Ryan hails from north of the 49th Parallel in Eastern Canada. He has served for over 20 years with the Canadian military first as an Artillerman in the army and later as an Aircraft Structures Technician in the airforce.
Through this time he has traveled to far flung destinations around the world, shot interesting firearms and had a chance to work with military and police.
He enjoys building and customizing firearms, riding mountain bikes, and designing items for firearms and the outdoors. He runs 2 Cent Tactical which started as a blog but morphed into a way to raise money for military charities.
He has been published in RECOIL, OFFGRID, The Firearm Blog, and is the Senior Staff Writer at Breach Bang Clear.