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.
Norinco Model 77B – Manual of Arms
The Chinese Norinco Model 77B. It has come peccadillos for sure. The highlights:You might need to utilize the “two handed crack” to unlock...
Video Short – Bringing Back The EDC X9L
Video Short - Bringing Back The EDC X9LAfter a short hiatus, I am bringing back my main squeeze. The Wilson EDC X9L. According to...
The CMP Has KRAG-JORGENSEN Rifles
Nobody seems to be able to give me a straight answer, but CMP is currently disposing of about eight hundred 30-40 US Army, Krag-Jorgensen...
Vyper Stool – Elevated Steel Max
Broke down and purchased one of these fancy stools for the new cleaning station at the John1911 range. The store bought hard-ass specials were...
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...
Beretta APX Takedown – Brazilian Police Surplus
We picked up a new, unissued Beretta APX pistol that AIM Surplus imported from a Brazilian police department. Or maybe it was from the...
POTD – Standard Manufacturing 1911
I snapped these pics since I had never seen one in person before. A Standard Manufacturing 1911. Was it built correctly? Dunno.
Is it...
Norinco Model 77B – Takedown
Here is how to field strip a Norinco Model 77B pistol. This gun has a few quirks, but overall is pretty simple to work...
Remington No 9 Shotgun – Disassembly
Remington No 9 Shotgun - DisassemblyThis video serves two purposes. Firstly it documents the disassembly procedure of the Remington No 9 shotgun, for our...
Trump Assassination Theories
This is a tongue-n-cheek joke, but…Obviously a lot went wrong with President Trump’s security detail. Everyone is still sorting through the facts of what,...
CMP Contracts with Tisas
Word came down earlier this year that the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) was going to contract with Tisas to produce a “military surplus” copy...
New Barn Cleaning Station
Just some behind the scenes updates. Been setting up the cleaning station in the new barn. Some iteration of this setup has been in...
1902 Remington #9 Shotgun
Picked this up from Shooter’s Supply after noticing some unique features not found on many modern shotguns. Firstly, it is a single action break-top,...
The Most Important Pistol Drill
I inevitably get variations of this question after posting new pistol drill videos: What is the best pistol drill to practice? The answer is easy:...
Norinco Model 77B – Reference Pictures
These images are from an auction for our Chinese Norinco Model 77B. They were so good, I figured it was worth keeping them on...
