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.
Zeiss Dialyt 18-45×65 Spotter
I have a confession. I have never purchased a “quality” spotting scope. And the reason is quite simple. I have always felt that most...
Norinco 213 First Shots
Officer Mike and I took some time off to goof off a little bit. This Norinco 213 came into The Armory a few months...
The Golden Age of Holsters
While attending the 2019 NRA show, I saw a company that I haven’t thought about a very, very long time. Actually I wouldn’t have...
Norinco 213 Detail Strip
The Norinco 213 is a 9x19 / 9mm Parabellum handgun made in China. It is a copy of the Soviet Tokarev TT-33. Which in...
Shelter For Rifle Range
Next week we are hoping to start construction on a shelter for the new range. It will have a metal roof, be 14x16’ in...
Never Waste a Miss
I get a lot of e-mails.
How to do this? How to do that? And sometimes when I dig down into the basis of the...
GRS Ragnarok Spotted in US
First off, let me get this out of the way. I am very excited about this product! A true chassis system for the Blaser...
KA-BAR Training Knife
The black knife is my daily carry knife. I have carried this or a boot version since sometime in the early 2000’s.
The red knife...
Xtek Magazine Construction
Tony N. from Australia sent us some photos showing the internal workings of the Xtek aftermarket Blaser Tac 2 magazines.
These photos will be of...
Falling Plate Rack Installed
Yesterday, Freeze assembled our new falling plate rack. Personally, it’s one of my favorite pistol shooting drills.
I haven’t had daily access to a rack...
When The Wind Doesn’t Blow
We are still trying to get used to the particulars of the new rifle range. And one of the most interesting aspects is it’s...
C96 Red 9 in The Armory
Figured I would show this. It’s a Mauser C96 chambered in 9mm Parabellum. Yes, the same caliber as your Glock 9x19 mags.
Every collection needs...
POTD — Model 1917 Heavy Barrel Sniper
The next time you see some WWI Bubba’ed rifle at a gun show, make sure it’s not an actual factory rifle that has been...
Howa 300 Yard Headshot
So Freeze was out on the range with his version of a precision rifle: the Howa 1500 hunting rifle in 308.
Not kidding. That’s a...
Bayonet Lug Install PTR-91
A few weeks back, we realized that an old armory project was long overdue. Actually two projects. The first was to reconfigure the PTR-91...
