John Giles Custom Bullseye
1911_purview Up next in the Bullseye marathon is a 1979 Colt in .45 ACP by John Giles out of Odessa Florida. The legendary Giles was absolutely prolific in his production…
Askins on the 1911
This article was originally published in American Rifleman, May 1983 It is pretty generally agreed that the most difficult handgun to shoot is the .45 Model 1911. The soldiery from…
Thomas Shimoda Custom Bullseye Colt
1911_purview If you don’t like Bullseye guns, I would block this account for the next 30 days. Colt 70 series 1911 in 38 wadcutter by legendary Honolulu police armorer Thomas…
The Day Civilization Runs Out Of Bread Will Not Feel Like Fiction
Authored by Madge Waggy, For nearly three decades, much of the modern world behaved as though the nuclear age had quietly expired sometime in the early 1990s. The collapse of…
Wilson Combat Introduces the BULWARK 9mm Pistol
Wilson Combat is proud to introduce the BULWARK, a new midsize 9mm service pistol engineered to deliver the reliability, durability, and refined shootability serious users demand in a concealed carry…
New for 2026, A Modern Interpretation of a Classic Single-Action: The Chiappa S.A. 1873 Black Thunder
Chiappa Firearms expands its single-action revolver lineup with the introduction of the S.A. 1873 Black Thunder, a modern revolver built around one of the most recognizable handgun patterns in firearms…
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The 1919 National Matches at Caldwell, New Jersey
by: Alexander Ramsey Thompson, United States Army, New York Coast Artillery Corps To give an idea of the work at Caldwell and of the interest it held for those present…
Weaponsman: The Rise and Fall of the Halftrack
As a kid in the sixties, you couldn’t get away from ’em. Turn on Combat with Vic Morrow, and there’d be one in every few episodes, hauling American infantry up to the point where…
Dane Burns Best Grade Custom Colt 1911 — 45 ACP
Really tidy build by one of the more in-demand builders of the early 2000’s, Dane Burns.
King’s Gunworks Custom Series 70 Colt
1911_purview Colt 70 series in .45 ACP built by Kings Gunworks in Glendale CA. Kings was owned and operated by a paisan named Arnold Capone. Al was largely a self-taught…
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