Daily Archives: Jun 29, 2026
The Big-Game Caliber Mistake Many Deer Hunters Still Make
The deer-caliber argument still gets framed the wrong way. Too many hunters keep treating cartridge choice like a search for the highest energy figure on a box flap, when the real question is whether the bullet will reach the vitals, expand as intended, and let the shooter place it...
Eight Service Pistol Designs Modern 9mm Guns Still Imitate
Modern 9mm pistols often look new while relying on old answers. The grip angles, magazine capacities, locking systems, trigger layouts, and carry-friendly dimensions that dominate current service handguns were established over decades by a relatively small group of designs.
Some were copied directly. Others shaped the market by proving a...
Common Carry Habits That Quietly Defeat Modern Pistol Safety Systems
Modern pistols carry an impressive amount of engineering inside a compact package. Trigger levers, firing pin blocks, inertial firing pins, decockers, grip safeties, and magazine disconnects all exist to reduce the chance of an unintended discharge. But those systems are designed around a simple premise: the pistol is being...
