I recently got my hands on a beauty of a Colt M1917. I ain’t gonna go into a history lesson on this pistol and bore you all with a story you already know or have heard a 100 times by now but I will mention to those who don’t know that it was brought outContinue reading “Colt M1917 Test Firing.”
Category Archives: Colt
Vintage Colt 9mm AR15
Colt Offensive Weapon
I may or may not have more to say about it and the Colt SSP next week.
Ross Seyfried’s Swenson Combat Commander
In 1981, Ross Seyfried was the last man to win the IPSC World Shoot using a non-compensated pistol in open competition. While that feat was accomplished with a Pachmayr Combat Special built on a full-sized Colt Government Model, Seyfried cut his teeth in IPSC shooting with today’s featured pistol. This is the pistol he usedContinue reading “Ross Seyfried’s Swenson Combat Commander”
Colt Sleeved Barrel Experiment
Alas, I don’t have access to the Colt letter on this experimental project. It appears to be Lawman Mark V fitted with a Dan Wesson-style sleeved barrel. The great irony here is the latter system was patented by a former Colt employee, Karl R. Lewis, who also helped design the original Colt Mark III revolverContinue reading “Colt Sleeved Barrel Experiment”
Colt Low Mass Match Trigger
Sorry this is not some new item. Brent shared this item on his Instagram the other day. The FCG is the match one Colt made for use in the Colt Accurized Rifle HBAR Elite. They called it the low mass trigger system. And it works pretty damn good. You can see how the hammer wasContinue reading “Colt Low Mass Match Trigger”
Colt AR15 Triple Deuce
Did you know Colt made a few variants of the AR15 in the .222 Remington round? Mainly export models usually to get around odd laws about “military calibers” There are versions in the SP1 configuration, the SPII versions with a mix of A1 and A2 parts and in rifles that are more or less “A2″s.Continue reading “Colt AR15 Triple Deuce”
Miss America 1962 & America’s Rifle
The Colt/ELISCO 653-P
Ever been watching Platoon and noticed that the carbine carried by Barnes and Elias look a little odd? That’s because they aren’t XM177s. They are something different. Something dictated by filming location. The guns used in the movie are Colt rifles made under license by Elisco in the Philippines. The 653P is essentially the sameContinue reading “The Colt/ELISCO 653-P”
Colt ACE & ACE II
I mentioned the Colt ACE 2 the other day and have been thinking about it on and off ever since. The ACE was an updated conversion slide , barrel and magazine for using a .22 long rifle. It was made to work with the series 80 guns. The original was the ACE and was originallyContinue reading “Colt ACE & ACE II”
