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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 survival predictions, too. We've experienced a LOT of threats in the past year... ...And there are a lot more coming up. Things are really ramping up all the way around the globe. So which threats are most applicable to you... ...and what will you do about them? In this week's podcast episode, Modern Combat & Survival's Jeff Anderson looks at both what we face, and what the survival industry might offer, in the coming year. Here's What You'll Discover In This Week's Episode: The disturbing reason we'll see more "practical prepping" in the coming year. The HUGE mistake people in the survival industry are making... which is going to put some of them out of business! Why the gear you're buying for survival could FAIL in a long-term emergency. The 5 "collapse scenarios"... all of which are going to GET WORSE! Why the fact that this is an election year presents a uniq

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 should be able to guide them.. Too often, that's not what happens! The problem is bad enough for new gun owners overall. But it's especially bad for women. These same guidelines apply to people with hand strength or mobility issues, or who may be smaller. There are basically 3 things to consider. If those three things don't happen, your gun can't save your life! In this week's podcast episode, Modern Combat & Survival's Jeff Anderson takes on the topic of concealed carry for women, and whether a revolver or auto is the right choice. Here's What You'll Discover In This Week's Episode: The one question you have to ask before ALL others when you go to buy a gun! Which options might be BETTER suited than a gun for some people. Why "purse carry" might expose you - badly - when a criminal attacks! The type of attack you're most likely to face "on the street" with your

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 in between... ...we're doing our best to get to as many of them as we can. Each one of our 5 in 5 series presents five of your questions to one of our subject matter experts. But here's the thing: They haven't seen the questions before. This is your chance to get a "hot take" on five questions for the most honest answers possible. It isn't just informative. It's also fun! In this week's podcast episode, Modern Combat & Survival's Buck Greene answers 5 firearms and survival questions, with 60 seconds to address each one. Here's What You'll Discover In This Week's Episode: When are you "too old" to train with firearms? Should you use a shotgun or a handgun for self-defense? When it isn't safe to load all the chambers in your revolver's cylinder! The BEST type of knife to carry when SHTF! How to know what gear is "quality" and what is not. Don't miss another g

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 are largely associated with Filipino martial culture... ...but may or may not have come from somewhere else. Whatever their history, and no matter how much you see them in TV, movies, and even comic strips... ...these unique knives have a LOT of great qualities. Should YOU consider the balisong or butterfly knife for everyday carry, utility, and even self-defense? In this week's podcast episode, Modern Combat & Survival's Buck Greene lists 5 reasons the balisong makes a great companion for the prepared citizen. Here's What You'll Discover In This Week's Episode: How the unique nature of the balisong makes it simple to deploy. Why the butterfly knife is one of the SAFEST folding knives you'll ever carry! The martial arts application for the balisong that ISN'T cutting or stabbing. Why a butterfly knife is uniquely concealable for EDC. How to open a butterfly k

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 in between... ...we're doing our best to get to as many of them as we can. Each one of our 5 in 5 series presents five of your questions to one of our subject matter experts. But here's the thing: They haven't seen the questions before. This is your chance to get a "hot take" on five questions for the most honest answers possible. It isn't just informative. It's also fun! In this week's podcast episode, Modern Combat & Survival's Jeff Anderson asks five survival medicine questions of medical expert Joe "Dr. Bones" Alton, giving him 60 seconds to answer each one. Here's What You'll Discover In This Week's Episode: Whether you should get a flu shot - or not! How and when you should use "fish antibiotics." The one piece of furniture you don't want around if you're trying to prevent infection! The secret to functioning in an emergency when you "feel like death."

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. More than 133 MILLION Americans have at least one chronic condition. (That's 45% of the population.) The CDC estimates that the rate could be as high as 6 in 10, with 4 out of 10 adults having TWO OR MORE chronic conditions. What does that mean? It means that in a survival scenario, including ANY emergency that lasts more than a few days... ...your dependence on prescription drugs and ongoing medical treatment could be a REAL problem for you. So how do you survive when you're living with medical and health issues? In this week's podcast episode, Modern Combat & Survival's Jeff Anderson talks to the famous survival medicine expert, "Dr. Bones," to learn what YOU can do to survive and thrive in an emergency despite medical and health issues you may be facing. Here's What You'll Discover In This Week's Episode: How to harvest a natural plant alternative for dealing with c

