Whether or not to change things on old Smith & Wesson revolvers, the perils of swapping out barrels, and a discussion on timing between Colt and Smith Revolvers, does cylinder direction matter?
Category Archives: Guns
Spain’s Star PD 45 Pistol
By Luis Valdes In 1975, a company in my ancestral home of España (Spain) released to the shooting community what was then one of the most desired handguns in the world. A compact, lightweight aluminium framed, .45 ACP pistol styled after the 1911. That company was Star Bonifacio Echeverria, S.A. and the pistol was theContinue reading “Spain’s Star PD 45 Pistol”
Ted Yost Personal Custom Smith & Wesson 681 — The Perfected L Frame Revolver — 357 Magnum
Just a superb model 681, fully and beautifully customized by Ted Yost. Ted built this one for himself and carried it some before a good friend talked him out of it. I am honored to get to handle it now.
Alchemy Custom Weaponry — 1 of 45 — ANOMALY 45 ACP — A Hammerless 1911??
Buying A Used 1911 Pistol; What To Check & Look For With Nelson Ford The Gunsmith Inc.
A Look Back at Pre-Y2K Survival Gear and Conventional Wisdom
By Luis Vakdes As a child in the 1980s who came of age in the 1990s. I lived through an odd era of the gun culture. With the collapse of the Berlin Wall and the end of the Cold War, a lot of survivalists and those preparing for WWIII suddenly had less to worry about…untilContinue reading “A Look Back at Pre-Y2K Survival Gear and Conventional Wisdom”
Buying A Used Smith & Wesson Revolver; What To Check & Look For With Nelson Ford The Gunsmith Inc.
Nelson Ford Q&A #10 1911 Extractor Tension, Ball Vs Flake Powders, Revolver Lifespan, Glasses Lenses
Today we talk about what to do when adjusting the extractor tension in a 1911 doesn’t seem to be working, ball powder vs flake powder in how it relates to burning forcing cones on K frame Smith & Wesson’s, a story from the Colorado School of Trades Circa 1979, Overstamps on Police Guns for collecting,Continue reading “Nelson Ford Q&A #10 1911 Extractor Tension, Ball Vs Flake Powders, Revolver Lifespan, Glasses Lenses”
Classic Custom Winchester Shotguns — Model 12 & 1897 — 12 & 20 Gauge — Simmons Gun Specialties
Really nice examples of Mid-century custom Shotguns, the 97 likely built for card/turkey shoots, and the 20 Ga Model 12 for upland bird chasing.
Paris Theodore ASP
Here is a treat for everyone today. The ASP. The reworked M39 by Paris Theodore. You can see him in the photo. Not very easy to find these days since only about 3,000 of them ever got made.
