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Unertl Scope Base Chart

To help you find the right base for mounting a Unertl optic

Mark Morris Carry Comp Custom Colt

1911_purview Ok onto carry comps. Up next is a Colt in .45 ACP by Mark Morris. A “carry comp” is designed to maintain practical dimensions for everyday carry while still giving the shooter improved controllability…all without sacrificing reliability or concealability. The result is a pistol that bridges the gap between a defensive carry gun andContinue reading “Mark Morris Carry Comp Custom Colt”

Miss America 1962 & America’s Rifle

Pope Rifle Barrels

By: Harry M. Popewith an introduction by Townsend Whelen THE POPE MUZZLE LOADING SYSTEM By Townsend Whelen THERE is a class of riflemen who indulge in shooting offhand at 200 yards at a bull’s-eye target, either the German ring target or the Standard American target. This form of shooting was introduced into this country byContinue reading “Pope Rifle Barrels”

Friday Fun

Bringing the War Home: Guns of the Memphis Belle

Hollywood legend William Wyler could have stayed safely behind the cameras of Hollywood. Instead, he climbed aboard B-17 Flying Fortresses, flew dangerous combat missions over Nazi-occupied Europe, and helped create one of the most important World War II documentaries ever filmed: Memphis Belle.

Rose Gold Colt 1911And The O1911SE-A1

I was looking around on Colt’s website thinking about getting one of those new semi customs and ran across this. I knew without even looking this had TALO written all over it. They sure seem to love this sort of thing. I refer to it as a “El Jefe special” they like this sort ofContinue reading “Rose Gold Colt 1911And The O1911SE-A1”

Someone At Federal Was Very Drunk

This was shared on facebook by Supervel. They got this from some once fired brass for their re-use. Not only did it leave the factory at Federal but some one chambered and fired it. The mind boggles..

The Korean War Week 108 – The Republican Candidate – July 14th, 1952

In Chicago, the US Republican Party Convention comes to its end and they have chosen Dwight “Ike” Eisenhower as their Presidential Candidate. Part of the official platform is ending the Korean War. The war continues, of course, with a new UN operation designed to take prisoners, massive aerial bombing of Pyongyang, and the build upContinue reading “The Korean War Week 108 – The Republican Candidate – July 14th, 1952”

Lou Alessi’s Armand Swenson – Custom Colt Slant Groove Commercial Model 1911

Classic Swenson build on a rare Slant-Groove Colt Govt Model, this one once owned by holster magnate Lou Alessi.