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Suppressor – Getting That First Tax Stamp
I have been around guns most of my life. Additionally I have been in the industry for quite a long time. Hell! Being around...
Benelli Super 90 Side Saddle Problem
Another project that needs to be worked on in The Armory is figuring out what to do about Doc’s Benelli Super 90 side saddle....
Military Surplus
Replacing Buffer on SPAS-12 Shotgun
Here is a time-lapse video showing how to install a replacement buffer in a Franchi SPAS-12 shotgun. It took me 12 minutes and this...
Saudi Made HK G3 Rifle
This is perhaps the fanciest HK G3 style rifle I have ever seen. According to the display placards, it is a licensed Saudi copy...
The FAMAS is Getting Expensive
For those who don’t know, or who didn’t assume it, the FAMAS has been on our “to-buy” list for a while. But since there...
Rare Austro-Hungarian Army Training Video For Steyr-Hahn Pistol
Our resident historian recently found an old Austro-Hungarian Army training video on the manual of arms for the WWI Steyr Hammer pistol. AKA the...
Shooting
Bullseye Range – First Shots
Bullseye Range - First ShotsBeen a little while since I have published regularly. That has been because we are swamped with range and business...
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 X9 2.0
It appears Wilson Combat has released an update to the EDC X9 family. A grip panel version. But wait! Doesn’t the original EDC X9 have...
Blaser Rifles
Akila 10rd R8 Chassis
Akila 10rd R8 Chassis The announcement by Blaser of their new 10rd magazine system for the R8 rifle hit the segment like an earthquake. At...
Hunting - Outdoors - Off-Road
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...
Your First Grenadier Annual Service
Your First Grenadier Annual ServiceOk. So here we go, Grenadier Internet. The first annual / 12,000 service on our 2025 Grenadier wagon. Full disclosure,...
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
Larry Vickers Bans Appendix Carry For Un-vetted Students.
The ass hurt over the LAV banning appendix carry is hilarious. If Larry Vickers doesn't want open enrollment classes to carry appendix, that's his...
OSS Helix Suppressor
So while traveling a while back, I happened to come across a suppressor design that was unfamiliar to me: Flow-Through technology. Or as the...
Yaqui Style Holsters Are Bullcrap
This needs to stop. Seriously. Stop buying these pieces of crap. Stop wearing these pieces of crap. Stop pretending these aren’t pieces of crap....
Beretta Prop Gun
Movie prop gun checked out of The Armory for a few weeks. Just got it back in. Student movie from what I’ve seen. Hope...
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
Smith & Wesson Model 19-3
I recently picked up a nice Smith model 19-3. The dash three version was manufactured from 1967-1977 give or take a few months. It...
Engraved Astra 3000
Astra 3000. Engraved.Location: Pakistan Umarwww.John1911.com“Shooting Guns & Having Fun”
