On May 27, 1905, the Japanese fleet destroyed the Russian East Sea fleet in the Battle of Tsushima, the only decisive clash between modern steel battleships in history.

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Today, Memorial Day, is a day of solemn remembrance in the U.S. of the many who have given their all for our freedoms. We always thank those who are serving in our military and their families who have also made sacrifices, but today most of all we want to honor those who gave their lives.

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The Sporter Sale Continues!  All of the remaining sporterized rifles in my inventory are on sale, at Elk Creek Company. They have been selling quickly. I should mention that tomorrow I’m mailing seven more Loewe Mauser sporter rifles, a M1891 Argentine Mauser, two Winchesters, and a Finn M39 on a 1897 vintage action. By request from several readers, I extended this sale for a week, to end on Friday, May 31st. When I last checked, we still had milsurp sporters available chambered in .22-250, .243 Winchester, .257 Roberts, 6.5×55 Mauser, 7×57 Mauser,  .308 Winchester/7.62mm NATO,  7.62x39mm, 7.65mm Argentine Mauser, and .45 ACP.

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Today’s feature article is a review written by SurvivalBlog Field Gear Editor Tom Christianson.