Daily Archives: Mar 15, 2026

In a world where everything is in metamorphosis by giving new cartridges a name, those very cartridges that tend to endure do it the old-fashioned way: they continue to solve problems. They appear in battered ammunition cans, in boxes with labels half torn off, and in rifles, which still...

A modern polymer pistol and a 1911 can both be reliable, both be accurate and both be on the same belt. It is that superficial overlap that makes the argument vibrant. The actual distance reveals itself in the prosaic details: what is carried when hot and wet, what still...

Reliability is the unglamorous aspect of handgun engineering that is more important than features. When a pistol refuses to feed or shoot or remain in battery, everything else about the design is irrelevant, including ergonomics, concealability, brand name, and so on. The owner complaints will fall into a small...