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Original Chapters
- #1 – The Original Box O’ Truth
- #2 – The Box Speaks Again
- #3 – The Shotgun Meets the Box O’ Truth
- #4 – Miscellaneous Rounds Meet the Box O’ Truth
- #5 – The Locks O’ Truth
- #6 – Ballistic Resistant Glass Gets Tested
- #7 – The Sands O’ Truth
- #8 – The Rags O’ Truth
- #9 – Magazines vs. Rifle Rounds
- #10 – The Water Box O’ Truth
- #11 – Spall Liner
- #12 – Insulated Walls
- #13 – The Water Box O’ Truth Part 2
- #14 – Rifles, Shotguns and Walls
- #15 – Fragmentation Armor
- #16 – Level IIIA Armor
- #17 – Metal Doors
- #18 – Sight Off-Set
- #19 – The Water Box O’ Truth Part 3: Rifle Rounds
- #20 – Buckshot Patterns
- #21 – The Breadbox O’ Truth
- #22 – 20 Gauge Shotgun
- #23 – ExtremeShock Ammo and the Box O’ Truth
- #24 – Sniper Against Armor
- #25 – Breaching Rounds
- #26 – Little Guns vs. The Box O’ Truth
- #27 – Little Guns vs. The Box O’ Truth #2
- #28 – Cowboy Pistols and The Box O’ Truth
- #29 – The Helmets O’ Truth
- #30 – Snakeloads O’ Truth
- #31 – The Books O’ Truth
- #32 – Dum-Dum Bullets and the Box O’Truth
- #33 – Rock Salt in a Shotgun
- #34 – Bullet Proof Wallboard
- #35 – A Load of Dimes Vs. The Box O’ Truth
- #36 – Frozen Clothing And The Box O’ Truth
- #37 – The Deadly .303 British and The Box O’ Truth
- #38 – RBCD Ammo Vs. The Box O’ Truth
- #39 – Oil Vs. Primers
- #40 – Deflected Bullets and the Box O’ Truth
- #41 – The Taurus Judge Vs. The Box O’ Truth
- #42 – Precision Shooting With Buckshot
- #43 – Buckshot in a Rifled Shotgun Barrel
- #44 – Shotgun Chokes and Buckshot
- #45 – Shotgun Chokes and Buckshot – Part Two
- #46 – Shotgun Slugs, Sabots, and Smooth Bore Barrels
- #47 – Laminated Bullet Proof Glass – Pistols
- #48 – Laminated Bullet Proof Glass – Rifles
- #49 – Damaged Bullet Accuracy
- #50 – Shooting Bullets Backwards
- #51 – The Effects of a Rifle Rest on Groups
- #52 – Bullet Quality and Accuracy
- #53 – The Taurus Judge, Revisited
- #54 – Busting an Engine Block
- #55 – Slingshots and the Box O’ Truth
- #56 – Federal Flight Control #1 Buckshot
- #57 – The Box O’ Truth Tests Infidel Body Armor Rifle Plates
- #58 – Homemade X-Ray Film Bullet Proof Vests
- #59 – This Rifle is a Tack Driver
- #60 – Does a Long Shotgun Barrel Tighten the Pattern?
- #61 – How Does Barrel Length on a Shotgun Affect Velocity?
Educational Zone
- #1 – Performing a Systems Check
- #2 – The Dreaded Doublefeed
- #3 – Sniper Practice
- #4 – Vacation to Military Museums
- #5 – Solving Accuracy Problems with Handloading
- #6 – Cheap 9mm Ammo Accuracy
- #7 – Full Auto Shoot
- #8 – 5.56 Military Ammo Accuracy
- #9 – Best Way to Clean a Shotgun
- #10 – AK Vs. AR – Some Observations
- #11 – World Class Gun Museum
- #12 – Teaching a Lady to Shoot
- #13 – Shooting & Cleaning Corrosive Ammo
- #14 – The Shiloh Sharps .45-70 Long Range Exp.
