I love millennials and zoomers. I love them so much. Being a M1911 guy, you couldn’t ask for a better class of gun buyers. I love them because they believe internet memes about the 1911 with all of their hearts. They believe how the 1911 is old and obsolete and out-dated and unreliable. They believeContinue reading “USGI M1911A1-Bless The Zoomers”
Category Archives: Colt
Stoegere conversion for Colt 1911
Not much to look at just another run of the mill Government Model circa 1912. The single shot conversion kit on it was offered by A.F. Stoeger in their 1930 and 1931 catalogs
Colt 2021 Model Anaconda Print Advertisement
In this post we take a look at the November 2021 print advertisement for the Colt 2021 model of the Anaconda pistol. Also in this post are a couple of images of the 6-inch and 8-inch variations.
Colt Python Elite
Today we have this beaut from Karl. This is the python Elite. This was a custom shop only offering towards the last few years the original Python was sold.
Colt New Frontier
From the “I wish I could be that lucky “pile. A guy I know stopped by the house Sunday to show me this new pistol he just bought from an old woman for 20 bucks and ask me how much I thought it was worth. Never fired.
Throwback Thursday – Another Colt Prototype for the Glue Factory
Or is it more of a “throw it back” Thursday? Today’s Colt prototype is undated, but it has a strong Charter Arms vibe. Perhaps Douglas S. McClenahan designed it while he was at Colt, years before he formed Charter Arms in 1964? However, part of me suspects it was built in the 1970s when ColtContinue reading “Throwback Thursday – Another Colt Prototype for the Glue Factory”
10 Years with the Colt 901 (Part 3)
In Part 3 of the ’10 Years with the Colt 901′ series, I’m going to take us on a journey looking at the variations of the Colt SP901, LE901 and we will end with the Modular AR Carbine (M.A.R.C.) 901 variations.
Custom Colt Python .41 Magnum Comparison
In a previous comment, Shawn mentioned wanting a .41 Magnum Python. All of the known examples are custom aftermarket builds. Today, we are going to look at some side-by-side comparisons of a factory .357 Mag and a .41 Mag conversion. It won’t take much guessing to see why Colt never made the .41 Mag aContinue reading “Custom Colt Python .41 Magnum Comparison”
Another Colt Prototype – A Pony Ready for the Glue Factory
Object Lesson for the Firearms Industry: If he didn’t start the company, don’t let your president think he can out-design the engineering staff. C. Edward Warner was Colt Industries Firearms Division’s president from August 1975 to June 1981. He had transferred over from his previous position as president of Colt Industries Elox Division, a manufacturerContinue reading “Another Colt Prototype – A Pony Ready for the Glue Factory”
Classic Colt Promo Videos for the M16A2 and M4
Check out these classic Colt promo videos from the 1980s and early 1990s. Note that the M4 on display mostly have fixed carry handles, with the exception of the “new” M4A1.
Scattered Shots 