Category Archives: Guns

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”

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”

Back in June I shot a vintage original Colt AR15 SP-1 carbine  to see  what kind of accuracy could be expected from one in good condition.  The results  got me thinking about the  M16A1 and  the accuracy it could deliver.   Of  course the internet and  gun magazine experts always like to remind us how theContinue reading “Accuracy Testing Vintage Colt SP-1 AR15 Rifle”

Photo above is the M14 with its Technical Data Package. Shared from Daniel Watters. Go on to any gun forum, and it won’t take you long to find people willing to tell you how great the M14 is. How accurate, like a laser, tough as tool steel with no need to baby it or cleanContinue reading “The M14, Not Much For Fighting ( A Case Against The M14 Legend )”

The Winchester Model 52.  One of the greatest rifles of all time. Some even have called it “perfect” in the past.  I don’t know if it is perfect but it comes about as close to it as I would want in a rimfire target rifle that comes from a factory.     The M52 was made inContinue reading “Winchester Model 52”

For a while now there has been a lot of talk about how ineffective the 5.56 service round is. It’s all over the internet gun boards and the popular slick newsstand gun magazines.  Time and time again we are all told how the 5.56 is a 200-yard gun, or if you’re using a carbine, you’reContinue reading “AR15 At 1,000 Yards (Can a rack grade AR15 and M855 make 1,000 yard hits?)”

pistol_purview This 1971 series 70 Colt was built by Richard Heinie circa 84 and features a dual compensator, low mount Bomar sight, Barsto barrel, swaged magwell, and a Hoag grip safety. It’s cloaked in high polish blue over hard chrome, and shod with Spegel stocks. Heinie is regarded as one of the greatest 1911 smithsContinue reading “Heinie Series 70 Colt”

one of the interesting phenomenons occurring in Russia is cooperation between military and civil shooters, especially in precision shooting. These guys where captured in Ukraine, with non-standard precision rifles and ammo. According to their documents they are members of Rosgvardia and are not military-Zeb Stump

Karl is making us all jealous again. This time with the Colt special edition M1911A1 reproduction from about 20 years ago.