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300 Weatherby For Africa
Doc and I were out on the range for another project, but he wanted to get his 300 Weatherby shot. A big trip to...
2nd Annual Cold Start Competition
So for this year’s Cold Start Competition, we are at 12 degrees with the overnight low being down to 5 degrees Fahrenheit. The tractor...
Military Surplus
MAS-38 Parts Kit Analysis
So…I have been looking for a MAS-38 for sometime. Every once in a while I think about just building one. Here is Matt and...
POTD – Russian Sniper Rifle Testing
POTD - Russian Sniper Rifle Testing
Some quick pictures from the range today. We were filming the answer to a question a viewer asked. So...
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...
Inert Training Rifles
While the term “blue gun” is a relatively recent development in firearms training circles, the concept of inert training weapons is not. Some are...
Shooting
How I Run a Single Sided Safety
The original 1911 has a single sided safety in the format for right handed shooters. In it’s modern form, it is considered the single...
Workbench
These Old Guns
I Inherit Two Rifles
My mother passed away recently and my father started to clean out the house in preparation for the day he would...
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
Staying in Position
One skill I like to own. And one habit I like to reenforce is the tendency to stay behind the rifle and looking through...
Hunting
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...
Safari Seat Hunting
Not really sure what to actually call this, so I am giving it my best attempt. While pig hunting in Texas, I got to...
Mountain Mike European Skull Mount
I decided that my 2015 buck really wasn’t big enough to justify doing a full mount. So after discussing with Freeze, we decided to...
Col. Sanders’ Coyote Cull
Officer Mike is always down to share “some” pics of his culling gig. Yes, this is part of his job.
When a friend (Colonel Sanders)...
Podcast
EP-352: Danny Is a Bot
Episode 352 of the John1911 Podcast is now live:
The boys are back.
Longshoreman union boss is an ass.
Self-driving car big downside.
$100k...
EP-351: Larry Vickers is Back…Maybe
Episode 351 of the John1911 Podcast is now live:
Getting hammered with the rain.
Red Glock nonsense.
Larry Vickers makes a comeback?
A SIG...
EP-350: Text Message Shalom, I Hate Female UFC, Russia Will Detonate a Nuke
Episode 350 of the John1911 Podcast is now live:
Construction delays.
Too many unfired guns.
Ed Brown passes away.
Painted dogs.
Will Russia break...
EP-349: Highway Musings
Episode 349 of the John1911 Podcast is now live:
New microphone setup.
Buying a Krag rifle.
Setting up the Double Douche.
I think I...
EP-348: Safariland Drama, Range Updates, Is Your 1911 Drop Safe?
Episode 348 of the John1911 Podcast is live:
Range construction updates.
More clarity in Trump Shooting.
Safariland's growing ND crisis.
US Army Surplussed AK's?
...
EP-347: Youtube Goes After Gun Channels – Feminism Destroys Women’s Sports
Episode 347 of the John1911 podcast.
This episode we discuss the state of gun channel advertising in 2024 and how woke feminism has destroyed women's...
Commentary
Do All Holsters Break?
Do All Holsters Break?
Just like the title says. Do all Kydex holsters break? At least AIWB rigs? For me personally, I am getting about...
Industry news
Most Versatile Shooting Bag – Fortune Cookie
Most Versatile Shooting Bag
After a few years of use, I have come to realize that the one shooting bag that is probably the most...
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...
Stoeger Tactical SxS
I saw this in my local gun shop a while back. And on paper I should be hating everything about it. But I have...
FX-H Polymer 1911
American Tactical pioneered the Omni Hybrid MAXX Series of polymer AR-15s and now has a new FX-H Hybrid 1911 handgun in this line of...
Interesting Stories Around The Web
The New Chevy Commercial is Lit!
This video was born out of a funny conversation Chris and I were having one day soon after this protestor story hit the national...
Not The Typical EDC Knives
Two of my most treasured gun-show finds. It just so happens that I found them both on the same day at the same gun-show.
In...
POTD
Wilson EDC X9S
A reader who is following our EDC X9L stories has shared some photos of the sub-compact EDC version. The EDC X9S. This is a...
POTD — Shotgun Receiver Cutaway
OK. I have a confession. I don’t know if this is a cutaway or just a disassembled shotgun receiver. But as I get older,...
