Historical – Page 6 – Scattered Shots

ASP “SWT” Ruger Revolver Conversion

For Forty-Four Friday, I thought that I’d mention the rare Armament Systems & Procedures (ASP) .44 Special conversions of Ruger Service Six and Speed Six revolvers. Given that they lost one round in cylinder capacity after the conversion, one wag dubbed them the “Fast Five.” Supposedly, only 96 of these conversions were completed, with theContinue reading “ASP “SWT” Ruger Revolver Conversion”

Remington Golden Saber Data Dump

By 1992, it seemed that everyone in the cartridge business had a premium hollowpoint…except for Remington. While their scalloped semi-jacketed hollowpoints were looked on fondly for revolver cartridges, Remington’s existing JHP for autopistol cartridges were best known for feed reliability and little else. The FBI had briefly approved their 185-grain JHP in .45 Auto inContinue reading “Remington Golden Saber Data Dump”

Some Unertls & Winchesters

A nice smattering of Model 70s and Model 52s with Lyman Super Target Spots on them.

Colt AR-15A2 Review In SWAT Magazine September 1984

September 1984 SWAT magazine review of the new Colt AR-15A2 rifle.

Colt AR-15 Evolution Display

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

1976 Model 70 Palma Rifle

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”

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”