The Arsenal of Democracy

Recently I was able to come in to a Springfield Armory Stainless loaded 9mm with fixed sights. Springfield guns normally don't appeal to...

Paul Liebenberg http://www.pistoldynamics.com/ is a smart guy. After shaking up the custom 1911 world while an innovator at the famed Pachm...

After a good showing today I think that for now I am going to stay with the Marvel 1 and 2 for Steel Challenge http://www.marvelprod.com/ -...

.22 1911 conversions have been an interest of mine for 20 years.  I have owned just about everyone available: Kart (5" and 6"), Da...

Andrew Demko http://www.coldsteel.com/triadlock1.html  the designer of the Cold Steel folders with the TriAD lock shows us how he tests his ...

Anyone interested in custom 1911's should know the name of Bruce Gray.  http://www.grayguns.com/ One of the tenured talents of the 191...

Found on Brian Enos Forum "A few weeks ago, while cleaning my STI Trojan 5" Stainless Steel in 45ACP, I noticed a crack in the f...

What do these guns all have in common?

"Perfected" geometry. Code words for "Improper heat treating"

Everyone is secretly attracted to my collection of "broken stuff" pics.  here is a good one.  Looks like the "Scandium...

I always like reading Hilton's thoughts on 1911's and other fighting guns.  He is a savvy guy.  I first met him when he was selling ...

Mike Poulin, maker of the best ivory grips has a new website-click his link on my sidebar to check it out!

I really like Doubletap ammunition ( http://www.doubletapammo.com/ ).  They are the leaders in specialty pistol and rifle ammunition and are...

From Statcounter: Tempe, AZ Three Rivers, MI Mountain Home, AR Omaha, NE Fremont, NE Montezuma, IA NASA CIA Wow An all star lis...

Whoa.  This may be the worlds most powerful revolver. Built by Ham Bowen http://www.bowenclassicarms.com/ on a Ruger "Maximum"...

I bought a like new Series 1 Kimber Pro Carry just for the frame.  I am crazy that way.  A few years ago the only quality alloy frame I cou...

Here is another 10mm (one of several).  This is a Jim Garthwaite creation. Jim salvaged a beat up old Delta Elite, added a Bar-Sto barrel, ...

Before Jim Milks left EGW he built me a few "shooters".  These were planned to be range queens, not safe queens.  After handling ...

When my name popped up on Ned Christiansen's list a few years back I decided he was just the kind of quirky guy to build be a 10mm long...

Do you like custom 1911's by the top makers?? Keep watching this blog, the best is yet to come!