Pistol_purview 1967 Colt 1911 by Santa Barbara gunsmith John Spilborghs. Spilborghs immigrated to the US from Belgium in 1967. He was an accomplished machinist and crafted some of the finest custom 1911s in the late 70s and 80s. It seems like there was an awful lot of talent in Southern California in those years. ThisContinue reading “John Spilborghs Custom Colt”
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Colt Cobra Accuracy Test
Now we are going to take a look at how accurate it is. I won’t bother saying anything about reliability, it is a double action revolver after all and one made by Colt so it obviously will work. I shot a variety of commercial factory loads for accuracy at 25 yards. The Buffalo Bore plusContinue reading “Colt Cobra Accuracy Test”
Kalashnikov USA KR-9
Kalashnikov USA has put out a neat little AK in 9mm. A friend just picked one up and we are waiting on his Brace to come in. I looked it over today and I got to admit, unlike the usual AKs, this one is made pretty well. It doesn’t have a cheap finish that rubsContinue reading “Kalashnikov USA KR-9”
The Goncz Auto Pistol
The Goncz pistol is one of those oddballs that is all but forgotten.
Sonny Crockett’s MIAMI VICE Pistols
An article I did for Last Movie Outpost. If you will forgive me, it was written for a different audience. I know all of you know the history of these things and will minge in the comments about it. Just keep in mind the : gun guy ” audience was not the intended readers forContinue reading “Sonny Crockett’s MIAMI VICE Pistols”
1965 Colt, Built by Jimmy Clark in 1966
A real classic piece from Karl today.
Ikey Starks Custom Colt Commander
from pistol_purview Commando Special by Ikey Starks at Sports West. During the birth of practical pistols shooting, (in the late 1970s) nationally known shops like shops like Pachmayr, Kings, and Swenson, had insanely long backlogs. As a result, smaller regional shops filled the gaps for high-quality guns. One of these shops was Sports West inContinue reading “Ikey Starks Custom Colt Commander”
Browning Prototype 1911s
Michiguns “pin gun”
Pistol_purview This is one of the hardest guns to find in the wild—80 series comp/pin gun made by the most innovative pistolsmiths in the business…Mr. Ned Christiansen (Michiguns). The gun was hard to find because Ned only makes a couple per year, his books are closed, his list is long, and nobody who owns oneContinue reading “Michiguns “pin gun””
Fred Kart National Match Colt
pistol_purview Fred Kart National Match bullseye gun in 45 ACP. Mr. Kart, a member of the APG, is an industry legend and has been making the finest match grade barrels for over 37 years. At one time he making 22 caliber conversion kits for government model 1911s. I’ve never seen a Kart build in theContinue reading “Fred Kart National Match Colt”
Scattered Shots 