAnd the moment that we had got that call, I knew that I could count on them to be able to do whatever I needed them to do, and we would do whatever we could to help them as well to get these patients the medical attention that they needed as fast as possible.\u201d\n\nCompany Commander Capt. Peter Hofinga recognized the Marines' courage under a different type of fire. He credited the Marines' ability to adapt and overcome.\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s kind of hard to put in words. It\u2019s immensely humbling to observe the Marines and actions that small-unit leaders are making, rapid decisions on their own without any sort of tasking or supervision,\u201d Hofinga said. \u201cDespite the fact that this is not really in their typical task group, or what they trained to do, they are able to operate within that friction and chaos to help both the Navy-Marine Corps team overall as well as New York City residents.\u201d","post_title":"Marines Save Patients Waiting to Board Hospital Ship USNS Comfort","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"marines-save-patients-usns-comfort","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:14:53","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:14:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/20\/marines-save-patients-usns-comfort\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":166976,"post_author":"942","post_date":"2020-04-16 12:40:32","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-16 16:40:32","post_content":"\n<p>As we remain quarantined with nothing but high-sodium snack foods, liquor, and laptops, we salute the medical professionals and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"their tireless effort to end this pandemic (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/dr-dabbs-american-spirit-covid-19\/\" target=\"_blank\">their tireless effort to end this pandemic<\/a>. Soldiers, truck drivers, delivery staff and grocery store workers are also kicking ass. But let\u2019s not forget the meme war soldiers on the boredom frontlines. I\u2019m talking about the Americans out there with entry level Photoshop skills, doing their part to fight the war ... one post at a time. Here\u2019s a few of our favorite coronavirus memes. We salute you, anonymous meme generator non-specific gender person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>The Best Coronavirus Memes on the Internet<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme2.jpg\" alt=\"PTSD Coronavirus Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7708\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When we\u2019re old and gray, our kids FINALLY have something to bitch about. You think you got it bad? Back in my day!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme3.jpg\" alt=\"Jehovah's Witnesses Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7711\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Even if you feel lonely, DO NOT answer the door for anyone but food and Amazon deliveries! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme1.jpg\" alt=\"Lysol Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7706\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Nothing is fine, and a time machine to next year sounds fantastic right about now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme4.jpg\" alt=\"The Shining Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7714\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Family time. So much family time. Be thankful it\u2019s a virus and not an EMP! At least you can get online and binge watch movies like \"<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"The Shining (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-quarantine-mental-health\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Shining<\/a>.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme5.jpg\" alt=\"Virus Cheap Airline Tickets\" class=\"wp-image-7716\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s official: If you cough, you\u2019re Public Enemy No. 1. Immediately say \u201cit\u2019s allergies\u201d or prepare for battle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme6.jpg\" alt=\"Corona Beer Label Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7718\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Well played, Corona. Well played.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme7.jpg\" alt=\"Quarantine Is My Life Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7720\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s fair to say the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/social-distancing-spring-break\/\">social distancing<\/a> memes hit home. At least now when I stay in on a Saturday night, I\u2019m \u201cdoing my part\u201d to fight COVID-19! Speaking of staying home, when you\u2019ve reached the end of the Internet, check out our podcast <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Skillset Live (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Skillset Live<\/a> to put a smile on your face! You can also check out our sister site BallisticMag.com for our its entire <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"COVID-19 coverage (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\">COVID-19 coverage guide<\/a>! If you've found some quality coronavirus memes, let us know in the comment section below. <strong><em>Above all, stay safe, stay healthy, and stay in the FIGHT!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"Coronavirus Memes: Pandemic Bringing Out the Best of the Internet","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"best-coronavirus-memes-internet","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-09-16 10:50:08","post_modified_gmt":"2024-09-16 14:50:08","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/best-coronavirus-memes-internet\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":2},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};</script> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-67f7344 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet 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Michelle Lujan Grisham. The governor recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/new-mexico-governor-grisham-gun-stores\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ordered gun stores closed<\/a> amid the pandemic, shunning federal guidance concerning the gun industry. Now Calibers Gun Store is taking on the governor, defying her order to stay closed.\n\n[in_content post=\"123562\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>New Mexico Gun Store Defies Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham<\/h2>\n\"So, we at Calibers have decided that we are going to open up with social distancing on our range,\" Louie Sanchez, owner of Calibers, told kob.com. \"And you know what? We're going to take this fight back to her. We feel that unless, somehow, she got a magical power to take the Second Amendment out of our constitution, that we have the right to open up.\"\n\nSanchez also went on to say the store initiated social distancing practices to minimize the chance of spreading disease. Ultimately, Sanchez wants to keep his store open for business reasons, but also as a resource to the community.\n\n\"We are indeed doing education courses, just one person, one trainer at six feet social distancing,\" Sanchez said. \"And we're allowing for military and law enforcement to utilize our ranges.\"\n<h4>Governor's Office Response<\/h4>\nThe governor's response attempts to minimize the impact on Sanchez, while also downplaying the importance of gun stores as essential services. The full response, attributed to spokesperson Nora Meyers Sackett:\n<blockquote><em>The state has taken and will continue to take an extremely broad view of what is considered non-essential to public health amid this pandemic. Gun stores are hardly the only entity having to adapt as we work to stem illnesses and prevent deaths. No one is happy about closing in-person business in our state \u2013 no one, including the governor. But it is inarguable that the only way we get through this pandemic with the fewest number of deaths that we can manage is to limit travel outside of the home to the greatest extent possible \u2013 and while we as an administration unequivocally support the constitutional right to purchase a firearm, we recognize that right does not correspond to a right to congregate in a store and infect neighbors and workers and public safety officers amid an unprecedented global pandemic.<\/em><\/blockquote>","post_title":"New Mexico Gun Store Reopens, Defying Governor's Non-Essential Order","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"calibers-gun-store-new-mexico-order","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/16\/calibers-gun-store-new-mexico-order\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":166980,"post_author":"373","post_date":"2020-04-15 13:31:52","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 17:31:52","post_content":"\n<p>The \"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/conop-8888-zombie-defense-plan\/\">zombie apocalypse<\/a>\" came upon us unexpectedly. The end of the world is frequently like that. We felt the COVID-19 crisis brewing, but we were preoccupied with important stuff. How\u2019s the survival stash? Check the food stocks, fuel, and obligatory toilet paper. There wasn\u2019t time for much else. Our emergency stash of toilet paper is nearly 20 years old. It still works just fine in case you\u2019re wondering. If anything that stuff gets even better with age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then it all stopped. The president and the governor made their proclamations, and everybody stayed home. I still went to work at the clinic every day and grew more and more acquainted with the Information Age version of the Black Death, but everything else pretty much ground to a halt; that, unfortunately, included Mrs. Mae, my long-suffering barber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I had needed to scoot in for a couple weeks now. My perceived age is dependent upon my haircut. I haven\u2019t been mistaken for a young man in some decades now, but I can get Mrs. Mae to shave the sides and back of my head and take 20 years off of my personal odometer. Conversely, let that interval grow too generous and the young lady at the restaurant, back when that was a thing, would offer me the senior citizen\u2019s discount with nary a spoken word. I glanced in the mirror and what stared back was just some sad shaggy old man. It was time for a DIY haircut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-the-diy-haircut\">The DIY Haircut<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Cutting your own hair is an undeniably ballsy undertaking. Before you get started you need to come to grips with some things. If the finished product sucks, you have to embrace said suck and just shave your head. What\u2019s the real difference between a bad haircut and a good haircut? About three weeks. 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Nowadays for reasons I still do not fully comprehend she adamantly refuses to heft the clippers yet again, even if the alternative is sharing her personal space with an old homeless-looking guy. Admittedly, our time in the service was likely not as positive for her as it was for me. Perhaps crafting my coif brings back sordid memories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ll need a brush or a comb to help keep things organized and a decent mirror. I used an old survival mirror from my days as an Army aviator. I used to shave by that thing in the field back in the day. Yep, apparently I stole it. I don\u2019t recall the details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-lead-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"DIY Haircut, clippers, side\" class=\"wp-image-7690\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I needed a buddy to help hold the mirror and opted for the Big Rubber Man. 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There\u2019s one for the right and another for the left. Pull the top bit aside again and run front to back parallel to the ground. Work up slowly until you taper the bare sides into the top bit. Keep in mind it is easy to take off and tougher to put back. Up to this point visibility was good and the results satisfactory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The back foments its own unique challenges. I tried two mirrors, but that is a great way to amputate one\u2019s own ear. Vincent Van Gogh was a great artist but a sucky role model. I cut a killer mohawk for starters, but figured that might not inspire confidence among my more genteel geriatric patients. Also, there is a fine line between mohawk and mullet; that was a line I\u2019d sooner not cross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No guts no glory, so I just started cutting the back blind from bottom to top. I did the best I could and then gave my wife my most refined set of puppy dog eyes. She descended to tidy up the back inch or two that I couldn\u2019t see, and I was appropriately grateful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-details\"><strong>Details<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have no idea what to do about the top. I could of course put a spacer on the clippers and just zip over the whole thing. In the end, I just left it long. I think it looks kind of cool. If this COVID thing persists another month or two I suppose I\u2019ll just braid it or invite in a family of squirrels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This whole exercise is way easier when it\u2019s warm out. Doing this in your bathroom will contaminate the space like a New York ER. You\u2019ll be picking tiny hairs out of your toothbrush until the sun burns out. Cutting your hair shirtless on the back porch makes cleanup a snap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-hairball-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"razor, clippers, floor\" class=\"wp-image-7689\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On that subject, once I had swept up the trimmings, I had a generous pile of black\/gray hair. It looked like I\u2019d attacked a skunk with an anti-tank grenade. I saved the trimmings and scattered them among my wife\u2019s garden. They say that\u2019ll help keep the deer away. I fear it might have the same effect on my bride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-the-finished-product\"><strong>The Finished Product<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have read that when Clint Eastwood prepared for his role as aging gunfighter William Munny in the gritty 1992 Western \"Unforgiven,\" he cut his own hair with primitive implements. Munny was a conflicted anti-hero loner. Taking a bowie knife to his locks would have been the only way to keep from wandering about the badlands looking like Moses. I thought it a great effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-finished-product-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"shave, finished product, razor\" class=\"wp-image-7688\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the end, the success of a DIY haircut during the zombie apocalypse turns on having reasonable expectations. Expect to look like you just stepped out of a Paul Mitchell salon and you are destined for disappointment. Let Clint Eastwood\u2019s William Munny be both your inspiration and goal and you\u2019ll likely be pleasantly surprised. If things go truly sideways you can always just wear a hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I showed a picture of my freshly shorn scalp to my brothers. One has been bald for decades and didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about. The other decreed that the new do should be titled \u201cThe Pandemic.\u201d Now I can truthfully declare that I have successfully survived the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Plan on giving yourself your own DIY haircut? Take pictures and please tag us on Instagram <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"@SkillsetMag (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skillsetmag\/\" target=\"_blank\">@SkillsetMag<\/a>. We want to see whatever disasters you create atop that head of yours.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"DIY Haircut: Desperate Times, Desperate Measures in the Apocalypse","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"diy-haircut-during-apocalypse","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-11 10:29:45","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-11 14:29:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/diy-haircut-during-apocalypse\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11786,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:17","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:17","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149574723001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">coronavirus pandemic<\/a>, and the ensuing panic, has changed the gun narrative in America. Now more than ever in recent memory, Americans are turning to the Second Amendment to ensure the safety of their families. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gun and ammo sales continue to soar<\/a>; that means many first-time buyers are heading to gun stores. We want to make sure new gun owners have the proper training. So we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the third video in our series, focusing on shotguns. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/rifle-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part II: Rifle Training<\/a><\/strong>\"  as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123600\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nFirst and foremost, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them religiously, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe shotgun remains one of the most effective tools for home defense. Users can load low-brass birdshot to ensure rounds don't over-penetrate interior walls. For more firepower, buckshot also becomes a formidable stopper. And when you really have to take down something big or engage targets at range, slugs prove devastating.\n\nBut there is much to learn to effectively manipulate, run and fire a shotgun in a defensive setting. Watch our video, learn, and then invest in some quality, certified instruction. Then get on the range and practice, practice, practice. Shotgun loading takes time to master, and you can never be proficient enough running a defensive shotgun.\n\nWelcome to the firearms community. Get trained, practiced hard, and have fun out there on the rang. And remember, share what you've learned with others.","post_title":"VIDEO: Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety for First-Time Buyers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/15\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11790,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:14","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:14","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149573064001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nAs the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID-19<\/a> global pandemic continues to spread, more and more Americans are purchasing guns for their protection. After runs on food and goods sparked into panic buying, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">guns and ammo sales reached record highs<\/a>. Americans have spoken, and they clearly want the right to buy guns to protect their family. In fact, many are buying guns for the very first time. With that in mind, we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the second video in our series, focusing on rifles. