1911_purview Custom 1911 by Texas pistolsmith Mylie Hudson. About 18 months ago, a friend of mine came across a Mylie Hudson-built 1911 on GunBroker. I had never owned or seen one, so I bought it and started doing what I always do—researching the man behind the gun. To my surprise, I found him. I calledContinue reading “Mylie Hudson Cusrtom 1911”
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Holiday Off
Yes, I am taking a 3 day weekend. Posting will resume tomorrow. Enjoy the weekend.
Watters Custom .38 Super
I am not a professional gunsmith, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn once. I built this .38 Super pistol in late 2000 for use in IDPA’s Enhanced Service Pistol division. The frame and slide were from Caspian; each made from 416 stainless barstock. This was during the brief period that they offered barstockContinue reading “Watters Custom .38 Super”
Shooting for the Moon – Full Moon, Half-Moon, and Other Schemes for Rimless Revolver Cartridges
Smith & Wesson had full-moon clip patents years before the half-moon clip was patented. Given some of the schemes tried, I suspect that they were worried about how the loaded clips could be carried without damaging them. The most cynical part of my brain wonders if some insisted on them being able to be carriedContinue reading “Shooting for the Moon – Full Moon, Half-Moon, and Other Schemes for Rimless Revolver Cartridges”
Frank Paris Custom Pin Gun
1911_purview Colt pin gun in 45 ACP by Detroit pistolsmith Frank Paris—shod in OG double diamond grips by Guy Hogue. The slide glides on Accurails which feels like ice gliding on ice. Masterful installation of Bomar is no easy task on a GCNM. Who was Franks most famous customer? The Motorcity madman himself—Mr. Ted Nugent.
Nelson Ford Q&A#51; .22 Cylinders Always Need Reamed, 1911 Files, 29-2 Or 29-3, Youngstown Stories
Hardcore
Ever watched Taxi Driver and wondered about what kind of father or family Iris had? Wonder how she ended up as a whore… ahem.. sorry, “sex worker” in New York City? The writer of Taxi Driver, Paul Schrader, must have because in 1979 he wrote and directed Hardcore, starring George C Scott. The film could veryContinue reading “Hardcore”
Thinking About Safety
From our deceased friend Kevin O’Brien ( Hognose ). Larry Vickers is thinking about safety: Hat tip Miguel at Gun Free Zone, who wonders if one of the mishaps Larry’s writing about is this one. You can click the link if you like (and it’s a good tale of real-world first aid), but for mostContinue reading “Thinking About Safety”
The Marine Corps MEU(SOC) Pistol
By: PATRICK A. ROGERS (RIP) for Tactical Shooter magazine, which ran this article in their June 1999 issue Until relatively recently, the role of the pistol in the military has been relatively minor. Civilians (to include police officers) carry pistols because they are small, convenient, unobtrusive, and non-offensive in appearance. For police administrators, the pistolContinue reading “The Marine Corps MEU(SOC) Pistol”
Wilson Combat Custom Colt
1911_purview This 70 series “large letter” Colt was made at Wilson Combat (by Ron Phillips) at a different time, a time when their guns had soul, a time when they were still willing to work on Colt base guns, a time when Metaloy was chroming 1911s to last a lifetime…a better time. This gun wasContinue reading “Wilson Combat Custom Colt”