If you own a firearm, for home defense or concealed carry, you've probably heard it: "Most attacks happen in low-light environments." Makes sense, doesn't it? Armed bad guys are looking for an easy surprise ambush so their targets won't fight back... ...AND they don't want anybody around, including you, to be able to identify them! Knowing the chances are high that any attack will happen in low light, it just stands to reason you won't be as effective in defending yourself...  ...Which is why you absolutely should upgrade your firearm's sights for low light. But which should you get? Fiber optics, or true "night sights?" In this week's podcast episode, Modern Combat & Survival's Jeff Anderson prepares you for the roller-coaster ride of "expert"  opinions when it comes to night sights... and helps you sort through it all to make the RIGHT call for your guns. Here's What You'll Discover In This Week's Episode: The disadvantages of true "night sights." The one life-or-death decision that trumps ALL sight

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 combatives were invented when nobody cared about political correctness. They were designed to neutralize the enemy as FAST as possible. Many of them were designed to KILL. Not only were they intended to end a fight quickly... ...but they were also fast to learn. Well, why complicate self-defense any more than that? Combatives, done right, will end a fight - FAST. In this week's podcast episode, Modern Combat & Survival's Buck Greene covers 4 combatives "fight-stoppers" that anyone can learn without much training at all. Here's What You'll Discover In This Week's Episode: The "bread and butter" combatives strike stolen by a famous "English" comedy-action movie hero. A strike that turns you into an ANIMAL. A sneaky method that your enemy won't ever see coming. The best ways to use military combatives for self-defense - which are so simple, you'll wonder why you'r

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 in between... ...we're doing our best to get to as many of them as we can. Each one of our 5 in 5 series presents five of your questions to one of our subject matter experts. But here's the thing: They haven't seen the questions before. This is your chance to get a "hot take" on five questions for the most honest answers possible. It isn't just informative. It's also fun! In this week's podcast episode, Modern Combat & Survival's Jeff Anderson asks five survival-related questions of survival expert Kevin Estela, giving him 60 seconds to answer each one. Here's What You'll Discover In This Week's Episode: The best tent on the market that will also fit in a backpack. How much gear is "too much". Whether your vehicle should be your primary or secondary survival cache. The absolute best knife sharpener on the market! What you can do to protect yourself from EMP.

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 middle of nowhere. They'd left for what was supposed to be a simple winter-time trip... ...and one of them never made it back.  The father left the snowed-in car to look for help. While his family waited for him to return... ...he died of exposure to the winter elements. But the real tragedy here is that it didn't have to happen. If only the family had the cold weather survival gear and information they needed, they might all still be together today. In this week's podcast episode, Modern Combat & Survival's Jeff Anderson interviews wilderness survival expert Kevin Estela about the cold weather survival gear you should pack in your vehicle. Here's What You'll Discover In This Week's Episode: The 1 mistake almost every driver makes in cold weather... all the time! The "life hack" for your sleeping bag that will help keep you warm in deathly cold temperatures. A speci

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 in between... ...we're doing our best to get to as many of them as we can. Each one of our 5 in 5 series presents five of your questions to one of our subject matter experts. But here's the thing: They haven't seen the questions before. This is your chance to get a "hot take" on five questions for the most honest answers possible. It isn't just informative. It's also fun! In this week's podcast episode, Modern Combat & Survival's Jeff Anderson asks five firearms-related questions of shooting expert Jeff Johnsgaard, giving him 60 seconds to answer each one. Here's What You'll Discover In This Week's Episode: What to do if you have your gun on someone, and they stop moving... but otherwise refuse to obey you! Whether it's better to practice slow, methodical shots, or go for speed drills instead. How you should spend your time at the range to maximize your training be

What if there was a tactical shooting system that universally allowed you to apply the same exact principles across all weapons platforms - pistol, rifle and shotgun? What if you could master an integrated firing method that gives you the power to transition seamlessly from one firing position to another... ... and quickly engage targets at all ranges with lightning fast speed? And what if training in this system was so intuitive that it didn't require hours and hours of practice to master its principles...  ...So you can literally become a better protector of yourself and those you love practically overnight? If all this sounds like a dream - something that's too good to be true - I have news for you:  It's real, and it's called the Center Axis Relock system - or "CAR" for short. CAR hit the tactical industry pretty hard, and a version of it has even been used by Keanu Reeves in the hit John Wick action film series. But it hasn't been without its controversy over its usefulness as a tactical shooting system.

