Category Archives: Guns
Jim Hoag — Master Grade Longslide 1911 — Custom 1977 Colt 45ACP
One-Off — Richard Stoddard — Colt Custom Shop — Colt Single Action Army Flat Top Target 44 Spl
Shotgun (1970s)
I’m sorry but I love these vintage training videos on tactical use of firearms. We have came so far.
The Innovative Glock in 1991
By Luis Valdes Shooters coming of age today don’t understand how good they have it. In 1991, the gun industry was to a degree a stagnant, faltering, lethargic beast that it couldn’t innovate its way out of a wet paper bag. Designs were moving forward on a snail’s pace. Yes, there was the jump fromContinue reading “The Innovative Glock in 1991”
EGW Custom Longslide 1911 — 40 Smith & Wesson
Three Important Phases of the Revolver-Automatic Transition
By Kevin O’Brien One advantage you can get from reading out-of-date books is insight to what was current thinking many years ago. Looking over L.R. Wallack’s American Pistol and Revolver Design and Performance from 1978 (one of a series of four books Wallack produced beginning in the seventies: Rifle, Shotgun, Pistol & Revolver, and a combined sporting arms Design andContinue reading “Three Important Phases of the Revolver-Automatic Transition”
Tisa M1911A1 Review
I been hearing a lot of people going on and on about the Turkish made 1911 clones for a while. Some one I even take seriously told me they were pretty good. A few weeks ago I saw one at a gun store for $349.00. Hardly a price that reflects a quality 1911. But itContinue reading “Tisa M1911A1 Review”
The Briefly-Lived Mann Accuracy Device
By Scott Dee The Mann Accuracy Device. I’m not sure how to introduce these peculiaralmost-rifles. Let’s start with the basics. For most of the shots you take with a rifle,you, the ‘squishy human component,’ are responsible for much of the lost accuracy. The rifle and ammunition have their own inherent precision, and their own chanceContinue reading “The Briefly-Lived Mann Accuracy Device”
Custom Model 75 Winchester
Karl has a real beauty of a rimfire. The M75 was done over my a real master. A more economy version of the nearly perfect Model 52, the M75 will rarely let you down even if its not as refined. This one is pretty damned refined though.