Historical – Page 2 – Scattered Shots

The Most Dangerous Grave In The US

From Beyond5000 This is the only radioactive grave in the United States and it has been sealed in Arlington Cemetery since 1961. It belongs to Richard Leroy McKinley, one of the three men killed in the SL 1 nuclear accident, the first and only fatal reactor accident in American history. On 3 January 1961, theContinue reading “The Most Dangerous Grave In The US”

Armand Swenon Memorabilia

Man this is so cool. I have to admit, when I saw this I was big jelly. From Masters of The 1911 I recently picked up a small Armand Swenson archive which originally came from his neighbor in Fallbrook Calif. The pictures shown are unpublished and were taken with a 35mm camera in the midContinue reading “Armand Swenon Memorabilia”

COLT M16/LMG OVER THE YEARS

It’s a nice look at some of the LMG options Colt made over the years.

H&K G11 And It’s Ammo Vintage Photos

Everyone under the sun who has went more than 10 days in the the gun world knows about the G11. The caseless rifle project from way back in the day. Not so long ago in my mind but I am sure is ancient history going back to before Christ for some readers of a moreContinue reading “H&K G11 And It’s Ammo Vintage Photos”

Tommy Guns in .30-06 and .30 Carbine

I had no idea these existed. I guess it shouldn’t surprise anyone who has read about various modifications tried out on guns used in the war.

1993 Colt Combat Elite

Today we are going to look at a 1911 that belongs to a friend of mine. Made in 1993 this is the Combat Elite with the adjustable sights. He had bought this gun from a fellow around 1999 if my memory serves and carried it as his EDC until fairly recently. His ’93 Combat EliteContinue reading “1993 Colt Combat Elite”

Magmatics – The Magnum Semi-Auto Pistols

Today, we are going to provide a data dump regarding Magnum caliber semi-automatic pistols.

Colt Delta HBAR

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”

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”