Less is more
Sometimes, the simple things in life are the best things. The nice thing about a gun that’s been used before it came to my hands is just that – I do...
Category: 1911
Para Ordnance 7.45 LDA
From various sources, I recently acquired a Para Ordnance 7.45 LDA – a “Government” sized 1911, with a standard guide rod, the classic style t...
The ceremonial casting out of demons
In certain cultures, when a person/thing is believed to be “possessed of an ill wind” often to cast out the demon, people will find an object that w...
Pins this weekend!
There is a bowling pin match scheduled for this weekend at Marion County Fish and Game. Just in time for me, because I think I was starting to go in to shooting...
1911 Gun Porn
All from Guncrafter Industries, makers of the .50 GI 1911. First up is their “American” Model, a loaded 1911 on which pricing is still not available...
Fun From the IDPA Indoor Nationals
A follow up to yesterday’s post about the Smith & Wesson IDPA Indoor National Championships, I wanted to highlight something I mentioned in passing, b...
A "shortened" experience
Joe shot his Gun Blog .45 in a steel match recently, and apparently shot it better than he shot his double-stack STI .40. I actually experienced a similar phen...
TechWell Grips and Magazine System
If you’re a competition 1911 shooter in either USPSA Single Stack, Limited-10, or IDPA ESP, then you’ve probably experienced the fun and entertainme...
Custom Gun Porn
At this link to Cylinder & Slide, there is an entire page of guns that I would commit all seven deadly sins for. All of them. Especially this one. A 5 inch,...
Nighthawk GRP
Click over to the The Gun Nuts Radio Blog for a close-up look at the Nighthawk Custom Global Response Pistol. That is one sweet looking 1911.