Daily Archives: Jun 28, 2026

The 9mm-versus-.45 ACP debate usually gets flattened into slogans about capacity or bullet diameter. That misses the more interesting part of the comparison: these cartridges ask different things of the pistol, the shooter, and the ammunition engineer. Seen through an engineering lens, the choice is less about mythology and more...

The AR-15 is one of the most discussed rifle platforms in the United States, and also one of the most persistently misunderstood. Much of that confusion comes from shorthand: a name mistaken for a function, a silhouette mistaken for a capability, or a legal label mistaken for a mechanical...

Modern firearm design did not emerge from a single breakthrough. It evolved through a handful of mechanisms, operating systems, and layout decisions that proved durable enough to outlast the eras that produced them. Some firearms became influential because they solved a reliability problem. Others changed expectations around capacity, safety,...