Daily Archives: Mar 20, 2026

James Thompson

1911 vs. Polymer Pistols: What Shooters Need to Know

Worth the pound on the hip is the sentimental worth, the question most gun enthusiasts must resolve when pitting the century-old 1911 design against the polymer-framed pistols made today. Each design was experimented with under combat, match work, and carry demand, but serves up very different experiences the moment...
James Thompson

China’s Stranded Astronauts and Its Lunar Rocket Gamble

It was shaken to start not by a rocket launch but by a suspected shard of space debris slamming into the Shenzhou-20 return capsule. Three Chinese astronauts, Chen Dong, Chen Zhongrui, and Wang Jie, found themselves unexpectedly stranded aboard the Tiangong space station. The incident, occurring just hours before...
James Thompson

7 Reasons Russia Is Losing Artillery at Record Rates

How does an army lose almost 1,600 artillery systems in a month? Russian forces had their worst artillery losses since the war broke out in March 2025, a number that has shocked analysts and highlighted profound changes in battlefield dynamics. While Ukraine's General Staff reported 1,578 destroyed systems last...