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Bryant Ridge's AnalysisAdams & Bennett™ Mauser Replacement Barrels are made from quality barrel steel and are precision reamed, button-rifled, threaded, and short-chambered. Each barrel is chambered approximately .050" short of SAAMI specifications. These barrels should be installed by a qualified gunsmith, who should normally finish-ream the chamber, verify headspace, and test fire the rifle. All Mauser Replacement Barrels and all barrel blanks are furnished "in the white." Chrome moly barr …

Bryant Ridge's AnalysisThe Pistole Parabellum—or Parabellum-Pistole (Pistol Parabellum), commonly known as just Luger or Luger P08 is a toggle-locked recoil-operated semi-automatic pistol. The Luger was produced in several models and by several nations from 1898 to 1949. The design was first patented by Georg Luger. It was meant to be an improvement of the Borchardt C-93 pistol and was initially produced as the Parabellum Automatic Pistol, Borchardt-Luger System by the German arms manufacturer D …

Bryant Ridge's AnalysisThe Colt 1836 patent expired in 1857, and the next year, Remington introduced a solid-frame design that was both elegant and reliable. The 1858 Remington became so famous that it was the prevailing choice of military officers following the Civil War. Its full-frame design still makes it a top choice for black powder shooters today as the cylinder can be removed without taking the firearm completely apart, unlike the Colt models. This Remington features a steel frame, steel …

Bryant Ridge's AnalysisThe old Colt action design was a product of the late 1890's. It was complex and required that the action be literally hand fitted. The action was built using over-sized forged parts in which a fitter would assemble the action by filing, stoning, and even bending parts to get a working revolver. In line with the desire to make the Python the finest revolver ever made, Colt had the action even further polished and tuned to give the best possible trigger pull. So concerned wa …

Bryant Ridge's AnalysisIAI Javelina pistols are pretty much a copy of Colt’s 1911 design, with a flat serrated mainspring housing, left side slide stop and thumb safety, and grip safety, but with the addition of a rear adjustable sight and skeletonized trigger with over-travel adjustment. The 10mm was designed by Col. Jeff Cooper to be more powerful and flatter shooting than the .45 ACP. It is primarily used for rural law enforcement, personal defense and hunting. Until the FBI’s request, it had …