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Marky

Marky
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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.

POTD – Experior 5” Full Size

POTD - Experior 5” Full Size Of the standard 1911s we down, this is still without a doubt the highest quality and most fulfilling one...

1874 Shiloh Sharps First Shots

Shiloh Sharps 1874 first shots.
So it needs to be stated right up front that I had some trouble hitting anything at 200 yards. My “try-dope” drop data was...

Relieving Blaser Tac 2 Scope Base

Scope Bell Collision Fix
In the process of setting up and testing the J. Sip & Sons Blaser Tactical 2 barrels, a typical issue has shown up. Large...

Cobray M11 Rebuild

Cobray M11 Spring & Buffer Change.
Ok. Not quite a complete rebuild, but not that far off either. We took this Cobray in as a used pistol and it seems...

First Shots – Blaser Tactical 2 Aftermarket Barrel 

Blaser Tactical 2 Aftermarket Barrel. J. Sip & Sons. 308.
Most of you will find this video dull and uneventful. What I am doing is shooting the J. Sip & Sons Blaser Tactical 2...

Last of the Coffee Mugs

Customer pic of his new John1911 Coffee Travel Tumbler.
So the new store operations have been humming along quite swimmingly. At least from the customer end. Had some minor inside-baseball level blips to...

Refreshed Main Shooting Position

Refreshed Main Shooting Position.
Well..I can’t spend months buying equipment and putting in work to not show some of the results. Here is the refreshed and reorganized Main...

Suppressor Life – Seized Threads

Silencerco Harvester 30 Seized Threaded Insert
One issue folks who are not in the suppressor game sometimes miss is the issue of seized / fouled threads. Suppressors have a tendency...

Stevens 22-410 Extractor Repair

Stevens 22-410 Extractor Repair
Some up close pictures fixing the extractor on our Stevens 22-410. After disassembling the system and cleaning it up, it became obvious the issue...

1911 Supplies Box

A few months ago a staff member ran across a reconditioned WWII explosives crate. These were being blown out for just a couple of...

John1911 Store Is Open!!!

John1911 RTIC Coffee Travel Mug
Update 11-24-22: The John1911 store is open. As discussed earlier, we are starting small with some coffee mugs. Click the “store” button in the...

Blaser Tactical 2 Aftermarket Barrels

Blaser Tactical 2 Aftermarket Barrel
I hinted around about this on social media and now it’s official. We are T&E’ing some Blaser Tactical 2 barrels from J. Sip &...

Wilson Armor-Tuff Finish – My Experience

A reader writes: Have you had much experience with using Wilson’s Armor-Tuff finish? From reading their website descriptions, it would appear it has better corrosion...

Video Short – This is Bullshit

All the interwebs say we need to make more Tik-Tok like videos. So..how’s this little ditty doing ya? Professional note: This is a joke and...

Cobray Re-Spring Test

Cobray M11 Function Test
Cobray M-11 Function Test 2 OK. So after a spring and buffer rebuild, it’s time to function test this gun; so we can box it...
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