1911 Reliability: Para vs. Colt
Working on some dry fire yesterday, I discovered that my new ParUSA GI Expert wouldn’t reliably perform a slidelock reload with my match ammo.
Author: Caleb
The most useful thing in my range bag
A Wilson Combat 1911 tool, which was a gift from Tam. I still have no idea why Wilson stopped making these.
New shop coming soon
You may have noticed the little “shop” page icon. We’re going to be launching a new gear shop soon with gear for gun nuts, gamers, and the cro...
Photo of the day: Not quite a tower
Shelley’s ammo stash may not equal my epic tower of pimps, but it’s pretty good in its own right.
IDPA rules discussion, part 2 – round dumping
Yesterday we took a look at some of the issues facing IDPA as they prepare to launch a new rulebook, today we’re going to take a look at one of the specif...
Two tactical takes
A couple of days ago Brandon Wright emailed me a link to a post he wrote on how competition shooting can benefit tactical guys. You can check the post out here....
Preparing for the new IDPA rulebook
Sometime this year, we’re going to see a new rulebook for IDPA; a sport which has enjoyed considerable growth as the number of CCW permit holders spikes. ...
Photo of the day: Frames
Other than the cosmetic things such as triggers, hammers, and safeties; or the difference in ejectors that I pointed out, can you identify the major structural ...
1911s are not like LEGO
I had an idea this morning to pop the slide off one of my Colts and throw it on the Para’s frame, because two-tone 1911s where the slide is blue and the f...
The Guns of Die Hard
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