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Wild West Co-Pilot on Range
So…it’s time to introduce big-bore to the new facility. As in 45-70.
Our regulars have seen the Wild West Guns Alaskan Co-Pilot before. Not a...
Is This a 2011?
The Wilson EDC X9 series of guns, while being double-stack 1911’s, are NOT 2011s.
The gun is smaller than a 2011.
The gun is...
Military Surplus
POTD — Behind The Desk
When we do a Armory Chat Live video, inevitably we will receive a few private messages inquiring about item X or item Y on...
Armory Chat EP13 — Which Rifle – 223 FAL – AR/70...
By popular demand, we are going to start showing more rifles from the armory. Most of these are from the reference library and others...
POTD – Rockets and Mausers
POTD: We have been in the process of building some new racks in the armory so things have been quite the mess lately. But...
WWI 1911 Shadow Box Complete Assembly
A few months ago, I shared with our readers the story about a WWI 1911 that we saved from destruction. The pistol has seen...
Shooting
Tisas 1911 Accuracy Testing
Assessments:
After shooting the Tisas 1911a1, I was left with an impression that the sights are tracking left. Not low left. Just left. It shows...
Workbench
Barn Construction 5 – Final
As many of you have noticed, our content posting scheduled has slowed down over the past week. As expected, this is because we are...
1911 Pistols
Springfield Armory – First Shots
Springfield Armory - First Shots
So…we reached out to Springfield Armory to question the origin of this pistol and they confirmed SACS did build the...
Blaser Rifles
Federal 243 Soft-Point
So with the new chassis and suppressor, it is time to fine tune the zero. Especially considering I have switched ammo. Typically I was...
Hunting
Hunting Accident Aftermath: Rebuilding a Mossberg Shotgun
So we received some bad news this week. One state that Freeze hunts has not legalized centerfire rifle hunting for 2015. We were pretty...
Turkey Eggs Spotted
Some birds are better at hiding their eggs than others. —Marky #john1911 #shhh #donttell #gunrange #birdeggs #iwillprotectyou
Deer Gun Ready
AR-15 build.
Chambered in 7.62x39.
Distance 200 yards.
2020 Deer Season gun is ready.
Freeze
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“Shooting Guns & Having Fun”
Shark Fishing
Shark fishing was good today.
Officer Mike
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Podcast
EP-335: Legs Tall & Alcohol
Episode 335 of the John1911 podcast is now live:
The sky is falling.
University of Nebraska DUI drama.
Pete Rose exucsed by MLB?
The...
EP-334 – Mr. Mirrored Ceiling
Episode 334 of the John1911 podcast:
Chicago sues Glock over auto switches.
Another Bill Clinton death for the books.
Mitch McConnell Sister-in-law death.
Nobody...
EP-333: Barns & Bump Stocks
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
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
Episode 331 of the John1911 podcast is now live.
Coyote door installed.
Apple Newsletter issue - briefly.
Lancer mags fail?
Is the 32 caliber...
EP-330: WWE Dookie Diaries
Episode 330 of the John1911 Podcast is now live:
SHOT show guns we like.
Great steak dinner.
The beginning of the end for 2011...
Commentary
Is This Even Rifle Shooting Anymore?
Commentary time. We have seen this kind of stuff for years. And if I was an accomplished 1 mile or 2 mile shooter, I...
Zeiss LRP S3 Impresses
I realize this scope has been out for a while and all the “gun media” has moved on to new SKUs. But with that...
Industry news
Buying a Remington 552 Speedmaster
Sorry for the delays in getting content out. The reasons will become apparent soon. But in the mean time, I wanted to make this...
Dan Wesson Pistol Pack
On pod a few weeks ago, Freeze was discussing the CZ purchase of Colt firearms. On change he suggested that took all of us...
SCAR-20 Drama Queen
I wish I could say seeing the SCAR-20 get first round hits at range was a blasé thing. But frankly, the SCAR-20 has been...
Opinion: The 2020 Colt Python
We’ve all heard the rumors for years. And now it seems they are coming to fruition. Colt Firearms is re-releasing the Python series of...
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...
POTD
POTD – SIG 226 SAO Legion
While walking through a Cabela’s Firearm Library I ran into a gun I have always been curious about. The SIG 226 SAO model. In...
POTD – Another Colt Python
I keep an eye out for Pythons since we are in the market for a shooter grade example. This one is “better” or well…actually...