Category Archives: Guns
Nelson Ford Q&A #13, Using Buffers On 1911’s, Ruger Trigger Jobs, .22 Snap Caps & Alternatives
Today a quick Q&A on 1911 Buffers, 1911’s in 9mm, .22 snap caps and drywall anchors as alternatives, doing Ruger revolver trigger jobs, 1927 Argentine 1911’s and plenty more.
Jason Burton – Heirloom Precision Full House Custom Colt 1911 70 Series Government Model 45ACP
Just a Classic Custom 1911 from Jason’s Arizona shop. Jason has a long history of putting out top shelf custom 1911’s, this one is built very much in what I think of as ‘Jason’s Spec’, Displaying his flawless hand checkering and a great blued finish, topped off with great Grips.
1896 Colt New Police Vs. 1904; Something I Have Never Seen Before, Nelson Ford The Gunsmith Inc.
I have been through hundreds Colt double action revolvers but until cleaning this early model 1896 Colt New Police .32 I had never come across a leaf spring in the hammer and on the cylinder stop in the frame. We’ll take it apart and compare with the normal coil spring Colts with their safety system.
John Nowlin Match Classic Custom 1911 — 9×23 Winchester
An interesting single stack custom from the longstanding Nowlin shop, these guns built on their frames were some of the first ‘factory customs’ built to compete right out of the box.
Jim Hoag Full House Custom — Colt 1911 Longslide — 45 ACP
1911’s The Early Years (1911-1940) A1, World War 1, 38 Super , Argentinian’s & ACE With Nelson Ford
Lot’s to cover in the early years, prior to World War 2. The 1911 transition to the 1911A1, World War 1 guns, the 38 Super during the Mob Era, the lesser known Argentinian Contract and Production Guns as well as the .22 trainer known as the ACE.
Nelson Ford Q&A #12, Side Plates, Early Timing, Sticky Cylinders, Bending Rods, High Mileage Vices
Putting S&W side plates back on (not that you should take them off), if the timing is early it’s not a bad thing, how old is my vice and so much more.
TWO POST AWB GUNS DOOMED TO MARKET FAILURE
By Luis Valdes The S&W 4566 TSW was the last of the 3rd Gen .45 Autos. Solid hunks of stainless steel with a levem of craftsmanship that rivaled custom guns. The Ruger P345 was the last of the classic P Series guns. Internally, it is a classic P97 .45 ACP with the cluttered sharp ergonomicsContinue reading “TWO POST AWB GUNS DOOMED TO MARKET FAILURE”
Scattered Shots 