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Steyr Hahn Holster
This was supposed to be a shooting video, but unfortunately the stripper clips did not come in. What stripper clips, you might ask?
Sarco is...
Military Surplus
Mexican G3
This is a followup on the previous article about the privately owned Valmet in Mexico. Like most collectors, this person has a category that...
French Foreign Legion Beretta 92 by MAS
Many years ago, I had a Beretta 92. Picked it up off a retiring DSS agent in the very, very early 1990’s. How he...
Limiting Com-Bloc Mags For Hunting
One of the states we hunt allow 7.62x39 as a legal rifle caliber. Unfortunately they have a maximum capacity of 10 rounds.
Those that hunt...
SIG 551-A1 First Shots
SIG 551-A1 First Shots
Decided to finally pull the SIG 551-A1 out of The Armory reference collection and actually shoot the darn thing.
First Impressions:
Seems...
Shooting
Tisas 1911 Accuracy Testing
Assessments:
After shooting the Tisas 1911a1, I was left with an impression that the sights are tracking left. Not low left. Just left. It shows...
Workbench
What is it – Weird Optics From The Past
(Picture: 1 Left side view of unmounted Ring Sights)
Picture 1 above is of two rather unique LC-7-40-M16 optical sights from the 1980s era. These...
1911 Pistols
Rock Island First Shots
Freeze picked up a used RIA 1911 just as the COVID-19 thing was beginning to take hold. Being deemed an essential worker, he has...
Blaser Rifles
Blaser Barrel Storage
As promised in the end of year review, we will be publishing more precision rifle content from our range. And along with that comes...
Hunting
Eat Your Heart Out…2020
From Farm (John1911 range)
To butcher block.
To pot.
To plate.
To table.
Officer Mike
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“Shooting Guns & Having Fun”
A Tale of Two Pig Guns
This recently came up among a group of young hunters I know so I figured I would post about it here. The younger guys...
Howa Mini Grendel
I've spent the past few days in beautiful Casper, Wyoming shooting prairie dogs. I have nothing against prairie dogs--I actually find them kind of...
I Love Hookers
The original Skull Hooker is one of those positively simple but great ideas that let those of us with European-type skull mounts display them...
Podcast
EP-335: Legs Tall & Alcohol
Episode 335 of the John1911 podcast is now live:
The sky is falling.
University of Nebraska DUI drama.
Pete Rose exucsed by MLB?
The...
EP-334 – Mr. Mirrored Ceiling
Episode 334 of the John1911 podcast:
Chicago sues Glock over auto switches.
Another Bill Clinton death for the books.
Mitch McConnell Sister-in-law death.
Nobody...
EP-333: Barns & Bump Stocks
Episode 333 of the John1911 podcast is now live.
Barn build updates.
Baby goats.
Kraken baits me on Pete Rose.
Thinking about AR-9 pistols.
...
EP-332: Acorns & Anti-Ship Missiles
Episode 332 of the John1911 podcast is now live:
-Those are some strange looking dogs.
-Gun Guys vs Fan Bois.
-Freddy Kruger Valentine.
-Political...
EP-331: The Crystal Methodist
Episode 331 of the John1911 podcast is now live.
Coyote door installed.
Apple Newsletter issue - briefly.
Lancer mags fail?
Is the 32 caliber...
EP-330: WWE Dookie Diaries
Episode 330 of the John1911 Podcast is now live:
SHOT show guns we like.
Great steak dinner.
The beginning of the end for 2011...
Commentary
Is This Even Rifle Shooting Anymore?
Commentary time. We have seen this kind of stuff for years. And if I was an accomplished 1 mile or 2 mile shooter, I...
Zeiss LRP S3 Impresses
I realize this scope has been out for a while and all the “gun media” has moved on to new SKUs. But with that...
Industry news
Fake Iraqi AK Rifles
Here's another pro-tip for the home-gamers. Buy the gun, not the story. These are not "Iraqi AK's", dude. They aren't. If you buy one,...
Best Pawnshop in a While
I travel quite a bit. Not as much as I used to, but it comes in spurts. I suppose everyone who travels is different....
USSOCOM Takes a Big Step Towards 6.5 Creedmoor
I have watched this news closely. Word came out of Tampa (USSOCOM HQ) that after looking at various 6.5 sized rounds, they have decided...
OSS Helix Suppressor
So while traveling a while back, I happened to come across a suppressor design that was unfamiliar to me: Flow-Through technology. Or as the...
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 — Suppressed Ruger 10/22 Takedown
Just recently we shared some video of a staff member with his Ruger 10/22 Takedown. Well…our good friend, “Officer Mike” decided he wanted to...
Ransom Rest Inserts
Through the years, we have slowly built a collection of Ransom Rest inserts. Each one is from a particular project.
Thought maybe some of you...
