Good Monday Morning!
This week is the kick off for 2020 SHOT Show. This is a yearly industry Show held by the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF). It is closed to public, you have to have a media pass, or be a company that is involved in firearm industry to be able to attend. Having been to SHOT, I can tell you it is huge, and it is very busy.
Many companies wait until SHOT show to announce new products. We are of course excited to see what new cartridges, bullets and powder are announced. We’ll be paying attention this week and hope to give information to you on these new products. If you want to learn more about SHOT Show click here.
This past week has been busy working on various projects. We did take some time to put together a write up on a Basic IFAK kit. This was done at a request of a reader, wanting to know what to carry that goes beyond just a basic First Aid Kit. As a EMT, I offered my thoughts on what I think should be included in a IFAK to treat incidents that may happen at the range.
Individual First Aid Kits (IFAK)
Measuring pressure, and velocity are two of the core metrics that ballisticians use to determine the viability of a cartridge. The equipment to do this is fairly expensive. Someday I hope to make that investment. Over the Christmas break I brainstormed ways to do present the concepts of pressure and velocity on my shoe string budget. The solution I came up with brought me back to my roots and what got me started in this field. Potato Cannons.
What Started It All: Spud Guns
I debated about kicking that project off with everything else I got going on, but when I looked at my project planning, I realized most of my time is spent ordering parts and getting the money together to get these projects in motion. This is a small project that is budget friendly that I can work on while I’m waiting to move the other projects forward. I realize people may discount the idea of using a Spud Gun as a firearm analog, but when you get into the details, all of the basics are there. The pressures and velocities are lower, but the mechanics are near identical.
That is all for the update this week. We’ll have a few new articles drop this week, so stay tuned. If you have questions, suggestions or comments email me at jayandrew338@gmail.com, or check us out on Facebook.
Have a Good Week!
The Ballistic Assistant