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part III: Shotgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123619\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Rifle Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nMost importantly, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe rifle, especially America's most popular rifle, the AR-15, excels in the role of home and self-defense. With a 30-round magazine, extremely intuitive controls and high accuracy potential, most contemporary semi-automatic rifles are easily learned. You can often shoot them well, with an extremely fast learning curve.\n\nHowever, there's still much that must be learned, especially for the new shooter. Rifle manipulations, magazine changes, and shooting all require training and practice. While the AR design remains especially popular, it still brings its own set of challenges and requirements to run safely and effectively.\n\nFinally, welcome to the 2A club. While it took a global pandemic for some to get here, we've all got one thing in common. We all decided to take full responsibility for our family's ultimate safety and protection. 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data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <a href="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/tag/tactical-life/"> <img width="138" height="48" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20138%2048'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/T-L-SS-stack-life-47x140-1.png?x78515" class="attachment-large size-large wp-image-60122 lazy" alt="Tactical Life" data-srcset="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/T-L-SS-stack-life-47x140-1.png 138w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/T-L-SS-stack-life-47x140-1-24x8.png 24w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/T-L-SS-stack-life-47x140-1-36x13.png 36w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/T-L-SS-stack-life-47x140-1-48x17.png 48w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/T-L-SS-stack-life-47x140-1-120x42.png 120w, 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lazy" alt="PDW Concealed Carry Handguns" data-srcset="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/PDW_CCH_LOGO-300x101-1.png 300w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/PDW_CCH_LOGO-300x101-1-24x8.png 24w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/PDW_CCH_LOGO-300x101-1-36x12.png 36w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/PDW_CCH_LOGO-300x101-1-48x16.png 48w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/PDW_CCH_LOGO-300x101-1-120x40.png 120w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/PDW_CCH_LOGO-300x101-1-75x25.png 75w" data-sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-12 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-64994dc0" data-id="64994dc0" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-fdf53b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image" data-id="fdf53b6" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <a href="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/tag/personal-defense-world/"> <img width="157" height="36" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20157%2036'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/PDW-2022-Sidebyside-logo-160x30-blk.png?x78515" class="attachment-large size-large wp-image-163078 lazy" alt="Personal Defense World" data-srcset="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/PDW-2022-Sidebyside-logo-160x30-blk.png 157w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/PDW-2022-Sidebyside-logo-160x30-blk-24x6.png 24w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/PDW-2022-Sidebyside-logo-160x30-blk-36x8.png 36w, 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src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20335%20101'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/GOW-LOGO-x101.png?x78515" class="attachment-large size-large wp-image-59895 lazy" alt="Guns of the Old West" data-srcset="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/GOW-LOGO-x101.png 335w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/GOW-LOGO-x101-300x90.png 300w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/GOW-LOGO-x101-24x7.png 24w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/GOW-LOGO-x101-36x11.png 36w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/GOW-LOGO-x101-48x14.png 48w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/GOW-LOGO-x101-120x36.png 120w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/GOW-LOGO-x101-75x23.png 75w" data-sizes="(max-width: 335px) 100vw, 335px" /> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-12 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-31c4fa88" data-id="31c4fa88" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-4129fd94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image" data-id="4129fd94" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <a href="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/tag/american-frontiersman-magazine/"> <img width="184" height="47" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20184%2047'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1.png?x78515" class="attachment-large size-large wp-image-60099 lazy" alt="American Frontiersman" data-srcset="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1.png 184w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1-24x6.png 24w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1-36x9.png 36w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1-48x12.png 48w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1-120x31.png 120w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1-75x19.png 75w" data-sizes="(max-width: 184px) 100vw, 184px" /> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> \n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center\">First Travel and COVID-19 Quarantine<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Fresh back from an extended overseas trip on a major cruise line holding about 5,000 total passengers, I returned to New Jersey on March 15. At the time, it happened to have the second highest reported cases of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/tag\/coronavirus-guide\/\">COVID-19<\/a> in the U.S. My plan was simple: Take to the woods for about 14 days of self-quarantine before getting back on an airplane to fly to Georgia. Eventually, I planned to make my way to Alabama for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.randallsadventure.com\/\">Randall\u2019s Adventure & Training<\/a> class, which ended up being canceled along with the rest of the world, so it seemed. As planned, I took the flight to North Carolina, ending up in Tennessee before making my way to Georgia to join lead instructor for Randall\u2019s Adventure & Training, Patrick Rollins, for some woods quarantine time and skills practice. First, I had to get there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Traveling South<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/covid-19-quarantine-author-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"COVID-19 Quarantine, backwoods survival, traveling\" class=\"wp-image-7953\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When I left from EWR Airport in Newark, N.J., there was an ominous feeling. I hadn't experienced before. Social distancing was barely getting started and not enforced at the time of this initial flight. There were about 20 people waiting at about five gates and when I boarded, I was one of just six people on my flight. It was eerie. Upon arriving at my destination airport, I noticed there were no airplanes landing or getting ready to take-off. Signs of canceled flights riddled the screen prompter, I was lucky to make it this far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once I arrived, we set up a camp back in the woods behind the house\u2014hammocks, tarps, and a large cargo parachute over the top. This was a \u201cworking camp\u201d where I\u2019d spend most of my time, and we had a lot of work to do. Believe it or not, this was a good opportunity to use skills, and experiment with new tools. A time to build things, prepare fire wood, and find new ways to cook using natural resources for cooking utensils, as well as some food, when possible. During this time we cooked in cast iron Dutch ovens, bamboo, bio wood stoves, and open flame. We utilized all sorts of techniques.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Patrick hunted for turkeys in the morning. Then we used the turkey to its fullest. We used stock made from bones, and meat from that to supplement other dishes. We went out to the grocery stores every few days, keeping in contact with the general public as little as was realistic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The situation seemed to grow over the course of the weeks I was there. Before I knew it, airlines canceled most flights connecting to New Jersey and New York areas. At that point, the concept of the lockdown started to set in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Back to Jersey<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/covid-19-quarantine-tools-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"Coronavirus camp, backwoods survival, tools\" class=\"wp-image-7957\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After two weeks down south, I finally flew back to New Jersey. As it stands, I went back to the woods for more self-quarantining and stealth camping. However, it's not so much of a \u201cbug out\u201d camp. This isn't a true survival situation. I'm also not lost and trying to get back to civilization. This isn\u2019t a romanticized, survival scenario, nor am I trying to play it up that way. It\u2019s basically the new normal for me. A new routine that consists of sleeping in the camp and fighting the boredom. All that while venturing out to resupply after a couple of days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When I do get back to the stores, I try to limit it to maybe two places and pick items that don\u2019t involve too many ingredients. Some things I just do without. Being back in the city area reminds me of the scene from the original 1984 \"Red Dawn\" when they come out of hiding in the woods and go to the city, only to see how different things really are. The curfew sign in bright yellow and red as they walk past it into the store is eerily similar to our present reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Solitude<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>With this much solitude during my COVID-19 quarantine, it\u2019s important to be your own friend. It turns out talking out loud is comforting. It seems acceptable to me. When it\u2019s late, well after curfew, I may even play some music, but try to save my battery. After all, I\u2019m not lost. There is communication. Still, I keep the volume low as to not alert anyone in the area. I also keep my fires small and wait until the later hours after curfew to start any.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/covid-19-quarantine-build-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"Coronavirus camp, backwoods survival, tools\" class=\"wp-image-7954\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I see people hiking and walking through the woods\u2014on and off-trail\u2014but they don\u2019t see me, which is how I prefer it. Still, I see many signs around of people taking solitude in the woods. Commonly, I see a lot of lost gloves and water bottles, most likely from hikers. Not to mention, during these days of spring, foot prints are easier to see. Mud is a tracking trap, showing evidence of people and what animals were in the vicinity. Snow also does this. It's a good opportunity to find some more resources. I have a somewhat, eclectic camp setup with a lot of trail and city finds. It looks sort of like a cross between a hobo camp and a gypsy camp. So, besides looking around, look down\u2014you'll be surprised what you find.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Others are likely doing the same thing during the COVID-19 quarantine period\u2014camped out, away from crowds. Even with state parks and wilderness recreational locations closed, it doesn't matter. No matter how people choose to quarantine, why not spend it to better your skill set beyond what you think you already know? One thing is for sure: no time spent building your situational awareness and outdoors skills will ever be wasted time!<\/p>\n","post_title":"Camp Quarantine: What It's Like Camping in the Woods During COVID-19","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"covid-19-quarantine-camping-out-woods","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-10-31 23:13:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-11-01 03:13:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/covid-19-quarantine-camping-out-woods\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11762,"post_author":"988","post_date":"2020-04-21 10:06:32","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-21 14:06:32","post_content":"As the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID-19<\/a> pandemic continues to grip the country and most citizens are still under some kind of shelter-in-place order, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is being widely quoted in terms of coronavirus statistics and information. With that agency much in the news right now, it seems a good time to remind gun owners of the CDC and its decades-long anti-gun battle, specifically against private firearms ownership.\r\n\r\n[in_content post=\"121339\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\r\n<h2>The Anti-Gun CDC<\/h2>\r\nI've covered CDC's not-so-hidden agenda to advance more restrictive gun laws for nearly 20 years. Consequently, it greatly frustrates me to see the organization used as an unbiased, reliable authority on any topic. Think I\u2019m exaggerating? Simply consider what various CDC heads have said over the years, especially back when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/tag\/gun-control\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">gun control<\/a> started to become the \u201cin\u201d thing among liberals and those who don\u2019t care about the U.S. Constitution.\r\n\r\n\u201cWe\u2019re going to systematically build a case that owning firearms causes deaths,\u201d Dr. P.W. O\u2019Carroll, then acting section head of the Division of Injury Control of the CDC, <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/blogs\/congress-blog\/politics\/261307-why-congress-stopped-gun-control-activism-at-the-cdc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">was quoted as saying<\/a> in 1989 in the <em>Journal of the American Medical Association<\/em>. \u201cWe\u2019re doing the most we can do, given the political realities.\u201d\r\n\r\nO\u2019Carroll\u2019s successor, Dr. Mark Rosenberg, was no less direct.\r\n\r\n\u201cWe need to revolutionize the way we look at guns, like what we did with cigarettes,\u201d Rosenberg told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/archive\/opinions\/1994\/10\/19\/sick-people-with-guns\/6c7f2bd2-fa57-4d69-b927-5ceb4fa43cf4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Washington Post<\/em><\/a>. \u201cIt used to be that smoking was a glamour symbol\u2014cool, sexy, macho. Now it is dirty, deadly\u2014and banned.\u201d\r\n<h4>The Alleged Gun Violence Epidemic<\/h4>\r\nWith that kind of leadership, it\u2019s no wonder that the CDC eventually set out to sponsor a number of taxpayer-funded \u201cstudies\u201d designed from the start to \u201cprove\u201d that private firearms ownership is more of a danger than a benefit. The group even declared gun violence a \u201chealth epidemic,\u201d as if it were a virus that needed a vaccine.\r\n\r\nThings finally hit a breaking point in the mid 1990s. Gun owners became fed up with their hard-earned tax dollars used to try to prove the need for further restrictions on their Second Amendment rights. In 1995, Congress passed the Dickey Amendment. A provision inserted into the annual omnibus spending bill, it mandated \u201cnone of the funds made available for injury prevention and control at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may be used to advocate or promote gun control.\u201d\r\n\r\nConsider a few facts about the CDC and you\u2019ll see why that legislation was so important. Back in 2018, the CDC published unreliable data on nonfatal firearms injuries. Of course, anti-gun journals and gun-hating politicians quickly parroted the CDC claims that nonfatal firearms injuries had drastically increased between 2015 and 2016.\r\n\r\nFatal firearm injury data from the CDC is based on death certificates. However, the Consumer Product Safety Commission conducts a survey producing nonfatal injury data.\u00a0The small survey included only 100 out of 5,534 registered hospitals, and only 66 provided the relevant data. That means only about 1 percent of hospitals throughout the country provided information.\r\n<h4>Unreliable Data<\/h4>\r\nThe CDC later admitted the data wasn't trustworthy. It warned the information should be treated as \u201cunstable and potentially unreliable.\u201d But the damage was already done. Newspapers and other \"mainstream\" news outlets reported on the drastic increase in gun deaths.\r\n\r\nMore recently, further evidence of the CDC bias against gun ownership came to light showing that in the years immediately after passage of the Dickey Amendment, the CDC sat on findings about defensive gun uses that showed people use guns to protect themselves or others far more often than the federal government had been willing to admit.\r\n\r\nIn 1996, 1997 and 1998, the CDC asked about defensive gun usage in four to six states and results pointed to very high numbers like those often quoted by pro-gun advocates. But the results didn\u2019t jive with the CDC\u2019s mantra that guns are bad. The results never went public.\r\n<h4>Germs & Viruses, Not Guns<\/h4>\r\nIronically, anti-gun politicians and gun-ban groups unearthed that evidence while attempting to repeal the Dickey Amendment. They claimed it stopped the CDC from doing research concerning guns; that was obviously a lie. The amendment simply banned the CDC from advocating or promoting gun control. It didn't stop legitimate research on guns and their relationship to health. Yet the lie became widely \u201creported\u201d and repeated as truth in much of the anti-gun media.\r\n\r\nI\u2019m not saying to disbelieve the CDC\u2019s information on the COVID-19 pandemic. But I would suggest that, given the CDC\u2019s history of lying about guns and gun owners, you\u2019d be wise to double check any information the longtime bureaucrats within the organizations distribute as being the truth about any topic.","post_title":"Op-Ed: Why I Don't Trust the Anti-Gun CDC and Why You Shouldn't Too","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"i-dont-trust-anti-gun-cdc","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:03","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:03","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/21\/i-dont-trust-anti-gun-cdc\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":126494,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2020-04-20 09:01:22","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-20 13:01:22","post_content":"A pair of U.S. Marines sprang into action earlier in April, taking decisive action in New York. The Marines' quick thinking and immediate response saved the lives of patients waiting to board the USNS Comfort.