Larry Vickers

Keeping in the 1911 spirit of my last post this is the C**t 1911SE-A1 in 45 ACP. Of C**ts current non custom shop offerings this is probably the coolest of them all. I think overall the pistol is very well done except I think C**t needs to step up their game on the beavertail and beavertail fit. In my opinion it detracts from the overall quality of the gun. This is a limited edition so if you want one get on it. What I would really like C**t to do is use this pistol as a base gun to do a quality reproduction of a 1941 era M1911A1 which was a blued pistol. That would be a slick handgun and a great base gun for a custom build. What do you guys think?

Have you all heard of the early-mid 2000's Wilson Combat "Cave Guns"? Pretty cool gun. SF had requested a railed 1911 for use in the dark caves in the Middle East to hunt down bad guys. These are made up of Wilson Combat slides and Caspian Arms Ltd. frames (Wilson didn't make a railed frame at that time). They were spec'd for a SF unit and a few were tested, but not officially adopted. These were leftover Caspian frames with the unique 'WCSF' serial prefix they used for those test guns. Technically an overrun of sorts. Not too many made (I read 150 or so) and I think the ones they did make were offered in a green, grey or black frame. Checkout https://www.instagram.com/the_military_collector_co for more interesting and unique fi****ms.

Special operators are getting a new rifle that can fire both 7.62mm and 6.5mm Creedmoor rounds as a replacement for the MK17 SCAR-H Special Operations Forces Combat Assault Rifle-Heavy, according to U.S. Special Operations Command.

The MK24 Mid-Range Gas Gun-Assault features a “quick-change swappable barrel” that allows the weapon to fire both kinds of ammunition, said Navy Cmdr. Joe Vermette, a spokesperson for U.S. Special Operations Command.

Special Operations Command, or SOCOM, expects to begin receiving the MK24 later this fiscal year, which runs until Sept. 30, and the rifle will be fielded to “multiple SOF components,” Vermette wrote in an email to Task & Purpose.

“The weapon is currently in production and is a direct replacement for the MK17,” Vermette wrote. “SOCOM is pursuing a rapid fielding method that will begin this fiscal year,” Vermette said.

Wishing you a reflective and happy Memorial Day.

Here is me back in the day lighting up the G***k 19X for the first time- I immediately liked the pistol and it set the stage for my all time favorite G***K ; the G45 in 9mm. Who has either one and what are your thoughts on the two pistols ?

This is a Rhodesian FN FAL - who can tell me what the large circular hole in the magwell area is for ?

As many of you know Operation Acid Gambit was a big event during my military career and it’s great to see that my friend Kurt Muse, who we rescued that day, is one step closer to having his story on the big screen. You can learn more here:

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