Category Archives: Guns

Even if it’s not your style, all shooters should at least know about this rifle. This is not the defining documentary on the Trapdoor, but it’s a brief history about a rifle used by the U.S. during the 1870’s-1890’s and found all over the American west. We’ve got some period loading tools to look atContinue reading “1873 Springfield Trapdoor & Hand Loading Tools; Brief History You Should Know & Saddle Ring Carbine”

American Handgunner, Nov-Dec, 1999 by Massad Ayoob Situation: A controversial modern legend, Askins killed 27 men during his heyday. Lesson: No hesitation to kill kept the Colonel alive, but also led to questionable shootings. The death of Col. Charles Askins, Jr. last year closed a hell-for-leather life that lasted nine decades. He was a nationalContinue reading “Gunfights Of Col. Charles Askins”

By Luis Valdes Growing up I was fascinated with the precision rifles that came about in the Cold War. Rifles like HK PSG1, a rifle with mystical abilities in an era where your average semi auto did 4 to 6 moa and 2 to 3 moa was considered damn good. A G3 in spirit thatContinue reading “What an amazing time we live in. Amazed at the Precision Rifles we have today”

The latest build off my bench, classic moves on this one from front to back. Serrated round top, two tone, square guard, Bomar sight and more!

If there is one rifle in the world that I consider as timeless as the pre64 model 70, it’s the Winchester 1885. The look, the lines, the use of it as a target and varmint rifle during the golden age. Man, that is class. Here is a nice piece about it from Rock Island AuctionContinue reading “Winchester 1885: Browning’s Single Shot Rifle”

This post if from Madman Moran from over at progun millennial. Moran talks about why he wanted to like the Mnin-14 ( God only knows why lol). Full disclosure: This review was done on a Southport 180 series of the Ruger Mini-14. This was one of the first production runs of the Mini-14 and onlyContinue reading “The Mini-14: A Rifle I Wanted to Love”

Superb Carry Comp 45 Built by 1911 Master Claudio Salassa, head of the Pistol Division at Briley Manufacturing.

Today we have a lot to talk about, caring for ivory, bone and stage grips, cutting frames on 1911s, Bren Ten Magazines, Spring weights, trouble with getting the cylinder out on a S&W, and a whole lot more. Hope you enjoy.

Over a decade ago I did a torture test on my Colt railed 1911. This is while the testing was going on for what became the M45A1 the Marines adopted for a bit. Lot of talk at the time at the info leaking out about the rail gun failing after a few thousand rounds. ThisContinue reading “Colt Rail Gun ( 4,000 Round Torture Test) A Decade Plus Later”