Marky
Writer for john1911.com. Co-Host of the John1911 Podcast. Video content provider for John1911-TV.Areas of focus: Defense and National Security, Modern Light Weapons, Small Arms, Weapons Training.
SCAR-16 SBR Project
Another item on the 2025 John1911 Armory project list is to finally SBR the SCAR-16s. I like the SCAR. Ran it for quite a...
Hydraulic Top Link Installed
Putting a hydraulic top link on the Massey has been on my to do list for well over a year. Purchased this thing BEFORE...
POTD – Brownells BRN-10A
We finally picked up a modern clone of the original AR-10. These were made by Brownells for a few years. Reasonably priced. But once...
Ruger 10/22 – Banana Mags
Another project for 2025 is wanting to get some Ruger factory 25 round magazines for my old 10/22. We don’t have a “standard capacity”...
Russia – Shipping Container Drone Attack
Surreptitiously putting weapons in shipping containers for remote activation isn’t a new idea. See attached post from our website some years ago. But having massive...
Remington 81 Sniper?
Picked this used Remington 81 up from Shooter’s Supply in Loveland, Ohio. It was in on consignment and also came with some boxes of...
Project – S&W Model 547 Complete Sort Needed
This gun has been haunting me for years at this point. It’s a pretty rare-ish Smith & Wesson Model 547. What’s neat about these...
JM 625 Charge Hole Repair
The bad news is in a former life I let a kitchen counter gunsmith jack up the charge holes on a Smith & Wesson...
Armory Project – M41b Scope Base Needs Adjustment
You have seen some of this issue already but since I am itemizing all of our armory projects here we go: I need to...
Steyr AUG – A Gun For Non-Gun People
Had some visitors to the John1911 range. There was a request to shoot a few rifles. But what surprised me the most was One,...
Tricked out Wilson eXperior Single Stack
This gun has been on the back burner for a minute with all the construction around here. Wilson calls this gun Wilson eXperior Full...
Gun Range Drive-By – Snapping Turtle
Since it’s Friday let’s keep things a little more light-hearted. While driving on the rifle range a few days ago, I accidentally ran over...
Project – Wilson Project 1 – Front Sight
Up next for 2025 projects, and after thousands of rounds, I have decided to install a front sight onto the Wilson Combat Project 1....
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...
Mossberg 44 Trigger Guard Repair
Took this 22 in from Doc. Same as when we picked up this shotgun from him. He used to use it in 22 matches...
