Category Archives: Thoughts

AR15 & Unertl Combo

I have seen various mounts for a Unertl to work on an AR15. The earliest I’ve seen was done by a USMC RTE armorer in Vietnam. It mounted the USMC contract 8X Unertl to an M16. Reading his comments on it gave me the impression he did it just to see if he could doContinue reading “AR15 & Unertl Combo”

Movies For Gun Guys

Guys who really like guns also tend to like movies, particularly movies with gunplay in them. No big surprise. Any movie with gunplay and action gets attention from the gun community, but there are some movies that hold a special place in serious gun enthusiasts’ hearts. These are “Gun Guy Movies”. What sets them apartContinue reading “Movies For Gun Guys”

Crawford Customs Colt

pistol_purview Richard A Crawford (1935-2017) was a US Army paratrooper who served in Korea and later as a Dutchess County (NY) deputy sheriff. Dick was on the 1976 US Olympic Pistol Team and later built bullseye guns like this one through his shop Crawford Customs in Pleasant Valley NY. D45 “skip line” grips by SteveContinue reading “Crawford Customs Colt”

Bobby Cogan Colt

pistol_purview Old school 70 series Colt by Bobby Cogan. It’s all there for me—welded and fit factory Colt barrel is snug AF, Swenson ambi safety, front and rear cocking serrations, checkered front strap, MSH, and rear of the slide, gross Millet rear site, 3 hole Greider trigger, magwell, and BLACK CHROME (not blue) slide overContinue reading “Bobby Cogan Colt”

Pachmayr Competition II

pistol_purview In the wake of the Combat Special’s commercial success, and in an effort to push the accuracy envelope, Pachmayr picked up where the Signature model fell short, and proudly released the Competition II. Designed and developed by championship shooters, the Competition II incorporated the most technically advanced concepts in accuracy systems available at theContinue reading “Pachmayr Competition II”

3 Day weekend

I’ve decided to take advantage of the 3 day weekend and give myself a little break. I usually don’t post much on Saturday and Sunday anyways, so I’m going to extended that to Monday. Normality will resume on Tuesday.