Most of you here should recognize the name of veteran firearms instructor Ken Hackathorn. His history is a bit off here as the first Strayer/Tripp 2011 modular frames were unveiled at the 1992 SHOT Show. Jerry Barnhart even used a Wilson Combat-modified 2011 to win the 1992 USPSA Nationals. The early Chip McCormick-marketed frames wereContinue reading “Novak TRI 2011 for Ken Hackathorn”
Category Archives: Historical
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 (Part 2)
Shawn asked me to do a data dump on the Colt 901 for Part 2 of the series. Initial Modular Rifle PatentsPaul Hochstrate, Laurance Robbins, and Arthur F. Daigle Colt engineers first filed a patent application for their Modular Rifle design in June 2004. “…(M)agazine well 46 may be replaceable and removable such that magazine well 46 may beContinue reading “10 Years with the Colt 901 (Part 2)”
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”
French Exotics – Arcane and THV
Since I broached the topic of metal-piercing projectiles yesterday with the KTW, here are a couple of French metal-piercing rounds from the 1970s and 1980s. The Arcane was the brainchild of Fabrice Bodet. He filed his first patent application in France in June 1978, and received patent FR2429407B1 in December 1980. Bodet did not getContinue reading “French Exotics – Arcane and THV”
Classic LE Cult Films from Second Chance Body Armor
The following is an eight-hour compilation of classic advertising films from Second Chance Body Armor. It includes “Second Chance vs. the U.A.P.” (1975), “Second Chance vs. Magnum Force” (1989), and “Second Chance vs. the Cop Killers” (1992). These are a weird mix of fictional dramatizations, reenactments of actual armor saves, comedy sketches, and product demonstrations.Continue reading “Classic LE Cult Films from Second Chance Body Armor”
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.
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”
Scattered Shots 