\n\n[in_content post=\"210027\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Marines Save Patients Aboard USNS Comfort in NYC<\/h2>\nThe incident began on April 7 when a local hospital evacuated during an emergency situation. The evacuation sent 10 ambulances to the Comfort all at once. Suddenly, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/navy-ships-comfort-and-mercy-empty\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">normally empty Comfort<\/a> became inundated with patients. That's when Sgt. Austin Loppe, while he and his Marines pulled security, identified one patient rapidly deteriorating, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvidshub.net\/news\/367367\/marines-conducting-security-help-save-patients-bound-usns-comfort\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Navy release<\/a>. The patient's oxygen tank ran dangerously low, so Loppe and his Marines jumped into action.\n\n\u201cUs being infantry Marines, we\u2019re all trained in Combat Lifesaver\/Tactical Combat Casualty Care,\u201d Loppe said. \u201cYou need oxygen to survive. And even just going a couple minutes without oxygen, the human brain starts losing function and having permanent brain damage for life. So that wasn\u2019t something that myself or any of my Marines were willing to let happen to an American citizen. So we knew right away that we needed to get them linked up with the medical team as quickly as possible.\u201d\n\nLoppe and his Marines immediately halted traffic into and off the pier. They then directed the ambulance to the head of the line, getting that patient immediately to Navy medical staff. The action cut 15 minutes of wait time for the patient, advancing the ambulance down the half-mile-long pier.\n<h4>History Repeats Itself<\/h4>\nThen 10 minutes later, it happened again. Marines recognized another ambulance contained a patient running out of oxygen. Again, Loppe's Marines directed traffic and safely advanced the patient to medical help.\n\n\u201cTo be able to help New York and Americans in general is pretty awesome,\u201d said Loppe, who is from Mingo Junction, Ohio.\n\nBut the night wasn't over for these Marines working security. Again, ambulances brought patients to the pier, critically low on oxygen. So members of the security team ran several hundred meters, taking tanks to where patients arrived.\n\nLance Cpl. Colton Flach credited teamwork to saving lives that night. He said the Marines on the pier, along with Navy and NYC police, worked together to make it happen.\n\n\u201cThey\u2019re with us 24-7 on post,\u201d Flach said. \u201cAnd the moment that we had got that call, I knew that I could count on them to be able to do whatever I needed them to do, and we would do whatever we could to help them as well to get these patients the medical attention that they needed as fast as possible.\u201d\n\nCompany Commander Capt. Peter Hofinga recognized the Marines' courage under a different type of fire. He credited the Marines' ability to adapt and overcome.\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s kind of hard to put in words. It\u2019s immensely humbling to observe the Marines and actions that small-unit leaders are making, rapid decisions on their own without any sort of tasking or supervision,\u201d Hofinga said. \u201cDespite the fact that this is not really in their typical task group, or what they trained to do, they are able to operate within that friction and chaos to help both the Navy-Marine Corps team overall as well as New York City residents.\u201d","post_title":"Marines Save Patients Waiting to Board Hospital Ship USNS Comfort","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"marines-save-patients-usns-comfort","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:14:53","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:14:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/20\/marines-save-patients-usns-comfort\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":166976,"post_author":"942","post_date":"2020-04-16 12:40:32","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-16 16:40:32","post_content":"\n<p>As we remain quarantined with nothing but high-sodium snack foods, liquor, and laptops, we salute the medical professionals and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"their tireless effort to end this pandemic (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/dr-dabbs-american-spirit-covid-19\/\" target=\"_blank\">their tireless effort to end this pandemic<\/a>. Soldiers, truck drivers, delivery staff and grocery store workers are also kicking ass. But let\u2019s not forget the meme war soldiers on the boredom frontlines. I\u2019m talking about the Americans out there with entry level Photoshop skills, doing their part to fight the war ... one post at a time. Here\u2019s a few of our favorite coronavirus memes. We salute you, anonymous meme generator non-specific gender person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>The Best Coronavirus Memes on the Internet<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme2.jpg\" alt=\"PTSD Coronavirus Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7708\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When we\u2019re old and gray, our kids FINALLY have something to bitch about. You think you got it bad? Back in my day!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme3.jpg\" alt=\"Jehovah's Witnesses Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7711\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Even if you feel lonely, DO NOT answer the door for anyone but food and Amazon deliveries! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme1.jpg\" alt=\"Lysol Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7706\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Nothing is fine, and a time machine to next year sounds fantastic right about now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme4.jpg\" alt=\"The Shining Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7714\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Family time. So much family time. Be thankful it\u2019s a virus and not an EMP! At least you can get online and binge watch movies like \"<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"The Shining (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-quarantine-mental-health\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Shining<\/a>.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme5.jpg\" alt=\"Virus Cheap Airline Tickets\" class=\"wp-image-7716\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s official: If you cough, you\u2019re Public Enemy No. 1. Immediately say \u201cit\u2019s allergies\u201d or prepare for battle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme6.jpg\" alt=\"Corona Beer Label Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7718\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Well played, Corona. Well played.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme7.jpg\" alt=\"Quarantine Is My Life Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7720\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s fair to say the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/social-distancing-spring-break\/\">social distancing<\/a> memes hit home. At least now when I stay in on a Saturday night, I\u2019m \u201cdoing my part\u201d to fight COVID-19! Speaking of staying home, when you\u2019ve reached the end of the Internet, check out our podcast <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Skillset Live (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Skillset Live<\/a> to put a smile on your face! You can also check out our sister site BallisticMag.com for our its entire <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"COVID-19 coverage (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\">COVID-19 coverage guide<\/a>! If you've found some quality coronavirus memes, let us know in the comment section below. <strong><em>Above all, stay safe, stay healthy, and stay in the FIGHT!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"Coronavirus Memes: Pandemic Bringing Out the Best of the Internet","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"best-coronavirus-memes-internet","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-09-16 10:50:08","post_modified_gmt":"2024-09-16 14:50:08","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/best-coronavirus-memes-internet\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":2},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};</script> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-67f7344 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet 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Michelle Lujan Grisham. The governor recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/new-mexico-governor-grisham-gun-stores\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ordered gun stores closed<\/a> amid the pandemic, shunning federal guidance concerning the gun industry. Now Calibers Gun Store is taking on the governor, defying her order to stay closed.\n\n[in_content post=\"123562\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>New Mexico Gun Store Defies Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham<\/h2>\n\"So, we at Calibers have decided that we are going to open up with social distancing on our range,\" Louie Sanchez, owner of Calibers, told kob.com. \"And you know what? We're going to take this fight back to her. We feel that unless, somehow, she got a magical power to take the Second Amendment out of our constitution, that we have the right to open up.\"\n\nSanchez also went on to say the store initiated social distancing practices to minimize the chance of spreading disease. Ultimately, Sanchez wants to keep his store open for business reasons, but also as a resource to the community.\n\n\"We are indeed doing education courses, just one person, one trainer at six feet social distancing,\" Sanchez said. \"And we're allowing for military and law enforcement to utilize our ranges.\"\n<h4>Governor's Office Response<\/h4>\nThe governor's response attempts to minimize the impact on Sanchez, while also downplaying the importance of gun stores as essential services. The full response, attributed to spokesperson Nora Meyers Sackett:\n<blockquote><em>The state has taken and will continue to take an extremely broad view of what is considered non-essential to public health amid this pandemic. Gun stores are hardly the only entity having to adapt as we work to stem illnesses and prevent deaths. No one is happy about closing in-person business in our state \u2013 no one, including the governor. But it is inarguable that the only way we get through this pandemic with the fewest number of deaths that we can manage is to limit travel outside of the home to the greatest extent possible \u2013 and while we as an administration unequivocally support the constitutional right to purchase a firearm, we recognize that right does not correspond to a right to congregate in a store and infect neighbors and workers and public safety officers amid an unprecedented global pandemic.<\/em><\/blockquote>","post_title":"New Mexico Gun Store Reopens, Defying Governor's Non-Essential Order","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"calibers-gun-store-new-mexico-order","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/16\/calibers-gun-store-new-mexico-order\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":166980,"post_author":"373","post_date":"2020-04-15 13:31:52","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 17:31:52","post_content":"\n<p>The \"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/conop-8888-zombie-defense-plan\/\">zombie apocalypse<\/a>\" came upon us unexpectedly. The end of the world is frequently like that. We felt the COVID-19 crisis brewing, but we were preoccupied with important stuff. How\u2019s the survival stash? Check the food stocks, fuel, and obligatory toilet paper. There wasn\u2019t time for much else. Our emergency stash of toilet paper is nearly 20 years old. It still works just fine in case you\u2019re wondering. If anything that stuff gets even better with age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then it all stopped. The president and the governor made their proclamations, and everybody stayed home. I still went to work at the clinic every day and grew more and more acquainted with the Information Age version of the Black Death, but everything else pretty much ground to a halt; that, unfortunately, included Mrs. Mae, my long-suffering barber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I had needed to scoot in for a couple weeks now. My perceived age is dependent upon my haircut. I haven\u2019t been mistaken for a young man in some decades now, but I can get Mrs. Mae to shave the sides and back of my head and take 20 years off of my personal odometer. Conversely, let that interval grow too generous and the young lady at the restaurant, back when that was a thing, would offer me the senior citizen\u2019s discount with nary a spoken word. I glanced in the mirror and what stared back was just some sad shaggy old man. It was time for a DIY haircut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-the-diy-haircut\">The DIY Haircut<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Cutting your own hair is an undeniably ballsy undertaking. Before you get started you need to come to grips with some things. If the finished product sucks, you have to embrace said suck and just shave your head. What\u2019s the real difference between a bad haircut and a good haircut? About three weeks. 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Nowadays for reasons I still do not fully comprehend she adamantly refuses to heft the clippers yet again, even if the alternative is sharing her personal space with an old homeless-looking guy. Admittedly, our time in the service was likely not as positive for her as it was for me. Perhaps crafting my coif brings back sordid memories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ll need a brush or a comb to help keep things organized and a decent mirror. I used an old survival mirror from my days as an Army aviator. I used to shave by that thing in the field back in the day. Yep, apparently I stole it. I don\u2019t recall the details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-lead-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"DIY Haircut, clippers, side\" class=\"wp-image-7690\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I needed a buddy to help hold the mirror and opted for the Big Rubber Man. 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There\u2019s one for the right and another for the left. Pull the top bit aside again and run front to back parallel to the ground. Work up slowly until you taper the bare sides into the top bit. Keep in mind it is easy to take off and tougher to put back. Up to this point visibility was good and the results satisfactory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The back foments its own unique challenges. I tried two mirrors, but that is a great way to amputate one\u2019s own ear. Vincent Van Gogh was a great artist but a sucky role model. I cut a killer mohawk for starters, but figured that might not inspire confidence among my more genteel geriatric patients. Also, there is a fine line between mohawk and mullet; that was a line I\u2019d sooner not cross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No guts no glory, so I just started cutting the back blind from bottom to top. I did the best I could and then gave my wife my most refined set of puppy dog eyes. She descended to tidy up the back inch or two that I couldn\u2019t see, and I was appropriately grateful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-details\"><strong>Details<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have no idea what to do about the top. I could of course put a spacer on the clippers and just zip over the whole thing. In the end, I just left it long. I think it looks kind of cool. If this COVID thing persists another month or two I suppose I\u2019ll just braid it or invite in a family of squirrels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This whole exercise is way easier when it\u2019s warm out. Doing this in your bathroom will contaminate the space like a New York ER. You\u2019ll be picking tiny hairs out of your toothbrush until the sun burns out. Cutting your hair shirtless on the back porch makes cleanup a snap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-hairball-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"razor, clippers, floor\" class=\"wp-image-7689\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On that subject, once I had swept up the trimmings, I had a generous pile of black\/gray hair. It looked like I\u2019d attacked a skunk with an anti-tank grenade. I saved the trimmings and scattered them among my wife\u2019s garden. They say that\u2019ll help keep the deer away. I fear it might have the same effect on my bride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-the-finished-product\"><strong>The Finished Product<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have read that when Clint Eastwood prepared for his role as aging gunfighter William Munny in the gritty 1992 Western \"Unforgiven,\" he cut his own hair with primitive implements. Munny was a conflicted anti-hero loner. Taking a bowie knife to his locks would have been the only way to keep from wandering about the badlands looking like Moses. I thought it a great effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-finished-product-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"shave, finished product, razor\" class=\"wp-image-7688\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the end, the success of a DIY haircut during the zombie apocalypse turns on having reasonable expectations. Expect to look like you just stepped out of a Paul Mitchell salon and you are destined for disappointment. Let Clint Eastwood\u2019s William Munny be both your inspiration and goal and you\u2019ll likely be pleasantly surprised. If things go truly sideways you can always just wear a hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I showed a picture of my freshly shorn scalp to my brothers. One has been bald for decades and didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about. The other decreed that the new do should be titled \u201cThe Pandemic.\u201d Now I can truthfully declare that I have successfully survived the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Plan on giving yourself your own DIY haircut? Take pictures and please tag us on Instagram <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"@SkillsetMag (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skillsetmag\/\" target=\"_blank\">@SkillsetMag<\/a>. We want to see whatever disasters you create atop that head of yours.