British Motorcycle Gear

45 ACP

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

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

A Model 625 load…

When I first posted about the Model 60 load development plan and the Altamont grips I bought from good buddy…

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

A Tale of Two More .45s

A couple of weeks ago I tested three .45 ACP loads in a Model 625 Smith and Wesson and my…

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

101 years old, and counting…

By Joe Berk It was one of the ones that got away, that Colt 1917 was, and I regretted it…

6 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,…

6 years ago