Mythbusting time: This is NOT the Garand T31!
Category Archives: Historical
The USAF “Super Bullet”
Today’s ammunition data dump has a tangential relationship with the Second Chance Combat Shoot, as one of the designers was a frequent competitor. John C. “Jack” Robbins worked at the US Air Force’s Armament Laboratory at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. His then 13-year old son, John, even won the 1977 match! Mas AyoobContinue reading “The USAF “Super Bullet””
Sound & Fury – The 9x25mm Dillon
Since I covered the .356 TSW and the 9x23mm, it seems appropriate that I should mention the brief reign of terror of the 9x25mm Dillon. Randy Shelley on the creation of the 9x25mm Dillon: “I have never shot competition, in my life. Yes, I shoot a lot, but not competition. I bought a Bo ClerkeContinue reading “Sound & Fury – The 9x25mm Dillon”
Factory Refurbished Unertl
One of the collectors turned up this beautiful Unertl refurbed by the factory with the original letter. In 1993 no less!
Vintage Concealment
Jason over at Vintage Gun Leather Today has shared a couple of pictures from back in the day. The first from Chic Gaylord and a recreation of that.
1964 Winchester Catalog
A Collection of Screwdriver Bit Projectile Patents
You can’t seem to swing a dead cat these days without hitting another scalloped projectile design claimed to promote increased temporary cavitation and tissue disruption. In rifles, the initial blame might be placed upon CETME engineer Gunther Voss who designed the asymmetric löffelspitz (spoon-point) bullet for use with the 4.6x36mm CETME/HK assault rifle cartridge startingContinue reading “A Collection of Screwdriver Bit Projectile Patents”
A Brief History of Custom Competition and Carry Handguns (1976-2000)
Part Three of a Four-Part Series
WYATT EARP ON SHOOTING VS. GUNFIGHTING
Interview taken from “Wyatt Earp: Frontier Marshall” by Stuart N. Lake “I was a fair hand with pistol, rifle, or shotgun, but I learned more about gunfighting from Tom Speer’s cronies during the summer of ’71 than I had dreamed was in the book. Those old-timers took their gunplay seriously, which was natural under theContinue reading “WYATT EARP ON SHOOTING VS. GUNFIGHTING”
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.
