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Mac’s 45 Shop ‘Undercover’ — Bobcat Custom Subcompact 1911 — 45 ACP

A classic chop job from Mac’s California shop, Mac of course best known for his Competition 1911’s, with the Nash Bridges Don Johnson gun being top of that heap, built very few of these baby carry guns.

Early Browning Semi Auto Pistols; John Browning’s Path To The 1911 With Nelson Ford The Gunsmith Inc

5 Reasons for the AK’s Legendary Reliability

An old weaponsman classic The Avtomat Kalashnikova obrazets 1974g and its successors have an enviable reputation for reliability, especially under adverse conditions. There are a number of reasons for this, and we’ll go into them in some depth here. First, though, let’s say what is not a cause: It’s not because of blind luck. It’s not because the weaponContinue reading “5 Reasons for the AK’s Legendary Reliability”

Nelson Ford Q&A #11, Colt & Smith & Wesson Revolver Cylinder Direction, Does It Affect Timing?

Whether or not to change things on old Smith & Wesson revolvers, the perils of swapping out barrels, and a discussion on timing between Colt and Smith Revolvers, does cylinder direction matter?

Friday Fun

Model 1892 Western, New for 2025

This is just a crime. he Winchester Air Rifle Model 1892 Western is a lever action with features that make it the best of the West. It starts with the large loop lever artistically wrapped in leather for comfort and look. Sights are adjustable with a bright fiber optic front, but it also comes withContinue reading “Model 1892 Western, New for 2025”

Remington External Adjustment Scope

Many years ago, Remington sold a scope very much like a Unertl through their custom shop to pair with the 40X target rifle. Very rare these days.

Spain’s Star PD 45 Pistol

By Luis Valdes In 1975, a company in my ancestral home of España (Spain) released to the shooting community what was then one of the most desired handguns in the world. A compact, lightweight aluminium framed, .45 ACP pistol styled after the 1911. That company was Star Bonifacio Echeverria, S.A. and the pistol was theContinue reading “Spain’s Star PD 45 Pistol”

The Korean War Week 60: Neutral Zone Violations and the 38th Parallel Standoff – August 12, 1951

Ted Yost Personal Custom Smith & Wesson 681 — The Perfected L Frame Revolver — 357 Magnum

Just a superb model 681, fully and beautifully customized by Ted Yost. Ted built this one for himself and carried it some before a good friend talked him out of it. I am honored to get to handle it now.