Daily Archives: Mar 19, 2026

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's recent declaration, "If the Kremlin blackmails Kyiv with blackouts, they should understand Moscow can also be blacked out," was not a show of bravado. It was the first salvo of Ukraine's latest cycle of asymmetric operations, deploying domestically developed long-range drone and missile systems to strike...

Carry a .25 if it feels good to you, but never load it. Late Lt. Col. Jeff Cooper's tongue-in-cheek counsel still resonates in discussions on defensive caliber. At the high-stakes game of self-protection, choosing the wrong caliber can be the difference between halting an attack and exposing yourself to...

Any caliber can be lethal with ideal shot placement. The truism is echoed in gun stores, on shooting ranges, and throughout the internet forums. However, as hundreds of thousands of ballistic tests and actual shootings illustrate, there are boundaries to that advice. A bullet that cannot penetrate as deeply...