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.
Street Watch: Revolver With Flashlight
The included photo was produced out of a police blotter story. In it the suspect, who should have probably been in jail on a...
GRS Bag Rider
Not too sure we need this, but looking at the rear of the Ragnarok chassis, I can see where this could come in handy...
Jim Hoag – Colt Series 70
Our friend Andy sent over some photos a custom 1911 from a different time. Notice the checkering all over the gun: done by hand....
PRS Barricade
Another project for the rifle range. A PRS barricade. The only difference between ours and the published plans is the lack of a takedown...
Fall Fashion Week – P38
Fall Fashion Week - P38
Last of the Fall Fashion Week series for 2021. Here we have a post war Walther P38 pistol. Every gun...
BlackJack Buffers, LLC – LAW-12 Shotgun
A reader named Van reached out recently looking for a replacement buffer for his Franchi Law-12 shotgun. At the time, it seems the SPAS-12...
Why I Don’t Like FLGR’s
My position on this isn’t a right vs wrong argument. Actually it’s not even an argument at all. This preference is more a reflection...
Fall Fashion Week – Bernardelli P.One
So it’s Fall Fashion Week again here at The Armory. Up today is an Italian Manufacture, Israeli Police surplus Bernardelli P.One pistol.
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Marky
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Shooting Bench Construction
Shooting Bench Construction
Ok. We have lived with the pallet based benches for long enough. Before the snow hits, I have decided it’s time to...
New Ammo Intake
The project list never seems to get smaller. Here are two examples. First, we needed some 6.5 Carcano ammo to function fire and shoot...
Citori Passes 1000 Rounds
Well…it has taken the better part of 20 years, but our “sporting gun” has finally passed the 1000 rounds fired mark.
Since I am not...
Accuracy International 50BMG
A few weeks ago I was able to share just a little video of the Accuracy International 50BMG bolt gun known as the AX...
1891 Carcano Bayonet Repair
Follow up on a video we did a few weeks ago. Putting together a correct 1891 Carcano rifle, so a bayonet was in order.
However…the...
POTD – Red Ryder BB Gun
Confession Time. On Friday, we shut down early. Things were slow. So when nobody was around at the end of the day, I went...
Blaser R8 Extraction Issues
So while out on the range, I had a complete failure of the gun to extract spent cases. Actually loaded cases as well.
After some...
