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Information resources to learn about personal defense ammunition terminal performance, wounding effects and wounding effectiveness
- Bullet Penetration: Modeling the Dynamics and the Incapacitation Resulting from Wound Trauma - by Duncan MacPherson (2005, Second Printing)
- Shotgun Training Video Recommendations
- History of the Remington 6.8x43mm Special Purpose Cartridge
- Paladin Press: Forensic Analysis of the April 11, 1986, FBI Firefight - by W. French Anderson, M.D. (2006)
- Tools of Tactics - by Shawn Dodson
- Why Four Layers of Denim Cloth?
- Shawn's Surplus Gear Updated AUG 09
- A Method for Recycling Ordnance Gelatin
- Reply to Massad Ayoob's Kooky Screed - by Shawn Dodson
- Interesting Reading
- Personal Defense Ammunition Test Data
- Chronographed Velocity Data for Winchester .223 Remington 64gr Super-X Power Point JSP Cartridge and Winchester .223 Remington 64gr Supreme Power Point Plus Cartridge fired from a Colt AR15A2 Sporter, 5.56 NATO, 1:7 Twist, 20" HBAR
- Aimpoint CompM™, Performance Enhancer: The Use of Red Dot Optics to Increase Combat Effectiveness -- by Jeff Gonzales
- MagSafe Ammunition Demonstrates Inadequate Terminal Performance for General-Purpose Personal Defense Use -- by Shawn Dodson
- Reality of the Street? A Practical Analysis of Offender Gunshot Wound Reaction for Law Enforcement -- by Shawn Dodson
- Vyse Gelatin Company: An Alternative Source for Ordnance Gelatin Powder
- Ordnance Gelatin Terminal Performance Test Data Worksheets
- We've Updated Our Personal Defense Ammunition Functional Reliability Test
- .45 ACP Devel 155gr Radially Dynamic Solid Copper Alloy Prototype Bullet Cartridge
- Differential Pressure Across Diaphragm Muscle: The Mechanism Responsible for Sensations of Intense Internal Pressure and Pain Caused by Blow to "Solar Plexus"
- Sectional Density: Rule-of-thumb Guide for Estimating Terminal Performance
- Communicating Effectively with Police
- INS National Firearms Unit Ballistic Test Protocol Symposium
- Personal Defense Ammunition Terminal Performance Test Data
- Quick Access Lock Boxes for Home Defense Shotgun/Carbine Storage
- A Simplified 10% Ordnance Gelatin Preparation and Test Procedure
- Terminal Performance of .45 ACP Aguila 117gr High Power Fragmenting HP
- Terminal Performance of .22 LR Aguila 60gr Sniper SubSonic LRN
- PoliceOne.com
TacticalBriefs, February/March 2000
- Personal Defense Ammunition Terminal Performance Test Data
- How to Aim a Home Defense Shotgun Equipped with a Bead Front Sight
- Closing the Book on Marshall & Sanow:
- Book Review - Street Stoppers: The Latest Handgun Stopping Power Street Results -- by Martin L. Fackler, MD
- Sanow Strikes (Out) Again -- by Duncan MacPherson
- Discrepancies in the Marshall & Sanow "Data Base": An Evaluation Over Time -- by Maarten van Maanen
- Undeniable Evidence -- by Martin L. Fackler, MD
- The Marshall & Sanow "Data" - Statistical Analysis Tells the Ugly Story -- by Duncan MacPherson
- FBI-Miami Shootout: The Official FBI Files
TacticalBriefs (Volume 2 Number 9), September/October 1999
- Federal Gold Medal .223 Remington Match 69gr BTHP GM223M
- An Inexpensive Target Stand You Can Build In A Few Minutes
- Product Review: Magpul™ Tactical Magazine Change Adapters for 5.56mm/.223 Remington Magazines
- Emotional Fainting: An Involuntary Psycho-physiological Mechanism of Collapse
- Terminal Performance Evaluation of Personal Defense Ammunition: Our Testing and Reporting Methods
- Book Review: The Basics of Pistol Shooting, NRA Publications
- Remington 870P Pump-action and 11-87P Semiautomatic Police Shotguns
- Scientific Misconduct by Physician Propagandists: A Perspective on Gun Violence -- by Martin L. Fackler, M.D.
TacticalBriefs (Volume 2, Number 8), August 1999
- The CHP-Newhall Shootout of April 6, 1970
- Product Review: Mitch Rosen Leather Lightning
- Winchester .223 64gr Supreme Power-Point Plus SHV223R2
- Blunt Trauma Concussion of Spinal Cord as a Mechanism of Instantaneous Collapse Produced by Centerfire Rifle Bullet Wounds to the Torso
TacticalBriefs (Volume 2, Number 7), July 1999
- Formulae for Calculating Bullet Energy, Momentum and Sectional Density
- Terminal Performance of MPB Quik-Shok, CCI Stinger and Remington Viper .22 Long Rifle Ammunition when fired from a Beretta Model 21A Handgun into Standard Ordnance Gelatin
- .50 BMG Barrier Penetration Performance
TacticalBriefs (Volume 2, Number 6), June 1999
- .223 Remington Ammunition for Personal Defense and Law Enforcement
- Haunting Questions: The Stephanie Crowe Murder Case
- FBI Testing of HydraShok Ammunition
TacticalBriefs (Volume 2, Number 5), May 1999
Personal Defense Ammunition Functional Reliability Test for Semiautomatic Handguns
TacticalBriefs (Volume 2, Number 4), April 1999
- Now Available: Spring '99 issue of Wound Ballistics Review, the Journal of the International Wound Ballistics Association
- Too Good to be True -- by Martin L. Fackler, M.D.
