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The 2020 MacManus 1911

Stainless steel barrel, Parkerized finish, fixed sights, checkered wood grips, arched mainspring housing...the Springfield Armory Mil Spec 1911 gets the…

5 years ago

The Colin D. MacManus Award

Captain Colin D. MacManus, a US Army Infantry officer and an Airborne Ranger, graduated from Rutgers University in 1963.  He…

5 years ago

RIA Compact 1911 Update

I've done a few blogs on the 1911 handgun and, in particular, on a Rock Island Armory Compact I bought…

5 years ago

The Gear’d Torture Test

So, the literature that came with my Gear'd Hardware ZX2-1116 watch said it was bulletproof. We'll see about that, I…

5 years ago

Reloading Part IV: Wrapping It Up

This post wraps up our tutorial on reloading .45 ACP ammunition, although from time to time we'll be posting favored…

5 years ago

A Pair of Prancing Ponies…and that first No. 1

Good buddy Python Pete and I went to the range a few days ago to let loose with a pair…

5 years ago

Reloading Part II: The first steps

In our first post on this topic, we talked about the equipment and components needed for reloading the .45 ACP…

5 years ago

Reloading Part I: Equipment and Components

I've had a few requests for a blog on reloading.   You know, not just favored loads for different cartridges,…

5 years ago

Another Tale of Two .45s…

We've done "A Tale of Two Guns" pieces before here on the ExNotes blog, and we've specifically done a "Tale…

6 years ago

A tale of four 1911s…

My good buddy Paul, whom you've already read about on the ExNotes blog, is a retired aerospace engineer who has…

6 years ago