On a scale of one to George Washington, guns and heavy metal rank pretty high on the America chart. The Second Amendment needs no introduction here. Meanwhile, headbanging until your brain hurts dates back to the 1970s, but it really picked up steam here in the United States in the
The following is the eighth segment of Beast Master Hunting‘s “Kill of the Month.” Each month, Nick Atkinson, founder of Beast Master Hunting, will provide the Ballistic audience with first-hand video of his hunts. Enjoy! [in_content post=”4518″ alignment=”align-left” /] This video was filmed through a Trijicon MKIII 60mm thermal optic.
Times have changed, especially with riflescopes. Everything today is almost completely reversed from when I started in the precision rifle world. Fixed power scopes are rare to non-existent. First focal plane scopes are the norm. Second focal plane is a “specialty” scope. Dots and footballs are gone, replaced by lines,
With the introduction of its new cartridge, Wilson Combat has also released five 300 HAM’R rifles to go with it. [in_content post=”5025″ alignment=”align-left” /] Bill Wilson developed the 300 HAM’R cartridge with “optimal terminal performance” in mind; early tests show just that. In his piece for the upcoming winter 2019
There are times when we do something just because we can. The majority of those acts could be considered frivolous and are normally preceded by the statement, “Hold my beer and watch this!” But every now and then, there is a true purpose behind an action and the results can
Along with our category winners, for the premiere issue of Ballistic’s Best we also selected “Honorable Mentions.” The North American Arms Ranger II was our selection for “Honorable mention” in the “Revolvers” category, because putting it up again the “big dogs” just wasn’t fair. To see the complete list of
The concept of a wheeled vehicle capable of traveling off-road for extended periods goes back at least as far as the horse-drawn Prairie Schooner wagons of the 19th century. Prairie Schooners were lighter, smaller versions of the famous Conestoga wagons that were used to carry goods and materials around the
Something magical happens when you smoke meats. The process might be long and require lots of love, but then a delicious smell fills your yard, and it brings an amazing meal to share with your friends and family. Of course, some out there might be afraid of smoking wild game
For “gun guys,” nailing down the tactical and technical gunplay aspects are the most important parts of most action films. Hollywood, historically, does not do a very good job of this. Actors are meant to provide realism to their roles, but simply don’t have the real-world training veterans do. [in_content
