by James Downey | May 4, 2023 | 9mm, 9mm Luger, 9mm Luger (9x19), ammo, Anecdotes, ballistics, BBTI, carbine, cartridges, Discussion., Firearms, Guns, Guns.com, jim downey, Kel Tec, M&P FPC, Optic, reviews, Sig Sauer Romeo, Smith & Wesson, Sub-2000
Sometimes, smaller *is* better: Yup, that’s the new Smith & Wesson M&P FPC (Folding Pistol Carbine), which I got to shoot recently. I’m a big fan of Pistol Caliber Carbines, and am on record loving my Kel Tec Sub2000 folding carbine in 9mm. That...
by James Downey | Apr 7, 2023 | .40 S&W, ammo, ammunition, Anecdotes, ballistics, BBTI, black powder, Discussion., Firearms, General Procedures, Guns, Hand Gonne, jim downey, Liberal Gun Club, maker
Last Fall I taught a day-long workshop on “Primitive Black Powder Firearms” for the Liberal Gun Club‘s Annual Meeting in Las Vegas. In addition to my own black powder guns, I borrowed a couple of items from friends to help fill out the historical...
by James Downey | Jul 26, 2022 | .22, .22short, ammo, ammunition, Anecdotes, ballistics, BBTI, black powder, cartridges, Derringer, Discussion., Firearms, Guns, jim downey, reproduction, Sharps Pepperbox, Uberti
As anyone who has read much of this blog probably knows, I (and the other BBTI guys) like weird guns. Anything that is innovative, or unusual, or uses a transitional technology, is likely to catch my eye. One of those I got to try this past weekend is a reproduction...
by Smith, Lara | Feb 15, 2021 | ammo, Biden, diversity, gun owners, gun politics, LGC Blog, Walk the Talk America
The answer is, of course, yes, although not according to a particular ammo business which this week declared if you voted for Biden, you don’t deserve to buy ammo from them. It is their right to decide to alienate 8 million new customers, but perhaps it’s...
by James Downey | Jul 25, 2020 | .357 Magnum, .44, .44 Magnum, .45 Super, 9mm Luger (9x19), ammo, ammunition, Anecdotes, ballistics, BBTI, cartridges, Colt, Colt Anaconda, Cor-Bon, Corbon, Covid, Data, Discussion., Firearms, jim downey, reviews, Revolver, Taurus
It’s been a kind of rough year, what with the Covid-19 pandemic and all. So I’ve been inclined to cut people some extra slack. Because normal business operations have been disrupted, everyone is dealing with a lot more unexpected stress in their lives, et...
by James Downey | Feb 26, 2020 | .44, .44 Magnum, .44 Special, ammo, ammunition, Anecdotes, ballistics, BBTI, Firearms, Hornady, jim downey, reviews, Revolver
Recently I came across on a surprisingly good deal on a Taurus Tracker .44mag snubnose. This one: Taurus isn’t my first choice of firearm brands, but I’ve owned them and generally liked them, and the price on this one was a little too good to pass up. So I...
