Wanted to share this quick video on how to remove the trigger on your S&W revolver and keep your pivot pin safe.
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Wilson Combat AccuComp LE — Classic 80’s Comp-Gun – Custom Colt 1911
Wilson Combat’s AccuComp ruled the 80s, this one is in lovely condition.
Friday Fun
Jimmy Wells Custom Colt Commander — Carry Comp 45 ACP
Jimmy Wells from Georgia built this rockin Carry Comp with an assist from Chuck Rogers.
Burst Selector: An Idea Whose Time has Come and Gone
By Kevin O’Brien A couple of years ago, the Army gave the lousy three-round-burst selector switch that was used on the M16A2 and successors, and the original M4, two in the chest and one in the head. There are still firearms with the bad trigger mechanism kicking around the services, but this decision was theContinue reading “Burst Selector: An Idea Whose Time has Come and Gone”
” FIREPOWER VS. JAPANESE LOG PILLBOXES ” RESTRICTED WWII U.S. ARMY INFANTRY TRAINING FILM XD97565
This is pretty interesting.
Ed Brown Custom Compensated 1911
1911_purview Long before he had a custom shop pumping out dozens of Kobra bobtails, Missouri native Ed Brown was himself a custom gun maker…and a damn good one. In November 1988 I had just graduated from high school and two sequential serial numbered Colt Maxi Comps adorned the cover of American Handgunner magazine. Thirty yearsContinue reading “Ed Brown Custom Compensated 1911”
Farewell To The King
Way back in 1989 one of John Milius’ least known but best movies came out and quickly vanished. Farewell To he King is one of my favorite films. It is a shame that it has more or less dropped off the face of the earth. The last home video release was in 2008 on DVD.Continue reading “Farewell To The King”
The Japanese soldier who fought WW II for 30 more years.
From Brother In Arms In 1944, Japanese intelligence officer Hiroo Onoda was sent to a small island in the Philippines with orders to fight behind enemy lines and never surrender. His commanding officer literally told him: “It may take three years, it may take five, but whatever happens, we’ll come back for you.” Onoda tookContinue reading “The Japanese soldier who fought WW II for 30 more years.”
Soviet Troops with NATO Weapons in Afghanistan
The Western rifles came from the CIA. Through Operation Cyclone, Washington funneled billions of dollars of weapons to the Afghan Mujahideen through Pakistan: everything from M16 rifles to Stinger missiles to anti-tank mines. In 1984, the Soviets launched Operation Curtain to seal the Pakistani-Afghan border and cut off that pipeline. The mission fell to SpetsnazContinue reading “Soviet Troops with NATO Weapons in Afghanistan”
Scattered Shots 