Chiappa Firearms' X-Caliber combination gun

After the rimfire "Little Badger" folding carbine, first showcased in 2013, the Italian-based Chiappa Firearms group launched another survival carbine with an extremely interesting, versatile and original model, first showcased in January at the SHOT Show and now introduced on the European market at the 2014 IWA & OutdoorClassics.

S.H.O.V.E.L.

Description: Introducing the Semi-Horned Oblong Versatile Eating Ladle, or as we like to call it, the S.H.O.V.E.L. This is not your run-of-the-mill spork (foon), ladies and gentlemen!

It also has a serrated knife, a bottle cap opener, and six feet of red paracord to wrap around its sturdy titanium body. Here's the best part: it's open-sourced. (No, we aren't joking.)

Metal and moisture can’t mix in long-term storage scenarios

From full-on, doomsday preppers to simple gun-owners who fear impending gun control (read, confiscation) by the U.S. government, Guns.com has seen quite a spike recently in inquiries on how to stash a few firearms underground. So, what should one consider before building a “hillbilly cache”?

Shhhh… We’re hiding something

A few years back, a shooter friend of mine from Canada told me about the fear he and his father felt towards Canadian gun control legislation. In the course of our conversation, he admitted that his dad had buried a bunch of guns “out by the family well”. I was glad he told me. We were friends and he trusted that I wouldn’t tell a single soul, which I didn’t. Well, until now.