Category Archives: Guns
KGB Customs Lightweight Gov
Karl gives us a detail look at one of his custom guns.
Hi Standard Citation
A very interesting Hi-Standard from Karl today.
My Every Day Carry
Recovering from the Flu this week. So a post Sunshine Shooter and his blog will be doing some of the work for me today. Enjoy his old post about what he carries everyday. ( He should be ashamed of that gun). I consider my EDC to be a relatively minimalist setup, compared to most peopleContinue reading “My Every Day Carry”
Retaining the M1911A1 – The Final DOD Holdouts
After the adoption of the 9mm M9 in 1985, some special units within the DOD were loath to give up their .45 M1911A1 pistols.
WeaponsMan: The Big Lie About Wanat (COP Kahler), Part 2 of 2
In the enormous1 part one of the series, we reacted to a brain-dead article published in The Atlantic by a retired Major General, who has, since his retirement 20+ years ago, been a lobbyist for defense firms and TV talking head. (Before he got his stars he was an artillery officer). We may have more to sayContinue reading “WeaponsMan: The Big Lie About Wanat (COP Kahler), Part 2 of 2”
Vintage Varminting
One of the fellas shared this bit of history. Above is a custom Mauser varmint rifle chambered in the excellent .219 Donaldson Wasp. On it he has a 10 Unertl.
More Finnish Archive Rarities!
By Kevin O’Brien A Simonov AVS-36 was rare everywhere except, it seems, in Finnish captivity. Many of the photos in the Finnish Army photo archive (which is the source of these) include captured AVS rifles, either being used by Finns, or, more often, in piles of captured stuff. That’s what this picture is, and itContinue reading “More Finnish Archive Rarities!”
Finnish Firearms
By Kevin O’Brien If you’re not, the guys in these pictures are. The pictures are courtesy of SA-Kuva, which is Finnish for Finnish Army Photo — the army archives there have just released a large quantity of wartime photos. (If you have a Russian-spec Mosin or other ex-Russian bangstick with the stamp “SA” in aContinue reading “Finnish Firearms”
A Couple Of PPC 6 Shooters
I know you wheel gun guys will like this. Karl has a couple of revolvers on his site. A Wilscon Comabt PPC and a Ron Powers Premium PPC
Scattered Shots 