Daily Archives: Mar 18, 2026

Image Credit to Wikimedia Commons Of the numerous calibers offered for contemporary sidearms, the 9mm cartridge has etched a niche as the ultimate balance of stopping power, capacity, and controllable recoil. Across militaries, law enforcement agencies, and civilian shooters, it continues to be a standard against which handgun performance is...

The wrong caliber not only misses the mark it risks the hunt and the game. That harsh fact, echoed in many a hunting camp, supports a maxim familiar to seasoned hunters: not all cartridges belong in the field when the quarry is measured in terms of several hundred pounds....

Image Credit to Wikimedia Commons 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...