The MK12 Special Purpose Rifle has been around 20 plus years now give or take and has achieved an excellent reputation for accuracy and effectiveness. I won’t go over it’s history and development here except to say it was developed as a light weight sniper rifle for special operations forces. It’s use in the GWOTContinue reading “Field Accuracy Of The MK12 (Part 1)”
Category Archives: Guns
STRIBOG SP9A1
Arfcom User N_Parker posted a great review on the STRIBOG SP9A1 So I took the plunge into the unknown and purchased a Stribog as soon as they became available. Pending a range report, I am really liking this pistol but I do have a couple of concerns. I am hoping these take-off in popularity makingContinue reading “STRIBOG SP9A1”
Tikka T1x 22LR: The Raw Truth Review
Today we have a review of a rifle shared from Matt at everydaymarksman his review has been a long time coming. It’s no secret at this point that I’ve been spending a lot of time with the Tikka T1x MTR in 22lr, as it served as the basis for my “Noisy Cricket” precision 22LR project.Continue reading “Tikka T1x 22LR: The Raw Truth Review”
AR15 & Unertl Combo
I have seen various mounts for a Unertl to work on an AR15. The earliest I’ve seen was done by a USMC RTE armorer in Vietnam. It mounted the USMC contract 8X Unertl to an M16. Reading his comments on it gave me the impression he did it just to see if he could doContinue reading “AR15 & Unertl Combo”
Crawford Customs Colt
pistol_purview Richard A Crawford (1935-2017) was a US Army paratrooper who served in Korea and later as a Dutchess County (NY) deputy sheriff. Dick was on the 1976 US Olympic Pistol Team and later built bullseye guns like this one through his shop Crawford Customs in Pleasant Valley NY. D45 “skip line” grips by SteveContinue reading “Crawford Customs Colt”
Bobby Cogan Colt
pistol_purview Old school 70 series Colt by Bobby Cogan. It’s all there for me—welded and fit factory Colt barrel is snug AF, Swenson ambi safety, front and rear cocking serrations, checkered front strap, MSH, and rear of the slide, gross Millet rear site, 3 hole Greider trigger, magwell, and BLACK CHROME (not blue) slide overContinue reading “Bobby Cogan Colt”
Pachmayr Competition II
pistol_purview In the wake of the Combat Special’s commercial success, and in an effort to push the accuracy envelope, Pachmayr picked up where the Signature model fell short, and proudly released the Competition II. Designed and developed by championship shooters, the Competition II incorporated the most technically advanced concepts in accuracy systems available at theContinue reading “Pachmayr Competition II”
The Inland MFG Custom Carry M1911
I been waiting on this gun for a while. After testing the Inland USGI clone M1911A1 I had been impressed. I had seen this model in media release material and after the performance of the stock Inland I was really curious to see how an Inland done up as a fully modern pistol would do.Continue reading “The Inland MFG Custom Carry M1911”
Colt Lightweight Commander The Accuracy Test
I know it seems like it’s been forever ago since I did the first part of this review , but a lot has happened. Sorry about the delay for those of you waiting on this. In the time between these sections I have had a lot of time with this gun. It has taken overContinue reading “Colt Lightweight Commander The Accuracy Test”
Eli Dicken’s Gun
From 1911SFOREVER on ARFCOM Eli Dicken is the upstanding young man that shut down what would have been a horrific mass shooting event in Greenwood Indiana in July of 2022. At the time there was great speculation in GD what pistol/equipment he used. I can now definitively put that to rest. Young Dicken’s lawyerContinue reading “Eli Dicken’s Gun”
Scattered Shots 