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.
Category Archives: Thoughts
United States v. Miller, The Case That Legitimized the NFA
Guest post frmo our pal sunshine shooter from the pro gun millennial blog First things first, I’d like to acknowledge my primary source, here. If this interests you, I highly suggest you click the link and read it for yourself. I’m saving the PDF to my own machine or use later. Background To understand whyContinue reading “United States v. Miller, The Case That Legitimized the NFA“
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.
Bud Price Custom Colt Long Slide
Pistol_Purview Colt long-slide in .45 ACP by Bud Price (Western Gun Exchange) out of Miami…no not Florida, Miami Oklahoma. This gun was made in 1983 for a well known competitive shooter in West Virginia. I made his acquaintance by happenstance (that’s a lie, I stalked him) and after a lot of cajoling, I talked himContinue reading “Bud Price Custom Colt Long Slide”
Han Solo’s Blaster Up For Auction
While over at the Rock Island Auction website today looking for some new gun to buy, I stumbled across one that I knew the super nerds at this website would love. Unfortunately only those of us in a free country are able to potentially purchase this historic movie prop. Sorry, Phil. “The archetype BlasTech DL-44Continue reading “Han Solo’s Blaster Up For Auction”
Spilborghs Custom Colt
Pistol_Purview 1967 Colt 1911 by Santa Barbara gunsmith John Spilborghs. Spilborghs immigrated to the US from Belgium in 1967. He was an accomplished machinist and crafted some of the finest custom 1911s in the late 70s and 80s. It seems like there was an awful lot of talent in Southern California in those years. Kings,Continue reading “Spilborghs Custom Colt”
Swenson Built 1973 Colt Commander
Karl from KGB customs has shared this beauty with us. A Swenson Commander. A great photo of the Swenson installed S&W revolver adjustable rear sight. You can see the extra lug added to keep it in place and the last initial of the original owner.
The Rise Of “Constitutional Carry” Is A Sign Of Failing Trust In Government
Authored by Ryan McMaken via The Mises Institute, Come next January, Alabama will be the 25th state to allow the carrying of concealed weapons without a permit. Alabama will soon join Indiana which in March of this year passed a new statute allowing permitless concealed carry in that state—sometimes called “constitutional carry.” In 2021 alone, atContinue reading “The Rise Of “Constitutional Carry” Is A Sign Of Failing Trust In Government”
Cylinder & Slide Colt Gold Cup
pistol_purview Colt GCNM by Cylinder and Slide pistolsmith Ralph Gutenkunst. This pistol was submitted for his admission the the American Pistolsmiths Guild. Bomar burried sight, Barsto hard fit barrel, hand checkering, slide to frame weld up, checkering fore, aft, and rear of the slide, flattened and serrated top, flared and lowered ejection port— this oneContinue reading “Cylinder & Slide Colt Gold Cup”
FN USA PBR A Good First Light Sniper/Tactical Rifle
A lot of people over the last 10 years or so have become interested in long range precision shooting. One of the simple facts of life when it comes to precision shooting at ranges past 700 yards is that the rifles often cost a lot of money. There is a huge mind boggling selection ofContinue reading “FN USA PBR A Good First Light Sniper/Tactical Rifle”
Scattered Shots 