- #15 – The .455 Webley Revolver
- #16 – Great Firearms – The 9 X 18 Makarov
- #17 – Great Firearms – The British SMLE
- #18 – Shooting Wolf steel-cased Ammo in an AR15
- #19 – Wolf .30 Carbine Ammo Evaluation
- #20 – Accuracy International AE
- #21 – Accuracy of AR15 Ammo – Part 2
- #22 – Great Firearms – Ruger 10-22
- #23 – Cosmoline Removal
- #24 – Homemade Target Stand
- #25 – Great Firearms – The CZ-52
- #26 – Great Firearms – Swiss K-31 Rifle
- #27 – Great Firearms – The Mosin Nagant
- #28 – Refinishing a US Savage Enfield Mk1 #4 SMLE
- #29 – Simple Rifle Rack
- #30 – The Smell of Cordite
- #31 – 7.62 X 51 Military Ball Accuracy
- #32 – Refinishing an Old Rifle
- #33 – Refinishing a 24/47 Mauser
- #34 – 24/47 Mauser Range Report
- #35 – Refinished Turkish Mauser
- #36 – Interesting Firearms – Saiga in 7.62 X 51
- #37 – Scoping a K-31
- #38 – Refinishing a Sistema .45 ACP – Part 1
- #39 – Refinishing a Sistema .45 ACP – Part 2
- #40 – Refinishing a Sistema .45 ACP – Range Report
- #41 – Tiger Striping a Firearm
- #42 – Battleship Texas, BB-35
- #43 – Re-Using Ear Plugs
- #44 – Great Firearms – The Browning Hi Power
- #45 – Fixing Hammer Bite on a 1911
- #46 – Cleaning and Lubricating a Revolver
- #47 – Cleaning a Semi-Auto Pistol
- #48 – Cleaning a Rifle Barrel
- #49 – Cleaning & Lubricating an AR15 Rifle
- #50 – Cleaning & Lubricating an AK Rifle
- #51 – Changing the Firing Pin Springs in C&R Rifles
- #52 – Parkerizing a Sistema
- #53 – Great Firearms – The .44 Special
- #54 – Great Firearms – Mosin Nagant Hex Receiver
- #55 – Great Firearms – The Springfield M1A Rifle
- #56 – Great Firearms – The Colt 1911 Gold Cup, National Match
- #57 – Repairing a Split Stock
- #58 – Great Cartridges – The .41 Magnum
- #59 – Great Firearms – The Tokarev Romanian 7.62 X 25 Pistol
- #60 – Stripping a Stock with Easy-Off Oven Cleaner
- #61 – Thunder Ranch, Defensive Shotgun Class
- #62 – Great Firearms – The M-1 Garand
- #63 – Corking a Mosin Rifle to Improve Accuracy
- #64 – Great Firearms – The FN-FAL, The Right Arm of the Free World
- #65 – Building a Black Powder Pistol
- #66 – Shooting a Black Powder Pistol
- #67 – Great Firearms – The M-1 Carbine
- #68 – Great Firearms – The 1903-A3 Springfield Rifle
- #69 – A Young Man Meets the 1911
- #70 – Great Firearms – The Johnson Rifle
- #71 – Great Firearms – M-1917 Enfield Rifle
- #72 – Great Firearms – The ’98 Mauser Rifle
- #73 – Making Cheap Targets
- #74 – The Five Sisters – Restoring Five M44 Mosin Rifles
- #75 – Bedding a Rifle Stock
- #76 – Interesting Firearms – The CZ 75 SP-01 Shadow
- #77 – Interesting Firearms – The Winchester .30-30 Rifle
- #78 – Interesting Cartridges – The .44 Magnum
- #79 – Tightening Up the Groups on an Old Rifle
- #80 – Inexpensive Red Dot Scopes
- #81 – Refinishing a British #1 Mark 3 Enfield Rifle
- #82 – Getting an Enfield Rifle to Shoot
- #83 – Fighting With a Shotgun
- #84 – Glock Perfection
- #85 – Monarch 7.62 X 39 Ammo in an SKS
- #86 – The Newton Rifle
- #87 – Wolf .22 LR Accuracy
- #88 – The Colt Python .357 Magnum Revolver
- #89 – The Remington 700 Rifle
- #90 – Interesting Cast Bullet Situation
- #91 – Let’s Talk About Buckshot
- #92 – How to Trim Rifle Brass
- #93 – Took The Lovely Wife Shooting
- #94 – Product Evaluation – Magnalube-G Grease
- #95 – Interesting Firearms – The Model 96 Swedish Mauser
- #96 – Refinishing a Mosin 91/30
- #97 – Handloading the .303 British
- #98 – Shooting a Rifle from a Benchrest
- #99 – Moly Coating Rifle Bullets
- #100 – Interesting Firearms – The Ballester-Molina
- #101 – Met a Hero of Mine at the SHOT Show
- #102 – Casting Lead Bullets
- #103 – Sizing and Lubricating Cast Lead Bullets
- #104 – The Mighty .357 Magnum
- #105 – The Remington Model 510 Targetmaster .22 Bolt Action Rifle
- #106 – Forensic Analysis, 1986 FBI Miami Firefight
- #107 – A Custom Built Mauser
- #108 – Wolf Gold, .32 ACP Ammo Evaluation
- #109 – Product Evaluation – Bullsbag Shooting Rests #1
- #110 – Product Evaluation – Bullsbag Shooting Rests #2
