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.
Privately Owned Mexican AR-10
I have held these photos for a while. My source in Mexico has a private gun collection. And most of what interests him are...
SCAR-20 Drama Queen
I wish I could say seeing the SCAR-20 get first round hits at range was a blasé thing. But frankly, the SCAR-20 has been...
Buckets of Brass
While cleaning out the old armory, we have worked our way back to the reloading section. Here you will see buckets and buckets of...
POTD – FN 1922
These old FN guns have an interesting and unique approach to ergonomics we don’t see much anymore. One wonders with modern 380 ammo, if...
POTD – EDC X9L Fieldstrip
Another gun was being taken down and the owner wanted to see what the inside of the Wilson EDC X9L looked like. Very much...
HK P9S Cleaning
After function testing and shooting the police trade-on P9S, it’s time to give it a cleaning.
Certainly a unique pistol with an uncommon locking system....
Carry Guns & Gloves
Another thing I like about the Wilson X9L is the increase in trigger-guard size. Any CCW gun that is carried daily ideally should be...
Talley Base for Blaser Rifles
Talley has a custom scope base system for the Blaser R8 and R93 rifle system that is pretty neat.
The top half of the rail...
Ed Brown 1991 Catalog
We are going through some old boxes here at the John1911 armory. And look what turned up in the catalog boxes!
A mint Ed Brown...
Red Dots & Seatbelts
While sitting in a different vehicle, something happened that I hadn’t ever experienced before. The possibility that the seatbelt could prevent me from drawing...
M17 Pistol & Camera Test
Doc and I were out at the range getting some things done.
Nothing serious. Just for fun.
Lite range maintenance.
Pistol practice.
Shooting his new US Army M17...
Is This a 2011?
The Wilson EDC X9 series of guns, while being double-stack 1911’s, are NOT 2011s.
The gun is smaller than a 2011.
The gun is...
Operation Dead Tree Pull
With the gear shown here, we are now ready to start pulling down the “widow-maker” trees on the spine trail.
Should this not work? Plan...
Relearning Malfunctions
Switching to a red-dot on my CCW gun has brought up an interesting development I hadn’t considered: Malfunction clearance drills.
For going on 30 years...
Wilson EDC 15rd vs 18rd Magazine
After a recent video detailing some facts about the Wilson EDC X9L, I have received NUMEROUS follow-up inquiries.
The two biggest questions are:
Does the...
