by James Downey | Apr 16, 2024 | .38 Special, .450 Adams, .450 CF, .455 Webley, ammo, ammunition, BBTI, black powder, Bull Dog, Bulldog, cartridges, Colt, Discussion., Firearms, Guns, Hunting, jim downey, Revolver, self defense, Shooting, Webley No. 2, Wikipedia, YouTube
Some firearm designs are iconic, almost mythic. One of those was introduced in the early 1870s, and was widely carried both by military forces and civilians, and is credited by many firearms historians as being a critical factor in the ‘taming of the...
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 | Oct 15, 2023 | AR platform rifles, Books, Guns, Light Over Heat
As I race to finish the manuscript for my book, Gun Curious, I spent 7 precious days revising the chapter on “Living with AR-15s.” In truth, I spent 4 days reading and thinking about a new book on The True Story of the AR-15 and 3 days revising my own...
by David Yamane | Oct 15, 2023 | AR platform rifles, Books, Guns, Light Over Heat
As I race to finish the manuscript for my book, Gun Curious, I spent 7 precious days revising the chapter on “Living with AR-15s.” In truth, I spent 4 days reading and thinking about a new book on The True Story of the AR-15 and 3 days revising my own...
by David Yamane | Oct 15, 2023 | AR platform rifles, Books, Guns, Light Over Heat
As I race to finish the manuscript for my book, Gun Curious, I spent 7 precious days revising the chapter on “Living with AR-15s.” In truth, I spent 4 days reading and thinking about a new book on The True Story of the AR-15 and 3 days revising my own...
by David Yamane | Oct 4, 2023 | Alain Stephens, government, gun industry, Guns, Light Over Heat, The Trace
I wasn’t going to record a “Light Over Heat” video for this week because I am over my head trying to finish the Gun Curious book I spoke about in last week’s video. But my morning email from The Trace let me know that a new podcast just launched from...
