Daily Archives: Jul 3, 2026

"You can win a sea war without ships." Never in history had that sounded like anything other than the stuff of fantasy. Since 2022, however, it has been bitter reality in the Black Sea. From a starting point of a hollowed-out fleet and no hope of matching Russian tonnage,...

"Can a bullet be too small to save your life?" History and statistics answer "yes." Though shot placement, as always, matters immensely, some handgun cartridges simply don’t possess enough penetration power or energy to effectively dispatch a relentless attacker. The FBI’s long-trusted ballistic gelatin standards of 12-18 inches have...

“Carry a .25 if it will make you feel better, but don’t ever load it.” This quote from the late Lt. Col. Jeff Cooper brings home a very valid point with regard to a self-defense weapon when it comes to a matter of life and death in split seconds,...