by James Downey | Jul 29, 2018 | .22, .22 lr, .25 ACP, .357 Magnum, .357 SIG, .357Magnum, .38 Special, .380 ACP, .40 S&W, .44, .44 Magnum, .45 ACP, .45 Super, 10mm, 9mm, 9mm Luger, 9mm Luger (9x19), ammo, ammunition, Anthony A. Braga, ballistics, BBTI, cartridges, Data, Discussion., firearms, guns, JAMA Network, jim downey, lethality, muzzle energy, Philip J. Cook
This post is NOT about gun control, even though the article which it references specifically is. I don’t want to get into that discussion here, and will delete any comments which attempt to discuss it. Rather, I want to look at the article in order to better...
by admin | Apr 4, 2018 | .22, .22 lr, .380 ACP, 1911, 1911-22, 1911-380, American Rifleman, ammo, ammunition, ballistics, BBTI, Browning, cartridges, Data, Discussion., firearms, guns, Guns.com, jim downey, Members, reviews
Over the weekend I had a chance to try one of the relatively new Browning 1911-380 models. It was one of the basic models, with a 4.25″ barrel: I like a nice 1911, and have owned several over the years. I even like a ‘reduced’ 1911, such as the Springfield EMP (a gun...
by admin | Apr 2, 2018 | .380 ACP, 9mm, 9mm Luger, 9mm Luger (9x19), AI4FR, ammo, ammunition, ballistics, BBTI, Boberg Arms, Boberg XR9, Bond Arms, cartridges, Data, Discussion., firearms, guns, jim downey, Members, reviews, Sterling PPL, technology, Wikipedia
Sometimes it’s a good thing to look back at failed experiments, to better understand how we got to where we are today. It can be instructive, as well as cautionary — what we think of as innovative and brilliant now might well look a hell of a lot different in 30 or 40...
