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Range Construction- 600 Yard Test
Update on the range construction. What I’m doing here is testing line of sight and theoretical shooting positions for shots from 600 and 700...
Video — Working the Blaser Safety
The Blaser system is still relatively uncommon in The United States. The safety on this design is heavy since it cocks and un-cocks the...
Military Surplus
Ithaca Shotgun Acquisition
If you know me, you know I love old police shotguns. Now after some years of waiting for the right deal, we have acquired...
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...
Ross Rifle Stock Cracks
We talked about the Ross Rifle project in Episode 57 of the John1911 Podcast. Here is a teaser pic of one of the cracks....
T91 New Buffer Spring
Update to an older video from earlier this summer. We purchased a T91 lower parts kit and furniture to build a clone-correct T91 service...
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
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
Wilson EDC X9L Shoot Hollow Points?
Since I have opened videos to viewer questions one thing has become clear; I cannot assume the viewer knows what I know. In this case,...
Blaser Rifles
My Best 1000 Yard Group Doesn’t Count
Now to answer the next logical question: Why?The reasoning is simple. Around here, a 3 shot group is a liar’s group. Only 5 shot...
Hunting - Outdoors - Off-Road
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...
Tarter FS20 Spreader
Tarter FS20 SpreaderFirst of all, I want you to know that going forward, this thing will be known as The Tater. You’re welcome. 😉So...
50k Miles on The Porsche
50k Miles on The PorscheRolled 50,000 miles on the Porsche this week. Truth be told, if it hadn’t been for the Grenadier, I would...
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...
Podcast
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...
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...
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
T/C Compass
Thompson Center Arms introduced the T/C Compass bolt-action rifle. It will be available in 10 calibers and reportedly won’t break the bank. MSRP is...
CORBON Urban Response Load
CORBON showed a new 9mm Luger +P 100-grain Urban Response load. With a velocity of 1,475 fps, the light bullet packs 480 ft.-lbs. of...
HCAR – Heavy Counter Assault Rifle
If you need proof that today is one of the most exciting times private US firearms ownership history, look no further than the HCAR....
Larry Vickers Guilty on NFA Charges
If you are reading this headline asking yourself, “For what?”. I am right there with you. I too had heard the LAV had been...
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
POTD – Wilson Summa Excelsior
Editor’s note: Friend of website Andy sends us some more photos from his excellent 1911 collection. —Editor Marky, just teasing about the “Summa Excelsior” moniker....
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...
