A classic chop job from Mac’s California shop, Mac of course best known for his Competition 1911’s, with the Nash Bridges Don Johnson gun being top of that heap, built very few of these baby carry guns.
Monthly Archives: August 2025
Early Browning Semi Auto Pistols; John Browning’s Path To The 1911 With Nelson Ford The Gunsmith Inc
Watters Custom .38 Super
I am not a professional gunsmith, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn once. I built this .38 Super pistol in late 2000 for use in IDPA’s Enhanced Service Pistol division. The frame and slide were from Caspian; each made from 416 stainless barstock. This was during the brief period that they offered barstockContinue reading “Watters Custom .38 Super”
5 Reasons for the AK’s Legendary Reliability
An old weaponsman classic The Avtomat Kalashnikova obrazets 1974g and its successors have an enviable reputation for reliability, especially under adverse conditions. There are a number of reasons for this, and we’ll go into them in some depth here. First, though, let’s say what is not a cause: It’s not because of blind luck. It’s not because the weaponContinue reading “5 Reasons for the AK’s Legendary Reliability”
Nelson Ford Q&A #11, Colt & Smith & Wesson Revolver Cylinder Direction, Does It Affect Timing?
Whether or not to change things on old Smith & Wesson revolvers, the perils of swapping out barrels, and a discussion on timing between Colt and Smith Revolvers, does cylinder direction matter?
Friday Fun
Model 1892 Western, New for 2025
This is just a crime. he Winchester Air Rifle Model 1892 Western is a lever action with features that make it the best of the West. It starts with the large loop lever artistically wrapped in leather for comfort and look. Sights are adjustable with a bright fiber optic front, but it also comes withContinue reading “Model 1892 Western, New for 2025”
Remington External Adjustment Scope
Many years ago, Remington sold a scope very much like a Unertl through their custom shop to pair with the 40X target rifle. Very rare these days.
Spain’s Star PD 45 Pistol
By Luis Valdes In 1975, a company in my ancestral home of España (Spain) released to the shooting community what was then one of the most desired handguns in the world. A compact, lightweight aluminium framed, .45 ACP pistol styled after the 1911. That company was Star Bonifacio Echeverria, S.A. and the pistol was theContinue reading “Spain’s Star PD 45 Pistol”
Scattered Shots 