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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 – SIG P220 Elite

POTD - SIG P220 Elite
We had a cop show up a few weeks ago carrying a SIG P227. That is a 45ACP chambered pistol. He expressed a desire...

Zero and DOPE Check

Zeroing Blaser R8 223 caliber barrel.
Why shoot cheap, reloaded ammo through your higher-end bolt gun? Simple. It’s a cheap way to practice position shooting. What a lot of people...

5000 Rounds Fired – EDC X9L

5000 Rounds Fired First off, this video requires some explanation. It’s actually a video test. And since every video needs a goal, for the purpose...

SRO in Heavy Rain

I am not saying open emitter red dots are just as good as closed emitter. They are not. And it’s likely in 20 years,...

Dry Tune Up

Blaser R8 Dry Fire
Short story. Practice makes perfect. Focusing on position shooting this year. But before I can do that, I need to work out the kinks...

Shooters Global Shot Timer

Shooters.global
The Shooters Global / SG Shot timer is both a hardware and phone app implementation of a firearm shot timer. What is interesting about...

Good Things In Small Packages

Blaser R8 223
Been shooting the R8 quite a bit this week. Nothing I can publish. But…just look at this thing. It could fit in a back...

Beretta – Loquacious Likes The D

Beretta 92D - loquacious
Before you watch this video, I want to confess something. I am a hypocrite. Not now. Now tomorrow. Not yesterday. But forever and apparently...

Rolex Bezel Replacement 

ROLEX Replacement Bezel
After 24 years of daily use, I have finally acquiesced and replaced the bezel on my GMT Master II Rolex. 1997 production (when I...

SWAT Team Review – Steyr GB Pistol

Review Steyr GB
Interesting video for us to make. When we first popped up with the Steyr GB for The Armory reference collection, there were a number...

SRO – 4000 Rounds

So….we are not gear reviewers. But…we do get questions about how well the SRO is holding up? In a word: great!  With these pics it has...

POTD – Glock 22P (Red Glock)

Red Glock 22P
After I did a video showing some training guns in the armory, some expressed an interest in seeing up close photos of the Glock...

EDC X9L Bill Drill – 2.12 Seconds

Shot this a few weeks ago. I now have the EDC X9L Bill Drill down to 2.12 seconds at 7 yards. The trigger cadence...

Detail Strip EDC X9 & X9L

First of all, let me just say the quality of this video is not up to our normal standards. I was working late and...

SHOK-Buff Change – 4000 Rds

Taking care of some old business.  I changed the SHOK-Buff in the EDC X9L at 4000 rounds.  Here are some up-close pics of the...
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