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Greenworks 80v Chainsaw
Having a gun range isn’t all about shooting guns. There’s lots of admin and upkeep. Especially on a rifle range. Even more so on...
STI DVC-P 10-8 Function Test
“Officer Mike”, has let us borrow this STI 2011 pistol. This is a double stack 9mm with a huge muzzle break on it.
Frankly, not...
Military Surplus
M47 Madsen Market Analysis
This might be the first M47 Madsen I have ever seen for sale in person. Well…it wasn’t actually for sale. I tried to buy...
Remington-Beals Navy
A quick look at some more estate guns. Remington-Beals Navy revolvers. Both percussion and factory, centerfire conversions.
Freeze
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“Shooting Guns & Having Fun”
POTD — The Golden BB
Thought this was an interesting photo. What you are looking at is an anti-aircraft round that has passed through this plane’s prop while in...
Kimber Government CMP 22 Rifle
A few months back I picked up a Winchester 52 from an estate sale. Came with Redfield sights and a Unertl optic. It was...
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
Fine Tuning Zero
One thing I have always liked about nice 1911s is how consistently one can shoot itty-bitty groups of the desire or need arises.
I have...
Blaser Rifles
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...
Hunting
Doc Takes a Buck
This is the biggest whitetail Doc has ever shot. He went into 2020 with a goal: He bought one buck-tag and waited for the...
Boresighting CZ 452
It seems I have more .22 competition coming. After posting the pics of our friends Kimber CMP rifle, Freeze has decided to pull out...
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...
My Wildcat Cartridge
A “wildcat” cartridge is one where a hobbyist shooter comes up with on his or her own unique cartridge usually by necking an existing...
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
POTD – Digging Deep
Digging deep into the ammo stash during the COVID-19 shutdown.
“Officer Mike”
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“Shooting Guns & Having Fun”
Derya 12-Gauge AR-15
There’s a lot to be said for having a detachable magazine on a shotgun used in competition or personal defense--they’re faster to load and...
Robinson M96 Coming Back?
This was sent to us by a reader. A member of the Robinson M96 Facebook page posted a email from Robinson Arms stating that...
Video: HK VP40 Is Now Available
The HK VP40 is now out. As many of you know, we are huge fans of the VP9 (so far). I see the 40...
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
S&W 351 Pickup
Yeah, the Smith & Wesson 351 that we ran across in a used gun counter. I bought it. How often do I get a...
EDC X9L Holes-in-Holes Drill
Some have asked if I shot the EDC X9L for the Holes-in-Holes drill. I did. Here is the best group. The goal is to...