I spent a number of years (starting about the time Ruger stopped making them) wanting a 5.5″ Blued Redhawk 44 Magnum, never wanting bad enough to jump, but always admiring them . . . in the time since buying the lil Ruger 44 Special GP100, today I got this Magnum Blued Redhawk, and am happyContinue reading “Ruger Redhawks”
Category Archives: Guns
Garand Thumb!
Sorry for the click bait-ish title but it got you too look didn’t it? I love the M1, it is such a classic rifle and fun to shoot. I assume that these days most people know what “Garand thumb” is and how it is really not the bane that its made out to be. ForContinue reading “Garand Thumb!”
60% KGB Customs Colt
This Colt came to me about 40% done, my client bought it and a box of parts from a deceased gunsmith’s estate. I told him to send it and I would see if it was worth saving/finishing. Well, this gun had been equipped with accurails, the Clark barrel and bushing expertly fit, the slide flatsContinue reading “60% KGB Customs Colt”
Custom Trapper Gun Shop Colt Gov Model
Trapper Gun Shop — Fraser Michigan, an old name, better known perhaps for their work on S&W Automatics, this 1977 Colt Government model is one of a few you will find with Trapper scrawled on the underside of the slide. Sure the work is a bit rustic by todays standards, but lets take a lookContinue reading “Custom Trapper Gun Shop Colt Gov Model”
KGB Customs Colt 10MM Delta Elite
This Colt is a little different than many I do, for one, it’s a 10mm Delta Elite, also the gun being all Stainless is finished in Black PVD over Hardchrome. The Slide had such nicely machined Stirrup cuts (rare to find on most old Colts I work on) and they lined up to the frameContinue reading “KGB Customs Colt 10MM Delta Elite”
My Search for a Hammer Fired EDC
Today we have this guest post from our pal over at Pro-Gun Millennial I’ve been carrying a striker-fired 9mm for about 8 years now, and I think I’m ready to move on. First, a little background: There are four kinds of semiauto pistols: Striker fired, Double Action Only, Double/Single Action, and Single Action Only. OnlyContinue reading “My Search for a Hammer Fired EDC”
Brad Halling’s Delta Force 1911
Very Cool. It also restates my long held and often stated dislike for “hard fit” 1911s for carry and combat. Any pistol fitted to the tightness of 1911s like this would have trouble in dirty environments but, at the time it was thought a 1911 had to be hard fit for accuracy. The irony isContinue reading “Brad Halling’s Delta Force 1911”
Jim Garthwaite Custom Colt 1911
pistol_purview Colt 70 series 1911 comp gun chambered in 45 ACP by master smith Jim Garthwaite…the gentle giant. All the boxes are checked here — low mount Bomar, hard fit Barsto, hand checkering for days, French borders, lowered and flared ejection port, lustrous blueing— I could go on and on. Grips by Craig Spegel, becauseContinue reading “Jim Garthwaite Custom Colt 1911”
Night Hawk Wheel Gun
Today we have this Night Hawk from our pal, Karl and KGBcustoms.
Craig Wetstein Custom Colt Combat Commander
pistol_purview 1980 Combat Commander in .45 ACP made by Craig Wetstein. Straight out of gunsmithing school, Wetstein was one of the young guns that was building what is arguably the most famous custom 1911 ever manufactured—the famed Pachmayr Combat Special. After that, he left Pachmayr and opened his own shop called “Auto Shop” in CulverContinue reading “Craig Wetstein Custom Colt Combat Commander”
Scattered Shots 