Long-range shooting gets harder when the environment stops cooperating. Cold air adds drag, wind compounds small mistakes, and velocity loss can turn a comfortable firing solution into a miss. In rough conditions, the most useful cartridges are not simply fast. They are the ones that stay orderly when dense...

Lightweight polymer pistols solve a real problem. They are easier to carry, easier to live with, and in many cases entirely reliable within the role they were built for. Trouble starts when a carry-focused handgun gets treated like a full-size training gun and pushed through long sessions where heat,...