This little rocket us a stainless Caspian under a colt slide by Tom Kister. Tom was one of the many talented gunsmiths at King’s Gunworks. After the legendary Paul Liebenberg left Pachmayr, he started Pistol Dynamics in an old motel turned into condos in Glendale California.
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Colt Single Action .22 Rim Fire Conversions With Nelson Ford, The Gunsmith Inc
Today we go over Single Action Army Colt’s in .22 Rim Fire or Long Rifle both conversions and production.
Nelson Ford Q&A #9, Colt Troopers, S&W 39’s, Browning High Power, Colt/Springfield 1911 & much more
In this Q&A we go over the Colt Trooper, S&W 39/59, The Browning High Power, as well as external extractors on the 1911. How often do you need to remove the side plate on a S&W for cleaning (almost never), New Colt 1911’s, Springfield 1911’s, and much more. Thanks for watching
1990’s Evolution Gun Works – EGW — Full House Custom STI 2011 — USPSA Limited — 40 Smith & Wesson
Really nice glimpse at a gun that would have crushed in USPSA’s Limited Division, built at EGW by George Smith & Jim Milks in the late 90s.
A Crime Against Humanity
While at the local gun show this weekend we ran across something that almost made us cry. An 1890 first generation Colt SAA that some one had cerakote. From a distance I thought it was one of those matte stainless knock offs. The dealer was asking 1,000 for it. Which I think isn’t really aContinue reading “A Crime Against Humanity”
Stevens Model 416 (Part 1)
Once upon a time there was several gun companies out there that would produce fine target rifles in .22LR. Stevens was one of those. Mainly known for its excellent single shot rifles, they also made the 416 target rifle. You can still run across there as training rifles for the military. As all target riflesContinue reading “Stevens Model 416 (Part 1)”
DW King Gun Sight Custom — 1934 Colt SHOOTING MASTER SUPER TARGET — 38 Special — Sanderson Grips
Really an outstanding revolver even if it had no customization, but as I always say, Custom guns are always more interesting than their stock counterparts. This one does not disappoint, with Full King Super Target conversion and short action on the cockeyed hammer!
Nelson Ford Q&A #8, Parts Kits, Modern Colt 1911’s, Tuning V Springs, Competition Vs Carry Triggers
In this Q&A video we go over Carry VS Competition Trigger Jobs, The great state of modern Colt 1911’s, tuning the V spring action on Colt Revolvers, new Colt Python action questions and more. Thanks for watching.
Heat, Humidity, Modern Ammo And Oil
Seems there are some lessons that I have to keep having to relearn. I had to put down a deer hit by a car again this summer and when I went to make the headshot of mercy…Misfire. The round was dead. This is modern factory ammo made by Barnes. The solid copper HPs I prefer.Continue reading “Heat, Humidity, Modern Ammo And Oil”
BSA Martini International Shooting CenterX 100 yards
My very good friend and ,Justin, who a lot of older readers will recognize as a regular friend of the website and all around helper-outer for various projects has started being a part of another Kentuckian’s youtube channel. Their main interest being high end rimfire rifles. You can see Justin above with his Martini InternationalContinue reading “BSA Martini International Shooting CenterX 100 yards”
Scattered Shots 