This excerpt of the FBI’s 1989-vintage Request for Proposal (RFP) is being reposted as a historical footnote to my main article on FBI pistols. Note how the RFP was written to exclude every existing pistol on the market, including those with slide-mounted decockers, non-steel frames, and striker-fired designs. The new pistol was really doomed toContinue reading “FBI Solicitation No. RFP 4756 – 10mm Pistols (1989)”
Category Archives: Historical
Early History of the Match/Competition AR-15 and M16
The M16/AR-15 rifle’s introduction to formal competition started at the Small Arms Firing School (SAFS) at Camp Perry in 1967. While the previous year’s SAFS allowed for merely familiarization fire, the 1967 SAFS actually provided two training matches. At the time, the rifle was considered more of a novelty than a serious competitor. However, theContinue reading “Early History of the Match/Competition AR-15 and M16”
The FIRST M1 Garand Ever Produced
RIA continues to turn up some amazing bits of history. If I was rich, I wouldn’t be rich for long because of RIA
Model 70 Winchester #86
The artists over at pre64win.com have restored a true piece of history. God bless them. “This 1936 rifle, Model 70 serial number 86, came to us as a poorly executed custom, with 6 non-factory holes in the receiver, and rust pitting so deep the serial number was almost unreadable. It took over 2 years andContinue reading “Model 70 Winchester #86”
TE6700 Match Target Tactical Elite
Produced in 1996/1997 by Colts Custom Shop, the Colt TE6700 Match Target Tactical Elite rifle is chambered in .223. Production was limited to 1000 rifles. The rifle had a 20-inch match grade heavy barrel, choate stock, timney trigger and a Colt scope. The rifles came with an owners manual, 2 magazines and a cleaning rodContinue reading “TE6700 Match Target Tactical Elite”
The Star of Winchester ’73: Jimmy Stewart’s Onscreen Rifle
If only I was rich. I love that movie and its really a treat the gun is now up for auction and RIA let us see it with so much detail.
Bull! – A Taurus Timeline
Given the amount of BS out there concerning Taurus’ history, I thought that it was time to take the bull by the horns and gore some sacred cows.
Selector Block
The following discussion involves a part that isn’t Colt. However, it is a unique and not commonly known piece of M16/M4 history. When I began my Army career in 1988, I was a traditional weekend soldier in the National Guard. The hot topic at the time was DSCA…Defense Support to Civilian Authorities. DSCA was aContinue reading “Selector Block”
“Complete” JFK Files
Well.. here they are. Supposedly. I been looking though them and there is indeed some interesting stuff. I have my own very cemented idea of who was ultimately behind it. I won’t bother with that because any reference to that would have been removed long before this stuff was set free. Just like is beingContinue reading ““Complete” JFK Files”
Rare Winchester Model 70 Bull Gun .30-06
Winchester made just 2,706 bull guns and the majority were chambered in .300 H&H magnum. Just 844 were chambered in .30-06. And that makes this one hard to find rifle-pre64win
Scattered Shots 