Yeah I am going to take a break the week with the 4th. Family will be in for the 4th, I have some things to do on the 2nd and I just want to take the week off. Unfortunately I won’t be on a real vacation like pictured in the thumbnail. Who the hell canContinue reading “Summer Break July 1-5”
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Winchester Model 52E
Karl shared this rare one. the 52 was made in 1976. This is a single shot only made from some of the parts still in the factory. Very limited run.
Jack Weigand Custom Colt Series 80
pistol_purview I chased this gun for years and finally found one —a Colt 80 series in 45 ACP by industry legend Jack Weigand. Weigand Combat Handguns was established in 1982. Jack spent his entire adult life shooting, studying, and working on firearms. In 1985, when the idea of installing scopes on competition handguns was stillContinue reading “Jack Weigand Custom Colt Series 80”
Bill North Custom Longslide Colt
pistol_purview 1979 Colt long-slide in 45 ACP by Bill North. When I first saw this gun I thought it was Jim Hoag—because that was CLEARLY North’s influence when he built it. Let’s see, machined and welded up slide extension to house 6” Barsto barrel, square checkered trigger guard, low mount Bomar, actual Hoag grip safety,Continue reading “Bill North Custom Longslide Colt”
Late War Light Weight Tigers At Moores.
Trey now has those LLS tigers in stock and ready to go, I told you about them a few months ago and now here they are. This stuff is perfect if you live some where very hot and humid. And as a bonus, his John Wayne Dense tigers are back in stock. That being theContinue reading “Late War Light Weight Tigers At Moores.”
Site News
In case you hadn’t noticed its been really hot. This has really put crimp on my activities over the weekend which is when I do a lot of prep work for the following week. The point is there likely won’t be the normal amount of posts for a few days. I had intended to doContinue reading “Site News”
External Adjustment Weaver Scope
Who knew? Yes, Weaver made a externally adjustable scope. Not a success at all apparently. Variable known as the V-8. I’m sure the scope was very durable like all old Weavers. But, that mount does not look very sturdy.
BEOGAM Uniform Review
The day I have been waiting for arrived. The Beogam ( pronounced bell-gum) uniform from my friends at ARVNuniforms arrived last week. Beogam is the Viet word for Leopard. You can see the conclusion from the spot like pattern of the camo. Another term for this is ” duck hunter” camo. Since it is aContinue reading “BEOGAM Uniform Review”
The Bridges at Toko-Ri
The Bridges at Toko-Ri is a 1954 film about a fighter/bomber pilot, played by William Holden, in the Korean War. Holden is a Naval reserve officer called back into service and he isn’t too happy about it. While other active reserves are still back in the US, Holden was called back unfairly in his opinion,Continue reading “The Bridges at Toko-Ri”
Rich Stoddard Custom Colt
pistol_purview This 80 series Colt in 45 ACP was bought and built in 1991 by Rich Stoddard (lead gunsmith at Colt Custom shop for over 30 years) as his personal gun. This pistol was purchased from his estate after he died in 2018. The gun was originally built in 1991 and featured hand checkering, BarstoContinue reading “Rich Stoddard Custom Colt”
Scattered Shots 