By Kevin O’Brien Before there was the current rich supply of ultra compact 9 mm pistols, someone had to have the idea for the first time. In fact, the idea of a small 9 mm carry gun was widespread long before any factory produced one. The market answered, after a fashion: cut-down versions of pistols wereContinue reading “DEVEL Compacts”
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Nelson Ford Q&A #21, Why Do Influencers Drag On Colt 1911’s, Series 80 Half Cock, 97 Winchester Date
Today we talk about Colt’s 1911 Quality (and Tisas’), dating serial numbers on Winchesters, Smith & Wesson hammer spring weights and much more.
.45 ACP Ball Case Of Ammo
Here is something I had heard of but never saw before. This case of .45 ammo from the war era. Best part, it has never been opened. Whenever I see something like this, I instantly want to have it. But later as I think about it and wonder, ” what would be the point?” IContinue reading “.45 ACP Ball Case Of Ammo”
Alan Harton – Single Action Service Custom Ruger Vaquero — 45 Colt Stainless Packing Pistol
A beautiful custom sixgun by Texas Legend Alan Harton owner of Single Action Service. This short barreled Bisley spurred, 45 Caliber sweetheart is right at home on any range or excursion.
Colt Black Powder Pistols; The Combat Pistol Origin Story, How Hays, Walker & Colt Started It All
Today we’ll talk about the origin of the combat pistol, the revolving cylinder that allowed continuity of fire, the first use of pistols in combat when Captain Hays’ Rangers fought the Comanche Indians at the Battle of Walkers Creek. Captain Walker then reached out to Sam Colt, reviving his dead pistol company to arm theContinue reading “Colt Black Powder Pistols; The Combat Pistol Origin Story, How Hays, Walker & Colt Started It All”
31 Days of Horror – TARGETS
One of my movie articles from last movie oupost
These Are The 20 Most Chilling Insights From Yuri Bezmenov
Authored by Doug Ross via Director Blue Substack, How the KGB’s Playbook Is Destroying the West Today Yuri Aleksandrovich Bezmenov (1939–1993), also known as Tomas David Schuman, was a Soviet journalist and KGB operative specializing in propaganda and ideological subversion. Ideological subversion is the process of bending a society’s perception of reality so completely thatContinue reading “These Are The 20 Most Chilling Insights From Yuri Bezmenov”
What Might Happen If The Shutdown Never Ends…
Authored by Chuck Devore via DailyCaller.com, Shutdown, Day 100 I’m walking through the haze of what still lays claim to be the capital city of the United States of America. The monuments still stand, though graffiti covers a few now. Weeds are starting to poke up in lawns that were once well-tended. Trees and bushesContinue reading “What Might Happen If The Shutdown Never Ends…”
31 Days OF Horror: X – THE MAN WITH THE X-RAY EYES
X: The Man With X-Ray Eyes is one of those high-quality films that managed to slip out of the Roger Corman factory of cheap crap. It hits a level of genuine creepiness that is rarely achieved by Corman. Dr. James Xavier is a good man and a good doctor. He has been researching a wayContinue reading “31 Days OF Horror: X – THE MAN WITH THE X-RAY EYES”
Tim La France – LaFrance Specialties Custom Argentine Ballester-Molina NOVA 6PAC Mini Spy Gun 45 ACP
This Custom Argentine Ballester-Molina is a really cool example of a covert carry gun built by Tim LaFrance. Tim started La France Specialties in 1973 and ran it for over 30 years, making some of the coolest NPE Carry guns, and covert style weapons, like this little pocket 45.
Scattered Shots 