Benjamin Martin was a Frontier Partisan. Mel Gibson’s character in The Patriot (2000) was a composite of several historical figures, including South Carolina partisan leader Francis Marion aka The Swamp Fox.  His background fighting the Cherokee in the Carolina backcountry in the 1760s is a key element of his character — and his loadout — once he … [Read more...] about Firearms Of The Frontier Partisans — A Patriot Rifle & Pulpy Goodness

The mind of a Frontier Partisan wanders down eccentric pathways — a condition exacerbated by the powers of the Almighty Algorith, which has learned the Frontier Partisan mindset well, and regularly places sign in its path to coax my moccasins further and further along (or is it Furthur?) On Sunday, taking pause from editing and writing fire … [Read more...] about Piratical Home Defense

So... Lady Marilyn and I were belatedly finishing up the last two episodes of My Cowboy Soap Opera II Dutton Ranch when a scene played out with two 10 Petal cowboys confronting each other over just what exactly the big ranch in Rio Poloma, Texas, is up to (Spoiler: It ain’t no good). I exclaimed, “Hey, those are Ruger Mini14 Ranch Rifles!” … [Read more...] about Ranch Rifle

Awww, c’mon man! CZ just went and offered up a variant on my CZ 600 Lux that I could not possibly justify — and still want. A carbine version designed to fill the CZ527-shaped hole in the hearts of aficionados of the great Czech arms manufacturer. Seriously, I’m perfectly happy with my Lux, which I picked up at an absolute bargain price, and the … [Read more...] about Rifles For Rangers

I first caught sign of Daniel Winkler back in 1992, when frontier folk were introduced to his knife and tomahawk work in Last of the Mohicans. Winkler has since gone on to  craft more modern iterations of these fundamental Frontier Partisan implements for U.S. Special Operations personnel, and his ’hawks are a signature of former SEAL and thriller … [Read more...] about Working The Trapline — Liberty Tree Hatchet; Conversation With Crockett; The Breaker

“The experienced mountaineer is never without his rifle, even in camp.  Ongoing from lodge to lodge to visit his comrades, he takes it with him.  On seating himself in a lodge, he lays it beside him, ready to be snatched up:  when he goes out he takes it up… as a citizen would his walking staff.  His rifle is his constant friend and … [Read more...] about Frontier EDC

Guest post by Greg Walker, U.S. Army Special Forces (Ret.) * In late 2003 and throughout 2004 I worked as a DoW defense contractor for the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) in Baghdad, Iraq. In 2004, I specifically worked for Falcon of Iraq, a Kurdish-owned-and-operated security firm directly supporting the CPA in Kurdistan and Iraq. I … [Read more...] about Blades Of The Peshmerga

This season’s opening credits features a weird-looking rifle. It kinda bugged me. Given that we’re running up the Battle of Kings Mountain, I thought maybe it was a prop-master’s off-kilter take on the Ferguson Rifle, the breechloading invention of Major Patrick Ferguson, the commander of the Loyalist force in that hinge-point battle. It … [Read more...] about The Outlandish Hall Rifle