Guns – Page 76 – Scattered Shots

Patent for a New Heckler & Koch Bolt-Action Rifle

Engineers at Heckler & Koch’s Columbus, Georgia facility seem intent on offering a competitor to the Ruger Precision Rifle and the Barrett MRAD. Just this week, the US Patent & Trademark Office awarded US Patent #11,293,715. The patent drawings show a rifle with a rear locking bolt, hinged upper/lower receiver, folding stock, and a detachableContinue reading “Patent for a New Heckler & Koch Bolt-Action Rifle”

KGB Customs 1911

When the Head Cheese Milt Sparks Holsters wants to turn you loose on his personal Colt Govt Model, well hell, may as well have been the Pope asking. Thanks Nick for the latitude in building you this fine Colt, and for the reciprocal business thru the years. . . and damn fine pictures. Cannot waitContinue reading “KGB Customs 1911”

KGB Custom Colt 9mm LW Commander

Karl has finished another masterpiece for a customer.

Palmetto State Armory ARV 9mm Review

From our buddy The New Rifleman The 9mm AR15 market is saturated. There are many, many options available to the consumer. This is my first exposure to a pistol caliber AR platform, so pardon my observations when comparing it to a 5.56 rifle. Is the first time a charm? Today were going to take aContinue reading “Palmetto State Armory ARV 9mm Review”

Chuck Rogers Custom Colt Series 70

pistol_purview Colt series 70 1911 in 45 ACP by the venerable Chuck Rogers. I chased this gun for a long long time. I kinda scratched the itch years ago when I bought a Kimber that Chuck did some machine work on, but it certainly wasn’t a “full house” custom. So I sold it. The bestContinue reading “Chuck Rogers Custom Colt Series 70”

Interesting Chamber Plugs

I typically write about Colt items but every once in a while something else catches my eye. This chamber block / chamber flag design is one of those things. It is very unique and seemed to be a great design for what it is. This design is being used by a federal agency that isContinue reading “Interesting Chamber Plugs”

Jim Boland Custom Colts in Super .38 And .45 ACP

pistol_purview Colts in 38 super and .45 ACP by Jim Boland —the most innovative 1911s the world over. Through the 1980’s and early 1990’s Boland was among the early pioneers of high-performance 1911 customization. He took his experiences as an aerospace machinist at TRW and later as a barrel maker for the now defunct Apex rifleContinue reading “Jim Boland Custom Colts in Super .38 And .45 ACP”

Ukraine and the NGSW Concept

Every once in a while a topic of conversation comes up on B-ARFCOM that is actually worth discussion. I had been thinking about this for about 2 weeks now and some worthy over on the forum started a thread about it. His opening comment/question below. “Has Ukraine shown us that SCHV rifles are more thanContinue reading “Ukraine and the NGSW Concept”

Sports West, Ikey Starks/George Orndorff Custom 1911

pistol_purview During the birth of practical pistols shooting, (in the late 1970s and early 80s) nationally known shops like shops like Pachmayr, Behlerts, Kings, Hoag, Swenson, and others had insanely long backlogs. As a result, smaller regional shops filled the gaps for high-quality guns with faster turnaround. One of these was “Sports West” in Denver,Continue reading “Sports West, Ikey Starks/George Orndorff Custom 1911”

Arthritis Gun Hand

My middle age has started to catch up on me the last couple of years. Very Bad arthritis has always run on my Dad’s side of the family and the last 3 years it has really began to bother me. First it started in my left shoulder several years ago. The last 3 years hasContinue reading “Arthritis Gun Hand”