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"DIY Haircut: Desperate Times, Desperate Measures in the Apocalypse","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"diy-haircut-during-apocalypse","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-11 10:29:45","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-11 14:29:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/diy-haircut-during-apocalypse\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11786,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:17","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:17","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149574723001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">coronavirus pandemic<\/a>, and the ensuing panic, has changed the gun narrative in America. Now more than ever in recent memory, Americans are turning to the Second Amendment to ensure the safety of their families. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gun and ammo sales continue to soar<\/a>; that means many first-time buyers are heading to gun stores. We want to make sure new gun owners have the proper training. So we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the third video in our series, focusing on shotguns. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/rifle-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part II: Rifle Training<\/a><\/strong>\"  as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123600\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nFirst and foremost, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them religiously, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe shotgun remains one of the most effective tools for home defense. Users can load low-brass birdshot to ensure rounds don't over-penetrate interior walls. For more firepower, buckshot also becomes a formidable stopper. And when you really have to take down something big or engage targets at range, slugs prove devastating.\n\nBut there is much to learn to effectively manipulate, run and fire a shotgun in a defensive setting. Watch our video, learn, and then invest in some quality, certified instruction. Then get on the range and practice, practice, practice. Shotgun loading takes time to master, and you can never be proficient enough running a defensive shotgun.\n\nWelcome to the firearms community. Get trained, practiced hard, and have fun out there on the rang. And remember, share what you've learned with others.","post_title":"VIDEO: Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety for First-Time Buyers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/15\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11790,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:14","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:14","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149573064001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nAs the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID-19<\/a> global pandemic continues to spread, more and more Americans are purchasing guns for their protection. After runs on food and goods sparked into panic buying, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">guns and ammo sales reached record highs<\/a>. Americans have spoken, and they clearly want the right to buy guns to protect their family. In fact, many are buying guns for the very first time. With that in mind, we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the second video in our series, focusing on rifles. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part III: Shotgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123619\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Rifle Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nMost importantly, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe rifle, especially America's most popular rifle, the AR-15, excels in the role of home and self-defense. With a 30-round magazine, extremely intuitive controls and high accuracy potential, most contemporary semi-automatic rifles are easily learned. You can often shoot them well, with an extremely fast learning curve.\n\nHowever, there's still much that must be learned, especially for the new shooter. Rifle manipulations, magazine changes, and shooting all require training and practice. While the AR design remains especially popular, it still brings its own set of challenges and requirements to run safely and effectively.\n\nFinally, welcome to the 2A club. While it took a global pandemic for some to get here, we've all got one thing in common. We all decided to take full responsibility for our family's ultimate safety and protection. 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data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <a href="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/tag/tactical-life/"> <img width="138" height="48" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20138%2048'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/T-L-SS-stack-life-47x140-1.png?x78515" class="attachment-large size-large wp-image-60122 lazy" alt="Tactical Life" data-srcset="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/T-L-SS-stack-life-47x140-1.png 138w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/T-L-SS-stack-life-47x140-1-24x8.png 24w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/T-L-SS-stack-life-47x140-1-36x13.png 36w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/T-L-SS-stack-life-47x140-1-48x17.png 48w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/T-L-SS-stack-life-47x140-1-120x42.png 120w, 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lazy" alt="PDW Concealed Carry Handguns" data-srcset="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/PDW_CCH_LOGO-300x101-1.png 300w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/PDW_CCH_LOGO-300x101-1-24x8.png 24w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/PDW_CCH_LOGO-300x101-1-36x12.png 36w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/PDW_CCH_LOGO-300x101-1-48x16.png 48w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/PDW_CCH_LOGO-300x101-1-120x40.png 120w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/PDW_CCH_LOGO-300x101-1-75x25.png 75w" data-sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-12 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-64994dc0" data-id="64994dc0" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-fdf53b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image" data-id="fdf53b6" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <a href="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/tag/personal-defense-world/"> <img width="157" height="36" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20157%2036'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/PDW-2022-Sidebyside-logo-160x30-blk.png?x78515" class="attachment-large size-large wp-image-163078 lazy" alt="Personal Defense World" data-srcset="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/PDW-2022-Sidebyside-logo-160x30-blk.png 157w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/PDW-2022-Sidebyside-logo-160x30-blk-24x6.png 24w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/PDW-2022-Sidebyside-logo-160x30-blk-36x8.png 36w, 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src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20335%20101'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/GOW-LOGO-x101.png?x78515" class="attachment-large size-large wp-image-59895 lazy" alt="Guns of the Old West" data-srcset="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/GOW-LOGO-x101.png 335w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/GOW-LOGO-x101-300x90.png 300w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/GOW-LOGO-x101-24x7.png 24w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/GOW-LOGO-x101-36x11.png 36w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/GOW-LOGO-x101-48x14.png 48w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/GOW-LOGO-x101-120x36.png 120w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/GOW-LOGO-x101-75x23.png 75w" data-sizes="(max-width: 335px) 100vw, 335px" /> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-12 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-31c4fa88" data-id="31c4fa88" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-4129fd94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image" data-id="4129fd94" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <a href="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/tag/american-frontiersman-magazine/"> <img width="184" height="47" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20184%2047'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1.png?x78515" class="attachment-large size-large wp-image-60099 lazy" alt="American Frontiersman" data-srcset="https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1.png 184w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1-24x6.png 24w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1-36x9.png 36w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1-48x12.png 48w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1-120x31.png 120w, https://dev.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AF_LOGO-184x47-1-75x19.png 75w" data-sizes="(max-width: 184px) 100vw, 184px" /> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> \n<p>The months of March and April 2020, took me on a somewhat adventurous journey from sea to land. It also tested just about every item in my skill set. Here's a look at what I've been up to in the days of the COVID-19 quarantine. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class="\"has-text-align-center\" wp-block-heading">First Travel and COVID-19 Quarantine<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Fresh back from an extended overseas trip on a major cruise line holding about 5,000 total passengers, I returned to New Jersey on March 15. At the time, it happened to have the second highest reported cases of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/tag\/coronavirus-guide\/\">COVID-19<\/a> in the U.S. My plan was simple: Take to the woods for about 14 days of self-quarantine before getting back on an airplane to fly to Georgia. Eventually, I planned to make my way to Alabama for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.randallsadventure.com\/\">Randall\u2019s Adventure & Training<\/a> class, which ended up being canceled along with the rest of the world, so it seemed. As planned, I took the flight to North Carolina, ending up in Tennessee before making my way to Georgia to join lead instructor for Randall\u2019s Adventure & Training, Patrick Rollins, for some woods quarantine time and skills practice. First, I had to get there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Traveling South<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/covid-19-quarantine-author-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"COVID-19 Quarantine, backwoods survival, traveling\" class=\"wp-image-7953\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When I left from EWR Airport in Newark, N.J., there was an ominous feeling. I hadn't experienced before. Social distancing was barely getting started and not enforced at the time of this initial flight. There were about 20 people waiting at about five gates and when I boarded, I was one of just six people on my flight. It was eerie. Upon arriving at my destination airport, I noticed there were no airplanes landing or getting ready to take-off. Signs of canceled flights riddled the screen prompter, I was lucky to make it this far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once I arrived, we set up a camp back in the woods behind the house\u2014hammocks, tarps, and a large cargo parachute over the top. This was a \u201cworking camp\u201d where I\u2019d spend most of my time, and we had a lot of work to do. Believe it or not, this was a good opportunity to use skills, and experiment with new tools. A time to build things, prepare fire wood, and find new ways to cook using natural resources for cooking utensils, as well as some food, when possible. During this time we cooked in cast iron Dutch ovens, bamboo, bio wood stoves, and open flame. We utilized all sorts of techniques.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Patrick hunted for turkeys in the morning. Then we used the turkey to its fullest. We used stock made from bones, and meat from that to supplement other dishes. We went out to the grocery stores every few days, keeping in contact with the general public as little as was realistic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The situation seemed to grow over the course of the weeks I was there. Before I knew it, airlines canceled most flights connecting to New Jersey and New York areas. At that point, the concept of the lockdown started to set in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Back to Jersey<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/covid-19-quarantine-tools-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"Coronavirus camp, backwoods survival, tools\" class=\"wp-image-7957\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After two weeks down south, I finally flew back to New Jersey. As it stands, I went back to the woods for more self-quarantining and stealth camping. However, it's not so much of a \u201cbug out\u201d camp. This isn't a true survival situation. I'm also not lost and trying to get back to civilization. This isn\u2019t a romanticized, survival scenario, nor am I trying to play it up that way. It\u2019s basically the new normal for me. A new routine that consists of sleeping in the camp and fighting the boredom. All that while venturing out to resupply after a couple of days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When I do get back to the stores, I try to limit it to maybe two places and pick items that don\u2019t involve too many ingredients. Some things I just do without. Being back in the city area reminds me of the scene from the original 1984 \"Red Dawn\" when they come out of hiding in the woods and go to the city, only to see how different things really are. The curfew sign in bright yellow and red as they walk past it into the store is eerily similar to our present reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Solitude<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>With this much solitude during my COVID-19 quarantine, it\u2019s important to be your own friend. It turns out talking out loud is comforting. It seems acceptable to me. When it\u2019s late, well after curfew, I may even play some music, but try to save my battery. After all, I\u2019m not lost. There is communication. Still, I keep the volume low as to not alert anyone in the area. I also keep my fires small and wait until the later hours after curfew to start any.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/covid-19-quarantine-build-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"Coronavirus camp, backwoods survival, tools\" class=\"wp-image-7954\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I see people hiking and walking through the woods\u2014on and off-trail\u2014but they don\u2019t see me, which is how I prefer it. Still, I see many signs around of people taking solitude in the woods. Commonly, I see a lot of lost gloves and water bottles, most likely from hikers. Not to mention, during these days of spring, foot prints are easier to see. Mud is a tracking trap, showing evidence of people and what animals were in the vicinity. Snow also does this. It's a good opportunity to find some more resources. I have a somewhat, eclectic camp setup with a lot of trail and city finds. It looks sort of like a cross between a hobo camp and a gypsy camp. So, besides looking around, look down\u2014you'll be surprised what you find.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Others are likely doing the same thing during the COVID-19 quarantine period\u2014camped out, away from crowds. Even with state parks and wilderness recreational locations closed, it doesn't matter. No matter how people choose to quarantine, why not spend it to better your skill set beyond what you think you already know? One thing is for sure: no time spent building your situational awareness and outdoors skills will ever be wasted time!<\/p>\n","post_title":"Camp Quarantine: What It's Like Camping in the Woods During COVID-19","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"covid-19-quarantine-camping-out-woods","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-10-31 23:13:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-11-01 03:13:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/covid-19-quarantine-camping-out-woods\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11762,"post_author":"988","post_date":"2020-04-21 10:06:32","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-21 14:06:32","post_content":"As the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID-19<\/a> pandemic continues to grip the country and most citizens are still under some kind of shelter-in-place order, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is being widely quoted in terms of coronavirus statistics and information. With that agency much in the news right now, it seems a good time to remind gun owners of the CDC and its decades-long anti-gun battle, specifically against private firearms ownership.\r\n\r\n[in_content post=\"121339\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\r\n<h2>The Anti-Gun CDC<\/h2>\r\nI've covered CDC's not-so-hidden agenda to advance more restrictive gun laws for nearly 20 years. Consequently, it greatly frustrates me to see the organization used as an unbiased, reliable authority on any topic. Think I\u2019m exaggerating? Simply consider what various CDC heads have said over the years, especially back when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/tag\/gun-control\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">gun control<\/a> started to become the \u201cin\u201d thing among liberals and those who don\u2019t care about the U.S. Constitution.\r\n\r\n\u201cWe\u2019re going to systematically build a case that owning firearms causes deaths,\u201d Dr. P.W. O\u2019Carroll, then acting section head of the Division of Injury Control of the CDC, <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/blogs\/congress-blog\/politics\/261307-why-congress-stopped-gun-control-activism-at-the-cdc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">was quoted as saying<\/a> in 1989 in the <em>Journal of the American Medical Association<\/em>. \u201cWe\u2019re doing the most we can do, given the political realities.\u201d\r\n\r\nO\u2019Carroll\u2019s successor, Dr. Mark Rosenberg, was no less direct.\r\n\r\n\u201cWe need to revolutionize the way we look at guns, like what we did with cigarettes,\u201d Rosenberg told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/archive\/opinions\/1994\/10\/19\/sick-people-with-guns\/6c7f2bd2-fa57-4d69-b927-5ceb4fa43cf4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Washington Post<\/em><\/a>. \u201cIt used to be that smoking was a glamour symbol\u2014cool, sexy, macho. Now it is dirty, deadly\u2014and banned.\u201d\r\n<h4>The Alleged Gun Violence Epidemic<\/h4>\r\nWith that kind of leadership, it\u2019s no wonder that the CDC eventually set out to sponsor a number of taxpayer-funded \u201cstudies\u201d designed from the start to \u201cprove\u201d that private firearms ownership is more of a danger than a benefit. The group even declared gun violence a \u201chealth epidemic,\u201d as if it were a virus that needed a vaccine.\r\n\r\nThings finally hit a breaking point in the mid 1990s. Gun owners became fed up with their hard-earned tax dollars used to try to prove the need for further restrictions on their Second Amendment rights. In 1995, Congress passed the Dickey Amendment. A provision inserted into the annual omnibus spending bill, it mandated \u201cnone of the funds made available for injury prevention and control at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may be used to advocate or promote gun control.