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From 1911_purview

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”

I love this photo. I know most of you that read LooseRounds have seen it. I thought it was lost but ran across it again. The sense of nostalgia this picture invokes in me can’t be overstated. I would even go as far to say it causes a bit of an emotional reaction in me.Continue reading “Some Pictures of the ” Good Old Days””

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”