Category Archives: Guns

From 1911_purview Les Baer lower with Colt AMU slide by Jack Maple. Big Jack (as his friends called him) was born September 3, 1930 in Little Rock Arkansas. At 17 he enlisted in the US Army, and immediately after basic training, he embarked upon his first overseas tour in Germany. He quickly rose to rankContinue reading “Jack Maple Custom Bullseye”

From 1911_purview This Infinity was built by 2009 APG pistolsmith of the year Mark Morganti (Gemini Customs) out of Frankfort Kentucky. I’ve wanted a gun by Morganti for years, but Gemini is focused on building the worlds best custom Ruger and S&W wheel guns, so they are no longer taking 1911 work. After Mark retiredContinue reading “Gemini Customs 1911”

From 1911_purview A few years back @texaspatriotarms posted a Colt 1911 built by Mike Padgett (MP Customs out of Linton Indiana) and I swore right then and there I was going to buy it from him. Well,he wouldn’t sell it. This was curious to me–after all, he is a high end 1911 dealer, selling 1911sContinue reading “Mike Padgett Custom Colt”

From 1911_purview Springfield Armory compensated .45 ACP by legendary IPSC shooter and gunsmith Jeff Wassom out of Austin Texas. Jeff famously made guns for shooting legend Chip McCormick. This surgically crafted instrument (with the best trigger I have ever felt) is now freshened with a re-blue and shod in desert ironwood grips by Jon Aho.Continue reading “Jeff Wassom SA Custom”

If there is one rifle in the world that I consider as timeless as the pre64 model 70, it’s the Winchester 1885. The look, the lines, the use of it as a target and varmint rifle during the golden age. Man, that is class. Here is a nice piece about it from Rock Island AuctionContinue reading “Winchester 1885: Browning’s Single Shot Rifle”

From 1911_purview For years I used to pour through Layne Simpson’s 1911 book, looking at old-school 1911s made by gunsmiths of yesteryear. Don Fraley of Advanced Weapon Technologies out of Russell KY was all over that book. His builds were well executed and interesting, so I became somewhat “focused” on adding one to the pile.Continue reading “Don Fraley Custom Colt”