Nearly two decades ago, gunsmith/designer Fred Craig teased a new pistol design – the gas-delayed M11 Merc. Alas, this turned out to be vaporware. In the mean time, Craig has done a fair amount of prototype work for Armscorp (Rock Island Armory). The .22 TCM cartridge and the XT22 .22 Magnum pistol have been theContinue reading “The New RIA 5.0 Has Leaked”
Category Archives: Guns
Auto Ord Thompson “SMG” Review
A few weeks ago I got my hands on one of the .45 ACPThompson 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 have firedContinue reading “Auto Ord Thompson “SMG” Review”
Myth Of M1 Carbine Penetration Failures in Korea
If there is an oft told tale of US service rifle failure more common than the myth of the M16 being UN-reliable, it is the tales of the failures of the M1 carbine in the Korean war, to penetrate the thick coats worn by communist soldiers. Anyone who is interested in US ordnance history orContinue reading “Myth Of M1 Carbine Penetration Failures in Korea”
FN SCAR-L Thoughts/ Review
A test and review of the SCAR-L by us has been long in coming. Over the past few days, we did finally got a chance to test and evaluate a SCAR. I shot it in some drills and did accuracy testing of it in my normal manner or off of a bench using sand bags.Continue reading “FN SCAR-L Thoughts/ Review”
Inland MFG M1 Carbine & M1911 Mud& Frozen Water Torture Test
Legacy post from the old site IF you have been reading us for the past 6 months you have seen the ongoing testing and review of the Inland MFG M1911A1 and M1 carbine. You can find the reviews using the search feature. As an aside to those on going tests, today weather conditions gave usContinue reading “Inland MFG M1 Carbine & M1911 Mud& Frozen Water Torture Test”
Heinie Custom Colt 1911
Pistol_purview This beautiful 1911 with a Nowlin match grade barrel and Heinie sights (of course) was built by the living legend Richard Heinie. This gun is numbered RH395, which is always engraved under the thumb safety. RH is regarded as one of the greatest 1911 smiths of all time. Famed gun writer and shooter WaltContinue reading “Heinie Custom Colt 1911”
1963 Colt Python
A very nice wheel gun from you know who. Our pal, Karl from KGB Customs.
Colt Custom Carry Govt tuned up by Deep River and Innovative
From Karl, as usual.
H&K 21 Belt Fed Machine Gun
Over the weekend we were able to shoot the HK21 purchased by my friend, a Class 3 dealer. The HK21 is a belt fed light machine-gun based off the G3 rifle made by H&K firing 7.62mm NATO. It’s been around since 1961 and has seen considerable use in various world armed forces. One stand outContinue reading “H&K 21 Belt Fed Machine Gun”
Inland MFG M1A1 Paratrooper Carbine
Today we have another product from the company with the historic name in firearms history. I have reviewed 2 of their growing M1 family of rifles in the past two years and so far they gave all been great. The prize for me was getting a sample of the paratrooper carbine. Man, who doesn’t wantContinue reading “Inland MFG M1A1 Paratrooper Carbine”
Scattered Shots 