While it seems like just about everybody is making the AR, the name Colt still carries a lot of weight when it comes to this design. They were the “first” in the minds of many civilian shooters, and the company has a long history of producing the design’s martial sibling for the U.S. military. And now, with the M4 Expanse, Colt is offering a great gun at a great price.
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A Sub-$700 Colt M4? The 5.56mm Colt Expanse. Full Review.
BY Jon Hodoway Updated: September 14, 2016Colt + Deadpool = Awesome
BY S.H. Blannelberry Updated: August 16, 2016Whiskey Tango Firearms, Inc. has produced a custom show-stopper, especially if you’re a fan of Marvel Comic’s “Deadpool.”
Colt 10mm Delta Elite: A Classic Magnum-Powered 1911—Full Review
BY Clay Martin Updated: August 1, 2016The Colt Delta Elite in 10mm combines the potent power of that magnum-force autopistol cartridge with the classic 1911 format. Born in the 1980s, this pistol is still alive and kicking today.
Replacing Your Revolver Grips with Hogue Exotic Hardwood!
BY S.H. Blannelberry Updated: July 14, 2016Welcome to what I call “Coffee Table Gunsmithing,” as most of the work done on this gun was done right on my coffee table with a simple box of tools.
Blannelberry Gets His Concealed Carry Permit: EP. 3: Buying The Gun On GunsAmerica
BY S.H. Blannelberry Updated: April 21, 2016Okay, is the suspense killing you? Are you dying to know what revolver I opted to buy (even though the pictures indubitably gave it away)?
Shoot-out: Colt Python vs. Smith & Wesson 686
BY Dave Higginbotham Updated: April 16, 2016Looking for a .357? We’re shooting two of the best–the Smith & Wesson 686 and the Colt Python. So how do these two icons stack up against each other?
Turnbull Restoration of a 1911–Step by Step
BY Dave Higginbotham Updated: February 27, 2016When should you have an old gun restored? We’ve asked the experts at Turnbull. They’ve just returned our 1911, and this is one perfect example. This gun went from Hartford to Argentina, back up to Reno and then to Turnbull. And now it looks like it would have the day it left the factory.
Classic Colt Cutaways and a new Python?–SHOT Show 2016
BY Sam Trisler Updated: January 24, 2016The powers that be were blown away by how much buzz and excitement came from the announcement of the retro 1903 at last years SHOT Show. We were told that the excitement was so great that the Colt Custom Shop has been given a new assignment.
Colt’s got 3 New Guns for Competition, Defense and Duty
BY Max Slowik Updated: January 15, 2016Meet the Colt Competition, 2016 Lightweight Commander and Expanse M4 Colt has announced three new additions to their catalog to kick of the new year, two 1911s and an AR-15, all at solid price points that are sure to please. They are the Colt Competition Pistol, Colt Lightweight Commander and the wallet-friendly Expanse M4 carbine. [...]
6 New Year’s Resolutions for a Fitter Colt in 2016
BY Max Slowik Updated: January 7, 2016If Colt was a person, that person stopped going to the gym a long time ago. It’s time for Colt to make some New Year’s resolutions and get back in shape.