Pistol_purview Jim Clark Colt long slide in .45 ACP. Clark was a highly decorated and accomplished Marine sniper. He also competed in NRA Bullseye Pistol competition for twenty-eight years, finally retiring in 1975. Clark won the National Pistol Championship in 1958 and is the only civilian ever to accomplish this feat. He won the NationalContinue reading “Jim Clark Long Slide Colt”
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Dave Berryhill Custom Colt
pistol_purview Colt 1911 by master gunsmith Dave Berryhill of Prosper Texas. Dave was an armorer for various SWAT and law enforcement teams for over twenty years. In other words, he made guns for men who aimed to go into harms way. Dave succumbed to cancer at age 54. If you handle guns daily, please checkContinue reading “Dave Berryhill Custom Colt”
SHOT Show 2023
Yeah, it starts next week. and as you noticed, press releases are already coming in hot and heavy. I know a lot of you don’t like them and they clog up a feed but a lot of people do like browsing all the new stuff they have no intention of buying. And it drives traffic.Continue reading “SHOT Show 2023”
CoolFire Trainer: Long-Term Review
Shared from our pal Sunshine Shooter First of all, when I say “long term”, I mean “long term“. My first impressions post was published in June of 2021, 18 months ago. To be clear, I have not been using the CoolFire Trainer (CFT) that entire time, but I’m getting ahead of myself. To be perfectlyContinue reading “CoolFire Trainer: Long-Term Review”
THE PALE BLUE EYE Review
From my friend Phil It was Saturday evening and there was nothing on regular TV to watch, so I had the choice of Glass Onion or The Pale Blue Eye. I wanted a well-crafted murder mystery, with an interesting story, well-directed, and made by a competent movie director, so of course, I put up TheContinue reading “THE PALE BLUE EYE Review”
WAY OF THE GUN
Way back in the year 2000 a little movie came out called Way Of The Gun that didn’t do that great at the box office. That was a shame. It’s since become something of a cult film and it’s pretty damn good. Way of The Gun is a neo-western mixed with an action/crime thriller. Jesus,Continue reading “WAY OF THE GUN”
S&W Model 624
1972 Colt SAA
A nice Model P from Karl. I do think he is just taunting me with these now.
DW King, Bob Chow, & RL Shockey Bullseye Guns
Pistol_purview Three of my favorites bullseye guns left to right—DW King, Bob Chow, and RL Shockey. Back in the day, this is how competitive shooters got down. So what happened to bullseye shooting? Well, as it were, it was (and is) as boring as watching paint dry on a wall, so it’s much sexier sisterContinue reading “DW King, Bob Chow, & RL Shockey Bullseye Guns”
The New RIA 5.0 Has Leaked
Nearly two decades ago, gunsmith/designer Fred Craig teased a new pistol design – the gas-delayed M11 Merc. Alas, this turned out to be vaporware. In the mean time, Craig has done a fair amount of prototype work for Armscorp (Rock Island Armory). The .22 TCM cartridge and the XT22 .22 Magnum pistol have been theContinue reading “The New RIA 5.0 Has Leaked”
Scattered Shots 