• Home
• About Us
• What Our Shooters Are Saying
• Classes
  • Basic Pistol Shooting
  • Advanced Defensive Pistol
  • NM Concealed Carry
  • NRA Pistol Instructor
• Online Training
• Concealed Carry Info
• Ammunition and Ballistics
• Photo Gallery
• Founding Fathers
• Products and Sites we Recommend
• Contact Us

NRA First Steps Pistol Orientation

Personal Protection in the Home

Personal Protection outside the Home

NM Concealed Carry

FL Concealed Carry

Advanced Defensive Pistol

• Phase I
• Phase II
• Phase III

NRA Pistol Instructor

NRA Personal Protection Outside the Home Instructor

Non-Violent Dispute Resolution

2012 Schedule of Fees

 

See us on Facebook

Click for Google Calendar

 

 

Ballistics

General Information

• Gabe Suarez on Caliber Selection
  
• The Myth of Energy Transfer AND the SWAG method of testing cartirdges
  
• Italian Military Ammo and Firearms Information
  
• Online Muzzle Energy Calculator
  
• Handgun Trajectory Table for All Calibers
  
• Exterior Ballistics dot Com
  
• Ballistics for Dummies
  
• Reloading for Small Self-Defense Concealed Carry Handguns
  
• Old Granpa's Ballistics Forum at the USRAnge
  
• Blazer Ammo - All Calibers -- Velocity and Drop at muzzle, 50 and 100 yards
  
• Old Granpa's tried and true wet-pack and ballistics testing
  
• Old Granpa's Brief History of Wet-Pack Ballistics Testing
  
• Two Pistol Packer's Wet-pack tests for .22, .32, .380 and 9mm ammo
  
• Cruffler's Online Muzzle Energy Calculator
  
• Choose Your Ammo Police-Style (Ayoob)
  
• List of Mail-order Ammo Suppliers
  
• Interpreting FBI terminal ballistic testing data ("gelatin tests")
  
• BrassFetcher Gel Tests on Many Calibers
  
• ICC Frangible Bullets Tests
  
• Ballistics Tests On DryWall (Sheetrock) Various Calibers
  
• "Box O Truth" tests small pistols
  
• "Box O Truth" tests small pistols part 2
  
• Terminal Ballistics As Viewed in the Morgue
  
• Norma's Ballistics Calculator for All Bullets
  
• Body Armor Stops Handgun Bullets, But Not Rifle Bullets (Photos)
  
• Glaser Ammo Discussion with Photos
  
• Various Handgun Calibers Compared
  
• Corbon Ballistics Info, All Calibers
  
• Choosing A Handgun by Caliber
  
• Handgun Cartridge Chart of Velocities/Penetration/Etc.
  
• The Top Cartridges of the 20th Century
  
• Federal Expanding Full Metal Jacket
  
• Have No Faith in Your Defensive Handgun Caliber!
  
• Gunthorp's Ammo Basics
  
• Ammo Stopping Power/Other Specs for all calibers
  
• GunsAndAmmo Ballistics Charts for Rifles/Handguns
  
• Have No Faith in Any Particular Caliber
  
• Pictures of cartridges/sizes
  
• Ammo for Self-Defense
  
• Speer Gold Dot Ballistic Info
  
• Impact Force of Falling Bullets
  
• "Stopping Power" for Beginners
  
• Terminal Ballistics
  
• A HARD LOOK AT HANDGUN STOPPING POWER
  
• Pistol Ammo Ballistics from S and B
  Ammo Picks for Self-Defense
  
• Google's Directory of Ammo Makers/Sellers
  
• Terminal Ballistics from "Steve's Pages"
  
• TABLE OF BULLET ENERGY - PISTOL LOADS
  
• MagSafe Negative Tests
  
• CorBon PowRBall Review
  
• Ammunition Articles from "Handguns"
  
• Guns and Ammo "Let's Clean House"
  
