Category Archives: Guns
Early Cylinder & Slide Adventurer – SE — Full House Custom Colt 1911 — 45 ACP Subcompact
A stunning spec’d out C&S Adventurer from Bill Laughridge’s Nebraska Shop. This one has all the options and is in stunning condition, super rad Chop job!
Chuck Rogers — Rogers Precision — Full House Custom Colt CCO — 45 ACP
Really slick LW CCO build from the bench of Chuck Rogers out of Arizona. A great example of modern pistolcraft.
The Grips of Zane Thompson
A look as some of Zane’s great work on my gaggle of Cool and Custom Smith & Wesson’s, Colt’s and a Bowen Custom USFA.
John Giles — The 45 Shop — Odessa Florida — 1966 Custom Colt 1911 45 ACP
Really great example from one of the progenitors of the art that is customizing the Colt Government Model pistols. Giles built top shelf guns for 3 decades out of his small Odessa Shop. Sign up for our email list for all shop news! https://kgbcustomsllc.com
Swenson 1911
Even an old, welded up Swenson, is still a Swenson. This one a Rem Rand slide paired with a ’47 Commercial frame, likely built in the latter days of the 1960’s- early 70’s bears many of Armand’s touches, with some rather unique ones added as well. Note the front sight, very unique, long slow ramp,Continue reading “Swenson 1911”
Modern Day Cowboys (aka, Soft Shooting Modern Big Bores Revolvers)
By Luis Valdes When folks think of the Wild West, Cowboys, and Six-Shooter. Most folks think of the. 45 Colt Single Action Army. Yet one of the most popular rounds back then was the .44 WCF (.44-40) and more Six-Shooters from Colt, Smith & Wesson, Merwin & Hulbert, and Remington were chambered in that cartridgeContinue reading “Modern Day Cowboys (aka, Soft Shooting Modern Big Bores Revolvers)”
Berdon Custom Colt
By Pistol_purview AE Berdon was born in Seymour Indiana on December 8th, 1884. In 1907 he graduated at the top of his class with an electrical engineering degree from Purdue University. Out of college, Berdon (likely a genius) worked in the automotive industry and was credited with countless inventions and patents used by some ofContinue reading “Berdon Custom Colt”
Frank Glenn Custom Colt 1911
pistol_purview Colt 1911 in .45 ACP by industry legend Frank Glenn out of Phoenix Arizona. Frank, who will likely retire soon, will leave behind a storied career building serious guns for serious shooters. He has built custom guns for some of the top shooters in the world —guys like Brian Enos, Bill Wilson, Rob Leatham,Continue reading “Frank Glenn Custom Colt 1911”
Scattered Shots 