VIDEO: Home on the Range With Army Ranger Marcus Mencotti
My favorite part of working in the firearms industry is getting to work with veterans. Unfortunately, these heroes are oftentimes ...
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VIDEO: Being Hard to Kill With Ballistic Cover Feature Tim Kennedy
Tim Kennedy got tossed out of kindergarten for defending a young lady’s haircut to a loudmouth bully. Granted, Tim did ...
A Quick Story About That Time Raquel Welch Visited Vietnam in 1967
Ever hear the story of when Raquel Welch visited troops in Vietnam? It goes something like this. The whomp, whomp, ...
VIDEO: Mat Best Talks Military, Post-Service Life, and Jobs for Veterans
In case you missed it, we just put veteran and Black Rifle Coffee Company co-founder Mat Best on the cover ...
VIDEO: The Long, Painful & Inspiring Journey of Omar ‘Crispy’ Avila
September 11, 2001, forever changed the lives of most Americans. Almost everyone can tell you exactly where they were and ...
Omar Avila, AKA ‘Crispy,’ Headlines the Ballistic June/July 2019 Issue
Blown up, severely burned and nearly dead with bilateral femur fractures, Sergeant Omar “Crispy” Avila kept on fighting to help ...
VIDEO: Jurassic Park Fan Film Packed with Vets, Tactics & Gun Porn
For "gun guys," nailing down the tactical and technical gunplay aspects are the most important parts of most action ...
‘Tig’ Time: John Tiegen Dishes the Dirt on Contracting, Benghazi Attack
John Tiegen, better known as "Tig," is a veteran Marine who spent 10 years as a military contractor after leaving ...
Vet-Based Black Rifle Coffee Company Evolving One Blend at a Time
The story of Black Rifle Coffee Company is an interesting one. I first ask, when did the world start going ...
PBR, Motorcycles & Tactical Training: 16 Questions with Kyle Defoor
We'll give you the inside scoop on the upcoming spring 2018 issue of Ballistic Magazine. Former U.S. Navy SEAL ...
War-Zone Rescue Pilot MJ Hegar Settles the ‘Women in Combat’ Debate
Wounded, grasping the side of a Kiowa helicopter’s rocket pod and shooting her M4 Carbine to suppress Taliban fighting positions, ...
Young Guns: 23 Questions with War Vet Lauren Young
Lauren Young is different. Image is everything. You know the phrase, even if you didn’t know it came from a ...
‘Tanto’ Uncensored: 7 Questions with Benghazi Warrior Kris Paronto
The events of September 11, 2012, in Benghazi, Libya, took the life of Kris Paronto — a.k.a. "Tanto" — from ...
13 Questions with Josh Kinser, the Man Who Survived 8 Bomb Blasts
After surviving eight bomb blasts, Josh Kinser has a lot to say. But even more important is what he has ...
10 Questions with Ryan Smalls of US Fugitive Service
Entry into an organization or a profession means nothing without years of dedication and success to back it all up. ...
Tomb Guards: The Ceremonial SIG M17 Unknown Soldier Pistols
One of the dark consequences of war are dead soldiers. Even darker is the fact that in many cases these...
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