“You’re not actually going to shoot that, are you?” “Oh sure,” I answered, locking the slide open and applying a couple drops of oil as if to further prove my intentions. “But is looks mint,” he continued, “unfired even!” His eyes, which looked as if they might produce tears at any moment, were locked on […]
A League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Classic Colt 1911
This is the story of one man’s lifetime dream – come true. I finally learned the hard lessons of imperfect tries, and lifted the phone to make that first call. It took almost 40 years for me to gain the sense necessary, followed by one of the longest waits of my life -six months- until […]
Stealth .45 ACP – Terry Tussey’s Comp 1911
I don’t like compensators. To my traditionalist’s eye, they are funny-looking contraptions better suited to imaginary guns in Star Wars movies. Real men all enjoy a little recoil, so why why would you want to put some roonie-looking whatchamacallit on the end of your shooting iron to shield you from a little discomfort? Besides, these […]
Traveling Companion: Tussey’s Stealth Comp is “Just Right”
Traveling Companion: Terry Tussey’s stealth comp is “just right” It’s mid-night-thirty and dark like the second line of the Bible. I’ve got the GT Pony car stretched out across the lonesome high desert at a (classified) ground speed. I’m headed home. There’s enough gas in the car and enough coffee in me to complete the […]
Tussey Custom’s Lightweight Stealth-Comp
A state-of-the-art 1911 carry gun from a master pistolsmith! When it comes to the world of guns, Terry Tussey has pretty much “been there and done that” and then he wore out the T-shirt! You’d guess him as much younger, but as Terry approaches his middle 60’s he is capping a career in the gun […]