Daily Archives: Jun 28, 2026
The Shot Placement Myth Police Trainers Say Gets Shoters Hurt
Handgun arguments often drift toward caliber, expansion, and lab testing. Police trainers tend to bring the conversation back to a less glamorous subject: where rounds land when recoil, speed, and stress start pulling the gun off line.
That shift matters because many shooters are still taught simplified ideas about “center...
Greenland Fjord Landslides Are Quietly Creating Tsunami Hazards Scientists Can’t Ignore
In Greenland’s remote fjords, some of the most consequential hazards are not announced by crowded coastlines or constant monitoring. They begin high on steep rock walls, where thinning glacier ice and shifting frozen ground can remove the support that once held entire slopes in place.
The result is not only...
Why Popular Pocket Pistol Calibers Often Fail FBI Ballistic Standards
Pocket pistols occupy a stubborn corner of firearms design. They are built around concealment first, which means very short barrels, low mass, abbreviated sights, and cartridges that must do difficult work from minimal platforms.
That design brief runs headlong into the FBI’s 12- to 18-inch penetration standard in 10 percent...