- #111 – Restoring an Old Shotgun
- #112 – Interesting Firearms – The Ruger Blackhawk .30 Carbine
- #113 – Interesting Firearms – The Polish Radom P-64 Pistol
- #114 – Product Evaluation – AR-Rest, Rifle Rest System
- #115 – Ruger Blackhawk Guarantee
- #116 – Carter’s First Birthday and His First Rifle, a Remington Model 512 .22 Repeater
- #117 – Interesting Firearms – The STG 556 Carbine
- #118 – Cricket Chipmunk Pistol – A Project Gun
- #119 – Interesting Firearms – The PTR-32 Carbine
- #120 – Old_Painless at the SHOT Show 2011
- #121 – Product Evaluation – Montie Tree Rifle Rest
- #122 – Product Evaluation – The North American Arms Mini Revolvers
- #123 – An Evaluation of the KelTec PMR-30 Pistol
- #124 – Interesting Firearms – The Kel-Tec RFB Carbine
- #125 – Interesting Firearms – The Remington SpeedMaster
- #126 – Interesting Firearms – The 1873 Winchester Rifle
- #127 – Interesting Firearms – The Colt Cobra
- #128 – The Texas Ranger Museum
- #129 – Interesting Firearms – The .30-40 Krag Carbine
- #130 – Does Cleaning a .22 Rimfire Rifle Barrel Hurt Accuracy?
- #131 – Product Comparison – Keltec P-3AT Vs. Ruger LCP
- #132 – The Springfield XDM-9 5.25 Pistol
- #133 – The S&W Model 25-5 .45 Colt Revolver
- #134 – The Ruger Gunsite Scout Rifle
- #135 – The Remington 700 XCR Tactical Long Range Rifle
- #136 – An FAL Day at the Range and Some Winchester ’73
- #137 – LaRue Tactical Range Day 2011
- #138 – The Kel Tec Sub Rifle 2000
- #139 – The Beretta Storm Carbine
- #140 – Jace’s First Range Trip
- #141 – The KelTec PF-9 Pistol
- #142 – The 2012 SHOT Show
- #143 – What Is the Best Weapon for Home Defense? – A Serious Discussion
- #144 – Product Evaluation – The James River Armory 1903-A3
- #145 – Product Evaluation – The Taurus PT 738 TCP .380 Semi Auto Pistol
- #146 – The S&W Model 25-2, .45 ACP Revolver
- #147 – Andrew’s Bear Rifle
- #148 – Product Evaluation – Trulock Shotgun Choke Tubes
- #149 – Reloading Inexpensive Frangible Bullets
- #150 – Solving a 9mm FMJ Reloading Mystery
- #151 – Building an Affordable, Accurate Rifle
- #152 – Does Polishing Media in Flash Holes Affect Accuracy?
- #153 – How to Develop Accurate Target Loads for a Rifle
- #154 – Wet Tumbling Brass for More Bling
- #155 – Tissue Paper Covered Flash Holes – Does It Matter?
- #156 – The M-1 Carbine Is Not Accurate At 100 Yards
- #157 – A Super Accurate .22 Rifle, The Savage Mark II BSEV
- #158 – Some Very Accurate .22 Ammunition
- #159 – The 2013 NRA Annual Meeting in Houston
- #160 – Product Evaluation – The MagnetoSpeed Chronograph
- #161 – Using Full Wadcutters for Better Scoring in Target Competition
- #162 – Do You Really Save Money By Reloading Ammunition?
- #163 – The Kahntrol Solutions Muzzle Brakes
- #164 – Accurate Rifles Are Interesting
- #165 – The Accuracy International AE With Kahntrol Muzzle Brake
- #166 – Being Honest About a Rifle and Shooter’s Ability
- #167 – The Savage 12 F/TR Target Rifle in .308
- #168 – Cooper’s First Birthday and His First Rifle
- #169 – Accuracy of Moly Coated Bullets
- #170 – Testing Aguila .22 Competition Ammo
- #171 – Product Evaluation – The SCCY 9mm Pistol
- #172 – Product Evaluation – Falcon Bullet Company, FalCoated Bullets
- #173 – Product Evaluation – Ruger PC Carbines
- #174 – The .22 TCM Pistol
- #175 – The Dragunov FPK Sniper Rifle
- #176 – Trijicon ACOG Scope
- #177 – Mexican Match Ammunition
- #178 – Hunter Class Benchrest Rifle
- #179 – Greek .303 British Military Surplus Ammo
- #180 – Levi’s Christmas Rifle
- #181 – Product Evaluation – A Rifle Brake for 3gun Nation Competition Guidelines
- #182 – The Star Super B 9mm Pistol
- #183 – KelTec SU-16 5.56 Carbine
- #184 – Product Evaluation – Browning FN Hi Power Pistol
- #185 – The Zastava CZ999 Compact 9mm Pistol – Image Heavy
- #186 – Battleship Game with .22 Rifles – Lots of Pictures
- #187 – The LaRue MBT Meticulously Built Trigger
- #188 – A Couple of .45-70 Rifles
- #189 – Sig 556XI Multi-Cal
- #190 – You Can’t Get Past Bad Bullets
- #191 – Is the Glock 19 the Best Concealed Carry Piece?
