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Bullets, beans and band-aids baby! From defending against a home invasion to escaping and evading social chaos after a collapse, Modern Combat And Survival Magazine's podcast connects you wi...

People use the term "the ABCs" to refer to the basics, the building blocks. But recently, I got to thinking about the scene in a movie where...

As we said a couple of podcasts ago, none of us is getting any younger. You know what they say about getting older: ...It sure beats the alt...

We're all about "defensive preparedness," am I right? After all... ...That's the whole POINT of carrying a gun. But if you're not training c...

None of us is getting any younger. You know what they say about getting older: ...It sure beats the alternative! But as you age, your streng...

I got a question in our "tactical question box" recently. One of our followers wanted to know... ...How to deal with a multiple attacker hom...

This Friday is Patriot Day in the United States. Coming up, I have a very personal, patriotic message to share with you... ...about life's r...

It's like something out of a movie. A 17-year-old kid with an AR15 goes to volunteer at a political protest... ...And by the time he's done...

Last week, I covered survival tips from our readers, listeners, and followers. This week, we're talking GUNS. And I've learned some incredib...

I'm always looking for survival tips from our readers, listeners, and followers. And fans of Modern Combat & Survival do NOT disappoint. As...

It's an accessory we've all thought about buying. Gun-mounted lights for our CCW autos. There's no doubt that there are a LOT of whiz-bang,...

It's getting dangerous out there. Several times, vehicles have been surrounded on American streets... ...and people have DIED. It's amazing...

Not too long ago, one of our readers wrote to tell us... ...that he'd almost had a "road rage incident." And he almost used his Guardian Mac...

Have you heard about "Ken and Karen?" They're the couple with an AR15 who faced down a mob... ...And they're lucky to be alive! Their real n...

Do you know what an "NPE" is? That's a "non-permissive environment"... ...Anywhere you absolutely CANNOT get caught with a gun. There are pl...

Do you ever wonder if you're a "tacticool operator?" Are you starting to feel "red dot optics" pressure? Maybe there's a good reason for tha...

Ever read about people arguing over "9mm vs. 45?" What about "birdshot for home defense" in a shotgun? Or maybe... Is the revolver obsolete...

Have you thought about the need to become more "tactical?" Being "tactical" means something very specific: It means you're more prepared tha...

This week on the MCS podcast, we're tackling a very special topic. Veteran suicide. You already know that the nation's soldiers fight to pro...

The hooligans are out in the streets. They're rioting. They're looting. Following the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died i...

Yesterday was Memorial Day in the United States. Most people don't realize that Memorial Day goes all the way back to the Civil War. In mode...

What's the most expensive knife you own? Did it cost a hundred bucks? Two hundred? Maybe more? Well, let me ask you: How afraid are you of b...

It's a perfectly normal human reaction. We've all had it. The problem is, this reaction... ...can lead to decisions... ...and those decision...

For the first time in our lives, many of us confronted something we had never expected to see: Completely empty store shelves. Yes, for year...

Are you sick and tired of the pandemic yet? It has certainly upended all our lives. The fact is, though, while it's easy to fall into negati...

The COVID-19 has profoundly changed our society and our world. The good news is that some of the worst predictions did not come true. The ba...

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound effect on our collective mental state. This affect can be compared to something you may remember fr...

COVID-19 continues to dominate our daily lives. Something interesting happened recently, though. The same authorities who, with the media, t...

COVID-19, or the "Coronavirus," continues to paralyze the world. The thing is... ...It's going to get worse before it gets better. This glob...

"Coronavirus." COVID-19. The "Wuhan Flu." People keep arguing about what it's called. But it's STILL a global pandemic that is changing our...

"Coronavirus." COVID-19. The "Wuhan Flu." Call it whatever you want. It is now a pandemic that has affected the entire world. A big part of...

Would you be surprised to learn... ...that the latest and greatest "tactical knife" is a paring knife ? "Tactical fruit knives" are all the...

In part 3 of a 3 part series on appendix carry, we get into the nuts and bolts of how to make appendix carry work for you. Now, you may stil...

In part 2 of a 3 part series on appendix carry, we pull no punches. People love appendix carry, or they hate it. Is it inherently dangerous...

Appendix Carry! This is a topic that everybody seems to have a strong opinion about. You either love it... ...Or you HATE it. (Appendix carr...

Remember Ebola? It was all our media talked about for weeks... ...and then, suddenly, it just disappeared. But did the threat go away? (You...

"Why would you ever throw away your weapon?" That's what you hear from self-defense and tactical "experts"... ...who think "knife throwing"...

We tend to think of "stalking" as something that happens to other people. You know, some guy following Taylor Swift around... ...or a jealou...

Knives are great tools. They're essential survival gear... ...and they are powerful self-defense weapons, too. But a bad knife design isn't...

People FEAR weapons. Facing someone who's armed, especially when you're not... ...is understandably something most of us dread. That's becau...

A real gunfight is life or death. It happens faster than most of us can imagine. You may have only fractions of a second to act... ...and if...

The new year - and a new decade - are upon us. And as it turns out... ...I have some prepping predictions for 2020. These are serious surviv...

This is one of those subjects that really gets me angry. When people shop for a gun for the first time... ...The person selling the gun shou...

We get so many questions at MCS Magazine that it's hard to answer them all. From survival to self-defense to guns and gear, and everything i...

Call it a balisong. Call it a butterfly knife. Whatever you call it, its place in popular culture is clear. Plus it's frickin' cool. They ar...

We get so many questions at MCS Magazine that it's hard to answer them all. From survival to self-defense to guns and gear, and everything i...

Almost HALF of Americans have used at least one prescription drug in the last 30 days. More than 10% of us is on FIVE prescription drugs. Mo...

If you own a firearm, for home defense or concealed carry, you've probably heard it: "Most attacks happen in low-light environments." Makes...

In the movies, when they want to give an action guy "street cred" as a military badass, they teach him this: Military combatives. WWII style...

We get so many questions at MCS Magazine that it's hard to answer them all. From survival to self-defense to guns and gear, and everything i...

It was a horrible " survival story gone wrong " when it hit the media a while back. A family was trapped in the car in a snowy ditch in the...