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.
Machining Suppressors
While I was on other business, I happened to be in the presence of a suppressor manufacturing operation. It occurred to me that many...
Video – HK VP9 Slow Motion
I was just playing with the slow motion camera while on the range. HK VP9 my CCW pistol. Markywww.tacticaltshirts.comwww.john1911.com"Shooting Guns & Having Fun"
Chocolate Stick Grenade – Potato Masher
I love the internet for reasons like this. If any of you are planning on getting me candy for my Easter Basket, I respectfully...
Setting Up Slide-Lock Reload Drills
I have two ways I generally setup reloading drills on pistols. My preferred way is to put a single round on one magazine and...
Magic Marker Rear Sight Blackout
I have a schizophrenic mind when it comes to night sights on handguns. I like my pistols to have tritium inserts for both front...
Home Made De-Jammer Tool
Had someone ask what the brass rod is for? That’s simple. A home-made squib tool / de-jammer. It’s longer to be able to handle...
So I Forgot My Staple Gun
Thought I would share an unflattering story. I’ve been shooting quite a bit of steel and wanted to change it up. Need to focus...
Katanga Gendarmes
I recently saw this photograph and thought it might be of interest to both our older and younger readers alike.Our older readers will recall,...
POTD – Easter Eggs at the Mayer House
Scott is a neat guy. Imagine being a young child and having your father be a longtime gun-industry professional. In the Mayer household, it’s...
The Regressive Left
Whenever I run into a Lefty who claims to be a secular, atheist, humanist who opposes the "right" as bigots when EVEN DISCUSSING the...
Traveling in the US with a Rifle
It seems the latest rage in the gun-community is low-profile rifle bags. While I completely agree with the concept, I have never seen one...
POTD — Fantasy German Sniper
I have always felt there are generally two types of people in the gun community. Collectors and shooters. The collectors want everything original, correct,...
WWI Colt Detail Strip
This is a belated followup to a post from last year. We rescued a WWI Colt 1911…literally a pre-WWI manufactured gun…from the “wanna-be armorer...
Video- How to Move a Gun Safe
Scott Mayer sent us this video from SHOT Show 2016. In the past, we have used professional safe movers who have something called a...
Rare Austro-Hungarian Army Training Video For Steyr-Hahn Pistol
Our resident historian recently found an old Austro-Hungarian Army training video on the manual of arms for the WWI Steyr Hammer pistol. AKA the...
