Daily Archives: Jul 4, 2026

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...

Precision at 1,000 yards is typically considered the domain of high-priced rifles, but recent advancements show that low-cost rifles under $1,000 can deliver staggering accuracy. Combined with shooter skill and weather, these rifles prove that world-class long-range shooting need not break the bank. 1. Mechanical Accuracy and MOA Benchmark Long-distance accuracy...

Astronomers have refined the trajectory of Comet 3I/ATLAS tenfold-a leap in precision enabled by an unlikely vantage point: Mars. ESA's ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter, orbiting the Red Planet, imaged the comet between 1 and 7 October 2025, when it passed within 29 million kilometers of Mars. The angle, combined...