Daily Archives: Jun 29, 2026

The Army’s move from the Beretta M9 to the M17 and M18 was not just a sidearm replacement. It marked a shift in how a service pistol was expected to fit the shooter, accept accessories, and stay supportable across a long service life. That shift was built into the requirement...

Some rifles print neat clusters with almost boring regularity, while others scatter shots even when the shooter does everything right. The difference usually is not magic, and it is rarely one single part acting alone. In precision rifles, tight groups come from repeatability. The barrel has to guide the bullet...

The FBI’s 12–18 inch standard gets quoted so often that it can sound like a simple pass-fail rule. In practice, it is better understood as a design window for handgun bullets: deep enough to reach vital structures from difficult angles, but not so deep that penetration keeps going with...