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Missed Opportunity
Did you ever have “the bag” loaded in the truck and never checked to see if it had a magazine included? Well…that seems to...
1911 Holster Selection – AIWB Considerations
1911 Holster Selection - AIWB ConsiderationsKraken stopped by and expressed an interest in carrying a 1911 AIWB. Since I have been carrying just like...
Military Surplus
POTD — Fantasy German Sniper
I have always felt there are generally two types of people in the gun community. Collectors and shooters. The collectors want everything original, correct,...
POTD — Turkish Walther PP
While visiting The Cody Firearms Museum, I happened upon a pistol I didn’t know existed. At least back in 1947! A Walther PP copy...
SHS-47: Smith & Wesson Pre-Model 10
What we are looking at on this episode of the Second Hand Showcase is an oldie but a goodie. A model 10 before there...
Rusted FAL Tool
I am posting this as kind of a reality check. Sometimes I wonder how the reader viewers things around here. “Those fancy people with all...
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 eXperior Commander Double Stack
Wilson rolled these out a few months ago and I thought it was worth featuring here. And here’s why.If you like the double stack...
Blaser Rifles
Is My Lite Trigger Drop-Safe?
Last week there was a big dust up in PRS circles over super light triggers and negligent discharges.Without getting too deep in the woods...
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
RIP – Dr. Philip Dater
RIP - Dr. Philip DaterIndustry pioneer and legend, Dr. Philip Dater passed away this week (1937-2025). He was both a firearms and suppressor designer....
NPR: NY Residents Have Only Registered 45,000 Military Style Weapons
News outlets in New York State are reporting that only 45,000 military style weapons have been registered under the SAFE Act. And many, many...
Chicks Dig SCARS, And I Dig The MREX
Kinetic showed its MREX SCAR receiver extension as a simple, durable and lightweight solution for the SCAR rifle platform. It allows for removal of...
VP9 17rd Magazines & RDS Cuts
Well…this “new” Heckler & Koch business model that pays attention to the US market is coming at us fast. First they made a US style...
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 — M1 Garand with Red Dot Sight
I know this photo will cause quite a bit of ass-hurt but I know of at least one older shooter who stopped shooting his...
POTD — Cleaning the RPG-7
We generally make it a habit to re-configure some of the ORD collection when it’s being cleaned. Hence…the opportunity to shoot a POTD.
Marky
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