\u201d\r\n\r\nConsider a few facts about the CDC and you\u2019ll see why that legislation was so important. Back in 2018, the CDC published unreliable data on nonfatal firearms injuries. Of course, anti-gun journals and gun-hating politicians quickly parroted the CDC claims that nonfatal firearms injuries had drastically increased between 2015 and 2016.\r\n\r\nFatal firearm injury data from the CDC is based on death certificates. However, the Consumer Product Safety Commission conducts a survey producing nonfatal injury data.\u00a0The small survey included only 100 out of 5,534 registered hospitals, and only 66 provided the relevant data. That means only about 1 percent of hospitals throughout the country provided information.\r\n<h4>Unreliable Data<\/h4>\r\nThe CDC later admitted the data wasn't trustworthy. It warned the information should be treated as \u201cunstable and potentially unreliable.\u201d But the damage was already done. Newspapers and other \"mainstream\" news outlets reported on the drastic increase in gun deaths.\r\n\r\nMore recently, further evidence of the CDC bias against gun ownership came to light showing that in the years immediately after passage of the Dickey Amendment, the CDC sat on findings about defensive gun uses that showed people use guns to protect themselves or others far more often than the federal government had been willing to admit.\r\n\r\nIn 1996, 1997 and 1998, the CDC asked about defensive gun usage in four to six states and results pointed to very high numbers like those often quoted by pro-gun advocates. But the results didn\u2019t jive with the CDC\u2019s mantra that guns are bad. The results never went public.\r\n<h4>Germs & Viruses, Not Guns<\/h4>\r\nIronically, anti-gun politicians and gun-ban groups unearthed that evidence while attempting to repeal the Dickey Amendment. They claimed it stopped the CDC from doing research concerning guns; that was obviously a lie. The amendment simply banned the CDC from advocating or promoting gun control. It didn't stop legitimate research on guns and their relationship to health. Yet the lie became widely \u201creported\u201d and repeated as truth in much of the anti-gun media.\r\n\r\nI\u2019m not saying to disbelieve the CDC\u2019s information on the COVID-19 pandemic. But I would suggest that, given the CDC\u2019s history of lying about guns and gun owners, you\u2019d be wise to double check any information the longtime bureaucrats within the organizations distribute as being the truth about any topic.","post_title":"Op-Ed: Why I Don't Trust the Anti-Gun CDC and Why You Shouldn't Too","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"i-dont-trust-anti-gun-cdc","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:03","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:03","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/21\/i-dont-trust-anti-gun-cdc\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":126494,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2020-04-20 09:01:22","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-20 13:01:22","post_content":"A pair of U.S. Marines sprang into action earlier in April, taking decisive action in New York. The Marines' quick thinking and immediate response saved the lives of patients waiting to board the USNS Comfort.\n\n[in_content post=\"210027\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Marines Save Patients Aboard USNS Comfort in NYC<\/h2>\nThe incident began on April 7 when a local hospital evacuated during an emergency situation. The evacuation sent 10 ambulances to the Comfort all at once. Suddenly, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/navy-ships-comfort-and-mercy-empty\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">normally empty Comfort<\/a> became inundated with patients. That's when Sgt. Austin Loppe, while he and his Marines pulled security, identified one patient rapidly deteriorating, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvidshub.net\/news\/367367\/marines-conducting-security-help-save-patients-bound-usns-comfort\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Navy release<\/a>. The patient's oxygen tank ran dangerously low, so Loppe and his Marines jumped into action.\n\n\u201cUs being infantry Marines, we\u2019re all trained in Combat Lifesaver\/Tactical Combat Casualty Care,\u201d Loppe said. \u201cYou need oxygen to survive. And even just going a couple minutes without oxygen, the human brain starts losing function and having permanent brain damage for life. So that wasn\u2019t something that myself or any of my Marines were willing to let happen to an American citizen. So we knew right away that we needed to get them linked up with the medical team as quickly as possible.\u201d\n\nLoppe and his Marines immediately halted traffic into and off the pier. They then directed the ambulance to the head of the line, getting that patient immediately to Navy medical staff. The action cut 15 minutes of wait time for the patient, advancing the ambulance down the half-mile-long pier.\n<h4>History Repeats Itself<\/h4>\nThen 10 minutes later, it happened again. Marines recognized another ambulance contained a patient running out of oxygen. Again, Loppe's Marines directed traffic and safely advanced the patient to medical help.\n\n\u201cTo be able to help New York and Americans in general is pretty awesome,\u201d said Loppe, who is from Mingo Junction, Ohio.\n\nBut the night wasn't over for these Marines working security. Again, ambulances brought patients to the pier, critically low on oxygen. So members of the security team ran several hundred meters, taking tanks to where patients arrived.\n\nLance Cpl. Colton Flach credited teamwork to saving lives that night. He said the Marines on the pier, along with Navy and NYC police, worked together to make it happen.\n\n\u201cThey\u2019re with us 24-7 on post,\u201d Flach said. \u201cAnd the moment that we had got that call, I knew that I could count on them to be able to do whatever I needed them to do, and we would do whatever we could to help them as well to get these patients the medical attention that they needed as fast as possible.\u201d\n\nCompany Commander Capt. Peter Hofinga recognized the Marines' courage under a different type of fire. He credited the Marines' ability to adapt and overcome.\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s kind of hard to put in words. It\u2019s immensely humbling to observe the Marines and actions that small-unit leaders are making, rapid decisions on their own without any sort of tasking or supervision,\u201d Hofinga said. \u201cDespite the fact that this is not really in their typical task group, or what they trained to do, they are able to operate within that friction and chaos to help both the Navy-Marine Corps team overall as well as New York City residents.\u201d","post_title":"Marines Save Patients Waiting to Board Hospital Ship USNS Comfort","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"marines-save-patients-usns-comfort","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:14:53","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:14:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/20\/marines-save-patients-usns-comfort\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":166976,"post_author":"942","post_date":"2020-04-16 12:40:32","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-16 16:40:32","post_content":"\n<p>As we remain quarantined with nothing but high-sodium snack foods, liquor, and laptops, we salute the medical professionals and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"their tireless effort to end this pandemic (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/dr-dabbs-american-spirit-covid-19\/\" target=\"_blank\">their tireless effort to end this pandemic<\/a>. Soldiers, truck drivers, delivery staff and grocery store workers are also kicking ass. But let\u2019s not forget the meme war soldiers on the boredom frontlines. I\u2019m talking about the Americans out there with entry level Photoshop skills, doing their part to fight the war ... one post at a time. Here\u2019s a few of our favorite coronavirus memes. We salute you, anonymous meme generator non-specific gender person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>The Best Coronavirus Memes on the Internet<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme2.jpg\" alt=\"PTSD Coronavirus Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7708\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When we\u2019re old and gray, our kids FINALLY have something to bitch about. You think you got it bad? Back in my day!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme3.jpg\" alt=\"Jehovah's Witnesses Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7711\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Even if you feel lonely, DO NOT answer the door for anyone but food and Amazon deliveries! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme1.jpg\" alt=\"Lysol Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7706\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Nothing is fine, and a time machine to next year sounds fantastic right about now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme4.jpg\" alt=\"The Shining Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7714\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Family time. So much family time. Be thankful it\u2019s a virus and not an EMP! At least you can get online and binge watch movies like \"<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"The Shining (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-quarantine-mental-health\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Shining<\/a>.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme5.jpg\" alt=\"Virus Cheap Airline Tickets\" class=\"wp-image-7716\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s official: If you cough, you\u2019re Public Enemy No. 1. Immediately say \u201cit\u2019s allergies\u201d or prepare for battle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme6.jpg\" alt=\"Corona Beer Label Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7718\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Well played, Corona. Well played.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme7.jpg\" alt=\"Quarantine Is My Life Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7720\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s fair to say the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/social-distancing-spring-break\/\">social distancing<\/a> memes hit home. At least now when I stay in on a Saturday night, I\u2019m \u201cdoing my part\u201d to fight COVID-19! Speaking of staying home, when you\u2019ve reached the end of the Internet, check out our podcast <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Skillset Live (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Skillset Live<\/a> to put a smile on your face! You can also check out our sister site BallisticMag.com for our its entire <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"COVID-19 coverage (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\">COVID-19 coverage guide<\/a>! If you've found some quality coronavirus memes, let us know in the comment section below. <strong><em>Above all, stay safe, stay healthy, and stay in the FIGHT!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"Coronavirus Memes: Pandemic Bringing Out the Best of the Internet","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"best-coronavirus-memes-internet","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-09-16 10:50:08","post_modified_gmt":"2024-09-16 14:50:08","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/best-coronavirus-memes-internet\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":2},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};</script> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-67f7344 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet 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Michelle Lujan Grisham. The governor recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/new-mexico-governor-grisham-gun-stores\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ordered gun stores closed<\/a> amid the pandemic, shunning federal guidance concerning the gun industry. Now Calibers Gun Store is taking on the governor, defying her order to stay closed.\n\n[in_content post=\"123562\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>New Mexico Gun Store Defies Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham<\/h2>\n\"So, we at Calibers have decided that we are going to open up with social distancing on our range,\" Louie Sanchez, owner of Calibers, told kob.com. \"And you know what? We're going to take this fight back to her. We feel that unless, somehow, she got a magical power to take the Second Amendment out of our constitution, that we have the right to open up.\"\n\nSanchez also went on to say the store initiated social distancing practices to minimize the chance of spreading disease. Ultimately, Sanchez wants to keep his store open for business reasons, but also as a resource to the community.\n\n\"We are indeed doing education courses, just one person, one trainer at six feet social distancing,\" Sanchez said. \"And we're allowing for military and law enforcement to utilize our ranges.\"\n<h4>Governor's Office Response<\/h4>\nThe governor's response attempts to minimize the impact on Sanchez, while also downplaying the importance of gun stores as essential services. The full response, attributed to spokesperson Nora Meyers Sackett:\n<blockquote><em>The state has taken and will continue to take an extremely broad view of what is considered non-essential to public health amid this pandemic. Gun stores are hardly the only entity having to adapt as we work to stem illnesses and prevent deaths. No one is happy about closing in-person business in our state \u2013 no one, including the governor. But it is inarguable that the only way we get through this pandemic with the fewest number of deaths that we can manage is to limit travel outside of the home to the greatest extent possible \u2013 and while we as an administration unequivocally support the constitutional right to purchase a firearm, we recognize that right does not correspond to a right to congregate in a store and infect neighbors and workers and public safety officers amid an unprecedented global pandemic.<\/em><\/blockquote>","post_title":"New Mexico Gun Store Reopens, Defying Governor's Non-Essential Order","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"calibers-gun-store-new-mexico-order","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/16\/calibers-gun-store-new-mexico-order\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":166980,"post_author":"373","post_date":"2020-04-15 13:31:52","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 17:31:52","post_content":"\n<p>The \"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/conop-8888-zombie-defense-plan\/\">zombie apocalypse<\/a>\" came upon us unexpectedly. The end of the world is frequently like that. We felt the COVID-19 crisis brewing, but we were preoccupied with important stuff. How\u2019s the survival stash? Check the food stocks, fuel, and obligatory toilet paper. There wasn\u2019t time for much else. Our emergency stash of toilet paper is nearly 20 years old. It still works just fine in case you\u2019re wondering. If anything that stuff gets even better with age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then it all stopped. The president and the governor made their proclamations, and everybody stayed home. I still went to work at the clinic every day and grew more and more acquainted with the Information Age version of the Black Death, but everything else pretty much ground to a halt; that, unfortunately, included Mrs. Mae, my long-suffering barber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I had needed to scoot in for a couple weeks now. My perceived age is dependent upon my haircut. I haven\u2019t been mistaken for a young man in some decades now, but I can get Mrs. Mae to shave the sides and back of my head and take 20 years off of my personal odometer. Conversely, let that interval grow too generous and the young lady at the restaurant, back when that was a thing, would offer me the senior citizen\u2019s discount with nary a spoken word. I glanced in the mirror and what stared back was just some sad shaggy old man. It was time for a DIY haircut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-the-diy-haircut\">The DIY Haircut<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Cutting your own hair is an undeniably ballsy undertaking. Before you get started you need to come to grips with some things. If the finished product sucks, you have to embrace said suck and just shave your head. What\u2019s the real difference between a bad haircut and a good haircut? About three weeks. 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Nowadays for reasons I still do not fully comprehend she adamantly refuses to heft the clippers yet again, even if the alternative is sharing her personal space with an old homeless-looking guy. Admittedly, our time in the service was likely not as positive for her as it was for me. Perhaps crafting my coif brings back sordid memories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ll need a brush or a comb to help keep things organized and a decent mirror. I used an old survival mirror from my days as an Army aviator. I used to shave by that thing in the field back in the day. Yep, apparently I stole it. I don\u2019t recall the details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-lead-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"DIY Haircut, clippers, side\" class=\"wp-image-7690\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I needed a buddy to help hold the mirror and opted for the Big Rubber Man. 