Uncle Hosea’s Little Darling

by | Jan 5, 2019 | Uncategorized

H.C.Lombard pistol with a modern quarter for size comparison. In 1860-1861 Hosea C. Lombard manufactured these elegant little pistols and ammunition in a second-floor factory in Springfield. Unfortunately the factory burned down in 1861, and he never resumed...

.45 x 5: Range Report for 30 December 2018

by | Dec 31, 2018 | Uncategorized

From left to right: .450 Adams, .45 ACP, .45 Cowboy Special, .44 Colt & .45 Colt Forty-five day at the range today! Two experimental loads for .450 Adams, two for .44 Colt, with the rest being...

The Mercury Automatic Pistol

by | Dec 25, 2018 | Uncategorized

I happened across this little pistol- where else?- at Pinto’s Guns in Renton, WA. It was obviously a well-made gun, but I had never heard of it before. I was intrigued. The gun is a straight blowback, striker-fired single-action semi-auto that is almost entirely...

Range Report 18 December 2018- The Gang’s All Here

by | Dec 18, 2018 | Uncategorized

We got an invite to meet Pat Hillyer and Courtney Miller at Champion Arms for a bit of shooting this afternoon. Linda was all for it- any opportunity to shoot her Sig 238 Legion is OK with her! Linda is getting nicely dialed in on the 238 Legion. The custom Desert...