Some friends came in over the weekend to shoot and one of them brought in this revolver that belongs to his Grandfather. A worked over and slightly customized Colt Trooper in .357 Mag. He carried it in his career as a police Detective in Louisville, Ky. The grips feel the hand very well. It wasContinue reading “Custom Colt Trooper”
Category Archives: Guns
The Type 11 Nambu Light Machine Gun
The Japanese Type 11 has always been an interesting gun to me.
The Remington XR100
The Remington XR100 was trotted out a few years ago after big green saw that the .204 ruger was a hit. The guns heart is actually the old XP100 piston action. A scaled down bolt gun action in a bolt action pistol chambering the .221 fireball. Which the fireball is a wonderful round for varmintContinue reading “The Remington XR100”
Handgun Shopping
Guest post from Katherine Kim I love guns. While some girls enjoy spending their money on shoes, I like to slowly build my armory and gear to appease my many hobbies. I don’t limit myself to one brand, but I do have my favorites. Although my collection is not enormous, it is growing and eachContinue reading “Handgun Shopping”
Elvis 22. Rem Jet Up For Auction
Pretty cool. RIA is getting ready to auction of one of Elvis’ 6 shooters. A Model 53 S&W in .22 Remington Jet. The neat thing about the 53 to me is the round it fires and its ability to shoot 22. long rifle. The gun is chambered for the .22 Remington Jet, but came withContinue reading “Elvis 22. Rem Jet Up For Auction”
Installing The KAC M4 And M5 ras
The U.S. Military uses the Knights Armament Corp.’s M4 and M5 rail systems on the M4 and M16 respectively. These rails are good heavy duty products. That said, they are an aging design and there are newer lighter cheaper nicer designs. MSRP on the M4 and M5 RAS run about 320 dollars which is ratherContinue reading “Installing The KAC M4 And M5 ras”
AR-15 Extractors
On the left is an older worn unknown brand AR15 extractor. Note the chips on the groove where it holds a case rim. The extractor spring has a blue insert. It’s replacement on the right has a black extractor insert, and an O-ring. The rifle the old extractor was pulled out of was having someContinue reading “AR-15 Extractors”
Auto Ordnance Thompson “SMG” Carbine
A few weeks ago I got my hands on one of the .45 ACP Thompson Semi Auto carbines. The gun is obviously a semi auto copy of the iconic WW2 Submachine gun that every one has seen knows it on sight if not by name. I have been curious about these for years ,I haveContinue reading “Auto Ordnance Thompson “SMG” Carbine”
A Look At Buying Military Bolt Action Rifles PART 1
Many of the military rifles that end of in shooters hands are a little bit above wall hangers said to be good shooters, but often come with defects that make them inaccurate at best or dangerous to use at the worst. Others can be functional and fine as well as perfectly safe but have featuresContinue reading “A Look At Buying Military Bolt Action Rifles PART 1”
Some Swedish Cold War Prototypes
Gram 63 battle rifle. Prototypes were made in 6.5×55 and 7.62×51. Lost out to the G3 due to cost. Post-war MG-42 clone in 6.5×55. Lost out to the FN MAG.