The 1911- Is it for everyone? - Jul 11, 2006 - 10:11:13 AM
By Walt Rauch
I've formed some firm conclusions about my friend the 1911 pistol. I bought my first one at the age of 18 and have carried the same gun all my life. I've lost count of the 1911s I've bought and sold and I don't really know how many I have squirreled away.

Rauch's Rules - May 23, 2006 - 12:40:47 PM
By Walt Rauch
All predators are always killers. When they attack, your options for self-defense are very limited.

A few of Roger's Rules - May 8, 2006 - 11:10:47 AM
By Walt Rauch
Roger Tucker, now deceased, had a pragmatic view of the world. He carried a 1911 cross-draw, sans holster, next to his skin most of his adult life so much so that he had an imprint of the gun in his flesh!

Hey buddy! Got a light? - Apr 14, 2006 - 10:16:07 AM
By Walt Rauch
You know who you are...the guy outside the baggage check area trying to bum a light from another smoker who also doesn’t have a pack of matches, thanks to the "shoe bomber."

"No-Tool" Glock Disassembly - Mar 26, 2006 - 11:10:19 AM
By Walt Rauch
After twenty or so years, it’s fairly well known that, with a minimal amount of instruction, the Glock pistol can be disassembled into (almost) all of its component parts.

A very rare Krieghoff Luger! - Mar 16, 2006 - 2:45:28 PM
By Walt Rauch
The firm of H. Krieghoff GmbH (Jagdwaffen und Sportwaffen) is now best known for its "best quality" shotguns and rifles, but the company also made 14,000 Luger Model P08s (Pistole 08) from 1934 through 1945, but a small portion of the estimated 3.5 million made.

Old time 1911 accuracy - Mar 6, 2006 - 9:02:10 AM
By Walt Rauch
How accurate were the original 1911s? Common wisdom has it that if  you could plunk five rounds into five inches at 25 yards you were either lucky or had the gun accurized.

"Of Sheep, Wolves and Prickly Men" - Mar 4, 2006 - 9:14:24 AM
By Walt Rauch
Regarding the above title and this blog, I disagree, in part, with the notion of some of us being categorized as a "sheepdog". I don't carry an active badge anymore and am not a caretaker for strangers. "Prickly" does about cover it though.