Category Archives: Guns

1911_purview Colt pin gun in 45 ACP by Detroit pistolsmith Frank Paris—shod in OG double diamond grips by Guy Hogue. The slide glides on Accurails which feels like ice gliding on ice. Masterful installation of Bomar is no easy task on a GCNM. Who was Franks most famous customer? The Motorcity madman himself—Mr. Ted Nugent.

By: PATRICK A. ROGERS (RIP) for Tactical Shooter magazine, which ran this article in their June 1999 issue Until relatively recently, the role of the pistol in the military has been relatively minor. Civilians (to include police officers) carry pistols because they are small, convenient, unobtrusive, and non-offensive in appearance. For police administrators, the pistolContinue reading “The Marine Corps MEU(SOC) Pistol”

1911_purview This 70 series “large letter” Colt was made at Wilson Combat (by Ron Phillips) at a different time, a time when their guns had soul, a time when they were still willing to work on Colt base guns, a time when Metaloy was chroming 1911s to last a lifetime…a better time. This gun wasContinue reading “Wilson Combat Custom Colt”

A purpose built Ruger Redhawk, tight chambered for 45 Colt by the Late Great John Linebaugh, believed to be one of just 2 such Redhawks he built.

From 1911_purview Travis R. Strahan (1930–2018) was one of the great innovators of American pistolsmithing. A career Army soldier and Vietnam veteran, Strahan built match pistols at Fort Benning and traveled with the U.S. All Army Pistol Team before establishing Strahan & Son in Ringgold, Georgia. A charter member of the American Pistolsmiths Guild, heContinue reading “Travis Strahan Custom 1911”

There is a new instagram account called ” Magdump” and he has been posting vintage gun magazine covers and sometimes a few pages from within. Its pretty cool to look back. If you have IG I encourage you follow. These two covers he posted really took me back.

From 1911_purview Stainless Les Baer under a Colt slide (housing a Kart match grade pipe) by Jerry Bentz. When I got this gun, I couldn’t believe how well it was put together. It was maybe one of the most accurate pistols I had ever shot. That’s what you get from OG Bullseye smiths. It wasContinue reading “Jerry Bentz Custom 1911”