Yesterday we took a look at the history and the mechanics of Dan Conan’s .357 Magnum 1911; today we are going to take it out to the range. Specifically, a BackUp Gun Match, plus a bit of extra range time afterwards…
Percussion
North & Skinner Wedge-Lock Revolving Rifle
This rifle is lot #1237 in the upcoming May 2019 Rock Island auction. Patented in 1852 by Henry North and Chaucey Skinner, about 700 of these revolving rifles were made by 1856. The design used […]
Competition
The GI’s Darling: M1911A1 at the BUG Match
What more classic backup gun is there than the M1911A1, beloved by GIs as a backup to their M1 Carbines, M1 Garands, BARs, and tanks? Today I’m running an April 1945 production original military M1911A1 […]
Shotgun
Burgess Folding Shotgun
Andrew Burgess has been the subject of a couple recent posts, and I figure it’s high time to actually take a close look at one of his firearms designs. Specifically, the folding shotgun. The first […]
Who made the magazines for it?
Die, bugs, DIE!
Why not 7+1 on the spinner?
Reshoot the BUG match with the Coonan setup for .38 Special and see what the longer barrel does for improving performance.