Daily Archives: Jun 29, 2026

James Thompson

Why Rifles Miss: The Small Setup Mistakes That Ruin Tight Groups

Tight groups rarely disappear for a single dramatic reason. More often, accuracy slips away through a stack of small setup errors that each look harmless on their own but combine into a rifle that suddenly feels unpredictable. That pattern shows up again and again in precision shooting. A rifle can...
James Thompson

Why FBI Gel Tests Keep Failing Popular Pocket Pistol Loads

Pocket pistols create a stubborn engineering problem. The guns are built around short barrels, light slides, and low recoil expectations, but many defensive loads are designed around performance standards that were shaped by larger handguns and full-power service cartridges. That mismatch shows up quickly in gelatin. Under heavy-clothing protocols, a...
James Thompson

Five Bullet Design Details That Decide a Clean Kill in the...

A hunting bullet does not succeed because of one headline spec. Clean kills are usually decided by a small set of design details that control how the projectile flies, opens, holds together, and keeps moving after impact. Across modern hunting bullet designs, the pattern is consistent: construction matters more than...