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Smith & Wesson New Performance Center Pistol: the Competitor

SPRINGFIELD, MA., (11/29/2022) – Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ Global Select: SWBI), a leader in firearm manufacturing and design is excited to introduce a new member of the M&P metal-framed series, the Performance Center® M&P®9 M2.0® Competitor®. Built for competition right out of the box, this metal-framed 9mm pistol is designed to give competitiveContinue reading “Smith & Wesson New Performance Center Pistol: the Competitor”

Albert Mosielle SOG 1-0

From friend of the site, and fellow Vietnam War historian, Bud Gibson. “Al was a terrific 1-0 of RT New Jersey. His 1-1, Bobby Coleman, my good friend was KIA on my birthday. Al later came to NKP as our primary FAC Rider. He was in “Bungalow Bill” Sanders’ OV10 back seat when they wereContinue reading “Albert Mosielle SOG 1-0”

Bob Chow Match 1911

Pistol_purview Bob Chow was appropriately born in 1911 (in the U.S) to Chinese immigrants. He was a pioneer ham radio operator in his youth and he joined the Navy Reserve in the early 1930s. He would become a noncommissioned officer—a rarity at that time for an Asian Americans. An accomplished competitive shooter, he hung 37Continue reading “Bob Chow Match 1911”

Dave Lauck Custom Colt

Pistol_purview Colt 70 series 1911 in 45 ACP by industry legend Dave Lauck ((D&L Sports) out of Chino Valley AZ. Does it seem like some of the best 1911 smiths in the country live in AZ? I don’t order 1911s much these days…mostly because I can’t take the heartache. Send a gun, send a bunchContinue reading “Dave Lauck Custom Colt”

NoMar Rear 1911 Sight

Have a M1911 with the excellent fixed Novak rear sight that really wish you could have a BoMar on instead? You aren’t the only one. But, as you have likely already learned, the slide dovetail cut for one just will not allow the use for the other. Good news though. . Karl Beining custom gunsmthingContinue reading “NoMar Rear 1911 Sight”

Bonnie & Clyde Guns

I saw a news story yesterday talking about some Bonnie and Clyde items being auctioned off, In this auction is a shotgun used by the duo. The pump-action shotgun was recovered by police following a gun fight with the outlaws in 1933 in which two officers were killed and is now tipped to sell forContinue reading “Bonnie & Clyde Guns”