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.
Pro-Tip: Don’t Cut 90 Degree Corners in Your Slide
Just something to be aware of. 90 degree corners come to an infinitely small point. You may not be able to see it with...
Man Plays With Cans
Get your mind out of the gutter! This is a first shots video with the new Silencerco Harvester 30 suppressor. The good news is no...
GRS Ragnarok Blaser R8 Chassis
After months of waiting we finally have the much anticipated GRS Ragnarok chassis system in our hands. This system with its folding stock and customizable...
Real Life CCW Guns
Occasionally when I surf the inter-webs I see photos “supposedly” showing folks’ daily CCW guns. Not sure how they manage to carry their guns...
Range Vandalism
Well…it finally happened. We’ve had some vandalism at the John1911 range. Fortunately nothing was stolen. One of the neighboring properties is a cattle farm. And...
LRF in Morning Fog
While sitting on the back of my truck drinking coffee one morning, it occurred to me I hadn’t ever really tried the Bushnell LRF...
Suppressor – Getting That First Tax Stamp
I have been around guns most of my life. Additionally I have been in the industry for quite a long time. Hell! Being around...
My Three 1911’s
The subject of 1911’s came up with the previous post about the Staccato P duty pistol. In particular, there was some confusion about it...
Staccato-P: A Pretty Interesting Service Pistol
Last week I had a chance to run into an old friend of mine at a training. He happened to be wearing his new...
Hostage Rescue at Ice Station Zebra
Doc and I were at the Uber-private, cool-kid, LEO-only range recently. It’s a range I have heard about for at least 15 years, but...
Croatian PHP MV9 Pistol
We’ve been looking for a PHP on an off for almost a year. They are available on the market, but too many sellers want...
POTD – ACOG & AimPoint CompM2
As we referenced in the podcast, an ACOG and CompM2 have come into the armory. More on these optics and why we picked them...
Pistol Pit Retaining Wall
Pistol Pit Retaining WallWell the day has finally come. It’s time to “start” the fix on the pistol pit. The one mistake I made...
Internal vs External Extractors on 1911s
While setting up the reset rope on our new falling plate rack, I address my personal feelings about the internal vs external 1911 debate. I...
Have You Ever Lost Your Gun?
This photo was sent in by one of our executive team. This was not at our office. The gun pictured is not ours. And...
