Ruger Single Action Matte Finish
If you are wanting to update the look of your Ruger Single Action Revolver to something a little out of the ordinary, we are now offering a matte bead blast finish. This finish gives the gun a very soft satin look. Color is almost a light grey. The gun retains all of its stainless properties for rust protection. Cost is $125
read moreCourt Supports Illinois CCW
I hesitate to post this, because I never want this website to be about legislation. I don’t want it to be a forum for 2nd Amendment rights. However, this is interesting today. A Federal Court has said Illinois can’t prohibit CCW. Read more here.
read moreSevigny Competition Sights
Just finished up a Glock 34 for that will be a competition gun for IDPA. The customer and I decided to add a set of Dave Sevigny Competition Sights to the gun. These sights are made by Warren Tactical and feature a plain black rear sight with a fiber optic front sight. The sight comes with a red and a green tube for you to choose. We settled on the red tube, and I think this suits my eyes better. Internally we did a competition trigger job that makes this gun incredibly fast on follow-up shots. This includes setting the overtravel for...
read moreYou Might Be Surprised
I was catching up on my daily dose of depression, i.e. reading the news, and noticed an article about celebs who pack heat. I guess not everyone in Hollywood is anti-gun after all. Check it out at Fox News. You might also be surprised to know that the great state of Tennessee set a record on black Friday. The TN Instant Check System, TICS, completed 5,936 transactions on Black Friday. That was 1,079 more than Black Friday 2011. Perhaps they should call it black Friday because of all of the AR-15’s walking out the door. I...
read moreHappy Thanksgiving
I hope you are enjoying the Thanksgiving holiday. I have spent some time over the last few weeks thinking of all the things I’m most thankful for. In many ways my list boils down to relationships. Some I have had my entire life like my family. Some have come in the last 10 years as a husband and then a father. One in particular was formed at church as a boy when I discovered the grace God offers us. Many others have been formed through my relationships in the shooting community. If you count your blessings today you might be...
read moreNot All Ammo is Created Equal
I was recently doing some testing for a customer gun before shipping it out. The shop’s normal test ammo is Winchester “white box” variety that you can pick up from big box stores. This is used because it is what most of our customer base is likely to pick up. If a gun runs well with this, we have a good chance that it will run well with most other factory ammo (handloaded ammo is an issue unto itself). I had shot a good number of 38 special and 357 mag through this particular gun and was really enjoying my day at the...
read moreXS Sights For the Taurus Judge
This weekend we finally got to do something we have been waiting to do for a long time; XS Sights on the Judge. We had been hearing rumors of a XS Sight for a while, but hadn’t seen it on the XS website. While it still isn’t listed on the website, it is in fact being made. Many of you know that these are some of our favorite sights. We have installed them on Glocks, Ruger SP101’s and S&W revolvers for years. The dot is so easy and fast to acquire and shoot. We are now offering these sights for installation on the...
read moreThe Custom Revolver
The Custom Revolver by Hamilton Bowen is a classic read for any revolver enthusiast. Bowen breaks down so many of the custom touches that have made him famous in pistolsmith circle for years. Perhaps the most surprising part of the book is the wonderful style in which it is written. Uncommon for a pistolsmith to possess such a command of his pen as well as his file. Until recently this book was unavailable to the general public because it was out of print. When you did find them for sale you could expect to pay well over $100. Now you can...
read moreSuppressors
I recently got to spend a little time with David Sams of Sams Custom Gunworks. Many of the regular followers of MCC know that David has had a profound impact on my gunsmithing life. He is a true master gunsmith that continues to amaze me. David showed me his new line of suppressors. They are made of stainless steel and can be fully disassembled for cleaning. Rumor has it that at a recent test the dry fire of a .22 pistol was louder than the same .22 suppressed. They are crazy fun! They will cost you in the form of a tax stamp, and they...
read moreSM-1 20 Gauge
An interesting thing to come across our shop was a request to do the SM-1 in 20 gauge. It is a great concept so that you don’t needlessly beat yourself to death, while still providing a great platform for a self-defense shotgun. I love the 20 gauge and as others have shown, it doesn’t give up much to the 12 in buckshot testing. This particular SM-1 was made for a the fine lady pictured above. A great present from her husband to make her feel comfortable. The...
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