Daily Archives: Mar 16, 2026

Charles Mitchell

8 Handgun Calibers That Create Problems in a Home-Defense Plan

A home-defense handgun does not have to be exotic. It must work every time, push deep enough to find something important and must remain manageable when the small muscles have broken. It is that combination that particular calibers and configurations begin to fail. Others have ignition reliability issues, others are...
Charles Mitchell

7 Popular Rifle Cartridges That Keep Coming Up Short on Big...

All hunting camps begin with a tale that runs in the same manner: a clean rifle, a steady rest, etc., and a cartridge that ought to be sufficient. The movie tends to conclude with a long take, a wobbly second shot, or a hunter desiring that he/she had brought...
Charles Mitchell

Common AR-15 Claims That Collapse Under Basic Engineering and Law

The AR-15 brings something weird to the sense of confidence: whenever someone makes assertions about it, they have never held the fire-control components or compared the energies of the cartridges or even read the state statutes that dictate what can be possessed and where. The rifle then becomes a...