Recent content by swopjan

Has anybody else observed this? I haven't handled a single six but I do have four Blackhawk's, only one that requires more than a light tap is my nearly 30 year old .32 H&R/.32-20 convertible. Two are <100 round count, the convertible is unknown. A single-six can be had for $250-300 but it...

Anybody have an original and a replica to do some side by side comparisons? Eh. State laws vary but black powder and antiques don't have a whole lot of restrictions compared to modern firearms. A black powder replica in most states can be sold and shipped to an 18 year old purchaser's...

Regarding searching for stolen guns, if law enforcement can't or won't help you there are sites where you can run searches yourself. Hotgunz is one. If it doesn't show up in their database, it doesn't mean it's not stolen but it's better than nothing. From their site:

I understand perfectly. What I am taking issue with is the premise that it's the best way there is based on limited data, and the rigorous defense of the methodology because 'that's the way it is.' Mr. White and Kleanbore are quite adamant that peer-review by law enforcement is...

Just going to address one or two points before I call it a night. Aha, the 461 from 2013 only include justified shootings of acting felons by police. So we don't actually have a number of the total killed, or how many are found to be unjustified. The Washington Post tallied 385 justified...

How about, "my 90 pound sister can't fight off an attacker without a gun."

A fair point. But the fact that it's only under scrutiny now doesn't mean it's been valid up until this point. Being valid and being accepted aren't the same thing. It may have widespread acceptance, but that doesn't prove its validity ('the Earth is flat'). If it's correct, I would like it...

I've discussed this before with people who aren't particularly for or against guns. I ask them questions like, when was the last time you heard of someone get bayoneted? The sort of 'common sense' regulations that ban bayonets for example are usually easily unveiled as useless legislation that...

How many times have you observed that the world appears flat? Probably every day. But your (and everyone else's) near-constant visual observation doesn't hold up to scientific scrutiny. There's plenty of scientific disciplines that are out of necessity based almost entirely on observation...

And where did I say he's providing eyewitness testimony? You're saying juries won't buy it if it hasn't been proven. I'm pointing out that juries accept unreliable evidence all the time. He doesn't become a reliable, credible expert witness by being highly paid or by turning down cases. He...

One person's results are not 'proven and not disputable.' I don't know how else I can break this down. That's why scientists typically publish in scholarly journals first, so their peers can try the same thing and see if they all get similar results. You are quite literally arguing in favor...

3 MOA? Why? Is there something about the Ruger rifles that makes them less accurate than a typical off the shelf bolt action? Can't imagine it's due solely to the .357 round. I really want one but part of the allure is being able to shoot .357 into littler groups with a bolt gun than a...

Wouldn't that serve to support my point? Since, from the original article re: Dr. Lewinski on page 1: "His conclusions are consistent: The officer acted appropriately, even when shooting an unarmed person. Even when shooting someone in the back. Even when witness testimony, forensic...

Dr. Lewinski's work has not been peer-reviewed nor confirmed. If ANYTHING about his data is WRONG and law enforcement agencies are basing policy on that, then people are dying and continuing to die for no reason. One death a tragedy, four hundred a statistic I suppose, even if an unknown...

You're thinking of bias or erroneous data, which is not the same thing as being scientifically valid or invalid. Scientifically valid means multiple parties have conducted the same or similar experiments and reached the same conclusions. Since he's the only one doing his experiments, it's not...