A lucky man shared this in the Model 70 collectors group. He bought it in 1984, and never fired it.
Category Archives: Historical
Weaponsman Throw Back Thursday : Quick Kill – Useful Skill
The Quick Kill instinctive shooting method that was once taught in the US Army remains a useful combat skill. It has been supplanted in the training world by improved sights and a focus on extremely rapid use of sights, but we believe it still has a place in the training and combat world. It’s faster toContinue reading “Weaponsman Throw Back Thursday : Quick Kill – Useful Skill”
More Retro Colt M16/AR15 Stuff
Over the last few weeks I have been snatching up some rare photos from the history of the AR15/M16 here and there. I was waiting until I had enough to share into a group. All or most of these will come up again in some future articles. This first photo is from the ex-owner ofContinue reading “More Retro Colt M16/AR15 Stuff”
Vintage Colt Demonstration Photos
Over at BARFCOM member aeyoung, shared some really cool photos of some of the demonstrations Colt did to sell weapons. Doing things like throwing them around, burying them, putting them in water, before shooting them. I really wish photos and videos of demos like this were more readily available. So many people forget that militaryContinue reading “Vintage Colt Demonstration Photos”
History: Rigby
As we know, the Irish rifle team that traveled to America in 1874, and later, used rifles made by John Rigby of Dublin (for more information on those matches see The Story of Creedmoor and in the Historic Shooting Books article, select Irish Riflemen in America by Leech). Subsequent to that time, Mr. Rigby moved toContinue reading “History: Rigby”
The Matewan Massacre
I wrote about this bit of local history back in 2020 for the 100 year anniversary for it but that was on the LooseRounds website which is now pinning for the fjords as Hognose was wont to say. Over the weekend I went back to the yearly anniversary event to check it out again. TheContinue reading “The Matewan Massacre”
Colt Factory AR15 Finishes
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 “Colt Factory AR15 Finishes”
Ed McGivern’s World Record-Setting .38 SPL
RIA is about to auction of McGivern’s most famous 6 gun. I’ve seen a lot of his collection at the NRA museum in DC but they did not have this one that I can recall. Seems like they did at the time but that was back in 2010. They sure don’t make’em like him anymoreContinue reading “Ed McGivern’s World Record-Setting .38 SPL”
Unertl Bv20
One of the later Unertl scopes is the Bv20. A smaller more compact optic for those who apparently wanted such a thing. In 20X it wasn’t as popular. My first Unertl was a Bv20 and I can’t say I cared for it much. The focus was in the rear instead of the head like normalContinue reading “Unertl Bv20”
Dr. Franklin W. Mann: Father of Ballistic Science
Doctor Franklin W. Mann, author of the seminal treatise on ballistics: “The Bullet’s Flight” is for most of us a mysterious figure in shooting history. Working on his experiments in relative isolation for many years, he was not one to seek the limelight; his interest was science, not fame or fortune. A contemporary and close friendContinue reading “Dr. Franklin W. Mann: Father of Ballistic Science”
Scattered Shots 