Author: Andrew Tuohy

Reports of its death having been exaggerated, the Casio was back in action today... Alloy BHP review to be posted in a few hours. Here's something for the meantime. 9mm Winchester Ranger T 147gr vs. a water jug, at 1000fps. Not very technical, but fun to watch.

It wasn't even a good video for the camera to die for... 12 gauge birdshot vs. a gallon jug of water...

Aberdeen Proving Grounds 1960 AR-15 Test Linked above is a PDF report from February, 1960, about some early AR-15 testing. I've had it for a while but don't believe that I've discussed or posted it in the past. There's a large amount of technical data, to include precise gas port diameter and location, distance the bolt travels before unlocking, precise travel of the front sight post per notch moved, and so on. It also includes multiple 10 shot group accuracy testing, 6000 round endurance testing, extreme heat and cold testing,… Read More

I had intended to make a longer review, but I'm unable to do voiceovers at the moment, so I'm just going to go with an "at the range" overview that I filmed last weekend. In my opinion, these sights are less than functional, and the reasons why both the front and rear sights have major problems are very obvious. The front sight's release latch doesn't always return to the "forward and upright" position, meaning that some of the time you want to fold the sight down, you have to physically… Read More

This morning, I received, by email, a link to a post on humanevents.com. The author of the post states that the United States Marine Corps should adopt the Springfield XD-45 as a new service pistol. While I generally weigh what people have to say carefully, some of the comments he makes strike me as quite ridiculous, leading me to question much of his knowledge base on the subject. He bases this recommendation on three major points: 1. That the .45ACP cartridge is a massive improvement over the 9mm Parabellum cartridge.… Read More

The editor of The Firearm Blog has graciously allowed me to make a guest post on his blog - it can be found here.

As I have spent more and more time focusing on this blog, it's gained viewers - 50,000 hits last month - and attracted a fair amount of attention from some in the industry. This has led to some truly exciting opportunities. Among other things, for example, GunsForSale.com recently asked me to create a series of basic instructional/informational videos about some of the products they sell. In addition, you've most likely noticed the small ad on the right side of the screen. I was finally able to eliminate the WordPress-sourced Google… Read More

Same ammunition, same shooter, same day...I was too far from the camera with the RFR, so it may appear to have less movement than the X7. I'm going to Vegas to marry the Geissele S3G trigger in the X7 later today. Full report to follow (on the rifle, not the wedding).