The most common Crimson Trace laser grips out in the wild are for the 1911, most often found on Kimbers as well as other manufacturers’ pistols. The laser grips have become part of a daily carry for many 1911 guys to include many of the guys I know that carry a [Read More…]
Colt is running a pair of promotions to encourage you to buy its guns. One is centered on the Expanse rifle while the other is for some of its 1911-style pistols. Expand Your Expanse The marketing titled “Expand Your Expanse” promotion gives you a TruGlo [Read More…]
Ever wonder what the owner or CEO of a gun company carries for self-defense? Bill Wilson is the creative force behind Wilson Combat, and the company is now offering a clone of the custom gun he developed for his own use. According to the company, the new Bill Wilson [Read More…]
STI, known for their high-end 1911s, has announced another high-end 1911, the DVC Tactical and DVC Carry. The new handguns take features of their popular competition-oriented DVC line and applies them to a standard length slide, adding in “tactical” [Read More…]
I stumbled across this picture of an odd 1911 drum magazine. It looks like is made of multiple 1911 magazines in a rotary style setup. It sort of reminds me of the X-Rail for shotguns or the Nerf Pyragon where you have small internal magazines arranged in a circle and [Read More…]
Yesterday I met a machinist that is a bit into firearms. He showed me some classic Colts that he inherited. Colt Officer’s Model Match Keith also has the second National Match .38 Special 1911 I have seen. The first one can be seen here. The [Read More…]
Yesterday I met a machinist that is a bit into firearms. He showed me some classic Colts that he inherited. Colt Officer’s Model Match Keith also has the second National Match .38 Special 1911 I have seen. The first one can be seen here. The [Read More…]
Yesterday I met a machinist that is a bit into firearms. He showed me some classic Colts that he inherited. Colt Officer’s Model Match Keith also has the second National Match .38 Special 1911 I have seen. The first one can be seen here. The [Read More…]
On January 28th, TFB TV undertook a daunting task. We wanted to try and recreate an organizationally correct U.S. Army Paratrooper squad, with the same small arms and live ammunition that squad would have used in 1944. Recreating World War II small arms has been done through reenactments and in the [Read More…]
Wartime arms production is an amazing feat combining patriotism, teamwork, resource management and industrial engineering to mass produce functional art. The 10 minute Union Switch and Signal manufacturing video posted below is an awesome look back at a time when [Read More…]
Is the Steyr 1907 Still Relevant? by Bob McGunwriter After 110 years of service, does the venerable Roth-Steyr, better known as simply “the 1907”, still have a place in the modern battlefield? In a world of American plastic handguns like the Colt [Read More…]
The P3 Racker is a new product that was specifically designed for those with disabilities or the elderly, persons who might otherwise not have sufficient hand strength to functionally rack the slide on a semi-automatic handgun. Although I cannot see this tool being used [Read More…]
Kimber recently introduced a new hunting pistol called the Super Jägare. The new 1911 style pistol is chambered in 10mm making it useful for many small to medium sized game animals. The company equipped the pistol with a number of nice features including a factory [Read More…]
Browning has expanded their Black Label 1911-380 line this year. The standard Black Label and Black Label Pro pistols (with G10 handles and enhanced sights) will now come in a Compact version. The new Compact barrel will measure 3.625 inches, as opposed to the full size [Read More…]
Patrick takes the first shots with the brand new, highly anticipated Colt Cobra Revolver and the brand new Colt Gold Cup 1911 chambered in 9mm. Check out of coverage of SHOT Show 2017 for more of this years hottest guns! Thanks to our sponsors: Proxibid – Track Down Your Perfect Rifle On [Read More…]
Hudson Manufacturing has just released their new H9 pistol, which they announced earlier. It is a striker fired double stack pistol chambered in 9x19mm. Hudson H9 has a steel frame with interchangeable G10 made grips. The unusually large dust cover of the slide allows [Read More…]
In addition to bringing back the exciting Cobra revolver, Colt also has added a few more semi-auto pistols to the line-up in the form of 1911s. In this day and age of many and varied 1911 manufacturers It only make good sense that Colt should expand the 1911 line. The [Read More…]
D&H Tactical is a subsidiary of D&H Industries, which is a large metal products manufacturing company specializing in metal stamping, deep drawing and welding. As the name implies, D&H Tactical makes firearm related products. Particularly, they manufacture [Read More…]
Cabot Guns makes some interesting 1911s. They are known for their unique 1911s like the one made from a meteorite or the Damascus 1911. They have made some political 1911s in the past as well. Well they have made this to celebrate President Elect Donald Trump. It is all [Read More…]
Hudson MFG has a new pistol they are working on. Not much is known and their website is rather vague. It just shows a countdown timer. From the picture it looks like a hammerless 1911. However I have a sneaking suspicion that it is a striker fire 1911. We will know for [Read More…]
Building on the successes of the DP shotguns and STD rifles, Standard Manufacturing Company is expected to release a 1911-style pistol at the 2017 SHOT Show in January. Called the STD-1911, the new pistols are CNC machined from carbon steel forgings to “the most [Read More…]
What was the first double-stack .45 ACP handgun in the world? Well, Springfield Armory Inc might have you believe it was their XD (originally called the HS2000 – and then and now made in Croatia), but more plugged in gun nuts will point to the Para Ordnance [Read More…]
The history of modern small arms is in part so fascinating because of how many firearms have been developed even in obscure circumstances, and how many of those obscure small arms still exist in museums and private collections around the world. Even though I make [Read More…]
Many people know Guncrafter Industries for the .50 GI round and the pistols that chamber it. However, the company manufactures guns in other calibers as well. In fact, it just added the 9mm to its line of American pistols. Prior to the American, the company offered 9mm [Read More…]
Wilson Combat has introduced a new finish for their firearms called Combat-Tuff. It is essentially a two stage Armor-Tuff finish, which allows reaching that distressed, well-used look. The application process involves multiple coats of their Armor-Tuff spray-on coating [Read More…]
The 1911 is over 100 years old (and quickly approaching 110 at that) and yet companies are still putting time, money, investment, and energy into new products for the platform. Latest to the fore is FirstSpear, a small innovative company focusing on new products and [Read More…]
Despite its detractors, the 1911 continues to solider on in the shooting world. Millions have been made in recent years and looking at the introduction of various models and new chamberings, its not likely the platform is going away. Further, its found new life within [Read More…]
This one of a kind 1911 was made by Colt Industries and Swartz. It is claimed to be owned by @class3johnnie and it is transferrable. He claims he acquired it from the Colt Museum. It looks gorgeous. Here is a video of him shooting it. I did not expect such a high [Read More…]
Wilson Combat, known for their 1911’s and a growing portfolio of high-end products, has announced their 1911 extractors are going even higher end performance wise. Both the Series 70 and Series 80 1911 extractors are now machined from S7 tool steel bar stock. S7 [Read More…]
I was re-watching Pixar’s Cars 2 the other night. I never noticed this before but there is a gun reference in that movie. The character Rod Torque Redline is an American Spy who infiltrated a secret organization. The bad guys have roughed him up a bit and like in [Read More…]
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