Yesterday my friend Brady presented me with this coin he tracked down and bought for me . The intention was to honor my now deceased Dad, another Vietnam vet. This commemorative coin is pure silver. It’s a proof coin that was never touched by human skin. A limited amount of them were made by theContinue reading “Vietnam Veteran Commemorative Coin”
Category Archives: Historical
Jim Boland Custom M1911
custom_handguns Jimboland custom 1911 circa 1980 with his trick slide stop that actuates the slide lock with the thumb safety. yep. Wild. The eighties were awesome. PS-reworked Ace frame for Gold Cup wide trigger, not a Gold Cup..
Recovered after Battle of The Bulge WW2
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.
Model 70 Bull Gun .300 H&H Magnum
From the fellas over at pre64win.com In 1948, this .300 H&H Magnum Bull rifle with its 28” extra heavy barrel was a world-class long range rig. Designed to compete at the Camp Perry National Match long range events – specifically the 1000-yard 1000-yd. Wimbledon Cup match – this is the most accurate model 70 WinchesterContinue reading “Model 70 Bull Gun .300 H&H Magnum”
The Rifleman’s Rifle by Roger C. Rule
I have looooooong lusted for this book, and now finally have a copy. It is everything I hoped it would be. A very techincal and careful detailing of all pre-64 model 70s.A history of the model 54 and some post 64 models. A few pictures from the book below, I’d love to show you more,Continue reading “The Rifleman’s Rifle by Roger C. Rule”
Unertl, Lyman, Fecker, Redfield Estate Collection
A guy on the facebook vintage scope group shared these photos from an estate. The old fella had one hell of a collection.
10 Years With The Colt 901 (Part1)
Part 1 in a series on the Colt 901 and it’s past 10 years
American Original: Townsend Whelen
From RIA Blog Townsend Whelen loved the outdoors and lived guns. An avid outdoorsman, marksman, hunter, soldier, and author, Whelen wrote for numerous sporting magazines and penned several books on topics ranging from gunsmithing to rifle scopes to big game hunting, shooting, and weapon cleaning. A career U.S. Army officer, he served as the commanderContinue reading “American Original: Townsend Whelen”
Colt LE901 Sniper Variant
Brent recently got a special variant of the 901 configured as a sniper rifle for some Kalifornia PD. You can see about it in his video below and then sub to his youtube channel.
