Category Archives: Guns

So I am sure you have heard the news. The Gov has seen fit to let the CMP sell of thousands of America’s worst service rifle ( So Far.. ). You all already know my opinion of the M14, so we won’t go over that. But, it would be a true trophy for collectors ofContinue reading “CMP January 2027 M14 Rifle Sales & Some Details”

From 1911_purview C rown City Arms (owned and operated by Terry Hudson) is a largely overlooked chapter in 1911 history…well, not anymore. Long before custom 1911s became the cottage industry we know and love today, small shops and dudes working out of back-alley garages, were quietly pushing Johnny Browning’s design forward. Crown City Arms (outContinue reading “Terry Hudson Crown City Arms Custom 1911”

An Absolute beauty, classic carry Magnum built by Ted Yost, topped with custom fit and finished Spegel grips in figured Walnut.

Well that was a bad day for this guy.

1911_purview Colt Series 80 Officers ACP in .45 ACP by Glendale, Arizona pistolsmith Kent Singletary. By almost any measure, Arizona was—and still is—a virtual epicenter of the custom pistolsmithing world. While California gave birth to much of the early custom 1911 movement, many of the industry’s greatest craftsmen eventually migrated to the Arizona desert. WhyContinue reading “Kent Singletary Custom Officers”

1911_purview This Colt chambered in .45 ACP was built by one of America’s finest metalsmiths, the legendary Pete Single. Pete is often described as “the man behind the man” because, during the golden era of custom 1911 pistolsmithing, he performed checkering, machining, and precision metalwork for many of the most respected pistolsmiths in the UnitedContinue reading “Pete Single Custom Colt”

1911_purview This is a 1979 Colt long-slide in .45 ACP by Bill North. Photo of Bill is from 1981 at the Fort Harmar range. When I first saw this gun I thought someone ruined a Hoag. Hoag was CLEARLY North’s influence when he built it. Let’s see, machined and welded up slide extension to houseContinue reading “Bill North Custom 1979 Colt Long Slide”

Soviet use of M16s in their war in Afghanistan