Death Wish 3

Death Wish 3 may not be the best Death Wish movie, but it is my favorite one. The original film was a 1970s moody contemplation about what happens to a modern liberal when the system fails him completely in the face of urban crime and rot. Paul Kersey goes from being an upper class NYCContinue reading “Death Wish 3”

Swenson Bullseye 1911

Karl has a real special one for us today. What a cool gun, The Colt left Hartford in 1968, and was likely in SoCal by 1970 or so to get built. While Swenson may not be best known for his Bullsesye builds, though his accuracy improvements on most all his guns make them shoot likeContinue reading “Swenson Bullseye 1911”

The Last Boyscout

Way back in the year of our Lord, 1991 Tony Scott directed a little film written by Shane Black. The script for that film set an industry record for the price the studio paid for it. $1.75 million for the script, with over a $1 million guaranteed up front. That film is the excellent TheContinue reading “The Last Boyscout”

Nambu Pistol Series

From Rock Island Armory Of all the things you own that were made in Japan, we’re betting a Nambu pistol isn’t one of them. The Nambu pistol series was developed by Lieutenant General Kijiro Nambu in 1092, who claimed the design for Japan, but it looked a lot like the Mauser C96 Japanese officials admiredContinue reading “Nambu Pistol Series”

A Cool Mix Of New & Old

I saw this on instagram and I have no idea who makes it. I love the Vietnam war era mitchell pattern camo used on the M1 helmets. It’s iconic.

Some gun show colts

I went to a local gun show this past Saturday. It was a dogshit show with nothing much at all. One guy had these and I bought an original set of grips for my Combat Target for 10 bucks from him, Great deal. The above gun has grips made of real Egyptian Cobra skin.