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TJ’s Latest Custom Handguns

By Joe Berk I had lunch with good buddy TJ (of TJ's Custom Gunworks) recently and he showed me an…

2 years ago

A Colt Visit

The city of Hartford in Connecticut is Mecca if you are a Colt fan (as in Colt firearms), and I…

3 years ago

A Tale of Two 9s

I recently tested two 9mm loads to assess: How 124-grain roundnose Boudreau powder-coated bullets performed in the SIG P226 and…

3 years ago

A Custom TJ Combat Commander

We've featured TJ's Custom Gunworks a few times here on the ExNotes blog.  I'll take credit for influencing another good…

3 years ago

I’ll be Bach: The AMT 1911 Hardballer Long Slide

"I'll be Bach," of course, is the written Austrian-accent impersonation of the Governator (i.e., Arnold) in what has to be…

3 years ago

Compact 1911 Spring Fatigue

The last time I had the Compact 1911 on the range, I shot worse than usual.  At 25 yards (with…

3 years ago

Five Favorite Handguns

I've owned quite a few handguns and I've shot quite a few more.  These are my five all-time favorites. Colt…

4 years ago

A Favorite 1911

The 1911 is an all time favorite handgun for me (and a lot of other people, too).   I've owned several…

4 years ago

The 2021 MacManus 1911 Award

Earlier this month we had a quick trip back to New Jersey for the 2021 MacManus Award.  You've read about…

4 years ago

The 2021 MacManus Award

Last year I wrote about the MacManus Award, a program I helped revive with the Rutgers University Reserve Officer Training…

4 years ago