Category Archives: Guns

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”

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”

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”

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”

When I started my time of precision shooting during my late teenage years I cleaned a rifle about like most people who don’t give it much thought.  When I was in college I was lucky enough to be taken under the wing of a benchrest ( NBRSA) shooter with years of experience with match riflesContinue reading “Cleaning The Precision Rifle Barrel”

The  M1911A1 pictured below is special.  it is an all matching US&S  M1911A1.  It is in beautiful shape.  Finding one like this would take a very long time and cost a small fortune.   In this case, it was restored.   The gun was a effort of love by the owner of Moore Militaria  ( http://www.mooremilitaria.com ) Continue reading “US&S M1911A1”

I have always loved the Model97.  Just it’s look is iconic.  I doubt any one has made it to adulthood as a gun enthusiast and not seen pictures of Marines in the Pacific, GIs in Vietnam or even some Doughboy in the trenches with a M97.    That isn’t counting all the police units who haveContinue reading “Winchester Model 97 Riot Shotgun”

As most of you know, 2022 makes 10 years since the 901 came out and I was sent the first one from Colt way back in early Spring 2012. All year we’ve been reflecting on that and the 901 and it’s history etc. I took it out today to shoot it a little in aContinue reading “10 Years With The Colt 901- Final Wrap Up”