Colt Custom Carry Limited, superb hideaway.
When it comes to defensive handguns, in my opinion, carry what works best for you. Picking a defensive handgun is a personal experience, and many factors need to be considered,…
BarrelBlok, safety is no accident.
Perfect practice makes perfect, and a training regimen should vary to include live and dry fire. Above all else is safety, so when you are not at the live fire…
Rock Island Armory TAC Standard FS.
Rock Island Armory TAC Standard FS in .45 Automatic arrived about three and a half months ago for review. We put about 350 various rounds downrange with no pistol failures…
Dan Wesson Vigil, put your carry gun on a diet.
It was a few months ago the Dan Wesson Vigil showed up for review. We pressed it into service right away. As expected, it was well fit and quite attractive,…
Colt Combat Elite no assembly required.
The title may sound a bit strange, but if you understand that nothing really needs to be done to the new Colt Combat Elite, to make it ready for the…
1911 School: Series 70
Almost as soon as Colt introduced the Series 80 pistols, they began to be denigrated by the purists, and all the pre-Series 80s…whether they were built in 1912 or 1982…were…
1911 School, Feeding Part 3 of 3.
The next critical dimension is the cartridge OAL itself. Too short or too long and you’ll have problems. The issues that so many people ascribed to the 1911’s failure to…
1911 School, Feeding Part 2 of 3.
The 1911 style pistol with internal extractor, as originally designed. The extractor’s role in feeding is often misunderstood and underestimated. Most important is the deflection. That is, the amount of…
1911 School, Feeding Part 1 of 3
In order to effect a better understanding of the dimensions and conditions critical to reliable feeding in the 1911 pistol, I thought this might be a good idea to go…
Evolution of the 1911 in Pictures
Evolution of the 1911 in Pictures The evolution of the 1911 started in 1898 with the pistol that became the Colt Model 1900. Chambered in .38 Auto, it was a…