One of a pair of Factory Special order 1911’s, presented by the Harvard regiment to Professor Capt Constant Cordier. Constant would retire a US Army Colonel, was instrumental in the setting up the nation’s first ROTC program at Harvard University in 1916 during the First World War.
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Why Is The Trump DOJ Still Enforcing The Biden Pistol Brace Rule?
Via Gun Owners of America, The current Department of Justice is choosing to continue enforcing an unconstitutional legal theory being weaponized against gun owners by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. According to a recent statement in GOA’s Texas et al. v. ATF case, DOJ claims that ATF “continue[s] to enforce the NFA’sContinue reading “Why Is The Trump DOJ Still Enforcing The Biden Pistol Brace Rule?”
Rare Glocks & New Glocks; My Friend Gary Shows Us Some Unique Examples & Discusses Recent Changes
Today my friend Gary is with us to talk about Glocks, he’s a certified Glock armorer and works at Glockmeister in Phoenix. He brought some borrowed rare examples for show and tell plus the new Gen 6 models and discusses the recent changes in offerings from Glock. Hope you enjoy.
Hamilton Bowen – BCA Custom 1968 Ruger Old Model Blackhawk 38/40 WCF
Beautiful and practical build by Hamilton Bowen, Bowen Classic Arms. The 38/40 is a great mid-bore cartridge worth exploration!
Nelson Ford Q&A#38, S&W K-22 Case Splits, Hoppes #9, Revolver Accuracy, Open Carry Woods Gun, & More
K-22 Ammo issues, Revolver accuracy, Smith & Wesson Model 25 moon clip guns in 80’s practical shooting, I like Hoppes #9, 1911 old school schematic and plenty more
George Mathews – Combat Special – California Classic Custom Colt Official Police — 38 Special
Classic Fighting Iron from California master Pistolsmith George Mathews.
LIFE Magazine Vietnam AI
I been playing around with Grok’s AI photo editing function lately. I been taking the pictures all my friends take in their stuff and putting them in different backgrounds and making it into LIFE magazines from the war. Take a look and see what you think. None of those are real war photos. Just theContinue reading “LIFE Magazine Vietnam AI”
Springfield Armory Announces Launch of XD Mod.4 OSP 9mm
GENESEO, ILL. – Springfield Armory® is proud to announce the release of the XD® Mod.4 OSP™ 9mm pistol, the newest generation of the platform that first set the standard for feature-rich striker-fired handguns. Built on a foundation of proven reliability, this newest XD iteration leverages this storied legacy to offer shooters a modern and capableContinue reading “Springfield Armory Announces Launch of XD Mod.4 OSP 9mm”
The Korean War Week 92: Operation Mixmaster! – March 24, 1952
The UN forces begin a huge operation to move the US 1st Marine Division to new defensive positions far to the west of the former ones, but this involves moving some 200,000 men back and forth along the lines. Behind the lines, the ROK continues building up force trying to turn itself into a wellContinue reading “The Korean War Week 92: Operation Mixmaster! – March 24, 1952”
A Short History of The .30-06 Cartridge
Julian S. Hatcher, for the National Rifle Association of America, 1953 The Spanish-American War brought to light many shortcomings of the .30-40 Krag rifle with which our regular forces were armed. The Spanish soldier was equipped with a Mauser capable of being loaded from a clip while with our Krag it was necessary to load cartridgesContinue reading “A Short History of The .30-06 Cartridge”
Scattered Shots 