Colt – Page 4 – Scattered Shots

Colt 11.5″ Upper Receiver w/ Colt-Branded Troy Rail Adapter System.

Colt AR6721 DC Upper Receiver Conversion Kit

Colt’s Short Lived . 22 Cadet

It will surprise exactly no one to know I had that same sweatshirt at the time. And the Colt cadet.

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”

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”

The Colt Double Eagle

A look at Colt’s failed DA 1911

Colt Canada C84A4 Concept Carbine

Man, this is pretty nifty. I know nothing about it yet. Be neat to get the details on it soon. C8A4 carbine as the conceptual prototype for the Canadian military’s ‘Canadian Modular Assault Rifle’ program

Retaining the M1911A1 – The Final DOD Holdouts

After the adoption of the 9mm M9 in 1985, some special units within the DOD were loath to give up their .45 M1911A1 pistols.

Colt Law Enforcement Pistol

For Missed Opportunity Monday, we have yet another abandoned Colt design: the .40 caliber Law Enforcement Pistol. It also served as the platform for their Smart Gun tech. Here are some of the Smart Gun patents, which show bits of the pistol’s design as well. While the exterior profile looks a bit like the “AllContinue reading “Colt Law Enforcement Pistol”

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”