Daily Archives: Jun 30, 2026

A U. S. Army sidearm does not make itself famous in terms of sheer specs. The pistols and revolvers that rest in institutional memory are likely to do it by enduring ugly conditions, sealing gaps that cannot be filled by rifles and carbines, and creating what the Army conception...

When the stars all fall into place: still air, good dope, easy posture, long-range accuracy is not complicated. The actual shooting can hardly provide that. The wind changes, mirage layers, and recoil control will separate the view of the miss and the guess about the miss. The lower caliber continue...

Some firearms do not become any more or less old in the practical sense of that word. They continue to appear on the firing lines, in training programs, in the hunting camp and in the psychological test of what good should be: reliability, ergonomics and repeatable performance. It is not...