Colt Model 711: The M16A2 We Deserved
My 10 year career in the military took place almost entirely in the 2010’s and in that time as a person who did not kill people for a living, the M16A2 was a constant...
Category: Reviews
The S&W 632 “Ultimate Carry”: An Independent Review
Intro At SHOT Show this year, one of the handful of new announcements that genuinely intrigued me was the Lipsey’s Exclusive “Ultimate Carry” series of J Frame revolvers by Smith and Wesson. I have...
Ordinary Firearm Reviews: The Remington R1 1911
Remington R1. The modernized GI style 1911. A comfortable but perplexing piece of engineering occupying the metaphorical space in between. Modern machining and materials for a design old enough that your great grandparents recognize...
Book Review: The Collected Works of Skeeter Skelton
It’s that time of year again. The magical time where temperatures in the Midwest dip below the 0 mark and I attend family reunions with 40 people packed in a single 2 story house....
Husqvarna Sporter Mausers: Yesterdays Workhorse, Tomorrows Heirloom
The affordability and utility of today’s modern deer rifles are unmatched. Whether it’s a Ruger American or a Savage Axis on the lower end or a Bergara or Tikka on the slightly higher end,...
Surplus Remington R4 upper: Colt 6920 SOCOM for half the cost
It’s a truism that has rang true since even before the days of the Great Coof-ening of 2020: the salad days of military surplus are well behind us. Sure, there are some noble holdouts...
Restoring Milsurp Part 2: CMP Rack Grade Garands
Intro Shortly after my “Restoring Milsurp” article was published in December last year https://www.kommandoblog.com/2022/12/12/restoring-milsurps-in-the-2020s/ I ended up getting bit by the CMP bug again and decided that since the supply of Garands may be...
Restoring Milsurps: A viable endeavor in the 2020s?
The moment that solidified my hobby of collecting and shooting military firearms occurred on a rainy afternoon in 2009. My dad and I aimlessly meandered into our local gun store and I began looking...
The USMC M16A5 Concept: History and Build
Intro With the recent adoption of the Sig MCX Spear in 6.8×51 as the Army’s Next Generation Squad Weapon, there seems to be a sense among some that “what’s old is new again”. Reverting...
The CMP Expert Grade 308 M1 Garand: Detailed Review
Intro It’s been 8 months since I received and quickly published my initial overview of the CMP Expert grade M1 Garand which at the point this article is being published is the only M1...
