Part Three of a Four-Part Series
Category Archives: Historical
American Sniper Rifle Evolution
Rock Island Auction has some awesome examples of US sniper weapons over the years. Check out this video they recently made.
2017/2018 Colt Law Enforcement Designated Marksmanship Rifle (DMR) Prototype
Smith & Wesson Model 66,67,68 and 60 Stainless Steel Wheel Guns A Brief History With Nelson Ford
A brief history of Stainless Steel and it’s use with firearms, specifically the first Smith in stainless the Model 60 and several K frames the 66, 67 and the lesser known CHP 68. Hope you enjoy.
Winchester 1of 1,000
A lucky man shared this in the Model 70 collectors group. He bought it in 1984, and never fired it.
Colt & the .400 Winchester Magnum
Some of the development update articles from that era (1962-1963) written by both Elmer Keith in Guns & Ammo and Duke Roberts in Gun World give the distinct impression that the early development of the .41 Magnum originally centered on a .40 caliber cartridge, and not .41 caliber. Why did they change from .40 toContinue reading “Colt & the .400 Winchester Magnum”
Notes on the History of Custom Competition and Carry Pistols (Pre-WW2)
Part One of a Four-Part Series
The M16 as First Standardized
By Kevin O’Brien From the very beginning of M16 production, according to the preponderance of records, the Army version was the M-1 A1 with the forward assist. But the MIL-STD that included the nascent M16 for the first time, MIL-STD 635B: Military Standard, Weapons, Shoulder (Rifles, Carbines, Shotguns and Submachine Guns), covered only the M16 version. MIL-STD-635B wasContinue reading “The M16 as First Standardized”
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”
Blast(er) From the Past – The Göncz High-Tech
Ah, the 1980s! Remember that innocent age when some designers thought that a three pound semi-auto pistol could be useful? Hungarian-émigré designer Lajos John Göncz developed his “High-Tech” pistol in 1984. Göncz originally envisioned a select-fire submachinegun that would be suitable for carry like a standard pistol. Göncz wanted to submit his design to theContinue reading “Blast(er) From the Past – The Göncz High-Tech”
Scattered Shots 