• Cartridge Size Measurements
  
• Another site for cartridge measurements
  
• Effectiveness of various calibers
  
• Handgun Ballistics
  
• Mini Revolver Ballistic Tables from NAA
  
• A Wide-ranging Ballistics Discussion
  
• Beginner's Guide to Stopping Power
  
• Chart Comparing Handgun Cartridge Stopping Power
  
• Speer Gold Dot Handgun Ammo Reviewed
  
• The Fallacy of Energy Transfer
  
• Ammunition Performance Data
  
• Handgun Effectiveness
  
• Recommended Ammo for Kel Tec P32
  
• The Truth About "Cop-Killer" bullets
  
• Personal Defense Ammunition Terminal Performance Test Data
  
• Federal Hydra-Shok Ballistic Info
  
• Sub-sonic ammo
  
• Interesting Ballistics Discussion
  
• Wound Ballistics, Step by Step
  
• DeBunking Sanow and Marshall on Ballistics/Stopping Power
  
• Chart Comparing Handgun vs Rife Ballistics
  
• Kinetic Pulse Article
  
• Rifle Ballistics Figures (You may like to compare your mousegun)
  
• Carmon Crapson's Water Jug Tests with All Calibers
  
• Download Ballistics Software from Stevespages
  

Miniatures

• Miniature Calibers in German Derringers
  
• Very Small Rimfire Ammunition
  
• Antique Louis Flobert 5mm
  
• Pengun, 6mm Flobert Caps or 22 Short
  
• 4mm Cartridges
  
• 6mm Flobert Short Cartridges (in Spanish language)
  

17 Caliber

• Chuck Hawks Rimfire Articles
  
• New NAA .17 Cal.
  

22 Caliber

• WikiPedia Article on the .22 Long Rifle Cartridge
  
• Aguila Interceptor Review
  
• NAA Black Widow .22WMR -vs- Wet Newspaper
  
• 22 Long Rifle Stopping Power
  
• 60 GRAIN AGUILA AND 36 GRAIN REMINGTON 22 LR PERFORMANCE COMPARED
  
• 22 Rimfire Lethality Discussion
  
• Early Metallic Cartridges
  
• CCI Velocitor 40gr tests
  
• Another CCI Velocitor Review with Test Results
  
• Velocitor Ballistics from Muzzle to 400 yards
  
• Velocitor Range Report
  
• Velocitor Chronographed from Six Different Guns
  
• V-Shrake's 22 Ammo Trials
  
• Golden Loki's .22 Caliber Gel Tests
  
• Six Different .22 Cartridge Styles
  
• .22lr Subsonic Sniper Ammo (24" penetration is not born out by the GoldenLoki Gel tests-see below link)
  
• 22LR Super Maximum Hollow-Point Ammunition (1750 fps)
  
• PMC 22 Caliber Ballistics
  
• 22 Ammunition Trials
  
• Carrying a .22 mag for Self Defense
  
• Using a 22 for Self-Defense (Discussion)
  
• 22lr for Precision Hunting
  
• 22 Magnum As A Revolver Cartridge
  
• More 22 Magnum Wetpack Tests
  
• The 22 Magnum Cartridge (Chuck Hawks)
  
• Many 22 Magnum Cartridges (Ballistic Info)
  
• 22LR Gel Tests by GoldenLoki
  
• Chuck Hawks Rimfire Articles
  
• The .22 Ammunition Trials
  
• Using a 22 for Self Defense
  
• The Often Over-Looked, Under-Appreciated, Inexpensive .22 lr. Rimfires
  
• Evolution of the Rimfire Cartridge
  
• History of the 22 Rimfire Cartridge
  
• Various Remington 22 Cartridges with Ballistics
  
• 22 Rimfire Cartridges/Velocities
  
• 22lr Gel Tests by GoldenLoki
  
• 22 Rimfire Ammo from Around the World
  
• 22 Best for CCW
  
• 22 Magnum pistols and ballistics info
  
• CCI 22 caliber ammo
  
• 22 Mag self-defense ammo discussion
  
• The Sleeper (22 mag)
  
• 22 Mag Discussion
  
• 22 Ballistics Information
  
• CCI 22 caliber ammo
  
• 22 Mag in Revolvers
  
• Thirty Four .22 Ammo Discussions
  
• 22 Stopping Power
  
• Complete Rimfire Ballistics Table
  
• Velocitor and Stinger Compared
  
• Discussion AND Velocity measurements for many makes
  
• 22 Rimfire Ballistics Tables
  
• (SubSonic Sniper) 22LR Ammo
  
• Oldgranpa's 22 Magnum "Ballistics Blog"
  

25 Caliber

• 25ACP Stopping Power Discussion
  
• 25ACP Performance Data from "Steve's Pages"
  
• 25 vs 22 Discussion - Which is Better?
• .25ACP Gelatin Tests
  
• Precision Small Arms
  

32 Caliber

• 32 ACP TESTS UPDATED
  
• Chronograph Results Comparing .32ACP, .32NAA and .380
  
• 32 Caliber Ballistics, Various Ammo Makes
  
• 32 Caliber Shootout - Four Different Guns
  
• 32 Caliber is Under-rated
  
• 32ACP Gel Tests by GoldenLoki
  
• NAA .32 mousegun ammo
  
• 32NAA Ammunition
  
• Kel-Tec P32 gel tests, etc.
  
