by James Downey | Aug 4, 2022 | .45, Anecdotes, BBTI, black powder, Derringer Liegi, Glowforge, Guns, jim downey, lasers, Liberal Gun Club, Pedersoli
A couple of weeks ago I posted about finishing a Liegi Derringer kit, then doing the laser work to customize the grips. It turned out well enough, so I decided to finish and laser a second kit, to use as a door prize for a black powder workshop I’m doing at the...
by James Downey | Jul 17, 2022 | .22, .22 lr, .357 Magnum, .357Magnum, .38 Special, .45, ballistics, BBTI, black powder, Boberg Arms, Derringer Liegi, Glowforge, Guns, jim downey, lasers, NAA, Pedersoli, Smith & Wesson, Smith & Wesson M&P 360, Wikipedia, YouTube
I recently picked up a little Pedersoli Liegi Derriger kit. One of the other BBTI guys has one of these things, and I’ve always considered it a cool little piece of firearms history. Cap & ball firearms technology came along in the early part of the 1800s,...
by James Downey | Jul 17, 2022 | .22, .22 lr, .357 Magnum, .357Magnum, .38 Special, .45, ballistics, BBTI, black powder, Boberg Arms, Bond Arms, Derringer Liegi, Glowforge, Guns, jim downey, lasers, NAA, Pedersoli, Smith & Wesson, Smith & Wesson M&P 360, Wikipedia, YouTube
I recently picked up a little Pedersoli Liegi Derriger kit. One of the other BBTI guys has one of these things, and I’ve always considered it a cool little piece of firearms history. Cap & ball firearms technology came along in the early part of the 1800s,...
by James Downey | Dec 11, 2020 | .45 ACP, .45 Super, .460 Rowland, 10mm, 9mm Luger (9x19), Glock, Glock 21, lasers, Lone Wolf, Timberwolf, Trijicon
Some years back I got a Timberwolf frame for my Glock 17 from Lone Wolf Distributors. It was shortly after they were introduced, and I liked the idea of the 1911-style ergonomics. I was very happy with it, and only wished that they had one for the larger caliber...
by James Downey | 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....
by James Downey | Aug 21, 2019 | .45 Colt, ammo, ammunition, art, ballistics, BBTI, Firearms, jim downey, lasers
Again, it’s been a while. Partial explanation towards the end of this post. So, the BBTI team finally got together to do something we’ve been wanting to do for several years now: shoot a Gatling Gun. Yep, a real, honest-to-gawd Gatling Gun. Well, not an...