- Wishful Thinking? -- by Ed Sanow
- Book Review: The Best Defense, Robert A. Waters
TacticalBriefs (Volume 2, Number 3), March 1999
- Novak Sights -- Combat Hardware or Fashion Accessory?
- Environmentally Friendly M16 Bullet Developed by U.S. Army
- A Discussion of Classic Wound Ballistics Myths
- Literature Review: "Small-Caliber Defense Loads: Are Any Effective?" Dick Metcalf, Shooting Times, 40(3), pp. 94-99; March 1999
TacticalBriefs (Volume 2, Number 2), February 1999
- Ordnance Gelatin Testing Services Available
- "Statistician Dan Watters"
- Product Review: SafTLok Magazine Lock for Automatic Pistols
TacticalBriefs (Volume 2, Number 1), January 1999
- PMC El Dorado Starfire Ammunition Performance Data
- ANT-6 Anatomically Correct Target
- Wounding Effects of the U.S. Military M193 (M16A1) and M855 (M16A2) Bullet Cartridges
- Speer 9mm 124-grain +P Gold Dot Ammunition Distributor
- Federal Personal Defense Shotshell Performance Data
TacticalBriefs #12, December 1998
- .38 Special Snubby Ammo -- Two Cartridges Tested
- Winchester Black Talon Revisited
- Winchester Ranger Talon Distributor
- Now Available: Autumn '98 Issue of Wound Ballistics Review, the Journal of the International Wound Ballistics Association
- Ed Sanow and Guns & Ammo Insist upon Intentionally Misrepresenting Facts of Dayton, Ohio Police Shootout
- Blackhawk Down
- D.C. Metro Police Shootouts
TacticalBriefs # 11, November 1998
- The Law and You: Guidelines for Interacting with Law Enforcement Officials
- Equipment and Techniques to Help You Master the Night with a Handgun
TacticalBriefs # 10, October 1998
- Shotgun Home Defense Ammunition
- .357 SIG -- A Solution in Search of a Problem?
TacticalBriefs # 9, September 1998
- Speer Gold Dot Personal Defense Handgun Ammunition
- Ordnance Gelatin Calibration
- Anatomically Correct Life-Size Human Silhouette Target
TacticalBriefs # 8, August 1998
Sanow, Ayoob Shooting Incident Falsehoods Reveal Credibility Problems with Gunwriter "Street Results" Research and Data
- Book Review: Anderson, W. French, M.D.: Forensic Analysis of the April 11, 1986, FBI Firefight, W. French Anderson, 1996
- Dr. Anderson's Ordering Instructions for Obtaining Forensic Analysis of the April 11, 1986, FBI Firefight
TacticalBriefs # 6, 1 May 1998
- The IWBA Handgun Ammunition Specification Package
- Remington Golden Saber Brochure Provides All the Right Information to Personal Defense Ammunition Consumers
- Why We Haven’t Published Any Personal Defense Cartridge Recommendations
TacticalBriefs # 5, 15 April 1998
- Prefragmented Bullets: Dangerously Inadequate for Personal Defense
- Estimating JHP Handgun Bullet Penetration Using the MacPherson Water Test Method
TacticalBriefs # 4, 1 April 1998
GUN TESTS Magazine Unqualified to Evaluate Personal Defense Ammunition
TacticalBriefs # 3, 15 March 1998
- The Myth of Energy Transfer
- A Simple Method for Testing Bullets with Your Guns
TacticalBriefs # 2, 1 March 1998
- Five Rules for Concealed Carry
- NRA American Guardian Magazine Unwisely Publishes Marshall One-Shot Stopping Power "Data"
- Winchester Ranger Talon (Black Talon) Wound Ballistics
TacticalBriefs # 1, 15 February 1998
- AK-47/SKS 7.62 x 39mm Cartridge Wound Ballistics
- Gangsta Shooting Method
- Wound Ballistics Junk-Science in March 1998 Handguns Magazine
Personal Defense Ammunition Performance Data
A listing of ammunition performance data (bullet velocity, penetration and expansion) for most personal defense cartridges. Includes data from the FBI Ammunition Tests, ammunition manufacturers and independent tests
IWBA Handgun Ammunition Specification Package
State-of-the-art specification for testing and selecting law enforcement and personal defense handgun ammunition developed by the International Wound Ballistics Association
Book Review: Handgun Stopping Power: The Definitive Study
A critical review of the first Marshall-Sanow book reprinted with permission from the Association of Firearm and Toolmark Examiner's Journal
FBI Handgun Wounding Factors and Effectiveness
The evidence and rationale behind the FBI's terminal ballistic performance criteria.
International Wound Ballistics Association Journal Wound Ballistics Review
A complete index of all the articles published in the Wound Ballistics Review
Kitsap Rifle & Revolver Club Range Schedule
Range calendar and driving instructions to range
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