Brent shared these pictures on his instagram account. The Delta Hbar is a pre ban rifle I have long wanted. Back in the 80s Colt put this together from selected barrels to be a more accurate A2 rifle. A cheek piece was added with a leather military sling. The optic is a rubber coated 3x-9xContinue reading “Colt Delta HBAR”
Category Archives: Historical
The On-Screen Guns of “Pale Rider”
The Tragic Tale of the CP 9x23mm Super
In the comments to my previous article on the .356 TSW, Shawn mentioned that I should revisit his older article on the 9x23mm Winchester. And oh, what a twisted tale that was. We have to go back to early 1990s when the high capacity, Major Power Factor 9mm pistols were taking over USPSA competition. First,Continue reading “The Tragic Tale of the CP 9x23mm Super”
Colt 1911 History
So I have a feeling if you’re here you enjoy the 1911. Well here are some documentaries from C&Rsenal that make youtube worth having around. In the creators own words they grew up on and were huge fans of the show “Tales of the Gun” and wanted to bring that type of show back. TheyContinue reading “Colt 1911 History”
Some Cool Vintage Colt Promo Pics
We used to be a proper country.
The Remington Model 37
In October 1932, Remington officials decided to produce a target grade, bolt action .22 caliber target rifle to compete with the Winchester model 52.
Some More Vintage Colt Ads
That sporter lightweight would be laughed at today but it was a fine little gun. I wish they still made it with an A1 upper.
A Little Ad-stalgia
Man, don’t that really take you back?
Infantry Weapons, 498,000 BC: Stone-tipped Spears
A golden oldie from our pal Kevin O’Brien OK, this article from The Grauniad is a good three years old. But we seem to have missed it then, so there’s a good chance you missed it then, too. Let’s not miss it now! Here’s why stone-tipped spears were important: the first known spears date from 600,000 years ago, butContinue reading “Infantry Weapons, 498,000 BC: Stone-tipped Spears”
Scattered Shots 