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October 13, 2014
Historical Firearms — The Colt Model 1911
Colt M1991A1 — The “Modern” Model 1911 with Series 80 firing system
Next Monday I’ll be presenting a review of the firearm pictured here, but today I want to devote this blog to one of the most iconic and historically important handguns ever produced — John Moses Browning’s superlatively designed, stunningly beautiful achievement the Colt Model 1911 designed for the potent .45 ACP cartridge.
You’ve seen the 1911 before, by the way. In fact, whether you know it or not, you’ve seen it literally t...
October 10, 2014
Fun Photo Friday — Just in case you thought El Paso only gets great sunsets
Franklin Mountains
I’ve shown you dozens of El Paso sunsets. But that’s not all we get. Sometimes we luck out with mist shrouding the Franklin Mountains that split our city in two:
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October 8, 2014
No Longer Equalizing a Person of Interest — A Colossal Mistake?
As I write this I have just finished up the posts for my Montreal-to-Boston cruise aboard the MS Maasdam, the second season of The Equalizer was finally made available last Tuesday some six years after the release of Season One (as well as the complete set directly from the new distributor), we’re just over three weeks away from the fourth season opener of Person of Interest, and we’re just over two weeks away from the release of The Equalizer movie.
When last we discussed Person of Interest (...
