Lookin’ Sharp(s).

by | 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...

A swing and a miss from The Firearm Blog

by | Feb 17, 2021 | Firearms, LGC Blog, Press Release

In the realm of not helping, The Firearm Blog yesterday published a completely wrong post about the California roster. Here’s a screen grab of the content:                 The California DOJ did NOT de-certify 1500 handguns from the handgun roster at the start...

Boxed sets

by | Aug 24, 2020 | .44, .44 Magnum, .458 Win Mag, .50 Alaskan, .50 BMG, .500 Jeffery, .500 Nitro Express, .500 S&W Magnum, .600 Nitro Express, .700 Nitro Express, .950 JDJ, 11 x 59mm R Gras, 12.7 x 108mm, 14.5 JDJ, 50-110 WCF, cartridges, Cartridges of the World, Enlightened Art, Firearms, Glowforge, Guns, lasers, Links, Wikipedia

Remember the post about the various large cartridges? Well, I made a display box. Actually, I made three — one for each of the BBTI team members. And now that I’ve given the other two guys theirs, I can share pics: That’s all three boxes....

So, you think .44 magnum is powerful?

by | Aug 2, 2020 | .44, .44 Magnum, .458 Win Mag, .50 Alaskan, .50 BMG, .500 Jeffery, .500 Nitro Express, .500 S&W Magnum, .600 Nitro Express, .700 Nitro Express, .950 JDJ, 11 x 59mm R Gras, 12.7 x 108mm, 14.5 JDJ, 50-110 WCF, cartridges, Cartridges of the World, Discussion., Firearms, Guns, Links, Wikipedia

Yesterday I got a box of cartridges. Now, even with the shortages these days, that isn’t that unusual. But take a look at the contents: OK, for scale: that’s a full-sized .44 magnum cartridge on the right, outside the box. What the Hell??? This was a box...

I really didn’t want to write this post.

by | 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...