Daily Archives: Jun 30, 2026

Charles Mitchell

7 Rifle Rounds That Sound Capable Until Big Game Proves Otherwise

On paper plenty of rifle cartridges are impressive. High groups at 100 yards, crisp velocity figures, a reputation that is based on coyotes or steel can turn a round into one that is good enough when the tag is in the pocket. Big game audits such assumptions. Once the...
Charles Mitchell

9 Firearm Designs That Look Brilliant Until the First Malfunction

Other gun designs are truly brilliant on paper: reduced overall length and yet no reduction of barrel length, increased capacity in a smaller package, or mechanisms of ignition that appear to be mechanically unavoidable. The engineering may be graceful, the packaging may be future-oriented and the handling may seem...
Charles Mitchell

5 Old-School Metal Handguns Elite Teams Still Rely On

The lightness, ease of production, and modularity of polymer pistols have good justification in the dominant role they are playing in the modern armory. But metal-framed handguns continue to reappear in high places due to an even less glamorous cause- when handled as a tool rather than an accessory,...