Our friend Jason who owns and runs Vintage Gunleather Today down in Florida has come up with some reason classics recently. I lust for this cowboy style 1911 rig. If you are looking for NOS and slightly used quality holsters for just about anything he probably has it. Go give his website a look. https://vintagegunleathertoday.com/
Monthly Archives: July 2025
60MM Mortar Accident
By Ken Bird I Remember one evening in Dec 68, personal on top of Marble Mountain overlooking CCN north side of the mountain was receiving fire and a Recon team was in support on the south side of the mountain. At that time I was assigned to security company. One of our duties was toContinue reading “60MM Mortar Accident”
Dave Berryhill Custom Series 80 Colt
Dave was an armorer at various SWAT and LE teams for over 20 years.
SOG Medic Gary Rose MOH
By The Giant Killer On the SOG facebook group with extra pictures added by me. 3rd SF Group 46th Co. Capt. Gary “Mike” Rose enlisted in the U. S. Army, April 4, 1967. In 1970, Rose was reassigned to the Military Assistance Command, Vietnam – Studies and Observations Group, 5th Special Forces Group. Operation TailwindContinue reading “SOG Medic Gary Rose MOH”
Colt AR15 Triple Deuce
Did you know Colt made a few variants of the AR15 in the .222 Remington round? Mainly export models usually to get around odd laws about “military calibers” There are versions in the SP1 configuration, the SPII versions with a mix of A1 and A2 parts and in rifles that are more or less “A2″s.Continue reading “Colt AR15 Triple Deuce”
Friday Fun
Touring the Tom Selleck Collection
Tom Selleck’s fine arms collection is notable for its ability to find beauty in unexpected places. Looking beyond the most popular genres and makers, it is a refreshing, unbounded grouping of high condition, seldom seen, and historically significant models of 19th century American firearms.
Paul Liebenberg Colt
From Pistol_purview Colt modular 1911 made by Mr. Paul Liebenberg. This engineering masterpiece was designed specifically for professional matches like Bianchi Cup and Steel Challenge. The modular design allowed competitors to shoot the same pistol in a number of different match formats. You could use the .45 ACP top end for bowling pin matches, theContinue reading “Paul Liebenberg Colt”
The Colt 7.62X39 Carbine (R6830) Test & Review
In 1993 Col introduced a new caliber into its AR15 line up. The gun was marketed as a hunters carbine chambered in 7.62×39 a round more or less identical to the .30-30 WCF. The R6830 was a 16 inch barreled carbine . The barrel is not really what we think of as “lightweight ” theseContinue reading “The Colt 7.62X39 Carbine (R6830) Test & Review”
Charles Askins’ Combat Special
Pistol_Purview Colonel Charles “Boots” Askins was an American border patrol lawman, US Army officer, and gun writer. Haskins was controversial for the relish with which he described the numerous fatal shootings in his law enforcement and military career, stating that he had killed over 27 men. His best known book was his autobiography Unrepentant Sinner.Continue reading “Charles Askins’ Combat Special”
Scattered Shots 