Recent content by Chumango

I used 4 layers of denim because I had an old pair of jeans handy and not a cotton Tee-shirt I wanted to destroy. I want multiple layers to represent in at least a crude fashion what would happen if the BG is wearing heavier clothes, as in winter. I figure if the bullets work with multiple...

I have tested .45 acp with a short barrel (3.75") S&W, using saturated news print behind 2 layers denim and 2 layers cotton Tee-shirt, the Speer Gold Dot expanded well, but Rem Golden Saber was inconsistent and Fed Hydrashok did not expand at all (all 230 gr). I also tested .38 +P Speer Gold...

The .38+P 130 gr PDX1 worked in my test with a snub nose revolver, wet newsprint with 4 layers denim at 7 yards (imperfect a test as it may be), more consistently than the 135 gr +P short barrel Gold Dot. http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=555992

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The Winchester 130 gr +P PDX1 does well in my testing http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=555992

Yep, I got a couple boxes of the PDX1 at Wally World today. I forgot to mention that the range was 7 yards for this test.

A few months ago I posted a question asking for ideas to help an acquaintance deal with her son being shot. http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=533653 The son is continuing to recover, and has since gotten married. It took 3 months, but the shooter was eventually charged with...

I have read lots of good press about the Gold Dot .38+P 135 gr short barrel for use in snubbies. I recently picked up some Win .38+P 130 gr PDX1 and decided it was time to test them. Lacking ballistic gelatin, I used newsprint soaked about 20 hrs, then drained of excess water. The box was a...

Barrel length is important with the .45. My brother recently tested the 230 gr .45 version of the PDX1 using his Glock G30. The test involved newsprint soaked overnight, with two layers tee-shirt and 2 layers denim. The PDX1 only partially expanded at best (10 rounds). The same day, Hornady...

Denalipark, I prefer not to give more details regarding location. For my purposes here it is not necessary to know. nitetrane, I know enough of the events, including much that has not been divulged here, to believe the mother's story. The kid certainly made his mistakes and poor choices, but...

"I too would like to see a link. Remember the 21 ft rule about people armed with knives?" No link to give at this point. And as for 21 ft, it was 30 ft, and the guy was not moving towards the shooter.

"Might not be a bad idea to contact a NEWS station. They're usually drooling for a scandal of any kind. And in your case they wouldn't even have to BS any of the details. Yet, they probably couldn't resist a little sensationalism somewhere in their account." This is one of the reasons involving...

This has not seen the light of day in the press, which is something being considered as a way to put pressure on law enforcement to act. The hospital is in another county, and the police reports have not been picked up by any major papers or TV stations. Publicity would come from the press in...

I know, this is not a forum for legal advice....but I would appreciate ideas of things that may be done, avenues that might be pursued. Acquaintance's son ("Jimmy") was involved in a 3-way love triangle (mistake 1). While she was at the house, she stole jewelry from the mother, enough to...

Approximately 5% of the population of TN has a permit. I once read (a few months ago?) a summary of crimes supposedly committed by permit holders, I don't recall which anti-gun group published it. Someone sent it to me trying to argue about permit holders not necessarily being law-abiding...