Today a quick Q&A on 1911 Buffers, 1911’s in 9mm, .22 snap caps and drywall anchors as alternatives, doing Ruger revolver trigger jobs, 1927 Argentine 1911’s and plenty more.
Category Archives: Thoughts
Jason Burton – Heirloom Precision Full House Custom Colt 1911 70 Series Government Model 45ACP
Just a Classic Custom 1911 from Jason’s Arizona shop. Jason has a long history of putting out top shelf custom 1911’s, this one is built very much in what I think of as ‘Jason’s Spec’, Displaying his flawless hand checkering and a great blued finish, topped off with great Grips.
1896 Colt New Police Vs. 1904; Something I Have Never Seen Before, Nelson Ford The Gunsmith Inc.
I have been through hundreds Colt double action revolvers but until cleaning this early model 1896 Colt New Police .32 I had never come across a leaf spring in the hammer and on the cylinder stop in the frame. We’ll take it apart and compare with the normal coil spring Colts with their safety system.
3 Day Weekend
Yeah, no posts till Tuesday. Time to maximize the weekend and do some grass touching and summer enjoying with this cooler weather with no rain and humidity while it lasts.
Duty/Defense Carry Ammunition Selection
We get a lot of questions about what is the best duty or defensive ammunition for your carry firearm.
John Nowlin Match Classic Custom 1911 — 9×23 Winchester
An interesting single stack custom from the longstanding Nowlin shop, these guns built on their frames were some of the first ‘factory customs’ built to compete right out of the box.
Dirty Harry (1971) Review & Analysis
I have been watching this fellas film videos for a couple years now and I really enjoy them. This one on Dirty Harry is maybe his best one yet. Check it out.
Jim Hoag Full House Custom — Colt 1911 Longslide — 45 ACP
1911’s The Early Years (1911-1940) A1, World War 1, 38 Super , Argentinian’s & ACE With Nelson Ford
Lot’s to cover in the early years, prior to World War 2. The 1911 transition to the 1911A1, World War 1 guns, the 38 Super during the Mob Era, the lesser known Argentinian Contract and Production Guns as well as the .22 trainer known as the ACE.
Nelson Ford Q&A #12, Side Plates, Early Timing, Sticky Cylinders, Bending Rods, High Mileage Vices
Putting S&W side plates back on (not that you should take them off), if the timing is early it’s not a bad thing, how old is my vice and so much more.
Scattered Shots 