Historical – Page 4 – Scattered Shots

Colt AR-15 Evolution Display

Colt AR-15 Evolution display at the 2017 Colt Collectors Convention in St. Louis, MO.

Now here is something you don’t see every day. The rare ’76 Palma rifle Winchester made for the Palma matches that year. Made from left over parts from years past but having the post 64 push feed action. Basically it was a post 64 version of the Target or Bull Gun configuration. All of themContinue reading “1976 Model 70 Palma Rifle”

The Winchester Palma Rifles

For almost four decades there was no Palma competition. The Great Depression and World War II changed the world in many ways. Edward, Viscount Grey of Fallodon commented at the start of World War I that, “The lights are going out all over Europe: we shall not see them lit again in our lifetime.” TheContinue reading “The Winchester Palma Rifles”

A Short History of The .30-06 Cartridge

Julian S. Hatcher, for the National Rifle Association of America, 1953 The Spanish-American War brought to light many shortcomings of the .30-40 Krag rifle with which our regular forces were armed. The Spanish soldier was equipped with a Mauser capable of being loaded from a clip while with our Krag it was necessary to load cartridgesContinue reading “A Short History of The .30-06 Cartridge”

Remington External Adjustment Scope

Many years ago, Remington sold a scope very much like a Unertl through their custom shop to pair with the 40X target rifle. Very rare these days.

Sok it to me, Baby! The weird and wonderful Sokolovsky Automaster

By Kevin O’Brien The Sokolovsky Automaster was promoted, shortly before its entry into production, as the “Rolls Royce of .45 Auto Pistols.” The pistol was starkly beautiful in an angular, Modernist way. Indeed, the design might be called Brutalist, although we don’t think the Brutalists ever escaped from architecture into industrial design, did they? AndContinue reading “Sok it to me, Baby! The weird and wonderful Sokolovsky Automaster”

Gerald Bull Project Babylon

Remember the Canadian engineer Gerald Bull who designed giant super canons? From March of 1988 until the invasion of Kuwait in 1990, Iraq contracted with Gerard Bull to build three superguns: two full sized ‘Project Babylon’ 1000 mm guns and one ‘Baby Babylon’ 350 mm prototype. Nine tonnes of special supergun propellant could fire aContinue reading “Gerald Bull Project Babylon”

Colt Woodsman; John Browning’s American Made .22 Semi Auto Pistol With Nelson Ford The Gunsmith Inc.

Today’s video features The Colt Woodsman, originally marketed as the .22 Target from Colt. Hope you enjoy the examples presented and the discussion on America’s .22 semi auto pistol.

Assorted Colt Rifle Camo Patterns

The Colt firearms in these photos belong to a friend of mine and fellow collector. You get a look at various finishes/camouflage patterns used by Colt over the years. Here is his description… “The top rifle is a new acquisition and is a hunting camo made by ‘Vista’. Serial states it was a Colt VPContinue reading “Assorted Colt Rifle Camo Patterns”

Davidson Bridge Mount For Unertl

I have heard about these for years but have never seen one in person. Brady had one at one point in the past but I have never seen it. The bridge mount was meant for you to mount a Unertl or external adjustable scope like a Unertl to the receiver of your rifle without havingContinue reading “Davidson Bridge Mount For Unertl”