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My FRT Dilemma
My FRT DilemmaBeen talking about this on pod for a few weeks. One of our reference collection acquisitions, unbeknownst to me, showed up with...
Video Short – FN SCAR Bait & Switch
Video Short - FN SCAR Bait & SwitchI wonder how many people ran out and overpaid market prices for Fn SCARS since they were...
Slow-Mo Gimbal Test – Anderson Dissipator
Slow-Mo Gimbal Test - Anderson Dissipator Testing out the new gimbal and slow-mo recording, with a now discontinued, Anderson Dissipator. Krakenwww.John1911.com“Shooting Guns & Having Fun”
Military Surplus
POTD – German K98 Sniper
POTD - German K98 Sniper German K98 Sniper. There is a story here that I will go into later on video. Just know the scope...
POTD – Japanese Type 26 Revolver
POTD - Japanese Type 26 RevolverCharacter flaws. I suffer from them just like the rest of you. And one of my shortcomings is that...
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
Slow-Mo Gimbal Test – Anderson Dissipator
Slow-Mo Gimbal Test - Anderson Dissipator Testing out the new gimbal and slow-mo recording, with a now discontinued, Anderson Dissipator. Krakenwww.John1911.com“Shooting Guns & Having Fun”
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,...
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
Les Baer Bullseye Gun
Les Baer Bullseye GunFollow up video on a short we published a few weeks ago. A retired competitive shooter is cleaning out a lot...
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
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
Off-Road Grenadier School
Off-Road Grenadier SchoolBeen running down to Tennessee on business the last few months. So while down there, I have engaged a private outfitter to...
2026 Ice Fishing – Pike
2026 Ice Fishing - PikeOn my annual ice fishing trip so out of the office this week. —Krakenwww.John1911.com“Shooting Guns & Having Fun”
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...
Podcast
EP-392 – Mongo – From The Stoner 63 to HK M27...
Episode 392 of the John1911 podcast is going to be a special one. Today we have the very first appearance of Mongo. A firearms...
EP-391 – The DonRoe Doctrine
Episode 391 of the John1911 Podcast is now live: The CMP surplus shotguns.
ICE Agent shoots to the face.
The Ghost Fleet is on...
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...
Commentary
My FRT Dilemma
My FRT DilemmaBeen talking about this on pod for a few weeks. One of our reference collection acquisitions, unbeknownst to me, showed up with...
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,...
Industry news
Video Short – FN SCAR Bait & Switch
Video Short - FN SCAR Bait & SwitchI wonder how many people ran out and overpaid market prices for Fn SCARS since they were...
556 Sub-Gun – The Daewoo K1A1
556 Sub-Gun - The Daewoo K1A1It has been a year and SHOT Show 2026 is upon us. So this is an informal comment poll. Do...
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...
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 – German K98 Sniper
POTD - German K98 Sniper German K98 Sniper. There is a story here that I will go into later on video. Just know the scope...
POTD – Japanese Type 26 Revolver
POTD - Japanese Type 26 RevolverCharacter flaws. I suffer from them just like the rest of you. And one of my shortcomings is that...
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
