Ballistic June - July 2023

» If there’s one thing to be learned from the Ballistic/Skillset issue ahead it’s that the magazine’s print and digital editors and content creators like to have fun. Also, guns are fun, and we have mad crushes on subject matter revolving around all things pew-pew. That said, guns in the wrong hands, say, in the hands of a mentally deranged, truly evil being or a person who doesn’t know (and practice religiously) the tenets of gun safety can make life go off-the-rails deadly in a hot second. Since we’re responsible adults and realize that there might be some first-time gun owners in the audience, it’s worth spelling out the late Colonel Jeff Cooper’s four rules of firearm safety: 1. All guns are always loaded.2. Never let the muzzle cover anything…

WOULD YOU RATHER…? OK, your Fairy Godmother cursed you, and you can only have one firearm for the rest of your life: a Ruger 10/22 or Desert Eagle 50 AE. I would be fine with either because I would take it and find someone else who had another gun I wanted and use mine to procure theirs. But I am not a good person. So don’t use my example. But seriously, .22 rifle vs .50 handgun for the rest of your days, which would you pick? Comments on Twitter and Facebook lamented not having better choices… but that was the point. Overall, Ruger 10/22 won, but just barely. Favorite comments: Droz@drozman151 Tho my wrists would thank me for choosing the 10/22, the D’eagle would have quite the intimidation factor hip holstered.…

Clouds covered the sky as they approached the first tee box. A quick scan and read showed thisto be a monster hole. The range to the hole was 489 yards as the crow flies with a variety of traps and hazards. Choices, choices… Do we go with a driver and gamble the shot into the trees or play it safe for the fairway and walk our way in? The real answer sat in the special compartment on the golf bag. Here sat the best way to drive the green and have fun doing it. With the choice of club decided, he pulled out his Primary Weapon System MK III LE SBR fit with the Strike Industries Oppressor Golf Ball Launcher. He quickly inserts his choice Titleist (with Ballistic logo), inserts…

Vice Admiral Beau “Cyclone” Simpson stood on a modest dais at the end of a big aircraft hangar to address his accumulated aviators. These young studs were the finest combat aircrews the United States Navy could produce. With appropriate gravitas, Cyclone briefed the upcoming operation. “This mission has the potential to shape the future of Western civilization. An unidentified Middle Eastern country (which was obviously Iran, but I suppose the film-makers were concerned about offending Iranians) is on the verge of developing weapons-grade plutonium. Their nuclear facility is buried deep underground in the crater of an extinct volcano. The complex is heavily fortified and guarded by swarms of state-of-the-art, surface-to-air missiles. “We’ll lead with a mass cruise missile attack against the nearby enemy airfield, but the approach won’t be easy.…

→ I plead guilty every time I’m accused of being old-fashioned. I’m a fan of large-diameter pistol bullets that weigh more than 200 grains for about any application. I’ve never owned a Glock and I like to shoot 9mm pistols when I’m running low on .22 LR ammo. To give the reader an idea of how I roll, I typically carry a 1911 Commander in .45 ACP. If I’m hunting, one of my go-to handguns has a .50-caliber bore diameter. The reader might detect a trend when it comes to my preferences for handguns. And, when I got a chance to shoot Taurus’ new Raging Hunter 460 S&W Magnum during Athlon Outdoors’ Rendezvous last October, I pushed my editor out of the way and jumped at the chance. RECOIL CURED I’ll…

» Out in the utterly classic town of Cheyenne, Wyoming, sit the good folks of Stag Arms who moved out of the un-2A-friendly state of Connecticut in 2018. In this beautiful windswept part of Wyoming, Stag has been busy advancing its AR-platform rifles. Having pioneered the first left-handed Modern Sporting Rifle, the Stag Arms team continues to develop around different calibers on the AR platform for both right and left-handed customers. The company’s rifles are 100% American made, including each and every part assembled. They aim to provide recreational shooters, LEOs, hunters and professional shooters with superior quality and competitively priced rifles. As one of the top rifle producers in America, Stag’s goal is to make sure there is no weak side for their customers. That is also a reference…