Daily Archives: Mar 17, 2026

"Caliber is irrelevant if you get your shot in the correct location." It's a mantra mindlessly repeated at gun stores and online. But in actual lifesaving interactions, the cartridge can decide success almost as much as firearms skill. Contemporary ballistics research, decades-long law enforcement careers, and street-tested defensive interactions...

Was this the day that Ukrainian drone warfare went to another level in naval warfare? On August 28, 2025, the Ukrainian armed forces released news of a precision attack on the Russian Buyan-M missile corvette in the Sea of Azov, a ship intended to fire Kalibr cruise missiles. The...

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...