by James Downey | Jul 26, 2022 | .22, .22short, ammo, ammunition, Anecdotes, ballistics, BBTI, black powder, cartridges, Derringer, Discussion., Firearms, Guns, jim downey, reproduction, Sharps Pepperbox, Uberti
As anyone who has read much of this blog probably knows, I (and the other BBTI guys) like weird guns. Anything that is innovative, or unusual, or uses a transitional technology, is likely to catch my eye. One of those I got to try this past weekend is a reproduction...
by Smith, Lara | Feb 15, 2021 | ammo, Biden, diversity, gun owners, gun politics, LGC Blog, Walk the Talk America
The answer is, of course, yes, although not according to a particular ammo business which this week declared if you voted for Biden, you don’t deserve to buy ammo from them. It is their right to decide to alienate 8 million new customers, but perhaps it’s...
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...
by James Downey | Feb 26, 2020 | .44, .44 Magnum, .44 Special, ammo, ammunition, Anecdotes, ballistics, BBTI, Firearms, Hornady, jim downey, reviews, Revolver
Recently I came across on a surprisingly good deal on a Taurus Tracker .44mag snubnose. This one: Taurus isn’t my first choice of firearm brands, but I’ve owned them and generally liked them, and the price on this one was a little too good to pass up. So I...
by James Downey | Dec 29, 2019 | .22, .22 lr, .22Magnum, .22WMR, .32 H&R, .327 Federal Magnum, .327 Magnum, .357 Magnum, .357Magnum, .38 Special, .41 Magnum, .44, .44 Magnum, .44 Special, ammo, ammunition, Firearms, jim downey, Revolver
Anyone who has considered a revolver as a self-defense option has confronted the question of whether, and how, to carry spare ammunition for it. Loose cartridges are just a pain to deal with, and take forever to reload. Speedloaders are great, but more than a little...
by James Downey | Nov 28, 2019 | .25 ACP, .380 ACP, ammo, ammunition, ballistics, BBTI, Firearms, jim downey, reviews
Happy Anniversary/Birthday! By tradition, BBTI is 11 years old today! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I recently got to shoot a couple of very nice little pistols in .32 ACP … which date back to before WWI. The first was a Sauer & Sohn Model...
