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Ed Brown A3 Tactical – First Shots

Ed Brown A3 Tactical Rifle. 300WM. 704 Action.
Kraken and I took his new Ed Brown rifle out to get a rough zero. The gun shoots pretty well. Especially with crappy hunting...

Ed Brown A3 Tactical – Overview

Ed Brown A3 Tactical
Kraken drove in from Nebraska and brought one of his latest acquisitions: An Ed Brown A3 Tactical chambered in 300wm. This  rifle uses Ed...

A Unique Weekend

Shotgun Goof’n.
A couple of weeks ago I learned that I would be in southern Ohio on business.  After talking to Marky, he graciously invited me...

Military Surplus

POTD – Colt SP1

POTD - Colt SP1
Our Colt SP1 with period correct-ish 30 round mag. It’s cool these 20” guns have come back into vogue. Even though this rife is...

Scrome J8 Scopes Have Landed

Scrome J8 Scope.
Reports are coming in that the new production run of Scrome J8 scopes for the French F2F2 snipers rifles have landed in the US.  How...

FNC Bois In Ukraine

FNC Bois in Ukraine.
An Ode to the FNC. “Living my best life,  Running with the Bois, Rolling deep with that FNC HEAT, Should I come out the other side, I have become,  An...

Shooting

Ed Brown A3 Tactical – First Shots

Ed Brown A3 Tactical Rifle. 300WM. 704 Action.
Kraken and I took his new Ed Brown rifle out to get a rough zero. The gun shoots pretty well. Especially with crappy hunting...

A Unique Weekend

Shotgun Goof’n.
A couple of weeks ago I learned that I would be in southern Ohio on business.  After talking to Marky, he graciously invited me...

1911 Drill – Malfunction Clearance

It’s a simple fact of life, things go wrong with guns at the most inopportune times. Drawing down on an animal. In the middle...

Workbench

Ed Brown A3 Tactical – Overview

Ed Brown A3 Tactical
Kraken drove in from Nebraska and brought one of his latest acquisitions: An Ed Brown A3 Tactical chambered in 300wm. This  rifle uses Ed...

Barn Construction Pics 3

Range Barn Construction update 3.
Barn Construction Pics 3 Ok. Just under a month since the last update we posted. By the end of this, we are under roof, windows...

Glock Factory Cutaway

Glock 17 Factory Cutaway
So back in 2019 is the last time I laid eyes on a factory cutaway Glock. It was at the Cody Firearms Museum, behind...

1911 Pistols

POTD – EDC X9 – White Grips

No, your eyes do not deceive you. This is “another” X9 that has white grips. In this case, it belongs to David S. The...

Long Term Review – Wilson X9 Mags

A question came in that stirred up a whole mess of head scratching around here, “Are the Wilson X9 15 round mags more reliable...

Pinning The 1911 Grip Safety?

It has come to my attention that some folks endorse pinning, or otherwise deactivating, 1911 grip safeties because Col. Jeff Cooper did so. Basically...

Blaser Rifles

POTD – Stay Zeroed – Customer Shirt

POTD - Stay Zeroed My Friends T-shirt. Blaser Tactical 2. Police Sniper.
Special thanks to the person who sent us this picture with the new Stay Zeroed t-shirt. You know who you are.  The rifle is a...

GRS Ragnarok Forend

GRS Ragnarok Chassis forend length
GRS Ragnarok Forend This video is the direct result of someone asking how long the forend is on the GRS Ragnarok chassis. In chatting with...

Bore-Sighting a Blaser

Blaser Tactical 2
I don’t, generally, have to re-zero rifles from scratch. But when I do, doing it on a Blaser is pretty easy. From the clear...

Hunting

Browning BPS 10 Gauge

Browning BPS 10 Gauge
With turkey season right around the corner, I picked up a Browning BPS 10 gauge.  Until the advent of the 3.5 inch 12 gauge,...

Coyote Door – First Look

Coyote Door - Hunting
Thought some of you would find this interesting. Here are the first pics of the “Coyote Door”. An indoor, environmentally controlled, shooting position that...

Tagged Out

2023 Deer Hunting Season.
The 2023 deer season is in the books. I had two bonus doe tags left and these two wandered in with 15 minutes of...

Podcast

EP-333: Barns & Bump Stocks

The John1911 Podcast
Episode 333 of the John1911 podcast is now live.   Barn build updates. Baby goats. Kraken baits me on Pete Rose. Thinking about AR-9 pistols. ...

EP-332: Acorns & Anti-Ship Missiles

The John1911 Podcast
Episode 332 of the John1911 podcast is now live:   -Those are some strange looking dogs. -Gun Guys vs Fan Bois. -Freddy Kruger Valentine. -Political...

EP-331: The Crystal Methodist

The John1911 Podcast
Episode 331 of the John1911 podcast is now live.   Coyote door installed. Apple Newsletter issue - briefly. Lancer mags fail? Is the 32 caliber...

Commentary

Not Buying The New SG Shot Timer

Shooters Global - SG Global Timer.
Those of us who run the original SG Shot timer are aware of it’s one weakness: The beep speaker isn’t as loud as it...

Going Down In Flames – Bump Stock Case

Legal Analysis - Garland V Cargill SCOTUS Hearing.
Attached is the audio for the oral arguments before the US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) in the Garland v Cargill case. Aka The Bump Stock...

Commentary – People who HATE Glocks

Commentary - People who hate Glocks.
Over the years I have noticed certain patterns in the gun community. Some might even call them tells. Here is a common one that...

Industry news

Going Down In Flames – Bump Stock Case

Legal Analysis - Garland V Cargill SCOTUS Hearing.
Attached is the audio for the oral arguments before the US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) in the Garland v Cargill case. Aka The Bump Stock...

Scrome J8 Scopes Have Landed

Scrome J8 Scope.
Reports are coming in that the new production run of Scrome J8 scopes for the French F2F2 snipers rifles have landed in the US.  How...

Market Report – Glock 17L

Market Report - Glock 17L
I remember these guns when they came out. As a matter of fact, I had a buddy who, “got a deal on one” only...

Interesting Stories Around The Web

The New Chevy Commercial is Lit! 

Chevy Like a Rock Commercial - Parody
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

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

2023 National Farm Equipment 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 – EDC X9 – White Grips

No, your eyes do not deceive you. This is “another” X9 that has white grips. In this case, it belongs to David S. The...

POTD – Colt SP1

POTD - Colt SP1
Our Colt SP1 with period correct-ish 30 round mag. It’s cool these 20” guns have come back into vogue. Even though this rife is...

Old School Carry

Old School Carry.
I needed a new carry holster for my Model 19.  I do not like kydex for revolvers and a lot of the old school...