David Maccar is the managing editor for Free Range American and a contributing writer for Coffee or Die Magazine. He has been working in the outdoor industry as a print and digital editor and writer for various tactical and outdoor brands, including Field & Stream, Outdoor Life, SHOT Business, Range365, Gun Digest, Tactical Life, Guns of the Old West, Ballistic, and others for more than a decade. He is a hunter, target shooter, and a huge gun and movie nerd who lives in the Northeast with his wife, Madeleine, and faithful Texas heeler, Hunter.
Who is your favorite James Bond? It matters more to some people than is reasonable — like, it’s get-into-a-bar-fight serious for them. That may sound absurd, but there’s a very definable reason for such allegiances. While the earliest Bond movies ...
There is absolutely no logical reason Point Break (1991) should have become a classic. The plot is absurd. The dialogue is goofy. Almost every frame is over the top. Yet many, many people list it as a favorite movie of all time. Or at least one of ...
Quentin Tarantino is arguably one of the greatest directors to ever work in Hollywood, and he made an unusual promise to the world several years ago that he has given no indication of breaking. He pledged to direct just 10 feature films before ...
A bed in white linens sits in the center of a wood floor, lit by soft daylight streaming through large windows. Outside is a still desert landscape pockmarked with scrub brush and cactus. A veteran is on the bed, tattooed, laying still as a ...
Last year, word began circulating online that a Predator prequel was in the works. Producers announced last week that the movie was nearly done filming, and they shared a few scant details. It’s an origin story and a period piece, and it has a female ...
Some of the hallmarks of a good Tom Clancy story include international espionage, a stout-hearted and patriotic protagonist, a good mystery that runs throughout, and cool details of military or government inner workings that can only come from deep ...
This article was originally published April 5, 2021, on Free Range American. An ordinary man has many limitations, especially in the way of ability and longevity. A legend, however, continues to grow and reshape itself, uncaring of the passage of ...
Transitioning to civilian life after years of serving in the military can be difficult, especially for those in combat roles. Many veterans look for something to focus on that can mesh with their everyday life — a new mission. If that hobby or ...
The names Elmer Keith, Jeff Cooper, and Jack O’Connor are legend in the shooting world. If you Google “famous gun writers,” they’re among the top results. If you scroll a good ways, you’ll come to a fella named Ed McGivern. The only thing he ever ...
This past year was, by the numbers, the worst fire season the state of California has seen in recorded history. Doing battle with incomprehensibly huge blazes that claimed 4,257,863 acres in California alone are brave firefighters like Pranay ...
Omar “Crispy” Avila is a popular figure on social media, especially among military veterans and wounded warriors. People respect him for his positive messages, love of bowhunting, Paralympic powerlifting, and overall inspirational persona. He’s also ...
Omar “Crispy” Avila is well known among military veterans on social media for his motivational messaging, love of bowhunting, Paralympic powerlifting, and overall inspirational persona. He’s also one of the biggest badasses you’re ever likely to ...
If you’ve been paying attention to the news for the past few years, you should be familiar with the story of former US Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher. In September 2018, he was charged with 10 offenses under the Uniform Code of Military Justice over ...
Jariko Denman knows a bit about learning from and adapting to the heat of stressful situations. The Hollywood military technical advisor served as a US Army Ranger for more than 15 years and deployed to combat 15 times in Iraq and Afghanistan from ...
The price for mistakes when you are a Joint Terminal Attack Controller, or JTAC, is exceptionally high. A JTAC’s job is to direct the action of combat aircraft engaged in close air support and other offensive air operations from a forward position. ...
