Thoughts – Page 49 – Scattered Shots

Flooded

You might have seen the news. Most of the state is flooded. Water didn’t get into my house but it got dammed close and the internet is gone. Probably for the rest of the week at least. I had a few posts scheduled that will go live but there won’t be much.

Early 90’s Wayne Novak Custom Colt — Combat Commander 45 ACP

Jim Hoag — Master Grade Longslide 1911 — Custom 1977 Colt 45ACP

Jungle Boots!

I love jungle boots. The originals that is. Not the various boots made by modern companies inspired by the Vietnam war boots. Anytime you can get a pair of real USGI contract jungle boots you should buy them. They last forever and unless you need actual cold weather boots, they will do anything. I knowContinue reading “Jungle Boots!”

One-Off — Richard Stoddard — Colt Custom Shop — Colt Single Action Army Flat Top Target 44 Spl

Vietnam M-67 E-Tool & Cover

I don’t have much to say about this. I just wanted to share my good fortune. I got lucky and was in the right place at the right time to get this Nam era, near mint E-tool and M67 cover. This was the later war issued E-tool that folds 3 times and stores in theContinue reading “Vietnam M-67 E-Tool & Cover”

Shotgun (1970s)

I’m sorry but I love these vintage training videos on tactical use of firearms. We have came so far.

The Innovative Glock in 1991

By Luis Valdes Shooters coming of age today don’t understand how good they have it. In 1991, the gun industry was to a degree a stagnant, faltering, lethargic beast that it couldn’t innovate its way out of a wet paper bag. Designs were moving forward on a snail’s pace. Yes, there was the jump fromContinue reading “The Innovative Glock in 1991”

EGW Custom Longslide 1911 — 40 Smith & Wesson

Three Important Phases of the Revolver-Automatic Transition

By Kevin O’Brien One advantage you can get from reading out-of-date books is insight to what was current thinking many years ago. Looking over L.R. Wallack’s American Pistol and Revolver Design and Performance from 1978 (one of a series of four books Wallack produced beginning in the seventies: Rifle, Shotgun, Pistol & Revolver, and a combined sporting arms Design andContinue reading “Three Important Phases of the Revolver-Automatic Transition”