by James Downey | Sep 8, 2020 | BBTI, Data, Discussion., General Procedures, testing
Following up to this post from August 24th, the BBTI site has been updated. When you go there now, at the top of each page you’ll see this notice: ATTENTION: Effective Sept 1, 2020, the BBTI Project is in “Archive Status.” No further tests will be...
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...
by James Downey | Aug 28, 2020 | .22, .357 Magnum, .44 Magnum, 9mm Luger (9x19), American Gun Craft, black powder, Data, Diablo 12ga, Discussion., reviews, Shotgun ballistics, storage, technology, testing, video, YouTube
Want some fun? Get an American Gun Craft 12ga double-barrel pistol. Want a serious self/home defense gun? Get something else. Oops. I gave away my review’s conclusion. But you should go ahead and read the rest of this, anyway. * * * When one of my friends sent...
by James Downey | Aug 24, 2020 | BBTI, Data, Discussion., General Procedures, testing
So, I have some important news to share. After months of discussion, and soliciting the opinions and suggestions from a number of people involved in the firearms/shooting community, we’ve made some decisions about BBTI going forward. As noted on the BBTI...
by David Yamane | Aug 4, 2020 | COVID19, Data, gun sales, Guns, The Trace
The fact that gun sales have been off the charts in 2020 is not news, but some were still surprised at the July sales numbers. The newsadvocacy organization The Trace has created an interesting data visualization drawing on NICS data as a proxy for gun sales. I...
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...
