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Preparedness Notes for Sunday — October 12, 2025 October 12, 2025
On October 12, 1823, Charles Macintosh of Scotland began selling his trademark raincoats. (Still called “Macintoshes” or “Macs”). — Today, in 1492, after sailing across the Atlantic Ocean, Italian explorer Christopher Columbus sighted a Bahamian island, believing he had reached East Asia. His expedition went ashore the same day and claimed the land for Isabella […]
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Parkerizing at Home – Part 2, by S.A. October 12, 2025
(Continued from Part 1. This concludes the article.) Most of the time the barreled receiver is treated as one part. Normally, a rifle barrel is not removed from the receiver during parkerizing since it is difficult to remove and reinstall without damaging the new finish. In these cases it is not uncommon for issues caused […]
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JWR’s Meme Of The Week: October 12, 2025
The latest meme created by JWR: Meme Text: A Qatari Air Force Training Base In Idaho? What Is Next? A Chinese Infantry Training Base In California? News Links: Qatar is Getting an Air Force Facility in Idaho: What to Know. WSJ: Qatar Facility at U.S. Air Force Base in Idaho Sparks Controversy. Notes From JWR: […]
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The Editors’ Quote of the Day: October 12, 2025
“And on the sabbath we went out of the city by a river side, where prayer was wont to be made; and we sat down, and spake unto the women which resorted thither. And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard us: whose heart […]
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Preparedness Notes for Saturday — October 11, 2025 October 11, 2025
On October 11, 1923, the hyperinflated German Mark issued by the Weimar regime fell to 10 billion per British Pound and\ 4 billion per U.S. Dollar. — October 11, 1138: A massive earthquake in Aleppo, Syria, killed an estimated 230,000 people. — Today is the 75th birthday of novelist William R. Forstchen. He is best […]
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