Daily Archives: Jul 1, 2026

Thomas Reed

10 American Pistols That Turned Simple Engineering Into a Bad Idea

A semi-auto pistol is meant to be an issue solved: feed, fire, extract, repeat. Once such a loop is broken, the shooter is left with an object of metal or polymer that may prove to be as much of an inconvenience as it does a genuine danger. The infamous American...
Charles Mitchell

7 “Small” Handgun Rounds That Fail When Penetration Really Matters

Typically, debates on handgun caliber begin with speed, recoil, or what one of their friends carries. The mechanics which determine the results are not so exciting: whether a bullet may always get to vital organs in ugly positions, through clothing, and when it strikes bone. It is the reason why...
Thomas Reed

5 Underappreciated Big-Game Cartridges That Still Make Clean Kills Easy

Is it necessary to put on all the hunting rifles a fresh headstamp to do old work? In a market which continues to make fresh numbers and new standings, there are still cartridges which continue to earn their pay in the unheroic manner of adjusting to ordinary behavior, of...