by James Downey | May 6, 2023 | 12 gauge, Aguila, ammo, ammunition, Anecdotes, BBTI, bullpup, Discussion., Federal, Firearms, Guns, IWI, jim downey, Kel Tec, KS7, KSG, minishells, reviews, shotgun, Shotgun ballistics, Tavor TS12, technology, testing
Two years ago, I closed a blog post with this: Overall, I’m very happy with the Tavor TS12. Altogether I ran about 75 shells through it in an hour, half the light target loads, the other half full-power, high-brass slugs and 00Buck. It’s been decades since I shot a 12...
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...
by James Downey | May 4, 2023 | 9mm, 9mm Luger, 9mm Luger (9x19), ammo, Anecdotes, ballistics, BBTI, carbine, cartridges, Discussion., Firearms, Guns, Guns.com, jim downey, Kel Tec, M&P FPC, Optic, reviews, Sig Sauer Romeo, Smith & Wesson, Sub-2000
Sometimes, smaller *is* better: Yup, that’s the new Smith & Wesson M&P FPC (Folding Pistol Carbine), which I got to shoot recently. I’m a big fan of Pistol Caliber Carbines, and am on record loving my Kel Tec Sub2000 folding carbine in 9mm. That...
by David Yamane | May 3, 2023 | book publishing, Guns, Light Over Heat, My Experience
What was supposed to be a brief hiatus from my “Light Over Heat” YouTube channel almost became permanent. This video explains why. A lot of it had to do with my feeling like I was talking into a void, and a lot of that feeling had to do with negative...
by David Yamane | Apr 26, 2023 | crime, Fear, Guns, Light Over Heat, My Experience
I have been on a 5-month hiatus from my “Light Over Heat” YouTube channel and seriously thought about not coming back. (More on that in a later video.) But seeing the frustration and fatigue in my son while talking about all of the recent shootings in America (Kansas...
by David Yamane | Apr 18, 2023 | Asian Americans, Chris Cheng, Data, Guns, Half Moon Bay, mass murder, mass public shooting, mass shootings, My Experience, race, Randy Miyan
RE-POSTING FROM MY GUN CULTURE 2.0 BLOG I am Asian-American (half Japanese-American on my father’s side) and grew up in Half Moon Bay, California. The coincidence of this with the mass murder of 7 people in Half Moon Bay by an Asian man led to a conversation recently...
