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American Mag Release on PTR Rifle Sucks
This has been coming for awhile but I have finally reached a turning point on the subject: The push-button mag release on the PTR-91...
Armory Chat EP21: Why Did Kim Jung-Un Kill his Brother?
Received a few questions on this so figured it was better to answer in a video. The reason the DPRK killed Kim's brother has...
Military Surplus
SHS-52: Swiss 1906/24 Luger
On this episode of the Second Hand Showcase (SHS), we are looking at a rare gun. A Swiss Luger Model 1906/24 brought into the...
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...
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...
CETME-L Parts Kit
Posted some photos about this on social media and had some folks wanting to see the kit. It seems the man questions people have...
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
POTD – Nighthawk Enforcer
Friend of the website (Andy) sent over some pics of his 1911 collection. Here he has a Nighthawk Enforcer with a very nice test...
Blaser Rifles
Blaser R8 Pro-Tips
This is a general list of “how to” for the Blaser R8 rifles. Actually for all the Blaser straight-pull rifles: R8, R93, LRS, LRS2,...
Hunting
Rhinos & Hartebeest
Saw some rhinos today. Walked up and got a photograph. Thought tools would like this FD1.
Just at sunset shot this red hartebeest. A good one.
Trip...
Remington LTR Light Mount
A guy I was hunting with this past spring showed up with a neat and cost effective may to mount a light to his...
Turkey Tune Up
If it’s not already turkey season in your neck of the woods, it should be soon. As much as it’s a thrill to have...
Freeze Won’t Give Me Any Deer Jerky
Have to admit, 2016 has been a pretty lean hunting year for us. We have hunted Ohio, Indiana and Montana and come up with...
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
New Synthetic Mags — Hexmag
I think it’s safe to say that synthetic AR mags have eclipsed metal ones when it comes to reliability and durability. The latest one...
M&P 2.0 Pistol FDE 40 Caliber
We’ve had a wave of new readers over these last few weeks so I feel compelled to repeat something our regulars know: We are...
Blaser Releases 10rd Mag
Started to see grumblings about this last night and today it dropped. Blaser has released a 10 round, detached, magazine design for their R8...
Wilson Combat SFT9
Wilson Combat SFT9
Ok. As many of you know I am all in on the EDC X9L guns. So when Wilson releases another X-frame variant,...
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 – Way of the Gun Sling on Colt SP1
As surprising as this may initially sound, the Frank Proctor Sling and the 1970’s era Colt SP1 go pretty well together function wise.
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Mossberg 590 On The Tailgate
Still running the Plinking Around series and broke out my trusty old Mossberg 590. While there is nothing special about a Mossberg, this is...
