by James Downey | Mar 1, 2024 | .357 Magnum, .357Magnum, 9mm Luger, 9mm Luger (9x19), ammo, ammunition, Anecdotes, ballistics, BBTI, black powder, Data, Discussion., Firearms, General Procedures, Guns, Hand Gonne, jim downey, Liberal Gun Club, maker
Last Spring I made a 14th century style Hand Gonne from bronze stock using minimal tools and equipment, just to see what was possible. That project turned out to be a big success, and the resultant hand gonne has been popular among friends and when I taught last...
by David Yamane | Aug 28, 2023 | Data, gun ownership, Guns
I have written previously about how survey research underestimates the rate of gun ownership in the United States. The main sources of “false negatives” (people who own guns but tell survey researchers they do not) are (1) people who don’t want...
by David Yamane | Jun 21, 2023 | culture of fear, Data, Fear, Light Over Heat, negative outcomes
This week’s “Light Over Heat” video explains a little trick I use to see through the fog produced by the mass-mediated culture of fear. If someone says they are “seeing more X” — where X = some negative outcome with guns — I distinguish between...
by James Downey | May 15, 2023 | .25 ACP, ammo, ammunition, Anecdotes, ballistics, BBTI, Beretta, Bernadelli, Brass Fetcher, cartridges, Data, Discussion., Firearms, Guns, jim downey, Links
Last year Buffalo Bore came out with two loadings of what they called HEAVY 25 ACP Pistol and Handgun Ammo, saying that it was standard pressure but heavy-for-caliber and which met the FBI penetration criteria. We got some, and decided to do an informal test recently...
by James Downey | May 15, 2023 | .25 ACP, ammo, ammunition, Anecdotes, ballistics, BBTI, Beretta, Bernadelli, Brass Fetcher, cartridges, Data, Discussion., Firearms, Guns, jim downey, Links
Last year Buffalo Bore came out with two loadings of what they called HEAVY 25 ACP Pistol and Handgun Ammo, saying that it was standard pressure but heavy-for-caliber and which met the FBI penetration criteria. We got some, and decided to do an informal test recently...
by James Downey | May 5, 2023 | .32 H&R, .327 Federal Magnum, .327 Magnum, ammo, ammunition, Anecdotes, ballistics, BBTI, Buffalo Bore, cartridges, Data, Discussion., failure to feed, Firearms, Guns, jim downey, Revolver
I’m not a fan of the .32acp for self-defense. But the .32 H&R mag or the .327 Federal mag are both respectable options, even out of a short barrel revolver. Since the 100gr Buffalo Bore Heavy 32 H&R Magnum +P ammo load wasn’t available when we did...
