Andrew shot high speed video to compare the relative recoil of the Kahr CW9, CW40 and CW45 pistols. The results are what I expected, but it is always interesting to see recoil compared scientifically.
For what its worth, I much prefer shooting the 9mm Kahrs.
Urban Rumor website Snopes references the NRA-IL to bust the urban legend that financier George Soros owns Cerabus Capital, which in turns owns The Freedom Group (Rem., Bushmaster, Marlin etc.)
There must be something wrong with me. Of all the things that could have made me feel nostalgic about not having a girlfriend this holiday season (thats right ladies, I am single!), the thing that did it was a gold AK-47 necklace ... it would have made the perfect Christmas present.
This gold vermeil necklace is selling for $120 @ Etsy, but Natalie has posted a discount coupon for 10% off. I suppose at least I got a $120 more to burn up at the range 
[Hat Tip: Girls Guide to Guns ]
Fresno, CA firearm dealer PRK Arms have been running a couple of genius radio commercials. One is a spoof of puppy adoptions advertisements, the other a spoof of male "enhancement" commercials. The commercials are embedded below ...
[Hat Tip: Hot Air]
[ Many thanks to jdun1911 for emailing us the link. ]
Vat19 is selling a very nifty bottle-opener make from a demilitarized .50 BMG round.
The bottle openers are priced at $20 and a portion of the proceeds go to Travis Manion Foundation. The site is currently out of stock but they say they will be getting more in tomorrow.
[ Many thanks to Alex for emailing us the link. ]
EnglishRussia has posted high-quality photos taken at a Russian military Sniper training school. Very interesting.
[ Many thanks to Rolf for emailing us the link. ]
A NY-based Chinese-national artist recently created an impressive daylight pyrotechnic display using 8,000 anti-missile countermeasure shells. Photos of the display can be seen at the DailyMail.
[ Many thanks to Mik for emailing us the link. ]
During the past few days I have been absorbing the data collected during the BBTI Project's cylinder gap tests. I noticed a strange anomaly. For each of the cylinder gaps tested, as the barrel length increases so does effect on velocity increases (as compared to having no cylinder gap at all), up until a certain point, then the effect on velocity starts to decrease.
I would have expected that as the barrel length increases, so the gap would have an increasing effect on velocity (because the bullet stays in the barrel longer so the gap will bleed off more gas).
The only explanation I can come up with is because they were using handgun, not rifle, cartridges (.38 Special & .357 Magnum), once the pressure inside the barrel decreased to a certain level the friction from the barrel begins to have a much greater impact on the velocity than the bleeding of gas, thereby decreasing the relative impact of the cylinder gap. Can anyone else come up with any other explanations?
The Mythbusters negligently discharged a canon, firing a canonball right though a suburban home, situated 700 yards from their test range, and before bouncing off another house and into a minivan.
This is a classic negligent discharge, I should never have happened. Col. Cooper's 4th rule of gun safety is "Identify your target, and what is behind it". If your weapon is a huge piece of artillery, your target is a flimsy concrete barrier, and behind the target is a neighborhood, then you don't fire!
[ Many thanks to Rob, Sven & Blake who sent this in. ]
A press release from Eagle Imports saying that the BERSA BP Concealed Carry 9mm (BPCC) is now available in the USA. It was first announced back in 2009 and was slated to be imported in the first quarter of last year. I am not sure if it ever made it to the market, or if Eagle Arms are just resuming the imports. Regardless, its now avalible with an MSRP of $429 (all-black model), or $440 for the two tone model (pictured below).
