By Kevin O’Brien The US model 1903 Springfield rifle was made in five major versions. New entrents to collecting American martial arms sometimes struggle to tell these very similar rifles apart, but actually it’s pretty easy. Here’s a Springfield cheat sheet to take with you to the fun show: The rifle lasted decades more, but the sight didn’t. ThereContinue reading “Springfield Rifles, What’s The Difference”
Category Archives: Thoughts
The System’s Neatest Trick
The supreme luxury of the society of technical necessity will be to grant the bonus of useless revolt and of an acquiescent smile. —Jacques Ellul[1] The System has played a trick on today’s would-be revolutionaries and rebels. The trick is so cute that if it had been consciously planned one would have to admire itContinue reading “The System’s Neatest Trick”
KGB Customs .38 Super Colt
I build so few guns that are left natural Stainless, this Colt 38 Super reminds me how nice they can look. New production o1911C with crummy lasered roll marks fixed by a skilled hand engraver to give them life again.-Karl https://www.kgbcustom.com
Is Smith & Wesson About to Revive the T/C R22?
S&W’s designers go back to the well to clone yet another company’s design.
PDWs: Modern Concept or Clever Marketing
By Redmenace109 from progun millennial blog The term PDW today generally refers to either the FN P90, or the HK MP-7. This makes sense in a way, after all they were the finalists for the NATO PDW trials. While understandable, this conclusion is based on a flawed premise, NATO wasn’t testing to select a newContinue reading “PDWs: Modern Concept or Clever Marketing”
Testing the 5.56mm MK318 MOD 0 / 5.56 SOST
Hopefully my testing will offer at least a tiny sample to help prove or disprove the new round.
Bill Thompson Custom Colt
Pistol_purview Colt 70 series 1911 in .45 ACP —an absolutely drum tight (on Acurails) shooting machine with a Barsto hard fit barrel, hand checkering, blended beaver tail, and Bomar rear sight, by retired police officer Bill Thompson (Bill’s Custom Automatics). This gun came out of Anchorage Alaska, and was made by Bill when he livedContinue reading “Bill Thompson Custom Colt”
CIVIL WAR Gets A Second Trailer
Over at the other website I write for, one of the boys has posted a little article about the new A24 “Civil War” movie coming out. For those of you that don’t use Instagram or Facebook, the trailers for this film have generated a lot of hilarious meme content. The concept of the movie wouldContinue reading “CIVIL WAR Gets A Second Trailer”
Austin Behlert “DEVEL”Custom Colt
Prettiest Behlert Ever? I think so, and just in time for that 4th of July BBQ! Some Doctor sent Austin a brand new Factory engraved 70 Series. . . cause, they are all base guns– Karl
The 40XL – What Remington Should Have Made!
by: Germán A. Salazar I love the Remington 40X rifles, I began shooting in 1971 with a .22 LR 40X, the old straight handle 722 type which my father bought for me; it was an older but pristine rifle at the time. Years later, I was introduced to Highpower shooting with a friend’s Model 70; I then sought out a centerfireContinue reading “The 40XL – What Remington Should Have Made!”
Scattered Shots 