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Field Expedient ECQC Knife

When I travel in non-permissive environments, always on the lookout for readily accessible makeshift weapons. Not being a high end knife guy, maybe I missed...

Video — Smoker for Deer Camp

Freeze had a great idea for the 2016 hunting season. He wanted a smoker that we could let run while many of us are...

Military Surplus

Model 12 Trench Gun

Winchester Model 12 Trench Gun

Ok. Before the collectors come at me with pitchforks and tar, let’s start off the bat by saying this shotgun isn’t a real Model...

GSG MP40

I have been eyeing these from afar for a while and I finally ran across one in a retail establishment. My main interest is...

POTD — Behind The Desk

When we do a Armory Chat Live video, inevitably we will receive a few private messages inquiring about item X or item Y on...

POTD — Daewoo DR200

Well, Camp Perry is here. And one of my favorite things to do is walk down vendor’s row. A few years ago, I saw...

Shooting

Ed Brown A3 Tactical Rifle. 300WM. 704 Action.

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

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

Video — Don’t Flush Cut Your Pistol Barrel

Should you flush cut or recess cut the barrel on your pistol? From a practical standpoint, I am against this option completely.   Marky Www.john1911.com "Shooting Guns &...

Blaser Rifles

Brazilian Army Blaser Tac2

Brazilian Army Sniper – Blaser Tac2’s

Brazilian Army Sniper - Blaser Tac2’s Saw some cool pics of Brazilian Army snipers using their Blaser Tactical 2’s in a multinational service competition. Being...

Hunting

2023 Nebraska Buck

2023 Nebraska Buck

I have been down three weeks with respiratory infections. I finally got out yesterday. Packed cough syrup, coffee, water, sandwiches, and decided I was...

POTD — M1D Garand Deer Hunting

Interesting photo showed up on the internet this week. The owner of a M1D Garand sniper rifle had his MILSURP out in the Western...

Patterning A Shotgun by Scott Mayer

Just as you should sight in a rifle and see how different bullet weights and styles shoot, you should pattern a shotgun and see...

Thoughts on ARD’s and Killflash

If you want the quick answer and don’t want to watch the video, here it is. ARD’s are fine. They have their place. But...

Podcast

The John1911 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...
The John1911 Podcast

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. ...
The John1911 Podcast

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...
The John1911 Podcast

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...
The John1911 Podcast

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...
The John1911 Podcast

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

Shooters Global - SG Global Timer.

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...
Legal Analysis - Garland V Cargill SCOTUS Hearing.

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...
Winning vs Being Right.

Winning vs Being Right

S&W 351c Snubby

Used S&W 351C Gets Me Thinking

Industry news

Pro-Tip: Always Wear Eye Protection

I shoot a lot. I really do. And with that, I see snake-eyes rolled more often than most. In just the last 12 months,...

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...
Scrome J8 FRF2 Surplus Sniper Scope

OWS Imports Surplus Scrome J8 Scopes

Mongo brought to our attention that Old Western Scrounger (OWS) is selling surplus French Military Sniper optics. This has come as somewhat a shock...
SIG P210 Target.

Thoughts on SIG P210

Took these shots on Halloween. Officer Mike had already test fired the pistol off camera. But while I have your attention during a “first...

Interesting Stories Around The Web

Chevy Like a Rock Commercial - Parody

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.

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...
US Weapons in Afghanistan

The Guns We Left Behind

POTD

POTD – The 13 P’s of Gun Wear

Pistol princesses post preposterous pictures of pistols posing perfectly per peer pressure to peacock profoundly.    —Marky
ACOG & CompM2

POTD – ACOG & AimPoint CompM2

As we referenced in the podcast, an ACOG and CompM2 have come into the armory. More on these optics and why we picked them...

POTD – Walther P1

308 Caliber Valmet AK Rifle in Mexico

Mexican Valmet

POTD - Sunsets on the rifle range.

Sunset On The Range

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