1911_purview Let’s finish the Bullseye run this week–we’re 8 guns away from the finish line. Up next is a 1974 Colt in .45 ACP by the legendary Bob Chow. Bob was born in 1911 (in the U.S) to Chinese immigrants. He was a pioneer ham radio operator in his youth and he joined the NavyContinue reading “Bob Chow Bullseye 1911”
Category Archives: Guns
DL Sports – Robert Shade Master Engraved Custom Smith & Wesson 13 – Three Inch
Super classy 3 inch 357 Magnum touched by 2 masters, then topped with Craig Spegel grips, just in time for BBQ Season!
Walter Roper Custom – Pre War 1936 Colt Officers Model 38 SPECIAL
Classic Target Revolver with some great work done by Walter Roper, naturally the gun topped with Roper Grips.
Richard RL Shockey Custom 1966 Colt 1911 — Bullseye Deluxe
Classic Full House Custom Bullseye build by the late Great RL Shockey. Shockey guns are really well put together and hold up well even now, 50-60 years later.
The Beretta Model 38
There was a lot of iconic guns that became famous, or more famous, during WW2. The submachine guns seemed to get special attention.
Hamilton Bowen – Bowen Classic Arms Custom Ruger Blackhawk Damascus Octagon 44 Russian Best Grade #3
A true one-of-a-kind Custom revolver from Hamilton Bowen’s bench. Built in the 1980s, it is one of ~20 “Best Grade” customs to leave his shop. Very special example I am honored to have the chance to handle.
Every Gun Tells A Story; Colt SAA Christie’s & King, S&W From The Queens Own Royal, & A Galand
In the second video in the Series of “Every Gun Tells A Story” we have three great revolvers all with their own cherished piece of history.
Askins on the 1911
This article was originally published in American Rifleman, May 1983 It is pretty generally agreed that the most difficult handgun to shoot is the .45 Model 1911. The soldiery from two wars, the U.S. Expeditionary Force of 1917-18 and the buckos who were in the last brouhaha of 1941-45, are in hearty agreement. When theContinue reading “Askins on the 1911”
Dane Burns Best Grade Custom Colt 1911 — 45 ACP
Really tidy build by one of the more in-demand builders of the early 2000’s, Dane Burns.
