Daily Archives: Jun 30, 2026

Caliber talk is loud because it is reassuring that a cartridge can fix a problem when it comes in physical contact. It cannot. In the real world, handgun conflicts value reliability, manageable recoil, and bullets penetrating vital organs- and the stress reaction of the shooter attempts to destroy fine...

Reliability talk about pistols will usually degenerate into brand loyalty and debate on limp-wristing or magazines or amming. The more practical one is a mechanical: feeding, firing and extraction must all occur in one order, and a single hinge on any of the processes can reduce a beautiful hand-gun...

Hunting cartridges are in a wave. A decade it is speed, the next all long, sleek bullets and fast twist barrels. Meanwhile, another group of rounds continues to do the same low-class job, which is to put a well-built bullet where it belongs, without making every practice period a...