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Video — Why Are Glocks So Blocky
This subject comes up every time Glock comes out with a new generation. And it really started coming up with SIG 320 winning the...
Colt M16A2 – Work Gun Function Test
M16A2 Government Lower
Aero upper
Brownells Ultra-lite BCG
Faxon barrel 10.5”
Geissele Super Select Fire Trigger
Geissele charging handle
SLR Rifle Works adjustable...
Military Surplus
Scrome J8 Scopes Have Landed
Reports are coming in that the new production run of Scrome J8 scopes for the French F2F2 snipers rifles have landed in the US.
How...
Is a Russian SF AK really an AK?
I will admit, the title of this post is somewhat provocative. But I think it’s an important question to ask if you are looking...
POTD – Rockets and Mausers
POTD: We have been in the process of building some new racks in the armory so things have been quite the mess lately. But...
Sig Sauer M17
I acquired a P320 M17 last fall and being 100% honest, it kind of got back burnered and has been sitting awhile. Depending on...
Shooting
Ed Brown A3 Tactical – First Shots
Kraken and I took his new Ed Brown rifle out to get a rough zero. The gun shoots pretty well. Especially with crappy hunting...
Workbench
Trijicon SRO Battery Tool
OK…so let’s get the first thing out of the way: yes, I need to clean my gun.
Now that we have dispensed with the pleasantries,...
1911 Pistols
1911 Camera Test
Just like the video title says.
This is a camera test.
Nothing more.
Projects in the works.
Barricade - Vikings Tactics VTAC.
Pistol 1...
Blaser Rifles
Primer – So Your Student Has a Blaser
Shot this last week as a last minute request by an instructor friend of mine. Some students of his are getting ready for a...
Hunting
Confirming Zero Texas Pig
One thing that continues to amaze me as I progress along in my hunting career are the amount of hunters who not confirm rifle...
My Dove Hunt Setup
As some of you know, we were in attendance for opening day for the 2016 Dove Hunting Season. This was my very first time...
Bad Skull Mount
Been spending some time getting the office organized. With the reactivation of the shipping department, the move into a new armory, and opening up...
Pork For The Smoker
Freeze is about to buy a smoker for the company. We wishes to use it on opening day for deer to feed all our...
Podcast
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...
EP-329: The Double Douche From Road House
Episode 329 of the John1911 podcast is now live:
SHOT Show 2024.
Shooitng an Ed Brown Rifle.
S&W 32H&R J-Frame.
New FNC rifles coming...
Commentary
Not Buying The New SG Shot Timer
Those of us who run the original SG Shot timer are aware of it’s one weakness: The beep speaker isn’t as loud as it...
Going Down In Flames – Bump Stock Case
Attached is the audio for the oral arguments before the US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) in the Garland v Cargill case. Aka The Bump Stock...
Industry news
The Rock River Effect
It’s been a very busy few months and I haven’t had any time to myself. So today I decided to take a few minutes...
Dutch Special Forces to Buy 300 Blackout Caliber Carbines
Dutch SF Boarding HelicopterJanes
The word has come down that the Netherlands SF (Korps Commandotroepen -- KCT) is buying 195 300 Blackout carbines and 1.82...
FX-H Polymer 1911
American Tactical pioneered the Omni Hybrid MAXX Series of polymer AR-15s and now has a new FX-H Hybrid 1911 handgun in this line of...
Hot Little Holster
The Hidden Heat Lace II reminded me a lot of a holster-type product I once saw in which you unzipped your fly to whip...
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 – Manurhin MR88
Centerfire Systems in Kentucky sent out an e-mail this week blowing out their Manurhin MR88 revolvers. For those not familiar, the MR88 is a...