Recent content by keithherrington

I keep two inventories I keep two inventories: one for all the guns I currently own and one for all the guns sold or traded away. They are both Word documents simply because I include all the detail I need to remember on each, and a table is not flexible enough for my needs. I list the type...

Only one choice for me really - my Linebaugh customized stainless Ruger Bisley Blackhawk in 45 Colt. My hunting load is a 340 grain LBT Long Flat Nose Gas Check bullet by Montana Bullet works over 13 grains of HS-6. 1100 fps, very accurate, hits like a sledge hammer and Linebaugh's custom...

My most accurate Model 27 This is the most accurate Model 27 I've ever owned. It helped me make Distinguished Revolver in 2006. Grips are Hemphill by Nill. Keith

With very, very few exceptions, if I have not shot the gun in the last year, it goes up for sale. IMO safe queens should be passed on to those that can enjoy USING them. If not used, they are just fancy paper weights. Now, that philosophy obviously would not work for true collectors...you...

Here's my Novak that Nighthawk Custom rebarreled This is my 1911 Colt Combat Government Series 70 (originally built in 1983 in very limited numbers) that Novak's customized in 2008, 70B425XX. It now has a 5” Nighthawk Custom match barrel/bushing/link in 45ACP. Originally, all Novak's did to...

Some of my other Nighthawk builds In March 2018 I posted Having Nighthawk Doing Some Custom Work for Me which was the first gun I had Nighthawk help me with. It was not a full build, but they successfully corrected some issues the original gunsmith had problems with, such as a poorly fit Kart...

Well, here goes nothing Culina, Spegel, Ahrends, in that order.

Over the past few years I've finally been able to build a series of 1911s that fully fit my needs and my wants. I've posted threads on a few in the past but this one is a bit special to me. I've always been fascinated by the 1911s built between 1919 and 1921, a period best described as one of...

This is one of the few gun accessory ideas that doesn't really depend on money. You can get the very best quality and spend a lot of money and not overcome the basic flaws with the idea of using a laser on a handgun. A light has a lot of virtue, but a laser? No! First, a real life story...

Well, I have to agree with the OP, but only to a point... I'm now 66 and have been shooting, carrying and modifying 1911s since I was 12 when my Dad gave me my first gun, a 1911A1 issued to an Army Air Corp Colonel. Over the years I came to some of the same conclusions as the OP. Only...

While the OP is obviously using the term elegant as most people do, to wit "pleasingly graceful and stylish in appearance or manner", I've always had a hard time with that definition. It's just so subjective. Having a more technical and analytical view of the world I've always preferred the...

Here is my L-Comp My prelock L-Comp has the best balance of power, accuracy, weight, size and comfort, especially when carried in my Milt Sparks PMK. Carry ammo is Remington's 125 grain Golden Saber.

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OP is right on the mark Over the decades I've spent a lot of time, money and effort getting all my guns to feel right in my hands. After it is all said and done I've arrived at this solution - Craig Spegel extended and checkered Boot Grips. Round butt on my carry guns, and square butt on my...

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