Way back in the year 2006, Remington did something that made sense for once. They got Iron Brigade Armory to help them make a faithful reproduction of the sniper rifle adopted and issued to the USMC in 1966 for use in Vietnam. Of course being Remington, they made it a limited run and have notContinue reading “Remington M40 Scout Sniper Association Sniper Rifle Re-issue”
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1979 Colt Combat Commander
Another gun from Karl.
Lancay M-11 EOD Knife
After briefly reading about the M11 EOD knife, I figured that I would never actually see one in person as they were not made in large numbers. I was dumbfounded when the store owner held up what was actually and M11 EOD knife.
Special Ops Snipers in Line for New Ammo
Special Ops Snipers in Line for New Ammo
Klymit Static V2 Review
TL;DR: Not for me Last year I decided to try out an inflatable air mattress on our annual backpacking trip. I’ve always used either an original Thermarest 3/4 length pad or a Thermarest RidgeRest. Tried and true options but bulky and not particularly comfortable with their one inch or less of padding. After doing someContinue reading “Klymit Static V2 Review”
Most Controversial Movies
Ever wonder how stupid I sound in person? Now you can find out. You can also listen to me and another one of the boys at Last Movie Outpost talk about one of the disgusting movies you will probably never heard of in part 1 of a series.
KGB CUSTOMS Colt Combat Commander
2022 Commander’s are a wrap, Back to full grown 1911’s for the rest of the year, with maybe a sprinkling of revolver work thrown in… This 4 digit 1970 Combat Commander has a super nice feature set, including custom front and rear sights, Guard forged square and checkered, Chen Magwell Suite welded on. Cherry onContinue reading “KGB CUSTOMS Colt Combat Commander”
Patents for a New Kimber Hi-Cap, Optics Ready M1911
I went spelunking again in the USPTO database and found two recent patents awarded to Kimber. It looks like they want a piece of the market currently occupied by the Wilson Combat X9-series. Alas, the aesthetics are aimed at the current Gucci Glock plastic surgeon market. I’m suspicious that the stock panels are only heldContinue reading “Patents for a New Kimber Hi-Cap, Optics Ready M1911”
Pistol_Purview Medley
A smattering of new custom 1911s owned by Pistol_Purview who you can find on instagram. John Yanek out of Schnecksville, PA (2001 pistol-smith of the year) custom 80 series Colt in .45 ACP. My buddy has the bookend gun in 38 super. Whoever dies first the other guy gets the enantiomer gun, so I’m offContinue reading “Pistol_Purview Medley”
Ruger Redhawks
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”
Scattered Shots 