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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.

Crazy Expensive VP9

You know a pistol has “made it” when custom versions sell for 3-4x their MSRP. Here we have a HK VP9 that is commanding...

POTD — Old Work Pagers

Being of a certain age has it’s advantages: Perspective. I was looking through some old boxes a few days ago and ran across some...

Catastrophic AR Failure

We have a guest post by a reader named Josh. He shares with us his story about a catastrophic AR kaboom he had this...

A Tale of Two Pig Guns

This recently came up among a group of young hunters I know so I figured I would post about it here. The younger guys...

POTD — The Golden BB

Thought this was an interesting photo. What you are looking at is an anti-aircraft round that has passed through this plane’s prop while in...

Media Bias and the War on Terror

One of these pictures is not like the other. All three are kids. All three are victims. Two are Syrian. One is French. If you are picking up what...

Milsurp El Camino

While on my way down to Texas this past spring, we gassed up next to a pretty rad El Camino. Being an unapologetic “car...

Video — Not a Beauty Queen

Just a quick blurb video. Freeze and I spent some time today moving Combloc ammo crates around. Some hand’t been touched in 20 years....

Secret Squirrel Magazines

Bet you didn’t know there was such a thing as secret squirrel mags, did ya? Well, never underestimate the lengths “cool kids” will go...

Video — Testing Cheek-Weld / Eye-Relief Blaser R8

Going to be using the Blaser R8 for more precision work going forward. So I have been adding larger MIL-DOT scopes to the system....

POTD — CZ Scorpion

Since I posted a quick blurb on the SIG MPX Carbine, a follower of ours on Facebook shared a photo of his CZ Scorpion...

SIG MPX Good First Impression

I’ve been casually in the market for a 9mm carbine for a couple of years. My primary reason for having one is shooting steel...

POTD — My Desk In The Armory

We have decided, read that as were given permission, to show some images from the armory. Some. So here goes. I have two offices...

Facebook Live – Armory Chat Volume 1

So here is the deal. We did a Facebook Live video today. Honestly, it was more like a test. The plan is to every...

POTD — Shotgun Receiver Cutaway

OK. I have a confession. I don’t know if this is a cutaway or just a disassembled shotgun receiver. But as I get older,...
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