Walking point in the dark hours of the morning on Jan. 25, 2008, 24-year-old Staff Sergeant Robert J. Miller led a multinational force of eight U.S. Special Forces soldiers and 15 Afghan National Army troops up the Gowardesh Valley in the Kunar Province of Afghanistan. His unit had engaged the
The benefits of having a dependable timepiece on your wrist are obvious. Not only can the right watch supply you with the time and date accurately and reliably, but some models can also give you important data, such as your exact location anywhere on the planet or important weather updates.
Have you ever entered an action-pistol match? What about IDPA or USPSA? Well, imagine a challenge much like the former but with three guns instead of just one. That’s what 3-Gun competition matches are! Getting Into 3-Gun Competition Like other action shooting sports, in 3-Gun competition you tackle a series
BALLISTIC is jam-packed with dozens of new products to make sure our readers are always on the cutting edge of weapons, tactics and survival trends. That’s why every issue comes with a “Supply Drop” section with information on some of the latest and greatest gear. RELATED STORY: 7 Pieces of Cutting-Edge
Ever since Glocks first made their appearance stateside, their looks have been compared to bars of soap and even Tupperware. For some Glock fans, the pistol is perfect and needs no modifications. For many others, however, the Glock platform has become a blank slate upon which to design whatever serves
Breathing is such an involuntary process that we rarely stop to think about what exactly we suck into our lungs other than the air we breathe. But just as you wouldn’t drink water from a random puddle or other questionable source, you cannot assume the air around you will be
You finally got around to building a permanent shooting bench in the back 40 that now gives you a sturdy platform to sight-in your rifles, check handloads and simply have fun doing some serious plinking. However, after a few months, you notice that even though you made the bench from
The modernized 1892 Alaskan Takedown from Taylor’s & Co. Firearms is a beautiful rifle, but it has history. See, the Winchester Model 1892 was an ideal companion rifle for men who spent a great deal of time on horseback. By “companion” I refer to a rifle chambered in the same
If you already have a pack that works well for you but isn’t waterproof, try waterproofing it yourself. While the following method doesn’t make a pack as water impenetrable as the ones shown in the accompanying buyer’s guide, it does help it resist moisture and modest amounts of water. Depending
