I had the opportunity ( and pleasure ) of handling and shooting a Norinco 1911 – so come along with me as I wring this old darling out… What is a Norinco??? Norinco was started in 1980 – an enterprise group engaged in both products and capital operation, integrated with research and development, manufacturing, marketing,Continue reading “Norinco 1911 A1 Review”
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Rex Zero 1 CP – Revisited
Most of you remember this almost “ugly duckling from a prior post – well I shot it multiple times and every time more paint (not a factory coating ) would come off. I finally took it up to Jacques @ Inner 10 and had it cerakoted. I just couldn’t stand the splotchy paint job anyContinue reading “Rex Zero 1 CP – Revisited”
My Favorite Shield – It’s the .40 ( but it’s not )
Here’s the little darling – cute ain’t she? Wait just a minute Bruce – how many barrels did it come with?? What’s with the extra barrel? Well . . . The Shield in 40 S&W is my favorite when you swap a conversion barrel from these folks into it and now you have a ShieldContinue reading “My Favorite Shield – It’s the .40 ( but it’s not )”
Arex REX Zero 1 CP – At the Range
Got out to the range and burned up about 200 rounds of Winchester White Box 115 grain ball – went through several targets – kind of a getting acquainted thing. Very impressive piece. Dug the CZ 2075 RAMI out of the bunker – a closes match to the REX – the CZ is one veryContinue reading “Arex REX Zero 1 CP – At the Range”
S&W 45 Shield – Small Package – BIG Performance !!
Smith & Wesson continues to expand their Shield line with the intro of a .45 caliber version – and yes – like the rest you can get it in just about ANY flavor you want – with or without – thumb safety / night sight sights / performance center version / garbage disposal / dishwasherContinue reading “S&W 45 Shield – Small Package – BIG Performance !!”
Found one in the wild!!
Ran across this at GGGPAWN (where else?? – LOL! ) I have been looking for a Rex Zero 1 CP for a while – had just about resigned myself to the fate of buying new. . . and here was this little homeless darling just pining away – neglected – abandoned – unloved – whatContinue reading “Found one in the wild!!”
Tokyo Rose
The Smith and Wesson 36-1 The 36-1 was originally built for the Tokyo Police Department and really embraced a strange twist in Smith’s dash numbers denoting an engineering change as opposed to denoting a model number. (Smith as a whole REALLY wrapped their arms around the collective journey through the looking glass!!) Prior to 1956Continue reading “Tokyo Rose”
Recoil Gunworks – or “A Tale of Two Glocks”
Found myself in the market for a second Glock 21 – more on that in a bit. Not that I am behind on “stuff” – but I bought this back in June and am just now getting this post put together – LOL . Looking around and found a deal on good to very goodContinue reading “Recoil Gunworks – or “A Tale of Two Glocks””
A Genuine Star Review – and we’re not talking about no fake Hollywood star
One of the best sites on the internet for Star history is right here – I am not going to copy and paste a bunch of stuff from his site – If you want to really get into Star and their “stuff” I urge you to follow the link – get a bowl of popcornContinue reading “A Genuine Star Review – and we’re not talking about no fake Hollywood star”
S&W 4046 – Old School Stuff
Very nice example of a 4046 – Wait a minute now – whats a 4046?? Remember this chart from a previous post?? Lets work our way through all the numbers It is a four digit number – so it is a third generation – _ _ _ _ The first two are 4 0 _Continue reading “S&W 4046 – Old School Stuff”
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