Daily Archives: Jun 30, 2026

The design of firearms is the reward of ambition, but the distance will tend to take the ambition down to that which turns, that which is zero, and that which in daily usage remains safe in the hands of the common. Smart devices may even appear as making real...

The 1911-versus-polymer argument does not remain theoretical very long. It becomes hip ache when ten hours later, it becomes a failed safety sweep when pressed, a magazine that all at once becomes picky, or a trigger that honors discipline and reprimands slipshoddiness. The two platforms are able to run in...

Like trucks to tailgating, handgun calibers make people argue proudly, loudly, and generally without much point. In defensive shooting, the optimum round is not as much a question of internet assurance as it is of consistent repeatability of performance when accuracy, reliability and penetration are all simultaneously important. The latest...