A couple of years back, I wrote a column about sensible gun control, which generated a record number of emails and comments. They were around 80 percent in favor of and 20 percent against my key ...

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 ...

In America, speed is most often thought of in terms of miles per hour (mph). But when answering the question of how fast does a bullet travel, it’s best to think of speed in feet per second (fps).

According to "assault weapon" ban proponents, the AR rifle's lethality is all about how fast its bullets travel. The Washington Post recently claimed that "what makes [the AR] so deadly is the speed ...

The president's claim is incorrect, and generalizes the varying speeds of bullets fired from different kinds of guns. However, the AR-15 is still an especially lethal weapon and has been used to ...

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, ...