Daily Archives: Jun 29, 2026

Pistol design has entered an awkward new phase. The challenge is no longer limited to durability, concealability, or optics compatibility; it now includes whether a handgun can be illegally altered with a tiny aftermarket part that was never meant to be there in the first place. That pressure has pushed...

Range problems are often blamed on ammunition, optics, or shooter technique. In many cases, the trouble starts much earlier, in a design shortcut that looked efficient on a drawing board but shows its limits once rounds begin stacking up. That matters because small engineering compromises rarely announce themselves with a...

Handgun ammunition arguments often survive on repetition. A caliber gets labeled “weak,” “overpowered,” or “just as good,” and the claim keeps circulating long after ballistic gel data has shown a more complicated picture. FBI-style gelatin testing does not settle every debate, but it does strip away a lot of folklore....