Factoring Criteria for Weapons Note: The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms reserves the rightto preclude importation of any revolver or pistol which achieves anapparent qualifying score but does not adhere to the provisions ofsection 925(d)(3) of Amended Chapter 44, Title 18, USC. PISTOL Prerequisites 1. The pistol must have a positive manually operated safety … Read more
I do not understand why a lead cast bullet can only contain a few percent (2 to 3) parts of tin to be classed as hard. If an alloy of 70% lead and 30% tin was used it will still be “softer” than copper. What gives? Historically, bullet lead is hardened, principally, by addition of … Read more
This is a videotape of one of Ayoob’s Lethal Force Institute (LFI) classes for police instructors. It is not of professional production quality, and the audio quality is sometimes rather poor. However, it contains some valuable information for those who own, and perhaps carry, firearms for defensive purposes. The first half of the tape is … Read more
How to get into your safe? For most people, who’s gun collection is a smaller fraction of their net worth than say, their car, the standard gun safes that are commonly available are quite sufficient to the task of keeping children, irresponsible adults, and the street criminal out of their guns. The standard gun safes … Read more
The Colt AR-15 model SP1 (cat.#R-6000) was in production from 1963-1985. I have noted many slight changes made to this model during its production run. The following information is from notes I have made on the AR-15’s I have owned. Rifle Ser#: 14XX Made: 1964 Flash suppressor: type 2, open 3 pronged Barrel: non chrome-plated, … Read more
So, just what is Black Powder? It is the original gunpowder, a blend of saltpeter, sulfur, and charcoal. Born before recorded history, and in use as a propellant for many centuries, it was only “recently” supplanted by modern smokeless propellants in the last 100-110 years. What can I use it with? Many different kinds of black powder … Read more