One thing that I keep coming across in gun forums, gun magazines, and bookstore shelves, is this concept of the “one shot stop.” This concept is frequently mentioned along with “stopping power” or “knockdown power”. It’s extremely popular, and I can see why: people want to know what ammo will be most effective in stopping someone […]
Y’know, it’s a good thing I didn’t start this blog in order to make friends… as I’m sure this post won’t win me many. But I gotta go with what I know. Even if it’s controversial. And this post just might be. Note: in this article, it’s presumed that you have the legal right to […]
Interesting thing about “conventional wisdom” or “things everybody knows” — they’re frequently wrong. You know, simple examples like “the earth is flat” or “the sun revolves around the earth”… these are plainly obvious things to anyone with eyes, right? Look around you, and you’ll see that the earth is flat — except for the tiny […]
I have always been fascinated by the North American Arms mini revolvers, and I’ve been conducting testing from a Black Widow in .22 Magnum. But, small as it is, the Black Widow is still substantially bigger than NAA’s smallest offerings, the .22 Short and .22LR mini-revolvers. I loved the size of the .22 Short revolver, but […]
Probabilities, Not Possibilities I have a review coming soon on the North American Arms .22LR mini-revolver. And I’ve just done some ammo tests on the North American Arms .22 Magnum Black Widow mini-revolver. And that’s got me thinking about bullet effectiveness, caliber, and some of the misconceptions in the gun world, especially with some oft-repeated statements such […]
In July of 2013, I picked up a little .380 pocket pistol (specifically a Taurus PT738 TCP), and I started researching what would be the most appropriate ammo to use with it. Turns out that pretty much nobody knew. Well — I mean, sure, there’s lots of opinions, but I couldn’t find any comprehensive source […]