pistol_purview Gorgeous Colt series 70 1911 in 45 ACP by old school pistol-smith Don Judd out of Midland Texas. This gun’s nickel emits a yellow hue which absolutely glows. This gun oozes soul and it’s all there for me—low mount Bomar, square and hand checkered trigger guard, ring hammer, beaver tail, and snugged up NMContinue reading “Don Judd Custom M1911”
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Frank Paris Custom Colt
from pistol_purview Colt pin gun in 45 ACP by Detroit pistolsmith Frank Paris—shod in OG double diamond grips by 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 Nugget
Getting The “Perfect Rifle” Then Hating It ( A Cautionary Tale )
Yesterday I read a thread over at good old B-Arfcom that illustrates a common mistake for a lot of people who chase after the same goal. The poster decided to build his “perfect rifle.” Yes. He got all the parts he wanted and put it together to find out not only was it not perfectContinue reading “Getting The “Perfect Rifle” Then Hating It ( A Cautionary Tale )”
The Guns of Dr. Ted Kaczynski
You may or may not know this but I am a pretty big fan of Ted K. You may be surprised by that and you may wonder if I am out of my mind. How can this be?! If you only got your info about Kaczynski from TV or the news media, this is anContinue reading “The Guns of Dr. Ted Kaczynski”
Kalashnikov USA KR9
The Kalashnikov 9MM AK had some ..issues. After my friend emailed them and told them what happened. Then they saw my IG post about it, they were quick to ship out a replacement part. The gun worked fine today. I was able to get prone and fire a 15 round group at the target 50Continue reading “Kalashnikov USA KR9”
Field Accuracy Of The MK12 (Part 1)
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)”
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”
Scattered Shots 