Smith & Wesson had full-moon clip patents years before the half-moon clip was patented. Given some of the schemes tried, I suspect that they were worried about how the loaded clips could be carried without damaging them. The most cynical part of my brain wonders if some insisted on them being able to be carriedContinue reading “Shooting for the Moon – Full Moon, Half-Moon, and Other Schemes for Rimless Revolver Cartridges”
Category Archives: Thoughts
Frank Paris Custom Pin Gun
1911_purview Colt pin gun in 45 ACP by Detroit pistolsmith Frank Paris—shod in OG double diamond grips by Guy Hogue. The slide glides on Accurails which feels like ice gliding on ice. Masterful installation of Bomar is no easy task on a GCNM. Who was Franks most famous customer? The Motorcity madman himself—Mr. Ted Nugent.
Nelson Ford Q&A#51; .22 Cylinders Always Need Reamed, 1911 Files, 29-2 Or 29-3, Youngstown Stories
Hardcore
Ever watched Taxi Driver and wondered about what kind of father or family Iris had? Wonder how she ended up as a whore… ahem.. sorry, “sex worker” in New York City? The writer of Taxi Driver, Paul Schrader, must have because in 1979 he wrote and directed Hardcore, starring George C Scott. The film could veryContinue reading “Hardcore”
Thinking About Safety
From our deceased friend Kevin O’Brien ( Hognose ). Larry Vickers is thinking about safety: Hat tip Miguel at Gun Free Zone, who wonders if one of the mishaps Larry’s writing about is this one. You can click the link if you like (and it’s a good tale of real-world first aid), but for mostContinue reading “Thinking About Safety”
The Marine Corps MEU(SOC) Pistol
By: PATRICK A. ROGERS (RIP) for Tactical Shooter magazine, which ran this article in their June 1999 issue Until relatively recently, the role of the pistol in the military has been relatively minor. Civilians (to include police officers) carry pistols because they are small, convenient, unobtrusive, and non-offensive in appearance. For police administrators, the pistolContinue reading “The Marine Corps MEU(SOC) Pistol”
Wilson Combat Custom Colt
1911_purview This 70 series “large letter” Colt was made at Wilson Combat (by Ron Phillips) at a different time, a time when their guns had soul, a time when they were still willing to work on Colt base guns, a time when Metaloy was chroming 1911s to last a lifetime…a better time. This gun wasContinue reading “Wilson Combat Custom Colt”
John Linebaugh Custom Sixguns — Ruger Redhawk 45 Colt 1 of 2!
A purpose built Ruger Redhawk, tight chambered for 45 Colt by the Late Great John Linebaugh, believed to be one of just 2 such Redhawks he built.
How do Guerillas Gun Up? A Case Study
By Kevin O’Brien One of the least covered, but quite serious, insurgencies in the world is that in Mali. The Francophone nation in West Africa has, since its founding, had an uneasy mixture of disparate peoples. The black Africans in the south, a national majority who have dominated Malian politics and institutions, don’t blend withContinue reading “How do Guerillas Gun Up? A Case Study”
LEFT THE RANGE- Richard H. Dick James ( Slurp )
A sad day. Our friend Richard H. Dick James has left us. “Slurp” as he was known was a helluva guy and I was friends with him for many years via facebook and as many of you recall, allowed me to share parts of his book on the website here and on the old LooseroundsContinue reading “LEFT THE RANGE- Richard H. Dick James ( Slurp )”
