Fits over at Shooting the Messenger (new addition to my blogroll, btw), noticed some unusually hot ballistics listed for Wolf Gold .357 Magnum ammo at the Cheaper Than Dirt website,specifically that it's shooting a 158-grain bullet at 1607 fps.

If they're talking handgun velocity, that's hot.  It's also what Wolf claims, so this time is isn't just a CTD typo.

As I learned back when I was writing up the article on the Winchester 94, Winchester has .357 Magnum ammo listed on their website with a MV of 1830 fps, however, this ammo is listed only under the rifle section, therefore I must assume that this is claimed velocity for rifles only, and I personally would probably not try it in a handgun.

This is wrong.  Hey, I made a mistake!  (My theory about about making declarations instead of asking questions holds).  See comments.  I'll do a better update later.  Will also have to update the old Winchester post.

I think Wolf's ballistics for its .44 Magnum Gold is also kind of high.  Also wrong!

Anyway, Fits fired off an email to Wolf so it will be interesting to see if they send any reply.

CATS - FRIEND OR FOOD

Everyone must eat in order to live. Most of us think that what we eat, and the way they eat it, is the normal or correct pattern. Therefore anyone who eats different things is considered odd. Until relatively recently, human societies were localised and had their own localised eating habits. In the 20th and 21st centuries, globalization has led to culinary conflicts as one culture's delicacy is another culture's taboo. To some the cat is a legitimate food source. Others find the concept of cat-eating abhorrent. Is it right for cat-loving countries to impose their cultural values on cat-eating societies?

An interesting essay on cultural food taboos.  Via Oleg Volk.

I had always thought that carnivorous animals weren't as good to eat as herbivores, but I guess if that's all you have...