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The Kraken

The Kraken
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Kraken is a Navy veteran who worked in Weapons Division in the 80s. He has a background in civilian law enforcement and corrections. His interests include hunting, fishing, pistol and long range precision shooting, bbq, racing, and current events.

Video Short – Rifled Deer Slug

Rifled Deer Slug - What the groves actually do.
Kraken drops some lost facts about the rifled deer slug.          Kraken www.John1911.com “Shooting Guns & Having Fun”

Catching a Fish Deer Hunting

Kraken totally got me.
Editors’ note: To my mind, the largest weakness of the website content is the hunting category. So much so, I have invested quite a...

Homemade Blindominium

Kraken’s Homemade Ground Blind
Kraken has been sending me pics of his new ground blind project. By the looks of it, I expect the monthly HOA fees to...

Do I Need A Thousand Dollar Deer Rifle

Ruger American Ranch Rifle.
Do I Need A Thousand Dollar Deer Rifle It is that time of year, deer season and the endless opinion pieces by the various outdoors...

Kraken’s “HO”

2024 CF Moto 950
I finally finished bolting all the extras on the 2024 CFMoto 950 ZForce HO EX.  This model is a V twin 93 horsepower two...

Video Short – Smith & Wesson 5903

S&W 5903 Pistol
Video Short - Smith & Wesson 5903 9mm. Alloy frame. No mag disconnect.  Adjustable sights. Farrar Tool & Die Grips Magna-ported     Kraken www.John1911.com “Shooting Guns & Having...

Catfishing Trip – Sept 2024

Sept 2024 Catfishing Trip
Kraken does like his fishing trips. Might have gotten a little too much sun one day. —Editor   

Video Short – Eat Your Heart Out, SIG

Video Short - Eat Your Heart Out, SIG.
Video Short - Eat Your Heart Out, SIG Many people don’t realize that SIG isn’t the only frame mounted de-cocker in the game.       Kraken www.John1911.com “Shooting Guns...

POTD – S&W 1026

POTD - Smith & Wesson 1026 10mm Pistol
Most of you are starting to suspect that Kraken is a dyed-in-the-wool old Smith Guy. And you would be correct. I am hoping once...

POTD – Classic 686 Snubbie

Smith & Wesson 686 357 magnum
Or it is as snubbie as an L frame can be.  I recently acquired a Smith and Wesson 686-3 from a good friend.  This...

2023 Channel Cat

Channel Catfish
Kraken has informed me he is out of town for the next 5 days on a fishing trip. And as such, his ability to...

New Acquisition – Franchi Affinity 3

Franchi Affinity 3 Shotgun
I picked up a unique Franchi Affinity 3 today.  It has had a few modifications to make it more of a self defense shotgun. ...

SUPPRESSED PX9

Suppressed PX9 - PSA 9mm AR.
Two tax stamps later, the PX9 project is complete.  The host is a 10.5 inch PSA PX9, 9mm PCC that has an SBR stamp. ...

Early Design SLS Holster

Early Design SLS Holster
One of the downsides to collecting old Smith hammer guns is the lack of modern holster support.  For EDC, Don Hume is a good...

Deer Season “Hushaboom” 

7.62x39 Hunting Loads
Norma once fired brass, Winchester large rifle primers, a healthy dose of Accurate 1680 powder under a Hornady .310 123gr interlock. 7.62x39.   Kraken www.John1911.com “Shooting Guns &...
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