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Blaser LRS – CISM – UIT Magazines

An interesting development in the Blaser rifle world. A small custom shop known as Morlock Customs, out of California, is starting to make aftermarket...

RPG-7 Project Complete

Finally have all the parts needed for the RPG-7 Project to be complete. RPG-7 Tube. RPG-7 Inert Rocket. RPG BiPod. RPG Sight System / PGO-7   Marky www.John1911.com "Shooting Guns & Having...

Military Surplus

WWI Lugers Engraved Set

There are some thing in life I will never own. While I certainly can appreciate them for what they are, I am not running...

Knee Mortar — One man’s Trash is another man’s Treasure

Working at a garbage processing facility has it’s ups and downs. If you’re a mechanic like me, then it’s mostly downs. Working there is...

Ross Rifle Bayonet Fixed

Marky came across a smoking deal on a Ross Rifle Bayonet. We needed one for the Ross Rifle in the armory. And when we...

Somali Pirate AK’s Captured

These photos were recently released by groups operating off the East Coast of Africa. A group of Somali pirates were captured and their weapons...

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

WWI 1911 Shadow Box Complete Assembly

A few months ago, I shared with our readers the story about a WWI 1911 that we saved from destruction. The pistol has seen...
Metal detector gun

Lost Gun In The Woods

SRO RDS in rain

SRO in Heavy Rain

Springfield 2011. Springfield Prodigy. Springfield double stack 1911.

Springfield Goes 2011(tm)

POTD - Caught Freeze Looking

Blaser Rifles

Armory Chat 42 – Only one 338 Lapua Mag

Well...As we get closer to finishing the new rifle range, it’s almost impossible to not think about what rifles we will be able to...
Blaser Out Of Battery Safety

The Blaser Click

7.5x55 GP11 Ammo first shots out to 520 yards.

7.5×55 at 520 Yards

Hunting

The Road to 100

The Road To 100

“Officer Mike” was at a fundraiser for the kids. Kind of a high-dollar event.  Checked the Browning O/U out of The Armory and proceeds to...

Playing with Camera in Blind

Took these photos last year while pig hunting in Texas. The quality isn’t the best, but that’s not the point. I have seen many...
Weatherby rifles

The Guns Not Taken

Editor’s note: Doc was supposed to be in Africa on Safari right now. But COVID round two was playing havoc on his logistics plan...

Working Bird Dog

So our regulars know that I went on my very first “bird hunt” this past dove season. I shot a lot. And missed even...

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

Zeiss LRP S3 4-25x50 Review

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...
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...
We Gotta Talk - 2024

Ammo Availability 2024

Winning vs Being Right.

Winning vs Being Right

Industry news

Don’t Be “Suppressed!”

I just got word from friends over at Silencerco that the Hearing Protection Act (HPA) was reintroduced to the House of Representatives this past...

Combat Gauze – Medical Dorks & Swat Doc’s

Soapbox Alert.   Can we be real for a minute? Most shooters don't have much of anything along the lines of a first aid supplies. And...
SCAR-20 End of the Drama

SCAR-20 Drama Queen

I wish I could say seeing the SCAR-20 get first round hits at range was a blasé thing. But frankly, the SCAR-20 has been...

For The Shooter Who Has Everything (On Earth)–Cabot Guns Debuts Pistol...

Cabot Guns has been producing premiere, state-of-the-art 1911 style pistols constructed to aerospace precision standards since 2011. Now the company has commenced work on...

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

Pic of Day: Bullet in the Dryer

9mm 124g FMJ in DryerIf you are an avid shooter, this situation will be familiar to you. I was opening my dryer the other...

POTD — LED Front Sight

I have noticed an emerging trend by some of the higher end hunting rifles. Led front sights. I wasn’t really sure how I felt...
POTD. Colt Delta Elite 10mm 1911.

POTD – Colt Delta Elite

Porsche 911 991.1 CAB-S just rolled 20,000 miles.

Porsche 911 Rolls 20k Miles

Adams Revolver. British MK III

Adams Revolver (MKIII)

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