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Firing the 1891 Rolling Block Pistol

It’s unusual to be able to actually shoot some antique firearms, but being that this is a rolling block pistol in 22 RF; and...

Remington No 9 Shotgun – Disassembly

Remington No 9 Shotgun - DisassemblyThis video serves two purposes. Firstly it documents the disassembly procedure of the Remington No 9 shotgun, for our...
1858 Remington Gunsmith Conversion.

1858 Gunsmith Conversion

GRS Ragnarok Chassis forend length

GRS Ragnarok Forend

Military Surplus

Shooting – Testing the PTR 91 and 1897 Shotgun

It's been a busy winter and spring is on us fast. I have a bunch of gun projects that have crept up on me....

POTD – Russian Sniper Rifle Testing

POTD - Russian Sniper Rifle TestingSome quick pictures from the range today. We were filming the answer to a question a viewer asked. So...

Steyr GB Pistol

Been looking for one of these for quite a while, but the prices on the auction sites never seemed appropriate to what their real...

Dallas Shooter Use A SKS Rifle

It is being reported by multiple, yet unconfirmed sources, that the Dallas Police shooter was not armed with an AR-15 rifle as previously assumed....

Shooting

Armalite AR-50 200y Zero

Armalite AR-50 200y ZeroKraken is back at the John1911 range with his favorite gun. The Armalite AR-50. Here he is shooting surplus ammo to...

Workbench

Shooting Bench Number 5

Shooting Bench Number 5Why have 4 shooting benches when you can have 5 for the cost of 6? What am I talking about? Why...

1911 Pistols

Freeze’s Missing Gun

So while working late in the armory, I had a chance to go through some of the backlogged piles from the move. In particular...
Long term review. Wilson X9 magazine.
WWI Colt 1911. 1914 Production. US GI Colt.

WWI 1911 Assessment

Springfield Ronin.

Gun Store Road Trip

Metal detector gun

Lost Gun In The Woods

Blaser Rifles

Blaser Tactical 2 Barrel Installed

Blaser tactical 2 556 barrel is ready to go. Scope installed. Eye relieve set. Having a 223 caliber precision rifle is always very handy...

Hunting - Outdoors

2015 Deer Processing

Deer ProcessingWe’ve had some interest from readers asking about Freeze’s home-deer processing. Here are photos of his finished product. Between all his personal deer,...

Vang Comp Safety on Mossberg 500

So, the other day I’m in the armory discussing business with Marky and, “checking out” my Russian sniper rifle. While I’m gathering up things,...

44 Mag Backup

Not all backup guns are pocket rockets. Like they say, the right tool for the job. And a J-farme snub defiantly doesn’t rate in...
Doc me in Qatar. Safari.

Me in Qatar

If I look like I’ve road hard and put up wet it’s because I feel like it. About 1:00 am here and only got some...

Podcast

The John1911 Podcast

EP-388: FRT’s are Crushing The Machine Gun Market

Episode 388 of the John1911 Podcast is now live: Hunting is in effect. Would you buy a Swiss made P320? I think we owe...
The John1911 Podcast

EP-387 : Live From The Cocktail Party

Episode 387 of the John1911 Podcast is now live: The Glock V is out. The Glock 17L is in...almost. 3x's More Bulletproof. High Mileage...
The John1911 Podcast

EP-386: Glock Gets Taken Out

Episode 386 of the John1911 Podcast: Glock Series V. AI Gun Detection. Tundra Goes Down Hard. Suppressor Baffle Strikes. MarkyJohn1911.com"Shooting Guns & Having Fun"
The John1911 Podcast

EP-385: North Korean Boob Jobs

Episode 385 of the John1911 Podcast is now live: The INEOS Grenadier is here. Website traffic. History of Weapons of War Shuts Down. FN...
The John1911 Podcast

EP-384: The New Polar Bear Hustle

Episode 384 of the John1911 podcast: Another SIG pop in Area 3? Will STG44's ever come out of Syria? MSNBC says Comey is guilty. ...
The John1911 Podcast

EP-383: Glittery ISIS

Episode 383 of the John1911 Podcast: Trans is turning into Glittery ISIS. Kirk conspiracy theories. Danny thinks Comey will flip. Porsche walks back 718...

Commentary

Russia – Shipping Container Drone Attack

Surreptitiously putting weapons in shipping containers for remote activation isn’t a new idea. See attached post from our website some years ago. But having massive...

Steyr AUG – A Gun For Non-Gun People

Had some visitors to the John1911 range. There was a request to shoot a few rifles. But what surprised me the most was One,...

Industry news

Buyer Beware: The Worst Deal at Camp Perry 2015

As our regular readers know, we hit the National Matches up at Camp Perry every year. If you have never been, put it on...

Market Report – Glock 17L

I remember these guns when they came out. As a matter of fact, I had a buddy who, “got a deal on one” only...

Scrome – J8F1 Scope Manufacturing

My contact over at Scrome was nice enough to send over some pics showing their progress on the J8F1 scope project. For those who...

Sig P210a Target vs 210 Standard

Like many MILSURP collectors, I have been in the hunt for the  reissue of the Sig Sauer P210. Supposedly they will shoot just as good...

Interesting Stories Around The Web

The New Chevy Commercial is Lit! 

This video was born out of a funny conversation Chris and I were having one day soon after this protestor story hit the national...

Not The Typical EDC Knives

Two of my most treasured gun-show finds.  It just so happens that I found them both on the same day at the same gun-show.In...

POTD

POTD – The Fix by Q

Editor’s note: Officer Mike has been talking about getting a Q rifle for a few months. Looks like he has finally procured one. Personally...

Still The One

Still the one. Wilson EDC X9L —Marky #john1911 #edcx9l #edcx9 #9mm1911s #1911
S&W Model 10-8 AIM Surplus.

S&W Model 10-8 

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