One of a pair of Factory Special order 1911’s, presented by the Harvard regiment to Professor Capt Constant Cordier. Constant would retire a US Army Colonel, was instrumental in the setting up the nation’s first ROTC program at Harvard University in 1916 during the First World War.
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Rare Glocks & New Glocks; My Friend Gary Shows Us Some Unique Examples & Discusses Recent Changes
Today my friend Gary is with us to talk about Glocks, he’s a certified Glock armorer and works at Glockmeister in Phoenix. He brought some borrowed rare examples for show and tell plus the new Gen 6 models and discusses the recent changes in offerings from Glock. Hope you enjoy.
Hamilton Bowen – BCA Custom 1968 Ruger Old Model Blackhawk 38/40 WCF
Beautiful and practical build by Hamilton Bowen, Bowen Classic Arms. The 38/40 is a great mid-bore cartridge worth exploration!
Nelson Ford Q&A#38, S&W K-22 Case Splits, Hoppes #9, Revolver Accuracy, Open Carry Woods Gun, & More
K-22 Ammo issues, Revolver accuracy, Smith & Wesson Model 25 moon clip guns in 80’s practical shooting, I like Hoppes #9, 1911 old school schematic and plenty more
George Mathews – Combat Special – California Classic Custom Colt Official Police — 38 Special
Classic Fighting Iron from California master Pistolsmith George Mathews.
Paul Liebenberg – Pistol Dynamics Full House Custom 1972 Colt Commander
Pistol Dynamics, founded by innovator Paul Liebenberg has built many unique and one-of pieces, this Custom Colt is a great example of a classic carry setup from the early 2000’s
1873 Springfield Trapdoor & Hand Loading Tools; Brief History You Should Know & Saddle Ring Carbine
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”
Gunfights Of Col. Charles Askins
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”
CT Brian Full House Custom CCO — The Chopper — 45 ACP
What an amazing time we live in. Amazed at the Precision Rifles we have today
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”
