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Shoemaker Holsters

By Joe Berk Back in the 1970s I was a falling plate competitor. That competition involved knocking over a set…

2 months ago

A Tale of Two 1911s

If I had a dime for every article and Internet post comparing the 9mm to the .45 ACP cartridge (and…

6 months ago

Four .45 ACP Revolvers

By Joe Berk When most folks think of the .45 ACP cartridge, they think of the 1911 and other semi-auto…

7 months ago

SIG’s M18 versus the S&W Shield

I had a chance to fire the new SIG M18 9mm handgun, which was recently added to the California Department…

12 months ago

The 9mm 1911 Resurrection

By Joe Berk As mentioned in recent blogs on my 9mm Springfield Armory 1911, I took the gun to TJ's…

1 year ago

The 2023 MacManus Award

By Joe Berk One of the best things that's happened to me is the MacManus Award, which I received in…

2 years ago

Two Bodacious Belly Guns

Not too long ago, I posted the Model 60 handjob blog, which was a story about fitting a new hand…

2 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