We get a lot of questions at Modern Combat & Survival. I mean a lot of questions. We get so many, in fact, that there isn't time to answer them all... ...But we'd sure like to! The 5 In 5 series is our attempt to do just that. Each segment features 5 questions submitted by YOU. These are real questions from our online webinars and training sessions, sent in by readers, listeners, and viewers. For each 5 In 5 podcast, we take five of those questions that our fearless leader Jeff has never seen... ...and then we give him 60 seconds to answer each one, without time to rehearse. In this week's podcast episode, Modern Combat & Survival's Jeff Anderson addresses five submitted questions on the topic of survival (and survival gear). Here's What You'll Discover In This Week's Episode: The military surplus item that gives you the best "bang for the buck" when you buy it. The survival item that beats the military surplus rain poncho for "operating" in the field. The most common mistake people make with thei

Countless prepared citizens carry tactical folding knives. And that's a problem. It's a problem because, while there is no one "right" way to carry and use such a knife... ...there are multiple ways to do it wrong. And while the tactical folding knife is a great tool and a very powerful weapon... ...making certain mistakes with it can get you hurt, killed, or sent to prison. So how should you be carrying your tactical folder? What potential problems of the tactical knife have you missed? And how do you solve these problems and carry your tactical folder with confidence? In this week's podcast episode, Modern Combat & Survival's Buck Greene covers 5 "don'ts" of tactical folders, based on his years of experience carrying, using, and writing about these blades. Here's What You'll Discover In This Week's Episode: The OBVIOUS mistake that almost every tactical folding knife owner makes when carrying one (and the surprising reason this is a problem). The screw-up that could make carrying your tactical folder

The problem with a lot of "home defense" advice... ...is that it focuses ONLY on the "home." By home, we mean, a traditional, stand-alone house.  But what works for home defense for a standalone structure... ...would be TERRIBLE advice for an apartment or condo! Not only that, but there really is no "one solution" to a lot of home defense problems. So how do you tailor your home-defense plan to where (and how) you live? What preparations can you make NOW that will give you the edge... ...when a gang of thugs tries to kick down your door? In this week's podcast episode, Modern Combat & Survival's Jeff Anderson explains how HE tailored his personal home defense plan for dividing his life between an isolated, rural home in gun-friendly Texas and an urban apartment in gun-hating Illinois. Here's What You'll Discover In This Week's Episode: The surprising reason that you're in MORE danger of a home invasion in one specific type of housing. The simple modification you can make to an apartment to create a muc

An attack, or any crisis, is really an event. It could take place in seconds. And the outcome? It could mean life or death. Your actions will likely be the deciding factor. In other words, YOU will decide if you live or die... ...and whether your loved ones do, too! This is why we learn, practice, and train... and it's why we prepare ourselves with gear, too. In this week's podcast episode, Modern Combat & Survival's Jeff Anderson shares a small taste of his monthly New World Patriot Alliance master class session - this time with former CIA agent Jason Hanson, as the two discuss CIA Every Day Carry (EDC) gear hacks for escape and evasion. Here's What You'll Discover In This Week's Episode: The piece of "spy gear" that anyone can carry to hide valuables while they're abroad. The child's accessory that can help you escape and evade! The only two things you need to pick ANY lock. The one item you should be carrying ALL OVER your person, especially when you travel. And much more! CIA agents deal w

I saw a horrifying YouTube video recently. It was so graphic that it's since been taken down. Two women got off a train after getting into some kind of fight. Mia Simmons was walking away when Latanya Watson pepper-sprayed her. Simmons pulled out a knife... ...and shoved it into Watson's neck! Now Simmons is facing manslaughter charges... all because neither of these women knew how to deescalate a violent confrontation. If YOU got into it with someone DETERMINED to fight with you, would know know how to avoid the fight... and what to do to stay out of jail or the MORGUE if you had no choice but to use force? In this week's podcast episode, Modern Combat & Survival's Jeff Anderson offers his analysis of both that graphic video specifically, and of defusing and deescalating potentially violent encounters you may face. Here's What You'll Discover In This Week's Episode: When self-defense is NOT self-defense according to our legal system. The one word you NEVER use when you have an argument with someone!

Flying... SUCKS. Sure, travel can be fun. It's often necessary for work or family, too. But even the folks sipping champagne in First Class can agree... Flying, itself, is uncomfortable, but the worst part... ...is dealing with security. There are lots of horror stories about the TSA, but the real problem is simply that their whole job is to STOP you from being "tactical." So what's the armed, prepared citizen to do? How can the "tactical" minded person fly without feeling totally naked and unarmed? In this week's podcast episode, Modern Combat & Survival's Buck Greene describes what he carried, and how he prepared, for a recent trip by plane from New York to Texas.   Here's What You'll Discover In This Week's Episode: Why a "tactical pen" is the WORST thing you can take through airport security. The single most useful piece of personal survival gear... that can also be a weapon! The utility tool and weapon that most security officers won't even blink at. The one piece of tech gear that you can't af