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Aug 22, 2023

This military bullet is less powerful than its civilian variant

Although modern 7.62mm NATO firearms are engineered to handle the .308 Winchester, make sure that the manufacturer rates it for the round.

BYMiguel Ortiz

Aug 22, 2023

BYMiguel Ortiz

Mar 16, 2023

Why the M1 Garand’s ammo capacity was reduced from 10 to 8 bullets

Described by General George S. Patton as “the greatest battle implement ever devised,” the M1 Garand is one of the…

BYMiguel Ortiz

Mar 16, 2023

BYBrady Kirkpatrick

Feb 23, 2023

Everything you need to know about firearm ammunition

Even if you’ve never touched a firearm in your life, everyone knows how it basically works. You put the round…

BYBrady Kirkpatrick

Feb 23, 2023

BYMiguel Ortiz

Jan 30, 2023

The reason Soviet troops used to boil their bullets

Unless you were part of the elite ruling class (ironically), life in the Soviet Union was drab and difficult. This…

BYMiguel Ortiz

Jan 30, 2023

BYTim Kirkpatrick

Sep 20, 2023

Why deadly wounds aren’t treated first in combat

In combat, the rules are different than in any other situation you’ll probably find yourself. All fingers need to be pulling triggers.

BYTim Kirkpatrick

Sep 20, 2023

BYBlake Stilwell

Aug 10, 2023

The 4 weirdest ammunition types ever used

Humans have created their share of surprising weapon systems and ammo. The weirdest ammunition types have had varying degrees of success.

BYBlake Stilwell

Aug 10, 2023

BYLogan Nye

Jan 1, 2022

How the legendary .50-cal. actually kills you

There’s a reason that the M2 .50-caliber machine gun design has endured since John Browning first created it 100 years ago, in 1918: The mechanical reliability of the weapon and ballistics of the round are still exactly what a soldier needs to kill…

BYLogan Nye

Jan 1, 2022

BYBlake Stilwell

Oct 24, 2022

This soldier used his teeth as bullets to attack Turkish invaders

For four months in 1538, 600 Portuguese troops were holding back an attempt to capture the Indian City of Diu against 22,000 combined enemy troops. Most of those came from the Sultanate of Gujarat, but there were also 6,000 troops from the hated Ott…

BYBlake Stilwell

Oct 24, 2022

BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

The US military is testing water-penetrating bullets

A new weapon being tested by the US military could give special operators a more lethal edge by allowing them to shoot underwater, according to

BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

Two men arrested for voluntarily shooting each other while wearing bulletproof vests

Two men in Rogers, Arkansas, were arrested for taking turns shooting each other while the other wore a bulletproof vest, law-enforcement officials said. Charles Ferris, 50, and his neighbor, 36-year-old Christopher Hicks were drinking on the d…

BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020