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 | Aug 4, 2022 | .45, Anecdotes, BBTI, black powder, Derringer Liegi, Glowforge, Guns, jim downey, lasers, Liberal Gun Club, Pedersoli
A couple of weeks ago I posted about finishing a Liegi Derringer kit, then doing the laser work to customize the grips. It turned out well enough, so I decided to finish and laser a second kit, to use as a door prize for a black powder workshop I’m doing at the...
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 James Downey | Jul 25, 2022 | .45, Anecdotes, ballistics, BBTI, black powder, Data, Derringer Liegi, Guns, jim downey, Pedersoli
Last week I posted about a little Liegi derringer that I finished and did a laser design on. Well, over the weekend I got together with the BBTI gang and, among other things, had a chance to shoot and chrono the little gun. Here’s a short slo-mo vid of shooting...
by James Downey | May 19, 2021 | 12 gauge, Anecdotes, ballistics, BBTI, black powder, Blunderbuss, chronograph, Data, Discussion., General Procedures, Hand Mortar, LabRadar, muzzle energy, radar, recoil, shotgun, Shotgun ballistics, Sitting Fox Muzzle Loaders, velocity, Veteran Arms, Wikipedia
Ever hear of a 4 Bore? Here’s the first line from the Wikipedia entry: Four bore or 4 bore is an almost obsolete black powder caliber of the 19th century, used for the hunting of large and potentially dangerous game animals. The term “4 Bore”...
by James Downey | Sep 1, 2020 | .22, .22 lr, .22Magnum, .22WMR, .25 ACP, .357 Magnum, .357Magnum, .38 Special, .380 ACP, 9mm Luger (9x19), Anecdotes, ballistics, BBTI, Brass Fetcher, Data, Discussion., keyholing, reviews, Revolver, S333 Thunderstuck, technology, testing, video
This is the Standard Manufacturing S333 Thunderstruck revolver: It’s an innovative, 8-round revolver which fires two rounds of .22WMR (.22mag) with one pull of the trigger. OK, if you like this not-so-little handgun, you might not want to read this review. Just...