- #192 – Gun Lubrication
- #193 – Can a Cheap AR-15 Be Accurate?
- #194 – An Inexpensive AR-15 and an Inexpensive Red Dot Scope
- #195 – How Easy is It to Shoot 30 Shots Into One Group
- #196 – Can You Improve the Ammo for the Mosin 91/30?
- #197 – The Canik 9mm Pistol
- #198 – Fixing the Problems on a Ruger 22/45 Lite
- #199 – Shoot the Terrorist Gun Game
- #200 – Very Accurate .22 Ammo
- #201 – The Ruger American Rimfire Rifle
- #202 – Alien Gear Holsters Product Review
- #203 – Subnet Visits Old_Painless and We Go Shooting
- #204 – Accuracy of ZQI Ammunition
- #205 – Product Evaluation – The Colt Competition Series 1911 Pistol
- #206 – The Box O’ Truth Gets a Suppressor
- #207 – The Box O’ Truth Tries a Suppressor on a Rifle
- #208 – The Ultimate Cliploader
Buick of Truth
- #1 – Windshields Inside/Out
- #2 – Windshields Outside/In
- #3 – Pistols and Car Doors
- #4 – Rifles and Car Doors
- #5 – Shotguns and Car Doors
- #6 – Concrete Blocks
- #7 – Engine
Curio & Relics
- #13 – Shooting & Cleaning Corrosive Ammo
- #17 – Great Firearms – The British SMLE
- #23 – Cosmoline Removal
- #25 – Great Firearms – The CZ-52
- #26 – Great Firearms – Swiss K-31 Rifle
- #27 – Great Firearms – The Mosin Nagant
- #28 – Refinishing a US Savage Enfield Mk1 #4 SMLE
- #30 – The Smell of Cordite
- #32 – Refinishing an Old Rifle
- #33 – Refinishing a 24/47 Mauser
- #34 – 24/47 Mauser Range Report
- #35 – Refinished Turkish Mauser
- #37 – Scoping a K-31
- #51 – Changing the Firing Pin Springs in C&R Rifles
- #54 – Great Firearms – Mosin Nagant Hex Receiver
- #57 – Repairing a Split Stock
- #59 – Great Firearms – The Tokarev Romanian 7.62 X 25 Pistol
- #60 – Stripping a Stock with Easy-Off Oven Cleaner
- #62 – Great Firearms – The M-1 Garand
- #63 – Corking a Mosin Rifle to Improve Accuracy
- #67 – Great Firearms – The M-1 Carbine
- #68 – Great Firearms – The 1903-A3 Springfield Rifle
- #70 – Great Firearms – The Johnson Rifle
- #71 – Great Firearms – M-1917 Enfield Rifle
- #72 – Great Firearms – The ’98 Mauser Rifle
- #74 – The Five Sisters – Restoring Five M44 Mosin Rifles
- #75 – Bedding a Rifle Stock
- #79 – Tightening Up the Groups on an Old Rifle
- #81 – Refinishing a British #1 Mark 3 Enfield Rifle
- #82 – Getting an Enfield Rifle to Shoot
Low Light Essentials
- #1 – The Anatomy of Low Light
- #2 – General Purpose Tactical Lights
- #3 – Features to look for in a Tactical Light
- #4 – Weapon Lights for Handguns
- #5 – Weapon Lights for Long Guns
- #6 – Handgun Sights and Lasers
- #7 – Long Gun Sights and Lasers
- #8 – Ammunition
- #9 – Hand-held Light Techniques
- #10 – The FBI Technique
- #11 – The Neck Index Technique
- #12 – The Harries Technique
- #13 – The Rogers Technique
- #14 – The Push/Pull Technique
- #15 – Hand-held Light Techniques Conclusions
- #16 – General Principles of White Light Use
- #17 – General Principles – “Enough” Light
- #18 – The Importance of Darkness
- #19 – Accuracy in Low Light
- #20 – Lasers
- #21 – Final Conclusions
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What would a level IIIA “speed plate” ICW a level IIIA soft body armor stop?
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