Category Archives: Guns

From 1911_purview Absolutely gorgeous Colt 70 series 1911 in .45 ACP by Tim Brian aka CT Brian. His aesthetic is classic meets contemporary, but unlike many smiths who emulate others, his style is quintessentially his and his alone. You never see a picture of a CT Brian and think “gee I wonder who made that?”Continue reading “CT Brian Custom Colt”

From 1911-purview 1952 Colt (with beautiful radial checkering) modified by Alton Dinan out of Canaan Connecticut. His specialty shop dealt predominantly with professional handgunners. That’s right, he worked for and did business with his peers, men he fully intended to be in staunch competition with. That’s honor. After a long stint in the Navy duringContinue reading “Alton Dinan 1952 Custom Colt”

Really groovy build from Nelson’s shop, circa 1988. This gun is a great look at what clean and functional pistol smithing looked like in the late 80s. Sign up for our email list for all shop news! https://kgbcustomsllc.com Go check out Nelson’s Channel, especially this video he did on the Colt Series 80 System!    • Nelson Ford 1911 Talking About The Se…  

This is a post shared from B-ARFCOM user, guns762 As many have succumb to the religion of the 6.5 Creedmoor, I too have found the magic in the cartridge.   A friend of mine wanted to get into long range shooting and had shot my LR308 and fell in love with it.   He wantedContinue reading “Why I’m glad I still have a .308”

I am pleased to tell you I managed to resurrect this golden oldie from the old website. I thought it was lost forever. This is an older post from when me and Howard owned Looserounds for you not up to date on past lore. I hope you enjoy my old review and discussion of theContinue reading “M261 Conversion Kit Test & Review”

From 1911_purview Colt 70 series in .45 ACP by Rob Schauland out of Ft. Wayne Indiana. Rob had a company named Alchemy which merged with Cabot. When that happened, I thought this is a good thing…he will bring some soul to an otherwise sterile company. He’s a gunsmith, who is going to show a bunchContinue reading “Rob Schauland Custom Series 70”

A Classic 5 Inch James Hoag Master Grade custom Colt Government model 1911. Finished in classic Blued over hardchrome. Jim rubbed elbows with all the great guncranks in the 70s and 80s, the Capone’s, Armand Swenson, The Pachmayr shop and more, he is one of the most influential builder’s of that time period for myContinue reading “Jim Hoag — Hoag Gun Works — Master Grade Custom Colt 1911 45 ACP”

    In his own words This is the infamous story of the .22 caliber pistol that was converted to centerfire and helped Charles Askins win the National Matches at Camp Perry. The pistol was a Colt Woodsman with the gunsmithing done by no other than the legendary Frank Pachmayr. This story has been toldContinue reading “The Legendary Pistol of Charles Askins”