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Plinking around - Mossberg 590 Shotgun.

Plinking Around – The Mossberg 590

The fact I haven’t shot this gun in some years is evident in my performance. Not that I was ever great feeding a pump...

Bushnell ConX 1-Mile LRF

Brownell's was blowing out the ConX LRF. At $700, I was not a buyer. But at $299? I jumped on it. Looking for a...

Military Surplus

F-105 USAF

Pima Air Museum

Editor’s note: For those of you not aware, Doc is spending part of his winter in Arizona. Doc was born in NYC, but actually...

WW1 German Helmet Found in Afghanistan

War and history are indelibly intertwined. Which is why many times those who are deep into the firearms culture are also students of history....
Steyr M12 Barrel

New Production Steyr-Hahn Barrels

This recently popped up in our comment section and I thought it was deserving of it’s own post. There appears to be a company...

T91 Clone Complete

The T91 is the designation for the Taiwanese Military (ROC) service rifle.  While fundamentally based off the M16, it does have particular furniture and a...

Shooting

How I Run a Single Sided Safety

The original 1911 has a single sided safety in the format for right handed shooters. In it’s modern form, it is considered the single...

Workbench

Ruger Redhawk - 22 Hornet

The Grim Reaper Comes For Ruger

I guess I’m just the grim reaper for new revolvers these days. Just picked up a Redhawk in 22 Hornet, which I was going...

1911 Pistols

Why I Don’t Like FLGR’s

My position on this isn’t a right vs wrong argument. Actually it’s not even an argument at all. This preference is more a reflection...
Function Test: The Pencil Trick.

The Pencil Trick

RDS on a plate rack

Red Dots on a Plate Rack

Wilson X9L. Wilson X9L with SRO RDS.

Wilson X9L Arrives

Red Dots & Seat Belts

Red Dots & Seatbelts

Blaser Rifles

SCAR-20 & Blaser Tactical 2 POTD

POTD – SCAR-20 / Blaser Tactical 2

Doc and I spent some time at the cool kid range playing with our precision rigs. It’s hard to imagine by the looks, but...

Hunting

Siberian Tiger Mount

Siberian Tiger Mount

I spotted this mount while stopped in a small Wyoming shop. It caught my attention because I had never seen a private tiger mount...
Tuna Fishing - Gulf of Mexico

Tuna Fishing

Officer Mike sent over an image from his recent tuna fishing trip in the Gulf of Mexico / Venice, Louisiana. Weighs 90lbs and took...

Cracked 1944 Finnish Mosin Nagant Getting Ready For Coyote Hunting.

As some of you are aware, Freeze at one time was a very large Mil-Surp collector. Specializing in WW I and WW II firearms...

Bullet Library

Since Marky and Freeze have gone to the trouble and expense to make is possible for you to post photos in the comments section,...

Podcast

The John1911 Podcast

EP-352: Danny Is a Bot

Episode 352 of the John1911 Podcast is now live:   The boys are back. Longshoreman union boss is an ass. Self-driving car big downside. $100k...
The John1911 Podcast

EP-351: Larry Vickers is Back…Maybe

Episode 351 of the John1911 Podcast is now live:   Getting hammered with the rain. Red Glock nonsense. Larry Vickers makes a comeback? A SIG...
The John1911 Podcast

EP-350: Text Message Shalom, I Hate Female UFC, Russia Will Detonate a Nuke

Episode 350 of the John1911 Podcast is now live:   Construction delays. Too many unfired guns. Ed Brown passes away. Painted dogs. Will Russia break...
The John1911 Podcast

EP-349: Highway Musings

Episode 349 of the John1911 Podcast is now live:   New microphone setup. Buying a Krag rifle. Setting up the Double Douche. I think I...
The John1911 Podcast

EP-348: Safariland Drama, Range Updates, Is Your 1911 Drop Safe?

Episode 348 of the John1911 Podcast is live:   Range construction updates. More clarity in Trump Shooting. Safariland's growing ND crisis. US Army Surplussed AK's? ...
The John1911 Podcast

EP-347: Youtube Goes After Gun Channels – Feminism Destroys Women’s Sports

Episode 347 of the John1911 podcast.   This episode we discuss the state of gun channel advertising in 2024 and how woke feminism has destroyed women's...

Commentary

Do all Kydex holsters break?

Do All Holsters Break?

Do All Holsters Break? Just like the title says. Do all Kydex holsters break? At least AIWB rigs? For me personally, I am getting about...

Industry news

Magnum Research Animal Print Desert Eagles

The first “colored” handgun I recall came across my desk in the 1990s while I was on the NRA Technical Staff. Springfield sent a...

Wilson Steel Target First Shots

Getting some old business to of the way again. The Wilson Combat Scorable Steel Target is setup in the pit. Next to the falling...

CZ Scorpion and Bren

Marky specifically wanted me to check out CZ’s 805 Bren, so here’s my understanding--YMMV. It’s a convertible pistol/carbine, but you can only convert a...

80% Glock-Compatible Pistol Frames

There has been a surge of interest in the past few years in shooters buying AR-15 lower receivers that are 80-percent finished, and then...

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 — One Watch

One Gun. One Briefcase. One Watch. I have travelled with all three for over 2 decades.     Marky www.John1911.com “Shooting Guns & Having Fun”
14 shot, engraved, double-stack, Khyber Pass copy of a Tokarev pistol. Made in Pakistan.

14 Shot Tokarev

This is a Khyber Pass copy of the Tokarev. Except it is holds 14 shots. Also fully engraved. The Khyber Pass gun market is...

POTD — The Golden BB

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