Category Archives: Guns

After I posted the pictures of the G&H customized Model 70 of Karl’s the other day I got several comments about the mount and rifle on social media and here. I guess sometimes I forget that a lot of my audience is not of a certain age to know what G&H was/is and what theyContinue reading “Griffin & Howe”

Colt has start showing off the new Colt Canada .308 rifle. Unfortunately like all Colt Canada products, we won’t see them sold here. Or at least sold in the same configuration. “Colt Canada has debuted the .308 Win Patrol Marksman in rifle and carbine length variants of the operationally proven C20 platform at the NorthContinue reading “Colt Canada C20 Patrol .308 Win Marksman Rifle”

From pistol_purview What you see before you is the rarest gun in my collection—a Jim Hoag master grade 8” long slide. Jim built four versions of the 1911. The entry level was the police special, then class B, then class A, and then the master grade. The MG was Hoag’s top model and no expenseContinue reading “Jim Hoag 8 Inch Long Slide”

By Pistol_purview 1977 Colt 70 series 1911 in 45 ACP by pistolsmith Lin “Trapper” Alexiou. Trapper Guns out of Frazier Michigan was best known for their modified S&W 39-2 semi-automatic 9mms known as the “Scorpion” This gorgeous 1911 features Hogue hand made grip safety, checkering fore and aft, checkered (Nastoff style) commander hammer, and ofContinue reading “Trapper Guns Custom Colt”

Karl shared this rare one. the 52 was made in 1976. This is a single shot only made from some of the parts still in the factory. Very limited run.

pistol_purview I chased this gun for years and finally found one —a Colt 80 series in 45 ACP by industry legend Jack Weigand. Weigand Combat Handguns was established in 1982. Jack spent his entire adult life shooting, studying, and working on firearms. In 1985, when the idea of installing scopes on competition handguns was stillContinue reading “Jack Weigand Custom Colt Series 80”

Testing the Colt Combat Target

pistol_purview 1979 Colt long-slide in 45 ACP by Bill North. When I first saw this gun I thought it was Jim Hoag—because that was CLEARLY North’s influence when he built it. Let’s see, machined and welded up slide extension to house 6” Barsto barrel, square checkered trigger guard, low mount Bomar, actual Hoag grip safety,Continue reading “Bill North Custom Longslide Colt”

pistol_purview This 80 series Colt in 45 ACP was bought and built in 1991 by Rich Stoddard (lead gunsmith at Colt Custom shop for over 30 years) as his personal gun. This pistol was purchased from his estate after he died in 2018. The gun was originally built in 1991 and featured hand checkering, BarstoContinue reading “Rich Stoddard Custom Colt”