Guest post from our pal Adam. There is no shortage of companies in the AR game producing their own grip and each promise improved ergonomics, control, comfort, handjobs, etc. I’ve fallen for the marketing hype a few times and tried most of them over the years in an attempt to find the one grip “toContinue reading “Grips”
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Badger Ord. Ambi Charging Handle
A current hot trend for the AR15 is for ambi controls. This is one of the trends I find to be worth all the hype. I can think of no real down side to being able to work your firearms just as easy with your alternate killing hand as you do with your main killingContinue reading “Badger Ord. Ambi Charging Handle”
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”
Heinie Custom Colt
pistol_purview This beautiful 1911 with a Nowlin match grade barrel and Heinie sights (of course) was built by living legend Richard Heinie. This gun is numbered RH395, which is always engraved under the thumb safety. RH is regarded as one of the greatest 1911 smiths of all time. Famed gun writer and shooter Walt RauchContinue reading “Heinie Custom Colt”
A Better Way to Battle Belt?
Irecently found myself in a bit of a conundrum. My fitness regime and nutrition planning resulted in a significant amount of fat loss and changing body proportions. Among the results so far, my long standing MOLLE battle belt no longer fits. I kept making efforts to lighten it up, but it eventually go tto theContinue reading “A Better Way to Battle Belt?”
Berryhill Custom Colt
pistol_purview Colt 1911 in .45 ACP by master gunsmith Dave Berryhill of Prosper Texas. Dave was an armorer for various SWAT and law enforcement teams for over twenty years. In other words, he made guns for men who aimed to go into harms way. Dave succumbed to cancer at age 54. If you handle gunsContinue reading “Berryhill Custom Colt”
Jim Milks Custom Colt
from pistol_purview Colt 1911 by Jim Milks, but this one kind of took a virtual village to build. Here’s how she came together. First, with the help of 1911 Addicts (my favorite internet forum) I found this unmolested large letter Colt 70 series, and after buying it, my buddy @captainbigshot transferred it to me. NextContinue reading “Jim Milks Custom Colt”
“Colt” 40 round AR15 Magazine
I ran across one of the 40 round mags faked to look like it is a Colt brand mag. Colt never made or sold any such thing. One way to immediately know its fake is that they are steel and not aluminum.
ALICE Rucksack Updates (updated)
So way back in 2015 I read one of “The Baldwin Files” posts on Soldier Systems and in he talked about upgrades to the old ALICE pack. I liked the idea and wanted to try to put together my own. But as time went on I forgot all about the idea. Then I saw aContinue reading “ALICE Rucksack Updates (updated)”
Parts Gun Kaboom
A B-ARFCOM user reported this Kaboom today and there is much discussion on the cause. I pull the trigger and Kabloooey!!! Shit flying, smoke all over and both thumbs are numb on the pad. I look down, magazine spring hanging out, follower pieces on the table. I checked myself to see if I wasContinue reading “Parts Gun Kaboom”
Scattered Shots 