Firearm Links

Local links
• Choosing a Handgun - how to choose your handgun; for the new(er) shooter/owner.
• On Muzzle Energy [PDF] - why energy is not the best measure of bullet or caliber lethality.
• On Guns and Other Dangerous Tools
• Reloading notes - notes on various loads and experiments in hand-loading.
• 44 Winchester Notes - notes on the 44 Winchester cartidge, for the Remington 1875
• The 558L Armory - pictures and text describing a cheap locking storage system.
• Drop Charts - computed for a particular set of caliber, barrel length, and sight offset. Sized to print on 4"x6" labels or put 4 on a letter-size page. Drop and wind in milliradians; included equation is for converting between size in millimeters, arc in mrad, and range in meters. Negative drop is a hold-under, as the bullet will be above the point of aim. Computed Maximum Point-Blank Range (MBPR) uses a ±4" or ±6" target zone from point-of-aim. Computations using G7 coefficients done by shooterscalculator.com.
G7 Ballistic Coefficients used
• 5.56 62 gr M855 - 0.304
• 6.5 CM 140 gr - 0.313
• 7.62 147 gr M80 - 0.207

Remote links
• Infantry Defense Systems - manufacturers of belt-fed machine guns (LE/Military/Export) and self-loading rifles (civilians).
• Heckler & Koch - manufacturers of very nice firearms, including the USP series of pistols and the world-famous MP5 family of SMGs.
• Remington - manufacturers of rifles, shotguns, and ammunition. Lots of ammunition ballistic data....
• Mossberg - makers of shotguns and rifles.
• Wikipedia article on the Romanian PSL rifle - a sniper-type rifle in 7.62x54R; based on the AK-style operating group. Looks like a Dragunov, but isn't. Available at low cost, and lots of fun to shoot.

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