I have been fortunate to be involved with Ballistics Best since it was a general idea being kicked around. While it has always been an honor to be one of the evaluators, this year is special to me. It’s unique because I also get to head up the lever-gun category
Now that that post-pandemic dust has settled over the firearms industry, things seem to be getting back to normal for Ballistic’s Best Hunting Rifles review. The new normal saw a flurry of pent-up new models released last year, with a few less this year. In all, we reviewed 10 new
One of my busiest times of the year is when I settle in to work on the two Ballistic’s Best articles that I’ve done the past several years. This year has turned out to be even busier than usual since, for this Full-Size article, we are reviewing 13 pistols, and
Like clockwork, the planning for the 2024 Ballistics’ Best AR-15 – 2024 competition began to roll. This project is one of the most detailed and logistically challenging events I participate in yearly. Ultimately, we would gather ten of the world’s best rifles, pull in every favor possible to secure thousands
While the iconic and forever cherished single-stack 1911 will probably never go out of style, the new popularity of 1911s is all about the double-stack design. With names like 2011, 2311, and 2K11, keeping up with the latest can be challenging. For this year’s Ballistic’s Best 1911s, we separated the
Shotgun. The word conjures up images of raw power, the American stagecoach, and the movie hero conquering evil. Adaptable and efficient in hunting, fighting, sporting, and protection, there are not many tasks a good scattergun cannot handle. The shotgun’s versatility—whether for sending buckshot or lead slugs to destroy targets, putting
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Well…sort of. At the moment of writing this article, we’re actually closer to Halloween than Christmas. However, as a gun writer, when you get the chance to receive and review 11 of the hottest compact pistols on the market all at one
There is an injustice in this land—an injustice that has burdened us since the early days of 1791 when the government saw a way to generate revenue. We still suffer from the same tactic today. This revenue source would be a whiskey tax imposed on any liquor made in the
Welcome to the seventh annual Ballistic’s Best Guns of the Year Awards! If it’s your first time here, buckle up, because we’re about to explain what makes this the most epic gun showdown of the year. At the end of every year, our editorial staff and content creators come together