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There\u2019s one for the right and another for the left. Pull the top bit aside again and run front to back parallel to the ground. Work up slowly until you taper the bare sides into the top bit. Keep in mind it is easy to take off and tougher to put back. Up to this point visibility was good and the results satisfactory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The back foments its own unique challenges. I tried two mirrors, but that is a great way to amputate one\u2019s own ear. Vincent Van Gogh was a great artist but a sucky role model. I cut a killer mohawk for starters, but figured that might not inspire confidence among my more genteel geriatric patients. Also, there is a fine line between mohawk and mullet; that was a line I\u2019d sooner not cross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No guts no glory, so I just started cutting the back blind from bottom to top. I did the best I could and then gave my wife my most refined set of puppy dog eyes. She descended to tidy up the back inch or two that I couldn\u2019t see, and I was appropriately grateful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-details\"><strong>Details<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have no idea what to do about the top. I could of course put a spacer on the clippers and just zip over the whole thing. In the end, I just left it long. I think it looks kind of cool. If this COVID thing persists another month or two I suppose I\u2019ll just braid it or invite in a family of squirrels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This whole exercise is way easier when it\u2019s warm out. Doing this in your bathroom will contaminate the space like a New York ER. You\u2019ll be picking tiny hairs out of your toothbrush until the sun burns out. Cutting your hair shirtless on the back porch makes cleanup a snap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-hairball-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"razor, clippers, floor\" class=\"wp-image-7689\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On that subject, once I had swept up the trimmings, I had a generous pile of black\/gray hair. It looked like I\u2019d attacked a skunk with an anti-tank grenade. I saved the trimmings and scattered them among my wife\u2019s garden. They say that\u2019ll help keep the deer away. I fear it might have the same effect on my bride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-the-finished-product\"><strong>The Finished Product<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have read that when Clint Eastwood prepared for his role as aging gunfighter William Munny in the gritty 1992 Western \"Unforgiven,\" he cut his own hair with primitive implements. Munny was a conflicted anti-hero loner. Taking a bowie knife to his locks would have been the only way to keep from wandering about the badlands looking like Moses. I thought it a great effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-finished-product-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"shave, finished product, razor\" class=\"wp-image-7688\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the end, the success of a DIY haircut during the zombie apocalypse turns on having reasonable expectations. Expect to look like you just stepped out of a Paul Mitchell salon and you are destined for disappointment. Let Clint Eastwood\u2019s William Munny be both your inspiration and goal and you\u2019ll likely be pleasantly surprised. If things go truly sideways you can always just wear a hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I showed a picture of my freshly shorn scalp to my brothers. One has been bald for decades and didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about. The other decreed that the new do should be titled \u201cThe Pandemic.\u201d Now I can truthfully declare that I have successfully survived the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Plan on giving yourself your own DIY haircut? Take pictures and please tag us on Instagram <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"@SkillsetMag (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skillsetmag\/\" target=\"_blank\">@SkillsetMag<\/a>. We want to see whatever disasters you create atop that head of yours.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"DIY Haircut: Desperate Times, Desperate Measures in the Apocalypse","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"diy-haircut-during-apocalypse","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-11 10:29:45","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-11 14:29:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/diy-haircut-during-apocalypse\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11786,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:17","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:17","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149574723001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">coronavirus pandemic<\/a>, and the ensuing panic, has changed the gun narrative in America. Now more than ever in recent memory, Americans are turning to the Second Amendment to ensure the safety of their families. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gun and ammo sales continue to soar<\/a>; that means many first-time buyers are heading to gun stores. We want to make sure new gun owners have the proper training. So we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the third video in our series, focusing on shotguns. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/rifle-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part II: Rifle Training<\/a><\/strong>\"  as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123600\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nFirst and foremost, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them religiously, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe shotgun remains one of the most effective tools for home defense. Users can load low-brass birdshot to ensure rounds don't over-penetrate interior walls. For more firepower, buckshot also becomes a formidable stopper. And when you really have to take down something big or engage targets at range, slugs prove devastating.\n\nBut there is much to learn to effectively manipulate, run and fire a shotgun in a defensive setting. Watch our video, learn, and then invest in some quality, certified instruction. Then get on the range and practice, practice, practice. Shotgun loading takes time to master, and you can never be proficient enough running a defensive shotgun.\n\nWelcome to the firearms community. Get trained, practiced hard, and have fun out there on the rang. And remember, share what you've learned with others.","post_title":"VIDEO: Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety for First-Time Buyers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/15\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11790,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:14","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:14","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149573064001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nAs the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID-19<\/a> global pandemic continues to spread, more and more Americans are purchasing guns for their protection. After runs on food and goods sparked into panic buying, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">guns and ammo sales reached record highs<\/a>. Americans have spoken, and they clearly want the right to buy guns to protect their family. In fact, many are buying guns for the very first time. With that in mind, we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the second video in our series, focusing on rifles. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part III: Shotgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123619\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Rifle Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nMost importantly, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe rifle, especially America's most popular rifle, the AR-15, excels in the role of home and self-defense. With a 30-round magazine, extremely intuitive controls and high accuracy potential, most contemporary semi-automatic rifles are easily learned. You can often shoot them well, with an extremely fast learning curve.\n\nHowever, there's still much that must be learned, especially for the new shooter. Rifle manipulations, magazine changes, and shooting all require training and practice. While the AR design remains especially popular, it still brings its own set of challenges and requirements to run safely and effectively.\n\nFinally, welcome to the 2A club. While it took a global pandemic for some to get here, we've all got one thing in common. We all decided to take full responsibility for our family's ultimate safety and protection. 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13:13:20","post_date_gmt":"2020-05-07 17:13:20","post_content":"The FBI conducted more than 2.9 million NICS checks during the month of April. The number represents nearly a 25-percent increase over April 2019. It also shows Americans continue to turn to firearms as part of their family safety plan during the COVID-19 pandemic.\n\n[in_content post=\"123402\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>FBI NICS Checks Increase Again for April<\/h2>\nThe\u00a0<a style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fbi.gov\/file-repository\/nics_firearm_checks_-_month_year.pdf\/view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FBI report<\/a>\u00a0shows 2,911,128 background checks conducted in April 2020. This surpasses the April 2019 number of 2,334,249. The report confirms <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">trends first reported here a month ago<\/a>, as Americans of all walks of life chose to purchase firearms. So now, year-over-year data shows a 24.7-percent increase in April. And, not surprisingly, anti-gunners aren't too excited about the trend.\n\n\u201cThis continued surge in gun sales is bringing new risks into American homes that will linger long after the pandemic,\u201d said Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action, according to an <a href=\"https:\/\/yubanet.com\/usa\/new-fbi-data-suggests-americans-bought-4-2-million-guns-in-march-and-april-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Everytown for Gun Safety release<\/a><strong>.<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cThe risks are particularly high for the millions of kids in homes with unsecured guns, women sheltering in place with abusers, and anyone who is struggling psychologically during this crisis. Policymakers have tools to address America\u2019s gun violence crisis, and they should use them.\u201d\n\nOf course, Watts continues to show a lack of understanding of reality. The anti-gun leader recently called all \"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/shannon-watts-gun-extremists-misogynists\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">gun extremists misogynists<\/a>.\" Now, instead of understanding why Americans turn to gun ownership, she continues the trend to belittle people's ability to remain safe.\n\nBut safety is clearly on Americans' minds during the pandemic. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/covid-19-law-enforcement-challenges\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jurisdictions continue to release prisoners<\/a>. And now reports continue to flow in of prisoners immediately committing crimes in those communities. So it becomes even more clear. When times get tough, more Americans take safety into their own hands.\n\nWith <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/new-handguns-coronavirus-stimulus-check\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">stimulus checks<\/a> pouring in, along with communities continuing to experience irregularities and shutdowns, look for gun purchases to continue at record rates.","post_title":"FBI Reports 24.7 Percent Increase in NICS Checks for April Over 2019","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"fbi-nics-checks-april","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:33:55","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:33:55","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/05\/07\/fbi-nics-checks-april\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":2804,"post_author":"373","post_date":"2020-04-30 06:00:30","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-30 10:00:30","post_content":"<em><strong>This is Part 6 in our \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/tag\/dr-dabbs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Front Lines<\/a>\u201d series with Dr. Will Dabbs. Before reading on about Will's real COVID-19 facts, be sure to check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/tag\/dr-dabbs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">other parts in the series<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em>\r\n\r\n[in_content post=\"12689\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/best-coronavirus-memes-internet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Internet<\/a> has undoubtedly helped <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-quarantine-mental-health\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">maintain everybody\u2019s sanity<\/a> throughout all this. However, the information superhighway gives everybody with a keyboard their own voice. In case you hadn\u2019t noticed, a fair percentage of the other folks in the world are crazy. Thank goodness that\u2019s not you and me.\r\n<h2>The Real COVID-19 Facts<\/h2>\r\nAmidst politicians with agendas, lunatics with laptops, and news outlets way more fixated on clicks than candor, it can be tough to fractionate the facts from the fluff. However, now this deep into the pandemic, I have drawn a few first-person conclusions. Your mileage may vary, but these opinions are mine.\r\n<h4>Masks<\/h4>\r\nYes, the government lied when they originally told us that masks were unnecessary. However, the moment somebody said masks actually helped there were no more masks. A month ago we desperately needed those things in places like New Orleans and New York. We still do. I understand why they did it.\r\n\r\nYou\u2019re not typically wearing a mask to protect yourself. You\u2019re wearing a mask to protect others. When you breath in and feel air rushing around the sides, that could be SARS-CoV-2. N95\u2019s fit tightly around your face, are miserable for long periods, and aren\u2019t foolproof at excluding those tiny microscopic monsters anyway. For general use a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/diy-face-mask-coronavirus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DIY cloth mask<\/a> is fine.\r\n\r\nSymptomatic or no, if you have this disease then a cloth mask substantially reduces the density of infectious viral particles you spew out. However, it only really works if we pretty much all do it. In my neck of the woods, the maskless outnumber the masked by a factor of about 10. We need to do better.\r\n<h4>Test, Test, Test<\/h4>\r\nI <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/trust-your-government-during-coronavirus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">don\u2019t trust my government<\/a>. I also don\u2019t trust other people\u2019s governments. However, I really don\u2019t trust that WHO guy. I still can\u2019t see where testing is the center of gravity here.\r\n\r\nI\u2019ve read estimates ranging up to 15 percent for the number of false negative results for the COVID tests we are currently using. A troubling number of folks coming into my clinic have fairly definitive symptomatology, but negative testing; that means the test might give somebody Facebook bragging rights, but it doesn\u2019t much impact clinical decision-making. If you have symptoms, you need to isolate.\r\n\r\nThe IgG antibody blood tests are even murkier. The only accuracy claims come from the companies that make the tests. The test can also be positive in the case of coronavirus strains other than SARS-CoV-2. Most importantly, however, we have no idea whether a previously resolved infection offers any substantive immunity. That\u2019s what we all want. However, I want to wake up tomorrow rich and handsome as well. I\u2019m not holding my breath.\r\n\r\nThe bottom line is that we currently lack the means to definitively identify this disease. We also cannot reliably predict whether or not somebody can become immune to it. We are playing the odds and hoping, but we need to be realistic. I\u2019m not sure testing is all it\u2019s cracked up to be.\r\n<h4>The Numbers<\/h4>\r\nAs much as I respect <a href=\"https:\/\/ncov2019.live\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Avi Shiffman\u2019s marvelous COVID tracker<\/a>, those mesmerizing numbers are utterly meaningless. We Americans don\u2019t have the largest numbers in the world because we suck at fighting this thing. We have such astronomical numbers because we are fat and we have the capacity to test, track, and report more accurately. If it weren\u2019t for cigarettes, alcohol, STDs, and gluttony, I\u2019d have to become a plumber. Does anybody really believe that we are worse at managing this thing than Azerbaijan or Kazakhstan?\r\n\r\nThe number of positive tests is always the denominator in any population-wide percentage. Death rates just don\u2019t mean a whole lot if the denominators are spurious. Take all these numbers with a huge grain of salt.\r\n\r\nThe absolute death toll is a better indicator, but it is still not reliable. Young, healthy folks do not typically run fever and then fall over dead a few days later, yet I have seen that in patients with negative COVID tests. Some dead folks are invariably not getting counted.\r\n\r\nThe amazing thing is how fortunate we have been. The 1918 Spanish Flu killed 50 million people. Imagine Avi\u2019s people counter registering those kinds of numbers. The current Case Fatality Rate seems to be hovering around 2.3 percent. Once again, that depends entirely upon the innately unknowable denominator. However, the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2002 had a 90 percent CFR; that means for every 10 people who got that disease, only one survived. As a species, we have still been really, really lucky.\r\n\r\nIt took two years for the 1918 Spanish Flu to burn itself out without drugs or vaccines. During that time the average life expectancy in the U.S. dropped 12 years. I want this thing to go away worse than most, but we need to face it with our eyes open.\r\n<h4>Social Distancing<\/h4>\r\nEverybody I have seen who caught this disease acquired it indoors in a crowd. Admittedly my sample size is a drop in the bucket compared to my comrades struggling to survive the hemoclysm in New York. However, it seems to me that we are fairly safe outside in a stiff breeze.\r\n\r\nDown here in Mississippi we seem to be doing fairly well. Perhaps iced tea, pretty girls, ubiquitous firearms, and a congenitally affable demeanor offer some protective effect. More likely it is just that we have plenty of space to spread out.\r\n<h4>Ruminations<\/h4>\r\nLet\u2019s face facts. There\u2019s not going to be a vaccine that makes this thing go away any time soon. It\u2019s also going to be tough to keep <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/dr-dabbs-drive-thru-doctor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">seeing patients in their cars<\/a> when it is 105 degrees out. Lastly, we really have to go back to work. Masks, social distancing, and living defensively will mitigate things to a degree, but we still need to strap in and hang on. This never was a political problem; it is a humanity problem. For now, wear your mask, mind your distances, and enjoy a little sunshine.","post_title":"Dr. Dabbs: Real COVID-19 Facts and What They Mean for Americans","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"dr-dabbs-real-covid-19-facts","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:15:39","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:15:39","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/30\/dr-dabbs-real-covid-19-facts\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":166948,"post_author":"942","post_date":"2020-04-29 13:04:50","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-29 17:04:50","post_content":"\n<p>The months of March and April 2020, took me on a somewhat adventurous journey from sea to land. It also tested just about every item in my skill set. Here's a look at what I've been up to in the days of the COVID-19 quarantine. