John1911 TV / Videos
Video -SCAR-16 Disassembly
Video of the SCAR-16 disassembly process. Markywww.john1911.com"Shooting Guns & Having Fun"
Video — Sub-Gun Slamfire
This video appears to show a 9mm sub-gun with a malfunction. I am not familiar with the make and model of the weapon. Is...
Military Surplus
Swedish Kg m/37 BAR Accessories
Machine Gun Accessory Collecting
Machine guns from the early to mid last century were usually accompanied a large number of accessories to keep the guns...
Rhodesian A5 Shotgun Pictures on Range
A few months back, I posted some videos of us testing a Rhodesian A5 shotgun. Turns out, I was derelict in my duties and...
Close Range Steel Testing: 308 Caliber.
So Freeze and I needed to test the High-Angled Target with something closer to worst case scenario:308 / 7.62 NATO at 80 and then...
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...
Shooting
DOE Clone – First Shots
DOE Clone - First ShotsThis is a first shots video and a camera test. Specifically a target camera. Things go well. Now all I...
Workbench
Kraken Goes Model 66
Kraken Goes Model 66Kraken returns with a nice pickup. A practically cherry Smith & Wesson Model 66 revolver. Krakenwww.John1911.com“Shooting Guns & Having Fun”
1911 Pistols
Wilson EDC X9L – Test Target
SkyViking sends over some pics of his new EDC X9L. Nice test target. —editor SkyVikingwww.John1911.com“Shooting Guns & Having Fun”
Blaser Rifles
Found Blaser 338LM Magazines
Thanks to a follower we were able to source some factory new, Blaser 338 Lapua magazines; from a retail vender in Europe. Specifically Germany. Special...
Hunting - Outdoors - Off-Road
INEOS Quartermaster Negatives
INEOS Quartermaster NegativesWhile Crown was upgrading some stuff on my Grenadier, they were kind enough to let me borrow a Quartermaster for a few...
Bullseye Range Target Backer
Bullseye Range Target BackerI know I have kinda been MIA the last few weeks. Unfortunately the backlog of projects has finally caught up with...
Grenadier – Baja Designs S2 Scene Lights
Grenadier - Baja Designs S2 Scene LightsAnother upgrade for the “range truck”. 270 degree lighting. In this case side lights added from Baja Designs. Now...
New Wood Target Backers
New Wood Target BackersThings have been nuts this spring. But one thing we have decided to FINALLY do is swap out the coraform target...
Podcast
EP-404: I Thought Dugan Was Dead
Episode 404 of the John1911 Podcast is now live:Mongo goes thermal.
Bullseye range operational.
De Lisle carbine loss.
I thought Dugan Ashley was...
EP-403: K9 Quesadilla
Episode 403 of the John1911 Podcast is now live: Kraken's fire.
SIG sued over AR-15 injury.
Trumps slaps NATO around.
The US Navy runs...
EP-402: Japanese Military Weapons Coming to the US?
Episode 402 or the John1911 podcast is now live:Japanese Military Weapons Coming to the US?Mongo goes on a buying spree - HK533k
Why...
EP-401: Nuke It From Orbit
Episode 401 of the John1911 Podcast is now live:Trump plays chess.
NATO is screwed.
Will the US nuke Iranian uranium?
1903 USMC Sniper...
EP-400: The Hirtenberger Diet
Epsiode 400 of the John1911 Podcast is now live: The 1980's Bushwars.
Mongo wants to go SD.
Hot Hirtenberger ammo.
Fly Fishing in West...
EP-399: The Demise of B&T USA
Episode 399 of the John1911 Podcast is now live: The cascading B&T USA crashout.
The LAV connection to B&T.
Swiss gun exports shutdown.
1911s...
Commentary
Commentary – Cops Who Can’t Fight
Commentary - Cops Who Can’t FightThis is going to be an unpopular opinion since most will see it through the lens of their own...
The UK – What Special Relationship?
The UK - What Special Relationship?Folks who listen to the podcast know that I’m very upset at the United Kingdom for their behavior regarding...
Industry news
Aimpoint AR-Ready Micro Sight
Aimpoint announced the addition of a new line of pre-mounted Micro T-2 and Micro H-2 sights that are immediately ready for use on AR-15...
Ed Brown 1991 Catalog
We are going through some old boxes here at the John1911 armory. And look what turned up in the catalog boxes!A mint Ed Brown...
Trijicon SNIPE-IR Clip-On Thermal
While at the 2023 NRA show, I walked the floor with some SWAT Snipers. As I have mentioned before. One thing they were looking for...
SIG Hunting Scopes
SIG SAUER got into the hunting scope market at SHOT Show with the introduction of its WHISKEY5 and WHISKEY3 Hunting Riflescopes as part of...
Interesting Stories Around The Web
Disposing of a MacBook Air
Disposing of a MacBook AirSo what to do with an old company computer after it has lived out it usefulness, been wiped numerous times,...
Paper Maps – Road Atlas Books
Paper Maps - Road Atlas BooksSo an interesting story popped up in Moscow Russia last week and it really piqued my interest. For reasons...
POTD
Rolex GMT II – Cleaning Guns
I used to travel quite a bit so the different time zones on this watch were pretty handy. Haven’t been flying much at all...
Personal Training Day
Had the Blaser Tactical 2 out. 308 barrel on. Shooting some of Doc’s 155g hand-loads. This was a personal training session so I didn’t film...






































