Tag: ballistics

  • Practical Ballistics For The .22LR

    Interesting: It’s crazy how much better CCI Stinger is than the cheaper options.  As a person who basically only shot Remington 22 Thunderbolt and Winchester 555 white box, I splurged on some CCI Stingers one day and it was a completely different experience. Thoughts?

  • ATF Bullet Casing Database Used To Solve Crimes

    VICE news takes a look: Since it appears to be all firing pin indent related, it seems like one of those things which criminals could easily circumvent, if they weren’t so stupid / lazy.  I wonder if there’s any sort of unique signature made by when the casing expands in the firing chamber which they…

  • Point Blank Ballistics Are Nasty In Slow Motion

    Oooooooo child: haha damn, Andrew gets it done in this video. 1:25 – LOL double barrel 1911 in the mix for this test.  haha naturally the slow motion was scary.  That gun is really cool as a proof of concept.  I wonder how many of them they sell though?  Actually probably a lot. 2:55 –…

  • Mario Bros. Ballistics

    How effective of a bullet is Mario Bros. “Bullet Bill”? A bullet the size of a small toddler.  All in all it was pretty interesting… wow this blog got real sciencey today. :P Thoughts? Hat tip: Weerd

  • Advanced Underwater Bullets For Shark Defense

    High speed low drag… literally: Pretty useless video without any info along with it, but impressive to see the bullet penetrate 13 water jugs, a black plate of some sort and then a 14th jug behind it. I’m confident in it’s ability to slay Great Whites next time I roll backwards out of an airplane over…

  • Doctor Talks About Gunshot Wounds

    An interesting talk that is definitely worth watching: Every time I see one of these types of scientific videos where they talk about wounds, I realize how bad I never want to be shot. The rifle v.s. handgun pictures he shows are especially frightening. LOL at the zombie target joke at around 13:12. Summary: Handguns…