We’re back with another projectile data dump today, telling the story of the Smith & Wesson Nyclad and its latest generation, the Federal Syntech family. The story begins when a company named ALCAN was formed in 1948 in Alton, IL. They were best known for shotshells and components, although they briefly dabbled in making plasticContinue reading “Nyclad Family Data Dump”
Category Archives: Historical
1982 Unertl Prices & Paperwork
What a treasure. Brady let me into his files last night and I was able to take some pictures of various Unertl paperwork, prices and info from 1982.
Factory Refurbished Unertl
One of the collectors turned up this beautiful Unertl refurbed by the factory with the original letter. In 1993 no less!
Unertl Barrel Vibration Dampener
One of the members in the Unertl group ran across this piece that baffled most of us for a while. Turns out Unertl made a barrel dampener. You can see in the drawing below how it worked at the time.
Colt 6945SCW/SCW0921
Off-set Unertl Eyepiece
A rare bit of Unertl Optics. This offset eye piece let you shoot from one should and use the other eye. Some people needed to do this for various health or handicap reasons. A very valuable accessory now a days.
Gopher Shooter’s Supply Model 70s
Although Winchester had offered a “sight-delete” option in their catalog going back as early as the war years, it was Gopher Shooter’s Supply in Faribault Minnesota which capitalized on the trend toward scoped hunting rifles in the mid 1950s and offered them as a direct catalog item. Gopher Shooter’s Supply ordered these sightless rifles inContinue reading “Gopher Shooter’s Supply Model 70s”
Colt SSP – The Prancing Pony that Could Have Been
Why Colt never introduced the M1971/SSP design will forever remain a mystery. They could have been ahead of the curve on the Wondernine craze, and they even had a .38 Super and a .45 ACP variant. I can’t help but think that if the Colt SSP and the S&W M59 had been competing head toContinue reading “Colt SSP – The Prancing Pony that Could Have Been”
The Colt .22LR AR15/M16 Conversion Kit
A look at the Colt .22 rimfire conversion kit.
Model 70 National Match
The National Match pre 64 Model 70 is one of the oddest target rifles Winchester made to the modern eye. The rifle used the marksman heavy stock and all the features you’d think of being on a heavy barrel rifle. The difference is the NM has a standard weight “sporter” barrel. The reason for thisContinue reading “Model 70 National Match”
Scattered Shots 