Category Archives: Guns

1911_purview Springfield Armory compensated 38 super by marine sergeant Lee Brown (Brown’s Guncraft) out of Bakersville California. Why did he mill out the rear of the slide to expose the extractor? Why do they lighten Porsches by using carbon fiber? Because heavy things move slower. Lightened slides cycle quicker. Lee had the best Afro inContinue reading “Brown’s Guncraft Custom 1911”

From 1911_purview This crazy 80 series pew stick was built by Clarence Alexander “Paco” Raville, who was a skilled machinist, gunsmith, engineer, and inventor based in Southern California. He is best known for founding Caraville Arms, a company that developed the innovative “Double Ace” conversion unit for 1911-style pistols. This aftermarket kit transformed the traditionalContinue reading “Clarence Alexander Raville Custom 1911”

From 1911_purview Right around the time I was graduating from high school, this Colt in .45 ACP was being made by Ikey Starks of Sports West out of Lakewood CO. Ikey co-founded Sports West with George Orndorff and the two of them crafted high end custom guns in the 70s and 80s. George was moreContinue reading “Ikey STarks Custom Colt”

From 1911_purview Colt 70 series in .45 ACP by Thomas David Walters out of Dallas Texas. Tex, as he was known to friends and family, discovered flying at an early age and dutifully served his country as a Navy pilot. In the wake of his military service, he flew for Delta Airlines for almost 25Continue reading “Thomas David Walter Custom series 70”

First, If you go searching the site for all of the A Boy and His Rifle posts, you won’t find most of them. The majority of them were on the wold website and are now gone. I regret that because it is one of my favorite ongoing series and it had many friends and readersContinue reading “A Boy & His Rifle (Part 12)”

1911_purview OG Colt in full hard chrome by John Williams Jr. out of Fullerton CA. J-Dub had a custom gunsmithing business of some renown for 23 years from 1967-1990. He founded U.S. Optics Inc. in 1990. That’s his son John Williams III next to him — @ddcfirearms stepped down as CEO of US Optics andContinue reading “John Williams Colt”

1911_purview this 70 series by Sean McSheehy, formerly of Cylinder and Slide. Years ago I decided I wanted a 1911 from Bill Laughridge before he (or I) died. I called him, we discussed it, and I sent a gun. Years went by and no word, so I figured his arthritis got the best of him,Continue reading “Sean McSheehy Custom Colt”