John Gallagher Custom Ruger Bisley Vaquero — Lightweight 44 Magnum
Classic take on the “Perfect Packin Pistol’, this custom Bisley Vaquero 44 Magnum has some interesting work on it and some trick internal lightening.
FLoyd Aikman Bullseye 1911
1911_purview This 38 super (wadcutter) was accurized by Bullseye shooter extraordinaire Floyd Aikman out of Howell Township New Jersey. Grips were made by Steve Herrett but they were brought back…
THE BIG RED ONE (1980)
The Big Red One is a World War II movie from 1980, and it seems like I never hear anyone talk about it anymore. It was made independently but has…
Wolfe Publishing Celebrates 60 Years of Handloader Magazine With One Legendary Giveaway
To mark this 60th anniversary, we produced two commemorative firearms chambered in 45 Colt that will be given away. To enter, click on the link: Legendary Giveaway In 1966, Dave…
Crosman Adds Battery Powered Full Auto BB Gun
Just what I dreamed of as a boy ! Crosman Corporation is bringing its first battery driven fully automatic BB gun to its growing line of stylish full autos. The…
Bamboozled Once Again…
Authored by Jim Quinn via The Burning Platform blog, “One of the saddest lessons of history is this: If we’ve been bamboozled long enough, we tend to reject any evidence…
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Marine Lance Corporal Dalton Gunderson checking the area for Viet Cong snipers during Operation Virginia in 1966
I see this photo constantly misattributed as showing Carlos Hathcock. So here is the National Archives’ card for the photo:
C-Ration Recipes
Those Vietnam war MCI ( “C-rations” ) must have gotten old really fast. Some bright spark decided to make up a little cook book for the boys. I suppose some…
Browning, the Gun Wizard
By Edward C. Crossman, 1918 Old John Browning has produced the finest machine guns for our army ever invented AMERICA has finer guns in the AA Browning light and heavy…
Unertl 10X USMC Sniper Scope Turrets
The image above shows the 10X with the 7.62MM NATO turret on the optic and the one calibrated for 50BMG sitting on top.
Today in History: D-Day
78 years ago today, June 6th 1944, Operation Overlord, or as it is commonly known, D-Day commenced. The largest amphibious operation ever and arguably the most famous battle of World…
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