Author: Will Dabbs, MD

Tactical Life April/May 2021

M4A1: Trigger Time on the American Grunt’s Ultimate Combat Rifle

The Gwinn Bushmaster Arm Pistol was decades ahead of its time. Combining the best features of the M16 and the AKM into a revolutionary bullpup package smaller than any other 5.56mm weapon before or since, the Arm Pistol was really too much, too soon.

Tactical Life March 2021

Bushmaster Arm Pistol: Gwinn’s ’80s PDW That Was Nearly Awesome

The ATF has targeted the Q Honey Badger in an obvious political move.

EXCLUSIVE: Why the ATF Targeted the Q Honey Badger (and Other Stuff)

The recent ATF Honey Badger ruling puts millions of pistol stabilizing brace owners in legal jeopardy.

Examining the Pistol Brace’s Future as the ATF Hunts the Honey Badger

In the last century or so mankind has developed countless contrivances with which to blow the holy bejeebers out of his enemies.

M67 Grenade: The Evolution of Our Favorite Frag and How to Throw It

The Honey Badger lineup stands poised to be a player in defensive ammo.

Tactical Life December 2019

Black Hills Honey Badger: The Science Behind the Game-Changing Ammo

The author built a Vietnam replica with the Defense Distributed Ghost Gunner

Tactical Life August/September 2019

Using the Defense Distributed Ghost Gunner to Legally Build an M16A1

Build an M16A1, or any other style AR, from an 80-percent receiver using the Defense Distributed Ghost Gunner hobby-sized CNC milling machine.

Tactical Life March 2019

Extreme Testing: We Used a Coehorn Mortar on the Golf Course

Launch golf balls into the stratosphere, and have a range day you won't forget, with a replica build of a Civil War-era Coehorn Mortar.

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Tactical Life March 2019

Gun Test: Our Mad Scientist Put Cake Ingredients Into a Century AK Pistol

We put eggs, flour, toothpaste and more into the receiver of a Century Arms C39v2 Blade AK Pistol, the ultimate torture test of the famed Kalashnikov.

FIRST LOOK: The Plasan Yagu Is an ATV Turned Tank

The Plasan Yagu, a highly mobile miniature patrol base, brings new capabilities to special operations soldiers for the modern battlefield.

Tactical Life August/September 2018

Crank Up the R&B Tactical to Complete Your Own AR Lower

R&B Tactical Tooling, a patriotic, veteran-owned company, has everything you need to fully exercise your gun-building, 2nd Amendment rights

Tactical Life

4 Pistol Stabilizing Braces for Every American Shooter

In addition to being an inimitable home-defense or truck gun, pistol stabilizing braces embody just a little bit of the stuff that makes us Americans.

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EXCLUSIVE: US Army Opens Magpul PMAG for General Procurement

Representing a real shift in military procurement, after years of clinging to the standard-issue EPM, the US Army is now procuring the Magpul PMAG.

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AK-47 & Soviet Weapons 2018

Palmetto State Armory’s PSAK-47 Kit Makes AK Building a Breeze

Thanks to its PSAK-47 kits, Palmetto State Armory makes the process of building your own AK rifle easy, affordable and painless.

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Tactical Life August/September 2018

American 180: A Rimfire Subgun With Full-Auto Firepower

Fairly easy to tote and all but recoilless, the full-auto American 180 submachine gun lets you chew up the range like a beaver on crack.

Tactical Life May/June 2018

Paradigm SRP’s Talon Weapons Mount Offers Insane Accuracy

Paradigm SRP's Talon Universal Weapons Mount brings unprecedented capability to modern tactical commanders in both military and law enforcement realms.

Tactical Weapons November/December 2017

Home Sweet Home: Driving a Surplus Humvee Stateside

An old warhorse Humvee returns stateside to drive again and create new memories.

The 6 Best Gun-Filled Christmas Movies of All-Time

Most would think that Santa is the star, but some of the greatest Christmas movies of all time wouldn't be the same without some serious firepower.

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