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Little Bird Drops By
While attending the Sheriff Baghdad carbine course the local swat team wanted John McPhee to look at their helicopter. They were seeking input on...
Tailgate Shoot – Winchester 290
Tailgate Shoot - Winchester 290 Been a hot minute since we pushed out a video. This is due to the official launch of the John1911...
Military Surplus
American Made RPG: The PSRL-1
Texas based AirTronicUSA is now making a RPG-7 variant called the PSRL1. PSRL stands for Precision-Shoulder Fired-Rocket-Launcher. In appropriation slang, it is called the...
Checking ZB-26 7.62×39 Barrel
Before we send the ZB-26 kit off to the FFL 07, I want to make sure this barrel is actually a 7.62x39 caliber. When you...
Winchester 12 Faux Trench Gun
Winchester 12 Faux Trench GunThe final installment on the faux trench gun collection I ran across. This one is a Winchester Model 12. And...
Remington 1875 Factory Blem?
Long story very short. We are not 100% sure what we are looking at here. Is the variation shown in these revolvers normal or...
Shooting
Ollin Target Camera Test
Ollin Target Camera TestTesting out the new target camera setup on the Bullseye Range. Considering it’s only 25 yards, I expected it to be...
Workbench
Video Short – DOE Red Dot Options
Video Short - DOE Red Dot OptionsHave one of these Harrington & Richardson DOE pistols. 9mm. Looking into putting a red dot on it....
1911 Pistols
POTD – Clean Wilson Experior
The Wilson eXperior came into the armory for some basic cleaning and video recording. Since it normally lives in my truck as my backup...
Blaser Rifles
Video — They said you can’t…
Shoot steel cased ammo. Out of your good guns. Your precision guns. Your custom guns.So who exactly is, "they" anyway? Some self-appointed guru? The...
Hunting - Outdoors - Off-Road
Coyote Hunt – Keeping It In The Family
Coyote Hunt - Keeping It In The FamilyHunting contributor, Jeff A, was out coyote hunting with his wife and captured her very first coyote...
INEOS Quartermaster Positives
INEOS Quartermaster PositivesIn the last Grenadier video I did was to criticize the Quartermaster relative to the wagon version. What we call an SUV...
Alaskan Brown Bear
Alaskan Brown BearI had texted Officer Mike asking him some questions about thermal. The message didn’t go through. Inquired through some mutual friends and...
Trolling for Walleye
Trolling for WalleyeI had a pretty good couple of days of fishing. We hit a reservoir in central Nebraska. The walleye bite was off...
Podcast
Ep-407: Is GunTube Dead?
Episode 407 of the John1911 Podcast is now live: Range Manager.
Is GunTube Dead?
Blue Glocks.
Winning the MILSURP Game.
Wilson brings back a...
EP-406: DOE SMG – You’ll Shoot Your Finger Off, Kid
Episode 406 of the John1911 Podcast: Getting smoked on a T48.
Timney Trigger failures.
Dude-44 shot down twice.
Ruger flees south.
The Cadillac Gage...
EP-405: Range & Armory Updates
Episode 405 of the John1911 Podcast is now live: Bullseye Range Functioning.
Saddleback Leather Company
H&R DOE Gun.
Getting Skunked on a T48.
Valmet...
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...
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
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...
So what is a Mountain Rifle?
A handy demonstration about rifle weight. Frankly, I think this is something that has really jumped the tracks in the US shooting community. We...
New From Weatherby
Of the new guns that Weatherby showed at SHOT Show, two stood out to me—the new Mark V Weathermark and the Element Synthetic. They...
Schmeisser Mag
A while back I saw an article on a 60 round mag for the AR that was not the typical snail drum BS. I...
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
2019 Xmas Gifts
So…people always share, and eventually ask us,”So…what did you get for Christmas?”. Confession: I love Christmas, but I don’t generally give or receive gifts. However...
POTD – Giraffe Bone Grips
We did a video on these grips (click here), but some folks wanted to see higher resolution stills of Freeze’s giraffe bone grips. Pistol...
