John1911 TV / Videos
Massey Ferguson 11 Degree Cold Start
Starting the John1911 range tractor (Massey Ferguson 4707) on Christmas Day to make sure it turns over. It sat through the 2022 Bomb Cyclone...
Long Term Review – Wilson X9 Mags
A question came in that stirred up a whole mess of head scratching around here, “Are the Wilson X9 15 round mags more reliable...
Military Surplus
Armory Chat 35: Mail Time
It’s the holiday season and things are slow around here. So it’s time to open some mail!References to items discussed:Valmet M76 RifleBeretta AR70 Book: Small...
Remington Beals, Beals-Navy, Navy-New Model
Freeze is working on some more Remington revolvers from the estate collection he is consulting on. Hope to see a video from him soon. ...
RPG-26 Aglen Anti-Tank Weapon
We briefly discussed this weapon in a video published last week. Those of you who watched it know it came into our possession by...
Spanish Import – Star 30M
Spanish Import - Star 30MWe got this in just under the wire. Trump got all kinds of pissed off at the Spanish government over...
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
EDC X9L – Spring Change Update
EDC X9L - Spring Change Update Odds and ends video updating a few things for consistency:EDC X9L 5000rd spring change.
Dropping guns.
My thoughts...
Hunting - Outdoors - Off-Road
Grenadier Lights – On Rifle Range
Grenadier Lights - On Rifle RangeWas out doing some testing and figured it was a good opportunity to show how well the spots and...
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...
Podcast
EP-408: Sir Mongo LLC And Cattle
Episode 408 of the John1911 podcast is now live: We've hired a property manager.
US SF using 6mm ARC.
Crane puts out a Hypervelicty...
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...
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
Video — Second Strike And Why It Doesn’t Matter
There seems to be this persistent rumor on our social media properties that only a handgun with “second strike” or “double strike” capability will...
Is This Even Rifle Shooting Anymore?
Commentary time. We have seen this kind of stuff for years. And if I was an accomplished 1 mile or 2 mile shooter, I...
Scrome J8F1 Scopes Complete
Received word this AM from Scrome in France. The production run of J8F1 scopes is now complete. Over the next few weeks, they will...
ThermaCELL Heated Insoles ProFLEX Heavy Duty
I know this is supposed to be all about guns and shooting and such, but I just had to include these because I know...
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 – Walther Creed
We had a visitor at The John1911 range yesterday. One of Doc’s relatives from New Jersey. He brought two guns with him, but this...
POTD — CZ P-10C
A good friend of ours is letting us borrow his brand new CZ P-10 pistol. He says we don’t need to worry about scratching...
