Daily Archives: Jul 1, 2026

Development of cold war fighters was rewarded with boldness punished with detail. The air forces were fast, maneuvered on high altitudes and required new missions, which could not afford much time to aerodynamic uncertainty, propulsion immaturity or the reality of maintainability. The most impressive aspect of the most heinous misfires...

Blastic charts promise too much, straight lines, neat formations, and reasonable amount of energy to get the job done. In the open, where the animals run, lines become rotten and lungs will be behind ribs and shoulder, and that assurance is liable to crumble quick. It is not often that...

Is it really the case that the shot placement is perfect in any caliber? The practical shooting incidents and controlled experimentation continue to fall upon the same clumsy truth, that handguns are already functioning with a limited margin of error, and that nothing smaller or more gimmick-laden cartridge will...