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Jack Basham Custom Colt 1911
Jack Basham Custom Colt 1911Had a chance to pick this up from an old, retired, competitive shooter. I did so for two reasons. Firstly,...
Video Short – HK VP9L-B
Video Short - HK VP9L-BKraken succumbs to the Batman Gun Pressure. —EditorKrakenwww.John1911.com“Shooting Guns & Having Fun”
Anderson Dissipator – Recoils Like an M4
Anderson Dissipator - Recoils Like an M4Kraken and I take the Anderson Dissipator out for some test shots. It’s a neat gun. Not sure...
Military Surplus
FN Hi-Power Inert Trainer
FN Hi-Power Inert TrainerJohn1911 staff are having a debate around here about a pistol. So if you have something to add, please speak up...
Anderson Dissipator – Recoils Like an M4
Anderson Dissipator - Recoils Like an M4Kraken and I take the Anderson Dissipator out for some test shots. It’s a neat gun. Not sure...
Daewoo Rifles – Buy Now or Wait for SNT Defense
Daewoo Rifles - Buy Now or Wait for SNT DefenseSo it’s been a year since SNT defense splashed all over SHOT show that they...
Shooting
Armalite AR-50 200y Zero
Armalite AR-50 200y ZeroKraken is back at the John1911 range with his favorite gun. The Armalite AR-50. Here he is shooting surplus ammo to...
Video Short – FN 5.7 100 Yards
Video Short - FN 5.7 100 YardsAlmost like it was destined to happen, the first time I shot the FN 5.7 at 100 yards,...
Video Short – Reason 417 on Why I Hate 50BMG
Video Short - Reason 417 on Why I Hate 50BMGHere is Kraken shooting his Armalite 50BMG. Single shot. Bolt action. Muzzled break. And discharged...
Workbench
FN Hi-Power Inert Trainer
FN Hi-Power Inert TrainerJohn1911 staff are having a debate around here about a pistol. So if you have something to add, please speak up...
Shooting Bench Number 5
Shooting Bench Number 5Why have 4 shooting benches when you can have 5 for the cost of 6? What am I talking about? Why...
Trying The Stiletto Flashlight
Trying The Stiletto FlashlightThe long and short of it: Was traveling a lot. Passed through multiple security checkpoints daily. At some point my daily...
1911 Pistols
Jack Basham Custom Colt 1911
Jack Basham Custom Colt 1911Had a chance to pick this up from an old, retired, competitive shooter. I did so for two reasons. Firstly,...
POTD – Wilson eXperior Training Tailgate
POTD - Wilson eXperior Training TailgateGetting reacquainted with training and shooting a single stack 1911. Wilson eXperior 1911 Full Size. —Marky
POTD – 2-Tone eXperior In The Sun
POTD - 2-Tone eXperior In The SunWilson eXperior 2-tone, single stack, in the sun today. Getting back into the steel, single stack is taking...
Blaser Rifles
A New Way to Store Blaser Barrels
Secureit has released a new vault accessory called the 3-Rifle Horizontal Display Mount. And while I don’t really want to use it for rifles,...
POTD – Blaser R8 Cleaned
Since the rifle range construction has been winding down, the shooting has been turning up. The Blaser R8, in the GRS Ragnarok chassis was...
Coyote Door – 100 Yard Steel Test
Decided to setup a 100 yard steel target that measures out from The Coyote Door (tm). Figure it’s necessary to confirm zeros from that...
Hunting
October 2025 Moose Hunt
October 2025 Moose HuntBack in early October I was fortunate to get out with some friends and family on a moose hunting trip. A...
INEOS Grenadier With Nitto Grappler Tires
INEOS Grenadier With Nitto Grappler TiresSo yesterday was a fun time. Cincinnati got hammered with a snow / ice storm. I decided it was...
Video Short – Surefire Stiletto Test
Video Short - Surefire Stiletto TestSo this Surefire Stiletto has a max lumen rating of 1500 and one of it’s selling features is the...
Podcast
EP-390 -I Was Rightfully Wrong
Episode 390 of the John1911 Podcast is now live: The boys are back!
The US schwaks Venezuela.
Maduro machinegun indictments?
Going after the Ghost...
EP-389 – The Christmas Episode
Episode 389 of the John1911 podcast: Going viral.
Gun projects update.
Thoughts on AIWB clips.
Police blotter. MarkyJohn1911.com"Shooting Guns & Having Fun"
EP-388: FRT’s are Crushing The Machine Gun Market
Episode 388 of the John1911 Podcast is now live: Hunting is in effect.
Would you buy a Swiss made P320?
I think we owe...
Commentary
Russia – Shipping Container Drone Attack
Surreptitiously putting weapons in shipping containers for remote activation isn’t a new idea. See attached post from our website some years ago. But having massive...
Steyr AUG – A Gun For Non-Gun People
Had some visitors to the John1911 range. There was a request to shoot a few rifles. But what surprised me the most was One,...
Will The DOD Drop The M17 Service Pistol?
Once again we are full of SIG P320 drama. At some point one wonders if it will trickle down to The Pentagon? There have...
Industry news
SecureIt Rimfire Pistol Mounts
One of the weaknesses of the SecureIt weapon rack system has been it’s general focus on military grade weapons. Which is to be expected...
6.8×51 Hybrid – Full Power Ammo Available
Saw this early this morning and it was news to me. So perhaps it’s news to you? Shooting Surplus has bulk, full power 6.8x51...
Swiss K31 Ten Round Magazines
While on other business, I ran across the manufacture of some pretty interesting magazines. 10 round aftermarket mags for the Swiss K31 rifle. Made...
Interesting Stories Around The Web
The New Chevy Commercial is Lit!
This video was born out of a funny conversation Chris and I were having one day soon after this protestor story hit the national...
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...
2023 National Farm Machinery Show
Since we now have a tractor for range maintenance, it made sense to swing down to Louisville, only a few hours away, to get...
POTD
POTD – Wilson eXperior Training Tailgate
POTD - Wilson eXperior Training TailgateGetting reacquainted with training and shooting a single stack 1911. Wilson eXperior 1911 Full Size. —Marky
POTD – 2-Tone eXperior In The Sun
POTD - 2-Tone eXperior In The SunWilson eXperior 2-tone, single stack, in the sun today. Getting back into the steel, single stack is taking...
POTD – Brass Knuckles
POTD - Brass KnucklesEditor’s note: Kraken and I have some things in common. One of them is a misspent youth with too much time...
