by James Downey | Nov 17, 2019 | 9mm, 9mm Luger, 9mm Luger (9x19), Anecdotes, ballistics, BBTI, Firearms, jim downey, reviews
Last weekend, I got to try one of these: Yup, it’s the latest iteration of the popular Sig P365, the SAS (“Sig Anti-Snag”), designed to be the ‘ultimate concealed-carry gun’. Well, is it? Take a look at this pic: That’s the first...
by James Downey | Nov 3, 2019 | Firearms, jim downey
Recently I had the opportunity to take some defensive firearms use classes from some highly-respected pros in that field (no, I’m not going to say who). This was the first formal training I’ve had in a while, and it was a great weekend of experience which...
by James Downey | Aug 21, 2019 | .45 Colt, ammo, ammunition, art, ballistics, BBTI, Firearms, jim downey, lasers
Again, it’s been a while. Partial explanation towards the end of this post. So, the BBTI team finally got together to do something we’ve been wanting to do for several years now: shoot a Gatling Gun. Yep, a real, honest-to-gawd Gatling Gun. Well, not an...
by James Downey | Nov 25, 2018 | BBTI, jim downey
Happy Anniversary! Yup, the BBTI website launched on Thanksgiving weekend, 2008. That first weekend we had over 300,000 hits, and it’s been something of a roller coaster ever since, with millions of visitors, thousands of discussion threads, and countless...
by James Downey | Aug 30, 2018 | Uncategorized
Earlier this month I took my EMP4 out to the range, and ran into problems documented in this post. My conclusion: Since I haven’t had any problems with my standard-pressure reloads, I’m assuming that it’s the over-pressure which is causing this problem. Both the...
