• What is the purpose of the handgun?

    It depends on whom you ask.  Those who would gut the Second Amendment would reply that its “purpose” is to kill and maim and that it serves no “sporting” use and should be banned from private ownership. Many handgun aficionados primarily into self-defense concerns would reply “to save one from unexpected attack”. They usually go…

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  • How do you test bullets for expansion and penetration? 

    While most will probably agree that calibrated 10% ballistic gelatin is the best media for seeing what bullets will probably do in tissue, most of us do not have the finances to shoot it in a controlled atmosphere within a specific temperature range for repeatable results.  I know I don’t and I cannot afford the cost of the gelatin…

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  • What is the Best Handgun?

    At various gun boards we see “What is the best automatic for me to buy?” In areas dedicated to wheel guns the same question concerning revolvers is common as well. Sadly, what too often occurs is that opinions will be given and the thread gets hijacked due to others arguing and sometimes calling names.  I get several…

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  • What gun is best for me? 

    (Suggestions on making decisions.)  A common question on the Internet or in print shooting magazines centers around such questions as “Is Handgun A better than Handgun B” or “What’s the best defense handgun” or “What is the best ammunition”?  You get the idea; people want the best they can buy for their hard-earned dollars and want…

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  • BHP HAMMER SAFETY PROBLEMS:

    If I pull the trigger with the safety engaged, I hear a “click”.  What is this?    Sometimes when I have the safety on and press the trigger, the hammer moves forward a very small distance.  What’ s wrong?  Sometimes when I disengage the thumb safety, the hammer falls?  What’s happening? The answers to all…

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