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 27, 2020 | .577 Snider-Enfield, black powder, Discussion., historic rifles, Martini-Henry, reviews, technology, testing, YouTube
“OK, the Snider was fun. Let’s shoot that Martini-Rossi.” “Martini & Rossi is a booze brand, dumbass. The rifle is a Martini-Henry.” “Er … right.” * * * OK, I’m not saying that actually happened. But I will...
by James Downey | Aug 26, 2020 | .577 Snider-Enfield, black powder, Discussion., historic rifles, reviews, technology, testing, YouTube
Recently the BBTI crew got together to shoot some historic rifles. I’m not going to go into a lot of the details about each rifle, since there is plenty of information available about each online. But I thought I would share a few pics, some video, and my...
by James Downey | Aug 25, 2020 | 12 gauge, bullpup, Discussion., IWI, reviews, shotgun, Shotgun ballistics, Tavor TS12, technology, testing, The Firearm Blog
This past weekend I got to try the new(ish) Tavor TS12 semi-auto shotgun, made by IWI. This gun got a LOT of attention when it was announced at SHOT 2018, and generated a fair amount of interest later when the commercial version was finally released not quite a year...
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 James Downey | Aug 2, 2020 | .44, .44 Magnum, .458 Win Mag, .50 Alaskan, .50 BMG, .500 Jeffery, .500 Nitro Express, .500 S&W Magnum, .600 Nitro Express, .700 Nitro Express, .950 JDJ, 11 x 59mm R Gras, 12.7 x 108mm, 14.5 JDJ, 50-110 WCF, cartridges, Cartridges of the World, Discussion., Firearms, Guns, Links, Wikipedia
Yesterday I got a box of cartridges. Now, even with the shortages these days, that isn’t that unusual. But take a look at the contents: OK, for scale: that’s a full-sized .44 magnum cartridge on the right, outside the box. What the Hell??? This was a box...