• 32 Magnum Ballistics

380 Caliber

• GoldenLoki Reports on Smiley Face Preventing Expansion in .380 HP Ammo
  
• Old Grandpa's AMT clone second chance test
  
• Old Granpa tests the Ruger LCP
  
• Gelatin Penetration Tests (Brassfetcher)
  
• Big Chart of .380 Cartridges
  
• Bobo's Big List of 380 Test Links
  
• OG and F&S Test Varieties of Ammo in the AMT380
  
• Old Granpa's Comments's on DoubleTap .380 ammo
  
• DoubleTap .380 (OG's report on the Seecamp Forum)
  
• DTWilly Tests DoubleTap 380 ammo
  
• Oldgranpa's Bersa vs KelTec Shootout
  
• Seecamp 380 Bone Test
  
• 380 Velocity Testing
  
• Wetpack test of 380 DPX by "Dipped"
  
• Nov. 2006--"Oldgranpa" does wetpack tests of .380 ammo in an NAA Guardian
  
• Corbon DPX .380 tested in a Bersa .380
  
• Rohrbaugh R9S / Seecamp LWS380 Shoot-outVarious Ammo Tested
  
• Same Report with Other Pix and Comments on the Seecamp Forum
  
• DTWilly Compares Corbon DPX to Ranger T Ammo
  
• 380 DPX Tested on A Raccoon
  
• DT_Willy's Wet Newspaper Tests on DPX 380
  
• Flyandscuba's DPX tests in the Seecamp LWS380
  
• Corbon DPX 380 Gel Test Results
  
• 380 Wetpack Tests with Bersa (includes Corbon DPX)
  
• Old Granpa's Truly Final .380 Wetpack Tests (with a Sig)
  
• Old Granpa's Truly Final Tests with comments by Stephen Camp
  
• Why the .380? (American Rifleman)
  
• 38 Special or .380 ACP
  
• Winchester Ranger 380 Remarks
  
• Corbon DPX Reviewed by Stephen Camp
  
• Corbon Powrball in .380 Tests
  
• 380 Ammo Discussion
  
• Makarov vs 380ACP
  
• 380 Santa Barbara and D. Nobel Chronographed
  
• Santa Barbara Ammo Dissected, Weighed, Measured, etc!
  
• Santa Barbara 87 grain 380 tests
  
• Corbon 380 DPX tests (80 grain)
  
• Corbon 380 Powrball tests (70 grain)
  
• KTOG Discusses Corbon DPX and Powrball
  
• 380 Powerball vs FMJ test in wet paper
  
• Popularity of the .380 is Great
  
• GlockTalk Discussion on Best .380 load
  
• Corbon DPX 380 tested in a Bersa
  
• Kel-Tec P3AT testing ammo in gel
  
• 380 Defense Loads Discussion
  
• 380 Performance from "Steve's Pages"
  
• 380 Guardian Velocity Tests from NAA
  
• 380 Discussion
  
• 380 Performance Data
  
• 380 ACP discussion
  
• Best ammo for Kel-Tec P-3AT
  
• 380 vs 9mm for Self-defense
  
• Winchester 380ACP varieties
  
• +P ammo for Kel-tec P3-AT
  
• 380 and 9mm in Wet Phone Books
  
• GoldenLoki's 9x18 (Makarov) Gel Tests
  
• Bobo's Huge List of Links to .380 Ammo Tests (on KTOG)
  

38 Caliber

• 38 Special Snubby Ammo
  
• Pocketful of Dynamite
  
• AMMUNITION BALLISTICS FOR: .38 Special (RifleShooter Magazine)
  
