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.
How Not To Operate A HK-91
Saw this happen today at the range. A guy wanted to try out my PTR-91 truck gun? Sure, no problem. And in an effort...
FN SmartCore SCAR Rifle Shot Counter
A buddy of mine is at the IDEX Arms Show in UAE this week. Knowing I am a SCAR rifle guy, he wanted to...
Dear F. Class Competitors
When F/TR Competitors sit around and wonder why their numbers are not growing at the rates of other shooting sports, look in the mirror....
Video — FAL Gas Setting Marked For 55g Wolf Ammo
When you are dealing with many different firearms, a good policy is to double document the settings for those guns. One, if the opportunity...
Semi-Auto M-60 “Machine Gun”
Freeze got me started on looking at these a few years ago. He makes the argument that these semi-auto, belt-feds, conversions are fun, collectable...
Lt. General H.R. McMaster
McMaster is considered one of the brightest military thinkers on active duty. His career even going back to the first Gulf War is infamous.
Note,...
Video — Why Are Glocks So Blocky
This subject comes up every time Glock comes out with a new generation. And it really started coming up with SIG 320 winning the...
Mossberg 590 Upgrades
This will be a picture heavy post with little description since it’s self explanatory. Shown is a Mossberg 590 I purchased back in the...
SPAS-12 Broken Buffer Confirmed
As we reported earlier, the SPAS-12 shotgun starting falling apart as soon as we racked it. As suspect, the original rubber buffer system has...
Building Gun Racks
We have a fair amount of racks here in the armory. In the very beginning, we purchased pre-fabricated shelving. But over time, it became...
Armory Chat Ep20: Q&A
I was traveling quite a bit over the last few weeks. So figured it was a good opportunity to start a Q&A segment that...
Video — Mexican Marines Using Mini-guns Against Cartels
Since El Chapo has been transferred to US custody, a power vacuum has opened up in some Cartel organizations. As clearly as I can...
Why Are Tactical Trainers Insecure about the The Super Bowl?
Confession. I didn’t watch the Super Bowl where the guy lead the team, from a huge deficit, against the other guy and his team....
Responsible Gun Owner Tag
Freeze sent me these pictures way back during the summer. I just simply forgot about them. But as someone who lived through the bad...
Replacement Keepers Concealment Holster Issue
It has displayed a bad tendency that I will need to clean up.
When the holster is under compression, it ejects the pistol magazine during...
