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.
Trump’s 12 Carrier Navy: Money Well Spent?
Trump has come out and endorsed a 12 carrier Navy. For those wondering a 12 Carrier navy is considered the comfortable minimum number of...
Mannlicher 1905 Pistol
I took this photo at the Buffalo Bill Firearms Museum. It’s a Mannlicher model of 1905 chambered in 7.65 Mannlicher. I always thought it...
Video — Why I always Prefer a Sweat Guard
If you don’t want to watch the video, the summation is I use a sweat guard the way a NBA player uses a backboard...
Armory Chat EP21: Why Did Kim Jung-Un Kill his Brother?
Received a few questions on this so figured it was better to answer in a video. The reason the DPRK killed Kim's brother has...
Bill Weaver Scope Display
What we have here is a collection of scope and scope designs attributed to Bill Weaver and his Weaver Scope Company that so many...
How Not To Operate A HK-91
Saw this happen today at the range. A guy wanted to try out my PTR-91 truck gun? Sure, no problem. And in an effort...
FN SmartCore SCAR Rifle Shot Counter
A buddy of mine is at the IDEX Arms Show in UAE this week. Knowing I am a SCAR rifle guy, he wanted to...
Dear F. Class Competitors
When F/TR Competitors sit around and wonder why their numbers are not growing at the rates of other shooting sports, look in the mirror....
Video — FAL Gas Setting Marked For 55g Wolf Ammo
When you are dealing with many different firearms, a good policy is to double document the settings for those guns. One, if the opportunity...
Semi-Auto M-60 “Machine Gun”
Freeze got me started on looking at these a few years ago. He makes the argument that these semi-auto, belt-feds, conversions are fun, collectable...
Video — Why Are Glocks So Blocky
This subject comes up every time Glock comes out with a new generation. And it really started coming up with SIG 320 winning the...
Mossberg 590 Upgrades
This will be a picture heavy post with little description since it’s self explanatory. Shown is a Mossberg 590 I purchased back in the...
SPAS-12 Broken Buffer Confirmed
As we reported earlier, the SPAS-12 shotgun starting falling apart as soon as we racked it. As suspect, the original rubber buffer system has...
Building Gun Racks
We have a fair amount of racks here in the armory. In the very beginning, we purchased pre-fabricated shelving. But over time, it became...
Armory Chat Ep20: Q&A
I was traveling quite a bit over the last few weeks. So figured it was a good opportunity to start a Q&A segment that...
