As we previously reported from our 07 FFL, the BREN gun display we have is probably not the best candidate for reactivation. You can see his report by CLICKING HERE. So…since we are treating this as a pile of metal than a gun, the decision has been made to remove it from our secured areas and to install it in …
Ep115 – Glock G45 Pistol, Leader T2 Rifle, Naked Bongos
Ep115 of the John1911 Podcast is now live: Freeze misses opening day. Two headed deer in KY. 19 Point buck taken. Brownell’s HK416 Builds. The G45 over the Glock 19x. The Leader T2 Rifle coming back? Michael Avenatti arrested. Guns to defend Malibu. I’ll be shooting a Glock 40 sometimes. The PD ganks our targets. Naked man, Bongos and Ramen. …
G45 over The G19x
Ok. So I had a chance to finally see these two pistols in person. Actually at the same time. If you want to know the answer now and not read further? Get the G45 and forget the G19x. Now for my reasons. Some are based on general principles and some are reflective of personal taste. For starters…irrespective of what the …
Found Blaser 338LM Magazines
Thanks to a follower we were able to source some factory new, Blaser 338 Lapua magazines; from a retail vender in Europe. Specifically Germany. Special thanks to Tim over at Rothe-Waffen for helping us out. Not only does he have GREAT prices on these mags, he was willing to deal with us via Google translate. Basically I would write something …
308 TTSX Hunting Ammo
Freeze was wondering if we have any 308 hunting loads in the armory? Why, Yes. Yes we do. For my old FN SPRa3g. I shot two deer that year. 168g TTSX loads. #john1911 #shootinggunsandhavingfun #308 #308rifle #ttsx #hunting #deerhunting #deerseason #gunblog #handloading #fnh #fnspra3g #spr #fbi #fbisniper #sniperrifle Sincerely, Marky www.John1911.com “Shooting Guns & Having Fun”
BCM Upper – New Truck Gun
Trying to get used to running an AR. Get used to running a skinny AR. Get used to this 45 degree safety. And hasty zero the Aimpoint Micro. All the while in a light, very cold rain. Sound like a bad day to you? Frankly it was the best day yet on the new range. Nobody to bother me. No …
Ghetto Dot Torture Drill
So…a few weeks back we had a new LE friend of ours stop by the range and want to work pistols. It turned out he had a qual coming up and wanted to up his game. A cop wants to train on his own time? With his own ammo? At my convenience? Great! I’m there. And guess what? I provided …
Second Score of S&W 547 Speed-loaders
Outside of DC I found these NOS HKS 547 speed-loaders! Stunning. The 547 is a rare 9mm revolver. And these HKS loaders will never be made again. I bet these have been sitting on this rack 25 years. While not Singer 1911 rare, I looked pretty hard over 3 years ago for some HKS 547’s. Haven’t seen any since. Now …
Single Point Sling
Years ago I purchased a large box of straps, buckles and clips. If I recall correctly they were Swedish Military. Over the last decade I have used, sold and given away a lot of it; but like most things, there is always a bunch of junk laying around in boxes. The other day I ran across a box with a …
EP114 – T91 Complete, Jim Acosta Booted & AR pistols are Loud!
Episode 114 of the John1911 Podcast is in the can! Here is what we cover: Freeze’s Pistol Build is Loud! T91 Project is back from the 07. A BREN project update. Are we buying a x39 AR Upper? Ginsberg falls in Chambers. Jim Acosta gets the White House Boot! The best Murder Defense this Year! Hedge Hog MEME. Marky & …
Function Test – AR Pistol Build
So Freeze and I decided to take out his AR pistol and do a function check on it. All he needed was a BCG and we had a space living in a Colt SP1. No worries, that BCG was not correct for a SP1. Anyway, his “pistol” shows promise and I am looking forward to seeing how fast we can …
T91 Mockup
OK. Now that range work is slowing down, it’s time to start knocking off some of the backed up to do list. Matt the 07, has sent over some preliminary pics mocking up the rifle. And some in-progress pics detailing the finishing out the Chinese marked lower. Stay tuned! Sincerely, Marky www.John1911.com “Shooting Guns & Having Fun”
POTD – Wild West Co-Pilot in The Pit
Been a while since we have had the Co-Pilot out. And it was a good chance to test some of the new targets with a 45-70 impact. Actually knocked one over. Video soon. Sincerely, Marky www.John1911.com “Shooting Guns & Having Fun”
45 Degree Safety – Mag Change
It’s been well over a decade since I seriously dedicated myself to the AR pattern of rifle. But old habits die hard. In particularly the 45 degree safety on the factory SCAR. I think it is superior and desire to have the same on the new truck-gun. Here you see the Radian safety in action. Not sure what I think …
Bad News BREN
We have an update on the BREN dummy gun. Initially we had hoped the 07 could bring it back to life as a semi-auto. Unfortunately, it may not make sense at this point. And we would be better off just purchasing a new parts kit. See his report below. —Marky First off who ever did this dummy gun was an …