Thoughts – Scattered Shots

Little Vacation This Week

Your boy tied the knot over the weekend. Yes, some female managed to be good enough. With the advent of marriage on top of squirrel season starting, I am taking a semi vacation this week. Posts will be less than usual. Some press releases and stuff from Karl or Nelson Ford as it comes upContinue reading “Little Vacation This Week”

Hamilton Bowen – Bowen Classic Arms Duo of Custom Old Model Ruger Blackhawks 41 Mag & 44 Special

The Last Boyscout

Way back in the year of our Lord, 1991 Tony Scott directed a little film written by Shane Black. The script for that film set an industry record for the price the studio paid for it. $1.75 million for the script, with over a $1 million guaranteed up front. That film is the excellent TheContinue reading “The Last Boyscout”

Travis Strahan Custom 1911

From 1911_purview Travis R. Strahan (1930–2018) was one of the great innovators of American pistolsmithing. A career Army soldier and Vietnam veteran, Strahan built match pistols at Fort Benning and traveled with the U.S. All Army Pistol Team before establishing Strahan & Son in Ringgold, Georgia. A charter member of the American Pistolsmiths Guild, heContinue reading “Travis Strahan Custom 1911”

The M1914/17 Mounted Cartridge Belt

Let’s go back even further to the days when the US Army still rode around on horses.

Mag Dump

There is a new instagram account called ” Magdump” and he has been posting vintage gun magazine covers and sometimes a few pages from within. Its pretty cool to look back. If you have IG I encourage you follow. These two covers he posted really took me back.

Jerry Bentz Custom 1911

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Nelson Ford Q&A#50; S&W Old Tricks, Talking About The Highway Patrolman, 357’s & Youngstown Stories

Army Surplus ( The Good Old Days)

Even in the 1980s I recall how cheap WW2 and Vietnam war items were at Charlie Albert’s Army/Navy at local burg. Those days are long gone. I miss the smell of a surplus store. That smell of old OD green cotton canvas. That smell was great. Very unique. I bet at least some of youContinue reading “Army Surplus ( The Good Old Days)”

Daniel Batchelor Custom Colt

1911_purview 1965 Colt .45 ACP by Daniel Batchelor out of Powder River Precision in Clark SD. A few years ago, I sent this pony to Batchelor and then I forgot about it. For those of you new to the custom 1911 game, that’s how you do it. Send the gun and forget it exists. WhenContinue reading “Daniel Batchelor Custom Colt”