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center\">First Travel and COVID-19 Quarantine<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Fresh back from an extended overseas trip on a major cruise line holding about 5,000 total passengers, I returned to New Jersey on March 15. At the time, it happened to have the second highest reported cases of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/tag\/coronavirus-guide\/\">COVID-19<\/a> in the U.S. My plan was simple: Take to the woods for about 14 days of self-quarantine before getting back on an airplane to fly to Georgia. Eventually, I planned to make my way to Alabama for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.randallsadventure.com\/\">Randall\u2019s Adventure & Training<\/a> class, which ended up being canceled along with the rest of the world, so it seemed. As planned, I took the flight to North Carolina, ending up in Tennessee before making my way to Georgia to join lead instructor for Randall\u2019s Adventure & Training, Patrick Rollins, for some woods quarantine time and skills practice. First, I had to get there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Traveling South<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/covid-19-quarantine-author-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"COVID-19 Quarantine, backwoods survival, traveling\" class=\"wp-image-7953\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When I left from EWR Airport in Newark, N.J., there was an ominous feeling. I hadn't experienced before. Social distancing was barely getting started and not enforced at the time of this initial flight. There were about 20 people waiting at about five gates and when I boarded, I was one of just six people on my flight. It was eerie. Upon arriving at my destination airport, I noticed there were no airplanes landing or getting ready to take-off. Signs of canceled flights riddled the screen prompter, I was lucky to make it this far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once I arrived, we set up a camp back in the woods behind the house\u2014hammocks, tarps, and a large cargo parachute over the top. This was a \u201cworking camp\u201d where I\u2019d spend most of my time, and we had a lot of work to do. Believe it or not, this was a good opportunity to use skills, and experiment with new tools. A time to build things, prepare fire wood, and find new ways to cook using natural resources for cooking utensils, as well as some food, when possible. During this time we cooked in cast iron Dutch ovens, bamboo, bio wood stoves, and open flame. We utilized all sorts of techniques.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Patrick hunted for turkeys in the morning. Then we used the turkey to its fullest. We used stock made from bones, and meat from that to supplement other dishes. We went out to the grocery stores every few days, keeping in contact with the general public as little as was realistic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The situation seemed to grow over the course of the weeks I was there. Before I knew it, airlines canceled most flights connecting to New Jersey and New York areas. At that point, the concept of the lockdown started to set in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Back to Jersey<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/covid-19-quarantine-tools-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"Coronavirus camp, backwoods survival, tools\" class=\"wp-image-7957\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After two weeks down south, I finally flew back to New Jersey. As it stands, I went back to the woods for more self-quarantining and stealth camping. However, it's not so much of a \u201cbug out\u201d camp. This isn't a true survival situation. I'm also not lost and trying to get back to civilization. This isn\u2019t a romanticized, survival scenario, nor am I trying to play it up that way. It\u2019s basically the new normal for me. A new routine that consists of sleeping in the camp and fighting the boredom. All that while venturing out to resupply after a couple of days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When I do get back to the stores, I try to limit it to maybe two places and pick items that don\u2019t involve too many ingredients. Some things I just do without. Being back in the city area reminds me of the scene from the original 1984 \"Red Dawn\" when they come out of hiding in the woods and go to the city, only to see how different things really are. The curfew sign in bright yellow and red as they walk past it into the store is eerily similar to our present reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Solitude<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>With this much solitude during my COVID-19 quarantine, it\u2019s important to be your own friend. It turns out talking out loud is comforting. It seems acceptable to me. When it\u2019s late, well after curfew, I may even play some music, but try to save my battery. After all, I\u2019m not lost. There is communication. Still, I keep the volume low as to not alert anyone in the area. I also keep my fires small and wait until the later hours after curfew to start any.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/covid-19-quarantine-build-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"Coronavirus camp, backwoods survival, tools\" class=\"wp-image-7954\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I see people hiking and walking through the woods\u2014on and off-trail\u2014but they don\u2019t see me, which is how I prefer it. Still, I see many signs around of people taking solitude in the woods. Commonly, I see a lot of lost gloves and water bottles, most likely from hikers. Not to mention, during these days of spring, foot prints are easier to see. Mud is a tracking trap, showing evidence of people and what animals were in the vicinity. Snow also does this. It's a good opportunity to find some more resources. I have a somewhat, eclectic camp setup with a lot of trail and city finds. It looks sort of like a cross between a hobo camp and a gypsy camp. So, besides looking around, look down\u2014you'll be surprised what you find.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Others are likely doing the same thing during the COVID-19 quarantine period\u2014camped out, away from crowds. Even with state parks and wilderness recreational locations closed, it doesn't matter. No matter how people choose to quarantine, why not spend it to better your skill set beyond what you think you already know? One thing is for sure: no time spent building your situational awareness and outdoors skills will ever be wasted time!<\/p>\n","post_title":"Camp Quarantine: What It's Like Camping in the Woods During COVID-19","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"covid-19-quarantine-camping-out-woods","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-10-31 23:13:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-11-01 03:13:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/covid-19-quarantine-camping-out-woods\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11762,"post_author":"988","post_date":"2020-04-21 10:06:32","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-21 14:06:32","post_content":"As the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID-19<\/a> pandemic continues to grip the country and most citizens are still under some kind of shelter-in-place order, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is being widely quoted in terms of coronavirus statistics and information. With that agency much in the news right now, it seems a good time to remind gun owners of the CDC and its decades-long anti-gun battle, specifically against private firearms ownership.\r\n\r\n[in_content post=\"121339\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\r\n<h2>The Anti-Gun CDC<\/h2>\r\nI've covered CDC's not-so-hidden agenda to advance more restrictive gun laws for nearly 20 years. Consequently, it greatly frustrates me to see the organization used as an unbiased, reliable authority on any topic. Think I\u2019m exaggerating? Simply consider what various CDC heads have said over the years, especially back when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/tag\/gun-control\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">gun control<\/a> started to become the \u201cin\u201d thing among liberals and those who don\u2019t care about the U.S. Constitution.\r\n\r\n\u201cWe\u2019re going to systematically build a case that owning firearms causes deaths,\u201d Dr. P.W. O\u2019Carroll, then acting section head of the Division of Injury Control of the CDC, <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/blogs\/congress-blog\/politics\/261307-why-congress-stopped-gun-control-activism-at-the-cdc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">was quoted as saying<\/a> in 1989 in the <em>Journal of the American Medical Association<\/em>. \u201cWe\u2019re doing the most we can do, given the political realities.\u201d\r\n\r\nO\u2019Carroll\u2019s successor, Dr. Mark Rosenberg, was no less direct.\r\n\r\n\u201cWe need to revolutionize the way we look at guns, like what we did with cigarettes,\u201d Rosenberg told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/archive\/opinions\/1994\/10\/19\/sick-people-with-guns\/6c7f2bd2-fa57-4d69-b927-5ceb4fa43cf4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Washington Post<\/em><\/a>. \u201cIt used to be that smoking was a glamour symbol\u2014cool, sexy, macho. Now it is dirty, deadly\u2014and banned.\u201d\r\n<h4>The Alleged Gun Violence Epidemic<\/h4>\r\nWith that kind of leadership, it\u2019s no wonder that the CDC eventually set out to sponsor a number of taxpayer-funded \u201cstudies\u201d designed from the start to \u201cprove\u201d that private firearms ownership is more of a danger than a benefit. The group even declared gun violence a \u201chealth epidemic,\u201d as if it were a virus that needed a vaccine.\r\n\r\nThings finally hit a breaking point in the mid 1990s. Gun owners became fed up with their hard-earned tax dollars used to try to prove the need for further restrictions on their Second Amendment rights. In 1995, Congress passed the Dickey Amendment. A provision inserted into the annual omnibus spending bill, it mandated \u201cnone of the funds made available for injury prevention and control at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may be used to advocate or promote gun control.\u201d\r\n\r\nConsider a few facts about the CDC and you\u2019ll see why that legislation was so important. Back in 2018, the CDC published unreliable data on nonfatal firearms injuries. Of course, anti-gun journals and gun-hating politicians quickly parroted the CDC claims that nonfatal firearms injuries had drastically increased between 2015 and 2016.\r\n\r\nFatal firearm injury data from the CDC is based on death certificates. However, the Consumer Product Safety Commission conducts a survey producing nonfatal injury data.\u00a0The small survey included only 100 out of 5,534 registered hospitals, and only 66 provided the relevant data. That means only about 1 percent of hospitals throughout the country provided information.\r\n<h4>Unreliable Data<\/h4>\r\nThe CDC later admitted the data wasn't trustworthy. It warned the information should be treated as \u201cunstable and potentially unreliable.\u201d But the damage was already done. Newspapers and other \"mainstream\" news outlets reported on the drastic increase in gun deaths.\r\n\r\nMore recently, further evidence of the CDC bias against gun ownership came to light showing that in the years immediately after passage of the Dickey Amendment, the CDC sat on findings about defensive gun uses that showed people use guns to protect themselves or others far more often than the federal government had been willing to admit.\r\n\r\nIn 1996, 1997 and 1998, the CDC asked about defensive gun usage in four to six states and results pointed to very high numbers like those often quoted by pro-gun advocates. But the results didn\u2019t jive with the CDC\u2019s mantra that guns are bad. The results never went public.\r\n<h4>Germs & Viruses, Not Guns<\/h4>\r\nIronically, anti-gun politicians and gun-ban groups unearthed that evidence while attempting to repeal the Dickey Amendment. They claimed it stopped the CDC from doing research concerning guns; that was obviously a lie. The amendment simply banned the CDC from advocating or promoting gun control. It didn't stop legitimate research on guns and their relationship to health. Yet the lie became widely \u201creported\u201d and repeated as truth in much of the anti-gun media.\r\n\r\nI\u2019m not saying to disbelieve the CDC\u2019s information on the COVID-19 pandemic. But I would suggest that, given the CDC\u2019s history of lying about guns and gun owners, you\u2019d be wise to double check any information the longtime bureaucrats within the organizations distribute as being the truth about any topic.","post_title":"Op-Ed: Why I Don't Trust the Anti-Gun CDC and Why You Shouldn't Too","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"i-dont-trust-anti-gun-cdc","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:03","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:03","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/21\/i-dont-trust-anti-gun-cdc\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":126494,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2020-04-20 09:01:22","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-20 13:01:22","post_content":"A pair of U.S. Marines sprang into action earlier in April, taking decisive action in New York. The Marines' quick thinking and immediate response saved the lives of patients waiting to board the USNS Comfort.\n\n[in_content post=\"210027\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Marines Save Patients Aboard USNS Comfort in NYC<\/h2>\nThe incident began on April 7 when a local hospital evacuated during an emergency situation. The evacuation sent 10 ambulances to the Comfort all at once. Suddenly, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/navy-ships-comfort-and-mercy-empty\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">normally empty Comfort<\/a> became inundated with patients. That's when Sgt. Austin Loppe, while he and his Marines pulled security, identified one patient rapidly deteriorating, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvidshub.net\/news\/367367\/marines-conducting-security-help-save-patients-bound-usns-comfort\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Navy release<\/a>. The patient's oxygen tank ran dangerously low, so Loppe and his Marines jumped into action.\n\n\u201cUs being infantry Marines, we\u2019re all trained in Combat Lifesaver\/Tactical Combat Casualty Care,\u201d Loppe said. \u201cYou need oxygen to survive. And even just going a couple minutes without oxygen, the human brain starts losing function and having permanent brain damage for life. So that wasn\u2019t something that myself or any of my Marines were willing to let happen to an American citizen. So we knew right away that we needed to get them linked up with the medical team as quickly as possible.\u201d\n\nLoppe and his Marines immediately halted traffic into and off the pier. They then directed the ambulance to the head of the line, getting that patient immediately to Navy medical staff. The action cut 15 minutes of wait time for the patient, advancing the ambulance down the half-mile-long pier.\n<h4>History Repeats Itself<\/h4>\nThen 10 minutes later, it happened again. Marines recognized another ambulance contained a patient running out of oxygen. Again, Loppe's Marines directed traffic and safely advanced the patient to medical help.\n\n\u201cTo be able to help New York and Americans in general is pretty awesome,\u201d said Loppe, who is from Mingo Junction, Ohio.\n\nBut the night wasn't over for these Marines working security. Again, ambulances brought patients to the pier, critically low on oxygen. So members of the security team ran several hundred meters, taking tanks to where patients arrived.\n\nLance Cpl. Colton Flach credited teamwork to saving lives that night. He said the Marines on the pier, along with Navy and NYC police, worked together to make it happen.\n\n\u201cThey\u2019re with us 24-7 on post,\u201d Flach said. \u201cAnd the moment that we had got that call, I knew that I could count on them to be able to do whatever I needed them to do, and we would do whatever we could to help them as well to get these patients the medical attention that they needed as fast as possible.\u201d\n\nCompany Commander Capt. Peter Hofinga recognized the Marines' courage under a different type of fire. He credited the Marines' ability to adapt and overcome.\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s kind of hard to put in words. It\u2019s immensely humbling to observe the Marines and actions that small-unit leaders are making, rapid decisions on their own without any sort of tasking or supervision,\u201d Hofinga said. \u201cDespite the fact that this is not really in their typical task group, or what they trained to do, they are able to operate within that friction and chaos to help both the Navy-Marine Corps team overall as well as New York City residents.\u201d","post_title":"Marines Save Patients Waiting to Board Hospital Ship USNS Comfort","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"marines-save-patients-usns-comfort","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:14:53","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:14:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/20\/marines-save-patients-usns-comfort\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":166976,"post_author":"942","post_date":"2020-04-16 12:40:32","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-16 16:40:32","post_content":"\n<p>As we remain quarantined with nothing but high-sodium snack foods, liquor, and laptops, we salute the medical professionals and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"their tireless effort to end this pandemic (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/dr-dabbs-american-spirit-covid-19\/\" target=\"_blank\">their tireless effort to end this pandemic<\/a>. Soldiers, truck drivers, delivery staff and grocery store workers are also kicking ass. But let\u2019s not forget the meme war soldiers on the boredom frontlines. I\u2019m talking about the Americans out there with entry level Photoshop skills, doing their part to fight the war ... one post at a time. Here\u2019s a few of our favorite coronavirus memes. We salute you, anonymous meme generator non-specific gender person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>The Best Coronavirus Memes on the Internet<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme2.jpg\" alt=\"PTSD Coronavirus Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7708\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When we\u2019re old and gray, our kids FINALLY have something to bitch about. You think you got it bad? Back in my day!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme3.jpg\" alt=\"Jehovah's Witnesses Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7711\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Even if you feel lonely, DO NOT answer the door for anyone but food and Amazon deliveries! