You can really tell that Gears of War: E-Day developer, The Coalition, wants the upcoming third-person shooter to be enjoyed by more than just Gears diehards. In last Sunday's developer Direct, the ...

Getting consistent hits at extreme distances requires specialized rifles and optics, like 1,000-yard scopes. It also demands purpose-built bullets. All long-range bullets have several things in common ...

Rifle cartridges are not the most effective mechanisms for producing high projectile speed. Other things work much better. The 120mm smoothbore main gun on the M-1 Abrams tank fires a depleted-uranium ...