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...
by James Downey | Nov 22, 2019 | .45 Super, .45 WinMag, .460 Rowland, ammo, ammunition, ballistics, BBTI, Firearms, jim downey, reviews
When you see this tag on a pistol, you know things may get interesting: Can’t read it? Here’s the text: CAUTION This gun is unique in many ways. Do not handle and/or fire it without having read the instruction manual. If there is anything you don’t...
by James Downey | Nov 17, 2019 | 9mm, 9mm Luger, 9mm Luger (9x19), Anecdotes, ballistics, BBTI, Firearms, jim downey, reviews
Last weekend, I got to try one of these: Yup, it’s the latest iteration of the popular Sig P365, the SAS (“Sig Anti-Snag”), designed to be the ‘ultimate concealed-carry gun’. Well, is it? Take a look at this pic: That’s the first...
by James Downey | Nov 3, 2019 | Firearms, jim downey
Recently I had the opportunity to take some defensive firearms use classes from some highly-respected pros in that field (no, I’m not going to say who). This was the first formal training I’ve had in a while, and it was a great weekend of experience which...
