Although the effects of a bullet's terminal performance had been thoroughly studied by 1955, ammunition pioneer Roy Weatherby sought to prove velocity trumps mass and, as a result, built a reputable ...

The Long Game is a new series designed to improve your long-range-shooting skills. This story is the first installment. A basic understanding of external ballistics is something all shooters of every ...

"The most common rounds fired from an AR-15 move almost twice as fast as that from a handgun." — Biden, remarks on Safer Communities Act at the White House, July 11 In a speech in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., ...

[Luke Wren] just wrote in to tell us about his new science blog called Wren’s Tech — it’s only a few days old, but he’s already got some pretty cool science experiments written up! Like how to ...

The Extended Range Cannon Artillery (ERCA) weapon system has made headlines in recent years for its ability — as its name states, to fire at an extended range. Yet in early August the weapon system ...

The lethality of ammunition is much beyond caliber size or muzzle velocity. True destructive potential lies in how a bullet behaves after leaving the barrel – how it transforms energy, deforms, ...