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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...
Video Short – Chuck Norris Wants His Gun Back
Video Short - Chuck Norris Wants His Gun BackCheck out this super-duper, high-speed, low-drag, race gun from back in the day. Only qualified superheroes...
Zeiss Dialyt ARCA Attachment
Zeiss Dialyt ARCA AttachmentBeen working on target cameras and decided to address a nagging issue. My Zeiss Dialyt field glass wasn’t setup properly for...
Military Surplus
Semi-Auto BAR is Calling Me
Semi-Auto BAR is Calling MeShooters Supply in Loveland, Ohio is really in my head these days. They had a possibly NIB, semi-automatic, Ohio Ordnance...
FN Model 1922 – Railroad Police Pistol
FN Model 1922 - Railroad Police PistolSaw this in Shooter’s Supply the other day. A FN model 1922 with post WWII occupation markings on...
FR-F2 Sniper Rifle Keyholes
FR-F2 Sniper Rifle Keyholes Well…here is another item to put on the Armory Projects To-Do-List. Somehow address the key-holing issue exhibited by the FR-F2 Sniper...
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
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...
Zeiss Dialyt ARCA Attachment
Zeiss Dialyt ARCA AttachmentBeen working on target cameras and decided to address a nagging issue. My Zeiss Dialyt field glass wasn’t setup properly for...
What Is an Anderson Dissipator?
What Is an Anderson Dissipator?Well Anderson is gone so why not now to acquire our first Anderson? Makes complete sense, right?Right. So what is this...
1911 Pistols
Jackson Hole P211
Jackson Hole P211While traveling through Wyoming, I got a chance to stop into Jackson Hole. And of course, I hustled my way into a...
1911 Holster Selection – AIWB Considerations
1911 Holster Selection - AIWB ConsiderationsKraken stopped by and expressed an interest in carrying a 1911 AIWB. Since I have been carrying just like...
Why Buy a Second Wilson eXperior
When Wilson Combat announced they were shutting down the eXperior line, that caused a slight panic here at John1911. You see, I have always...
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
Trekker Floor Mats – Grenadier
Trekker Floor Mats - GrenadierWhile up at INEOS getting an break-in oil change, they showed me some aftermarket floor mats that I might be...
POTD – Not So Northern Lights
POTD - Not So Northern LightsFirst glimpse of the Northern Lights from Nebraska. Krakenwww.John1911.com“Shooting Guns & Having Fun”
POTD – Tailgate Coyote
POTD - Tailgate CoyoteHunting season is just days away. Personally I am not deer hunting, but going to try my hand at coyote. Jeff...
Podcast
EP-387 : Live From The Cocktail Party
Episode 387 of the John1911 Podcast is now live: The Glock V is out.
The Glock 17L is in...almost.
3x's More Bulletproof.
High Mileage...
EP-386: Glock Gets Taken Out
Episode 386 of the John1911 Podcast: Glock Series V.
AI Gun Detection.
Tundra Goes Down Hard.
Suppressor Baffle Strikes. MarkyJohn1911.com"Shooting Guns & Having Fun"
EP-385: North Korean Boob Jobs
Episode 385 of the John1911 Podcast is now live: The INEOS Grenadier is here.
Website traffic.
History of Weapons of War Shuts Down.
FN...
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 – Not So Northern Lights
POTD - Not So Northern LightsFirst glimpse of the Northern Lights from Nebraska. Krakenwww.John1911.com“Shooting Guns & Having Fun”
POTD – Tailgate Coyote
POTD - Tailgate CoyoteHunting season is just days away. Personally I am not deer hunting, but going to try my hand at coyote. Jeff...
