Daily Archives: Dec 15, 2025

What's the rarest thing you can see in the night sky? For astronomers right now, it's an interstellar comet-and 3I/ATLAS is putting on a show unlike any in years. Racing through the solar system at more than 130,000 mph, this icy traveler from another star system has just made...

Carry a .25 if it feels good to you, but never load it. Late Lt. Col. Jeff Cooper's tongue-in-cheek counsel still resonates in discussions on defensive caliber. At the high-stakes game of self-protection, choosing the wrong caliber can be the difference between halting an attack and exposing yourself to...

"Caliber is irrelevant if you get your shot in the correct location." It's a mantra mindlessly repeated at gun stores and online. But in actual lifesaving interactions, the cartridge can decide success almost as much as firearms skill. Contemporary ballistics research, decades-long law enforcement careers, and street-tested defensive interactions...