• Ballistics Chart from Guns and Ammo Magazine
  
• Wikipedia Article on the 38 Special
  
• Firearms Tactical Institute Tests of the 38 Special
  
• .38 Special (Vented Barrel Ballistics) From Sportsmans Guide
  

9mm Caliber

Note: 9mm is about .354 inches

• Cheap Ammo (9mm) -- Testing for Accuracy
  
• 9mm Water Jug Testing of A Variety of 9mm Ammo
  
• Winchester 127-gr. +P+ (RA9TA) ultra speedy 9mm load
  
• Kahr PM9 Wet Pack Ammo Comparisons by JGRider on the USRAnge
  
• Rohrbaugh R9S Range and Ammo Comparison Report
  
• More Rohrbaugh R9S 9mm Ammo Testing
  
• Bonded Golden Saber in 9mm through gallon milk jugs
  
• 9mm Velocity Testing on Many Brands
  
• History of the 9mm Cartridge (Long and many pictures)
  
• Long/Good Discussion on Effectiveness of 9mm Ammo
  
• Corbon 9mm 115-gr. DPX +P--(Fired from Browning Hi Power w/factory barrel, w/Barsto barrel, and from Glock 26)
  
• J.P's 9mm Wetpack Tests (Many Brands)
  
• Firearms Tactical 9mm Ammo Performance Tests
  
• The History of the 9mm Luger Cartridge
  
• Photo of 8 Different 9mm Cartridges
  
• 9mm speed tests in a Kel-Tec P-11
  
• 9mm Ballistics Wetpack Testing
  
• 9MM Gel Tests by GoldenLoki
  
• 9mm vs 380 (compared)
  
• 380 vs 9mm for Self-defense
  
• 9mm ballistics discussion
  
• 9mm stopping power
  
• Kel-Tec P11 9mm gel tests many ammo varieties
  
• Rohrbaugh R9 Ballistic Tests
  
• 9mm High Power Velocities
  
• Corbon PowrBall 9mm 100 grain Ballistics
  
• 9mm Aguila Ammo Velocity/etc.
  
• 9mm Various Manufacturers Performance Data
  
• Why the 9? Advocating the 9mm cartridge
  
• 9mm Ammo Recommendations (Discussion)
  
• 9MM Ballistic Info, shot from a Rohrbaugh

357Sig

• 357 SIG Article from GunWeek
  
• Pete's 357Sig Page (Lots of Info)
  
• A 357Sig Advocacy Page
  

.40SW Caliber

• Flyandscuba's DPX Testing/RangeReport
  
• Gun Tests Ballistic Data from Three Compact .40's
  
• .40 S&W Performance Data
  
• Is .40 better than 9mm?
  
• Extensive Ballistics of 40SW from 4.5" and 16" barrels
  

.45ACP Caliber

• Discussion of Various .45 ammo from a "short barrel"
  
• Kahr P45 / Taurus PT745C Shoot-out and Wet Pack Test
  
• 45 Caliber Advertised Velocities
  
• Taurus Hex and Other .45 bullets (see photos)
  
• The Jethro Bodine Ballistics Lab tests 45 ammo
  

Ammo Sales/Manufacturers

• Ammunition to Go (in Texas)
  
• Polywad Shotgun Shells
  
• Triton Ammo (QuikShok, Hi-Vel, etc)
  
• SouthernOhioGun
  
• PMC Ammo
  
• CCI Ammo Company
  
• 22ammo.com (22 ammo for sale)
  
• Cabela's Handgun Ammo
  
• Cabela's 22lr bulk ammo
  
• AIM SURPLUS Low Cost Ammo
  
• The Ammo Bank
  
• Ammo Direct
  
• Speer Ammunition Company
  
• Winchester Ammunition
  
• Buy Ammo at "The Armory"
  
• Natchez Shooting Supply
  
• Cabela's Handgun Ammo for sale
  
• Sellier and Bellot USA
  
• MagSafe Ammo
  
• Chestnutridge Ammo for sale
  
• Dan's Ammo for sale
  
• The Ammo Man
  
• RBCD Performance Plus Ammo
  
• RBCD Ammo
  
• Cheaper Than Dirt Ammo
  
• Corbon Ammo Company
  
• The Federal Cartridge Company
  
• Remington Ammo Company
  
• MidwayUSA Ammo For Sale
  
• Hirtenberger Ammo
  
• Wolf Pistol Ammo
  
• DoubleTap Ammo
  

Web page by WebTrapper.net