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Wilson Project 1 Warm Up

Wilson Project 1 Warm UpBlowing the dust off and running some basic warm ups before getting the day started. Draws from concealment. Transitions. Slide...

The Pencil Trick

This is an old trick I have had in repertoire for more than 2 decades. The Pencil Trick. In short, how do you confirm or...

Military Surplus

Armory Chat EP16 — Trench Gun Project

Quick video about an old project that is going to be moved to the front burner. A faux trench gun / trench shotgun project...

Rhodesian Chest Rig

Ok. The begging of this article isn’t going to age well. Primarily because my gripes and complaints about why I don’t have time for...

SHS 56 – Mauser 98 Action

On this episode of the Second Hand Showcase, we are looking at something that will soon go as extinct as the Dinosaur: The WWII...

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...

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

2-2-2 Drill – Project 1 Gun

2-2-2 Drill - Project 1 GunShaking out the Wilson Combat Project 1 gun. In particular trying out the 14# spring I put in it....

Blaser Rifles

R8 Back From Blaser – Firing Pin Fixed

Took about 2 weeks, but Blaser USA down in Texas has returned my Blaser bolt-body with a brand new firing pin installed.Unfortunately, they did...

The Payoff

Long Gun Tight truck

Long Gun, Tight Truck

Blaser R8. GRS Ragnarok Chassis
GRS Bag Rider

GRS Bag Rider

Hunting - Outdoors - Off-Road

Porsche 991.1 2CS Cab - 50,000 Miles.

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 Grenadier Quartermaster review.

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...
25 Yard John1911 Bullseye Range.

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...
INEOS Grenadier - Baja Designs Scene Lights.

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...

Podcast

The John1911 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...
The John1911 Podcast

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...
The John1911 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...
The John1911 Podcast

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...
The John1911 Podcast

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...
The John1911 Podcast

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

Beretta Shotgun Tool Kit

I love gun tools and am always keeping an eye out for new and interesting ways companies implement them. While traveling I ran across...

Sling Slip Fix

Recently I’ve become a fan of a sling type called the “Peabody.” It was designed by Gunsite instructor Il Ling New and named after...

SIG Sauer Loses $11 Million Lawsuit

Well…the hits just keep on coming for SIG Sauer. A jury in Philadelphia has awarded George Abrahams $11 million for injuries suffered when his...

Shorty Shotguns

These shorty shotguns have been making a comeback since the 2017 SHOT show. At least in force since then. They were quite popular in...

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

Titan II Missile Silo

Doc sent these pictures of a Titan II missile silo museum located outside of Tucson, Arizona. Having never been in a nuclear missile silo,...

Chief’s Special

This is a Smith and Wesson Model 60 Chiefs Special. This one is a no dash model, meaning it is a first run model...
More Remington Guns

More Remingtons

Digging deep into the ammo stash during the 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic.

POTD – Digging Deep

EDC X9L Shooting at night.

POTD – Night Ops

22LR Luger by Erma 01

22LR Luger By Erma

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