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme1.jpg\" alt=\"Lysol Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7706\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Nothing is fine, and a time machine to next year sounds fantastic right about now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme4.jpg\" alt=\"The Shining Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7714\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Family time. So much family time. Be thankful it\u2019s a virus and not an EMP! At least you can get online and binge watch movies like \"<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"The Shining (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-quarantine-mental-health\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Shining<\/a>.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme5.jpg\" alt=\"Virus Cheap Airline Tickets\" class=\"wp-image-7716\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s official: If you cough, you\u2019re Public Enemy No. 1. Immediately say \u201cit\u2019s allergies\u201d or prepare for battle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme6.jpg\" alt=\"Corona Beer Label Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7718\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Well played, Corona. Well played.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/04\/meme7.jpg\" alt=\"Quarantine Is My Life Meme\" class=\"wp-image-7720\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s fair to say the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/social-distancing-spring-break\/\">social distancing<\/a> memes hit home. At least now when I stay in on a Saturday night, I\u2019m \u201cdoing my part\u201d to fight COVID-19! Speaking of staying home, when you\u2019ve reached the end of the Internet, check out our podcast <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Skillset Live (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Skillset Live<\/a> to put a smile on your face! You can also check out our sister site BallisticMag.com for our its entire <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"COVID-19 coverage (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\">COVID-19 coverage guide<\/a>! 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Michelle Lujan Grisham. The governor recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/new-mexico-governor-grisham-gun-stores\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ordered gun stores closed<\/a> amid the pandemic, shunning federal guidance concerning the gun industry. Now Calibers Gun Store is taking on the governor, defying her order to stay closed.\n\n[in_content post=\"123562\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>New Mexico Gun Store Defies Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham<\/h2>\n\"So, we at Calibers have decided that we are going to open up with social distancing on our range,\" Louie Sanchez, owner of Calibers, told kob.com. \"And you know what? We're going to take this fight back to her. We feel that unless, somehow, she got a magical power to take the Second Amendment out of our constitution, that we have the right to open up.\"\n\nSanchez also went on to say the store initiated social distancing practices to minimize the chance of spreading disease. Ultimately, Sanchez wants to keep his store open for business reasons, but also as a resource to the community.\n\n\"We are indeed doing education courses, just one person, one trainer at six feet social distancing,\" Sanchez said. \"And we're allowing for military and law enforcement to utilize our ranges.\"\n<h4>Governor's Office Response<\/h4>\nThe governor's response attempts to minimize the impact on Sanchez, while also downplaying the importance of gun stores as essential services. The full response, attributed to spokesperson Nora Meyers Sackett:\n<blockquote><em>The state has taken and will continue to take an extremely broad view of what is considered non-essential to public health amid this pandemic. Gun stores are hardly the only entity having to adapt as we work to stem illnesses and prevent deaths. No one is happy about closing in-person business in our state \u2013 no one, including the governor. But it is inarguable that the only way we get through this pandemic with the fewest number of deaths that we can manage is to limit travel outside of the home to the greatest extent possible \u2013 and while we as an administration unequivocally support the constitutional right to purchase a firearm, we recognize that right does not correspond to a right to congregate in a store and infect neighbors and workers and public safety officers amid an unprecedented global pandemic.<\/em><\/blockquote>","post_title":"New Mexico Gun Store Reopens, Defying Governor's Non-Essential Order","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"calibers-gun-store-new-mexico-order","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/16\/calibers-gun-store-new-mexico-order\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":166980,"post_author":"373","post_date":"2020-04-15 13:31:52","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 17:31:52","post_content":"\n<p>The \"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/conop-8888-zombie-defense-plan\/\">zombie apocalypse<\/a>\" came upon us unexpectedly. The end of the world is frequently like that. We felt the COVID-19 crisis brewing, but we were preoccupied with important stuff. How\u2019s the survival stash? Check the food stocks, fuel, and obligatory toilet paper. There wasn\u2019t time for much else. Our emergency stash of toilet paper is nearly 20 years old. It still works just fine in case you\u2019re wondering. If anything that stuff gets even better with age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then it all stopped. The president and the governor made their proclamations, and everybody stayed home. I still went to work at the clinic every day and grew more and more acquainted with the Information Age version of the Black Death, but everything else pretty much ground to a halt; that, unfortunately, included Mrs. Mae, my long-suffering barber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I had needed to scoot in for a couple weeks now. My perceived age is dependent upon my haircut. I haven\u2019t been mistaken for a young man in some decades now, but I can get Mrs. Mae to shave the sides and back of my head and take 20 years off of my personal odometer. Conversely, let that interval grow too generous and the young lady at the restaurant, back when that was a thing, would offer me the senior citizen\u2019s discount with nary a spoken word. I glanced in the mirror and what stared back was just some sad shaggy old man. It was time for a DIY haircut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-the-diy-haircut\">The DIY Haircut<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Cutting your own hair is an undeniably ballsy undertaking. Before you get started you need to come to grips with some things. If the finished product sucks, you have to embrace said suck and just shave your head. What\u2019s the real difference between a bad haircut and a good haircut? About three weeks. This too shall pass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hair itself is little more than the physical manifestation of vanity anyway. Excepting a single two-year interlude right after I left the Army wherein I grew a killer ponytail, I have maintained an Airborne high and tight ever since I was 18. Now, at age 54, hair is little more than an encumbrance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m a doctor. Men experiencing male-pattern baldness come to see me on occasion asking me for hair. I wish I could give them mine. Today I would put that timeless platitude to the test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-mission-essential-equipment\"><strong>Mission-Essential Equipment<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>For you DIY haircut, you need a set of clippers. Amazon is your buddy. They\u2019re dirt cheap and come with sundry attachments all in an attractive plastic box. My wife used to cut my hair every 10 days back when I was a soldier. I did so look forward to that. Nowadays for reasons I still do not fully comprehend she adamantly refuses to heft the clippers yet again, even if the alternative is sharing her personal space with an old homeless-looking guy. Admittedly, our time in the service was likely not as positive for her as it was for me. Perhaps crafting my coif brings back sordid memories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ll need a brush or a comb to help keep things organized and a decent mirror. I used an old survival mirror from my days as an Army aviator. I used to shave by that thing in the field back in the day. Yep, apparently I stole it. I don\u2019t recall the details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-lead-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"DIY Haircut, clippers, side\" class=\"wp-image-7690\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I needed a buddy to help hold the mirror and opted for the Big Rubber Man. The Big Rubber Man is what we call our lifelike 3D target by Rubber Dummies. I left that thing in the house one time and my wife bumped into it in the dark. It scared her witless. Now the Big Rubber Man lives on the back porch. He\u2019s never once complained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-geriatric-homeless-guy-to-hot-euro-terrorist-in-10-minutes-flat\"><strong>Geriatric Homeless Guy to Hot Euro Terrorist in 10 Minutes Flat<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I just wanted the shag off my ears, so my hairstyling goals were fairly modest. Your mileage may vary. I started my DIY haircut by drawing an imaginary line around the top of my scalp. I started at the bottom with the raw clippers sans attachment. This took me down to bare scalp. Start at the bottom and work up after pulling the top bit to the side with a brush or comb. I did this to both sides as far back as I could see and reach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now affix the angled attachment to your clippers. There\u2019s one for the right and another for the left. Pull the top bit aside again and run front to back parallel to the ground. Work up slowly until you taper the bare sides into the top bit. Keep in mind it is easy to take off and tougher to put back. Up to this point visibility was good and the results satisfactory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The back foments its own unique challenges. I tried two mirrors, but that is a great way to amputate one\u2019s own ear. Vincent Van Gogh was a great artist but a sucky role model. I cut a killer mohawk for starters, but figured that might not inspire confidence among my more genteel geriatric patients. Also, there is a fine line between mohawk and mullet; that was a line I\u2019d sooner not cross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No guts no glory, so I just started cutting the back blind from bottom to top. I did the best I could and then gave my wife my most refined set of puppy dog eyes. She descended to tidy up the back inch or two that I couldn\u2019t see, and I was appropriately grateful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-details\"><strong>Details<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have no idea what to do about the top. I could of course put a spacer on the clippers and just zip over the whole thing. In the end, I just left it long. I think it looks kind of cool. If this COVID thing persists another month or two I suppose I\u2019ll just braid it or invite in a family of squirrels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This whole exercise is way easier when it\u2019s warm out. Doing this in your bathroom will contaminate the space like a New York ER. You\u2019ll be picking tiny hairs out of your toothbrush until the sun burns out. Cutting your hair shirtless on the back porch makes cleanup a snap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-hairball-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"razor, clippers, floor\" class=\"wp-image-7689\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On that subject, once I had swept up the trimmings, I had a generous pile of black\/gray hair. It looked like I\u2019d attacked a skunk with an anti-tank grenade. I saved the trimmings and scattered them among my wife\u2019s garden. They say that\u2019ll help keep the deer away. I fear it might have the same effect on my bride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-the-finished-product\"><strong>The Finished Product<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have read that when Clint Eastwood prepared for his role as aging gunfighter William Munny in the gritty 1992 Western \"Unforgiven,\" he cut his own hair with primitive implements. Munny was a conflicted anti-hero loner. Taking a bowie knife to his locks would have been the only way to keep from wandering about the badlands looking like Moses. I thought it a great effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/diy-haircut-finished-product-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"shave, finished product, razor\" class=\"wp-image-7688\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the end, the success of a DIY haircut during the zombie apocalypse turns on having reasonable expectations. Expect to look like you just stepped out of a Paul Mitchell salon and you are destined for disappointment. Let Clint Eastwood\u2019s William Munny be both your inspiration and goal and you\u2019ll likely be pleasantly surprised. If things go truly sideways you can always just wear a hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I showed a picture of my freshly shorn scalp to my brothers. One has been bald for decades and didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about. The other decreed that the new do should be titled \u201cThe Pandemic.\u201d Now I can truthfully declare that I have successfully survived the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Plan on giving yourself your own DIY haircut? Take pictures and please tag us on Instagram <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"@SkillsetMag (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skillsetmag\/\" target=\"_blank\">@SkillsetMag<\/a>. We want to see whatever disasters you create atop that head of yours.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"DIY Haircut: Desperate Times, Desperate Measures in the Apocalypse","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"diy-haircut-during-apocalypse","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-11 10:29:45","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-11 14:29:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/diy-haircut-during-apocalypse\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11786,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:17","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:17","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149574723001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">coronavirus pandemic<\/a>, and the ensuing panic, has changed the gun narrative in America. Now more than ever in recent memory, Americans are turning to the Second Amendment to ensure the safety of their families. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gun and ammo sales continue to soar<\/a>; that means many first-time buyers are heading to gun stores. We want to make sure new gun owners have the proper training. So we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the third video in our series, focusing on shotguns. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/rifle-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part II: Rifle Training<\/a><\/strong>\"  as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123600\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nFirst and foremost, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them religiously, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe shotgun remains one of the most effective tools for home defense. Users can load low-brass birdshot to ensure rounds don't over-penetrate interior walls. For more firepower, buckshot also becomes a formidable stopper. And when you really have to take down something big or engage targets at range, slugs prove devastating.\n\nBut there is much to learn to effectively manipulate, run and fire a shotgun in a defensive setting. Watch our video, learn, and then invest in some quality, certified instruction. Then get on the range and practice, practice, practice. Shotgun loading takes time to master, and you can never be proficient enough running a defensive shotgun.\n\nWelcome to the firearms community. Get trained, practiced hard, and have fun out there on the rang. And remember, share what you've learned with others.","post_title":"VIDEO: Shotgun Training, Skills and Safety for First-Time Buyers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/15\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11790,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-15 12:13:14","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 16:13:14","post_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 1086px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5766826437001\/LKt3QJh5k_default\/index.html?videoId=6149573064001\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\nAs the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/coronavirus-update-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID-19<\/a> global pandemic continues to spread, more and more Americans are purchasing guns for their protection. After runs on food and goods sparked into panic buying, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/guns-and-ammo-sales-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">guns and ammo sales reached record highs<\/a>. Americans have spoken, and they clearly want the right to buy guns to protect their family. In fact, many are buying guns for the very first time. With that in mind, we've put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here's the second video in our series, focusing on rifles. Be sure to check out \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/handgun-training-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part I: Handgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" and \"<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/shotgun-training-safety-first-time-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part III: Shotgun Training<\/a><\/strong>\" as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"123619\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n<h2>Rifle Training, Skills and Safety<\/h2>\nMost importantly, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Know your target and what's beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them, and you'll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.\n\nThe rifle, especially America's most popular rifle, the AR-15, excels in the role of home and self-defense. With a 30-round magazine, extremely intuitive controls and high accuracy potential, most contemporary semi-automatic rifles are easily learned. You can often shoot them well, with an extremely fast learning curve.\n\nHowever, there's still much that must be learned, especially for the new shooter. Rifle manipulations, magazine changes, and shooting all require training and practice. While the AR design remains especially popular, it still brings its own set of challenges and requirements to run safely and effectively.\n\nFinally, welcome to the 2A club. While it took a global pandemic for some to get here, we've all got one thing in common. We all decided to take full responsibility for our family's ultimate safety and protection. 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