John1911 TV / Videos
556 Sub-Gun – The Daewoo K1A1
556 Sub-Gun - The Daewoo K1A1It has been a year and SHOT Show 2026 is upon us. So this is an informal comment poll. Do...
Shooting Tired
Exhausted today.
84 degrees.
Didn’t feel like shooting.
But still got my hits.
Showing up matters.
Did you show up today?—Marky
Military Surplus
The Egyptian Hakim Rifle
Egypt’s Hakim is one of those badass battle rifles you’ll occasionally see for sale online and at gun shows. It’s basically a 7.92(8mm Mauser)...
Reader’s Sten Build
Marky & Freeze,Just wanted to follow-up on the Sten project since you guys sent me that template a few months ago. After doing some research,...
The Dardick Revolver
The cartridge on the left is one you will probably never see outside of a serious ammunition collection or gun show. It’s called a...
Properly Kitted FRF2
Properly Kitted FRF2 A friend and MILSURP collector sent us a photo of his FRF2 rifle with factory correct scope & base. He has been...
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
Les Baer Bullseye Gun – Detail Strip
Les Baer Bullseye Gun - Detail StripSo here is what we found when taking down the Les Baer Bullseye 1911. A few interesting observations. Sincerely,Markywww.John1911.com“Shooting...
Blaser Rifles
Coyote Door – 100 Yard Steel Test
Decided to setup a 100 yard steel target that measures out from The Coyote Door (tm). Figure it’s necessary to confirm zeros from that...
Hunting - Outdoors - Off-Road
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...
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...
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
Purple Rain Mags
Those of you who know me are aware that I am tired of black guns, black mags, black holsters, black everything. The world has...
AR in .300 Win. Mag.
At SHOT Show, FALKOR DEFENSE called its carbon fiber PETRA .300 Win. Mag. the “apex” of the magnum AR class. It’s equipped with a...
Going Down In Flames – Bump Stock Case
Attached is the audio for the oral arguments before the US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) in the Garland v Cargill case. Aka The Bump Stock...
NRA – National Firearms Museum
A good friend of ours visited the NRA museum and took some pictures. He didn’t intend for these to be published so some are...
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
Officer Mike’s Noveske N4 Afghan Setup
A few weeks back some readers inquired about the details and particulars of Officer Mike’s rifle. So here you go. —EdMake - Noveske
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POTD – AX-ELR – 50TBI
So that one team that has the Accuracy International AX-ELR showed up on property again today. They shot some targets across the course. But at...
