This little rocket us a stainless Caspian under a colt slide by Tom Kister. Tom was one of the many talented gunsmiths at King’s Gunworks. After the legendary Paul Liebenberg left Pachmayr, he started Pistol Dynamics in an old motel turned into condos in Glendale California.
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Colt Single Action .22 Rim Fire Conversions With Nelson Ford, The Gunsmith Inc
Today we go over Single Action Army Colt’s in .22 Rim Fire or Long Rifle both conversions and production.
Daniel Mullins Custom Series 80 Colt
from 1911_purview Approximately one year ago I found this un-checkered stainless series 80 on the internet. It was made by Tempe, AZ gunsmithe Dave Mullins, AKA “Glockmonger”. I’m not exactly sure why but it spoke to me. I didn’t know a single thing about the man, but I gathered from his online posts and hisContinue reading “Daniel Mullins Custom Series 80 Colt”
Nelson Ford Q&A #9, Colt Troopers, S&W 39’s, Browning High Power, Colt/Springfield 1911 & much more
In this Q&A we go over the Colt Trooper, S&W 39/59, The Browning High Power, as well as external extractors on the 1911. How often do you need to remove the side plate on a S&W for cleaning (almost never), New Colt 1911’s, Springfield 1911’s, and much more. Thanks for watching
Millennium Custom 1911
from 1911_purview This gun in 40S&W was crafted by Derek Janowitz out of Lake Worth Florida.
1990’s Evolution Gun Works – EGW — Full House Custom STI 2011 — USPSA Limited — 40 Smith & Wesson
Really nice glimpse at a gun that would have crushed in USPSA’s Limited Division, built at EGW by George Smith & Jim Milks in the late 90s.
Tim Dillon Springfield Pin Gun
From 1911_purview Springfield pin gun in 45ACP by Tim Dillon, who ran the custom shop from 84-89 before Les Baer got there. Following that, he worked counter terrorism and was CEO of Noveske for a minute.
Stevens Model 416 (Part 1)
Once upon a time there was several gun companies out there that would produce fine target rifles in .22LR. Stevens was one of those. Mainly known for its excellent single shot rifles, they also made the 416 target rifle. You can still run across there as training rifles for the military. As all target riflesContinue reading “Stevens Model 416 (Part 1)”
DW King Gun Sight Custom — 1934 Colt SHOOTING MASTER SUPER TARGET — 38 Special — Sanderson Grips
Really an outstanding revolver even if it had no customization, but as I always say, Custom guns are always more interesting than their stock counterparts. This one does not disappoint, with Full King Super Target conversion and short action on the cockeyed hammer!
Nelson Ford Q&A #8, Parts Kits, Modern Colt 1911’s, Tuning V Springs, Competition Vs Carry Triggers
In this Q&A video we go over Carry VS Competition Trigger Jobs, The great state of modern Colt 1911’s, tuning the V spring action on Colt Revolvers, new Colt Python action questions and more. Thanks for watching.