Guest post by Jack Broz In 1969 I was a Navy Corpsman assigned to Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines in Vietnam. The week of March 25th 1969, Alpha was ordered to assist Delta 1/4 which had captured LZ Argonne near the border with Laos. Delta was being sniped at by an NVA .51 caliberContinue reading “Battlefield Luck Charm For Two Generations”
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Galco’s Masterbilt Thunderclap Belt Holster Now Available for 4″ 1911s with Rail
Now available for 4″ 1911s with rail. Galco’s Masterbilt™ holster series combines our finest-quality premium leathers with the skills of our most experienced craftsmen. The Masterbilt series is the pinnacle of leather holster construction, unrivaled by anything on the market. Masterbilt holsters get their final drying on a last, a solid form around which theContinue reading “Galco’s Masterbilt Thunderclap Belt Holster Now Available for 4″ 1911s with Rail”
The Korean War Week 107 – America on Strike! – July 7, 1952
The US Steelworkers Union strike enters its second month this week with no end in sight and the lack of steel production is affecting the war, worsening what is already an artillery shell crisis. President Harry Truman even considers taking over the steel industry to salvage the war effort. In South Korea, the constitution isContinue reading “The Korean War Week 107 – America on Strike! – July 7, 1952”
The Three SHTF Scenarios That Could Change The World Faster Than Anyone Expects!
Authored by Madge Waggy, For decades, the greatest threats to global stability were often imagined as distant possibilities—events reserved for history books, military simulations or the darkest years of the Cold War. Today, that assumption is becoming increasingly difficult to defend. International defense spending has reached levels not seen in decades, armed conflicts continue to reshapeContinue reading “The Three SHTF Scenarios That Could Change The World Faster Than Anyone Expects!”
CZ Announces the New CZ P-10 C Ported COA
CZ is proud to announce the availability of the new CZ P-10 C Ported COA, a compact, optics-equipped 9mm pistol that brings together the proven P-10 C platform, factory porting, and a mounted Aimpoint COA red dot. “The P-10 C has always been about giving shooters a compact pistol that feels right, shoots flat, andContinue reading “CZ Announces the New CZ P-10 C Ported COA”
HE WAS SURPRISED BY THE FOOM!
Well, another 4th has come and gone. You know what that means. That’s right. Idiots getting themselves killed with fireworks. I was spoiled for choice this time. It was almost impossible to pick just one. The 250th year of the nation meant things were bigger than normal! I decided to use this one below forContinue reading “HE WAS SURPRISED BY THE FOOM!”
A Norwegian 1911 So We Can Talk About Springs & S&W Hard Cylinder Release Remedies
Picture of John Unertl
Time to take a second and turn back the page of time for a bit. If you have followed us for any amount of time, you have heard the name Unertl. A long gone very high quality rifle scope maker. The optics were the best made for the time. Unerlt was the maker of theContinue reading “Picture of John Unertl”
LEFT THE RANGE- Marc Krebs
Some bad news today. MArc Krebs passed away. With great sadness we are heartbroken to share that Marc Krebs passed away early Sunday morning. He will be always missed and remembered forever with love.Please keep our family in your prayers.Krebs Custom will be closed today 7/6/26
Spilborgh Custom Comped 1911
1911_purview I have been slacking, but I’m back from my trip, so let’s finish the compensated 1911s. Up next is a 1967 Colt 1911 by Santa Barbara gunsmith John Spilborghs. Spilborghs immigrated to the US from Belgium in 1967. He was an accomplished machinist and crafted some of the finest custom 1911s in the lateContinue reading “Spilborgh Custom Comped 1911”
