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…
Book review
Book Review: The U.S. Model 1917 Rifle – “America’s Enfield”
Available from Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/U-S-Model-Rifle-Americas-Enfield/dp/1931464928 Available from the publisher, Mowbray: https://gunandswordcollector.com/product/us-model-1917-rifle-canfield/ Bruce Canfield is one of the most prolific and prominent authors on American military small arms today, with a bunch of excellent works in print. […]
Bolt Action Rifles
Blake Bolt Action Rifle at RIA
The Blake was one of many rifle designs submitted to the US Army trials that would ultimately result in the adoption of the Krag-Jorgensen as the US Army’s standard rifle. The main innovation of Blake’s […]
Prototype
Winchester’s Liberator Shotguns (Video)
In the early 1960s, an influential but little-known (today) firearms designer by the name of Robert Hillberg came up with an idea for a cheap-but-effective armament for the masses. With encouragement from DARPA, the Winchester […]
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.