Daily Archives: Dec 16, 2025

What distinguishes a cartridge that impresses on paper from one that performs in the field? For hunters, competitive shooters, and rifle shooters, the difference is in consistent accuracy irrespective of rifle platform, weather, or range. Some cartridges are forgiving, predictable, and repeatable, and thus become reliable partners from the...

The wrong caliber not only misses the mark it also risks the hunt and the game. That harsh fact, echoed in many a hunting camp, supports a maxim familiar to seasoned hunters: not all cartridges belong in the field when the quarry is measured in terms of several hundred...

What must a military sidearm possess to become legendary? Raw stopping power, perhaps some decades of service in combat, or is it confidence-inspiring power that makes the wielder feel invincible? The American military's past provides some fascinating insight into how some handguns came to represent American military heritage. Over 250...