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SACS 1911 in 40S&W
So let me do some explaining here. I have been on the hunt for some odd-caliber single stack 1911s for a while. 40, 38...
GRS Ragnarok Rides in a Hog Saddle
Being a Blaser guy used to mean always being behind the curve when it comes to all the cool kid gear. So much so...
Military Surplus
Books: Colt & Astra
We occasionally pick up academic literature to support The John1911 Armory’s reference collection. And these two books are an example of that.Book One: A...
POTD – Swedish M41b Testing
Up in the Coyote Door, doing some shooting with the Swedish M41b Sniper Rifle. Trying to figure out some things with this gun. More...
Russian Sniper in The Open
This title is a little pushy. I’m sure some of you thought this was going to be a photo from Syria or Ukraine. Or...
HK P9S Police Surplus
Centerfire Systems was blowing out some foreign police surplus pistols. The HK P9S. Don’t know much about these, but the price was too good to...
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
1911 Drill – Hand Switching
Another in my mini-series of indoor friendly 1911 drills, I present to you hand-switching. Or what we colloquially call Jazz Hands. (Forgive me ?) All...
Blaser Rifles
GRS Ragnarok Chassis
It appears we have a 3rd chassis now on the market for the Blaser R8 rifles. This one coming out of Norway. The GRS...
Hunting - Outdoors - Off-Road
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...
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...
Podcast
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...
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...
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
HK P7 Long Slide – Record Sale Price?
Saw this pistol pop up on Gunbroker. Never ever have I seen a long slide squeeze cocker, so we had to watch it. I...
POTD – Avidity Arms PD10
In the midst of all this range construction, do we really have time to futz with a new gun? A T&E gun even? When...
Wilson SFX9 5-Inch Model
It is inevitable I will receive inquires about this pistol. Wilson came out with a sold-frame version of the X-frame guns called the SFX9. ...
March 5-40x The Highest Power Ratio Scope?
It was a big deal when variable scopes came on the market, and an even bigger deal when Redfield broke the barrier of increasing...
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 – EDC X9L Fieldstrip
Another gun was being taken down and the owner wanted to see what the inside of the Wilson EDC X9L looked like. Very much...
Reloading: Don’t Skip Primer Pocket
Reloading: Don’t Skip Primer PocketClean those primer pockets. Even after you tumble them. Carbon build up in the left. Corncob media in the right. Docwww.John1911.com“Shooting...
