Daily Archives: Mar 16, 2026

The world of handguns is where ‘it should work’ cartridges reside cartridges with storied histories, low recoil, and clever design that make them sound like viable defensive options. The problem is, it’s a mechanical issue, not a poetic one: in a short-barreled handgun, small cartridges simply can’t penetrate deeply...

"What makes an Army sidearm ‘legendary’ usually has less to do with a spec sheet and more to do with the moment it showed up: when a cavalry board wanted something ‘trooper-proof,’ when production lines could not keep up, or when standardization demanded a different caliber. Over two centuries, Army...

Few rifles have been the subject of as much confident misinformation as the AR-15. The design is well enough understood, but in casual conversation, the rifle remains a mysterious object partly because it resembles a military carbine, and partly because its modularity allows the same receiver to be adorned...