Del Valle Gunsmithing

Del Valle Gunsmithing Serving the Monterey Peninsula since 1982

delValle Gunsmithing offers quality gunsmithing work including repairs to complete ri**es sh****ns and handguns, sales, appraisals, transfers both private party and dealer, consignments and special orders

Lefty appreciation day
09/17/2026

Lefty appreciation day

09/12/2026

Rick Rescorla saved thousands of lives on September 11 because, for years beforehand, he had been willing to annoy everyone.

After the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center, Rescorla was convinced the towers remained a target. As the man responsible for security at Morgan Stanley, he began insisting on regular evacuation drills. Employees walked the stairs. Executives had to participate. People complained about the interruption.

Rick kept making them practice anyway.

Then came September 11, 2001.

When the North Tower was struck, an announcement initially advised people in the South Tower to remain where they were. Rescorla ignored it. He grabbed his bullhorn and began evacuating Morgan Stanley’s employees. This time nobody needed an explanation about where to go. They had practiced it.

As thousands descended the stairs, Rescorla kept them moving and kept them calm. He sang through his bullhorn, just as he had once sung to soldiers under fire in Vietnam.

Most of Morgan Stanley’s people got out.

Rick Rescorla could have gone with them.

Instead, the former platoon leader from the Battle of Ia Drang turned around and headed back upstairs looking for anyone still inside. When someone told him he needed to leave, his answer was simple: “As soon as I make sure everyone else is out.”

He was last seen climbing upward in the South Tower. It collapsed at 9:59 a.m.

His remains were never recovered.

There are dramatic acts of courage, and then there is the quieter kind that happens years beforehand: seeing a danger others dismiss, preparing for it anyway, and accepting that people may think you are being difficult.

On September 11, Rick Rescorla proved why the drills mattered.

The old soldier had spent years preparing his people for one terrible morning.

When that morning came, they knew what to do.

He made sure of it.

New (to me) equipment inbound thanks to California Towing & Transport
09/10/2026

New (to me) equipment inbound thanks to California Towing & Transport

Henry Jones, looks like one of you rigs
09/03/2026

Henry Jones, looks like one of you rigs

New cards. Nothing fancy but then again, neither am I
09/02/2026

New cards. Nothing fancy but then again, neither am I

08/08/2026

We'll be closed next Friday 8/14 and Saturday 8/15. We will be out of town for a funeral. Will be back open Wednesday 8/19.

Anyone spot the issue with this DBal? Remember to check the fit amongst all of your accessories. In this case, the press...
07/15/2026

Anyone spot the issue with this DBal? Remember to check the fit amongst all of your accessories. In this case, the pressure pad for the light was contacting the battery cap which prevented the DBal to be mounted correctly.

07/15/2026

Ah that unissued M4A1 smell

07/09/2026

We will be closed Wednesday 7/15 for contract work. We will be back open Thursday 7/16.

Classics never go out of style
07/02/2026

Classics never go out of style

Address

28 Quail Run Cir Ste F
Salinas, CA
93907

Opening Hours

Thursday 11am - 6pm
Friday 11am - 7:30pm
Saturday 12pm - 6pm

Telephone

+18313841911

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