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1911_purview 1967 Colt in .45 ACP was made by Alex Hamilton. This one features hand checkering, French borders, Kart pipe, blended beavertail, and a low mount Bomar sight–all shod in desert ironwood grips by my man Jon Aho @highfiguregrips. Slide stop by @ballistic_apprentice. Alex is a long standing member of the Pistolsmiths Guild and wasContinue reading “Alex Hamilton Custom Colt”

1911_purview Sometime ago, I was talking to Alan Tillman on the phone and he casually suggested that I call his friend Alex Hamilton in San Antonio who owns and operates Ten Ring Precision. So I did, and here it is. 1967 Colt in .45 ACP with hand checkering, French borders, Kart pipe, blended beavertail, andContinue reading “Alex Hamilton Custom Colt”

1911_purview 18k followers as of today –thank you guys. This is a 1978 70 series Colt in .45 ACP by Russ Carniak out of a shop called “The Acurizer” in Troy Michigan. Carniak was a civil engineer turned custom 1911 pistolsmith. Carniak’s father was a machinist in Detroit, so he grew up around this work.Continue reading “Russ Carniak Custom Series 70 Colt”

After months of development and a research cost of $16,500, Remington announced a new small bore bolt action rifle. It was advertised as a moderately priced alternative to the Model 37 rifle. This was the model 513 T Matchmaster target rifle, one of the 500 series family of rifles. It was ready for delivery inContinue reading “Remington Model 513T Target Rifle”

1911_purview Today’s pew is a Colt in .45 ACP by Pennsylvania pistolsmith JC Adler. I’ll keep this one simple–it’s all that. Grips by the venerable Craig Spegel.

911_purview For years I have combed the internet looking for a Bruce Gray gun. Two years ago I found this 10mm for sale. The seller was a cop named Jimmy and he said he was Bruce’s friend. I called Bruce and Bruce said “oh yeah Jimmy is a great guy. He helped me move whenContinue reading “Bruce Gray Custom 10MM Colt”