by James Downey | May 15, 2023 | .25 ACP, ammo, ammunition, Anecdotes, ballistics, BBTI, Beretta, Bernadelli, Brass Fetcher, cartridges, Data, Discussion., Firearms, Guns, jim downey, Links
Last year Buffalo Bore came out with two loadings of what they called HEAVY 25 ACP Pistol and Handgun Ammo, saying that it was standard pressure but heavy-for-caliber and which met the FBI penetration criteria. We got some, and decided to do an informal test recently...
by James Downey | May 15, 2023 | .25 ACP, ammo, ammunition, Anecdotes, ballistics, BBTI, Beretta, Bernadelli, Brass Fetcher, cartridges, Data, Discussion., Firearms, Guns, jim downey, Links
Last year Buffalo Bore came out with two loadings of what they called HEAVY 25 ACP Pistol and Handgun Ammo, saying that it was standard pressure but heavy-for-caliber and which met the FBI penetration criteria. We got some, and decided to do an informal test recently...
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 | Apr 7, 2023 | .40 S&W, ammo, ammunition, Anecdotes, ballistics, BBTI, black powder, Discussion., Firearms, General Procedures, Guns, Hand Gonne, jim downey, Liberal Gun Club, maker
Last Fall I taught a day-long workshop on “Primitive Black Powder Firearms” for the Liberal Gun Club‘s Annual Meeting in Las Vegas. In addition to my own black powder guns, I borrowed a couple of items from friends to help fill out the historical...
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...
