OPENING PANDORA’S BOX
Pandora's Box is a genuine piece and was hand-engraved by a gold and silversmith master engraver over many months of work. The gun refers to the Greek mythology when Pandora illegally opened the box given to her and evil came upon mankind. The representation on the pistol is a modification of the historical event of the Corona Pandemic. Pandora has been hand-engraved in silver. She opens the box in China and from there the virus [...]
MOSSBERG MC2 SC | Great Things Come In Small Packages
O.F. Mossberg and Sons is the oldest family-owned firearms manufacturer in the United States opening their doors in March. Best known for their shotguns and rifles, it is virtually unknown that the first firearm produced by Mossberg was a handgun—the Brownie. HAVE A BROWNIE Designed for trappers and self-defense, the [...]
MAXIMIZING YOUR CCW PRACTICE WITH A CO2 PISTOL
Most of us don’t get to the range as we’d like to or should. I know I don’t. Few of us live where we can just step outside and shoot. Even when we do get to the range, restrictions often limit our training options. Ammo is not cheap these days. [...]
TEXAS RANGER-STYLE 1911
In any gathering of shooters there’s usually some talk about the great or greatest gunfighters and crime fighting organizations of all time. The one group that seems to get mentioned most often is the Texas Rangers. Though dwarfed by the number of personnel and size of budgets possessed by numerous [...]
S&W 3RD GEN DAO’S | Autos For Revolver Guys
Smith and Wesson introduced Double Action Only (DAO) variants of their 3rd generation semiautomatic pistols in the first few years of the 1990’s. They were envisioned as a solution for agencies struggling with transitioning officers from revolvers to semi autos. At that time, I was in my early 20’s and [...]
NEW LIFE FOR A NEW SERVICE | Fink’s Custom Gunsmithing
Starting in 1976 I have been to Gunsite more times than I can remember. Besides meeting life-long friends, one of the best things is the networking that takes place. At a three-day revolver/lever-action rifle event, I took my Colt New Service and a Model 92 Winchester, both chambered in 45 [...]
AMERICAN COP | Through The Centuries
My first trip to the American Pistol Institute (now known as Gunsite) was in 1976, shortly after it was founded by Jeff Cooper. When asked how many times I have been there I honestly answer, “I don’t know.” In addition to classes and industry events, I normally go to Gunsite [...]
KIMBER K6 | Carry Compromise
Kimber has earned a solid reputation for their quality 1911s and more recently with their bolt-action rifles and small concealable pistols. They threw us a curveball six years ago when they unveiled a new handgun: the K6 Revolver. Kimber has made a practice of delivering well thought-out guns that don’t [...]
THE SAINT COMES MARCHING IN | Springfield Armory SAINT™ Pistol
When the SB-Tactical brace was released, they received a letter from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms saying the device didn’t turn a pistol into a rifle. It didn’t take long for gun owners to install a brace onto AR pistols creating a working man’s short-barreled rifle (SBR). [...]
MOSSBERG MC2c
In November of 1998 we were invited to attend the rollout of the Mossberg MC1sc pistol at Gunsite. Spelled out the model is the Mossberg Carry 1, subcompact. The handgun was met with extraordinary success from both seasoned and novice pistoleros. A year later we returned to Gunsite to [...]
Gunsite’s New Gunsmithy
There are a number of things that contribute to a viable business partnership such as good people, good products, and good ser-vice. On April 1, 2021 Gunsite Academy announced a re-organized Gunsmithy operation at the 45 year old world renown training facility. I was fortunate enough to attend the [...]
