One of the fellas in the model 70 group blessed us with pictures of his rare .30GOV’T Bull Gun. Only 844 were made in 30.06, oddly enough. You’d think that would have been the most common chambering but it wasn’t. Ben says it was found in the back corner of a widow’s closet in Norwich,Continue reading “1939 Model 70 Bull Gun”
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Colt 6940 Piston Carbine Accuracy Test
This is a golden oldie from the old site I recovered over the weekend. So, any link is probably long dead. The gun isn’t even sold on the commercial market anymore unless you get one on the secondary market. I repost it only for interest and historical purposes. After taking a look at the partsContinue reading “Colt 6940 Piston Carbine Accuracy Test”
Patton’s Revolver And The M1911
Above of course is the famous side arm of General Patton. This Colt Model P is of course chambered for the classic widowmaker, .45 Colt. or .45 Long Colt if you like that better. I won’t go into its purchases history and serial number and blah blah blah. That has been done to death. ItContinue reading “Patton’s Revolver And The M1911”
The Model 70 Laredo
Back in the early 90s, Winchester started making an action that very closely resembled the classic much loved, pre 64 Model 70 action of legend. This was an immediate hit with riflemen with taste. There was some differences between the new and old, but it was close enough. Some would say it was probably better,Continue reading “The Model 70 Laredo”
More On Colt Monolithic Upper History
Four years ago I did the “10 years of the Colt 6940” post and then a few days after realized I had left out some pretty neat stuff from the history of the Colt monolithic uppers. Over the last 10 years there was some other monolithic upper rifles and carbines from colt in some variantsContinue reading “More On Colt Monolithic Upper History”
Miss America 1962 & America’s Rifle
North Hollywood Shootout
A few years ago, I ran across this image . It is a display of the weapons and gear the two bank robbers from the North Hollywood shoot out used. It is interesting to think back on how things changed because of this. I remember a lot of talk after it about how theContinue reading “North Hollywood Shootout”
Picture of John Unertl
Time to take a second and turn back the page of time for a bit. If you have followed us for any amount of time, you have heard the name Unertl. A long gone very high quality rifle scope maker. The optics were the best made for the time. Unerlt was the maker of theContinue reading “Picture of John Unertl”
10X Unertl USMC Sniper Optic #1568
This one turned up in Australia of all places. Bought by a guy while he came to the US to shoot at Camp Perry many years ago.
Colt’s Short Lived .22 Cadet Target Pistol
In the 1990s Colt came out with a .22 rimfire pistol. It was no doubt intended to compete with the ultra popular Ruger .22 pistols and be an affordable plinking and target pistol. The Cadet was the shorter barrel version with fixed sights. The gun had a heavy barrel and it was accurate. I ownedContinue reading “Colt’s Short Lived .22 Cadet Target Pistol”
Scattered Shots 