The Kraken
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.
Chief’s Special
This is a Smith and Wesson Model 60 Chiefs Special. This one is a no dash model, meaning it is a first run model...
Not The Typical EDC Knives
Two of my most treasured gun-show finds. It just so happens that I found them both on the same day at the same gun-show.In...
More Primer Production?
It is not a newsflash for anybody that reloads that primers have been nonexistent to scarce in most regions. Late in 2019, inventories decreased...
New – Old Stock Grips – Pachmayr
This a Smith and Wesson 469 I acquired awhile back. Back in the day, Pachmayr grips were quite the upgrade for a duty pistol. These...
The Ed Brown Gets It’s Eyes
Sometimes a simple project turns into quite the conundrum. This was the case with mounting the new Zeiss LRP S3 to the EB A3...
Pawn Shop Find
Pawn shop find of the year although it is still early. Smith and Wesson 5906 likely produced around 1990, give or take a few...
Controlled Round Feed vs Push Feed
Controlled Round Feed vs Push FeedPick up any gun magazine from about 1970 through 2000 and there will be a mention of controlled round...
Snow Plow Owl
We received 4 inches of snow so it is time to fire up the 40 horses and knock it down. While doing so, I...
A Problem Looking For A Solution
A Problem Looking For A Solution - Zeiss LRP S3Or the question could be, “A solution looking for a problem”. Either way, it sometimes...
Zeiss LRP S3
Taking this opportunity to welcome a new contributor to the John1911 website: KrakenOne thing he does is precision rifle shooting. So it will be...
